1999 Dodge RAM 1500

1999 DODGE RAM EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER.*MR 1 YEAR OLD AND NOT ON REPOSITORY. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED A LIGHT ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER MECHANIC, WHO STATED HE WAS SOLD A VEHICLE WITH NO BRAKES. THE MECHANIC STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO FRONT BRAKES WITH SHIMS, FRONT ROTORS, TWO FRONT CALIPERS, BEARINGS, TWO REAR SHOES, TWO REAR HARDWARE, TWO DRUMS AND TWO REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS. THE VEHICLE JERKED WHEN THE CONSUMER PLACED THE GEAR INTO REVERSE. THE FRONT WHEEL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WOULD SHAKE WHEN THE CONSUMER HIT A POTHOLE. THE WINDOWS WOULD FOG WITH A GREASY FILM, THE HEATING COIL WAS REPLACED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE 02 SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE PCV VALVE HOSE WAS REPLACED, THE LEFT BRAKE LIGHT BULB WAS REPLACED, 4 INJECTORS WERE REPLACED. *JB

I HAVE HAD 4 SETS OF FRONT BRAKES AND 3 SETS OF REAR BRAKES ON THIS TRUCK. I HAVE REPLACE THE CALIPERS AND ROTORS TWICE. TRUCK ONLY HAS 64K MILES ON IT AND NOW IT PULLS TO THE LEFT AND THE ABS LIGHTS ARE NOW ON. ON ONE OCCASION THE TRUCK PULLED SO HARD TO THE LEFT I WOUND UP IN THE OTHER LANE FORCING THE PERSON IN THAT LANE TO MOVE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY. I THEN TOOK IT UP TO DODGE AND ONCE AGAIN THEY SAID THE CALIPERS WERE STICKING AND RECOMMENDED REPLACING THEM. I HAD AND EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE TRUCK THAT WAS SOLD TO ME BY DODGE, AND THEY REFUSED TO PAY FOR IT BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. I TRULY SHOULD HAVE PURSUED THE LEMON LAW WITH THIS 99 RAM. DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WITH THESE BRAKES ARE? *NM

1. ABS LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND BRAKES KEPT GOING TO THE FLOOR. 2. TRIED TO CAREFULLY GET IT TO A SAFE LOCATION OFF THE HIGHWAY AND BRAKES EVENTUALLY FAILED ON ME CAUSING ME TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD AND MY BACK QUARTER PANEL SCRAPPED A TELEPHONE POLE. *JB 3. DEALER CLAIMS NOTHING FAULTY FROM THEIR SIDE, BUT HAD TO CHANGE THE MASTER CYLINDER, BRAKE BOOSTER AND FLUSH BRAKE FLUID. WAS TOLD FLUID WAS VERY DIRTY AND BLACK LIKE THE COLOR OF EXHAUST CHANGING THE COLOR OF THE FLUID. IT WAS TOLD I HAD CONTAMINATED FLUID, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS IS POSSIBLE. THE OLD PARTS WERE APPARENTLY THROWN AWAY BY THE DEALERS A FEW DAYS AGO. I NOTICED OTHERS ON THE INTERNET COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEMS WHERE THE DEALER CLAIMED A PARTICULAR PROBLEM AND SIMPLY CHANGED ALL OF THE BRAKE PARTS. THIS IS VERY FISHY. COST WAS $1,150, BUT THE SALESMAN NICELY DISCOUNTED THE PRICE TO $852 WHEN I TOLD HIM I DRIVE LIKE A GRANDPA AND DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS HAPPENED.

I HAD JUST PURCHASED MY DODGE RAM 1500 @56000 MI USED AND 2 MONTHS LATER THE ABS-LIGHT AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON I HAVE TAKEN IT TO BE DIAGNOSED AND IT CAME UP A 72I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED THE CAB MODULE SENSOR REPLACED SO WE CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER WHO SAYS SUCH PART IS ABOUT $315 SO OF COURSE IT WILL HAVE TO WAIT BUT THE MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE LIGHTS SAID HE HAD SEEN 2 OR 3 SAME YEAR TRUCKS WITH THEIR LIGHTS ON ALSO ALTHOUGH THEY WEREN'T THERE TO GET THAT PROBLEM FIXED HE HAD NOTICED THAT ALSO SO I WAS WONDERING BEFORE IT BECOMES AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN IF THIS IS A RECALL SITUATION OR IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM I'VE HAD ,,,THANK YOU. *NM

(1) BRAKES EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT FAILURE WHEN TRYING TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKE QUICKLY TO WORK. (2)FAILURE OF BRAKES CAUSED VECHILE TO NOT STOP PROPERLY WHEN ANOTHER VECHILE CROSSED LANES OF TRAFFIC, BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED VECHILE TO HIT OTHER VEHICLE (3) REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS, AND REAR BRAKES AND DRUMS DID NOT RECTIFY PROBLEMS. *AK

SEVERAL CRACKS ALL ALONG DASH BOARD FROM WINDOW SEAL TO FRONT OF AIRBAG/VENT SECTIONS, WHEN I SHOWED THE DEALER WHO I BOUGHT IT FROM, THEY BRUSHED ME OFF LIKE I WAS COMPLAINING OF COSMETIC DAMAGE. I CONSIDER THESE CRACKS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT HOLD VITAL COMPONENTS IF I OR MY PASSENGERS WERE EVER IN A WRECK, MY VEHICLE INTERIOR WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WHEN I BOUGHT IT FROM THE USED LOT IN OCTOBER 2001, I CAN'T SAY THE SAME FOR THE MECHANICS. THE FIRST DAY I HAD TO RETURN IT FOR THE HARMONIC BALANCER, THEN THE EMERG BRAKE LIGHT STAYED ON, THEN THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT WHICH LEAD TO REPLACEMENT OF DRUMS,ROTORS, AND CALIPERS. IN FEB 2003 I HAD TO TAKE IT IN FOR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR BURN OUT, AND THIS LAST MONTH THE WATERPUMP WENT OUT. CAN YOU ADVISE ME AS TO WHAT IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND WHAT PARTS AREN'T SUPPOSED TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED ON A VEHICLE THAT NOW HAS 82,000 MILES AND REGULAR UPKEEP? AND IF THE SOUND OF AIR BLOWING THRU LOOSE METAL IS WHAT MY TRUCK SHOULD SOUND LIKE WHEN I ACCELERATE FROM A NORMAL STOP? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME,AMBER. *AK