general problems of the 2002 Dodge Ram 1500

Driving on highway approx 65 mph, steering wheel vibrating, slowed vehicle down as pulling off exit tire tread from right front passenger side of vehicle shredded. Tire tred is still haning on tire.

Cooper discoverer at tire,completely shredded, while going under 65 mph,. . . "lt, 265/70,r17, design #9804,dot. Up. Ah. 0414803/30480-2, r-15065, load range 112/1090-was on a well-maintained 2002 Dodge ram pickup, tire bought new. Owner kept required air pressure constantly- checked air every few days,36,000 miles on tire-occupants seriously injured when vehicle rolled 3x.

My 2002 Dodge pick up has a cupped left front tire causing a severe vibration. The tire is a goodyear wrangler lt275/70r17. After taking it to the dealership they found nothing wrong with the suspension and alignment. They contacted goodyear and were told that the tire on the truck is too aggressive and that the recommended rotation interval should be 5000 miles. The service manual recommends rotation at 7500 miles normal driving. I rotated at 6000 to coincide with my oil changes. The dealership said that goodyear offered to go 1/2 with me. The cost to me would have been $210. 00 mounted and the dealership could have the tires in that afternoon. I had gone to a goodyear establishment 2 weeks prior to this visit to complain. They told me the same story that the tire is too aggressive and needs to be rotated at between 4000 and 5000 miles. They offered me 2 new tires at the same deal. The difference being was the same tires were $180. 00. They would have to order them as the local warehouse had none in stock. That leads me to several questions: 1. Why did this new vehicle have tires on it that are "too aggressive"? 2. Why do I have to pay for tires that I have been careful to maintain and rotate at the specified interval in the service manual? 3. Why is there no notification to the owners stating that the rotation interval needs to adjusted?.

Consumer complained that this brand new vehicle was sold with used tires. Consumer went to the vehicle parked in the driveway and discovered that front right tire was flat. The vehicle was taken to a tire shop for repair. The tire shop technician informed consumer that the tire had been plugged before. The dealer denied that the tire was plugged in his possession.

The consumer noticed all four goodyear, invicta tires at 12000 miles were wore out prematurely.

The tires on my 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 sport model apparently cannot be balanced by the Dodge dealers I have visited in the orlando area. The tires are goodyear p275/60r20. The truck vibrates and the steering wheel shakes at interstate speeds (65-75 mph). Not only is this terribly annoying, but I believe it may be a dangerous defect. The truck only has 14k miles.

Tires would not stand gravel roads. If tires hit a bump on oil or concrete roads tires will break. Good year wrangler, tire size 28570r17, dot # not available. Contacted dealer ,and dealer stated that tires will not stand up on gravel roads. Dealer did agree to replace tires. The dealer replaced the bad tires.

Problems with tire equipment on 2002-2003 Dodge ram trucks. The consumer owns a 2002 Dodge Ram 1500, he stated in wet conditions, his vehicle hydroplaned excessively mainly because of the large tires and the design not displacing water at speeds of 30 mph.