Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / RAM 2500 / 1996

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0 Injured
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 996059650 Incident Date: May, 31 1996
Consumer's City: RALEIGH Consumer's State: NC
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: RAM 2500 Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Tires
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1B7KF23C0TJ Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 21 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 30 1996
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Per news releases re pending investigation goodyear load range e tires: my vehicle was delivered with goodyear tires in question. tires began immediate failure by scalloping leading edges of all tread blocks. alignment, steering, balance all checked & w/in specs. at 3150 miles rotation made worse. at 3260 miles dodge agreed to replace 4 tires w/ michelin lts m&s; refused to change spare, same size. tires finally received at 4477 miles. by then tread had scalloped off as much as 11/32". don't know if this is the pending investagation material, but i can document all with ro's & tire measurement data. fyi: 5th (spare tire) sold as used at major loss and matching michelin purchased out-of-pocket. call for further information if required. *ak (tiresize: 245/75r16e)( dot number: tire size: 245/75r16e )