2003 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints

WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME THE ENTIRE REAR LEFT WHEEL FELL OFF MY VEHICLE. IT LLOKED LIKE THE AXLE SNAPPED ON IT END. I WAS LUCKY I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE. *AK

PULSATION WHEN BRAKING. ROTORS PITTED PER DEALER. RESOLUTION OF TURNING NOT ACCEPTED BY CUSTOMER. ROTORS REPLACED AT 8936 MILES. *JB

VEHICLE SHAKES REALLY BAD WHEN BRAKING AND IS HARD TO STOP IF YOU HAVE TO STOP QUICK. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH VEHICLE VIBRATED, AND TOOK LONGER TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. DEALER DETERMINED THAT ROTORS WERE WARPED, AND WERE NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT ON THE WWW. CARMAX.COM FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ON WARPED ROTORS FOR THE DODGE, RAM, 1500.*AK

WHILE ACCELERATING ENGINE MISFIRED. ALSO, WHEN ACCELERATING ENGINE DIED OUT. CONSUMER WAS AFRAID OF CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK

WARPED ROTORS AT 8000 (REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY) AND 18000 MILES ON 2003 DODGE RAM1500 QUAD CAB 4X4. I AM NOW ON MY THIRD SET OF ROTORS ON THE ABOVE TRUCK AND STILL ONLY HAVE 23000 MILES ON THE TRUCK AND AGAIN APPEAR TO BE HAVING ROTOR PROBLEMS. THIS CAUSES THE VEICHLE TO HOP WHEN STOPPING AND VIBRATE EXCESSEVILY. *AK

SECOND TIME TO GO TO DEALERSHIP ABOUT WARPED ROTORS. THEY TRY TO GET AWAY WITH JUST TURNING THEM, BUT ISSUE JUST RETURNS. DC HAS SOME MAJOR ISSUES WITH THEIR ROTORS AND SAFETY IS A MAJOR FACTOR, BUT THE WAY THEY ARE DEALING WITH THE SITUATION ALSO NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND FRONT OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR, AND THE VEHICLE HIT THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT FRONT LEFT ROTOR WAS BENT. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED THE BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION WITH INEFFECTIVE BRAKING RESULTING IN A CRASH INTO GUARD RAIL AND FENCE AT A FAST SPEED. LEFT 30 FEET OF SKID MARKS TRYING TO STOP THE TRUCK. THE GUARD RAIL WRAPPED AROUND THE TRUCK BUT THE CHAIN LINK FENCE FINALLY STOPPED THE TRUCK. *JB

2003 DODGE RAM STD CAB 1500 4X2 5.7L VEHICLE, ABOUT 9,000 MILES ON IT, 4 MONTHS SINCE PURCHASING IT. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 75 MPH THE RIGHT REAR TIRE/WHEEL ASSEMBLY BROKE OFF THE AXLE SHAFT. THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT IN THE CENTER MEDIAN. VEHICLE SUBSTAINED ENOUGH DAMAGE TO HAVE THE INSURANCE COMPANY SAY IT WAS TOTALED. THE DEALERSHIP, SOUTHPOINT DODGE, TOLD ME TO CONTACT DAIMLER CHRYSLER. I PUT A CLAIM IN WITH DC CUSTOMER SERVICE ONLY TO HAVE IT DENIED. I CALLED DC CORP. TO ASK IF I COULD GET A REASON WHY AND SEE THEIR REPORT ON THE SUBJECT AND THEY DENIED ME THIS INFORMATION.*JB

THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR A TIRE REPAIR AND THE DEALERSHIP PLUGGED THE TIRE BUT DID NOT INSPECT THE TIRE FOR OTHER POSSIBLE DEFAULTS. THE TIRE DESCRIPTION IS ECSTA STX 305/45R22/118V. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

FRONT BRAKES: PULSATION, VIBRATION, SHAKING. NEW ROTORS WERE REPLACED. DEALER WANTS TO RE-SURFACE FRONT BRAKES AND INSTALL FRONT BRAKE PADS? I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT BRAKES. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE BROKE AND WAS REPLACED AS WELL. I SEE A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN HERE AND AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I GUESS THEY WILL ONLY WORRY ABOUT THIS WHEN THERE ARE FATALITIES.*AK

