2014 Ram 1500: tire blowout or tread separation

Filed Jul 10, 2019 · Wheels · 24,000 miles · PA

8/18/18 at about 1:15 pm while traveling south on us 220 in the left lane in the city of williamsport pa during a cloudy but dry day at 55 MPH, the right front tire blew out for no apparent reason which disabled my vehicle and did approximately $4500 damage. Fortunately, there were no injuries. The tire was a goodyear wrangler sr-a size 275-60-20. The tire was approximately 1 year old with 8/32 tread remaining at time of the blow out. I did not hit anything to cause the blowout. After the blow out, I pulled over the left side of the highway in the median to inspect the damage. I then limped the truck back to the right side of the road and into the grass to get to a safe location for me and my family. At that point, I proceeded to remove the tire and install the spare at which point it then started raining. I believe the safety risk was the goodyear tire. The tire has been sent to goodyear to examine. They stated there was no factory defect, however, they refused to send me a copy of their report despite numerous requests. I still have the tire in my possession. Goodyear also refused to provide any kind of warranty coverage despite the fact the blow out occurred within the warranty period and mileage. I do have a dash cam video of the blow out however it is in .mov format I was not able to upload it - I can provide a cd upon request. More information is available than what I was able to provide in this complaint.

Filed Jul 26, 2017 · Wheels · 21,000 miles · NY

Was driving my 2014 ram truck down the on ramp to rt 104 when the rear tire exploded. It was a goodyear wrangler p275 / 60r20 with approx 20k miles on them.always rotated on each oil change. Lucky I was not up to speed when it blew. I have enclosed a picture which shows the damage around the outer side wall from the explosion.

Filed Jul 26, 2016 · Tires · 25,000 miles · OK

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ram 1500 equipped with goodyear wrangler tires, size: p2/75/60r20 (na). The contact stated that the tire tread was completely separated from all four tires. The tires were original tires. The contact took the vehicle to a dealer where it was diagnosed that all four tires needed to be replaced. The tires were not replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate vehicle and tire failure mileage was 25,000.

Filed Jun 30, 2016 · Tires · AZ

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ram 1500 equipped with firestone destination a/t tires, size: p275/60r20 (na). While driving approximately 40 MPH, the front driver side tire sidewall cracked and separated at the seam, extending up to the wheel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the cause of the failure was undetermined. The tire was not replaced. The tire was not the original equipment. The VIN and vehicle and tire failure mileage were unknown.

Filed Oct 7, 2015 · Wheels · 23,330 miles · TX

2014 ram 1500 driving at 48 MPH, tire has a catastrophic blowout. The tire blew from one side to the other in a straight line. Good thing this was on a two lane road and not on a interstate at 75 to 8o MPH here in texas is allowed. If this happened on a interstate I would not be here to write this. Now I have check with my tire dealer, he said this is not the first one he has seen. He sent this tire to goodyear.then I googled this and more showed up.I think goodyear should recall these wrangler p275/60 r20 sa and any other that this has happen to. Maybe ram should go to some other tire for their reputation. I hope no one has been killed because of this tire failure. Picture included.

Filed May 11, 2015 · Steering, Suspension · 7,035 miles · FL

I have an alignment issue with vehicle that is causing feathering of right front tire that has not/cannot be corrected by alignment in two attempts to date. Dealing with manufacturer customer care, my assigned case number is 26625890. Manufacturer has now suggested a road force balance of all four tires, after two alignments have failed to correct feathering problem. Have monitored heat buildup on that tire in relation to the other three and find heat buildup exceeds 110 degrees above other three. Have also discovered three other trucks of same manufacturer, model that are exhibiting same problem, one owner also has open case with customer care as well, his case number is 26745473. We both seem to be getting nothing but lip service from dealers and not much more from manufacturer, with no sincere effort to get to root cause of problem. I believe that this condition extends to more trucks than mine, and warrants further investigation. It appears based on my dealings with manufacturer and dealers that they are not only unable to correct problem, I think they are unaware that a problem even exists. My concern on this issue is safety related, having a fear of a catastrophic tire failure, due to heat and tire pressure build up, as well as feathering as indication of a suspension problem. This issue causing abnormal forces being applied to right front tire. I have all alignment records and dealer service orders available for your review. I have contacted you in compliance with manufacturer recommendations found in lemon law and owners booklets provided by manufacturer.

Filed Feb 5, 2015 · Tires, Wheels · 10,000 miles · PA

2014 dodge ram 1500 factory goodyear tires blow out during interstate driving in hershey pa model oem goodyear wrangler 275/60r20 I was getting into I-83 at speed of 45mph when I heard a sound. And just down the road in I-83 when I was at speed of 60mph the tire sensor came up showing psi 70mph) when the tire blow out took place it would have caused a major road accident. After it was taken for repair it showed a lateral blow out of the tire.