Tl* the contact owns a 2003 dodge ram 3500 equipped with general ameri-trac tr tires, size: 235/80/17 (na). While driving 70 MPH, the contact felt a vibration coming from the front driver's side of the vehicle. The contact mentioned that the tire thread separated from the tire and damaged the vehicle. The tire was swapped with a spare tire. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the tire was replaced. The tire was the original equipment. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate vehicle failure mileage was 120,000 and the tire failure mileage was 5,500.
2003 Dodge RAM 3500: tire blowout or tread separation
6 of the 286 complaints about the 2003 Dodge RAM 3500 describe tire blowout or tread separation.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- 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
Blow out front tire, goodyear load range e on 2003 dodge ram 3500, later inspection found 3 other tires oem large cracks (q tip size) 10 inches long on tires with much tread left crack is only on inside so difficult to see when tires are inspected. Good year and dodge should have notified me before blow out, but both are silent !!!
I would like to report a problem with goodyear tires. My vehicle is equipped with goodyear wrangler lt235/80r17 all terrain tires. My tire dealer indicates that these tires are less than 4 years old based on the manufacturers code date, yet all 6 tires have splits in the side wall due to "rotting" according to my tire dealer. Some of these splits are very deep, up to 1/2" wide and 4" long. I have never had this kind of problem with any other brand of tire. The vehicle is driven every day, and I care for the tires by maintaining proper inflation and doing regular rotations. If I'm not the only one having this problem this could become a serious situation, for had I not followed proper tire maintenance procedures on my truck, I would have never been aware of the impending tire failures, as the deep cracks were all located on the inside of the tire out of normal view.
4th tire failure, goodyear lt235?80r17 several side wall tire splits,both outer surfaces of tire. Tire had 10/32 of 15/32 tread remaining, this tire is one already replaced by goodyear. The casing is at west tire svc, 4000 hwy 281 north, marble falls ,tx78654, phone 830/693-0475, fax: 830/693-0602. Would be nice if you impounded tis tire for examination and fact finding before they ship it away. There was no accident or curb bounce involved, just a faulty tire and it's interesting to note that all my driving on michelin tires never had a mess like this one and my driving style has not changed.
The tires had an ongoing failure with deep torque cracks around the sidewall. This could result in a blow out while driving. The original tires were replaced at 15,000 miles, the second replacement tires were at 20,0000 miles. Currently, third replacement involved all tires for the same failure.
While driving at 70 MPH driver side rear tire blewout. Cause unknown.
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Questions about the 2003 Dodge RAM 3500 tire blowout
Is tire blowout or tread separation a common problem on the 2003 Dodge RAM 3500?
6 of 286 owner complaints about the 2003 Dodge RAM 3500 (2%) mention tire blowout or tread separation. The model year with the most reports is 2007.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2003 Dodge RAM 3500?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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