1997 DODGE RAM Problems & Recalls

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK FRACTURED AND DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD HAVE PAID MORE ATTENTI...

Mileage: 109,000

PARK POSITION WITH IGNITION KEY IN THE LOCK POSITION, VEHICLE SHIFTER MOVED OUT OF PARK , KNOCKED OWNER DOWN AND RAN OVER ME, CONTINUED TO ROLL BACK HIT SECOND CAR, CONTINUED TO KEEP GOING UNTIL IT HIT A CURB. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD HAVE CAUSED OTHER ACCIDENTS. CONSUMER SENT IN A FAX C...

Mileage: 144,678

PARK POSITION WITH IGNITION KEY IN THE LOCK POSITION, VEHICLE SHIFTER MOVED OUT OF PARK , KNOCKED OWNER DOWN AND RAN OVER ME, CONTINUED TO ROLL BACK HIT SECOND CAR, CONTINUED TO KEEP GOING UNTIL IT HIT A CURB. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD HAVE CAUSED OTHER ACCIDENTS. CONSUMER SENT IN A FAX C...

Mileage: 144,678

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE RAM. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE AND OIL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE ON THREE OCCASIONS AND STATED THAT THE COMPRESSOR SENSORS WERE LOW AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO ADD TWO QUARTS OF OIL PER WEEK. HOWEVER, THE OIL LIGHT CONTINUED ...

Mileage: 133,200

1997 DODGE RAM LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. *KB THE SEPARATION CAUSED DAMAGED TO THE VEHICLE. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT. *JB

97 DODGE RAM CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE DASH HAS MANY CRACKS AND THE FRONT SPEAKERS ARE NOT WORKING AND WITH SEVERAL UNEXPLAINED ELECTRICAL ISSUES**CC *TR

97 DODGE RAM CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE DASH HAS MANY CRACKS AND THE FRONT SPEAKERS ARE NOT WORKING AND WITH SEVERAL UNEXPLAINED ELECTRICAL ISSUES**CC *TR

THE 1997 DOGE RAM DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING, AND NOW THERE WAS A LARGE HOLE IN THE CENTER OF THE DASHBOARD. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD HAS BEGUN TO CRACK. THE CRACK TRAVELS FROM THE WINDSHIELD DOWN TO THE FRONT OF THE DASHBOARD. THE DASHBOARD HAS CONTINUED TO CRACK INTO TINY PIECES. THE ENGINE SIZE AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. TH...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT APPROXIMATELY 2- 3 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE HAD DIFFICULTIES INSERTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT STATED THE KEY BECAME STUCK ,AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME . THE CONTACT STATED THAT...

Mileage: 85,000

TL*- THE CONTACT HAS A 1997 DODGE RAM WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 70000. ON 12-18-06 WHILE DRIVING IN DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS AT 25 MPH THE HOOD UNLATCHED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT A CRASH. THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THERE WAS RECALL (01V040000). HE THEN TOOK THE C...

Mileage: 70,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED TWO OF CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC TIRES HAVE DEFECTS. THE TIRE SIZE IS LT23585R16. THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FENDER, DOOR, AND BUMPER. HE SENT THE TIRE TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR INSPECTION. THEY DENIED THE CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT...

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE AXLE BROKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A CHAIN LINK FENCE, THEN GO TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD AND JUMP A DITCH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO HIS HOUSE HIMSELF. THE AXLE SNAPPED OFF AT THE BEARING WHERE IT BO...

FRONT HOOD FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING 40-50 MPH, CAUSING DAMAGES TO THE HOOD AND THE HOOD HINGES. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.*AK

Mileage: 91,000

THE CONSUMER STATES THE FRONT BRAKES HAVE FAILED COMPLETELY. THE DEALER STATES THE VEHICLE WAS RIDING ONLY ON THE CALIPER AND THE LEFT ROTOR HAS CRACKED. . PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

Mileage: 106,000

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HEADLAMPS WENT OUT, AND THEY WON'T COME BACK ON. HE CHECKED THE FUSES AND OTHER PARTS AND NOTHING WORKED. THIS HAPPENED ON FRIDAY. ALL THE INSIDE PANEL LIGHTS WERE ON. HE WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE AT NIGHT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER SMELLED A FUEL ODOR INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND SAW FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL RAIL. *AK THE FUEL LINES WERE CRACKED. THE ORIGINAL FUEL RAILS WERE PLASTIC AND THE REPLACEMENT RAILS WERE METAL WITH DIFFERENT CONNECTORS. *SC *JB

Mileage: 104,000

PASSENGER EXTERIOR MIRROR WILL NOT STAY LOCKED IN POSITION AND FOLDS BACK WHEN PULLING OFF FROM A STOP. *JB

Mileage: 58,000

BAD PLENUM GASKET. FUEL AND OIL MIX. AND STEERING OUTPUT SHAFT LEAKS A THE GEAR BOX. AND TRUCK WONT IDLE IN THE COLD

Mileage: 50,000

BAD PLENUM GASKET. FUEL AND OIL MIX. AND STEERING OUTPUT SHAFT LEAKS A THE GEAR BOX. AND TRUCK WONT IDLE IN THE COLD

Mileage: 50,000

BAD PLENUM GASKET. FUEL AND OIL MIX. AND STEERING OUTPUT SHAFT LEAKS A THE GEAR BOX. AND TRUCK WONT IDLE IN THE COLD

Mileage: 50,000

BAD PLENUM GASKET. FUEL AND OIL MIX. AND STEERING OUTPUT SHAFT LEAKS A THE GEAR BOX. AND TRUCK WONT IDLE IN THE COLD

Mileage: 50,000

PAINT PEELING, OF COURSE

Mileage: 72,000

THE PAINT ON MY 1997 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK TURNED A MILKY WHITE COLOR ON THE HOOD AND THE TOP OF THE CAB. ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR TO PAINT THE TRUCK IS $3,400. MILEAGE ON THE TRUCK IS 138,400 MILES.

Mileage: 138,400

THE PAINT ON MY 1997 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK TURNED A MILKY WHITE COLOR ON THE HOOD AND THE TOP OF THE CAB. ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR TO PAINT THE TRUCK IS $3,400. MILEAGE ON THE TRUCK IS 138,400 MILES.

Mileage: 138,400

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WOULD NOT SHIFT, SHIFTING ROUGHLY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON, HIGH RPMS

Mileage: 77,000

MY 1997 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK HAS SEVERE PAINT DELAMINATION THAT BEGAN IN 2001 AND CONTINUES TO GET WORSE EVERY YEAR. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF GOING THROUGH SMALL CLAIMS COURT BECAUSE CHRYSLER REFUSES TO HELP ME. THEY SAY THAT MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I UNDERSTAND THAT CHRYSLER HAD PAINT PROBLEMS...

PAINT BEGAN PEELING OFF ON THE ROOF OF THE TRUCK APPROZIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO. SINCE THEN THE ALL OF THE PAINT ON THE ROOF HAS PEELED OFF AND NOW THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE HAS STARTED PEELING.

AFTER FILLING VEHICLE WITH FUEL THE FUEL GAUGE WILL READ EMPTY. THE FUEL-SENDING UNIT IS THE CAUSE OF IMPROPER FUEL GAUGE READING. *AK *PH

Mileage: 24,000

AFTER FILLING VEHICLE WITH FUEL THE FUEL GAUGE WILL READ EMPTY. THE FUEL-SENDING UNIT IS THE CAUSE OF IMPROPER FUEL GAUGE READING. *AK *PH

Mileage: 24,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 35-45 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. TRANSMISSION BURNED FLUID, CAUSING IT TO FAIL. A MECHANIC ANT THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP INDICATED THAT THIS WAS DUE TO THE COOLANT NOT CIRCULATING THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION WHEN VEHICLE ...

Mileage: 65,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH CONSUMER SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. THEN, HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. THERE WAS RECALL 99V024000 CONCERNING HEADLIGHTS; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

Mileage: 30,000

WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING. DEALER STATED TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED INTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. *AK

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH SHORTED OUT WHICH CAUSED ALL THE LIGHTING ON THE DASH BOARD TO GO OUT. THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ALSO MELTED ALL THE WIRING AND UPON TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AUTOMATICALLY CAME ON BY THEMSELVES. *NLM THE SWITCH WAS ON RECALL, BUT NOT ON THIS MODEL. ...

Mileage: 135,905

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE 5TH GEAR TO THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. *AK IT WAS DISCOVERED THE NUT WHICH HELD THE 5TH GEAR INTO PLACE BECAME LOOSE. PH *JB

Mileage: 83,000

CONSUMER STATED THAT OIL LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED, AND OIL IS BURNING TOO FAST. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

Mileage: 72,000

THE VEHICLES OIL PAN WAS COATED WITH PAINT. THE PAINT CAME OFF, CLOGGED THE OIL FILTER AND AS A RESULT THE OIL WAS UNABLE TO FLOW THROUGH THE ENGINE. *NLM

Mileage: 59,981

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION/INJURY.*AK THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE ISSUE. *JB

THE SIDE MIRRORS FAILED TO STAY IN THE POSITION IN WHICH THEY WERE SET IN. *JB. BOTH SIDE MIRRORS FOLDED AGAINST THE DOORS WHICH WAS CAUSED BY VARIOUS WIND CURRENTS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LANES. *JB

Mileage: 29,650

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR OF THE FUEL GAUGE, FIFTH GEAR AND RECALL. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP TWO WEEKS LATER THE OTHER WORK WAS DONE BUT THE RECALL WORK WAS NOT PERFORMED. *PH *NLM

Mileage: 117,679

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR OF THE FUEL GAUGE, FIFTH GEAR AND RECALL. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP TWO WEEKS LATER THE OTHER WORK WAS DONE BUT THE RECALL WORK WAS NOT PERFORMED. *PH *NLM

Mileage: 117,679

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR OF THE FUEL GAUGE, FIFTH GEAR AND RECALL. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP TWO WEEKS LATER THE OTHER WORK WAS DONE BUT THE RECALL WORK WAS NOT PERFORMED. *PH *NLM

Mileage: 117,679

THE CONSUMER HAD A RECALL #B15, BUT THE THROTTLE WAS STICKING AT TIMES. THE CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT THE BRACKET FOR THE BELL CRANK WAS MISSING, CAUSING THE LINKAGES TO TWIST. THE ACCELERATOR WAS STICKING, AND FOUND THE TPS WIRING BRACKET NOT BOTTLED UP, THE TPS BOLTS WERE LOOSE AND REAR HALF OF TH...

THE VEHICLE HAD AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE UNDER THE DASHBOARD, WHICH RESULTED IN A FIRE. *JB THE CONSUMER HAS REQUESTED INFORMATION ABOUT OTHER VEHICLES (SAME MAKE/MODEL) WHO HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. SCC

Mileage: 133,400

CONSUMER WAS TOLD VEHICLE HAD 4-WHEEL DRIVE, BUT SOON DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH 4-WHEEL AND RUINED THE TRANSMISSION.*JB

Mileage: 64,000

CONSUMER REQUESTED THE STATUS OF 2 PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS THAT WERE SUBMITTED.*JB *JB

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE INTAKE GASKETS. CONSUMER REPLACED THEM TWICE AND THEN HAD PROBLEMS WITH CARBON BUILD UP. THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THE PROBLEM STARTED WHEN THE GASKETS FAILED, WHICH CAUSED OIL TO LEAK INTO THE VALVES. *JG *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE HEADLIGHTS WILL INTERMITTENTLY WORK. DEALER NOTIFIED. * TS

FLAW IN FUEL TANK METAL SUPPORT STRAPS. DODGE TRUCK, RAM, 1997. *AK

NAR 1/15/2003. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE FUEL TANK METAL SUPPORT STRAPS. THE FLAW MAY CAUSE THE FUEL TANK TO DROP FROM THE TRUCK ONTO THE GROUND AND START A FIRE OR EXPLOSION. THE FUEL TANK SUPPORT PROBLEM WAS DUE TO METAL STRESS BASED ON THE POOR DESIGN OF THE HOLDING STRAPS. T...

THE METAL TANKS STRAPS WERE WARP CAUSING THE FUEL TANK TO FALL TO THE GROUND. PLEASE FURNISH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR

CONSUMER STATES HIS BRAKES CONTINUE TO GO OUT ON HIM. HE STATES THAT HE WAS TOLD THAT THE HUB ASSEMBLY CAUSES THE BRAKES TO GO OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO HIM 3 TIMES AND HE IS ON HIS 4TH TIME. THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. HE ALSO STATES THIS IS GETTING VERY EXPENSIVE. TS

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. SMOKE STARTED COMING INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE VENT. SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WENT UP IN FLAMES. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

CONSUMER STATES ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD, DEALER NOTIFIED REPLACE AND REPAIRED TS

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE SAFTY LATCH ON THE HOOD BROKE CAUSING THE HOOD TO FLY UP IMPAIRING ROAD VISABILTY. MR

THE INTAKE GASKETS WAS REPLACED TWICE, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. MR *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE STUD BOLTS ON LEFT FRONT TIRE BROKE, CAUSING THE LEFT REAR TIRE TO BRCOME LOOSE ON THE HUB, THE VEHICLE COASTED ONTO THE INSIDE BERM WHEN THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL WHEEL CAME OFF THE HUB. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *YH

THE CONSUMER HASN'T RECIEVED RECALL SERVICE TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE LINKAGE DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. (NHTSA#02V161000). *SCC

DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR RECALL 02V161000 THROTTLE LINKAGE. CONSUMER HAS MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH ANOTHER DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO HONOR RECALL 97V084000 COCERNING TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES BECAUSE WARRANTY EXPIRED, HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF A RECALL .*AK *JB

INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING STEERING COLUMN TO BREAK. AFTER CONTACTING DEALER.*AK CONSUMER HAD THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT REPLACED TWICE WITHIN 20,000 MILES. THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR WAS LOOSE. BECAUSE OF THE NOISE IN THE STEERING WHILE TURNING, THE CLOCK SPRING WAS REMOVED AND THE ST...

INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING STEERING COLUMN TO BREAK. AFTER CONTACTING DEALER.*AK CONSUMER HAD THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT REPLACED TWICE WITHIN 20,000 MILES. THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR WAS LOOSE. BECAUSE OF THE NOISE IN THE STEERING WHILE TURNING, THE CLOCK SPRING WAS REMOVED AND THE ST...

INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING STEERING COLUMN TO BREAK. AFTER CONTACTING DEALER.*AK CONSUMER HAD THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT REPLACED TWICE WITHIN 20,000 MILES. THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR WAS LOOSE. BECAUSE OF THE NOISE IN THE STEERING WHILE TURNING, THE CLOCK SPRING WAS REMOVED AND THE ST...

INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING STEERING COLUMN TO BREAK. AFTER CONTACTING DEALER.*AK CONSUMER HAD THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT REPLACED TWICE WITHIN 20,000 MILES. THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR WAS LOOSE. BECAUSE OF THE NOISE IN THE STEERING WHILE TURNING, THE CLOCK SPRING WAS REMOVED AND THE ST...

WHILE DRIVING, THROTTLE LINKAGE HAS BROKEN IN HALF IN SAME LOCATION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. MECHANIC HAS REPAIRED THIS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS; HOWEVER UNABLE TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WAS COVERED UNDER RECALL 02V161. *SLC

WHILE OPERATING BRAKE PEDAL, BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL SUDDENLY INCREASED WHEN I APPLIED BRAKES. I STOPPED ALONG THE SHOULDER OF THE RURAL ROAD UPON WHICH I WAS TRAVELING AND CHECKED FOR A BRAKE PROBLEM. I DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE HOSE CONNECTING THE STEEL BRAKE LINE TO THE BRAKE CA...

VEHICLE JUMPED INTO REVERSE WHILE IT WAS TURNED ON. CONSUMER WAS ON THE STANDING ON THE OUTSIDE. DEALER NOT INFORMED. PLEASE PROVIDE MOREE INFORMATION.*AK

CONTINUOUS TRANSMISSION TROUBLE:MINOR SLIPPING,SEARCHING FOR A GEAR,SURGING,NOT GOING INTO PASSING GEAR,WHEN IT DOES IT DOES NOT STAY THERE,CLUNKS HARD WHEN PUT IN REV. VIBRATION AT START UP(MOVING) HEAT SHIELD OR REAR-END,@TIME OF ORIGINAL TRADE,WHEN THEY CHANGED THE OIL THEY EITER DIDNT PUT ANY I...

CONTINUOUS TRANSMISSION TROUBLE:MINOR SLIPPING,SEARCHING FOR A GEAR,SURGING,NOT GOING INTO PASSING GEAR,WHEN IT DOES IT DOES NOT STAY THERE,CLUNKS HARD WHEN PUT IN REV. VIBRATION AT START UP(MOVING) HEAT SHIELD OR REAR-END,@TIME OF ORIGINAL TRADE,WHEN THEY CHANGED THE OIL THEY EITER DIDNT PUT ANY I...

CONTINUOUS TRANSMISSION TROUBLE:MINOR SLIPPING,SEARCHING FOR A GEAR,SURGING,NOT GOING INTO PASSING GEAR,WHEN IT DOES IT DOES NOT STAY THERE,CLUNKS HARD WHEN PUT IN REV. VIBRATION AT START UP(MOVING) HEAT SHIELD OR REAR-END,@TIME OF ORIGINAL TRADE,WHEN THEY CHANGED THE OIL THEY EITER DIDNT PUT ANY I...

TRUCK IS BURNING A LOT OF OIL. MECHANIC IS SAYING THAT IT IS AN INTAKE MANIFOLD BOLT AND GASKET PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE RODS WENT THROUGH ENGINE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LEAK OIL AND LOSE POWER. CONTACTED DEALER AND DEALER WASN'T WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT HE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR DAMAGES DUE TO POOR EQUIPMENT. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES, AS HE WA...

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, ONLY HALF OF BRAKES WERE APPYLING PRESSURE TO ROTORS. CONSUMER PERFORMED REPAIRS TO VEHICLE. *AK THE RIDGE IN CASTING KEEPS THE CALIPER FROM FLOATING FREELY APPLYING PRESSURE ONLY TO THE PISTON SIDE OF THE CALIPER. *JG

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINING WEATHER OR DRIVING IN FAST SPEED THERE IS A CONSTANT LEAK THROUGH WEATHER STRIPS OF BOTH DOORS. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, HAS NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM.*AK

AFTER STARTING VEHICLE CONSUMER SHIFTED TO REVERSE, SUDDENLY VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND ENGINE REVVED. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, WHICH DID NOT STOP VEHICLE. AFTER ABOUT 100 FEET CONSUMER SHUT OFF ENGINE, AND PASSENGER SHIFTED TO PARK. *AK WHILE ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN, THE VEHICLE DAMAGED THE GARAGE DO...

APPLIED THE BRAKES AND FELT NO RESPONSE NOR ANY DECREASE IN SPEED OTHER THAN RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR, RESULTING IN HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. AFTER APPLYNING THE PARKING BRAKE ONLY THE LEFT FRONT LOCKED AS I SWERVED TO THE LEFT, REPLACE PADS AND CHANGED THE BRAKE FLUID.

CONSUMER STATES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY, THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS TURN INWARD FACING THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE, AND WILL NOT REMAIN IN THE SET POSITION. WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURRS THE DRIVER CAN NOT DETERMINE THE DISTANCE OF ON COMING TRAFFIC AND CAN NOT SAFELY CHANGE LANES. *JB ...

VEHICLE WAS PARKED, ENGINE RUNNING AND ROLLED BACKWARD INTO GARAGE. DAMAGE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.*AK

TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE PARKED IN DRIVE WAY. TOTALLY BURNED THE TRUCK AND BURNED OUR CAR PARKED NEXT TO IT, THE CORNER OF OUR HOME AND THE REAR OF A CAR PARKED IN OUR GURAGE. THE FIRE HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED BY SEVERAL PROFESSIONALS AND THE CONSENSUS IS THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK...

CONSUMER HEARD A SQUEAKING NOISE, FRAME ON PASSENGER'S SIDE CRACKED WHERE FRONT COIL SPRING WERE ATTACHED. *AK

CATALYIC CONVERTER WAS CLOGGED UP, TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND HAD IT REPLACED. CURRENTLY, PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

HAD TO MAKE A ACCIDENT AVOIDENCE MANUEVER. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE TRUCK, HAD TO RUN OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID IMPACT. RESULTING IN DAMAGING A FRONT LAWN IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. THE NEXT EPISODE WAS PULLING A SMALL 8' TRAILER WITH A HONDA 4-WHEELER. LIGHT TURNED RED AND WHEN I WENT TO STOP...

SIDE MIRROR MOTIONS BACK AND FORTH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH LEFT FRONT WHEEL COMPLETELY CAME OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER REPLACED WHEEL HUB/ BRAKE ROTORS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH LEFT FRONT WHEEL COMPLETELY CAME OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER REPLACED WHEEL HUB/ BRAKE ROTORS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH IN 5 TH GEAR ENGINE REVVED, BUT VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. CONSUMER SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL, AND THEN TRIED TO SHIFT BACK, WAS NOT ABLE TO SHIFT BACK INTO GEAR. PLEASE ADD FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH IN 5 TH GEAR ENGINE REVVED, BUT VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. CONSUMER SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL, AND THEN TRIED TO SHIFT BACK, WAS NOT ABLE TO SHIFT BACK INTO GEAR. PLEASE ADD FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ALWAYS ILLUMINATING ON DASHBOARD. *AK

TRUCK MANUFACTURED WITH TIRE SIZE STANDARD LT225/75R16, BUT SOLD WITH SPORT PKG. TIRES P265/75R16. BRAKING SYSTEM UNDERSIZED FOR TIRE SIZE. IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP TRUCK SAFELY. LARGER BRAKES NEED TO BE INSTALLED. SMALLER TIRES WILL MAKE TRUCK LOOK DISPROPORT

FRONT BUMPER FELL OFF VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE. PART ON PASSENGER SIDE IS LOOSE. BOLTS FELL OUT OF BUMPER MOUNTING BRACKETS. CONTACTED DEALER AND DEALER TOLD CONSUMER TO CALL NHTSA. *AK *JB

FRONT END ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HAD NOT CONTACTED A DEALER AS OF YET. *AK

MADE THREE TRIPS TO DEALER FOR ENGINE LIGHT OVER A PERIOD OF 45 DAYS. FIRST TRIP WAS ON 10/3/01WITH A CHARGE OF $132.25 TECH FOUND TORQUE CONVERTER NOT WORKING. CLEANED TORQUE CONVERTER SOLENOID. SECOND TRIP TO DEALER WAS MADE ON 10/30/01 WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AGAIN. TECH FOUND SAME PROBLEM A...

MADE THREE TRIPS TO DEALER FOR ENGINE LIGHT OVER A PERIOD OF 45 DAYS. FIRST TRIP WAS ON 10/3/01WITH A CHARGE OF $132.25 TECH FOUND TORQUE CONVERTER NOT WORKING. CLEANED TORQUE CONVERTER SOLENOID. SECOND TRIP TO DEALER WAS MADE ON 10/30/01 WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AGAIN. TECH FOUND SAME PROBLEM A...

MADE THREE TRIPS TO DEALER FOR ENGINE LIGHT OVER A PERIOD OF 45 DAYS. FIRST TRIP WAS ON 10/3/01WITH A CHARGE OF $132.25 TECH FOUND TORQUE CONVERTER NOT WORKING. CLEANED TORQUE CONVERTER SOLENOID. SECOND TRIP TO DEALER WAS MADE ON 10/30/01 WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AGAIN. TECH FOUND SAME PROBLEM A...

MADE THREE TRIPS TO DEALER FOR ENGINE LIGHT OVER A PERIOD OF 45 DAYS. FIRST TRIP WAS ON 10/3/01WITH A CHARGE OF $132.25 TECH FOUND TORQUE CONVERTER NOT WORKING. CLEANED TORQUE CONVERTER SOLENOID. SECOND TRIP TO DEALER WAS MADE ON 10/30/01 WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AGAIN. TECH FOUND SAME PROBLEM A...

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR WOULD FOLD IN, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY WHEN CHANGING LANES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THIS IS 2ND TIME FUEL PUMP HAS FAILED. LUCKILY TRUCK WAS NOT MOVING EITHER TIME. THIS LAST FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A SHORT CIRCUIT. ISN'T THIS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS FUEL PUMP IS LOCATED IN THE GAS TANK. I KNOW OTHER DODGE RAM OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. IS THERE A PROBLEM WIT...

WHILE BACKING UP HEARD A NOISE, NOTICED THAT FRONT RIGHT ROTORS HAD BROKEN IN HALF. CONSUMER REPLACED BOTH FRONT ROTORS.*AK WHILE CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, HE HEARD A METALIC NOISE AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, CONSUMER HAD TO PUMP IT TO BRING...

WHILE BACKING UP HEARD A NOISE, NOTICED THAT FRONT RIGHT ROTORS HAD BROKEN IN HALF. CONSUMER REPLACED BOTH FRONT ROTORS.*AK WHILE CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, HE HEARD A METALIC NOISE AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, CONSUMER HAD TO PUMP IT TO BRING...

THE THOTTLE STUCK IN THE WIDE OPEN POSITION AND WOULD NOT RETURN TO IDLE. THE BRAKES WERE JUST ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL CAUSED THE ENGINE TO GO WELL INTO THE REDLINE ON THE RPM INDICATOR. PULLING UP ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DID NOTHING. THE DEALER SAID THE LINKAGE WAS RUSTED TI...

THE THOTTLE STUCK IN THE WIDE OPEN POSITION AND WOULD NOT RETURN TO IDLE. THE BRAKES WERE JUST ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL CAUSED THE ENGINE TO GO WELL INTO THE REDLINE ON THE RPM INDICATOR. PULLING UP ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DID NOTHING. THE DEALER SAID THE LINKAGE WAS RUSTED TI...

GAS GUAGE ON DASHBOARD GAVE FALSE READINGS. CONSUMER RAN OUT OF GASOLINE MORE THAN ONCE ALTHOUGH GAS GAUGE SHOWED AMPLE GAS LEFT IN GAS TANK. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

A SOLID STEEL ADJUSTING ROD IN THROTTLE LINKAGE HAS BROKEN THREE TIMES. EACH INCIDENT CAUSES VEHICLE TO FALL INTO AN IDLING GEAR DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE, AND HAS OCCURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO EXAMINE VEHICLE ON THE THIRD INCIDENT BECAUSE IT TOOK PLACE IN THAT AR...

LINE RUBBED AGAINST FRAME, AND RUBBED HOLE INTO BRAKE LINE. *AK

A RAPID WEAR OF PADS AND ROTORS.

DAMAGE FROM RAIN LEAKAGE OF BACK GLASS TO VEHICAL'S INTERIOR HEADLINER AND CARPET. *AK

WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY Z WINK WITHIN THROTTLE LINKAGE BROKE WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

THERE IS TOO MUCH PLAY IN STEERING, VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES. DEALER SAID THIS WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE.*AK

TWO ORIGINAL GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, ANOTHER TIRE LOOKED BAD, SO GOODYEAR PRORATED ALL FIVE, ONE OF THE REPLACEMENT TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AND TWO OF THOSE DID NOT LOOK GOOD, ONE OF THE FAILED TIRES ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER IS WAITING FOR ...

