2000 Dodge RAM 1500

2000 DODGE RAM 1500 EXTENDED CAB 2 WHEEL ANTI-LOCK RIGHT CALIPER KEEPS STICKIN EVERYTHING IS NEW I'VE MISS 2WKS WORK CAUSE OF IT AND HAVE BEEN FIRED BECAUSE OF IT I CANT GO 5 MILES WITH OUT IT STICKIN I KEEP TAKIN THE CALIPER BACK TO 3 DIFFERENT PART STORE AND THEY GETTING PISSED I HAVE NEW SHOES,RUBBER HOSE,BRAKE BOOSTER RWAL VALVE ANTI LOCK VALVE CRYSTAL CLEAR FLUID ITS BEEN TO A BRAKE SHOP AND THEY R LOST ALSO IM ALWAYS ON THE SIDE OF ROAD TAKIN IT APART TO DEPRESS THE CALIPER NOT SURE IF ITS A C BODY OR NOT. *TR

2000 DODGE RAM 1500 -DEC 2009 - 47000 MILE. NO INDICATION OF BRAKE ISSUES UNTIL HITTING THEM HARD TO AVOID CAR THAT RAN A RED LIGHT. BRAKE LINE FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO RWAL UNIT FAILED (PINHOLE LEAK), BUT MANAGED TO AVOID COLLISION. DROVE HOME (SLOWLY) AND FABRICATED/INSTALLED REPLACEMENT SECTION (ABOUT 16" LONG). AFTER BLEEDING BRAKES - DROVE TRUCK NORMALLY UNTIL JUNE 2010. THEN, WITH NO WARNING, THE BRAKES AGAIN FAILED IN A PARKING LOT STOP. FOUND THE LEAK IN THE REAR SECTION OF THE LINE RUNNING FROM FRONT TO REAR.DEALER ESTIMATE TO REPLACE ALL HARD LINES IS $1000. WHO CAN AFFORD THAT ?? SO, I WILL BE SPENDING MANY HOURS OF MY OWN TIME TO FIX THE PROBLEM CAUSED BY CHEAP IMPORTED CHINESE STEEL. THANKS BILL CLINTON !! I HAVE OTHER "GOOD AMERICAN CARS" THAT ARE 40+ YEARS OLD AND 100K+ MILES WITH THE OEM LINES STILL GOOD. THESE NEW VEHICLES SUCK !!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE 1500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE AIR IDLE VALVE DID NOT OPEN AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR IDLE VALVE WAS INSTALLED BACKWARDS AND SHOULD REMAIN IN THE OPEN POSITION TO ALLOW AIR TO ENTER AND FOR THE VEHICLE TO PROPERLY CLOSE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE VALVE, WHICH WAS INSTALLED IN THE SAME MANNER. THE REPAIR LASTED FOR A YEAR, BUT THE FAILURE HAS RECENTLY RESURFACED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES FELT LOW. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE HOSE ASSEMBLY WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID FROM THE FRONT BRAKES. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V038000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC FOUNDATION COMPONENTS: HOSES, LINES PIPING, AND FITTINGS); THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY PARKED AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,089. UPDATED 04-17-09 UPDATED 04/20/09.*JB

FIRST IS THE DASH. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN FEB 04 WITH 74,000 MILES ON IT AND SHORTLY AFTER I NOTICED A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD, SINCE THEN THE DASH IS FALLING APART AND IS MORE BRITTLE THAN A SPORTING CLAY. IF YOU SNAP OFF A PIECE AND LOOK AT IT YOU CAN SEE THAT ABOUT 1/5TH OF THE WAY DOWN FROM THE TOP IS BROWN SINCE IT HAS COOKED IN THE SUN. SO THAT PROVES THAT DODGE USES VERY CHEAP PLASTIC FOR THE DASHBOARDS. I LOOKED INTO REPLACING IT ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO AND THE TOP PIECE OF THE DASH COST ABOUT 200$ AND NOW THAT I HAVE GOTTEN MY TAX RETURNS BACK I WAS GOING TO GET A NEW ONE BUT THE PRICE IS NOW 375$. I GUESS DODGE FINALLY REALIZED THE PROBLEM WITH THESE DASHBOARDS AND DECIDED TO CASH IN ON THEM. THE TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT ON THE DRIVE HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP ALSO, BUT 50 BUCKS FROM ME AND 2100$ FROM THE WARRANTY PEOPLE FIXED THAT. SECOND IS THE ASD RELAY WHICH MEANS AUTOMATIC SHUTDOWN RELAY AND IT ISN'T KIDDING WITH THE NAME. A COUPLE YEARS AGO WHEN I STARTED MY TRUCK IT WOULD SHUT OFF RIGHT AWAY AND WOULDN'T RUN RIGHT UNTIL I FEATHERED THE GAS FOR A LITTLE BIT, AFTER REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL SOLENOID, THE IDLE AIR CONTROL MOTOR AND MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR I DID A LITTLE MORE RESEARCH AND FOUND IT TO BE A 10 DOLLAR RELAY FROM NAPA. THE THIRD PROBLEM IS A WHOOPING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE THAT I STILL CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS. THE TRUCK MAKES THE NOISE WHEN ITS SITTING STILL SO I KNOW ITS NOTHING IN THE SUSPENSION, ALTHOUGH ITS LOUDER WHEN IDLING OVER SMALL BUMPS. THE FOURTH WAS THE SPEED SENSOR IN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON BUT DIDN'T AFFECT PERFORMANCE AT ALL, REPLACED THE SENSOR AND DIDN'T HAVE ANY MORE TROUBLE FROM IT. FIFTH PROBLEM IS THE BACK WINDOW LEAKS BUT I'M GOING TO FIX THAT WITH A GENEROUS BLOB OF WELDER GLUE INSIDE WHEN I FINALLY GET AROUND TO PULLING THE HEADLINER DOWN. *TR

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES,THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THE RIGHT SIDE ROTOR EXPLODED. THE MECHANIC RECOMMENDED THAT THE BRAKE PADS,AND THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE REAR ROTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB