1999 DODGE RAM Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

DT: WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY TOUCHED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES FELT SOFT. WHEN EXITING THE HIGHWAY APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND FOOT WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINE BROKE. CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT THE USE OF ALUMINUM BRAKE LINE CAUSED IT TO RUST. *AK

Mileage: 80,994

DT: WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY TOUCHED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES FELT SOFT. WHEN EXITING THE HIGHWAY APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND FOOT WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINE BROKE. CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT THE USE OF ALUMINUM BRAKE LINE CAUSED IT TO RUST. *AK

Mileage: 80,994

CONSUMER STATES: MADE A RIGHT-HAND TURN HEARD A BANG WHEEL WAS HANGING AT AN ANGLE AND RIGHT ROTATOR WAS BROKEN IN HALF, THE BRAKES PADS WERE LAYING BEHIND THE TRUCK, LOOKS LIKE SPINDLE NUGGET HAD BACKED OFF OF IT. *JB

Mileage: 91,000

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKE LINE WAS DAMAGED. *AK

Mileage: 40,000

BRAKES FAILED WHEN THEY WERE DEPRESSED AND UPON MAKING A RIGHT TURN. THE BRAKE LINE RUSTED, AND BRAKE FLUID LEAKED. *AK

Mileage: 35,000

CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED SIX TIMES, TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO VIBRATED. *SCC *JB

VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABS BRAKE AND BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON, INDICATING THAT BRAKES DID NOT WORK PROPERLY WHEN APPLIED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.*AK

CONSUMER STATES HAVING NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES, ROTORS, CALIPERS AND THE ABS. *TT

PURCHASED TRUCK WITH IN ONE MONTH AND HAD TO REPLACE REAR BRAKES AND DRUMS AND SHOES SEVERE WEAR. PLUS AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING ON FRONT IMPACT TOTALLING VEHICLE.*AK

ABS BRAKE LIGHT APPEARS ON DASHBOARD. ABS BRAKING SYTEM DOESN'T HAVE THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE PROBLEM.

CRUISE CONTROL WORKS SOMETIMES & ABS LIGHT & BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON SOMETIME AND STAY ON. *AK

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT KEEP COMING ON DUE TO MALFUNCTION OF ABS MODULE. TOOK TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED WHEN PUT ON COMPUTER ERROR CODES KEEP COMING UP. *AK *YH

WHILE DRIVING ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WILL KICK IN TOO SOON, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK

I DO NOT HAVE EXACT MILEAGE INTREVALS BUT THE REAR BRAKE DRUMS HAVE HAD TO BE CUT TWICE ALREADY AND NEED IT AGAIN. THE TRUCK JUST TURNED 44000 MILES AND IS NOT USED FOR WORK OR HEAVY HAULING. NORMAL DRIVING HAS CAUSED THIS PROBLEM WHICH I FEEL SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. SINCE THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE DRUMS ARE OUT OF ROUND, I HAVE TO BUY NEW DRUMS AS THEY CAN ONLY BE CUT DOWN A COUPLE TIMES AND KEEP THEIR SAFE THICKNESS. NOT ONLY IS THIS A COSTLY ITEM BUT A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION AS THE REAR BRAKE SHOES ARE NOT IN CONTACT WITH THE DRUMS AS THEY SHOULD BE, AND THE TRUCK JERKS AND JOLTS WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED DUE TO UNEVEN BRAKING SURFACES.*AK

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WILL PULL TO LEFT UNTIL RELEASE OF BRAKE PEDAL. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WILL PULL TO THE LEFT WHEN BRAKING AND WILL DRIFT TO THE RIGHT ON FREEWAY AND BRAKES ARE SQUEAKY WHEN BRAKING ON STOP, DEALER REPLACED CALIPERS, TURNED ROTORS AND CHANGED BRAKES, DEALER FOUND STEERING WHEEL OFF CENTER, DEALER HAS REPLACED UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS, DEALER HAS ADJUSTED THE FRONT END AND REPLACED THE RIMS AND TIRES, VEHICLE EXPERIENCES LACK OF POWER AND ENGINE LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED, VEHICLE IDLES HIGH AND IS EXPERIENCING POOR FUEL ECONOMY, WHEN DRIVING ON FREEWAY IT GETS MAX OF 14.5 MPG, SMOKE ALSO COMES OUT OF THE EXHAUST, LEFT SIDE ELECTRIC MIRROR GLASS HAD FOGGED, LEFT SEAT BOTTOM LOOSE, ONE MISSING BOLT FOUND, LEFT SEAT TRIM BEZEL KEEPS MIMING LOOSE WON?T STAY IN SEAT FOR SEAT BELT ON SEAT BACK. DEALER STATED THAT THE 2002 MODELS DO NOT HAVE VIBRATION PROBLEMS DUE TO THE SUSPENSION BEING CHANGED TO INDEPENDENT. *YD

