1997 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY WOULD COAST VEHICLE, NOT STOPPING RIGHT AWAY. BRAKES WOULD NOT CATCH OR LOCK. PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. NO PULSATING. *AK THE REAR BRAKES WERE ADJUSTED, CAUSING THE BRAKING ACTION TO BECOME WORSE, FRONT PADS WERE REPLACED AND LATER FOUND TO BE GLAZED AND BRINDLED. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DID NOT CATCH, AND CONSUMER RAN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER AUTOMOBILE.DRIVER SUSTAINED SOME INJURIES. *AK

FRONT BRAKES HAVE REPEATEDLY SHOWN EXCESSIVE WEAR. FIVE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE - 5 SETS OF LININGS, 2 SETS OF ROTORS, AND 2 SETS OF BRAKE CALIPERS. ALL REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE BETWEEN 1000 AND 22000 MILES AND A 7 MONTH PERIOD.

HANDLE USED FOR ENTERING AND EXITING VEHICLE ON PASSENGER SIDE PULLED OUT OF THE ROOF CAUSING PERSON HOLDING IT TO FALL TO THE GROUND.

WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CAME ACROSS AND ISLAND AND STRUCK VEHICLE SQUARELY IN FRONT CENTER AND LODGED UNDER THE FRONT OF VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED AND DRIVER WAS RESTRAINED BY SEAT BELT ALONE.

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, HEARD LOUD NOISE WHEN MAKING LEFT HAND TURN. STEERING LOCKED UP, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.BULLETIN IS OUT ON PART, BUT IT IS ON BACK ORDER, STEERING DAMPER WAS REPLACED PRIOR AT ABOUT 7000 MILES. *AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AFTER DRIVING A 100 YARDS. FIRE STARTED UNDER HOOD OF VEHICLE. FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTED CAUSE OF FIRE APPEARED TO BE ELECTRICAL. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN LETTING UP OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE CUT OFF WITHOUT NO PRIOR WARNING, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND VEHICLE CONTROL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE RUNNING, CONSUMER STOPPED TO PICK UP SOME MAIL. AS CONSUMER STEPPED OUT OF VEHICLE, HE FELL DOWN, ACCIDENTLY HIT OR MAY HAVE HIT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE THAT WAS STOPPING THE PARKED VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN WITH PARKING BRAKE O. , ACCORDING TO THE PEOPLE WHO STOPPED THE VEHICLE, THEY SAID THAT VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL. *AK

TIRES ORIGINALLY INSTALLED ON THE TRUCK HAVE ALL GONE FLAT (7 TIRES). THE INFORMATION ON THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR RECOMMENDS (LT225/75R16 TIRES), THE TIRES THAT CAME WITH THE TRUCK ARE (P245/75R16).