1999 Dodge RAM

UPON DEPRESSION OF CLUTCH AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, TACHOMETER WILL SHOW RPM DROPPING BELOW IDLE SPEED, USUALLY LEADING TO STALL-OUT. IF VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, SUCH AS WHEN UPSHIFTING OR DOWNSHIFTING, AND VEHICLE STALLS, THERE IS ALSO LOSS OF POWER STEERING, DIMMING OF LIGHTS, LOSS OF ABS. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF CURVES, AT NIGHT, AND TURNING INTO SHARP TURNS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ATTEMTED TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND COULDN'T DUPLICATE IT. THEY DID "FLASH" THE COMPUTER ONCE, BUT THIS DID NOT SOLVE A THING. I FEEL THAT EVENTUALLY THIS PROBLEM COULD LEAD TO A SERIOUS OR EVEN FATAL ACCIDENT IF NOT RESOLVED IMMEDIATELY.

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT BRAKES ON MY DODGE TRUCK. WHEN YOU BRAKE THE TRUCK PULLS TO THE RIGHT. TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, IN A PANIC STOP I HAD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL 3/4 TO THE LEFT TO KEEP FROM JUMPING INTO THE RIGHT LANE. I'VE HAD THIS MACHINE IN FOR REPAIRS 8 PLUS TIMES. THE FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES RESURFACED AT LEAST 9 TIMES. SIX SETS OF NEW BRAKE PADS ON THE FRONT NEW DRUMS ON THE FRONT. THREE SETS OF REAR DRUMS. TWO NEW SETS OF REAR SHOES. THIS MACHINE IS A HAZARD. I'VE TALKE TO OTHER OWNERS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THIS IS HAPPENING TO. I NEED HELP GETTING THIS CORRECTED THE DEALER AND DODGE CAN'T SEEM TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE 16,637 MILE ON OUR 1999 DODGE RAM VAN. IN RECENT WEEKS WE NOTICE THAT THE FRONT AND REAR TIRES WERE WORN DOWN TO THE RADIAL BAR. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE SEVERAL AIR BUMPS FORMING ON ALL FOUR TIRES. WITHE RECENT FIRESTONE AND FORD PROBLEMS, I TOOK THE VAN TO MERCHANTS TIRE AND AUTO WHERE I NORMALLY DO BUSINESS. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE TIRES WERE SHOT, ARE A SAFTEY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. I THEN TOOK THE VAN TO TIRE WAREHOUSE TO GET A SECOND OPION ON THE TIRES. AGAIN, I WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRES WERE IN VERY BAD CONDITION AND SHOULD BE REPLACED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I CALLED THE GOODYEAR 800 NUMBER TO REQUEST MY RIGHTS AND IN WHAT DIRECTION I SHOULD GO, BUT I WAS ONLY GIVEN THE RUN-AROUND AND SWITCHED BROM OPERATOR TO OPERATOR. MY CONCERN WITH THIS TIRE IS THAT ON THE SIDE OF THE TIRE IT STATES THAT IT HAS A MAX WEIGHT OF 2,293 POUNDS. GIVEN THAT THE VAN IS A HALF TON, AND HAS ADDED AFTER MARKET CONVERSION PACKAGE, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE WEIGHT EXCEEDS THE LIMIT. I ASKED DODGE ABOUT THIS CONCERN, SINCE THEY SELL THE CONVERSION VAN, AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE TIRES DO NOT MEET THE CURRENT WEIGHT OF THE TOTAL VAN PACKAGE. MY QUESTION IS, ARE THERE OTHER REPORTED INCEDENTS WITH THIS TIRE AND VANS, OR WITH THIS TIRE IN GENEREAL. ALSO, DO I HAVE A LEGAL RECOURSE AGAINST EITHER DODGE OR GOODYEAR TO PURSUE IN ORDER TO GET MY TIRES REPLACED BEFORE AN ACCIDENT . I USE THE VAN AS MY PRIMARY SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION AND I TRANSPORT MY TEENAGE KIDS AND SOMETIMES THEIR FRIENDS, ON A DAILY BASIS. THANK YOU FOR ANY COOPERATION IN THIS MATTER. (DOT NUMBER: 265928 TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)

I HAVE HAD 3 FAILURES OF MY FRONT BRAKES. THE FIRST TIME WAS WITHIN A WEEK OF PURCHASING THE TRUCK. THE SECOND BRAKE FAILURE WAS 6 MONTHS LATER AT APPROX. 18,000 MILES AND THE THIRD FAILURE WAS AT APPROX. 34,000 MILES ON OCT. 1ST 2000. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO DODGE AND THEY HAVE REPORTED NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE BRAKES AND SAID THERE APPEARS TO BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CALIPERS. THE TRUCK PULLS VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND I'VE ALSO HAD THE FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP.