1997 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints

97 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH CRACKING IN MANY PLACES , DEFECT IN WORKMANSHIP, SAFETY HAZZARD IF IT FALLS INTO DASH . FRONT BEZEL MAY FALL OFF BECAUSE IT IS CONNECTED TO THE CRACKING DASH.

WHILE DRIVING 97 DODGE RAM MY DAUGHTER ALMOST WRECKED DUE TO VEHICLE SUDDEN SURGE, STALL AND SHUT DOWN CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND OTHER CONTROL OF VEHICLE. ALSO HAPPENED TO ME MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN I TEST DROVE IT. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS FOUND TO INCLUDE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATION, CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT ON STEERING WHEEL COMES ON AND VEHICLE SURGES WITH RPM'S UP TO @ 2,000 BEFORE FULL STALL. CODE P0123 ON OBDII SCANNER. SENSOR REPLACED AND STILL HAPPENING. STOPPED PROBLEM COMPLETELY BY DISCONNECTING THE CLOCK SPRING CONNECTIONS. RESEARCHED OTHER COMPLAINTS AND FOUND MANY LISTED UNDER VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, CLOCK SPRING, AIRBAG, ELECTRICAL ETC COVERING MANY YEARS AND INCLUDING INJURIES. NHTSA NEEDS TO CROSS REFERENCE THESE COMPLAINTS AND CONNECT THE DOTS AS THERE IS NO PLACE I CAN FIND TO TYPE IN THE ACTUAL COMPONENT NAME "CLOCK SPRING" WHICH IS AN EXTREMELY POOR SETUP FOR A COMPLAINT SITE. ALSO LIMITING MILEAGE TO 3 NUMBERS IS RIDICULOUS. SPEED RANGED FROM BARELY MOVING @ 2MPH TO 45MPH. SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET KILLED IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1997 DODGE RAM 1500 EQUIPPED WITH TOYO NETO ALL TERRAIN TIRES SIZE 285/75/R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TREAD SEPARATED ON ALL FOUR TIRES. WHIE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND ONE INJURY WAS REPORTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO SEND IN ONE OF THE TIRES FOR INSPECTION. THE DOT NUMER AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 54,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 8/30/11 *CN

DASHBOARD CRACKED IN TWO PLACES. THIS CRACKING WAS APPARENTLY SPONTANEOUS. *KB

REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN A 1997 DODGE RAM 1500 AND IT IS STILL SCREWING UP. TRUCK ONLY HAD 12000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO CORRODED STRAPS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

THE DASH IN MY 1997 DODGE RAM 1500 IS COMPLETELY CAVED IN AND IN THOUSANDS OF PIECES. THIS DASH PIECE IS WHAT HOLDS THE VIN IN PLACE, I NOW HAVE IT STORED IN THE VEHICLES GLOVE COMPARTMENT. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY MANY DODGE OWNERS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT JUST MINE BUT MANY OF THEIR PRODUCTS. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT CONTACTING DODGE DIRECTLY WOULD GET ME NOWHERE. IM HERE ASKING FOR HELP IN RIGHTING THIS SITUATION, IM A DISABLED VETERAN AND CANT AFFORD TO BUY A DASH FOR MY TRUCK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH *TR

1997 DODGE RAM PICKUP TRUCK DASH BOARD IS CRACKING AND FALLING APART. STARTED SUMMER OF 2010. NOW WHOLE SECTION HAS CAVED IN. *TR

HARD BRAKE LINE FOR REAR BRAKES BROKE WHERE CORRODED WHEN I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL CAUSING ME TO LOOSE BRAKE PRESSURE AND CAUSED MY BRAKES NOT TO WORK NARROWLY AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE BUT COULD FIND NO REASON FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE HE WAS ADVISED TO LUBRICATE THE STABILIZER BAR, DRAG LINK, TRACK BARS AND ANY COMPONENT THAT COULD BE LUBRICATED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHEN DRIVING 50-70 MPH OVER ANY UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ABNORMALLY DIM. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED AN UNUSUAL YELLOW FILM ON THE HEADLIGHTS LENS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

WHILE DRIVING, MOUNTED SPARE TIRE DROPPED FROM UNDER THE PICKUP TRUCK ONTO THE HIGHWAY THE CABLE STORAGE SUSPENSION FAILED. *TR

