1998 DODGE RAM 1500 Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

I OWN A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 PICKUP I WAS DRIVING A FRIEND AND HER DAUGHTER TO THE DENTIST I PASSED A LOGGING TRUCK WHEN I GOT BACK IN MY LANE AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN THE TRUCK SHUDDERED AND LOST POWER I PULLED OFF THE ROAD THE ONLY PLACE I COULD PULL OFF I HIT IT THE WAS ALMOST OFF THE NUT HOLDING THE TIRE ROTOR ON THE SHAFT SNAPPED OFF THE TOW HOME WAS OVER 500 DOLLARS AFTER GETTING TRUCK I BROKE OUT MY SHOP MANUALS OUT THE BRG PACK WAS BURNED I REPLACED FROM FRONT DIFFERENTIAL OUT TO TIRES WITH OEM PARTS TO THE TUNE OF 1100 DOLLARS WITHIN A MTH THE LEFT FRONT TIRE CAME OFF AS I WAS TURNING INTO MY DRIVE WAY AGAIN REPLACED FROM FRONT DIFFERENTIAL OUT TO TIRE THIS TIME COST ABOUT 850 6 MTHS LATTER COMING HOME I FEEL FRONT VIBRATION HANG ON TO WHEEL MY DRIVERS SIDE FRONT TIRE ROTOR CALIPER FLY OFF I SLIDE BETTER PART OF 75 FEET GRINDING OFF LOWER BALL JOINT AFTER BEING TOWED HOME LOOKING AT TIRE RIM CALIPER ROTOR I DECIDE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FRONT END COST OF 650 DOLLARS FROM A WRECKING YARD BELIEVE THE PROBLEM FRONT TO LIGHT FOR WEIGHT ALSO THE VISCOSITY OF GREESE IN BRG PACK TO LIGHT BREAKING DOWN CAUSING BRG TO GET HOT AND SEIZE UP CAUSING TIRE RIM CALIPER H ROTOR TO FLY OFF HAVE SAVED ALL OLD PARTS. *TR

BRAKES FAILED DUE TO CORRODED REAR BRAKE LINE!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 149,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500 CLUB CAB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS FAULTY BRAKE LINES. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE HARD LINE FAILED. THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED ONCE BEFORE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE NOT A FACTOR, AND SHE FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT COULD LEAD TO A SERIOUS CRASH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 150,086.

Mileage: 150,086

1998 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP BLOWING OUT A BRAKE LINE ALL BRAKES LOST. *JB

Mileage: 180,000

PROBLEMS WITH WEAR OF BRAKE SHOES. SINCE I PURCHASED MY DODGE RAM 1500 IN JUNE 1998 I HAVE HAD CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH MY FRONT BRAKES. I AM HAVING TO REPLACE THEM AT LEAST 3 TIMES A YEAR. I UNDERSTAND THAT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THIS PART BUT HAVING TO REPLACE THEM THIS MUCH IN ONE YEAR. I DO NOT RIDE MY BRAKES LIKE I HAVE BEEN TOLD I DO. EVEN RIDING MY BRAKES I STILL DO NOT THINK REPLACING THEM THIS MUCH IS NECESSARY. *NM

Mileage: 55

WAS DRIVING 45 MPH ENTERING AN INTERSECTION, THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THERE WAS A NOISE AND THE CONSUMER THEN REALIZED THE VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKES. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO GET HOME AND UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED A BOLT THAT ATTACHED TO THE MASTER CYLINDER AND POWER BOOSTER HAD BROKEN. THE BOLT HAD SHOWN STRESS FRACTURES. *JB

I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE RIGHT BRAKE EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. I TOOK IT INTO THE DODGE DEALER IN VICTORVILLE WHO TOLD ME THAT I DID NOT HAVE A RECALL SO IT WOULD COST ME TO CHNAGE THE ROTORS SINCE IT WAS DAMAGED. I JUST HAD MY HUSBAND REPLACE IT WITH A NEW ROTOR WHICH WAS VERY COSTLY SINCE I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP ANYMORE BECAUSE I HAD NO BRAKE PAD ON THE INSIDE OF THE RIGHT ROTOR SINCE IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN STUCK AND JUST FINALLY WORE OUT EVERYTHING. *AK