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE STEERS TO RIGHT WITHOUT CONTROL OF STEERING WHEEL.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT BOTH REAR DRUMS AND PADS WORN OUT. *YH

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD JERK BADLY WHEN APPLIED. PROBLEM BECAME WORSE WHEN TOWING A TRAILER. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC INDICATED NOTHING WRONG, BUT HAD CARRIAGE BEARING REPLACED 5 TIMES. WAS TEST DRIVEN WITH SERVICE MANAGER AND PROBLEM REOCCURRED. WAS INFORMED TO REMOVE ABS FUSE. PROBLEM EXISTED WITHOUT FUSE, AND CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ACCIDENT OCCURRED DUE TO LACK OF ABS POWER. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING WITH ABS INDICATOR LIGHT VEHICLE STOPPED NORMALLY. HOWEVER, WHILE ABS INDICATOR LIGHT WAS OFF AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES, IT RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOOPPING DISTANCE. SPEED ODOMETER AND ABS INDICATOR IS LINKED TOGETHER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

REAR DRUM BRAKES DRIVER SIDE SELF ADJUSTED INTO THE DRUM CAUSING THE BRAKES TO WEAR DOWN VERY QUICKLY TO THE METAL SURFACE. ON INSPECTION THE ADJUSTER MECHANISM LOOKED FINE. RIGHT SIDE REAR BRAKES LOOKED FINE. INSPECTION 3 MONTHS AGO WAS FINE. AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE VEHICLE WAS TOWING A TRAVEL TRAILER. IN MY 35 YEARS OF DRIVING I HAVE NEVER SEEN BRAKE SYSTEM DO THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. BRAKE SYSTEM ARE FAR TOO CRUCIAL JUST TO PASS THIS OFF AS A FLUKE (QUOTING THE DEALERSHIP ).*AK

BRAKES MADE TERRIBLE SQUEAKING SOUNDS, A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE INSTALLED INCORRECTLY AT THE FACTORY, THE ROTORS IN THE REAR WERE CRACKED, HOWEVER THE FRONT BRAKES WERE NOT IN NEED OF REPAIR. *YH

WHILE DRIVING COULD STEP ON BRAKES PEDAL HARD, THEN WILL LET GO, BUT REAR BRAKES WILL STAY LOCKED. CONSUMER HAS TO KEEP DRIVING, THEN REAR BRAKES WILL RELEASE AND WORK AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

VERY BAD ENGINEER FLAWS, DESIGN, HARD TO KEEP GOING STRAIGHT, TRANS. VIBRATES/SHAKES TRUCK,STEERING COLUMN FEELS LOOSE,NO HELP FROM HOTLINE OR DEALER,ENGINE SPARK KNOCKS REAL BAD UNDER A LOAD, REAR BRAKES LOCK UP CONSTANTLY, CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF PROBLEMS CAN'T FIX AND MEET EPA EMISSION LAW. *AK

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO DEACTIVATE CRUISE CONTROL BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK TRANSMISSION GRABS HARD INTO SECOND WHEN IT SHIFTS, ALSO WHEN STOPPED IT FEELS LIKE IT IS GETTING TAPPED IN THE BACK END. STEERING GEAR AND STEERING SHAFT REPLACED, RATTLING NOISE WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS. DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK WILL NOT LOCK WHEN USING SWITCH, DEALER REPLACED. *SLC

PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS. PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED EVERY 10000 MILES.*AK CONSUMER STATES FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. *SLC

PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS. PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED EVERY 10000 MILES.*AK CONSUMER STATES FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. *SLC

BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY IN REAR WHEN APPLIED DUE TO PROPORTIONAL VALVE FAILURE. THIS PREVENTS BRAKES FROM STOPPING VEHICLE. *AK

