1997 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints

YOUR FAULTY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

MY DASHBOARD IN MY 1997 DODGE RAM STARTED CRACKING AND BEFORE I KNEW IT I HAD GAPING HOLES IN THE DASH BOARD. IT IS AN EYE SORE TO ME AND I AM CURRENTLY TRYING TO LOOK FOR A DASH BOARD THROUGH THE INTERNET. I WISH I COULD GET SOME HELP IN PAYING FOR THIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INSPECTION STATION AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED BY THE DEALER ON AUGUST 19, 1997 UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 97V084000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES). THE DEALER FAILED TO USE A STAINLESS STEEL RETAINER FOR THE REPAIR AS STATED IN THE RECALL NOTICE. INSTEAD, THE ORIGINAL PLASTIC PART WAS STILL ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72000. UPDATED 05/06/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER DID NOT MAKE THE REPAIR AND THE TRANSMISSION EVENTUALLY FAILED.

I DROVE 20 MILES TO PICK UP MY ELDERLY FATHER TO TAKE HIM OUT TO LUNCH LAST FRIDAY, THE 21ST OF MARCH, 2008. AFTER WE GOT IN MY TRUCK, (1997 DODGE RAM PU 1500), I PUT IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF THE PARKING LOT, I HEARD A HISSING SOUND AND REALIZED THE AIR WAS COMING OUT OF MY TIRE. I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK, THE TIRE WAS FLAT AND I NOTICED THE TIE ROD HAD BROKEN, AND DROPPED DOWN AND PUT A HOLE IN THE RIM OF MY TIRE. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING 55MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED OR WORSE YET, KILLED!! IT COST ME OVER $350 AND I HEARD SOMEONE ELSE SAY THAT SOMEONE THEY KNEW HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE. I DID NOT HEAR ANYTHING BEFORE TO ALERT ME TO THE FACT THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TIE ROD. I FEEL THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT AND CHRYSLER SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS SITUATION-ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAD NO WARNING. I ALSO HAD TO HAVE MY TRUCK TOWED 20 PLUS MILES TO REPAIR SHOP,(AND HAD TO PAY THE TOW BILL), HAD TO HAVE SOMEONE ELSE DRIVE 20 MILES TO COME AND GET ME AND I WAS WITHOUT USE OF MY TRUCK FOR TRANSPORTATION FOR AWHILE. *TR

TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT THROUGH ALL GEARS APPROACHING 30MPH... IT WILL THEN NEED TO BE ALMOST FLOORED TO GET THE TRUCK TO DOWN SHIFT SO I CAN BEGIN TO MOVE AT A QUICKER RATE OF SPEED. OVERDRIVE SLIPS EVERYTIME YOU PRESS THE PEDAL AND SOMETIMES WON'T GO INTO OVERDRIVE. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAS FAULTY CLUTCHES CAUSING THEM TO BREAK DOWN. THE DEBRIS CLOG UP THE CHECK VALVE OUT OF THE COOLER BLOCKING FLOW OF FLUID TO THE TRANSMISSION... THEREFORE CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE AS EARLY AS 20MILES WITHIN CHECK VALVE CLOGGING. DODGE NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE I'M GOING TO LOOSE A TRANS SOON AND THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE ALREADY HAVE. DODGE REPLACES THE TRANSMISSION LEAVING THE CLOGGED CHECK VALVE THIS CAUSES THE SECOND TRANSMISSION TO GO ETC. I BELIEVE YOU GET THIS GIST OF IT. SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS WHY IS OUR GOVERNMENT BLIND TO THE CHEAP, DANGEROUS AND FAULTY ASSEMBLY OF THIS VEHICLE. SOMEONE PLEASE FORCE A RECALL ON THESE POWERTRAINS!!! THE DODGE OWNING CITIZENS ARE TIRED OF BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF DAY AFTER DAY. *TR

DASHBOARD AND ALL OTHER INTERIOR PLASTIC DETERIORATING, CRACKED, BROKEN, FALLING INTO FIREWALL AREA. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON I-95, LARGE PIECE OF DASHBOARD BROKE OFF AND FELL INTO AREA BEHIND SPEEDOMETER AND CAUSED DASH LIGHTS TO GO OUT. THIS SCARED ME TERRIBLY AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND RECONNECT THE WIRE COUPLING TO GET MY DASH LIGHTS BACK ON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE 1500. APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS AGO, THE DASHBOARD BEGAN CRACKING IN SMALL SQUARES. HE HAD TO GLUE THE PIECES BACK ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM TO CALL THE DODGE MANUFACTURER FOR AN APPROVAL NUMBER, BUT THEY REFUSED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 189,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