LUGS: NUTS SHEARED OFF RIGHT REAR WHEEL. ALL 5 HAVE SHEARED OFF AT DIFFERENT TIMES. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED LUGS: NUTS WERE EITHER TOO TIGHT OR TOO LOOSE.*AK

WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED IS SOUNDED LIKE IT MAY BE THE CLOCK SPRING. CONSUMER FELT THAT AIRBAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.*AK

AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASHBOARD CAME ON. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED THAT RECALL 99V023000 REPAIRS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED. DEALER HAS NOT MADE A DETERMINATION AS TO THE REASON FOR LIGHT COMING ON. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

WHAT I REALLY WANT TO KNOW IF THESE PEOPLE SOLD ME A LEMON! NOW I WENT TO GET A SMOG CHECK AND THEY TELL ME WITH A GRIN IN THEIR FACES THAT MY TRUCK DOESN'T PASS THE SMOG TEST. I WAS VERY EMBARRASED BECAUSE MY TRUCK IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD. WHAT CAN I DO?*AK

DODGE SAID THEIR IS A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS TANK BUT WOULD NOT REPAIR IT AND THE SAME GOES WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING, THEY SAID THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR SYSTEM AND I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS WITH SEVERAL OWNERS AND MECHANICS BUT THEY AGAIN WILL NOT FIX THIS. *AK

DODGE SAID THEIR IS A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS TANK BUT WOULD NOT REPAIR IT AND THE SAME GOES WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING, THEY SAID THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR SYSTEM AND I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS WITH SEVERAL OWNERS AND MECHANICS BUT THEY AGAIN WILL NOT FIX THIS. *AK

VEHICLE WAS GOING 35MPH AND HOOD FLEW UP. VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEABLE BECAUSE LATCHES WILL NOT CATCH. DEALER WILL NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THERE IS NO RECALL.*AK

THE DEALER SAYS THIS IS A NON-WARRENTED PART AND THAT I MUST PURCHASE A NEW VACUUM PUMP FROM DODGE AT A COST OF $800 PLUS INSTLATION. I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK IN TO CALKINS FOR 3 OTHER OIL LEAKS IN THE ENGINE. THE DEALER SAID THAT I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO THEY EVER HAD WHO HAS OIL LEAKS IN THE CUMMING D...

TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO TRANSMISSION FLUID NOT REACHING OVERDRIVE MECHANISM. IT STARTED SLIPPING AS I WAS DRIVING HOME LATE ONE NIGHT AND IT COMPLETELY WENT OUT TWO DAYS LATER. MECHANIC SAYS IT STARTED IN THE OVERDRIVE MECHANISM AND WENT FROM THERE. HE STATED DODGE KNOWS ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS WITH...

VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM SIDE AT 35 MPH AND WAS FORCED INTO A WALL HEAD-ON AT 35 MPH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES TO DRIVER'S NECK. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

MIRRORS FLOP BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING MAKING IT VERY HARD TO SEE & USE THEM. THE DEALERSHIP HAS STATED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT WITH THE DODGE RAM BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED! THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE A VERY BAD ACCIDENT -NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE OUT OF THEM CORRECTLY ....

THIS WILL BE THE FOURTH TIME THIS PART IS BEING REPLACED AND THIS TIME IT CAUSED A FIRE AND GOD ONLY KNOWS WHAT WILL HAPPEN THE NEXT TIME. *AK

HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO REMAIN ON WHILE IN OPERATION. DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 99V024000, AND CAUSE FOR THIS PROBLEM WAS UNKNOWN. *AK *SLC

REAR VIEW MIRRORS MOUNTED ON BOTH DOORS OF VEHICLE FAILED TO REMAIN IN ONE POSITION AND "FLOPPED IN WIND". DEALERSHIP WAS UNWILLING TO ASSIST CONSUMER IN REPAIR OF THIS PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH AND WHEN TRYING TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT CONSUMER RAN INTO TWO POLES HEAD-ON, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

MY TRUCK HAS HAD 3 OIL SENDING UNITS, 3 OIL PUMPS, NEW ENGINE, CRANK SHAFT SENSOR, FUEL PUMP, 8 INJECTORS, COMPUTER CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF ANYTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS. I REALLY DON'T HAVE $3000.00 FOR AN ATTORNEY THAT I CAN TIE UP FOR YEARS. *A...

MY TRUCK HAS HAD 3 OIL SENDING UNITS, 3 OIL PUMPS, NEW ENGINE, CRANK SHAFT SENSOR, FUEL PUMP, 8 INJECTORS, COMPUTER CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF ANYTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS. I REALLY DON'T HAVE $3000.00 FOR AN ATTORNEY THAT I CAN TIE UP FOR YEARS. *A...

MY TRUCK HAS HAD 3 OIL SENDING UNITS, 3 OIL PUMPS, NEW ENGINE, CRANK SHAFT SENSOR, FUEL PUMP, 8 INJECTORS, COMPUTER CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF ANYTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS. I REALLY DON'T HAVE $3000.00 FOR AN ATTORNEY THAT I CAN TIE UP FOR YEARS. *A...

HEARD LOUD POP, TRUCK JOLTED, LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND ALL BRAKES, DUE TO POWER STEERING PUMP SHAFT SHEARRED, ALTHOUGH PUMP WAS FULL OF FLUID. WHILE TURNING CORNER, SECTOR GEAR BOX LOCKED UP. *AK

HEARD LOUD POP, TRUCK JOLTED, LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND ALL BRAKES, DUE TO POWER STEERING PUMP SHAFT SHEARRED, ALTHOUGH PUMP WAS FULL OF FLUID. WHILE TURNING CORNER, SECTOR GEAR BOX LOCKED UP. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY TRANSMISSION HESITATES AND THEN WILL KICK IN. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

DRIVING 45-55MPH, VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE, BUT CAN BE CONTROLLED. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR VIBRATION. HAD DRIVERSHAFT REPLACED TO CORRECT PROBLEM. ALSO BEEN TO TIRE RETAILER DUE TO POSSIBILITY OF TIRES CAUSING PROBLEM. TIRES WERE THE PROBLEM. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER , INFORMED CONSUMER NOTHI...

DRIVING 45-55MPH, VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE, BUT CAN BE CONTROLLED. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR VIBRATION. HAD DRIVERSHAFT REPLACED TO CORRECT PROBLEM. ALSO BEEN TO TIRE RETAILER DUE TO POSSIBILITY OF TIRES CAUSING PROBLEM. TIRES WERE THE PROBLEM. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER , INFORMED CONSUMER NOTHI...

I HAVE HAD TWO FAILURES IN THE PAST MONTH. FIRST IS THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AT 57K MILES AT A COST OF $498.00. SECOND, MY TRUCK IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP FOR A BAD INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET (INTERNAL). THIS ALLOWS THE VEHICLE TO BURN ABOUT A QUART OF OIL A WEEK. THERE IS A TSB 09-05-00 ON THIS KNOWN PRO...

I HAVE HAD TWO FAILURES IN THE PAST MONTH. FIRST IS THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AT 57K MILES AT A COST OF $498.00. SECOND, MY TRUCK IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP FOR A BAD INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET (INTERNAL). THIS ALLOWS THE VEHICLE TO BURN ABOUT A QUART OF OIL A WEEK. THERE IS A TSB 09-05-00 ON THIS KNOWN PRO...

THERE IS NO SHIFT INTERLOCK SYSTEM PRESENT IN VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE CAN BE TAKEN OUT OF PARK WITHOUT USE OF A KEY. *AK

AT 60,000 TRANSMISSION REPLACED; 68,000 BOTH U-JOINS REPLACED; 75,000 DIFFERENTIAL REBUILT; 80,000 UNIVERSAL JOINT REPLACED; NOW DIFFERENTIAL SLIPS AFTER STOPPING

AT 60,000 TRANSMISSION REPLACED; 68,000 BOTH U-JOINS REPLACED; 75,000 DIFFERENTIAL REBUILT; 80,000 UNIVERSAL JOINT REPLACED; NOW DIFFERENTIAL SLIPS AFTER STOPPING

AT 60,000 TRANSMISSION REPLACED; 68,000 BOTH U-JOINS REPLACED; 75,000 DIFFERENTIAL REBUILT; 80,000 UNIVERSAL JOINT REPLACED; NOW DIFFERENTIAL SLIPS AFTER STOPPING

TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING, TRIED TO TAKE TO THE SHOP NEXT DAY. TRANS WOULD NOT SHIFT AND IT GROUND WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE. TOOK TRUCK TO AAMCO AND THEY SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY A CHECK VAULVE THAT WAS IN THE TRANSMISSION LINE THAT WAS REPLACED DUE TO A RECALL. THE REPAIR COSTED OVER $2,000.00. THE E...

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH HOOD FLEW OPEN. MECHANIC SAID THAT LATCH WAS DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 65-70 MPH STEERING LOCKED, VEHICLE SKIDDED INTO TREE. AFTER INSPECTING VEHICLE MECHANIC STATED STEERING KNUCKLE HAD BROKEN AND COULD HAVE CAUSED STEERING TO LOCK, AND IN TURN ACCIDENT.

WHILE DRIVING 65-70 MPH STEERING LOCKED, VEHICLE SKIDDED INTO TREE. AFTER INSPECTING VEHICLE MECHANIC STATED STEERING KNUCKLE HAD BROKEN AND COULD HAVE CAUSED STEERING TO LOCK, AND IN TURN ACCIDENT.

FRONTAL CRASH AT 65-70 MPH, HIT A TREE, AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AND DRIVER WAS INJURED, AIRBAG HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN RECALLED AND REPLACED. CONSUMER FEELS THE STEERING KNUCKLE BROKE, LOCKING TIRES MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. *SLC

FRONTAL CRASH AT 65-70 MPH, HIT A TREE, AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AND DRIVER WAS INJURED, AIRBAG HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN RECALLED AND REPLACED. CONSUMER FEELS THE STEERING KNUCKLE BROKE, LOCKING TIRES MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. *SLC

GOODYEAR, P245/75R16, DOT M670BL0R037 ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1997, DODGE, RAM 1500 WITH 29000 MILES. RIGHT FRONT AND REAR TIRES HAVE SPLITS IN SIDEWALL. REAR SPLIT IS 10 MM FROM RIM AND IS 22 MM LONG, 5 MM DEEP AND 3 MM WIDE.FRONTR SPLIT IS 40 MM LONG, 6 MM DEEP AND 3-4 MM WIDE. *AK GOODYEAR WRAN...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION ONCE ALREADY, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK *JB

PROBLEM WITH ROTORS. THEY HAD ROTORS REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE MAKING SOME NOISES. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR WOULD BE LEAKING WHEN ITS TURNED ON.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE IN PLACE BROKE CAUSING THE SPARE TIRE TO COME OFF THE TRUCK. NLM

ON/OFF SWITCH FOR HEADLIGHTS IS LOCATED IN CAB OF VEHICLE. THERE IS A BOX IN DASHBOARD THAT SWITCH FEEDS INTO, IT HAS BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES, WHICH REGULATES OPERATION OF HEADLIGHTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

MECHANIC EXPLAINED THAT OVERDRIVE FAILED, CAUSING COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF TRANSMISSION, TORQUE CONVERTER AND RELATED ELECTRONICS. MECHANIC ALSO MENTIONED MANY SIMILAR FAILURES IN NEWER PICKUP TRUCKS.*AK

MECHANIC EXPLAINED THAT OVERDRIVE FAILED, CAUSING COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF TRANSMISSION, TORQUE CONVERTER AND RELATED ELECTRONICS. MECHANIC ALSO MENTIONED MANY SIMILAR FAILURES IN NEWER PICKUP TRUCKS.*AK

WHEN FILLING TANK UP FUEL GUAGE RED EMPTY ALTHOUGH 50 MILES LATER THERE WAS STILL GAS IN TANK. DEALER SAID SENDING UNIT WAS STUCK. *AK

TRANSMISSION WILL FAIL TO FUNCTION DURING COLD WEATHER. HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR PROBLEM, AND HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK DEALER REPLACED VALVE BODY, HOWEVER THIS DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. *SLC

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION AND FOUND OUT BRAKE PAD FELL OFF. METAL TO METAL RUINED ROTOR. BOTH HAD TO BE CUT BECAUSE OTHER GOOD ONE WAS WORN DOWN. ALSO, FUEL PUMP WENT BAD FOR SECOND TIME. CONSUMER STOPPED AT A STOP AFTER RETURNING FROM STORE AND VEHICLE STALLED. IT NO LONGER ST...

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION AND FOUND OUT BRAKE PAD FELL OFF. METAL TO METAL RUINED ROTOR. BOTH HAD TO BE CUT BECAUSE OTHER GOOD ONE WAS WORN DOWN. ALSO, FUEL PUMP WENT BAD FOR SECOND TIME. CONSUMER STOPPED AT A STOP AFTER RETURNING FROM STORE AND VEHICLE STALLED. IT NO LONGER ST...

THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM RECALL 00V-135 BECAUSE THEY CLAIMED THE CONSUMER ALTERED THE WIRING HARNESS ON THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER CONTENDS THAT THE ONLY ALTERATION OF THE WIRING IS THE INSTALLATION OF A SET OF AIR HORNS WHICH DO NOT CONNECT TO THE IGNITION WIRING. NLM

THE TORQUE CONVERTER SHREDDED ITSELF IT COST $2000 TO MAKE ALL NECESSARY REPAIRS TO TRANSMISSION

PULLING A HORSE TRAILER DOWN AN INCLINE WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN LOST CONTROL. DEALER REPAIRED DEFECT, AND STATED THAT REASON FOR LOSS OF CONTROL WAS SHAFT IN POWER STEERING UNIT SHEARED. PULLEY NO LONGER WORKING.. *AK THE SHAFT IN POWER STEERING SHEARING WAS A CATASTROPHI...

WENT TO DEALER TWICE. THEY SAID IT WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY. THE TIME BEFORE MY HIGH BEAMS WERE THE ONLY LIGHTS THAT CAME ON. I AM VERY UPSET BECAUSE I BOUGHT IT USED AND I HAVEN'T HAD IT FOR A YEAR YET AND I'M MAKING REPAIRS. ISN'T THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THAT?

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE LATE OR NO SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR CAUSING ENGINE TO REV TO HIGH RPMS NOT ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO GO OVER 45 MPH. UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS THE MECHANIC INFORMED US THAT THE MANFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, WHICH WAS CAUSED BY AN INNER SEAL GROOVE. HAS THERE EV...

WE HAVE CHANGED TIRE BRANDS. TRANSMISSION OR DRIVESHAFT IS STILL NOISY, BUT DOES NOT SEEM TO EFFECT ANYTHING. IT SHOULD BE ON RECALL BUT THE CAR PLACE SAID THAT THIS PROBLEM COULD EASILY BE MISTAKEN FOR LOSING THE REAR END. THE ONE BRAKE HAS CONTINUALLY NOT CLOSED PROPERLY AND THEREFOR DOES NOT W...