FRONT BRAKES WOULD PULL VEHICLE TO LEFT WHEN APPLIED. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC REPLACED CALIPERS AND PADS 3 TIMES. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE ALSO PULLS TO THE RIGHT. *SLC

EXCESSIVE BRAKE PADS AND ROTOR WEAR. VEHICLE ALWAYS PULLS TO THE LEFT.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

SLIDES ON FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS ARE POORLY DESIGNED AND ALLOW FOR CORROSION WHICH CAUSES THE SLIDES TO STAY OUT CAUSING EXCISSIVE BRAKE WEAR, A LOW BRAKE PEDAL AND SLOW BREAK RESPONSE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER WOULD APPLY BRAKES AND VEHICLE WOULD PULL SEVERELY TO RIGHT OR LEFT. STEERING WHEEL WOULD BIND UP & BECOME HARD TO TURN. SOMETIMES THERE WOULD BE EXCESSIVE PLAY IN STEERING. *AK CONSUMER IS PURSUING THE LEMON LAW. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING THEN STEPPING ON BRAKE PEDAL ANDCOMING TO A STOP BRAKES LOCK UP ON RIGHT FRONT TIRE UNTIL WEARING IT OUT.*AK THE PROPORTIONAL VALVE WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. *YH

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY FRONT BRAKES, THE FIRST TIME WAS APPROIMATELY. 4 MONTHS BEFORE THIS TIME. WHILE CHANGING THESE BRAKES I DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT SIDE HAD WORN A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT MORE THAN THE LEFT, THE LEFT ONE DIDNT NEED REPLACING. *AK

BRAKE PROBLEMS; CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER 4 TIMES, BUT DEALER COULDN'T FIND CAUSE. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WENT DOWN TO FLOORBOARD, BUT THERE WAS NO BRAKING ACTION. ACCIDENT OCCURRED WITH $4100 DAMAGE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HORN IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *SLC

AT A SPEED OF 5 MPH APPLIED BRAKE , PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, NO BRAKING ACTION. BEING REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. *AK

TIRES, THOUGH WE HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT OR TREADS PEELING OFF, THE TIRES ARE WEARING MUCH QUICKER THAN THEY SHOULD. WITH ONLY 12,000 MILE ON THE VEHICLE, THE TIRES LOOK LIKE IT'S BEEN DRIVEN 50,000 MILES. MID OCTOBER WE CALLED CHRSYLER IN AUBURN HILLS, TO LET THEM KNOW HOW UNSAFE WE FEEL DRIVING THIS TRUCK. WE HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER ELEVEN TIMES FOR WARRANTY WORK, EIGHT OF WHICH WERE FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. *AK (DOT NUMBER: M32KERHX TIRESIZE: P245/75R16)

TIRES, THOUGH WE HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT OR TREADS PEELING OFF, THE TIRES ARE WEARING MUCH QUICKER THAN THEY SHOULD. WITH ONLY 12,000 MILE ON THE VEHICLE, THE TIRES LOOK LIKE IT'S BEEN DRIVEN 50,000 MILES. MID OCTOBER WE CALLED CHRSYLER IN AUBURN HILLS, TO LET THEM KNOW HOW UNSAFE WE FEEL DRIVING THIS TRUCK. WE HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER ELEVEN TIMES FOR WARRANTY WORK, EIGHT OF WHICH WERE FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: M32KERHX TIRE SIZE: P245/75R16 )

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT BRAKES ON MY DODGE TRUCK. WHEN YOU BRAKE THE TRUCK PULLS TO THE RIGHT. TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, IN A PANIC STOP I HAD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL 3/4 TO THE LEFT TO KEEP FROM JUMPING INTO THE RIGHT LANE. I'VE HAD THIS MACHINE IN FOR REPAIRS 8 PLUS TIMES. THE FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES RESURFACED AT LEAST 9 TIMES. SIX SETS OF NEW BRAKE PADS ON THE FRONT NEW DRUMS ON THE FRONT. THREE SETS OF REAR DRUMS. TWO NEW SETS OF REAR SHOES. THIS MACHINE IS A HAZARD. I'VE TALKE TO OTHER OWNERS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THIS IS HAPPENING TO. I NEED HELP GETTING THIS CORRECTED THE DEALER AND DODGE CAN'T SEEM TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.

