While towing a trailer at approximately 75 MPH (speed limit) on interstate highway 10 west between wilcox, az and benson, az, the left rear tire tread separated. As a consequence, the right front tire developed a flat spot rendering it unusable. The separated tread caused significant damage to the pickup towing the trailer and incidental damage to the front of the trailer. No one was injured. Two tires were replaced. The left bed side and associated parts were replaced and the dents in the bed were straightened. The old tires are available.
2001 Dodge RAM 2500 tires complaints
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During evacuation of vehicles prior to hurricane rita texas parks and wildlife department staff were proceeding northbound on I-59 near edna, texas, in a 2001 dodge 3/4-ton 4x4 with bridgestone dueler mt tires when a loud explosion was heard and a large piece of tread flew from the left rear of the truck. Several vehicles had to swerve to avoid being struck by the large piece of tire tread almost resulting in a serious accident. Staff were able to pull over and discovered the tread had separated from the tire causing damage to the left rear fender. The tire retained air but the tread was completely separated from the tire leaving the steel belts and underlayment exposed. Local firestone dealers told us we would be charged top replace the tire.
I bought some new toyo m-55 tires less than a month ago. These tires are out of round and bounce and vibrate horribly even though they have been balanced twice. Also they handle terrible to the point where one could lose control or flip a vehicle. The tires feel like radial tires on one end and bias ply on the other. Very dangerous situation. I can not maintain the speed limit because of the serious up and down bounce motion of these tires. If someone would like to take a ride in my truck, I would be more than glad to even let them drive the thing. These things make a the ford explorer thing look like a picnic.
I removed the spare tire to fix a flat. It was the original spare and had never been used before. After having tire repaired I tried to return the spare to it's stow area under the bed but the winch would not lift it. It will work when the cable does not have weight on it but it will not lift the spare. The winch appears to have plastic parts. I feel this could be a safety issue if it would fail while driving down the highway.
Firestone wilderness at tire p265/75r16 114s on a 2001 dodge ram crew cab 4wd vehicle - tread came off of tire at 55 MPH.
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