WE HAVE CHANGED TIRE BRANDS. TRANSMISSION OR DRIVESHAFT IS STILL NOISY, BUT DOES NOT SEEM TO EFFECT ANYTHING. IT SHOULD BE ON RECALL BUT THE CAR PLACE SAID THAT THIS PROBLEM COULD EASILY BE MISTAKEN FOR LOSING THE REAR END. THE ONE BRAKE HAS CONTINUALLY NOT CLOSED PROPERLY AND THEREFOR DOES NOT W...

TRANSMISSION CEASED TO WORK WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH. NO FORWARD MOVEMENT. HAD TRUCK TOWED HOME. DROVE THE NEXT DAY, BUT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 2ND. GEAR. SCRANTON DODGE PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC TEST (REVEALED CODE 37: OVERDRIVE LOCKUP SOLENOID MALFUNCTION) , SAID TRANS. WAS BAD AND WANTED $2,456.00 FOR RE...

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKE AND SKIDDED ABOUT 10 FEET,HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT,DRIVER AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH HAVE CAUSED INJURIES.*AK THE INSPECTORS FROM THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE THE IMPACT DISSIPATE...

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKE AND SKIDDED ABOUT 10 FEET,HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT,DRIVER AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH HAVE CAUSED INJURIES.*AK THE INSPECTORS FROM THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE THE IMPACT DISSIPATE...

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH, AIRBAG DEPLOYED, HOWEVER DID NOT PREVENT CONSUMER FROM HITTING STEERING WHEEL AND SUSTAINING INJURIES, CONSUMER FEELS THE AIRBAG DIDN'T FULLY DEPLOY BECAUSE IT NEVER CAME IN CONTACT WITH CONSUMER. *SLC

GOODYEAR, WRANGLER TIRES, SIZE LT245-75-R16 WITH DOT # 273758-GRT-70G. THERE WAS TREAD SEPARATION ON LEFT/REAR TIRE WHICH WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, AND 62000 MILES ON THEM. CONSUMER NOTICED TREAD SEPARATION WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER YET.*AK PRIOR TO SEPARATION, TIRE SEEM...

THE FIRST REPAIR TO THE ACCELERATOR STICKING WAS DONE AT THE CADILLAC TRUCK CENTER IN CADILLAC, MICHIGAN. THE LAST TWO REPAIRS WERE DONE AT BONNEY MOTOR SALES IN LAKE CITY, MICHIGAN. I NOTIFIED THE DODGE CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS IN AUBURN HILLS, MICHIGAN, OF THIS PROBLEM IN NOVEMBER OF 1999 WITH NO ...

PLEASE DELETE ODI #739665. THIS IS THE REVISED COMPLAINT. THE FIRST REPAIR TO THE ACCELERATOR STICKING WAS DONE AT THE CADILLAC TRUCK CENTER IN CADILLAC, MICHIGAN. THE LAST TWO REPAIRS WERE DONE AT BONNEY MOTOR SALES IN LAKE CITY, MICHIGAN. I NOTIFIED DODGE CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS IN AUBURN HILL...

2 WHEEL LUGS BROKE, AND 2 WERE LOOSE AND FELL OFF AFTER BEING TORQUED TO SPECIFICATION. *AK

SIDE MIRRORS FOLD BACK AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP ADJUSTED. *AK

TRANSMISSION SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL WHEN GOING UP AN INCLINE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR IT. *AK

WHILE BRAKING, VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP, DEALER STATES BRAKES ARE WITHING SPECIFICATION. FRONT TIRES KEEP WEARING, DEALER CAN NOT FIND REASON FOR WEAR. *SLC

WHILE BRAKING, VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP, DEALER STATES BRAKES ARE WITHING SPECIFICATION. FRONT TIRES KEEP WEARING, DEALER CAN NOT FIND REASON FOR WEAR. *SLC

FUEL GUAGE WAS INOPERABLE AND MISREAD AMOUNT OF FUEL IN VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED A LEAK AROUND TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE THAT SPILLED INTO RADIATOR. THIS WAS SAME EXACT PROBLEM AS STATED IN MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 722 FOR TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE. *AK

POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME WHILE DRIVING, NO ACCIDENT. TRIED TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE , DID NOT WORK EITHER. CONSUMER USED GEARS TO STOP VEHICLE. REPAIRED, DODGE WILL NOT REIMBURSE BECAUSE REPAIR NOT DONE AT DODGE DEALER. *AK DEALER REPLACED STEERING PUMP AND HET ASSEMBLY FO...

POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME WHILE DRIVING, NO ACCIDENT. TRIED TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE , DID NOT WORK EITHER. CONSUMER USED GEARS TO STOP VEHICLE. REPAIRED, DODGE WILL NOT REIMBURSE BECAUSE REPAIR NOT DONE AT DODGE DEALER. *AK DEALER REPLACED STEERING PUMP AND HET ASSEMBLY FO...

POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME WHILE DRIVING, NO ACCIDENT. TRIED TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE , DID NOT WORK EITHER. CONSUMER USED GEARS TO STOP VEHICLE. REPAIRED, DODGE WILL NOT REIMBURSE BECAUSE REPAIR NOT DONE AT DODGE DEALER. *AK DEALER REPLACED STEERING PUMP AND HET ASSEMBLY FO...

ALL THREE HAVE BEEN IN TO THE DEALER REGARDING THE SAME EXACT CONCERN. DIFFERENT DRIVERS OPERATE EACH OF THESE VEHICLES. THIS WILL BEE THE SECOND TIME THIS VEHICLE WILL BE GOING BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME REPAIR. WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT ALL LIKE VEHICLES HAVING THE SAME CONCERN. WITH THE REAR BR...

TORQUE CONVERTER BURNED, TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING, BUT DEALER REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *SLC

CONSUMER HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISON, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED SOME INJURIES. *AK

CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH FRONT END/STEERING. VEHICLE HAD A 60,000 MILE WARRANTY. DEALER DROVE VEHICLE & SAID IT WAS FINE. ON APRIL 5, 2000, DEALER SAID FRONT END NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. STEERING GEAR BOX, AND 4 TIRES HAD TO BE REPAIRED TO PASS INSPECTION. CONSUMER HAS PUT OUT $839 THE FIRST TIME ...

CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH FRONT END/STEERING. VEHICLE HAD A 60,000 MILE WARRANTY. DEALER DROVE VEHICLE & SAID IT WAS FINE. ON APRIL 5, 2000, DEALER SAID FRONT END NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. STEERING GEAR BOX, AND 4 TIRES HAD TO BE REPAIRED TO PASS INSPECTION. CONSUMER HAS PUT OUT $839 THE FIRST TIME ...

CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH FRONT END/STEERING. VEHICLE HAD A 60,000 MILE WARRANTY. DEALER DROVE VEHICLE & SAID IT WAS FINE. ON APRIL 5, 2000, DEALER SAID FRONT END NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. STEERING GEAR BOX, AND 4 TIRES HAD TO BE REPAIRED TO PASS INSPECTION. CONSUMER HAS PUT OUT $839 THE FIRST TIME ...

THE OUTSIDE PASSENGER MIRROR FREELY GOES BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING, THE DEALER STATED TO REPAIR THIS, A KIT NEEDED TO BE ORDERED, THE CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT AND THE DEALER SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. *SLC

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1997 DODGE, RAM, WRANGLER AT, 245/75R16. WHILE BALANCING TIRES MECHANIC NOTICED TREAD SEPARATION, TIRE WAS REPLACED. ON 6,SEPTEMBER, 1999. 1000 MILES LATER, RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT, AND DID $ 2000 DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. GOODYEAR REPLACED 1 TIRE. CONSUMER REPLACED ALL TIR...

FOUR TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED LARGE BUBBLES ON TREAD SURFACE CAUSED BY TREAD SEPARATION. *AK (TIRESIZE: LT245/75R1)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT245/75R1 )

FOUR TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED LARGE BUBBLES ON TREAD SURFACE CAUSED BY TREAD SEPARATION. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT245/75R1 )

I HAD MY COMPLETE REAR END OVERHALLED UNDER MY 90-DAY WARRANTY, NOW 6 MTHS. LATER I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND REAR END LOCKED -UP BREAKING MY PINION SHAFT GEAR.THEY OFFERED ME A TOW & A RENTAL, THEN COME BACK & SAY I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT!! NOTE-THE PINION SHAFT LOCK BOLT SHOWS DAMAGE OF FALL...

THE FUEL SOLENOID WAS REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN, THE REPLACEMENT WAS 1/3 LARGER WITH A DIFFERENT MOUNTING BRACKET. *MJS

WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 40 TO 45MPH EXTERIOR MIRRORS STARTED TO FOLD INWARD. DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO SOLUTION. *AK

NUT ON TRANSMISSION IS SLOWLY LOOSENING WHEN SHIFTING. WHEN THE NUT FALLS OFF, 5TH GEAR IS NO LONGER WORKING. DEALER WILL NOT AUTHORIZE REPAIRS OF TRANSMISSION UNTIL THE BOLT IS COMPLETELY OFF TRANSMISSION, AND 5TH GEAR FAILS. *AK THIS PICK UP IS USED FOR PULLING BOAT AND CARRING A CAMPER. EVENT...

CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT MAINTAIN SPEED, IT KEEPS ON ACCELERATING UNTIL MAX VEHICLE SPEED IS OBTAINED. DEALER NOTIFIED UNDER WARRENTY DID NOT RECEIVE PART UNTIL AFTER WARRENTY WAS OVER, WILL NOT REPAIR NOW

IGNITION SWITCH DID NOT SHUT OFF, CAUSING SOLENOID TO GET HOT AND BLOW UP. DEALER WAS REPAIRING VEHICLE. *AK

WAITING AT STOP LIGHT & PEDESTRIAN NOTICED LEAKAGE UNDER VEHICLE. PULLED AWAY FROM STOP LIGHT & VEHICLE STARTED JERKING & LURCHING. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD, STOPPED VEHICLE & GOT OUT TO CHECK. LIFTED HOOD & NOTICED TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT. CHECKED CLOSER AND SAW TRANSMISSION HOSE HAD PULLE...

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING ALONG ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT APPLICATION, CAUSING UNWANTED ACCELERATION. THIS HAPPENS WITH OR WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGEMENT. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 18 MONTHS. DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. *A...

CONSUMER RAN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER TRUCK BECAUSE BRAKES DID NOT CATCH.- ALSO, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED. *YH

CONSUMER RAN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER TRUCK BECAUSE BRAKES DID NOT CATCH.- ALSO, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED. *YH

CONSUMER RAN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER TRUCK BECAUSE BRAKES DID NOT CATCH.- ALSO, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED. *YH

MANUFACTURER REPLACED PART FREE OF CHARGE, HOWEVER, I HAD TO PAY FOR 12 HOURS OF LABOR. HAVING AN OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE PART IN A THREE YEAR OLD VEHICLE, SHOULD NOT WARRANT A PENALTY OF PAYMENT BY ME.

WHILE ON VACATION IN NEW MEXICO OUR STEERING DID NOT WORK PROPERLY AND WE HAD TO DRIVE HOME TO PA

DIFFERENTIAL BEARING ARE DEFECTIVE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

ON 9/14/2000 THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL BEGAIN TO MAKE A MOANING NOISE DURING DEACCELERATING. WITH IN 10 MILES DRIVING DISTANCE AT 30 MPH DURING DEACCELERATION THE REAR END DIFFERENTIAL MADE A LOUD BANG WHILE THE VEHICAL JERKED VIOLENTLY. AFTER THE LOUD NOISE I HEARD THE DRIVE SHAFT OF THE VEHICAL DRAGIN...

HAD NOTICED BRACKET WAS CRACKED WHERE IT ATTACHES THE TRAILER TO THE HITCH. CRACK WAS SEVERE. OWNER BOUGHT NEW BRACKET & REPLACED THE OLD ONE.*AK THE ENTIRE HITCH HAS TO BE REPLACED AND IT IS THE SAME HITCH THAT WAS RECALLED. *YH

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER VEHICLE JUMPED IN FRONT. VEHICLE WAS MAKING A NOISE COMING FROM THE TIRES. ALSO, OIL WAS LEAKING FROM VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER VEHICLE JUMPED IN FRONT. VEHICLE WAS MAKING A NOISE COMING FROM THE TIRES. ALSO, OIL WAS LEAKING FROM VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

WHENEVER DRIVING EXTERIOR MIRRORS WOULD TURN INWARD. DRIVER WOULD NEED TO USE INTERIOR MIRRORS TO SEE OTHER VEHICLES ON SIDE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC REFUSED TO CORRECT PROBLEM DUE TO VEHICLE BEING OVER 35,000 MILES.*AK

THE FAILURE OF THE REAR VIEW MIRROR APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. THE MIRROR SUPPORT ARM BECAME LOOSE INTERNAL TO THE CONNECTION BRACKET ON THE VEHICLE.

THE FAILURE OF THE REAR VIEW MIRROR APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. THE MIRROR SUPPORT ARM BECAME LOOSE INTERNAL TO THE CONNECTION BRACKET ON THE VEHICLE.

NO SUMMARY

NO SUMMARY

THE REAREND IN THE DODGE TRUCK MAKES A CLUNK WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND DRIVE TO REVERSE IT WILL MAKE THE SAME CLUNK (RING) WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE TRANS. SHIFTS THROUGH THE SHIFT PATTERN. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER TO GET IT CHECKED OUT THEY SAID PLAY IN THE REAR END WAS NORMAL BUT...

THE REAREND IN THE DODGE TRUCK MAKES A CLUNK WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND DRIVE TO REVERSE IT WILL MAKE THE SAME CLUNK (RING) WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE TRANS. SHIFTS THROUGH THE SHIFT PATTERN. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER TO GET IT CHECKED OUT THEY SAID PLAY IN THE REAR END WAS NORMAL BUT...