DASH BOARD CRACKING ALL UP AND FALLING APART MAKING SHARP EXPOSED PLASTIC PIECES EASILY TO GET CUT ON . *TR

DASH HAS CRACKED IN NUMEROUS PLACES. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE INTEGRITY OF WIRING AND AIRBAGS BENEATH THE DASH MAY BE COMPROMISED. *TR

DASH CRACKED AND STARTED TO FALL INSIDE, LARGE PIECES FELL ON FLOOR. I HARD TO PAY 3 HOURS OF LABOR PLUS THE PRICE OF THE NEW DASH BOARD. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKED/SPLIT INTO PIECES CAUSING WIRES TO BE CUT. LOSS OF HEADLAMPS, TAILLAMPS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS. UNKNOWN IF ANY DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE TO THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. HOW DO I CHECK THAT? *TR

DASH CRACKING ON A 97 DODGE RAM 1500. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO CRACK FIVE YEARS AGO. THE CRACK HAS WORSENED OVER TIME AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. HE THOUGHT IT WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT UNTIL HE RESEARCHED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NO PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CAN PROVIDE PHOTOS IF NEEDED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 86,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

FRAGMENTED, BROKEN, AND CRACKED DASHBOARD ON 1997 DODGE RAM 1500, AN ACKNOWLEDGED DEFECTIVE SAFETY PRODUCT, PROVIDING LIFE THREATENING CONSEQUENCES, IN THE EVENT OF CRASH OR ACCIDENT. REPORTED TO DODGE- CHY-JEEP DENIED RECALL STATUS AND DECLINED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS "OUT OF WARRANTY". DENIED APPEAL PROCESS-STATED DECISION WAS FINAL!

THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKING UP AND FELL INTO THE INSIDE OF THE DASHBOARD, CAUSING THE LIGHT TO SHORT OUT. *AK

THE 1997 DODGE RAM DASHBOARD IS CRACKED THROUGH OUT. I HAVE TRIED TO BANDIED THE PROBLEM , BUT IT JUST KEEPS GETTING WORSE.*AK

PURCHASED A USED 1997 DODGE RAM IN 2001. THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO CRACK. NOW, THERE I WAS A LARGE HOLE WHEN PART OF THE DASHBOARD BROKE OFF, AND ANOTHER CRACK WAS BEGINNING TO FORM. WHEN I ASKED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE PROBLEM I WAS TOLD THAT THIS ITEM WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS ITEM EITHER. I RESEARCHED PRICES ON A REPLACEMENT DASHBOARD, AND THEY WERE VERY EXPENSIVE, TIME CONSUMING, AND LABOR INTENSIVE PROJECT. THIS DASHBOARD SHOULD LAST MORE THAN FOUR YEARS , A FOUR YEAR OLD DASHBOARD SHOULD NOT BE FALLING APART. THERE WAS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM WITH THIS DODGE LINE OF EQUIPMENT. NOTE: I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THIS WIDESPREAD PROBLEM IF IT WERE NOT FOR CHANNEL 6 NEWS. *AK

I HAVE A 1997 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 SPORT. THREE YEARS AGO I NOTICED CRACKS FORMING ON THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD. SINCE THEN THE CRACKS HAVE WORSENED TO THE POINT THAT LARGE PIECES WERE ABOUT TO FALL OFF. I HEARD RECENT REPORTS THAT WHEN THE INSIDE OF THE DASHBOARD WAS EXPOSED THAT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS OCCURRED, LOST LIGHTS, ETC. I HAVE HEARD OF THESE PIECES FALLING IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE GAS PEDAL WASLOCKED IN A POSITION. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY IN THE TRUCK.) I HAD GOTTEN A QUOTE TO HAVE THE DASHBOARD REPLACED LAST YEAR BUT IT WAS TOO EXPENSIVE.*AK

I HAVE A 1997 DODGE RAM 1500 P/UP WITH A CRACKED DASHBOARD. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM, AND FEEL DODGE SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *AK

