1998 Dodge RAM 2500

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY ON JANUARY 23,20 04. AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE TREAD ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE SEPARATED, RESULTING IN COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF THE TIRE. ON MARCH 23, 2004 WHILE DRIVING AT THE SAME SPEED, THE TREAD ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE SEPARATED, RESULTING IN TIRE FAILURE. HERCULES, TERRA TRACK, R123, LT245/75R16, THE TIRES HAD ONLY 17,000 MILES ON THEM. *AK THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WITH NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE JERKED AND PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE TIRE WAS INFLATED BUT THE TREAD IN THE CENTER WAS GONE. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE IN MOTION. A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD, THE VEHICLE SWERVED ACROSS THE LANES. TREAD WRAPPED AROUND THE AXLE. THE TIRE DIDN'T GO FLAT. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS OUT OF SHAPE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. (TERRA TRACK R123) *SC *JB

CONSUMER STATED THAT ON 23 JANUARY 2004 WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED TO GO ALL OVER THE ROAD. HE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND FOUND THAT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED DUE TO TREAD PEALING OFF. THEN ON 3/23/04, ANOTHER TIRE DID THE SAME EXACT THING, THE TIRE SEPARATED JUST LIKE THE FIRST ONE. HERCULES TIRE, LT245/75R16. *AK

THIS IS A "LOAD RANGE E" GOODYEAR TIRE PROBLEM. AT 30081, 30805, 35213, AND 38060, MILES ONE EACH OF THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES FAILED DUE TO SIDEWALL SEPARATION AND WAS REPLACED AT VARYING CHARGES BY DEALERS. NOW, AT ABOUT 50,612 MILES, ONE OF THE REPLACEMENT TIRES HAS FAILED FOR THE SAME REASON. GOODYEAR IS GIVING ME A "RUN AROUND" AS HAS BEEN THE CASE IN ALL PREVIOUS OCCURRENCES VARIOUSLY CLAIMING THAT THE TIRE IS "NO LONGER AVAAILABLE" "ON BACKORDER" "NO LONGER MANUFACTURED" "NOT ADJUSTABLE" ETC. IT HAS NOW BEEN TWO WEEKS SINCE THE LAST FAILURE WAS SHOWN TO GOODYEAR, AND THEY CLAIM NOT TO BE ABLE TO LOCATE A REPLACEMENT. I HAVE COMPLETE DOCUMENTATION OF EACH OF THESE SITUATIONS, DEALER NAMES AND LOCATIONS, AND AM READY TO ASSIST YOU IN WHATEVER WAY IS APPROPRIATE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: MK11 TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)

THE CORRECT TIRE SIZE LT245/75R16. LOCAL DEALER CONFIRMED TIRE FAILURE BUT WAS UNWILLING TO REPLACE TIRES OR WORK OUT A SUITABLE EXCHANGE. WROTE EMAIL TO MFGR ON 10/26/00, THEY IN TURN DOWN PLAYED THE PROBLEM SAYING NO PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES. HAVE READ SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LOCAL NEW SINCE THAT THERE ARE PROBLEMS AND THEY ARE NOT ACKNOWLEDGING. BOTH TIRES HAVE LARGE SEPERATIONS IN THE SIDE WALLS. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND AND DID NOT FEEL SAFE WITH GOODYEAR PRODUCTS AFTER THE EXPERIENCE. (TIRESIZE: LT245/75R1)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT245/75R1 )

ORIGNIAL EQUIPMENT ON 1998 DODGE, 2500 THE 10 PLY TIRES, TIRE SIZE P24575R16. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT EXPERIENCED A VIBRATION DUE TO ALL TIRES' TREAD SEPARATED WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. A TIRE DEALER INSPECTED THE TIRES, AND DETERMINED THAT TREAD SEPARATED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK TWO OF THE TIRES ARE EXPERIENCING TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC