2006 Dodge Ram 2500 Tires & wheels Problems

Our first issue with the LT 265/70R17 was in 2020. We had a defective front driver ( tread came completely off the tire) of a Dodge Ram 2500. Replaced it and bought another new one, both new in front now @Sam’s Club. Drove to CA. On the way home, back left tire (drivers side) EXPLODED !! on hwy.10. Lost control of the truck and went off into the center divider, the truck rolled over and was completely destroyed. My wife had a concussion and had to have shoulder surgery due to the roll over. She almost lost her life and I got a hernia from impact. Our dog ( STD. Poodle)was catapulted from backseat about 20ft. Everyone lived. We did all the right things. Tires were inflated correctly, drove speed limit, temp. 75, 9:00am. No traffic. DPS deemed it NO FAULT because the tread that had come off the tire had 10/32nds and was fine. What went wrong????

NHTSA ID

11730956

Incident

May 11, 2025

Tire size was not correct. Actual was lt265/70r17 Rating 121/118S Just had two tires installed on the rear of the said truck. While pulling 5 ton bumper pull trailer, the amount of sidewall flex on these tires made it dangerous to drive. The amount of reverse track, which I don't know how to explain other than when you turn left the back of the vehicle will actually swing out (in the case of a left steering input, the back of the vehicle will go right, racing drivers also call this being lose). When other vehicles especially larger vehicles like semis past my vehicle or even the trailer behind it, it would push the back end of my vehicle and induce a turn... Talk about white knuckle driving .. I only drove about 200 mi to get home after having the cooper tires installed, I'm having them removed immediately as they are extremely dangerous to drive with. When I talked to Cooper they mention these tires were specifically made for Walmart, they are quite cheap. Also, the only reason I bought them is because I was on the side of the road with another tire that had separated tread but it was due to age and needed to get home. Walmart was the only tire place that could install tires. The previous michelins I had on there were great and did not have this issue(only the rear tires were replaced) I am working with Cooper and their satisfaction guaranteed promise, where they will switch them out with different tires and I just pay the difference, but I do not believe these tires should be sold to the public with that weight rating. Sadly just a week before Walmart put on passenger tires on that same truck when it called for light truck tires. But that's a different issue all in itself It almost felt like the tires were under inflated, but they are perfectly at 70 PSI as required by Dodge. I checked this pressure the next day to confirm

NHTSA ID

11670665

Incident

Jun 30, 2025

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 WITH B.F GOODRICH RUGGED TRAIL T/A TIRES, LINE SIZE: LT265/70R/17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDE WALLS OF THE FRONT PASSENGER, FRONT DRIVER AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES WERE CRACKING, PEELING AND BECOMING DRY ROTTEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. *TR

NHTSA ID

10522701

Incident

Feb 15, 2012

Mileage

70,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 WITH MICHELIN - RADIAL X TIRES, SIZE P265/70/R17. THE CONTACT STATED DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AT A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY SHE WAS ADVISED THAT ALL OF THE TIRES INCLUDING THE SPARE SIDE WALLS WERE SEVERELY CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THE DIAGNOSIS AND STATED THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT ONLY OFFERED A DISCOUNT FOR THE TIRE REPLACEMENTS. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 07/21/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THREE SEPARATE TIRE STORES INFORMED HER THE TIRES WERE UNSAFE AND SUBJECT TO BLOW OUT.

NHTSA ID

10407315

Incident

Jun 11, 2011

Mileage

45,000 mi

TIPM ISSUE WHEN LEFT TURN SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED NO RESPONSE TO WIRING HARNESS. WHICH ALSO WOULD NOT ACTIVATE TRAILER BRAKE LIGHT DUE TO NO INPUT FROM LEFT SIGNAL. I THINK THIS IS A PROBLEM WHEN OTHER DRIVERS CAN'T SEE BRAKE LIGHTS ALL DUE TO A BAD TIPM. WAS TOLD THE DEALER WILL REPLACE FOR $700. MY OPINION WITH SO MANY 06 DODGE 3500 WITH SAME PROBLEM THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. TALKED TO OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE BEEN TO DEALER AND THERE IS A WAIT FOR BACK ORDER DUE TO MANY OTHERS HAVING SAME PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10312688

