Three problems related to wheel bolts have been reported for the 1997 Dodge Ram 1500. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Right front wheel came off truck while going down freeway. There was a slight vibration in the front end about 10 seconds before the wheel came off. The lug bolts were all sheared. There is no apparent wear on the wheel or rim. We went off the road and luckily I was able to keep the vehicle from rolling. Had this been another mile down the road, we would have met a rock wall and suffered serious injury to passengers.
While driving on road at 80mph right rear wheel came off. Consumer narrowly avoided having an accident.
While driving at 65 mph accident occurred due to wheel disengaging from vehicle. There were 2 injuries. Consumer adds that the tire was so hot that a fire had started in the median.
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