2009 Dodge Ram 1500 tires problems

“I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK TO WORK ONE MORNING. I WAS TRAVELING AT A STEADY SPEED OF 70MPH IN A STRAIGHT STRETCH. ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO WOBBLE AND I HAD THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ON MY DASH. AFTER NO MORE THAN 2 SECONDS THE TRUCK PULLED EXTREMELY HARD TO THE RIGHT. I KNEW THAT I HAD A FLAT TIRE. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO SAFELY PULL OFF AND AVOID THE TRACTOR TRAILER FROM SLAMMING INTO ME I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. AFTER INSPECTING THE TIRE, I NOTICED THAT I DIDN'T HAVE A VALVE STEM IN MY FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. I ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE TIRE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN THE RAIN BUT BROKE THE CHEAP LUG WRENCH THAT IS SUPPLIED WITH THE VEHICLE. APPARENTLY THE DEALERSHIP OVER TORQUED THE LUG NUTS. I HAD TO GET A RIDE TO WORK, BEING 1.5 HOURS LATE AND LEAVE MY TRUCK ON THE INTERSTATE ALL DAY. MY FATHER IN LAW WORKS FOR A TIRE AND LUBE CENTER. HE PROFESSIONALLY INSPECTED IT. THE THREADS COMPLETELY STRIPPED OUT OF THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR AND VALVE STEM. THIS IS WHAT CAUSED IT TO VIOLENTLY EJECT FROM THE WHEEL ITSELF. BY GODS' GOOD GRACES I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER THAT DAY AND NOT CRASH OR DIE DUE TO THE HIGH SPEEDS. I HAVE HAD MANY OTHER ISSUES…”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS DEFLATED, AND THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM SENSOR WAS INSIDE THE TIRE. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. BOTH FRONT TIRES AND THE SENSOR WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SENSOR WAS MISPLACED. THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR AND TIRE WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE DEFLATED AND THE TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AFTER INSPECTING THE TIRE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TIRE VALVE STEM WAS CRACKED. THE CONTACT INSTALLED THE SPARE TIRE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO VERIFIED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. MA 08/13/15 UPDATED 10/19/2017*CN”

“SYSTEM WARNING WENT OFF THAT WE WERE LOOSING AIR IN THE TIRE. WITHIN SECONDS, WE PULLED OVER AND THE TIRE WAS FLAT. RECEIVED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE SO WE COULD DRIVE THE TRUCK HOME. STOPPED AT A GAS STATION TO CHECK THE AIR IN ALL THE TIRES. COULDN'T PUT AIR IN ONE OF THE TIRES BECAUSE THE NUT HOLDING THE TIRE SENSOR ROTTED OFF. WHILE TRYING TO PUT THE AIR IN, THE STEM WAS GETTING PUSHED INTO THE TIRE. THE MECHANIC TOLD US THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED TO THE FIRST TIRE (THE NUT ROTTED OFF). HAD WE BEEN TRAVELING AT A HIGHER SPEED, THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. WE FEEL THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE LOOKED IN TO. *TR”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TPMS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE FRONT PASSENGER AND THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE VALVES FRACTURED ON TWO OCCASIONS. AS A RESULT, BOTH TIRES BECAME FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TWICE WHO REPAIRED THE VALVES AND REPLACED THE TIRES, BUT THE TPMS WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE VALVE FRACTURED AND THE TIRE WENT FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO AGAIN REPLACED THE TIRE AND THE VALVES. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN), BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.”

“VALVE STEM NUT SPLIT AND FELL OFF TIRES. TIRE PARTIALLY DEFLATED. WENT TO PUT AIR IN TIRE, NUT FELL OFF. WENT TO ADD AIR TO ADDITIONAL TIRE, THREADS ON VALVE STEM BROKE OFF. FIRST VALVE STEM FAILED APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO WHILE DRIVING. REPLACED ALL STEMS. SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. POOR QUALITY. *TR”