I HAVE HAD 3 FAILURES OF MY FRONT BRAKES. THE FIRST TIME WAS WITHIN A WEEK OF PURCHASING THE TRUCK. THE SECOND BRAKE FAILURE WAS 6 MONTHS LATER AT APPROX. 18,000 MILES AND THE THIRD FAILURE WAS AT APPROX. 34,000 MILES ON OCT. 1ST 2000. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO DODGE AND THEY HAVE REPORTED NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE BRAKES AND SAID THERE APPEARS TO BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CALIPERS. THE TRUCK PULLS VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND I'VE ALSO HAD THE FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP.

DEFECTIVE ROTORS AND PADS/EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT ROTORS AND PADS AT 18,000 MILES. INFORMED THAT POSSIBLE REPLACEMENT MAYBE NEEDED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WAS A NORMAL CONDITION FOR THAT VEHICLE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

DEFECTIVE ROTORS AND PADS/EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT ROTORS AND PADS AT 18,000 MILES. INFORMED THAT POSSIBLE REPLACEMENT MAYBE NEEDED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WAS A NORMAL CONDITION FOR THAT VEHICLE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

EXCESSIVE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS; AT 20,000 MILES, DEALER TURNED FRONT ROTORS AND REPLACED PADS AT CONSUMER'S COST. PROLEM CONTINUED TO REOCCUR A 24,700 MILES, 51,209 MILES AND AT 58,000 MILES. BRAKES PADS WERE REPLACED. *AK

THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN PULLING TO EITHER THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT WHEN STOPPING. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS BUT IS ALWAYS WORSE AT HIGHER SPEEDS OR WHEN LOADED. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE PADS THREE TIMES, ROTERS TWICE AND HAVE ALIGNED THE REAR WHEELS, AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO BE THE SAME. THE BRAKES ARE SLUGGISH AND WHEN STOPPING QUICKLY CAUSES SEVERE PULLING AND SEEMS TO NOT STOP AS QUICKLY AS COULD BE.

NO SUMMARY

BRAKES RELEASE DURING HARD BRAKING AND CROSSING PAYMENT BUCKEL.

WHEN TRAVELING ON THE ROAD AND APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WILL PULL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK

WAS TRAVELING 45-50MPH & WOULD APPLY BRAKES, AND THEY WOULD LOCK UP. REAR ABS BRAKES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DUE TO A LACK OF BRAKES. VEHICLE SLIDE 100 FT BEFORE THE IMPACT HAPPENED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK

CATALYTIC CONVERTER WENT OUT. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED. ALSO, TRANSMISSION FLUID AND OIL WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. *AK THE DEALER COULD NOT SOLVE THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER 19 TIMES FOR REPAIR. WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING AND WAS REPLACED. THE ENGINE WAS OVER HEATING DUE TO THERMOSTAT AND GASKET FAILURES. THE A/C BLOWS WARM AIR DUE TO LOW PRESSURE SWITCH FAILURE. THE DRIVER SEAT WAS COMING APART. REAR LIGHTS BLINKERS AND BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING DUE TO BLOWN FUSE. THE REAR RIGHT BRAKE LOCKSUP ON HAND STOP. THE LEFT DOOR SPEAKERS MALFUNCTIONS. *YH

WHILE TOWING A TRAILER HITCH BENT. THEN CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V107000 CONCERNING TRAILER HITCH BRACKET CRACKING DUE TO FATIGUE. DEALER COULD NOT REPLACE HITCH BECAUSE IT WAS NOT CRACKED. THEY COULD PUT A BRACKET ON ACCORDING TO THE RECALL. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS UNSAFE. ALSO, WHEN USING ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, CONSUMER WOULD LOSE BRAKING POWER IF GOING OVER A BUMP OR OVER SOME GRAVEL. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE SEVERELY PULLS TO THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY OR DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

EVERY TWO MONTHS BRAKE PADS HAVE TO BE REPLACED. CALIPERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. ALSO, MASTER CYLINDER HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE. IN ADDITION, TRUCK OVERHEATS. DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THE OVERHEATING PROBLEM. *AK *ML

EVERY TWO MONTHS BRAKE PADS HAVE TO BE REPLACED. CALIPERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. ALSO, MASTER CYLINDER HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE. IN ADDITION, TRUCK OVERHEATS. DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THE OVERHEATING PROBLEM. *AK *ML

WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED IT GOES TO THE FLOOR, AND THE BRAKES DON'T RESPOND FOR AT LEAST 30 ECONDS TO 1 MINUTE. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN HE APPLYING BRAKES ABS BRAKE SYSTEM DOESN'T ADJUST TO THE SYSTEM. CONSUMER WILL ADD MORE INFORMATION.

