1996 DODGE RAM Complaints

BRAKES CONTINUE TO PULL HARD, SEVERAL REPAIRS MADE HOWEVER HAVE FAILED TO REMEDY SITUATION.

RECALL WORK DONE ON THE ABS CHECK VALVE, HOWEVER LOSS OF BRAKES AND PROBLEMS WITH SYSTEM AFTER RECALL WORK..

ACCELERATION CABLE FRAYS AT ATTACHMENT POINT OF FUEL INJECTION A VEHICLE COLLISION.

WHILE RETURNING FROM TAKING CHILDREN TO SCHOOL, LEFT REAR TIRE CAME OFF, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL. *AK

THE BRAKE PUMP IN THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH BOOST IN IT TO STOP THE VEHICLE CORRECTLY. THERE WAS A RECALL ON BRAKES, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS (97V-068). *AK

TURNED ENGINE ON, NO RESERVE LOAD. PUMPED BRAKES 4-6 TIMES. LET SIT 1-3 MINUTES, NO BACK SUPPORT AND VACUUM ASSIST DISAPPEARED. DILEMMA: TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL WILL INTERMTTENTLY TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH NEARLY CAUSED A COLLISION. ALSO, DEALER REPLACED CALIPERS/ROTORS AND MASTER CYLINDER. *AK

RECALL 97V068000; 2 WEEKS AGO THE RECALL WORK HAD BEEN PERFORMED AT AUTO WEST DODGE. NOW, IF THE BRAKES ARE HIT MORE THAN SIX TIMES, THE BRAKES WILL FAIL. *AK

ABS EQUIPPED: UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL CONSUMER NOTICED THE FRONT END SHIMMY. PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER, THEREFORE, RELEASED FOOT FROM BRAKE PEDAL TO GAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

RECALL #97068, DEALER REPLACED THE VACUUM CHECK VALVE IN THE BRAKE PUMP IN WHICH THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES NO BRAKING ABILITY. HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE RUBBER VACUUM FITTING ON LINE BETWEEN PUMP AND BRAKE BOOSTER DISLODGED VACUUM, OIL FUMES REACTED TO RUBBER AND BECAME UNSTABLE, THIS OCCURRED AFTER RECALL, ALL FITTINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH BETTER RUBBER FITTINGS. *SLC