LINES STARTING LEADING AN BURNED TRANSMISSION OUT DON'T PULL AT ALL ANYMORE 97 DODGE RAM 1500 SPORT. *TR

TONIGHT MY THROTTLE GOT STUCK ON MY 97 DODGE RAM 1500 (ALL STOCK PARTS). AFTER STOPPING AT A LIGHT, I PULLED OUT, THEN ACCELERATED TO 50 MPH, AND LET OFF THE GAS; BUT THE TRUCK KEPT ACCELERATING. THE THROTTLE WAS STUCK WIDE OPEN, SO PRESSED THE BRAKE, PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL, SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT SEEMS TO BE LINKED TO THE CRUISE CONTROL (WHICH I NEVER HAD ON), OR SOME SORT OF BINDING IN THE FIREWALL WHERE THE CABLE LINKS TO THE PEDAL IN THE CABIN. EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE WORKING FINE NOW, BUT I'M STILL GOING TO INVESTIGATE THIS FURTHER. *TR

1997 DODGE RAM 1500, LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE FAILURE LOCATED BEHIND THE FUEL TANK. *TR

THE DASH IN MY 1997 DODGE RAM 1500 IS DISINTEGRATING. IT'S JUST FALLING TO PIECES WITH SHARP JAGGED EDGES EVERYWHERE....... *TR

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 1997 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS NOT JUST CRACKED, BUT BROKEN INTO JAGGED PIECES. I HAVE NEVER USED ANY TYPE OF CHEMICALS OR POLISHES ON THE DASHBOARD, AND IT STILL JUST CRACKED INTO PIECES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING WITH THE WINDOWS OPENED, THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD SUDDENLY FLEW UP AND INTO THE CONTACT'S FACE, OBSTRUCTING HIS VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS VIA INTERNET FOR THE EXACT FAILURE IN HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

I HAVE A 1997 DODGE RAM 1500 AND THE DASH IS CRACKED SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF DODGE I LIVE IN TEXAS DODGE WONT REPLACE THE BROKEN PART ITS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE FRONT OUTER TIE ROD ENDS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE TIE RODS THAT WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER FAILED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT SINCE THERE WAS NO WARRANTY AND THE CONTACT BE LIABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND BOTH OF THE TIE RODS FAILED A THIRD TIME. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THE PARTS NEEDED FOR A THIRD REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE BECAUSE THERE WAS A BACKLOG ON ORDERING THE PART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS NOT UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAD BEEN BREAKING INTO PIECES OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 135,000.

1997 DODGE RAM 1500 EXPLODED AND CAUGHT MY MOTHER IN LAWS HOUSE ON FIRE. *TR

I PURCHASED A 1997 DODGE RAM NEW IN 97. PAINT DEFECT STARTED OVER LAST 7 YEARS. CLEAR COAT BEGAN PEELING OFF ON TOP OF CAB. PAINT IS PEELING OFF IN SHEETS ON BED SIDES AND TAIL GATE. PAINT HAS ALSO FAILED ON LOWER SIDE PANELS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF. WANT TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANY RECOURSE TO GET FIXED. *TR

1997 DODGE RAM 1500 DASHBOARD SHATTERED UNDER CONSUMERS HAND.*CW THE CONSUMER ALSO WANTED TO ADD THAT CHRYSLER PT CRUISER HAS THE SAME DASH PROBLEM. UPDATED 03/08/10

I OWN A 1997 DODGE 1500 PICKUP TRUCK AND THE DASHBOARD IS LITERALLY FALLING IN PIECES. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN TREATED WITH A LOT OF CARE AND HAS BEEN DETAILED FREQUENTLY TO KEEP ITS APPEARANCE LIKE NEW. IT SURPRISED ME TO SEE A SMALL CRACK AND I IMMEDIATELY SEALED THE CRACK TO AVOID IT GETTING LARGER. I WAS AMAZED THAT LARGER CRACKS STARTED APPEARING IN VARIOUS AREAS OF THE DASHBOARD AND SOON IT STARTED TO FALL IN PIECES. *TR

I HAVE A 1997 DODGE 1500. MY DASH STARTED CRACKING, WHICH APPEARS TO BE STRESS CRACKS. SINCE THEN MY WINDSHIELD HAS STARTING CRACKING AS WELL. THEY BOTH HAVE NOT STOPPED CRACKING. *TR

1997 RAM 1500 CRACKED DASH IS DANGEROUS. PIECES ARE SHARP AND I FEEL IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT.. *TR

1997 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP DASH BOARD CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. THIS IS A REPLACEMENT OF A PREVIOUS DASHBOARD THAT HAD ALSO CRACKED. FIRST DASHBOARD CRACKED AFTER WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED DUE THE A CRACK. WINDSHIELD COMPANY STATED WINDSHIELD CRACKED FROM STRESS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION HE NOTICED THAT THE WIRES IN THE HOUSING HAD MELTED. AFTER HE PURCHASED THE PARTS FROM THE DEALER, HE PERFORMED THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