PULLED AND SHOOK REPLACE BRAKES. PULLED AND SHOOK REPLACED BRAKES AGAIN, SHOOK REPLACED BRAKE AGAIN. NOW STARTING TO SHAKE AGIAN. 16000 MILES TOTAL.

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WILL PULL TO SIDE, EITHER A VERY MILD OR A SEVERE PULL. CHRYSLER CLAIMS IT IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE. *AK

UNDER NORMAL BRAKING VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. WHEN BRAKING THERE WAS VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT END, CAUSING POOR STEERING CONTROL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER NOTED THAT PASSENGER'S SIDE RIGHT CALIPERS WERE STICKING, ALSO, REAR BRAKE DRUMS WERE REPLACED DUE TO THE BRAKES BEING OUT OF ROUND. CONSUMER STILL HAVING PROBLEMS AFTER VISTING THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. AN ENGINEER FROM CHRYSLER INDICATED THE BRAKES WERE TOO POWERFUL FOR VEHICLE'S WEIGHT, CAUSING THE SUSPENSION TO TWIST UPON BRAKING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

UNDER NORMAL BRAKING VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. WHEN BRAKING THERE WAS VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT END, CAUSING POOR STEERING CONTROL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER NOTED THAT PASSENGER'S SIDE RIGHT CALIPERS WERE STICKING, ALSO, REAR BRAKE DRUMS WERE REPLACED DUE TO THE BRAKES BEING OUT OF ROUND. CONSUMER STILL HAVING PROBLEMS AFTER VISTING THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. AN ENGINEER FROM CHRYSLER INDICATED THE BRAKES WERE TOO POWERFUL FOR VEHICLE'S WEIGHT, CAUSING THE SUSPENSION TO TWIST UPON BRAKING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

BRAKES WHEN APPLYING IF YOU HIT A BUMP THEY WILL RELEASE ALSO PULLS TO THE RIGHT FEELS LIKE YOU HAVE NO BRAKES. STEERING PULLS TO THE RIGHT VEHICLE SWAYS ALL OVER THE ROAD UNABLE TO KEEP STRAIGHT JERKS TO THE LEFT & RIGHT.

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE DESIGNED FOR THE REAR WHEELS ONLY. THE FRONT BRAKES DO NOT HAVE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. IF DRIVING IN SNOW OR ICE AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP. REAR BRAKES WILL RELEASE, ALLOWING ENGINE POWER TO GO TO THE REAR WHEELS, AND CONTINUE TO POWER THE VEHICLE FORWARD. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ON SNOW/ICE. PARKED VEHICLE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. CONSUMER HAS FILED A REPORT WITH NHTSA AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE LINE. ALSO, THE DEALERSHIP CHRYSLER/DODGE HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE DESIGNED FOR THE REAR WHEELS ONLY. THE FRONT BRAKES DO NOT HAVE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. IF DRIVING IN SNOW OR ICE AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP. REAR BRAKES WILL RELEASE, ALLOWING ENGINE POWER TO GO TO THE REAR WHEELS, AND CONTINUE TO POWER THE VEHICLE FORWARD. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ON SNOW/ICE. PARKED VEHICLE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. CONSUMER HAS FILED A REPORT WITH NHTSA AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE LINE. ALSO, THE DEALERSHIP CHRYSLER/DODGE HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND SMOKES WHILE BRAKING DUE TO DEFECTIVE BRAKE. YH

