2012 Ram 2500 Tires & Wheels Problems

I purchased a pair of Treadwright warden tires for the rear of my wife’s truck. In less than 100 miles the tread separated from the casing on one of the tires. I caught it before it completely blew out and have pictures. The replacement they sent has a blown sidewall. I mounted it and a bubble started to form that was 1/2” high and 3” around with just 20psi, operating PSI for the tire is 80PSI. I immediately stopped inflation and contacted Treadwright. They tried to convince me that it was “overlap” and safe to use. I told them it is not over lap and showed them multiple pictures of the tire from different angles to prove it has a blown belt. They still insisted it was a serviceable tire. It’s not and I have pictures. I’ve used Treadwright tires for the last 5 or so years. Over the last year and a half to 2 years I’ve received 6 defective tires. All defects were fatal defects, all being broken belts. That’s 1 out of every 4.5 tires purchased. If I’ve received that many fault tires I can be the only one. On top of that the insistence of Treadwright trying to convince people to use fatally defective tires is negligent, reckless and dangerous.

The contact owns a 2012 RAM 2500 equipped with Kenda Tires, Tire Line: Klever, Tire Size: LT275/70/R18, DOT Number: 02T6NAANL12228260. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle started bouncing. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact continued to drive back to the tire shop and was informed that the front passenger’s side tire was showing tread separation. The tire shop replaced the front passenger’s side tire. The contact stated that approximately two weeks later, he experienced the same failure with the front driver’s side tire. The contact took the vehicle back to the tire shop and had the front driver’s side tire replaced with the spear tire. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The contact stated that he had left a voicemail with the manufacturer but had not yet received a callback. The failure mileage was approximately 151,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK ON THE INTERSTATE AND PULLING A TRAVEL TRAILER, THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT WITHOUT WARNING. MY TRUCK AND TRAILER MOMENTARILY SWERVED BUT I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AND PULL OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. I HEARD THE REMAINING TIRE TREAD STRIKE THE WHEEL WELL REPEATEDLY BEFORE I COULD STOP THE TRUCK. THE BLOWOUT CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FENDER, WHEEL WELL LINER, BATTERY, HEADLIGHT BRACKET, BUMPER AND WIRING HARNESS. ASIDE FROM THE BODY DAMAGE, NUMEROUS WIRES WERE TORN AND RENDERED THE TRUCK INOPERABLE. DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE, MY INSURANCE CARRIER DEEMED THE VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS. I'M SHOCKED AND DISMAYED THAT THE TIRE FAILED. THE TIRES HAD A 60,000-MILE WARRANTY ON THEM, BUT HAD BEEN IN SERVICE FOR LESS THAN 22,000 MILES. I CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE BEFORE STARTING THE TRIP. MY TPMS DID NOT INDICATE A LOSS OF PRESSURE DURING MY TRAVELS. THE ROAD WAS FLAT AND IN GOOD CONDITION. I DID NOT STRIKE ANY OBJECTS ON THE ROAD. BECAUSE I WAS PULLING A TRAILER, MY SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MPH. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION AFTER THE BLOWOUT, I NOTICED A LARGE HOLE IN THE TIRE CASING. I PRESUME THAT THE TIRE DETERIORATED FROM THE INSIDE OUT, AND ULTIMATELY RESULTED IN FAILURE. I'M LUCKY THAT TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND THAT I WAS NOT NEAR THE EDGE OF A CLIFF OR MOUNTAIN ROAD. ALTHOUGH I LOST MY TRUCK, THIS BLOWOUT COULD HAVE HAD MUCH MORE SERIOUS AND DIRE CONSEQUENCES FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 2500. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE INNER RINGS ON THREE OF THE FOUR ALUMINUM WHEEL RIMS WERE CRACKED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. AN UNKNOWN DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 2500 EQUIPPED WITH FEDERAL COURAGIA A/T TIRES, SIZE: 35X12.50R20M/T (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE FRONT WHEELS STARTED TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE CONTACT NOTICED SEVERE BELT SEPARATION ON THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE DEALER WHERE THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 2500 EQUIPPED WITH FEDERAL COURAGIA A/T TIRES, SIZE: /12.5 /R20 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BELTS SEPARATED FROM UNDERNEATH THE THREAD ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND REAR PASSENGER TIRES, MAKING THE TIRES UNSAFE. THE TIRES WERE TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT COVERED FOR ROAD HAZARD. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED DUE TO THE FAILURE OCCURRING AFTER THE THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2012 DODGE RAM 2500 ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY THE FRONT RIGHT FIRESTONE TRANSFORCE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE BLOW OUT WAS IMMEDIATE AND UNEXPECTED. THE TRUCK CAREENED FROM MEDIAN TO MEDIAN BARELY MISSING ANOTHER VEHICLE UNTIL I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO BRING IT UNDER CONTROL. I AM A VERY EXPERIENCED DRIVER, KNEW NOT TO HIT THE BRAKES AND BELIEVE THAT A LESS EXPERIENCED PERSON MAY HAVE HAD A WORSE OUTCOME. I DO HAVE PICTURES. *TR