Spare Tire Problems of Dodge Ram 1500

The contact owns a 2003 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated while driving 30 mph, there was an abnormal thump, prompting the contact to look through the review mirror, where he observed that the spare tire was on the roadway. After a visual inspection, the contact observed that the spare tire hoist cable had detached, allowing the spare tire to fall from the spare tire compartment. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 99,600. The VIN was not available.

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While driving the spare tire which is suspended under the vehicle fell to the ground. The metal bracket that passes through the center of the spare tire to suspend it rusted where it connects to the suspension cable causing the tire to fall to the ground. Fortunately I was driving slowly through a shopping plaza and there was no vehicles behind me. If I had been driving at highway speeds it could have caused an accident for anyone behind me. Very unsafe design. I mention what occurred to my neighbor who has a similar Dodge ram and he informed me that the same thing had occurred to his vehicle. He too was fortunate that the spare tire fell in the driveway of his home. In looking on the internet, numerous forums report the same safety issue. Please investigate and discuss the safety issue with Dodge before anyone gets hurt. Thanks.

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The contact owns a 2001 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving 30 mph, the spare tire detached and became jammed underneath the vehicle. The contact stopped the vehicle and noticed that the cord that was holding the spare tire was corroded and fractured. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 35,000.

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The under the bed spare tire assembly cable broke at the junction of where the cable ends and the holding metal assembly begins. The spare tire came loose and hit the highway bouncing off of the pavement and becoming airbourne behind my truck . At that time it became a hazard for any vehicle especially a motorcycle behind me. My spare is a 16 inch tire and weighs over 35 pounds. I got off the interstate at the next exit and tried to find the tire but could not locate it . I suspect it went off the road and down a steep embankment. No cars behind me struck the tire and no was hurt. After inspecting the spare tire crank assembly I found the cable was rusted and suspect the holding nut assembly was too. I have not used my truck for off road use only to travel back and forth to work and to haul material when needed. I went to the local junk yard and was bought another spare tire crank assembly off of a 2000 Dodge Ram 1500 4 wheel drive and found the whole assembly was also rusted. I suspect that it may fail in the future just like mine did. I believe this to be a design flaw for on inspection it is easy to see how rust can make the holding nut and washer fail. I am afraid this is going to happen or already has happened on Dodge trucks using this type of spare tire holder. If this tire coming free and hitting the highway at 70 mph could have cause serious harm to another vehicle or could have led to serious injury or death. My guess is that many times this has happened but has not been reported.

2011 Dodge Ram 1500. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle tires the consumer stated the vehicle came equipped with a 17 inch spare tire, when all of the tires on the vehicle were 20 inch tires. The consumer stated sensor damage may occur if the tires were not the same size, type and style. The tire monitoring system may read zero if one of the tires were different from the other three. Unequal tire pressure can cause erratic, unpredictable steering, abnormal wear and over-responsiveness to steering and tire failure.

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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.

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Spare tire is not properly secured which causes you to loose your spare tire which has happened to me causing damage to other parts cause cable is not strong enough to secure your tire proper and now I am like others I have spoken to with the same trucks has happened to them also. Now I have to look for another spare and rear bumper due to damage done and dent to rear corner panel. This needs to be addressed to Dodge so it can be repaired right so it is not a safety hazard to all other people on the road.

Goodyear wrangler hp p275/60r20 sidewall splits I've had to buy 3 tires at different times due to this tire failure all 3 tires have splits in sidewall. Very exspensive to replace due to this cause. Just wanted to see if there could be a reason for this failure and if it could be investigated. I'm stuck without a spare tire due to exspense. . Last sidewall split occurred on July 30th, 2009.

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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.

Vehicle came with 17 inch tires, but has a 16 inch spare tire. Dealer has been notified. The dealer provided a new spare tire without charge to replace a smaller tire that consumer received with the vehicle.