SEVERE CRACKING OF THE DASHBOARD. OTHER VEHICLES FROM MANUFACTURER HAVE EVEN LOST ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD DUE TO THE DASHBOARD DROPPING. I AM CONCERNED, AND DODGE SAID TOUGH LUCK YOUR VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY.*AK

I HAVE A 1997 DODGE RAM PICKUP AND THE DASH IS CRACKING AND FALLING IN. THIS STARTED IN 2000 AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE YEARS. DODGE TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *TR

I HAVE A DODGE RAM 1500, RECENTLY I DISCOVERED THAT MY DASHBOARD WAS CRACKING INTO SECTIONS ABOUT A-HALF FOOT EACH OR MORE.THERE IS ALSO A GAPING HOLE AT THE VIN NUMBER DISPLAY AREA, THAT ALLOWS ME TO SEE DOWN IN THE INSIDE OF THE DASH. I WANT TO KNOW WHY THIS IS HAPPENING? *TR

DASHBOARD COMING APART AND CAVING IN ON 1997 DODGE RAM 1500 PU. *JB

THE DASH ON MY 1997 DODGE RAM 1500 IS CRACKING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *TR

I OWN A 1997 DODGE TRUCK.T HE DASH HAS CRACKS IN IT. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE TRUCK ABOUT 1 YEAR AND THE CRACKS HAVE GROWN SOME. *JB

MY DASHBOARD ON MY 1997 DODGE RAM X-CAB HAS SEVERELY CRACKED. IT HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER I WENT OUT OF WARRANTY, AS I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE DEALERSHIP WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME. I UNDERSTAND THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY PEOPLE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL SOON? *JB

I OWN A 1997 DODGE RAM 1500. THE DASH STARTED CRACKING BY ITSELF AND IS CAVING IN. MY RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND RESEARCH BY LOCAL TV (WKMG) INDICATE THAT THIS IS HAPPENING ALL OVER- EVERY DASH ON A DODGE PICKUP WILL CRACK AND FALL APART. THIS CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD WITH THE WIRING. DODGE REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. *TR

THE DASH ON THE PICK UP HAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL AREAS. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IT MAY COLLAPSE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *TR

CRACKING OF DASHBOARD AND SHORT IN HEADLIGHTS. *TR

CRACKS IN DASHBOARD. *TR

THE GAS TANK STRAP RUSTED OUT ON THE 1997 DODGE RAM 1500 EXTENDED CAB THAT WE OWN. IT WAS BEING HELD UP BY ONLY ONE STRAP.

MY FIANCE IS THE OWNER OF A 1997 DODGE 1500 4X4 PICKUP. THE PROBLEM IS THAT WE HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED/CHANGE 4 TIMES SINCE WE HAVE TAKEN POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE IN 2002. I CHECK THE DEFECTS FOR THAT VEHICLE ON YOUR "DEFECT INFORMATION" & SURE ENOUGH THERE IT IS. WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH THIS TRUCK SINCE WE PURCHASED IT. THE HOOD LATCH IS ALWAYS LOOSE & FINALLY CAUSE THE HOOD TO FLY UP WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH ME & MY 2 CHILDREN. THE TAIL GATE HAS FALLEN OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE DRIVERS DOOR HAS BEEN REPLACE BECAUSE THE IT SAGS. AND FINALLY, THE BUMPER HAS JUST ABOUT COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY SINCE WE'VE OWNED IT. I FEEL WE GOT THE BIGGEST LEMON. I EMAILED DODGE DIRECTLY WITH THIS SAME ISSUE & RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. HOPEFULLY, YOUR AGENCY CAN HELP. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. ANGELA SAYRE. *NM

SEVERELY CRACKED DASH THAT COULD PUNCTURE AIR BAG UPON DEPLOYMENT. *JB

GASOLINE TANK STARTED LEAKING DUE TO STRESS CRACK FAILURE. NO INDICATION OF MECHANICAL WEAR AT THE FAILURE POINT, APPEARS TO BE A FAILURE OF THE PLASTIC. *NM

1997 DODGE RAM 1500 5.2L V8 SINGLE CAB(LARAMIE) DASH IS CRACKED RIGHT DOWN THE CENTER, CRUISE CONTROL IS NOT WORKING ANYMORE AND AIR CONDITIONING GOES IN AND OUT WITH ACCELERATION. *JB