I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE RIGHT BRAKE EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. I TOOK IT INTO THE DODGE DEALER IN VICTORVILLE WHO TOLD ME THAT I DID NOT HAVE A RECALL SO IT WOULD COST ME TO CHNAGE THE ROTORS SINCE IT WAS DAMAGED. I JUST HAD MY HUSBAND REPLACE IT WITH A NEW ROTOR WHICH WAS VERY COSTLY SINCE I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP ANYMORE BECAUSE I HAD NO BRAKE PAD ON THE INSIDE OF THE RIGHT ROTOR SINCE IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN STUCK AND JUST FINALLY WORE OUT EVERYTHING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON A HILL CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO COME TO A STOP AND BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND ONCE THE SPEED DROPPED BETWEEN 10-15 MPH. CONSUMER VEERED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD, CRASHING INTO A GUARD RAIL. *AK

TOTAL LOSS ON 1998 DODGE RAM 1500 PICK-UP. ABS DID NOT WORK. WHEELS LOCKED, AND SKIDDED. LEFT ROAD. ENTIRE FRONT END, RIGHT SIDE, CENTER AND LEFTSIDE, WERE DESTROYED. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PHOTOGRAPHS AVAILABLE, INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. *AK

Mileage: 69,000

WHILE BRAKING VEHICLE LOST BRAKE POWER, AND CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE INTO SNOW ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO STOP. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT RIGHT FRONT ROTOR BLEW APART, CAUSING THE LOSS OF BRAKE POWER. *AK

Mileage: 92,170

WHIE DRIVING 45 MILES PER HOUR I HAD STEP ON MY BRAKE TO STOP THE TRUCK. I HAD TO SVERVE TO THE RIGHT SO I WOULDN'T HIT THE CAR. ALSO I HAD THE BRAKES WORKED AND NOW MY ROTORS HAVE HEAT CRACKS AFTER BEING REPLACED. NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE AGAIN THIS THE FOUTH TIME. DEALER SAY NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES JUST THAT THEY ARE WEARING OUT FRONT ROTORS. *AK

FROM THE DAY I SAW THAT 96 DODGE TRUCK ROLLING DOWN THE STREET I FELL IN LOVE. I SAVED EVERY WAY POSSIBLE TO PURCHASE THE BIG BAD 1500 4X4 5.9(98)WITH EVERY OPTION AVAIL. HAD EVERYTHING AND FROM WEEK 1 HAD PROBLEMS. FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHILE DRIVING "DUE TO FRAME STRESS" IT ABOUT 2 WEEKS INTO IT. BRAKE FAILURE CAUSE SERIOUS ASSAULT ON GUARD RAIL, AND DODGE SAID I MUST HAVE BEEN DRIVING TO FAST (@ 30 MPH). THEY REFUSED ANY WARRANTY BECAUSE "NOTHING CAN TOUCH THE WHEEL" AND SINCE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER 93 DAYS LEMON LAWS DID NOT APPLY SO AFTER (2) $900 BRAKE JOBS TWO WEEKS APART EVERYTHING WAS FINE. NOT TO MENTION DAMAGE TO BODY I PAID FOR OUT OF POCKET. NOW I JUST GO THROUGH AN ENTIRE SET OF BRAKES EVERY 6 MONTHS. BUT I STOP UNTIL THEN.. I REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT 38 K MILES, NOTE THE WARRANTY ON THAT IS 36 K MILES. I HAVE HAD STEERING LINKAGE BECOME SO LOOSE INSTANTANEOUSLY (OR 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS) THAT IT FELT LIKE I WAS RUNNING OVER MY OWN AXLE, WHICH IS ANOTHER $1000 EACH TIME. FOR THE PAST THREE EMISSIONS INSPECTIONS THE ON BOARD COMPUTER FAILS SO I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER WHILE THEY CHARGE $200 TO FIX IT, BUT WILL NOT GIVE STRAIGHT ANSWER TO WHAT IS PROBLEM. AND TO NIGHT AS I TYPE, I SPREAD THE GRIME OF ENGINE CRUD ACROSS MY KEYBOARD AS I TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHY THE FUEL FILTER SUDDENLY STOPPED. AMAZINGLY I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK FOR 5 YEARS BECAUSE IT HAS KEPT ME TOO BROKE TO BUY SOMETHING ELSE. ANY "LEGAL" SUGGESTIONS ON WHAT CAN BE DONE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. I RECOGNIZE I HAVE SPENT MORE THAN $15,000 TRYING TO KEEP THIS THING RUNNING RIGHT, AND THAT IS TOO MUCH FOR A "LATE MODEL" TRUCK. I WOULD LOVE TO BLAME A DEALER BUT I HAVE BEEN TO JUST ABOUT ALL OF THEM AROUND HERE AND WITH THE SMILES ON THERE FACES I HEAR "THAT WILL BE ANOTHER $950 SIR".. GOOD GRIEF. *NLM

