Tire Tread/belt problems of the 2001 Dodge Dakota

Three problems related to tire tread/belt have been reported for the 2001 Dodge Dakota. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Tire Tread/belt problem

Failure Date: 03/12/2007

Cornell futura, 9. 50r16. 5lt, dot#pjxl6acv524 light truck tire: tread separated from the core and crashed into the Dodge bed, left rear, $3000. 00 in damage to 2500 ram, tire remained inflated. Other futura tires started to separate.

2 Tire Tread/belt problem

Failure Date: 09/17/2005

Dt the consumer put new tires on the vehicle on September 17,2005 when they took the wheels off and saw that the tires were wearing out on the inside , just on one tire, the left front tire. The tire had rubbed on the rim of the vehicle, consumer took the vehicle to the local dealer, they said it had a bad bearing on the left front of the vehicle, and they replaced the bearing. Now , it was rubbing on the shock absorber mount and plate. It was doing the same thing again. The dealer said there should just be a certain type of tire on the vehicle.

3 Tire Tread/belt problem

Failure Date: 06/29/2005

On June 29, 2005 rear passenger's side tire belts separated from the tire. Then, around September 1, 2005 the driver's rear tire blew out. A goodyear representative inspected the tires and said they might be defective tires. Goodyear was only offering to give a discount, and gave a percentage, but were not willing replace the other three tires. On the front tires the ring around these tires split. The recommended tire pressure was forty-four pounds, these tires were regularly serviced. There was no for warning, no vibration, and no type of abnormal bulging.


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