Continuing catastrophic failure with lt235x85r16 radial tires of various brands including but not limited to continental, general, etc. Where tread peels off steel sometimes blowing tire simultaneously. This has occurred on my `1984 chevy k20 suburban, 1990 dodge d250 (multiple times) and my 1991 dodge w350. My friend has expereinced similar mulitple failuresd on his 1990 dodge d250, one of which I witnessed dodging pieces of rubber when I was folling behind him when the tire self destructed. All these tires appeared to have over half of tread still left and gave no indication of any dry rotting when failed. Have experienced sidewall dry rotting on goodyear 235x75r16 tires with almost new tread depth. Rumors floating around that enviromentalist pushed for new rubber compound to force tires to dry rot to prevent sitting in junkyards whihc if true is absurd as more enviromental impact in the loss of oil and created byproducts to keep replacing good tires that never see full use that fail with new ones. Whatever the issue the catastophic failure of these tires without warning on the highway has already caused me to cross lanes precipitously without warning when they failed. Have since attempted to replace with 265x75r16 when possible. Problems have been occurred for several years now.
The worst 1991 Dodge RAM 2500 problems
Ranked by number of owner complaints. Mileage and cost come from what owners wrote.
Problems by type
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- Brakes8
- Steering3
- Electrical1
- Fuel system1
- Seat belts1
- Tires1
- Transmission1
Specific symptoms reported on the 1991 Dodge RAM 2500
Recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Defect investigations
Steering wheel separation
There is no summary currently available
PE95004
Poor brake performance
There is no summary currently available
PE93054
Master cylinder failure
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EA92045
Master cylinder failure
There is no summary currently available
PE92072
Technical service bulletins for the 1991 Dodge RAM 2500 1
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What 1991 Dodge RAM 2500 owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Coming to a stop at any speed, ABS brakes would fail, would not stop vehicle,; the brakes would release, this happens mostly during wet weather, no pulsating or catching/grabbing, took vehicle to dealer 7 could not find anything wrong. *ak
While driving experienced intermittent malfunctioning of electrical sys. When signal lights, A/C fan and ignition switch failed due to burnt wiring harness.
Consumer states that he has experienced transmission failures at 38,000 miles and also at 60,000 miles.
Unable to perform recall repair work due to lack of parts. (fuel pump).
Braking systems is failing each time consumer panic stop.
Started vehicle got out and walked about and heard emergency brake release. Please describe details. Tt
When braking the rear brake feels like it slows the truck down its not stopping it have ABS anti-lock brake . Tt consumer states during hard braking or durning braking over bumpy surface the brakes feel like they only slightly slow the vehicle down, consumer states has been this way since purchase of vehicle.
The steering wheel fell off . Tt
Experiencing brake lockup and sensors on ABS keep going out. Tt
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Questions about the 1991 Dodge RAM 2500
Is the 1991 Dodge RAM 2500 reliable?
Owners have filed 16 complaints about the 1991 Dodge RAM 2500, fewer than a typical RAM 2500 model year.
What is the most common problem with the 1991 Dodge RAM 2500?
Brakes, with 8 complaints. Next is steering (3).
How many recalls does the 1991 Dodge RAM 2500 have?
No recalls on record.
What year does the Dodge RAM 2500 have bad brakes?
The Dodge RAM 2500 model years with the most brakes complaints are 1996 (79 complaints), 1999 (72 complaints) and 1995 (61 complaints).
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