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING INTERMEDIATE BRAKE FAILURE EVER SINCE HE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND HAS STATED THAT THEY WANTED TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE BUT IT WAS NOT GOING TO REPLACE THE PROBLEM SO CONSUMER REFUSE TO HAVE ANYTHING DONE ON THE VEHICLE. TS

SINCE NEW THE TRUCK HAS PULLED TO THE RIGHT. DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. I NOW FIND THAT RIGHT OUTER BRAKE PAD IS WORN OUT WHERE ALL THE OTHERS ARE FINE. THIS TO ME MEANS THAT THE CALIPER ON THE RIGHT SIDE IS NOT DISENGAGING. IT HAS BEEN THIS WAY FROM THE MANUFACTURER.*AK

DURING NORMAL BRAKING, BRAKE PEDAL WOULD PULSATE. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK *SCC

A KNOCING NOISE WOULD SOUND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN REVERSE, DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *YH

THE FRONT BRAKE PADS REQUIRED REPLACING AT 16,000 MILES, 8,500 MILES BEFORE SUGGESTED MAINTENANCE. AT 35,975 MILES THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REQUIRED REPLACING. DODGE INFORMED ME THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR, NOT WITHIN WARRANTY AND NOT CONSIDERED A PROBLEM. THEY DID NOT INFORM ME OF THE TSB ALREADY RELEASED STATING THE KNOWN PROBLEM OF EARLY WEAR ON FRONT BRAKE PADS.

DEFECT IN FRONT AND BRAKING SYSTEM. *AK

FRONT BRAKES \ ROTORS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AFTER ONLY 20,000 MILES. I HAVE NOTICED OTHER RECALLS ON RAM 1500 FRONT DISC BRAKES (ROTOR PROBLEMS: FATIGUE BUT NOT ON MY PARTICULAR VIN). I ALSO NEED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN YET AGAIN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ONLY 5 DAYS AFTER INITIAL "REPAIR"! I LOVE MY DODGE RAM, BUT I FEEL THERE IS SOMETHING DEFINITELY WRONG WHEN MYSELF AND OTHERS HAVE TO REPLACE BRAKES SO EARLY ON A RELATIVELY NEW VEHICLE. PERHAPS CHRYSLERS RECALL # 788 SHOULD BE REOPENED FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION?*AK

I HAVE JUST OVER 36,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. I AM ON MY THIRD SET OF PADS FOR THE FRONT AND HAVE REPLACED THE SHOES ONCE. IN ADDITION, I'VE HAD THE DRUMS AND ROTORS TURNED. THE DEALER RESPONDS BY CHARGING ME TO ADJUST THE REAR BRAKES. I HAVE HAD THIS DONE BUT CONTINUE TO EAT UP THE FRONT BRAKES. THE MANUFACTURER CHANGED TO BIGGER PADS AND ROTORS SHORTLY AFTER MY TRUCK WAS MADE BUT DEALER & MANUFACTURER ARE NOT RESPONSIVE. ALSO, THE REAR ANTILOCK DOESN'T WORK RIGHT. *AK

I HAVE JUST OVER 36,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. I AM ON MY THIRD SET OF PADS FOR THE FRONT AND HAVE REPLACED THE SHOES ONCE. IN ADDITION, I'VE HAD THE DRUMS AND ROTORS TURNED. THE DEALER RESPONDS BY CHARGING ME TO ADJUST THE REAR BRAKES. I HAVE HAD THIS DONE BUT CONTINUE TO EAT UP THE FRONT BRAKES. THE MANUFACTURER CHANGED TO BIGGER PADS AND ROTORS SHORTLY AFTER MY TRUCK WAS MADE BUT DEALER & MANUFACTURER ARE NOT RESPONSIVE. ALSO, THE REAR ANTILOCK DOESN'T WORK RIGHT. *AK

I HAVE JUST OVER 36,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. I AM ON MY THIRD SET OF PADS FOR THE FRONT AND HAVE REPLACED THE SHOES ONCE. IN ADDITION, I'VE HAD THE DRUMS AND ROTORS TURNED. THE DEALER RESPONDS BY CHARGING ME TO ADJUST THE REAR BRAKES. I HAVE HAD THIS DONE BUT CONTINUE TO EAT UP THE FRONT BRAKES. THE MANUFACTURER CHANGED TO BIGGER PADS AND ROTORS SHORTLY AFTER MY TRUCK WAS MADE BUT DEALER & MANUFACTURER ARE NOT RESPONSIVE. ALSO, THE REAR ANTILOCK DOESN'T WORK RIGHT. *AK

CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE WHEN FRONT BRAKE PADS FELL OFF, AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES. MANUFACTURER SENT OUT TSB FOR NEW BRAKE DESIGN. *AK