3RD ORIG. EQUIP. TIRE TO HAVE TREAD SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING, SIGNIFICANT VEHICLE DAMAGE. THESE ARE GOODYEAR TIRES, DO NOT FEEL THAT FIRESTONE IS ONLY TIRE MFG. WITH TREAD SEPARATION PROBLEM.( DOT NUMBER: MD11BTOV01 TIRE SIZE: 245/75R16E )

3RD ORIG. EQUIP. TIRE TO HAVE TREAD SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING, SIGNIFICANT VEHICLE DAMAGE. THESE ARE GOODYEAR TIRES, DO NOT FEEL THAT FIRESTONE IS ONLY TIRE MFG. WITH TREAD SEPARATION PROBLEM.( DOT NUMBER: MD11BTOV01 TIRE SIZE: 245/75R16E )

THERE IS A PADDED MATERIAL LAYING AGAINST EXHAUST PIPE WHICH HAS ALREADY SLIGHTLY BURNED. VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 97V126000 ALTHOUGH HAS SAME DEFECT.*AK

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THIS HAPPENED TO ME IN AUG 1999 AND TO ANOTHER MAN ON AUG 2000 LF WHEEL FALLS OFF WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS

PEOO 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE. RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, AND SHEET METAL WAS DAMAGED UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. TIRE IS A GOODYEAR, WRANGLER #AT, T245/75R16. *AK GOODYEAR 245/75/R16 *MW

NO SUMMARY

OUTSIDE SEAT BACK BRACKET OF DRIVER SEAT FAILED IN REAR END COLLISION RESULTING IN DRIVER BEING MOVED INTO BACK SEAT. SEAT BACK BRACKET FAILED ABOVE THE RECLINER RATCHET ADJSUTER. TRUCK MOVING 5MPH, REARENDED BY VEHICLE APPROX AT 30MPH OR FASTER (EXCESSIVE SPEED, 283' SKID MARKS, DRY PAVEMENT, 96 ...

FUEL PUMP FAILURE AT 37000 MILES??? COST ME $675 TO REPLACE/REPAIR. THOUGHT THIS WAS UNUSUAL SO REPORTING IT. ALSO, REPLACED WITH A DEALER PURCHASED PART BUT INSTALLED/REPAIRED AT BACK BAY AUTO IN VIRGINIA BEACH, VA WHERE IT BROKE DOWN... OF COURSE THE WARRANTY DIDN'T APPLY IN THIS CASE! :-(

THE FIRST FAILURE WAS AN ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT GOODYEAR WRANGLER AT ON THE RIGHT REAR. THE TREAD SEPERATED AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND CAVED IN THE SIDE OF THE PICK UP BED BUT DID ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE 5TH WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILER I WAS PULLING. THE SECOND FAILURE WAS A KELLY SAFARI AWR LT245X75/R16 ON THE R...

STEERING COLUMN FAILURE, STEERING WOULD VIBRATE WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL; STEERING SHAFT, COUPING AND DAMPER HAD TO BE REPLACED. BELIEVED THIS PROBLEM IS PREMATURE/DEFECTED AT 47,000 MILE OF WEAR. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

REOCCURRING PROBLEM WITH STEERING COLUMN FAILURE, FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 16-JUN, 1997. REOCCURRED AGAIN. ALSO, NEEDS STEERING SHAFT, COUPING AND DAMPER REPLACEMENT. BOTH VEHICLES WOULD BE REPAIRED AT AN INDEPENDENT SHOP. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S MANUAL MIRRORS MOVES INWARD CONSTANTLY WHICH OBSTRUCTED THE REAR VIEW TO THE DRIVER . THIS MAY CAUSE A CRASH. *AK

BOTH PASSENGER'S SIDE AND DRIVER'S SIDE MIRRORS MOVE RAPIDLY WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVING AT 45 MPH OR MORE. *AK

I OWN A 1997 DODGE RAM TRUCK AND THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS OUTSIDE MIRROR WILL NOT HOLD INTO POSITION (THEY SWING IN TOWARDS THE DOOR GLASS WHILE DRIVING). I CONTACTED THE DODGE DEALER IN MY AREA AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THERE IS A CONCERN WITH THE MIRRORS, IN FACT THEY TOLD ME THAT DODGE REDESIGNED...

WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN LOCKED UP, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES AND STEERING.*AK

THIS VEHICLE LEANS SEVERELY TO THE LEFT - WE HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO THE DODGE DEALER WHO STATED IT WAS BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE THE FUEL TANK IS LOCATED. THEY SUGGESTED WE TAKE THE TRUCK TO LES SCHWAB TO HAVE THE TIRES LOOKED AT ALSO. WE DID THIS AND LES SCWAB STATED THAT IT WAS A MAJOR DEFECT WITH THE...

GEAR BOX AND PITMAN ARM WERE REPLACED. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PREMATURE WEAR OF THE TIRES. *AK

GEAR BOX AND PITMAN ARM WERE REPLACED. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PREMATURE WEAR OF THE TIRES. *AK

GEAR BOX AND PITMAN ARM WERE REPLACED. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PREMATURE WEAR OF THE TIRES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH AND BARELY TOUCHING THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, ALL FOUR WHEELS LOCKED UP. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. BRAKE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED ONCE BEFORE, AND RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY REPLACED THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER. BRAKE FAIL...

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE, TOTALLING THE VEHICLE. *AK

RIGHT FRONT BRAKES MAKE A CLANKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. NOISE STOPS WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 60 MPH VEHICLE WAS REARENDED/DROPPED, AND LOST CONTROL. TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PRELOAD ADJUSTER WAS SET AND CROSS THREADED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND HAD NOTHING TO SAY! PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.

CONSUMER CALLED DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR AIR BAG REPAIRS. APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR THE NEXT DAY. WHEN CONSUMER CALLED TO CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT, WAS TOLD THAT HE WAS NOT ON SCHEDULE. CONSUMER THEN MADE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT FOR 17TH. UPON ARRIVING ON THAT DAY, DEALER SAID IT W...

ROAD WAS WET & VEHICLE WAS GOING AROUND A CURB & VEERED OFF INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. ENTIRE FRONT END WAS CAVED INWARD. HAD SEAT BELTS ON. AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, UPON IMPACT. DRIVER SUFFERED FACIAL INJURIES. MANUFACTURER INDICATED AIR BAGS WORKED OKAY. VEHICLE SENSORS WERE NOT TOUCHED. *AK

I GOT 26000 MILES OUT OF THIS TIRE, I THINK MY VAN IS TO HEAVY FOR THIS TYPE OF TIRE.

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED GEAR SLIPPING, AND SENSOR INDICATOR LIGHT COMING ON. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND STATED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED GEAR SLIPPING, AND SENSOR INDICATOR LIGHT COMING ON. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND STATED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING/MELTING PARTS WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT 55-60 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED LOSS OF ACCELERATION. VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER LINKED THE PROBLEM TO THE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN VEHICLE SLID OFF THE ROAD INTO A UTILITY POLE, AND SPLIT POLE IN HALF, CONSUMER FELT THAT THE INJURIES SUSTAINED WERE CAUSED BY AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING. *AK

WHEN CONSUMER TURNED ON VEHICLE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. BUT TWO DAYS LATER, THE AIRBAG LIGHT STILL CAME ON. *AK

DURING VEHICLE COLLISION NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVERS AIR BAG. *MJS

DURING VEHICLE COLLISION NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVERS AIR BAG. *MJS

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

VEHICLE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER CAR ON THE FRONT. THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 50 TO 60MPH. DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, AND DRIVER'S SWEAT PANTS CAUGHT ON FIRE. DRIVE RHAD TWO PAIRS OF SWEAT PANTS ON. FIRE BURNED A BIG HOLE THROUGH THE FIRST PAIR, AND SINGED THE SECOND PAIR OF PANTS. I...

TRANSMISSION FAILED 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. NLM

NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVERSIDE AIR BAG DURING VEHICLE COLLISION RESULTING IN INJURY. *MJS

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITHOUT ANY KIND OF WARNING. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ON FEB 4, 2000, IT FAILED ON THE NEXT DAY, FEB 5, 200O, WITH 46 MILES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

BOTH SIDEVIEW MIRRORS COLLAPSE INWARD WHEN TRAVELING AT 60MPH. *AK

DRIVER SIDE SEATBACK BOLT WHICH SUPPORTS THE SEATBACK HAS BROKEN, CAUSING THE SEAT TO RECLINE IN THE REST POSITION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE PARTS. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, FAILED TO RESPOND. *AK

ROTORS AND PADS REQUIRED REPLACING AT 17000 MILES. DEALER CLAIMS ROTORS ARE MANUFACTURED THIN AND ROAD SALT IN OUR AREA CORRODES THEM PREMATURELY. I HAD TO PAY $360. TO HAVE THEM REPLACED, NOT COVERED UNDER WARANTY. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING WELDS TO THE BODY OF THE DOORS ARE COMING UNDONE. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. *AK

WHEN TRUCK WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG, THE FRAME WAS BENT IN 5 DIFFERENT PLACES. *CJ

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *SLC

CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT SHUT OFF AT STEERING WHEEL BUTTON. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT SHUT OFF AT TOUCH OF BRAKES. VEHICLE IN FOUR TIMES FOR SERVICE. CHRYSLER CONTACTED, VEHICLE STILL DEFECTIVE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

FUEL TANK ATTACHMENTS BROKE OFF AND THE TANK DROPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS FIXED VEHICLE. *AK

TRANSMISSION HAD GRINDING NOISE ON REVERSE,THE AIR CONDITIONER BLEW WARM AIR AND MADE A WEIRD NOISE BEHIND DASH. HORRENDOUS NOISE IN REAR ,TURNED OUT TO BE THE REAREND (MECHANIC STATED IT HAD FROZE AND EXPLODED) NO EXTENDED WARRANTY, AM HAVING IT WORKED ON NOW. *AK

TRANSMISSION HAD GRINDING NOISE ON REVERSE,THE AIR CONDITIONER BLEW WARM AIR AND MADE A WEIRD NOISE BEHIND DASH. HORRENDOUS NOISE IN REAR ,TURNED OUT TO BE THE REAREND (MECHANIC STATED IT HAD FROZE AND EXPLODED) NO EXTENDED WARRANTY, AM HAVING IT WORKED ON NOW. *AK

TRANSMISSION HAD GRINDING NOISE ON REVERSE,THE AIR CONDITIONER BLEW WARM AIR AND MADE A WEIRD NOISE BEHIND DASH. HORRENDOUS NOISE IN REAR ,TURNED OUT TO BE THE REAREND (MECHANIC STATED IT HAD FROZE AND EXPLODED) NO EXTENDED WARRANTY, AM HAVING IT WORKED ON NOW. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

RECALL 95V-056 000/HOOD ASSEMBLY: LATCHES. WHILE TRAVELING ON THE STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE HOOD POPPED OPEN. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEED, HOOD COULD HAVE OPENED AND OBSTRUCTED THE DRIVER'S VISION, INCREASING THE POTENTIAL OF AN ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER ...

FAULTY STEERING COLUMN; DEALER HAD TO REPLACE TWO STEERING COLUMNS DUE TO UNNECESSARY NOISE, AND STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN. *AK

TRANSMISSION WILL NOT DOWNSHIFT/ UPSHIFT, CAUSING STALLING OR HESITATION USUALLY AT AN INTERSECTION. 4 REPAIR ATTEMPTS THIS YEAR. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO LEFT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED 2 TIMES, CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

REPORTING FROZEN PLUGS ARE LEAKING DUE TO RUST. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK

I HAVE HAD MANY ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM ON THE FRONT END FIXED, BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE REAR BRAKE ADJUSTERS DONT WORK

I HAVE HAD MANY ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM ON THE FRONT END FIXED, BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE REAR BRAKE ADJUSTERS DONT WORK( DOT NUMBER: )

REAR CONTROL ARM WAS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING FRONT END TO BE OUT OF ALIGNMENT WHICH RESULTED IN REAR END LOCKING UP. THE REAR END WOULD LIFT UP & DOWN 6 INCHES FROM THE GROUND. OWNER REPLACED CONTROL ARM. BEEN TO DEALER & MECHANIC WANTED TO CHARGE TO CHECK IF REPLACED CONTROL ARM WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK

STEERING GEARBOX SEAL FAILURE W/SHAFT DAMAGE, SEVERAL OTHER TRUCK OWNERS KNOWN W/SIMILAR DAMAGE

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT WITH A BUILDING, AND DRIVER'S AIRBAG MALFUNCTIONED, BUT AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY FULLY. ALSO DRIVER'S SEATBELT RIPPED APART, CAUSING THE OCCUPANT TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD, AND SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. HAVE NOT CONTACTED THE MFR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHE...

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT WITH A BUILDING, AND DRIVER'S AIRBAG MALFUNCTIONED, BUT AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY FULLY. ALSO DRIVER'S SEATBELT RIPPED APART, CAUSING THE OCCUPANT TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD, AND SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. HAVE NOT CONTACTED THE MFR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHE...

I HAVE HEARD OF AT LEAST THREE OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE 1997 DODGE'S THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME FAILURE AFTER THE 35,000 TO 40,000 MILE RANGE

HEADIGHTS ON LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS BECAME INOPERATIVE UPON TILTING STEERING WHEEL DOWNWARD. RAISING TILT WHEEL, THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME OPERATIVE. POSITION OF STEERING WHEEL DID NOT EFFECT HIGHBEAMS, ONLY THE LOWBEAMS. UPON REMOVAL OF THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN COWL, IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THE LOWBE...

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED VEHICLE SLOWING DOWN. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND SAW TIRE HANGING DOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

TRUCK CONTINUES TO ROLL WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND IT GOES TO THE FLOOR. TRUCK WILL NOT STOP ON AN EMERGENCY.

1. TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE. AFTER KEEPING THE TRUCK FOR 34 DAYS, DEALERSHIP FINALLY PUT IN A REBUILT TRANNY. 2. DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, RENDERING IT USELESS. DEALER BLAMED IT ON THE BUG SHIELD. 3. BATTERY COMPLETELY DIED RIGHT AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRE...

1. TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE. AFTER KEEPING THE TRUCK FOR 34 DAYS, DEALERSHIP FINALLY PUT IN A REBUILT TRANNY. 2. DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, RENDERING IT USELESS. DEALER BLAMED IT ON THE BUG SHIELD. 3. BATTERY COMPLETELY DIED RIGHT AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRE...

1. TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE. AFTER KEEPING THE TRUCK FOR 34 DAYS, DEALERSHIP FINALLY PUT IN A REBUILT TRANNY. 2. DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, RENDERING IT USELESS. DEALER BLAMED IT ON THE BUG SHIELD. 3. BATTERY COMPLETELY DIED RIGHT AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRE...

1. TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE. AFTER KEEPING THE TRUCK FOR 34 DAYS, DEALERSHIP FINALLY PUT IN A REBUILT TRANNY. 2. DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, RENDERING IT USELESS. DEALER BLAMED IT ON THE BUG SHIELD. 3. BATTERY COMPLETELY DIED RIGHT AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRE...

1. TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE. AFTER KEEPING THE TRUCK FOR 34 DAYS, DEALERSHIP FINALLY PUT IN A REBUILT TRANNY. 2. DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, RENDERING IT USELESS. DEALER BLAMED IT ON THE BUG SHIELD. 3. BATTERY COMPLETELY DIED RIGHT AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRE...

I CONTACTED YOU BY PHONE BUT WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE OPERATOR AND I AM SUBMITTING YOU THIS E-MAIL ONTOP OF THE INFO I GAVE THE OPERATOR. WHILE DRIVING N. BOUND ON I69 MY TRUCK HAD A SHAKE IN THE FRONT END FOR A SPLIT SECOND AND THE RIM AND TIRE FLEW OFF. AFTER GETTING THE TRUCK OFF THE HIGHWAY I...

10 AMP FUSE IN PANEL MARKED"ENGINE" BLOWS AT ERRATIC INTERVALS. WHEN FUSE BLOWS, ENGINE AND ALL COMPONENTS SHUT DOWN. REPLACEMENT OF FUSE, SAME SIZE OR LARGER, SOMETIMES ALLOWS RESTART. AT TIMES AS MANY AS THREE OR FOUR FUSES BLOW AS SOON AS ATTEMPT TO RESTART. TRUCK HAS SHUT DOWN AT CROWDED INTERSE...

WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55MPH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. OBSTRUCTED DRIVER'S VIEW. AVOIDED HITTING DEER. HIT A DITCH. THE LEFT FRONT END WAS DAMAGED & HANGING OFF FRAME. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH IT TAKES TRUCK 190 FEET TO STOP. *AK

SLIGHT JERKINESS BETWEEN 45 - 50 MPH, LESS NOTICABLE JERKINESS AT HIGHER SPEEDS. DEALER STATED THAT DODGE DOES NOT HAVE AN ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM. THE COMPONENT HAS NOT FAILED, BUT IT IS VERY IRRITATING TO SAY THE LEAST. THERE WAS ONE OCCASION WHERE I HAD 2 SUDDEN JERKS WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH. ...

UPON FAILURE OF FUEL PUMP, MECHANIC DISCLOSED THAT HE REPLACES MANY FUEL PUMPS FOR THE AFFORMENTIONED MAKE AND MODEL. ANOTHER FAMILY MEMBER WHO OWNS A DODGE RAM 1500 THAT WAS PURCHASED ON THE SAME DATE AS THE EARLIER MENTIONED VEHICLE WAS FORCED TO REPLACE THE SAME ITEM (FUEL PUMP) AT APPROXIMATELY ...

I'M NOT SURE IF I SHOULD BE REPORTING THIS HERE BUT I'VE ENCOUNTERED THE ENGINE SHUTTING DOWN AT 45MPH AND ABOVE SPEEDS FOR LESS THAN A SECOND. INVARIABLY I'M AT 55-60MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THIS OCCURS. IT IS UNEXPECTED. NORMALLY ONLY ONE INCIDENT BETWEEN STARTING UP AND SHUTTING DOWN ENGINE ...

THE WELD THAT HOLDS THE EGR CROSSOVER TUBE CAME APART CAUSING A MELT DOWN IN THE WIRES. THE WELD WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER IN DECEMBER OF 1998, AND THEN WAS REPLACED AGAIN. THE MILEAGE ON THE TRUCK WAS 31,424 MILES. *ML

FUEL HEATER DEVELOPED SHORT CIRCUIT WHICH BURNED UP THE WIRES THAT CONTROL THE FUEL HEATER NEAR THE FUEL LINES, PRODUCING SMOKE AND HEAT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML

BRAKES DON'T STOP AT LOW SPEEDS AND LOCK UP UNDER WET CONDITIONS, RING AND PINION DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR AT 19500, DEAD BATTERY (H.D.) AFTER 2 YEARS

BRAKES DON'T STOP AT LOW SPEEDS AND LOCK UP UNDER WET CONDITIONS, RING AND PINION DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR AT 19500, DEAD BATTERY (H.D.) AFTER 2 YEARS

BRAKES DON'T STOP AT LOW SPEEDS AND LOCK UP UNDER WET CONDITIONS, RING AND PINION DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR AT 19500, DEAD BATTERY (H.D.) AFTER 2 YEARS

VEH. SHAKES AT 55 TO 65 MPH. DEALER HAS 3 DIFFERENT TIME TOTAL 6 DAYS. HAS RULED OUT TIRES AND FRONT END ALIGNMENT. THEY DON'T HAVE A CLUE AS TO WHAT IS WRONG.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, BRAKES ARE SOFT WEHN APPLIED, AND THE PEDAL GOES STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING VEHICLE TO NOT STOP. CONSUMER HAD TO KEEP HIS FOOT DOWN ON THE BRAKES UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. *ML

WHILE DRIVING, GOODYEAR RIGHT FRONT TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, P245/75R16, DOT MK11C20V306, ALMOST CAUSING CONSUMER TO DRIVE IN A DITCH. *SLC

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ACCELERATING TRANSMISSION WILL SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

HEAD ON COLLISION AT APPROX. 30 MPH AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY

WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING BRAKES WITHOUT TOUCHING THE PEDAL, BRAKES LOCK UP. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED PROBLEM WITH ABS SYSTEM. PROBLEMS STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT THE STARTER AND WIRES WERE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE DEALER IS INSPECTING THE VEHICLE. *AK

MY WIFE WAS TURNING VEHICLE AROUND IN DRIVEWAY WHEN STEERING BROKE LOOSE RESULTING IN A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. FORTUNATELY THIS DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS. MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT CAUSE MIGHT HAVE BEEN, "A BAD BATCH OF LOCKTITE." SERVICE MANAGER LATER TOLD ME THE BO...

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 60 MPH STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES DID NOT PERFORM. *AK

THE PADS STILL HAD OVER 50% LEFT ON THEM WHEN THEY CAME APART. I STILL HAVE THE PADS!

TRANSMISSION LIGHT & THE ANTI-BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT KEEP COMING ON. *AK *YC

TRANSMISSION LIGHT & THE ANTI-BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT KEEP COMING ON. *AK *YC

THE BRAKES WOULD MAKE SQUEAKING/GRINDING NOISES & NOT GRABBING TO STOP VEHICLE. ALSO, STRUCTURE SEAMS CAUSE LEAK OF WATER INSIDE OF VEHICLE/STEERING PUMP PIN HAD SHEARED OFF & THE POWER STEERING HAD SEIZED UP, AND WATER PUMP FAILED. *AK

THE BRAKES WOULD MAKE SQUEAKING/GRINDING NOISES & NOT GRABBING TO STOP VEHICLE. ALSO, STRUCTURE SEAMS CAUSE LEAK OF WATER INSIDE OF VEHICLE/STEERING PUMP PIN HAD SHEARED OFF & THE POWER STEERING HAD SEIZED UP, AND WATER PUMP FAILED. *AK

THE BRAKES WOULD MAKE SQUEAKING/GRINDING NOISES & NOT GRABBING TO STOP VEHICLE. ALSO, STRUCTURE SEAMS CAUSE LEAK OF WATER INSIDE OF VEHICLE/STEERING PUMP PIN HAD SHEARED OFF & THE POWER STEERING HAD SEIZED UP, AND WATER PUMP FAILED. *AK

THE BRAKES WOULD MAKE SQUEAKING/GRINDING NOISES & NOT GRABBING TO STOP VEHICLE. ALSO, STRUCTURE SEAMS CAUSE LEAK OF WATER INSIDE OF VEHICLE/STEERING PUMP PIN HAD SHEARED OFF & THE POWER STEERING HAD SEIZED UP, AND WATER PUMP FAILED. *AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT. SOMETIMES WILL ALSO PULL TO THE LEFT. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER AT LEAST 6 TIMES & PROBLEM STILL NOT SOLVED. WAS TOLD DESIGN FLAW. IN ADDITION, FRON T BRAKES ROTORS/PADS & TORSION BAR WERE REPLACED DUE TO SEVERE BRAKE PULLING. WAS...

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT. SOMETIMES WILL ALSO PULL TO THE LEFT. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER AT LEAST 6 TIMES & PROBLEM STILL NOT SOLVED. WAS TOLD DESIGN FLAW. IN ADDITION, FRON T BRAKES ROTORS/PADS & TORSION BAR WERE REPLACED DUE TO SEVERE BRAKE PULLING. WAS...

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH VEHICLE ACCELERATED IN LOW SPEED. CONSUMER PUT TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE AND THEN INTO PARK, AND VEHICLE SIDESWIPED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 15 MPH0. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE AT HIGH SPEED, AND AND VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTRO...

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ATTEMPTED TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT AND RAN INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

NO SUMMARY

HEADLIGHTS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *AK

VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 60MPH, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS TRUCK,IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS FOR REPAIR WORK AND OUT OF WARRANTY COAST EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ALL ONGOING FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT IT AND PAID CASH OF >36,000 TAX AND ALL. NO SAFETY DEFECT(S) MENTIONED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS TRUCK,IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS FOR REPAIR WORK AND OUT OF WARRANTY COAST EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ALL ONGOING FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT IT AND PAID CASH OF >36,000 TAX AND ALL. NO SAFETY DEFECT(S) MENTIONED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS TRUCK,IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS FOR REPAIR WORK AND OUT OF WARRANTY COAST EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ALL ONGOING FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT IT AND PAID CASH OF >36,000 TAX AND ALL. NO SAFETY DEFECT(S) MENTIONED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

VEHICLE DID NOT COME WITH A SHIFT INTERLOCK MECHANISM, CONSUMER SAYS THAT A 9- YEAR OLD CHILD GOT IN, AND PUT THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR WITHOUT KEY OR APPLYING BRAKES, AND VEHICLE TOOK OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

FRONT BRAKES LOCKS UP ON ICE OR SNOW, ABS BRAKES ONLY ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER DOES NOT HAVE ANY BRAKES ON HER DODGE RAM TRUCK, AND DEALER DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR BEFORE STOPPING VEHICLE. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THESE MATTER. *AK

THE PUSH/PULL HEADLIGHT SWITCH SPARKED WHEN PULLED ON AND THE LOWBEAM HEADLIGHTS DID NOT FUNCTION.

DEALER STATED I NEED A NEW STEERING BOX. IS THIS COMMON FOR MY VEHICLE. DEALER STATED THE PART IS ON BACKORDER. I FEEL HE IS NOT ON THE LEVEL WITH ME. FOR A 30,000. VEHICLE, IT IS A SHAME THAT THE PART WENT TO BEGIN WITH. I HAVE BEEN WAITING 4 WEEKS AND THE DEALER STATES IT COULD TAKE UP TO 2-3 MO. ...

TRANSFER CASE SEAL FAILED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE REAR BEARINGS DUE TO LEAKAGE. MJS

TURCK WOULD NOT STOP WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *AK

WHEN PEDAL BRAKE IS DEPRESSED AT 55 MPH PEDAL VIBRATES. A VIBRATION IS COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE.

RECALL REPAIR NOT ABLE TO BE COMPLETED PROPERLY DUE TO VEHICLE SEAT MODIFICATION, THE COVER TO AIR BAG MODULE WAS BOT INSTALLED (DID NOT FIT PROPERLY). MJS (99V-023)

SO FAR THIS HAS BEEN A VERY GOOD, COMFORTABLE VEHICLE, WITH LITTLE MAIN. PROBLEMS. MJS ( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

VEHICLE HAD A GRINDING NOISE IN REAR ASSEMBLY. DEALER CONTACTED AND DIAGNOSED THAT SEAL HOUSING OF REAR GEAR HAD WATER IN IT WHICH DESTROYED THE LUBRICATION OF THE OIL IN HOUSING. REPAIRWORK DONE AT OWNERS EXPENSE. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE SITTING IN DRIVEWAY AFTER BEING USED ALL DAY. OWNER WAS ALERTED TO PROBLEM WHEN THE HORN ON THE VEHICLE STARTED BLOWING. OWNER WENT OUTSIDE OF HOME TO SEE WHY THE HORN BLOWING AND FOUND THE VEHICLE ON FIRE. CALLED FIRE DEPARTMENT. FIRE OF VEHICLE FULLY INVOLVED WHEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AR...

CONSUMER HAS HAD A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH WIND/ROAD NOISE, SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS, HOWEVER PROBLEM CONTINUES. CONSUMER BELIEVES PROBLEM IS A 'KNOWN' DEFECT AND IS BEING CONCEALED BY MANUFACTURER.

THE THROTTLE BODY AND INJECTOR SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSED LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES.YH

THE THROTTLE BODY AND INJECTOR SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSED LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES.YH

BATTERY FAILED.YH

THE THROTTLE BODY AND INJECTOR SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSED LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES.YH

THE THROTTLE BODY AND INJECTOR SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSED LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES.YH

BATTERY FAILED.YH

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AN D WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE IS STALLING/GRINDING AND JERKING. ALSO, WHEN THERE IS ALOT OF PRESSURE WITHIN THE VEHICLE, THERE IS A VERY LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE . *AK

FUEL LEVEL ACCORDING TO GAUGE DROPS TO BELOW EMPTY AFTER 50 TO 100 MILES. FUEL LIGHT COMES ON WHEN TANK IS 80% FULL. HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL OWNERS OF LIKE TRUCKS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT WITH OTHER VEHICLE, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAIN HEAD/SHOULDER & ARM INJURIES. REQUIRED HOSPITALIZATION. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE.

