2004 DODGE RAM 2500 Tires Problems

I HAD A BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE 95 IN VIRGINIA. I WAS ON VACATION, THE TIRE HAS A 70K MILE WARRANTY AND I HAD 44K MILES ON THE TIRE. THE TIRE BLEW OUT NO WARNING, IT SOUNDED LIKE A BOMB HAD EXPLODED. THE TIRE BLOW OUT, KNOCKED OUT MY FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT COMPLETELY, KNOCKED THE FRONT BUMPER A LOOSE FROM THE RIGHT SIDE FENDER, DENTED THE RIGHT SIDE FENDER AND PASSENGER DOOR. THANK GOD I DIDN'T LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE NOR WAS ANOTHER CAR TRAVELING BESIDE ME.

THE INNER TREAD IS FALLING APART AT 6975 MILES AND 6 MONTH. ALL THE INNER TREAD IS CRACKED AND BREAKING OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING USED TO PULLING A 2006 THOR COMFORT TRAILER EQUIPPED WITH TOWMASTER TRAILER RADIAL TIRES, SIZE: 225/75/15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE ONTO THE SHOULDER IN ORDER TO INSTALL THE SPARE TIRE. MONTHS LATER, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE FAILED FOLLOWED BY THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE AILING THREE MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY UNDER INFLATION AND SEVERAL OTHER VARIANTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 75 MPH,WHEN A BIG BANG HAPPENED AND MY TRUCK STARTED TO DRIFT AS IF I HAD A FLAT TIRE. AFTER STOPPING THE TRUCK,I NOTICED ONE TIRE HAD THE TREAD COMPLETELY COME OFF AND HAD DAMAGED THE SIDE OF MY TRUCK SEVERLY. THE TIRE WAS NOT FLAT,,BUT HAD NO TREAD LEFT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500 EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER AT/S TIRES, SIZE WAS LT265/70R17. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND SUDDENLY THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE EXPLODED FROM RIM TO RIM. THE CONTACT DROVE ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH THE SPARE TIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 231,000. THE DOT NUMBER WAS 4BT6FDDR3809.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD ST/SLT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE FRONT STABILIZER ROD AT THE COST OF $1,000. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,900. UPDATED 10/06/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES WERE WORN OUT ON THE OUTSIDE ONLY. EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD AN ALIGNMENT AND THE TIRES ROTATED THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINED THE SAME. THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 10/09/09.*JB