1997 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH BOARD CRACKS IN SEVERAL PLACES; EVEN HAS A 12" X 9" HOLE IN TOP OF DASH AT THIS POINT. *JB

FUEL PUMP FAILURE. *JB

SEATS WILL NOT RECLINE NOR FLIP FORWARD. THIS HAS CAUSED A BACK SEAT PASSENGER TO FALL GETTING OUT OF THE 1997 DODGE RAM BECOMING INJURED. VEHICLE MISSES, STUTTERS AND ENGINE PULSES AT 50 MPH. HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE FIRST ONWER. TRANSMISSION REBUILT AND STILL DOES IT. DEALER CAN NOT FIND PROBLEM AFTER SPENDING $900.00 ON A TUNE-EP AND DIAGNOSTICS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. DOING SINCE FIRST OWNER. DEALER CHECKS, CHARGED HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS AND WITHIN 8 HOURS OF USE LIGHT COMES BACK ON AND STAYS LIGHT. OCCASIONALLY IT WILL BLINK THEN REMAIN ON. TAKEN TO DEALER AGAIN AND THEY STATED THIS VEHICLE IS SENSITIVE EVEN A GAS CAP NOT TIGHT WILL TRIGGER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THIS LIGHT REMAINS ON, WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY ENGINE - NOTHING! *NM

ON DECEMBER 14 2005 MY SON WAS DRIVING MY DODGE RAM 1500, HE TRIED TO STOP AND THE ABS SYSTEM LOCKED AND HE REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM. THE ENGINE STALLED AND HE HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. THE TRUCK SLID APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET. THERE WAS A CHILD INJURED IN THE CAR THAT HE HIT. *JB

1) EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE- NORMAL OPERATION. VEHICLE 9 YEARS OLD. 2) FAILURE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES- STEEL BRAKE TUBE SUPPLYING THE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM COMPLETELY DETERIORATED FROM CORROSION AT THE LAST CLAMP STATION PRIOR TO THE CONNECTION TO THE REAR BRAKE HOSE ASSEMBLY. PREMATURE CORROSION OF THE STEEL BRAKE TUBE AT THE LAST CLAMPING STATION RUPTURED THE STEEL BRAKE TUBE RESULTING IN 95% LOSS IN VEHICLE STOPPING POWER WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. BRAKE FAILURE. 3) ACTIONS TAKEN TO CORRECT THE FAILURE- STEEL BRAKE TUBE WILL NEED REPLACED. *NM

METAL BRAKE LINE THAT RUNS FROM PROPORTIONAL VALVE TO REAR BRAKES WAS BADLY CORRODED AND BROKE OPEN. COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES. INCIDENT OCCURRED IN DRIVEWAY. NO OTHER METAL LINES OR METAL NEAR BROKEN LINE SHOWED SIGNS OF CORROSION. REPLACING LINE. *JB

LTR FM CONSUMER WHO (NY) PURCHASED 2-BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE TIRES FOR HIS DODGE TRUCK OWNER HAD TO REPLACE TIRES DEFECT FWD TO NHTSA. *TS TIRE SHOWED SIGNS OF WEAR AFTER ONLY TWO WEEKS OF USE. *NM *NM

CONSUMER 1997 RAM 1500 FIRESTONE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT OWNERS EXPENSE. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED TWO OF HIS TIRES SEPARATED WITHIN A 2 WEEK PERIOD. *JB *NM

I OWN A 1997 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 EXTENDED CAB. MY DASH BOARD IS CRACKED IN THE CENTER FROM TOP OF RADIO TO THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD. DON'T KNOW WHY IT CRACKED IT JUST APPERED. *NM

I HAVE THREE CRACKS IN THE UPPER PART OF MY DASH IN MY 1997 DODGE RAM 1500. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 1994-2001 DODGE RAM TRUCKS. *NM

CRACKED DASH ON 97 DODGE RAM 1500,TOLD THAT IT COULD CAUSE AIRBAG DAMAGE--STARTED CRACKING AFTER A YEAR OR SO AND JUST KEEPS GETTING WORSE. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. UPON INSPECTION, THE STEEL LINE SEPARATED NEAR THE GAS TANK. THE GAS TANK WILL ACTUALLY HAVE TO BE DROPPED TO VERIFY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A MECHANIC, AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS MADE. *AK