THE DEALER HAS THE SAME BELIEF AS I, THAT THE DEFECT OCCURRED AT THE ASSEMBLY PLANT DUE TO THE FACT THE REAR GEAR HOUSING IS SEALED AND NO MOISTURE COULD HAVE ENTERED, THE HOUSING ASSEMBLY FROM THE HIGHWAY. THIS VEHICLE HAS HIGHWAY DRIVING ONLY, TO ITS CREDIT. *AK

DRIVER'S SEAT LATCH REPAIRED.

RADIO DESTROYS CASSETTE TAPES, REPAIRED TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM THEN FINALLY REPLACED.

PASSENGER'S SEAT LEATHER REPAIRED, HOWEVER CONSUMER CLAIMS INTERIOR LEATHER TRIM IS STILL COMING APART, WORK WAS UNSATISFACTORY.

CENTER CONSOLE REPAIRED.

SHOCKS FAILED CAUSING EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR PRIOR TO RECALL, AFTER CONSUMER BECAME AWARE OF RECALL, SHOCKS WERE REPAIRED UNDER RECALL.

ANTENNA REPLACED WITH POWER ANTENNA.

OUTER MOLDING FOR FRONT WINDSHIELD MELTED, REAPPLIED.

CIGARETTE LIGHTER FUSE BLEW OUT.

AIR FILTER TUBE WAS WARPED, WOULD NOT STAY ON, REPLACED.

WHEELS CLICK ON THE RIGHT SIDE.

PINGING NOISE FROM ENGINE.

NO SUMMARY

THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL STUDS BROKE OFF, CAUSING ALMOST ALL THE LUGS: NUTS TO FALL OFF, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER DOES NOT HAVE A STUD PART AVAILABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE FRONT CORNER POSTS ARE EXTREAMLY WIDE, TO THE POINT BLOCKING VISION. ALTHOUGH I HAVE TRAINED MYSELF TO MOVE MY BODY TO BE ABLE TO SEE AROUND THEM I HAVE COME CLOSE TO AN ACCIDENT A COUPLE OF TIMES. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM OR DESIGN FLAW. IF SOMEONE DRIVING ONE OF THESE TRUCKS SAYS "BU...

THE METAL PLATE INSIDE THE SEAT CLOSEST TO THE DRIVER'S DOOR THAT ALLOWS THE BACK OF THE SEAT TO PIVOT FORWARD PROTRUDES THROUGH THE SEAT FABRIC EXPOSING A SHARP POINT THAT HAS RIPPED 6 PAIRS OF MY PANTS ON THE LEFT REAR POCKET (AND CUT INTO A LEATHER WALLET) WHEN SITTING DOWN IN THE SEAT. THE REAS...

SINCE JULY OF 1997, I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ALSO, A THUMP IN THE FRONT END INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING DOWN ALL TYPES OF ROAD, A SPARK KNOCKED SO LOUD I SOMETIMES WONDER IF THE MOTOR IS GOING TO LAST. THERE IS OFTEN THE SMELL OF BURN...

SINCE JULY OF 1997, I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ALSO, A THUMP IN THE FRONT END INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING DOWN ALL TYPES OF ROAD, A SPARK KNOCKED SO LOUD I SOMETIMES WONDER IF THE MOTOR IS GOING TO LAST. THERE IS OFTEN THE SMELL OF BURN...

SINCE JULY OF 1997, I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ALSO, A THUMP IN THE FRONT END INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING DOWN ALL TYPES OF ROAD, A SPARK KNOCKED SO LOUD I SOMETIMES WONDER IF THE MOTOR IS GOING TO LAST. THERE IS OFTEN THE SMELL OF BURN...

SINCE JULY OF 1997, I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ALSO, A THUMP IN THE FRONT END INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING DOWN ALL TYPES OF ROAD, A SPARK KNOCKED SO LOUD I SOMETIMES WONDER IF THE MOTOR IS GOING TO LAST. THERE IS OFTEN THE SMELL OF BURN...

EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE,INTERMITTANTLY. BRAKE PEDAL GOES RIGHT TO FLOOR AND DOESN'T STOP ANY FASTER. *AK

3 TIMES I HAVE BEEN SLOWING DOWN TO TURN A CORNER AND THE REAR PORTION OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES BOUNCE LIKE A BALL. I COULD NOT SLOW DOWN ENOUGH TO MAKE THE TURN. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND BROUGHT IT IN. THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH MY TRUCK. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P223/17R )

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P223/17R )

CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. YH

BRACKET HANGS DOWN UNDER TRUCK. WHEN TRYING TO GO OVER CURB IT HOOKS THE CURB CAUSING FAILURE. POOR DESIGN OF THE BRACKET. *YC

WINDSHIELD WASHER COMPARTMENT FAILED. *YC

CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. YH

THE VEHICLE WOULD WANDER. WHEN CORRECTING IT, WOULD OVER CORRECT. THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOOSE. WAS HOOKING TO FIFTH WHEEL, VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT ALL OVER THE ROAD. TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC NOTICED CRACKS IN STEERING BOX. HAD IT REPAIRED. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

PREMATURE WEAR OF THE BRAKES CAUSES THEM TO OVERHEAT, AND MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

SEAT BELTS ARE UNCOMFORTABLY TIGHT. EXCESSIVE TENSION ON BELT REWIND MECHANISM.

WHILE WARMING THE VEHICLE UP ODORS FROM EXHAUST SYSTEM IS GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE. ALSO, WHEN SITTING IN THE VEHICLE CONSUMER CAN SMELL THE FUMES GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE. WHEN DRIVING THE EXHAUST SMELLS DO NOT GET IN THE VEHICLE. *AK

THE TRUCK HAS HAD CHRONIC BRAKE PULL PROBLEMS - EITHER TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT SIDE. THE DEALER HASN'T BEEN RESPONSIVE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM IN QUESTION. NO PARTS WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER; CHRYSLER HAS BEEN VERY UNRESPONSIVE TO THE PROBLEM. THE PULL IS SO BAD THAT THE TRUCK WILL ACTUALLY CHANGE ...

A CRACKED FUEL RAIL WAS SPRAYING GASOLINE ONTO THE ENGINE AND FIREWALL. PROBLEM WAS NOT FOUND FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. SERVICE ADVISER REPORTS THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OF THE SAME INCIDENTS REPAIRED.

THE BRAKE PADS WORE OUT 4 TIMES WITHIN 40,000 MILES. DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS DUE TO THE CONSUMER'S WAY OF DRIVING. *AK.ET.

AT SPEED ABOVE 50MPH, TRANSMISSION/ENGINE SURGES UP APPROXIMATELY 150 RPM. THIS GENERALLY OCCURS WHEN LOAD IS PLACED ON ENGINE, AS IN GOING UP A LONG SHALLOW GRADE. DEALER SAYS IT IS JUST THE WAY THE TRUCK DRIVES, BUT IT IS BEYOND THAT. THE TRANNY IS A FOUR SPEED AUTOMATIC, AND LIMITING IT TO 3RD...

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH STEERING COLUMN. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN TWICE. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL STEERS, IT MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHEN MY TRUCK GOES INTO OVERDRIVE, THERE IS A GRINDING, VIBERATING NOISE THAT SEEMS TO COME FROM THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER THE TRANNY FLUID WARMS UP THERES A SLIGHT NOISE ACCOMPANIED WITH A REAL BAD LOSS OF FOWARD SPEED. I HAVE TO MAKE IT DOWNSHIFT TO GO JUST A LITTLE FASTER WHILE IN OVERDRIVE

1500 TRUCK TAKEN TO DEALER PREVIOUSLY FOR FRONT END VIBRATION. DEALER SAID TIRE PROBLEM. TIRE MAKER REPLACED TIRES. ON DAY OF INCIDENT, AT SPEED OF 10 MPH, DRIVE SHAFT FELL OUT WHILE TRUCK JUMPED UP/DOWN ON STREET. TRUCK TOWED TO DEALER LOCATION. OWNER TERRIFIED BY EXPERIENCE. IF HAD BEEN DRIVING AT...

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE TRUCK PULLS TO THE LEFT. THIS HAPPENS ON ANY TYPE OF ROAD SURFACE. THE MORE WEIGHT ON THE TRUCK, THE MORE IT PULLS. THIS SITUATION HAS BEEN ON GOING FOR TWO YEARS. THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT 60MPH THE VEHICLE VIBRATED SEVERELY ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE, AND ALSO PULLED TO THE RIGHT. DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. *AK

THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR VIBRATE WHEN A SPEED OD 35 MPH OR HIGHER IS REACHED. IT CONSTANTLY VIBRATES FROM THAT SPEED ON, AND VIBRATES TO THE POINT THAT IT IS ESSENTIALLY USELESS - YOU CANNOT SEE IN IT. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP (PALM...

DRIVING 30MPH ANOTHER DRIVER NOTICED FLAMES UNDER VEHICLE. OWNER PARKED. GOT KIDS OUT & NOTICED SMOKE & THEN FLAMES SHOT OUT. VEHICLE TOTALED. INVESTIGATORS SAID ELECTRICAL WIRES FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT, BUT NO DEFECTS INVOLVED. HAS PICTURES. *AK

THE DEALERS WERE NOTIFIED AND THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR PROBLEM AND THAT IT HAPPENS ON HOT DAYS. SINCE THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPEAT THE PROBLEM WHEN THEY TEST DROVE MY VEHICLE THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO PIN POINT THE PROBLEM TO ATTEND TO. ...

AT 20,000 MILES THE THROTTLE CONTROL ROD BROKE IN HALF, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO DROP TO IDLE. ROD WAS REPLACED. GARAGE SAID THAT THIS OCCURS OFTEN. *ML

THE WINDSHIELD BONDING/SEALANT WOULD LEAK & RUN DOWN THE SIDE EDGES OF THE VEHICLE TO THE FENDER. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE WEATHER IS HOT. *AK

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH STEERING/SUSPENSION. WHEN DRIVING, COSUMER HAS PROBLEMS CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE. THEY HAVE HAD THE ALIGNMENT FIXED 6 TIMES, AND THE STEERING WHEEL REPAIRED 7 TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH STEERING/SUSPENSION. WHEN DRIVING, COSUMER HAS PROBLEMS CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE. THEY HAVE HAD THE ALIGNMENT FIXED 6 TIMES, AND THE STEERING WHEEL REPAIRED 7 TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING. DEALER REFUSING TO REPAIR VEHICLE ON WARRANTY. *AK

LEFT REAR DUAL TIRES CAME OFF OF VEHICLE STRIKING OTHER VEHICLE, DUE TO BOLT FAILURE.

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION FAILING TO OPERATE PROPERLY. VEHICLE HAS HAD TWO TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENTS, AND PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE UNRESOLVED AT THIS TIME. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

TRANMISSION FLUID TEMPERATURE EXCEEDED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE, MELTING EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME OUT TO PUT OUT THE FIRE OUT AND FOUND OUT THAT THE TRANMISSION COOLING LINES CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

CONSUMER EXPRIENCING PROBLEM WIT DOOR NOT SECURING WITHOUT SLAMMING DOOR SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE DOOR IS CLOSED. DOOR APPEARS TO BE TOO LARGE FOR DOOR PANEL. BY SLAMMING DOOR, IT ALSO CAUSES ELECTRONIC COMPONENT WITHIN DOOR TO LOOSEN, ELECTRIC WINDOWS MOTOR SOUNDS LIKE IT'S DISLODGING FROM INSIDE O...

THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FLICKER OUT WHEN DRIVING DARK ROADS. WOULD THEN REAPPEAR FOR FEW MINUTES THEN OFF AGAIN. INTERIOR LIGHTS REMAIN ON. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *AK

THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FLICKER OUT WHEN DRIVING DARK ROADS. WOULD THEN REAPPEAR FOR FEW MINUTES THEN OFF AGAIN. INTERIOR LIGHTS REMAIN ON. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PREMATUURE WEARING OF BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, CONSUMER CAN HEAR A METAL TO METAL GRINDING SOUND.VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP AND WAS INFOMED THAT THERE WAS NO REASON; IT WAS NORMAL. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PREMATUURE WEARING OF BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, CONSUMER CAN HEAR A METAL TO METAL GRINDING SOUND.VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP AND WAS INFOMED THAT THERE WAS NO REASON; IT WAS NORMAL. *AK

BRAKES DO NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE BRAKING DURING ABRUPT STOPS. ADJUSTED REAR BRAKES BUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.

OIL PAN GASKET CUT RESULTING IN LEAKING.

WHILE DRIVING THE VAN BETWEEN 20-25 MPH, GOING AROUND A CURB, DRIVER SLIGHTLY TAPPED THE BRAKE PEDAL, RELEASED THE PEDAL AND TAPPED THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN. AT THAT TIME, THE AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE DEPLOYMENT CAUSED THE DRIVER TO CRASH INTO A MAILBOX. THE AI...

WHILE CONSUMER IS DRIVING A COUPLE OF MINUTES WITH INTERIOR GADGETS ON, THE VEHICLE JUST CUTS OFF WITH NO WARNING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. AFTER A REPAIR ATTEMPT, THE BRAKES LOCKED (IN WET CONDITIONS) AND A PALLET IN BACK OF THE TRUCK WAS THROWN INTO THE CAB.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 35 MPH, FIRST THE ABS BRAKES DID NOT WORK. THEN A FRONTAL IMPACT ACCIDENT OCCURRED, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON IMPACT. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. DEALER SENT OUT INVESTIGATION TEAM THAT STATED THE AIR BAGS WERE OKAY. REPORTS FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DEPARTMEN...

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 35 MPH, FIRST THE ABS BRAKES DID NOT WORK. THEN A FRONTAL IMPACT ACCIDENT OCCURRED, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON IMPACT. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. DEALER SENT OUT INVESTIGATION TEAM THAT STATED THE AIR BAGS WERE OKAY. REPORTS FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DEPARTMEN...

CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF STEERING FAILURE OCCURRING WITHIN A 4000 MILE OF WEAR. BELIEVED THIS IS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE NORMAL. DEALER NOTIFIED AND COULD FIND NOTHING. *AK

ANTI LOCK BRAKES CONTINUOUSLY FADE.

