Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| TIRES | ||||||||||||||||
| 01V289000 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION | from 05/01/2001 to 06/30/2001 | V (Vehicle) | 151 | 09/24/2001 | MFR | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 09/10/2001 | 09/21/2001 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: certain 2500 wagons were equipped with incorrect load range tires. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This could cause a tire to blow out if the vehicle is operated at the maximum gross vehicle weight. . | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the load range 'd' tires with correct load range 'e' tires. owner notification began september 24, 2001. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Daimlerchrysler recall no.995. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 09/13/2004 | 1 | ||
| A loud knocking noise was heard coming from the front driver's side. driver's side wheel fell off. consumer had the vehicle towed to dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that wheel and tire needed to be replaced. *ak | |||
| 03/18/2002 | 1 | 04/01/2001 | |
| I was traveling on the highway at about 65 miles per hour when the steering wheel was jerked out of my hands. the truck began to swerve and vibrate, and i realized a tire had blown out. i did not see anything i could have hit on the road nor did i feel like i had hit anything. i changed the tire and took the blown tire to my local goodyear dealer who examined it and confirmed that the tire had not been cut or punctured and concluded that i was running low tire pressure and therefore, even though there is only 17% tread wear i was entitled to only a 50% adjustment on the tire. numer one i check my tire pressures on all my vehicles regularly and keep at least 40 to 42 pounds of air in at all times, and number two what happened to my manufacturers warranty that states a full replacement during the first twelve months of ownership. i have been in the car business for over 25 years and am a pennsylvania state inspection mechanic and i understand the importance of tire pressure, and that is why i check my regularly. i know in my heart that the tire pressure was not low on this tire and it worries me that it could happen again to another tire on this truck, maybe this time with more dire consequences. i have lost faith in goodyear, dodge, and the dealer, and feel totally out of control when driving this vehicle with goodyear wranglers. by the way this my first blow out in over 32 years of driving, no matter what my tire pressures were????*ak (dot number: m670 jcor tiresize: 245/15r16) | |||
| Consumer after being informed about tire recall 01v28900o had taken vehicle to dealer. manager insisted vehicle was not within recall notice. however, service manager at michelin stated that all the d rated tires on consumer's dodge, ram were low rated, and could only hold a certain weight age that did not match vehicle compliance expectation. *ak | |||
| 07/01/2001 | |||
| Door jamb sticker call for 41lbs air in tires, tire calls for 35lbs max. which is correct. *ak | |||
| 06/05/2001 | 1 | 02/01/2001 | |
| Dealer and manufacturer will not cooperate, nor fix any problems! no safety defect listed. *ak (dot number: m32k tiresize: p245/75r16) | |||
| 04/05/2001 | 0 | ||
| While driving about 70 mph transmission will shift to second gear, and rear tires will lock up without prior warning.*ak | |||
| 07/10/2000 | 03/01/2000 | ||
| The tires worn really bad, tires manufactured by michelin, consumer requests reimbursement. *cj | |||
| 11/04/2000 | 1 | 09/27/2000 | |
| Original equipment on a 2001 ram . passenger's rear tire blewout at 30 mph, causing a collision.*ak | |||
| TIRES - SIDEWALL | |||
| 08/16/2002 | 1 | ||
| While driving and with no warning left rear tire sidewall started to separate, causing a tire blowout. dealer notifed.size p21575r15. *ak consumer states three out of the four tires had side wall separation. *yh | |||
| 12/01/2001 | 1 | 08/21/2000 | |
| Front passenger side and rear driver side original equipment, goodyear, wrangler tires with thirty thousand miles are deteriorated. also, sidewalls cracked. dealer has yet to be contacted. *ak *slc | |||
| TIRES - TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE | |||
| 1 | |||
| The vehicle was 2 years old when purchased. the front brake were defective and caused the vehicle to vibrate while braking. the timing chain made noise. the spare tire was bald. the catalytic converter failed. *ak *nlm | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 01/01/2001 | 1 | 07/08/2000 | |
| Consumer stated he noticed that the front passenger tire was half flat, when the tire was inspected the following day, it was determined that the interior belts were defective, consumer purchased new tires.(goodyear wrangler ap,ms, p245/75r16, 109s).*jb | |||
| 06/21/2002 | |||
| Driver side front tire has stress marks and bulging on outiside of tread. goodyear tire, p233333575r15. dealership is aware of problem.*ak | |||