BRAKES STARTED TO FAIL AT 8000 MILES. AT 18000 MILES THE BRAKES WERE REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. TECH FOUND REAR DRUMS OUT OF ROUND. FRONT ROTORS WERE TURNED. THE PROBLEM PRIOR TO REPAIR WAS BAD VIBRATIONS WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. TRUCK NOW HAS 37000 MILES AND THE PROBLEM IS BEGINING AGAIN. STARTED TO NOTICE VIBRATIONS AT ABOUT 25000 MILES. WILL DEALER OR MFG. COVER THIS PROBLEM AT THIS POINT?*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SEVERLY PULLS TO THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. ABS SYSTEM LOCKS UP, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES TRUCKS WILL PULL TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT. THIS HAPPENS WHEN BRAKING NORMALLY. T DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT IT WAS NEVER FIXED RIGHTLY, AND ONLY LASTED A COUPLE OF DAYS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN DRIVER APPLIES BRAKES PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKES LOCKED WHEN MAKING AN EMERGENCY STOP. THIS CONDITION CAUSED A REAR END CRASH. THIS HAPPENED WHILE PULLING A 16 FOOT TRAILER AND A DRY SUNNY DAY. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND A PROLEM WITH THE TRUCK. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE TRUCK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

HEARD NOISE IN FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM. DEALER TURNED ROTORS AND INSTALLED NEW BRAKE PADS ON FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM.*AK

ON JANUARY 8, 2000, I WAS A PASSENGER IN A 1999 DODGE RAM PICKUP WESTBOUND ON INTERSTATE 44 NEAR MILEMARKER 274 IN MISSOURI. A FENTON FIRE DEPARTMENT PUMPER TRUCK CUT FROM THE CENTER LANE ACROSS THE PASSING LANE (WHICH WE WERE IN) AND TRIED TO GET ONTO THE SHOULDER. THIS MANEUVER WAS DONE WITHOUT ANY EMERGENCY LIGHTS, SIRENS, TURN SIGNALS, ETC. WE HAD APPROX. 2 SECONDS TO REACT AND THE DRIVER ONLY HAD TIME TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES. WE HIT THE RIGHT REAR CORNER OF THE FIRE TRUCK WHERE IT PROTRUDED INTO THE PASSING LANE AT APPROX 50 MPH. THE DODGE PICKUP WE WERE IN WAS TOTALLED PER SAFECO INSURACE COMPANY. SEATBELTS SAVED OUR LIVES, BUT WE WERE INJURED MUCH WORSE THAN WE WOULD HAVE BEEN IF THE AIRBAGS HAD GONE OFF. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED DURING THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRBAGS REMAINED UNDEPLOYED UP UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS LAST SEEN ON 1-13-2000. DODGE CLEARLY MADE A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT IF A CRASH OF THIS MAGNITUDE DID NOT SET OFF EITHER AIRBAG. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE DODGE, AND CAN E-MAILTHEM IF REQUESTED. THE AMBULANCE REPORT ALSO DOCUMENTS THE NON-DEPLOYMENT. THIS NEEDS LOOKED INTO. THE ODDS OF EVEN ONE AIRBAG NOT GOING OFF IN A CRASH THIS HARD MUST BE ASTRONOMICAL, BUT FOR BOTH TO NOT GO OFF, SOMETHING WAS SERIOUSLY WRONG. *AK

PROBLEM: WHOLE TRUCK SHAKES OR PULSATES FRONT TO BACK WHILE BRAKING. DEALER REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND PADS IN APRIL. PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. DEALER REPLACED REAR DRUMS IN SEPTEMBER. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND GETTING WORSE. DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX PROBLEM AND WAITING FOR REPLY FROM CHRYSLER'S TECH SUPPORT. DEALTERSHIP WON'T ATTEMPT TO FIX UNTIL THEN. *AK

PROBLEM: WHOLE TRUCK SHAKES OR PULSATES FRONT TO BACK WHILE BRAKING. DEALER REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND PADS IN APRIL. PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. DEALER REPLACED REAR DRUMS IN SEPTEMBER. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND GETTING WORSE. DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX PROBLEM AND WAITING FOR REPLY FROM CHRYSLER'S TECH SUPPORT. DEALTERSHIP WON'T ATTEMPT TO FIX UNTIL THEN. *AK

TRUCK HARD TO STOP, DEALER CANNOT SOLVE CONSISTANT BRAKE NOISE AFTER 2 ATTEMPS, I PUT AFTERMARKET PADS ON, STILL DID NOT SOLVE THE NOISE PROBLEM. WROTE CHRYSLER CORP. AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAD BEEN DONE, THEY ISSUED A CUSTOMER CARE # AND TOLD ME THAT MY TRUCK WAS TO RECEIVE SPECIAL ATTENTION BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND TRY TO FIX MY PROBLEM. WHEN TRUCK WAS IN, DEALER CONTACTED STAR HOTLINE, ONCE SEEING AFTERMARKET PADS ON TRUCK, CHRYSLER CORP. REFUSED ANY FURTHRER REPAIR. NEVER MIND THE DEALER HAS ALREADY MADE TWO ATTEMPS, I MADE AN ATTEMP, AND PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS AND TRUCK HAS A 3/36,000 MILE WARRENTY.

