2002 Dodge Ram 1500 tires problems
18 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the tires on the 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 — 2% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I was driving on the highway at about 65mph and at first I noticed that it felt like my tie rod ends were going bad. And then all of a sudden I felt an explosion and my truck made a sharp right dive into the right hand lane and caused the car in that lane to swerve right. I was then able to gain…”
filed May 29, 2022
“Driving on highway approx 65 mph, steering wheel vibrating, slowed vehicle down as pulling off exit tire tread from right front passenger side of vehicle shredded. Tire tred is still haning on tire. *tr”
filed Apr 10, 2011
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- ON CERTAIN 4X4 PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH THE SNOW PLOW PREPARATION PACKAGE, THE TIRES…Campaign 03V504000 · Dec 10, 2003
Tires problems in other Ram 1500 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 Ram 1500 | 6 | 1% |
| 2011 Ram 1500 | 10 | 1% |
| 2010 Ram 1500 | 4 | 1% |
| 2009 Ram 1500 | 36 | 5% |
| 2008 Ram 1500 | 11 | 2% |
| 2007 Ram 1500 | 13 | 3% |
| 2006 Ram 1500 | 8 | 1% |
| 2005 Ram 1500 | 12 | 1% |
| 2004 Ram 1500 | 19 | 2% |
| 2003 Ram 1500 | 15 | 1% |
| 2001 Ram 1500 | 33 | 3% |
| 2000 Ram 1500 | 11 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2002 Dodge Ram 1500
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.