1997 DODGE 1500 RAM TRUCK, CRACKED DASH BOARD IN SEVERAL PLACES. MANY OWNERS NEW AND OLD ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS ISSUE. DANGEROUS FOR AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND WIRING ISSUES IN DASHES. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKING AND FALLING APART. *TR

BRAKE LINE CORRODED ON DRIVERS SIDE REAR BEHIND GAS TANK. REPLACED. *TR

1997 DODGE RAM 1500 - TAN INTERIOR - 2 CRACKS OPENED UP FROM THE FRONT TO THE REAR OF THE DASHBOARD ABOUT 1/8" WIDE. THIS HAPPENED OVERNIGHT, WITH NO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND NO CHANGES IN HABITS. NOTHING WAS PLACED ON THE DASHBOARD. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE LOCATION OF THE CRACKS WILL INTERFERE WITH OR DAMAGE THE AIR BAG IF IT IS DEPLOYED, NOT TO MENTION THE SHRAPNEL THAT WOULD BE CREATED BECAUSE THE CRACK IS SO CLOSE TO THE AIRBAG AREA ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE. THERE IS NO REASON FOR THIS ON A 12 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. *TR

WHEN I GOT THE TRUCK THERE WERE MINOR CRACKS IN THE DASH NOTHING TO NOTICEABLE AND I DON'T USE ARMOR ALL OR ANY SILICONE BASED PRODUCT ON IT AND THE CRACKS HAVE WORSENED MAINLY ON THE DRIVERSIDE AND ON THE PASSENGERSIDE THE DASH IS CRACKING OVER THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND THE WINDOWS ARE 5% TINTED AND A WINDOW SHADE IS ALWAYS USED DAY OR NIGHT PUT I'VE READ UP ON THE PROBLEM AND ITS ON ALL MODELS 94 AND UP AND IT MAKES NO SENSE TO BUY A NEW ONE FROM THE DEALER WHEN THE SAME THING IS GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THE POOR QUALITY OF MATERIALS USED TO MAKE. *TR

I OWN A 1997 DODGE RAM 1500 4 WD PICKUP. I HAVE HAD IT FOR 3 YEARS AND HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAD LIGHTS CUTTING ON AND OFF, AND THEN GOING OFF AND NOT COMING BACK ON. I SPENT SEVERAL HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED, BUT IT STILL DOES IT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MECHANICS THAT DO THIS TYPE OF WORK FOR A LIVING THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT IN THE WIRING SOMEWHERE. AND THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL VEHICLES( DODGE TRUCKS) WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT DODGE NEEDS TO PUT OUT A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE AND GOT THE PROBLEM RESOLVED. I LIKE MANY PEOPLE TAKE MY CHANCES HAVING TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. *TR

UPPER DASH PANEL CRACKING INTO 15 TO 20 PIECES AND THE PIECES ARE FALLING INTO INSIDE OF THE DASH. I'VE USED A DASH COVER THAT FITS IN THE WIDOW SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT NEW. *TR

I BOUGHT A 1997 DODGE RAM SLT 1500. IT IS USED AND HAS 135,000 MILES ON IT. HOWEVER, I LIKE THE TRUCK AND I DON'T WANT TO SELL IT BECAUSE IT IS NOT SAFE FOR MY FAMILY AND I TO BE IN. IT HAS CRACKS ALL IN THE DASHBOARD...AND THEY ARE GETTING WORSE EVERY DAY. I CAN ACTUALLY SEE WIRES AND THE INTERNAL PART OF MY DASH COMPONENTS. IT SQUEAKS AND I CAN ALSO SEE STEEL MOUNTING POST THAT LOOK REALLY DANGEROUS FOR A SUDDEN STOP OR EVEN I MINER FENDER BENDER. IT IS ACTUALLY CAVING IN....AND COMPLETELY DETERIORATING. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BY DODGE AS FAR AS I KNOW. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND THERE IS NO RECALL THAT I CAN FIND...AND I DO NOT FEEL THAT THE ORIGINAL..OR EVEN A SECOND OWNER SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS...NOR DO CHRYSLERS JOB...AND MAKE THE VEHICLE SAFE FOR DRIVING. I TAKE GOOD CARE OF THE VEHICLE...AND NOT ONLY IS IT UNSIGHTLY...BUT IS A HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO RISE CONCERN IN ALL DODGE OWNERS.I AM REQUESTING A REPLACEMENT DASH FOR MY VEHICLE EITHER FROM DODGE...OR A SAFETY CERTIFIED AFTER MARKET DASH THAT WILL NOT DO THIS AGAIN!!!! THIS IS ALSO THE SECOND DASH TO DO THIS ON THIS VEHICLE...THAT IS APPARENT. *TR