WHEN BRAKING AT ANY SPEED THE TRUCK PULLS TO THE LEFT. THE MORE SPEED THE MORE VIOLENT THE PULL. DEALERSHIP HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX 4 TIMES TO NO AVAIL. DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY HAVE OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH THIS PROBLEM AND DODGE DENIES THERE IS A DEFECT. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE ROTORS, PADS, AND CALIPERS TWICE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS PUT SHIMS IN BOTH SIDES OF THE FRONT END THREE TIMES. PLEASE CONTACT ME AND LET ME KNOW HOW I CAN PROCEED AGAINST THE MANUFACTURER.

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLID INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. *YC

APPLIED BRAKES AND HEARD LOUD BANG. HAD NO BRAKES, VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP RIGHT AWAY. TOOK TO DEALER AND PROBLEM NOT LOCATED OR DUPLICATED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 65 MPH, CONSUMER HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN / EMERGENCY STOP. THE BRAKES FAILED TO GRAB. STOPPING DISTANCE WAS EXTENDED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & THE MECHANIC HAD THE REAR SHOES/ ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED. THE PADS WERE GLAZED OVER. BRAKES HAD FADED OUT AT 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. HAD STEERING GEAR BOX REPLACED & WHEELS REALIGNED. THE COMPUTER SYSTEMS FAILED TO REGISTER CORRECT GAS MILEAGE PER GALLON. BRAKES STILL DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. *AK *YC

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 65 MPH, CONSUMER HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN / EMERGENCY STOP. THE BRAKES FAILED TO GRAB. STOPPING DISTANCE WAS EXTENDED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & THE MECHANIC HAD THE REAR SHOES/ ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED. THE PADS WERE GLAZED OVER. BRAKES HAD FADED OUT AT 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. HAD STEERING GEAR BOX REPLACED & WHEELS REALIGNED. THE COMPUTER SYSTEMS FAILED TO REGISTER CORRECT GAS MILEAGE PER GALLON. BRAKES STILL DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. *AK *YC

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 65 MPH, CONSUMER HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN / EMERGENCY STOP. THE BRAKES FAILED TO GRAB. STOPPING DISTANCE WAS EXTENDED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & THE MECHANIC HAD THE REAR SHOES/ ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED. THE PADS WERE GLAZED OVER. BRAKES HAD FADED OUT AT 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. HAD STEERING GEAR BOX REPLACED & WHEELS REALIGNED. THE COMPUTER SYSTEMS FAILED TO REGISTER CORRECT GAS MILEAGE PER GALLON. BRAKES STILL DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. *AK *YC

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE & WOULD APPLY THE BRAKES, THEY WOULD START TO FLUTTER. WOULD MAKE SQUEALING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. BEEN TO THE DEALER & WAS INFORMED THE REAR BRAKES & DRUMS WERE GONE. THE DRUMS WERE NOT ABLE TO BE TURNED. NEEDED NEW BRAKE SYSTEMS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE & WOULD APPLY THE BRAKES, THEY WOULD START TO FLUTTER. WOULD MAKE SQUEALING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. BEEN TO THE DEALER & WAS INFORMED THE REAR BRAKES & DRUMS WERE GONE. THE DRUMS WERE NOT ABLE TO BE TURNED. NEEDED NEW BRAKE SYSTEMS. *AK

FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS FAILED CAUSING NOISE. NLM

FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS FAILED CAUSING NOISE. NLM

DURING A NORMAL STOPPING PROCEDURE THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP, GET HARD, AND DRIVER CANNOT TURN. DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE. *AK

AT RANDOM TIMES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY SURGE RADICALLY AND MAKE THE TRUCK SHUTTER. IN THE COURSE OF A DAY IT CAN HAPPEN ZERO TO FIFTEEN TIMES, IT USUALLY HAPPENS EVERY DAY. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO HAPPEN IN ANY ONE PARTICULAR BRAKING SITUATION. WHETHER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED HEAVILY OR LIGHTLY DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER, IT JUST DOES IT WHENEVER. I CAN BE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS, NEVER USING THE BRAKES AND WHEN I PULL OFF AND COME TO A STOP, THE BRAKES SURGE AND THE WHOLE TRUCK SHUTTERS MORE THAN A LITTLE. DUE TO THE ERRATIC NATURE OF THE OCCURANCES, THE DEALER HAS FAILED TO PINPOINT A SPECIFIC PROBLEM. WE HAVE HAD IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS, EACH TIME THEY HAVE ATTEMPTED TO FIX WHAT THEY THOUGHT MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM BUT TO NO AVAIL. DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE BRAKES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE SAFETY SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE, THIS IS AN AREA OF GREAT CONCERN. I WOULD PREFER NOT TO FIND MYSELF IN A SITUATION ON AN ICY ROAD IN THE MID OF WINTER AND NEEDING MY ABS SYSTEM TO FUNCTION PROPERLY AND IT DOESN'T.

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES WHILE HITTING A BUMP, BRAKES RELEASE AND LET VEHICLE KEEP ON GOING. DEALER CANT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

THE RIGHT BRAKE CYLINDER WAS STICKING CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR ON RIGHT BRAKE (TWO RIGHT PADS IN 50K MILES). ALSO, IN RAIN OR SNOW IT CAUSES NEAR LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. ANOTHER ISSUE IS THE DESIGN OF REAR WHEEL ONLY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES IS BAD. IF YOU PRESS HARD TO GET THE ABS BRAKE TO WORK, THE FRONT WHEELS SKID. IF YOU LET OFF THE PEDAL TO STOP THE SKIDING MORE THAN ONCE, THE BRAKES FAIL AND YOU MAY NOT STOP. AT THE VERY MINIMUM, IT TAKES ABOUT TWICE THE NORMAL DISTANCE. THIS NEARLY CAUSED TWO CRASHES. IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL, IT SAYS WE HAVE TO MANUALL ADJUST THE BRAKES EVERY TIME YOU GET AN OIL CHANGE. YOU CAN NOT GET THE AUTO ADJUSTERS TO WORK. THIS BRAKE DESIGN IS A MESS AND DODGE WILL NOT EVEN WARRENTY THE BAD PARTS (STICKING CALIPER NOR PADS) THAT WERE REPORTED BEFORE THE WARRENTEE EXPIRED. THEY ALL ACT LIKE IT'S YOUR PROBLEM. THEY WON'T EVEN ADMIT TO A PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH MY FRIENDS WITH THE SAME TYPE OF TRUCK HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS.

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE/OUTER SIDE BRAKE PADS WEAR EXCESSIVLEY DOWN TO THE METAL. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WAS NORMAL WEAR. SEEKING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER FROM NHTSA. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE TRUCK PULLS TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES UNSUCCESSFULLY. MANUFACTURER IS BUYING THE VEHICLE BACK FROM CONSUMER. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE TRUCK PULLS TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES UNSUCCESSFULLY. MANUFACTURER IS BUYING THE VEHICLE BACK FROM CONSUMER. *AK

THE BACK HUBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 3600 MILES, AND THEN THE FRONT PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 20,000. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE FROM FRONT TIRES. UPON TRYING TO MAKE A STOP BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, VEHICLE CONTINUED TRAVELING. CONSUMER MADE A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

BRAKES PULL TO RIGHT AT ANY SPEED. REQUIRES SIGNIFICANT CORRECTION BY OPERATOR, INCREASING WITH SPEED. *AK

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER AT LEAST THREE TIMES FOR REPAIR AND THE DEALER HAS DETERMINED IT TO BE UNREPAIRBLE, WHEN YOU DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL EVEN WHEN YOU ARE HARDLY MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL TURNS TO THE RIGHT AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS YOU CHANGE LANES WITH THE SLIGHTEST PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IF YOU AREN'T HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL FIRMLY

BRAKE DESIGN REQUIRES BRAKE ADJUSTMENTS AT EVERY OIL CHANGE, POOR PERFORMANCE.