DRIVER'S SIDE REARVIEW MIRROR REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO VIBRATION, HOWEVER STILL CONTINUES TO VIBRATE.

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 5 MPH AND STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE METAL TO METAL AND LOCK UP THE FRONT TIRES. WHEN THIS HAPPENS COULD LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK

STEERING-LOUD CLICKING NOISE FROM STEERING COLUMN AT ALL SPEEDS. NOTICEABLY LOAD ON TURNS (LEFT OR RIGHT). BATTERY-FIRST BATTERY DIED. ONLY 8-9 MONTY OLD. GREEN 'IDIOT' DOT ON SO CALLED 'MAINTENANCE-FREE' BATTERY NO LONGER GREEN. REPLACED BATTERY AT DEALERSHIP. CURRENT BATTERY IS ALSO WEAK! GRE...

STEERING BOX FAILED.

U-JOINTS FAILED.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

VEHICHLE HAD GREASE BUILT UP ON THE REAR AXLE WHEN IT WAS PICKED UP BY THE DEALER. CAR WAS IN FOR SERVICE ON BRAKES THREE TIMES. THE BRAKES ARE STILL GRINDING. THE FLUID LEVEL ON THE MASTER CYLINDER IS GOING DOWN. VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY, DRIVING VEHICLE UP TO 60 MPH, DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE TH...

WHEN DRIVING THERE WAS A NOISE AND A POPPING. VEHICLE REMAINS UNDER WARRANTY, DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPAIRED ON TWO OCCASIONS, 8/27/97 AND 5/4/98. PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS BEING TURNED TO MAKE STOPS AND TURNS, SPEED LIMIT RANGES BETWE...

WHENEVER THE ABS BRAKES WERE APPLIED AFTER GOING 40MPH, VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO LEFT. TOOK TO DEALER & HAD MECHANIC REPLACE FRONT CALIPERS. ALSO HAD THE SUSPENSION, THE FRAME & THE ALIGNMENT CHECKED OUT. *AK

WHENEVER THE ABS BRAKES WERE APPLIED AFTER GOING 40MPH, VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO LEFT. TOOK TO DEALER & HAD MECHANIC REPLACE FRONT CALIPERS. ALSO HAD THE SUSPENSION, THE FRAME & THE ALIGNMENT CHECKED OUT. *AK

ROTOR IS RUSTING AND COVERED WITH CORROSION. THIS CAUSES PADS TO WEAR OUT EXTREMELY FAST.

LOCATION OF THE CUP HOLDER CAUSED LIQUID TO SPILL INTO THE CAB MODULE CAUSING VARIOUS FAILURES OF COMPONENTS.

WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH WHEN HOOD UNLATCHED UNEXPECTEDLY EVEN WITH SAFETY MECHANISM, CAUSING THE HOOD TO CRACK WINDSHIELD AND BRACKETS. *AK

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE WIRING THAT ATTACHES TO BRAKE LIGHTS, CAUSED VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING TRUCK THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY NOTICE.*AK

BRAKES LOCK UP AND GRAB WHEN DEPRESSED.

REAR BRAKES FAILED.

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE SWAYS TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT. ALSO, EXPERIENCES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED FOUR TIMES. *AK

EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.

TRUCK WAS IN PARK POSITION AND THE TRUCK SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND WENT FORWARD AND WENT INTO SOMEONES YARD. THEN THE TRUCK FINALLY HIT A TREE WHICH CAUSED THE TRUCK TO COME TO A STOP. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 60MPH W/CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, STARTED TO PUSH COAST BUTTON TO SLOW DOWN. VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN, BUT INCREASED IN SPEED. CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGE. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK

FRONT SEAT BACKS COLLAPSED WHILE IN ACCIDENT, INJURING OCCUPANTS.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 45 MPH,OWNER HIT TELEPHONE POLE DEAD CENTER AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT BODY SHOP. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, THE TRUCK SWERVES TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT, MORE TO THE LEFT. THE DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM (6) TIMES. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED INTERMITTENTLY THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT AND OR TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER HAS REPALCED THE FRONT BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE. *AK

AIR BAG RELEASED BLUISH/GREEN SMOKE INTO THE VEHICLE.

TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES.

BRAKES PULL WHEN APPLIED.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 50 MPH AND UP THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WIPE WINDOW CLEAN, CAUSING VERY POOR VISIBILTY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT PROBLEM REMAINS. *AK

PASSENGER SITTING IN REAR OF VEHICLE HIT HEAD ON WINDOW WHEN VEHICLE WAS STOPPED SUDDENLY. THERE IS NO HEADREST.

VEHICLE HAS HAD BRAKING SYSTEM REPLACED THREE TIMES BY THE DEALER. THE BRAKES ARE STILL MALFUNCTIONING. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

ABS BRAKES WILL LOCK UP ,WORSE IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, HEARS SQUEAKY NOISE. DEALER REPLACED FRONT CAPILER/ROTORS/PADS REAR DRUMS. CLEANED REAR DRUMS/SHOES. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, STILL EXPERIENCING DEFECT. *AK

ABS BRAKES WILL LOCK UP ,WORSE IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, HEARS SQUEAKY NOISE. DEALER REPLACED FRONT CAPILER/ROTORS/PADS REAR DRUMS. CLEANED REAR DRUMS/SHOES. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, STILL EXPERIENCING DEFECT. *AK

ABS BRAKES WILL LOCK UP ,WORSE IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, HEARS SQUEAKY NOISE. DEALER REPLACED FRONT CAPILER/ROTORS/PADS REAR DRUMS. CLEANED REAR DRUMS/SHOES. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, STILL EXPERIENCING DEFECT. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. TRUCK HAS SLID OFF GROVED HIGHWAY IN THE RAIN DUE TO TIRE FAILURE, HAD LARGE LUMPS ON THE SIDEWALLS.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. TRUCK HAS SLID OFF GROVED HIGHWAY IN THE RAIN DUE TO TIRE FAILURE, HAD LARGE LUMPS ON THE SIDEWALLS.

HOOD LATCH FAILED HOWEVER SECONDARY LATCH HELD HOOD DOWN.

ABS BRAKES ARE SUBJECT TO INTERMITTENT FAILURE, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ON OTHER OCCASIONS, BRAKES MAKE GRINDING SOUND WHILE MAKING A TURN AND APPLYING THE BRAKES. WHEN DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WAS HARD, AND THE TRUCK KEPT ON GOING. *AK

APPLIED BRAKES AND THE TRUCK ALMOST DIDN'T STOP. THE BRAKES FADED OUT SEVERAL TIMES. OWNER TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER, AND THEY CANNOT FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE COUGHT FIRE. OWNER THINKS THE THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE MANUFACTURER WILL SEND OUT AN INVESTIGATOR . *AK

BRAKES: AT 6,000 MILES FRONT BRAKES REPLACED, PREIODICALLY THERE IS SQUEAKING , PULLING ABOUT A WEEK AGO BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING MOST OF TH TIME. TOOK IN DEALER , ROAD TESTED AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. DRIVING AFTER PICKING TRUCK UP ON THURSDAY, GOT IN TO GO TO WORK AND THE BRAKES WERE GRINDING...

VEHICLE VIBRATES CONTINUOUSLY.

TRANS-COOLER QUICK CONNECT FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO GO INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE.

BRAKES; DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH IN WET CONDITIONS ATTEMPTED TO STOP AND THERE WAS POOR BRAKE RESPONSE. HAD BRAKE PEDAL COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR, AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED MOVING. COULD NOT STOP AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE ONLY THING THE DEALER IS SAYING IS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ANT...

THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION NOTICED SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE FIREWALL AREA. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM UNDETERMINED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AND UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, EXPERIENCING THE EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE 97 MODEL. FEELS IT IS A DESIGN FLAW. *AK

DESIGN FLAW IN BRAKES, ACCORDING TO DEALER. FRONT/REAR BRAKES GET OUT OF SYNC, LEAVES FRONT BRAKES FUNCTIONING ONLY. BRAKES WILL NEED ADJUSTING EVERY 6 MONTHS, COULD CAUSE CRASH. *AK

GOING 60MPH WHEN STEERING CONNECTING ROD FELL OFF & ROD CONNECTING FRONT WHEEL FELL. WAS ABLE TO STEER TO SIDE OF ROAD; VEHICLE STOPPED SUDDENLY; ONE WHEEL WENT ONE WAY & THE OTHER ONE OPPOSITE. *AK

THE DEFECTIVE PAD AROUND THE FIREWALL AND THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE AND BURNT THE PAD AROUND THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *AK

THE DEFECTIVE PAD AROUND THE FIREWALL AND THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE AND BURNT THE PAD AROUND THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES HEARD A METAL TO METAL GRINDING SOUND. THIS IS DUE TO THE WEARING OF THE BRAKE PADS. THE BRAKES PADS WILL BE REPLACED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING APPROX. 85MPH WHEN HE HEARD AN EXPLOSION. CONSUMER THEN SAW GLASS FALLING TO THE HIGHWAY. *AK

FIRE STARTED IN INSULATION ON FIREWALL CAB; MATERIAL CLOSE TO EXHAUST PIPE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH IN HOT TEMPATURES, THE VEHICLE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, HAD A FIRE ON THE WALLS OF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WHICH CAUSED DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE. *AK

ELECTRICAL: DRIVING DOWN HGWY WHEN SUDDENLY NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. FIREFIGHTERS SAID CAUSE OF FIRE WAS INSULATION FROM THE FIREWALL MADE OF FLAMMABLE MATERIAL. *AK

DEFECT IN DRIVER'S DOOR CAUSES WINDSHIELD TO BUCKLE UP FROM THE PRESSURE OF THE DOOR.

WHEN APPLYING THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES, IN TYPE OF WEATHER OR SPEED, THE VEHICLE IS PULLING TO THE RIGHT. *AK THE RIGHT PULLING HAS BEEN CORRECTED BUT THE VEHICLE NOW PULLS TO THE LEFT. *YH

WHEN APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL LOCKS UP, RESULTING IN VEHICLE PULLING TO THE RIGHT, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS. *AK

WHILE SHIFTING FROM PARK INTO REVERSE VEHICLE WILL STALL. DEALERS DID CHECK VEHICLE AND REPLACED VARIOUS SENSORS, BUT PROBLEM REMAINS. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY. *AK

AT 40-45MPH IN ACCIDENT, 12:00 POSITION AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

UPON APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKES PADS AND SHOES. *AK

LOWER SPLASH GUARDS NEEDED FOR REAR WHEELS TO PROTECT EMISSIONS CANISTER FROM ROAD DEBRIS AND TO PROTECT ROCKER PANELS FROM SEVERE DAMAGE.

CARGO LIGHT NEEDS SEPARATE SWITCH.

DOME LIGHT GOES ON AT SAME TIME AND IT PREVENTS SEEING WHEN BACKING UP.

WHILE COMING AROUND VEHICLE, VEHICLE IN RIGHT LANE CROSSED CENTER LINE, HIT VEHICLE FRONT FENDER, VEHICLE WENT OFF ROAD, HIT SIX PINE TREES, AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, VEHICLE WAS TOTALED, VEHICLE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. *AK

A FIRE STARTED WHILE PULLING A TRAILER UP HILL, EXHAUST MANIFOLD HEAT MELTED THE PLASTIC TUBE THAT CONNECTS THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER TO CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER. CONSUMER IS VERY CORCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *AK

THE VEHICLE SWAYS AND TILTS.

DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND WENT OVER A CLIFF. *AK

WHENEVER IT SNOWS OR IT IS COLD, ICE BLOCKS THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADE. *AK

OWNER STATES THAT SEAT BELTS ARE TOO TIGHT. DEALER WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE SEAT BELTS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE ITS POWER STEERING. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

REA RPASSENGER FENDER BEGAN TO DISCOLOR DUE TO DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID LEAK. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS: WIPERS WILL NOT STAY DOWN ON WINDSHIELD, DRIVER'S SIDE MORE OF A PRBLEM. WHEN DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED WIPERS WILL STAY DOWN, ON INTERSTATE WHERE SPEED IS 65 AND ABOVE THEY WILL NOT STAY DOWN, AND THEY FREEZE UP. *AK

TRANSMISSION OVERDRIVE DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY IN COLD TEMPERATURES.

UPON APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE CALIPERS. *AK

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED AND CAUSED ACCIDENT.

DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT SPEEDS OF 35 TO 40MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

WHEN DRIVING ALONG THE VEHICLE WANDERS ON THE ROAD ; ALSO, THERE SEEMS TO BE TOO MUCH PLAY IN THE STEERING. *AK

WHEN DRIVING ALONG THE VEHICLE WANDERS ON THE ROAD ; ALSO, THERE SEEMS TO BE TOO MUCH PLAY IN THE STEERING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE JUST SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT (6) TIMES SINCE PURCHASING VEHCILE ON DEC. 7, 1996. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP (3) TIMES FOR PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN GOING 55-60 MPH AND STEPPING ON THE BRAKES, THE LEFT SIDE DROPS DOWN AND THE VEHICLE GOES TO THE LEFT. THE BRAKE PADS AND CALIPERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. THE SYSTEM HAS ABS ON THE REAR. *AK

ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN GOING 55-60 MPH AND STEPPING ON THE BRAKES, THE LEFT SIDE DROPS DOWN AND THE VEHICLE GOES TO THE LEFT. THE BRAKE PADS AND CALIPERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. THE SYSTEM HAS ABS ON THE REAR. *AK

ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN GOING 55-60 MPH AND STEPPING ON THE BRAKES, THE LEFT SIDE DROPS DOWN AND THE VEHICLE GOES TO THE LEFT. THE BRAKE PADS AND CALIPERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. THE SYSTEM HAS ABS ON THE REAR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 57 MPH, FELT/HEARD A POP SOUND IN THE STEERING AREA, HAD NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE, HAD NO BRAKES (ABS), CRASHED, HIT TELEPHONE POLE, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 57 MPH, FELT/HEARD A POP SOUND IN THE STEERING AREA, HAD NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE, HAD NO BRAKES (ABS), CRASHED, HIT TELEPHONE POLE, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK