The front and rear causing the ABS and brake light to illuminate while driving. Nlm
1996 Dodge Ram brakes complaints
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Consumer states the vehicle keeps blowing wheel seals which contaminate the brakes, consumer purchased lifetime wheel seals and lasted two weeks.*ak. Consumer also stated the throttle linkage has been replaced 3 times.
Abs braking system light comes on dashboard and stays on. Dealership is aware of problem.
When applying brakes in a panic stop they locked up, resulting in a collision which caused minor injuries.
Consumer states transmission has been replaced.
When applying brakes ABS braking system lights comes on dashboard panel. Dealership is aware of problem. Pedal is hard and sticks a little.
Front right brake caliper keeps pulling shortly after replacement. 4 have been replaced. Sometimes a very strong pull where steering is pulled from hands. Especially dangerious when pulling a travel trailer. -- fuel cell has a badly worn sleeve which causes floating suction to hang up causing air suction and running out of fuel at 1/2 tank plus or minus.
Vehicle was backed up to a lake to dropa boatwith emergency brake on. Upon returning to shore, consumer found vehicle submerged in water, emergency brake had come loose.
Consumer was traveling on highway the and noticed that ABS braking system light came on intermittently on dashboard. Dealership was aware of problem.
While driving 50mph & went to apply brakes, master cylinder/power booster studs came out. It split the metal attachment. There were no brakes. Rearended another vehicle. Had contacted manufacturer. A representative checked vehicle's brakes & indicated the brakes were fine & manufacturer was not liable for anything.
While driving to a stop sign behind other vehicle, applied brake pedal and vehicle lost braking power. Consumer was forced to drive off the road. Technician pointed out that problem was with brake line that delivered fluid to brakes.
Steering pitman arm and idler arm have a lot of play, front bearings loose, front rotors rusted and worn out required replacement.
Dog electrocuted due to possible faulty wiring harness, notice received after incident about potential hazard.
When applying brakes vehicle will pulls hard to left . Dealer has resurfaced front brakes, and flushed master cylinder and its lines, but defect keeps reoccurring.
Transmission will not shift to 2-3 geras normaly, also, ABS brake light comes on at idle.
Bracket for the emergency brake cable has fallen off due to nuts on the bolts securing the bracket becoming loose and both falling off. Nuts are located behind the gas tank and are not accessable unless the gas tank is removed. Emergency brake not operational.
When applying the brakes the pedal goes to the floor, causing extended stopping distance. Replaced brakes five times within two years. Also, the rotors are prematurley wearing. Please give any further details.
When the brakes are applied the pedal gets mushy and goes to the floor causing extended stopping distances resulting in a collision. The dealer has notified. Mjs
Transmission shudders at 45 MPH, does not shift and shakes when going into 3rd or overdirve, and jerks and slips, dealer has replaced the valve body and reconditioned transmission and replaced convertor, transmission continues to lock up and jerk. Driver and passenger side mirrors were both replaced due to being loose. Emergency brake handle came off and was replaced. Fuel gauge read empty with 12 gallons in tank, dealer replaced fuel pump module. Wiper blades weren't cleaning windshield, dealer replaced both wiper blades, windshield washer was inoperable, dealer replaced washer motor. Vehicle has experienced many problems with the interior and dome lights failing, dome light keeps blowing fuse and dealer has replaced the strip lighting and fuse box door and repaired the open circuit to junction block. Radiator cap was replaced due to low coolant. There was a brake fluid leak, dealer replaced caps for the master cylinder, the brake and ABS light were illuminated, dealer replaced rear wheel speed sensor and wiring. Passenger side vent window would not open and leaked air. Vehicle only gets 13mph on highway, consumer states this is poor gas mileage.
When applying the brakes, vehicle has no power. Also, the power steering failed, causing consumer to put vehicle into neutral, and rev the engine. Took six months to get part after repeated calls. Front brakes wearing out prematurely because rear brakes are not self adjusting. Very unsafe when braking at higher speeds. *yc the left rear axle seal was leaking. Water collects near the passenger door underneath the carpet.
Brake performance diminished, takes heavy brake pedal pressure to stop. Parking brake does not hold vehicle, with parking brake pushed on hard the vehicle can still creep. Front brake pads wearing very qucikly, rear brake shoes glazed. Rear brake shoes replaced three times, a new set of "heavy duty" rear wheel cylinders were installed by the dealer. The wheel cylinders helped some but the truck has poor braking performance, especially with a light load in the bed or towing an empty 16' flat bed trailer. Replaced front brake pads and they were worn unevenly. I don't know if a proportining valve would cause this kind of problem. The dealer has tried what they thought would fix the problem. The truck is out of warranty now since october of 1999.
Vehicle was on an incline and parking brake released, resulting in vehicle colliding into another vehicle. Dealer is aware of the problem.
Initial transmission problem started @ 38000 just out of warranty. Dealer said they couldn't help. I never thought of contacting manufacturer. Trans. Diagnosis complete at 72500 mis, dealer say rebuild, r+r at 89300mis. Brake mastercylinder lid was leaking causing insufficiet fluid level lead to pad and shoe failure. Transmission failure LED to lifter failure in the engine. Trans would long shift putiing strain on engine causing a higher rev. Ultimately weakening 2 lifters. I am now hearing a noise and feeling jolts on the steering wheel turning left . Problem is unknown at this time.
While driving vehicle suddenly accelerated, causing a crash. Sudden acceleration problem happened once before. Dealer could not determine the problem. *ak brake failed.
The brake pads are also in need of changing at 50000 miles when they were changed at 22702miles by the dealership. Something is wrong with the breaking system.
Abs brake problems; when applying brakes duriing heavy braking conditions, ABS brakes do not work correctly, and truck glides along. This happens on normal road condtions. The dealer is not able to detect what the problem is with the system. Please provide further details.
Brake master cylinder prematurely malfunctioned, causing the power brake booster to fail. Also, caused the brake pedal to travel to the floor, resulting in extended stopping distance.
The front brakes have pulled during braking from day 1. It is an admitted problem (by chrysler) with the calipers. Mine have been replaced twice to no avail.
On three occasions brakes have lost pressure to hydraulic system. On last incident accident was the result of losing braking entirely. Since system totally failed and inspection of braking components,excluding ABS, have not uncovered defect it,but light on ABS system has turned on -indicating system problem - I believe ABS components may be faulty
The brakes have not been 100% since I purchased this vehicle. I took the vehicle to the dealer at41,000 miles and complained about low pedal . I was told that the pads and shoes were fine. At about 50,000 miles, the brake booster failed and the vehicle had to be towed to the dealer. Squealing noise from under the hood was found to be the water pump.
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