I WAS DRIVING ALONG WHEN THE CAR STOPPED HARD I PROCEEDED TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES, WHEN I NOTICED I WAS NOT STOPPING. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY 4 OUTSIDE PERSONAL AND THEY ALL SAY THE SAME THING. THAT I HAVE A SEVER PROBLEM WITH MY REAR BRAKES, BUT THEY CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM INCLUDING CHRYLSER. *AK

WITHIN 57,000 MILES FRONT BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES CAUSE UNKNOWN, DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY CAUSE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

I REALLY ENJOY THIS DODGE RAM1500 ,BUT I FEEL THAT SINCE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY IT WILL NOT HOLD UP TO MY EXPECTATIONS. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

BRAKES HAVE NEVER WORKED CORRECTLY, VERY SPONGY, HAVE HAD INTO SHOP TWICE FOR THIS AT WORL THOMPSON, CALDWELL, OHIO. BRAKES ARE VERY WEAK AND HAVE BEEN SINCE PURCHASE. I HAD TO REPLACE FRONT BRAKE PADS AT LESS THAN 50, 000 MILES. I REALLY HAVE TO PUSH HARD TO STOP. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER TOO MANY TIMES ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY THE BRAKES, WHICH I ADMIT IS AN INTERMETTENT PROBLEM. HOWEVER I HAVE DEMONSTRATED THE PROBLEM TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AT RIVERHEAD DODGE. NO REPAIRS WERE EVER MADE. APPARENTLY AFTER SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET I FIND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS THESE SAME PROBLEMS. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO BE HURT BEFORE DODGE DOES SOMETHING ABOUT THIS? DOES THIS HAVE TO EVOLVE INTO ANOTHER FIRESTONE PROBLEM BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE? *AK

AFTER IMPACT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AT THE DOOR, I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND IT LOCKED UP, I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND FOUND THAT I HAD NONE. I TRAVELED ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC (NO BRAKES NO STEERING) AND HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER HEAD-ON AT APPROXIMATELY 45MPH, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HAD MY STEERING NOT LOCKED UP THIS WOULD HAVE ONLY BEEN A MINOR ACCIDENT, NOW MY TRUCK IS TOTALED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WENT TO APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE, AND IT GETS WORST AS THE BRAKES GETS HOTTER. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. THIS WAS PERFECTLY NORMAL.*AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER SHIFTED INDICATOR AND IT FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. COULD NOT LOCATE WHAT GEAR TRANSMISSION WAS IN. POPS OUT OF GEAR INTERMITTENTLY WHEN GAS PEDAL PRESSED. ALSO, WHENEVER APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE WOULD CONSTANTLY INCREASE IN SPEED. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP & EACH TIME TEST DRIVEN, BUT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES FOR FAULTY GEAR SHIFTING. IN ADDITION, FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED DUE TO PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION. ONGOING PROBLEMS. *AK *ML

RIGHT FRONT BRAKES WORE OUT FASTER THEN OTHER SIDE. CONSUMER COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM BRAKES. NOISE DUE TO INSIDE BRAKE PAD LINING WEARING DOWN TO METAL. MANUFACTURER WARNING SYSTEM FAILED, DRIVER/OWNER UNAWARE PROBLEM EXISTED UNTIL FAILURE OCCURRED. *AK

RIGHT FRONT BRAKES WORE OUT FASTER THEN OTHER SIDE. CONSUMER COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM BRAKES. NOISE DUE TO INSIDE BRAKE PAD LINING WEARING DOWN TO METAL. MANUFACTURER WARNING SYSTEM FAILED, DRIVER/OWNER UNAWARE PROBLEM EXISTED UNTIL FAILURE OCCURRED. *AK

BREAKS FAILED AT 45 MPH. REAR-ENDED CAR IN FRONT. AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOVED. 2 PASSENGERS IN VAN HURT, DRIVER IN FRONT CAR HURT. *AK

BRAKE PADS WORE PREMATURELY AT 18000 MILES.THOMPSON DODGE WHO IS DOING THE WORK SAID DODGE WILL PAY FOR PARTS BUT NOT LABOR WHICH WILL BE 100.00 LABOR.THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THE NEW PADS ARE OF A BETTER DESIGN AND SHOULD LAST BETWEEN 40000 AND 50000 MILES UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS.75%OF THE 18000 MILES ON MY TRUCK ARE HIGHWAY MILES SO I FEEL THAT THE PADS SHOULD NOT HAVE WORN OUT SO SOON.I THAT DODGE SHOULD REIMBERSE ME THE 100.00 THAT I PAID OUT OF MY POCKET FOR LABOR.DODGE'S DECISION ON THIS MATTER WILL DICTATE IF MY NEXT VEHICLE PURCHASE WILL BE A DODGE PRODUCT. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WILL SLOW DOWN AND THEN GO FREE FOR ABOUT 10 FEET. DEALER HAS SEEN AND REPLACED THE BRAKES TWICE, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

