Dt: on june 29, 2005 rear passenger's side tire belts separated from the tire. Then, around september 1, 2005 the driver's rear tire blew out. A goodyear representative inspected the tires and said they might be defective tires. Goodyear was only offering to give a discount, and gave a percentage, but were not willing replace the other three tires. On the front tires the ring around these tires split. The recommended tire pressure was forty-four pounds, these tires were regularly serviced. There was no for warning, no vibration, and no type of abnormal bulging.
2001 Dodge Dakota: tire blowout or tread separation
10 of the 678 complaints about the 2001 Dodge Dakota describe tire blowout or tread separation.
- owner complaints
- 10
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Tire blowout or tread separation by model year
What owners say
Complaint received via e-mail. Driver's side goodyear tire blew wout, causing a collision and bodily injuries on interstate 94. Vehicle spun out of control and hit a concrete median head-on.
While driving 10 MPH upper ball joint failed. As a result, the front passenger side tire separated from the vehicle.
While pulling out of a driveway the front driver side tire separated from the vehicle. As a result the front end collapsed. The dealer stated that upper ball joint failed. *ak
Tires, gooyear wranglers. Coming apart on the sidewall about 1/2 inch from the rim. First set were replaced and the problem persists with these new ones as well. Am I to expect a blow out to get some attention to this potentially dangerous situation.
Significant sidewall cracks noticed above the rim on three tires (fourth tire new after replacement from blowout two months ago). Wrangler st 215/75r/15. Tires have 30k miles and two years old. Goodyear store manager in college station tx said there is no safety issue with our removing tire from rim and inspecting inside of sidewall. Refused to consider problem as manufacturing defect. Did offer pro-rated replacement as warranty issue. Z8jb
While driving passenger's front tire separated from vehicle without warning. Dealer diagnosed cause as defective upper ball joint.
Dear sirs, I have attaches a copy of the note I sent to goodyear rubber company in regards to the tires on my vehicle. It sounds suspiciously like a problem that firestone had and may result in accidents. I thought I would let you know as well for your database. I have 3 out of 4 goodyear wilderness tracker tires that are factory tires on my dodge dakota that have 2-4 inch splits on the sidewall next to the bead. Some are on the outside but some are on the inside sidewall. The goodyear dealer offered me 40 $ off a 120$ replacement tire . The tires have 27,000 miles on them. Not only is that unacceptable for an obviously defective tire but I did not want more of the same tire. I discovered this problem as I had 2 rear tires going flat with no foreign objects in the tread. The goodyear rep stated that he had seen this problem before so it is obviously a manufacturing defect and is unsafe. While I doubt goodyear will offer me any reimbursement I thought you should be aware of the problem and I will be contacting dodge and the federal safety agency with my concerns as well . It would be quite disastrous if the tire separated from the bead while at interstate speeds. Tim fultz....
Two weeks from this date I was driving down the road and had a blowout on the drivers side rear tire. Took tire to good year dealer they said it was a tire defect and they would only pro-rate the tire. Two days ago from today the passenger side rear tire is now cracking. Good year dealer said it was another defective tire and that it is a problem with good year tires on these size and models. Need a safety recall on these tires and free replacement before someone dies. The tires are crackeing and spliting along the base on the rim. Crack is about 8" - 12" long.
The right rear tire experienced a blowout while traveling highway speed of 70 MPH with only the driver in a 2001, dodge, dakota, original equipment, tire size 265/70r16, dot#4872wdwr4700, manufactured in canda. Goodyear was notified but did not want to pay the cost for the tires. *ak
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Questions about the 2001 Dodge Dakota tire blowout
Is tire blowout or tread separation a common problem on the 2001 Dodge Dakota?
10 of 678 owner complaints about the 2001 Dodge Dakota (1%) mention tire blowout or tread separation. The model year with the most reports is 2001.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2001 Dodge Dakota?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2001 Dodge Dakota
Ball joint 208Premature wear 33Headlights 26Airbag light 19Wipers 19Grinding brakes 18ABS 17Check engine light 16Harsh shifting 15Stalling 15Adaptive cruise 13Knocking 13No deployment 11Fire or smoke 11Door locks 10Pulling 10Won't shift 10Engine failure 9Brake failure 7Jerking 7Overheating 7Slipping 7Steering noise 7Power steering loss 6Warning lights 6
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