Spare Tire problems of the 1998 Dodge Ram 1500

The contact owns a 1998 Dodge Ram 1500. While driving approximately 35 mph the contact noticed that the back end of the vehicle raised up. The spare tire had detached from underneath the vehicle. When the contact stopped the vehicle to inspect it he noticed the cable which held the spare tire in place had popped and caused the spare tire to detach from underneath the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 134,000.

The contact owns a 1998 Dodge Ram 1500. The vehicle has cooper dominator sport a/t tires, size 265/75r/16. While driving approximately 55 mph on normal road conditions, the vehicle began wobbling excessively. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and inspected the vehicle. He noticed that the front passenger side tire was blistering. The defective tire was replaced with a spare and the vehicle was taken to an independent shop that specializes in tires. The spare tire was replaced with a new tire. The dot number was excluded from NHTSA campaign id number 07t005000 (tread/belt), although the failures were identical. The technician recommended that all three tires be replaced at the owner's expense. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 165,000 and current mileage was 187,627. There was an additional complaint filed for this failure, odi number 10258038.

The contact owns a 1998 Dodge Ram 1500. The vehicle has cooper dominator sport a/t tires, size 265/75r/16. While driving approximately 55 mph on normal road conditions, the vehicle began wobbling excessively. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and inspected the vehicle. He noticed that the front passenger side tire was blistering. The defective tire was replaced with a spare and the vehicle was taken to an independent shop that specializes in tires. The spare tire was replaced with a new tire. The dot number was excluded from NHTSA campaign id number 07t005000 (tread/belt), although the failures were identical. The technician recommended that all three tires be replaced at the owner's expense. The failure mileage was 187,351 and current mileage was 187,627.