Consumer was traveling 55-60mph when rear driver's tire popped off the rim. Consumer swerved across 3-4 lanes and managed to get to shoulder of road. There was no blow out, it deflated. Tires are aftermarket, no more than 2 weeks old. Consumer was driving a199, dodge, ram van. Tire size is p235/75r1, dot# & VIN # will be added. *ak tire was a firestone steeltex r4s, consumer states that dealer discovered a hole that had penetrated through the entire tread.
1999 Dodge Ram: tire blowout or tread separation
5 of the 366 complaints about the 1999 Dodge Ram describe tire blowout or tread separation.
- owner complaints
- 5
- 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
Michelin all season tire p245/75r16 dot lt24575r16 experienced blowout while consumer was driving 15mph around a corner close to a curb, vehicle only had 20000 miles on it, after inspection of the other tires, they too had chunks of tread coming off of the tires.
Original equipment tires at 16,000. Severe blowout, multiple splits and chunks of rubber missing in 4" area of outer side wall. *ak (tiresize: 75r16 p245)( dot number: tire size: 75r16 p245 )
Consumer had found out about lumps on tires after being replaced from the first time after a tire had a blowout. P245/75r16, dot wrlapcvsb, dodge, ram 1999.
Tires, though we haven't experienced a blow out or treads peeling off, the tires are wearing much quicker than they should. With only 12,000 mile on the vehicle, the tires look like it's been driven 50,000 miles. Mid october we called chrsyler in auburn hills, to let them know how unsafe we feel driving this truck. We have had this truck brought back to the dealer eleven times for warranty work, eight of which were for brake problems. *ak (dot number: m32kerhx tiresize: p245/75r16)
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1999 Dodge Ram tire blowout
Is tire blowout or tread separation a common problem on the 1999 Dodge Ram?
5 of 366 owner complaints about the 1999 Dodge Ram (1%) mention tire blowout or tread separation. The model year with the most reports is 1996.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1999 Dodge Ram?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1999 Dodge Ram
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