Incident

Apr 21, 2008

I WAS DRIVING A DODGE SPRINTER, AND I STOPPED ON A LIGHT TO WAIT FOR A GREEN TO CAME, AND WHEN I STARED MOVING, AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN I HAD TO MAKE STOP, BECAUSE A CAR ON FRONT OF ME, STOPPED, I PUSHED A BRAKES A FEW TIMES, AND IT DIDN'T WORK, AND AFTER I MADE AN ACCIDENT, SOMEONE TRIED A CAR, AND IT DID WORK! I FOUND THIS MATERIAL ON THE WEB SITE, THAT I WILL GIVE YOU A LINK TO IT. IT WILL HELP YOU! HTTP://WWW.AUTOMOTIX.NET/AUTOREPAIR/RECALLS/9149-RECALL/. *TR

NHTSA ID

10282052

Incident

Aug 26, 2009

THE BF GOODRICH RUGGED TRAIL TIRE HAS NUMEROUS CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALL. I HAD TO REPLACE ONE AT 15K MILES AND NOW MORE CRACKS ARE SHOWING UP ON THE OTHER TIRES AT 30K MILES. THE TREAD LIFE IS GOOD BUT THE SIDEWALLS ARE INCREDIBLY WEAK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10240538

Incident

Oct 20, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE WHEN THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WAS ENGAGED. WEEKS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE DRIVING ON THE BEACH. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND IS ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD NOISE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE BEHAVIOR OF THE VEHICLE WAS A COMMON CHARACTERISTIC. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000. UPDATED 09/03/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED IN LOOSE SAND OR SNOW. THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A WHEEL HOP WHENEVER THE REAR WHEELS SPUN. UPDATED 09/04/08.

NHTSA ID

10223632

Incident

Nov 17, 2007

Mileage

10,000 mi

A ROUTINE VISUAL CHECK OF MY TIRES RESULTED IN FINDING THAT THE OUTER SIDEWALL RUBBER IS DEGRADED ON ALL FOUR TIRES. THE NATURE OF THE DEGRADATION IS THAT THE SIDEWALL RUBBER IS SEPARATING FROM THE CORE. THIS IS APPARENT AROUND THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRES. THE SEPARATIONS SHOWS AS IF THEY WERE A "FINE SLICE" THROUGH THE RUBBER SUCH THAT THE RUBBER IS EASILY LIFTED AWAY FROM THE CORE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO NORMAL (OR OTHERWISE) DRIVING INCIDENTS OR VANDALISM WHERE SUCH "FINE SLICE" TYPE DEGRADATION WOULD HAVE RESULTED. THE "FINE SLICES" APPEAR TO START FROM WHERE THE MAIN TREAD IS ON THE SIDE OF THE TIRE AND IS IN A RADIAL SHAPE TOWARDS THE TIRE CENTER. THESE SLICES RANGE FROM 1/2" TO 2" IN LENGTH AT THIS TIME. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH NEW TIRES. THE WORST CASE TIRE HAS BEEN RETAINED AND IS IN MY POSSESSION. DIGITAL PICTURES HAVE BEEN TAKEN AND ARE AVAILABLE. THE TIRES ARE BF GOODRICH LT265/70R17, RUGGED TRAIL T/A WITH DOT CODE M3AH DR11 4005 LOAD RANGE "E". *TR

NHTSA ID

10216788

Incident

Feb 2, 2008

Mileage

39,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON I-95 WHEN I HEARD MY LEFT FRONT TIRE SEPARATING . I CANCELED MY CRUISE CONTROL AS SOON AS I REALIZED WHAT WAS HAPPENING , WHEN I HIT THE CANCEL BUTTON THE TIRE EXPLODED. MY TRUCK HAD A TOTAL OF 2500 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS HAPPENED . IT DAMAGED THE BUMPER ,FENDER, HEADLIGHT,DOOR, CAB, RIM AND STEP BAR NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REPAIR MY TRUCK YET , I ALSO STILL HAVE THE OLD TIRE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10163740

Incident

Jul 17, 2006

Mileage

2,500 mi