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1999 Dodge Ram brakes complaints
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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.
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.
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.
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.
When applying brakes vehicle severely pulls to the right or the left. Dealer cannot identify or duplicate the problem. Please give any further details.
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
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.
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.
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.
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 the federal safety agency auto safety hotline line. Also, the dealership chrysler/dodge has not corrected the problem.
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?
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.
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.
When driver applies brakes pedal goes all the way to the floor.
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.
Heard noise in front brake system. Dealer turned rotors and installed new brake pads on front brake system.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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