TIRE SEPERATED FROM TRUCK, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, ROLLED ? TIMES, EVERYONE WAS EJECTED AND KILLED EXCEPT FOR 1. I DO NOT WANT MY INFORMATION RELEASED TO THE MANUFACTURER, PENDING LEGAL MATTERS.

BRAKES HAVE CONTINUALLY EXPERIENCED HANGING UP, CALIPERS REPLACED AT 3001 MILES. MJS

BRAKE BOOSTER INTERNAL LEAKAGE CAUSING LOCK UP. MJS

ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILED CAUSING LOCK UP, REPLACEMENT DID NOT RECTIFY ABS FAILURE/LOCK UP. MJS

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BRAKING WILL TRANSFER TO FRONT BRAKES, CAUSING BRAKES TO FADE , TAKES ABOUT 190 FEET BEFORE IT STOPS . *AK

RRONT PADS WEARING AT A EXCESSIVE SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ,AND THEY FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE, CAUSIN CONSUMER TO REAR END THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. DRIVER'S SIDE/PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DIDN'T HOLD CONSUMER FROM BOUCING ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK

FRONT DISC BRAKE PADS FAILED.

ABS LIGHTS COME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON.

ROTORS INSTALLED BY MANUFACTURER ARE UNDERSIZED CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS. *YC

BRAKE PADS FAILED.

BRAKE PAD CRACKED, MADE A CLICKING NOISE. YH

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE OWNER COULD FEEL A GRINDING SENSATION. BRAKES PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. CURRENTLY REPLACING THE PADS FOR THE 4TH TIME. *AK

HAD SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING WHEN THE ENGINE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT & ABS LIGHT CAME ON. THEN THE ENGINE STALLED OUT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH ANOTHER CONSUMER MADE A LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT THE VEHICLE ON THE LEFT SIDE AT 35 MPH, AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. ALSO, WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THEY LOCKED UP. THE CONSUMER WAS HURT IN ACCIDENT. *AK

BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION.

BRAKE PADS CONTINUALLY WEARING OUT PREMATURELY.

BRAKES FAILED OVERHEATED, ROTORS FAILED DUE TO HEAT CRACKS.

BRAKES FAILED OVERHEATED, ROTORS FAILED DUE TO HEAT CRACKS.

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE DID'NT STO., CONSUMER HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES THREE TO FOUR TIMES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP ALSO, TIRES LOCKED UP IN PROCESS OF TRYING TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. VEHICLE HAD BEEN THREE TO FOUR TIMES FOR REPAIRS, AND STILL CAN'T DETERIMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

REA RAXLE FAILED, CAUSING THE TIRE WHEEL AND HUB TO SEPERATE FROM THE AXLLE. ALSO, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED,CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE,RESULTING IN A COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, EVEN AFTER VEHICLE ROLLED OVER FOUR TIMES.

WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH THE DRIVER ACCIDENTLY HIT THE CURB. WHILE TRYNG TO RECOVER THE DRIVER WENT OFF THE CURB AND APPLIED BRAKES, THE VEHICLE SKIDDED VIOLENTLY AND LOCKED UP AS IF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING AT ALL. VEHICLE SKIDDED INTO THE CURB AND THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HUB AND WHEEL SEPERATED FROM THE AXLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO FLIP FOUR TIMES, AND NEITHER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. 7810022 DUP OD 780994; POSTED ON 09-07-1999. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 55 MPH THE VEHICLE WENT TO THE RIGHT THEN TO THE LEFT, GOING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. ALSO, WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD, CONSUMER HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES TWO TO THREE TIMES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS SEVEN TIMES, AND THE DEALER STILL CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK POWER STEERING PUMP WAS FAULTY. *YH

WHILE SLOWING, THE BRAKES SOMETIMES MAKES THE VEHICLE FEELS AS THOUGH IT'S BOUNCING. THEY ALSO SQUEAL WHEN IN USE.

VEHICLE HAS ABS BRAKES. FRONT BRAKES HAVE EXCESSIVE WEAR. CAUSE OF PROBLEM UNKNOWN. *AK

VEHICLE PULLS TO THE EXTREME RIGHT WHEN BRAKING.