I OWN A 1997 DODGE RAM 1500 W/93,000 ON IT THE PROBLEMS BEGAN THE RADIATOR $250 JUST FOR THE PART WENT BAD THEN TRANSMISSION WENT OUT DODGE IS INFAMOUS FOR THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS I HAD TO PAY $1900 TO GET IT FIXED AFTER THAT WAS DONE THE FUEL RAIL & O RING STARTED TO LEAK ANOTHER WELL KNOW DEFECT ON CHRYSLER VEHICLES MY TRUCK WAS VISIBLY LOSING GAS & OBVIOUSLY DANGEROUS THERE IS NO WAY TO REPAIR THE DEFECTIVE CAP YOU HAVE TO BUY THE WHOLE FUEL RAIL FROM THE DEALER FOR $300 JUST FOR THE PART. I THINK THAT IS NOT ONLY RIDICULOUS BUT DANGEROUS & AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH OTHER CHYRSLER VEHICLES & YET NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK IN A BUSY SHOPPING CENTER, APPROXIMATELY SPEED OF 20 MPH, I APPLIED MY BRAKES TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD NO BRAKES AS I PROCEEDED THROUGH THE CROSSWALK IN FRONT OF A DEPARTMENT STORE. JUST A FEW SECONDS BEFORE, I HAD PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE, APPLYING MY BRAKES TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND AGAIN APPLIED MY BRAKES AT THE END OF THE PARKING ROW . EACH TIME, NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM, BRAKED FELT AND WORKED AS NORMAL. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID THE PEDESTRIAN IN THE CROSSWALK AND NEGOTIATE THE PARKING LOT TO AN AREA WHERE I COULD COME TO A STOP AND INSPECT THE VEHICLE. I FOUND THE FRONT RESERVOIR OF MASTER CYLINDER EMPTY OF BRAKE FLUID. I WENT TO A LOCAL GROCERY STORE AND PURCHASED DOT3 BRAKE FLUID TO FILL THE RESERVOIR AND SEE IF I CAN GET ANY PEDAL BACK. WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTAIN ANY PEDAL PRESSURE. WHEN I CHECKED THE RESERVOIR IT WAS EMPTY AGAIN. I LOCATED THE FLUID ON THE GROUND UNDER MY GAS TANK. THE BRAKE LINE ABOVE THE GAS TANK HAD RUSTED THROUGH. I HAD THE VEHICLE DELIVERED TO A GOODYEAR REPAIR SHOP, FOR REPAIRS. THE BRAKE LINE THAT RUNS THE LENGTH OF THE VEHICLE, TO THE REAR END HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM WAS BLED. THE BRAKES ARE WORKING NORMALLY AGAIN. I REQUESTED AND HAVE POSSESSION OF THE VERY RUSTED BRAKE LINE. IT APPEARS TO HAVE A WHITE ID TAG WITH 52055 ON IT. AGAIN, I WANT TO STRESS THAT THE RUST WAS ABOVE THE GAS TANK, NOT VISIBLE WHEN CONDUCTING MY NORMAL VEHICLE MAINTENANCE - INSPECTIONS. V

I TOOK MY '97 RAM 1500 TO THE DEALER IN 2002 FOR PAINT DELAMINATION ON THE HOOD. THEY HAD THE HOOD PAINTED FOR A $150.00 CHARGE TO US. SOON THEREAFTER THE PAINT STARTED TO PEEL ON THE RIGHT FENDER AND THE CAB ROOF. AT THIS POINT I WAS STILL UNAWARE OF ANY ACTUAL FACTORY DEFECT, OR PAINT DELAMINATION ISSUES. I TOOK THE TRUCK INTO THE DEALER AGAIN IN 2004. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOOK PICTURES, AND REQUESTED ASSISTANCE FROM THE MAIN OFFICE. HE MENTIONED TO ME THAT THE PAINT FOR THIS AND PREVIOUS YEARS WAS DEFECTIVE, AND I COULD PROBABLY COUNT ON A PARTIAL PAYMENT BY CHECK, TO HAVE THE TRUCK PAINT FIXED. WE WERE DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE BECAUE OF THE MILAGE (139,000) AND THE FACT THAT THEY ALREADY HELPED US ONCE. *NM