I HAVE A 97 DODGE RAM THAT STARTED CRACKING AROUND 2004 AND HAS STEADILY GOTTEN WORSE AND WORSE. AS A RESULT I HAVE A TERRIBLE LOOKING INTERIOR AND I BELIEVE MY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ARE A TESTAMENT OF THE DASHBOARDS EXPOSING MY ELECTRICAL WIRING TO THE SUN. THE ONLY WAY TO HALFWAY FIX IT I'VE FOUND IS TO MOUNT FORMICA SQUARES(NOT CHEAP MIND YOU) OVER THE WHOLES WITH MOUNTING SQUARES, THOUGH IT LOOKS TERRIBLE. MY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ARE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: POWER DOOR LOCKS THAT ONLY UNLOCK THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND POWER WINDOWS THAT ONLY WORK HALF THE TIME AND A CUPHOLDER THAT HAS FALLEN OUT ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION AND CAUSED ME TO RIG BACK INTO PLACE. OF COURSE BESIDES INCONVENIENCE OF HAVING A LOUSY DASH THAT STICKS OUT LIKE A SORE ON A USUALLY SOUND TRUCK, I AM AFRAID OF THE OTHER PROBLEMS IT CAN BRING I.E.: WORSE ELECTRICAL FAILURES AND THE POSSIBILITY OF AN AIRBAG DEPLOYING WHEN IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO OR NOT DEPLOYING WHEN THERE IS NEED. *TR

THE DASH ON MY 1997 DODGE RAM AND 2000 DODGE RAM HAVE CRACKED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THEY NOT ONLY HAVE CRACKED BUT THEY LOOK LIKE JIG SAW PUZZLES. *TR

1997 DODGE RAM 1500 THE DASH IS CRACK ALL OVER. *TR

I HAVE A 1997 DODGE RAM AND THE DASH BOARD IS NOW CRACKED IN 4 DIFFERENT PLACES WERE ONE OF THE SCREWS IS HOLDING IT ON THERE WERE NOW YOU CAN SEE WIRES THROUGH THE DASH SO MY LAWYER TOLD ME TO CHECK WITH U ALL TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON THE DASH BOARDS ??? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE RAM 1500. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER DEFINITE DAKOTA TIRES, (NA) SIZE LT26575R16 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES CONTINUED TO FLATTEN. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AGO, WHILE REPAIRING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE CRACKING AT THE OUTSIDE BEAD. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO PEP BOYS AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE TIRE FAILURE. PEP BOYS OFFERED TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES AT THE COST OF $246.38 FOR LABOR AND OTHER FEES. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT PEP BOYS SHOULD REPLACE THE TIRES FOR FREE BECAUSE A CRASH COULD HAVE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,658. UPDATED 12-04-08 *BF UPDATED 12/10/08.

THERE WAS NOTHING LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, ALL OF A SUDDEN MY DASHBOARD JUST STARTED CRACKING ALL OVER THE PLACE. *TR

BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO BRAKE LINE FAILURE BEHIND THE FUEL TANK AND BEHIND THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN 1997 DODGE RAM 1500. TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEARS. WOULD NEVER GO FASTER THAN 40 MILES AND HOUR. *TR

DASH BOARD CRACKING AND FALLING OFF

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE SPEED INCREASED TO 55 MPH WITHOUT HIM PRE-SETTING THE SPEED. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV. HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. THE CONTACT HAD TO COMPLETELY TURN OFF THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR IT TO DISENGAGE. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AT THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,900. UPDATED 07/08/08. *BF UPDATED

1997 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH IS CRACKING AND FALLING OUT IN CHUNKS. BEZEL IS ALSO CRACKING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AT 5 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. NO WARNING SIGNS WERE ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO LOCAL MECHANICS, BUT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT IS PLANNING TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED BY A TECHNICIAN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,800 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,885.

HEATER CORE REPLACEMENT NEEDS DONE AND WORRIED ABOUT THE DASH CRACKING WHEN PUT BACK IN, IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH A PRIOR 97' RAM I OWNED AND KNOW IT'S A CHRYSLER PROBLEM AND CONCERNED ABOUT MY DASH ON THE 01' I NOW OWN. *TR