STARTING AT JUNE, 06, 2003. 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 SERIES. WARPED ROTORS AT 5490 MILES, AGAIN AT 10643 MILES. HAVE BEEN TO DEALER BOTH TIMES FOR REPAIRS. PULSATING STILL OCCURS AFTER REPAIRS. BRAKING ABILITY PROBLEMS STILL OCCURING. BRAKES LOCKING SOMETIMES WHEN PUTTING IN DRIVE TO MOVE.GRINDING AND PULSATING SENSATION WHEN TURNING AND BRAKING.OHTER PROBLEMS DRIVE-LINE VIBRATION -HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS. COMPUTER PRINTED CIRCUIT FOR OVERHEAD CONSOLE REPLACED AT (2023 MILES) KEYSWITCH REPLACED, LEFT REAR TAIL - LIGHT PRINTED CIRCUIT, REPLACED, LEFT REAR SHOCK ABSORBER LEFT LOOSE FROM FACTORY.*AK

AT APPROXIMATELY 15,000 (MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING) MILES ON MY 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK, WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, INCREASINGLY SEVERE CAB AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION OCCURS. WARRANTY FOR BRAKES EXPIRED AT 12 MOS/12K MILES. DEALER INITIAL RECOMMENDATION WAS TO OFFER TO TURN THE FRONT DISC ROTORS. DEALER SAID PROBLEM CAUSED BY DRIVING STYLE OR VEHICLE USAGE, ALTHOUGH I DON'T TOW OR CARRY HEAVY LOADS. DEALER DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE A TSB FOR THIS PROBLEM TILL I BROUGHT IT TO THEIR ATTENTION. TSB SAYS TO TURN ROTOR, REPLACE PADS, AND REPLACE CALIPERS. SEEMS LIKE THE ROTOR IS THE ISSUE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED.*AK

THE VEHICLE'S FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED. THIS CAUSED THE PEDAL TO LOCK UP AND RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *NM

WHEN REACHING 60 MPH VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. *AK

MY SON AND OTHERS COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS. HE JUST PULLED AWAY FROM A STOP LITE IN A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500, ONLY 3 MONTHS OLD WHEN THE REAR RIGHT AXLE SNAPPED SHEARING OFF THE WHEEL AND SENDING HIM SKIDDING ON THE PAVEMENT. HE AND OTHERS WERE VERY LUCKY TOGET OUT OF THE WAY OF DANGER. I AM WRITING THIS ON DECEMBER 23RD. WE HAVE NOT HEARD A WORD FROM THE DEALER WHERE WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED WHICH WOULD BE SOUTH OAK DODGE AT 4550 LINCOLN HIGHWAY IN MATTESON, ILL. PHONE IS 708-747-7950. VIN #[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

BROKEN VALVE SPRING ON 5.7 LTR. ENGINE; DESPITE A "TECHNICAL BULLETIN SB-10000-442-8271, DATED 4 NOV 2002,(ON THIS WEBSITE)" STATING "REPLACE SPRINGS AND SELL UNSOLD VEHICLES AT AUCTION", CARLIN DODGE OF COL. SPRINGS IS STILL SELLING DEFECTIVE TRUCKS "AS NEW". THEY FURTHER CLAIM NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS TECH BULLETIN . *AK

AFTER STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT VEHICLE BEGAN TO GO OUT OF CONTROL, THE DASH LIGHTS WERE BLINKING, AND ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE LIKE IT WAS GOING TO TAKE OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

UPPER BALL JOINTS ON 1-YR OLD TRUCK ARE JUNK. "SEALED" JUST MEANS THEY HAVE TO BE REPLACED MORE OFTEN, ANOTHER SCAM TO CHARGE EXTRA DOLLARS. MY WIFE'S LIBERTY HAS FAILING BALL JOINTS ALSO, THOUGH HERS HAS AN "UNISSUED RECALL." I KNOW A FEW OTHER RAM OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM. I HAD A 1972 CHEVY P/U WITH ALMOST 200,000 MILES BEFORE NEEDING BALL JOINTS, WHY? BECAUSE I COULD GREASE THEM!! *LA

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH CONSUMER HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP. CONSUMER SLAMMED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. IT HIT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL AFTER IMPACT WITH THE DRIVER'S FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE PASSENGER IN THE OTHER VEHICLE DIED IN THE CRASH. THE CAUSE OF THE BRAKE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED, BUT IT WAS SUSPECTED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WAS THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. *AK

WHILE BRAKING IN RAINY WEATHER ROTORS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE. DEALERSHIP TRIED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE 4 TIMES, BUT HAD NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. *AK

TRUCK DIED ON A MAJOR 6 LANE HIGHWAY WITH NO BREAK DOWN LANE ON A HILL. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE DUE TO POOR QUALITY OF MANUFACTURING ( LOOSE CONNECTIONS AND BAD MODULES).*JB

2003 DODGE RAM 1500 AND BRAKES STARTED PULSATING AT ABOUT 13000 MILES..TOLD DEALER..TOLD ME WAS A WEAR ITEM..TUFF LUCK..NOW I HAVE A 30K TRUCK THAT BOUCES WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. I CANT BELIEVE THE BRAKE ROTORS ARE ALREADY JUNK..AND NOW THE TRUCKS STOPPING ABILITY IS NOT AS GOOD. CAN I MAKE THE DEALER INSTALL NEW ROTORS?*AK

TRUCK SHAKES WHEN BRAKE APPLIED. *LA

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A NEW 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. THE TIRE PLACARD ON THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR JAM HAS THE INCORRECT TIRE SIZE ON IT. IT STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED WITH 15" TIRES WHEN IN FACT I PURCHASED IT NEW (3 MILES ON THE VEHICLE) WITH 20" TIRES INSTALLED. THE OE WINDOW STICKER SHOWS THAT 20" TIRES WERE INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE FROM THE FACTORY. HOW DO I KNOW WHAT THE CORRECT TIRE PRESSURE OR CORRECT TIRE SIZE TIRE FOR THE VEHICLE IS. THIS IS THE SECOND NEW DODGE THAT I HAVE BOUGHT IN THE LAST 2 YEARS AND THE LAST HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IS IT NOT REQUIRED THAT THE TIRE PLACARD BE ACCURATE. *LA

I HAVE A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB - AT APPROXIMATELY 5400 MILES, THE FRONT END BEGAN TO SHAKE LIKE THE ROTORS WERE POSSIBLY WARPED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND WAS TOLD THE ROTORS WERE DEFINITELY WARPED. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED, BUT I HAVE A REALLY BIG PROBLEM QUESTION. WHY IS THIS HAPPENING? I DON'T DRIVE THE TRUCK HARD OR USE EXCESSIVE BRAKING, BUT I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING OTHER '03 DODGE RAM OWNERS AND WARPED ROTORS AT LOW MILEAGES (HTTP://WWW.DTWTRUCKS.COM/FORUMS/TOPIC.TEN?ID=56542L). SHOULDN'T THERE BE A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE ALREADY OR EVEN A RECALL? WITH THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS THAT I'VE SEEN, IT SEEMS AS THOUGH NO ONE WANTS TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS BUT REPLACE OR TURN THE ROTORS AND LEAVE IT AT THAT. THE WARRANTY ON THE BRAKES ONLY LASTS 12 MONTHS OR 12,000 MILES. IF THEY KEEP WARPING, THEN THE ROTORS WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY 6,000 MILES OR SO FOR AS LONG AS I OWN THE TRUCK. NOT SOMETHING I WANT TO HAVE TO DO. WILL SOMEONE PLEASE FIX THIS BEFORE DODGE IS FACED WITH A POSSIBLE LAWSUIT? SHOULD THAT HAPPEN, I FEEL THERE WILL BE MANY DODGE RAM OWNERS THAT WILL WANT A PART OF THE OUTCOME... *LA

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED IN LESS THAN 8000 MILES CAUSING A STRONG FRONT-END VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *LA

WARPED BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES ON THE FRONT AND ONCE ON THE REAR OF THE TRUCK. THIS PROBLEM STARTED AT 11700 MILES AND CONTINUES TO THIS DAY. *LA

HAVE AN 03 RAM HEMI, 6020 MILES ON IT, BROKE DOWN LAST WEEK. DEALERSHIP THOUGHT IT WAS A FAULTYFUEL INJECTOR CAUSING THE MISSFIRE. IT WAS A BROKEN VALVE SPRING. NOW THEY ONLY WANT TO REPLACE 1 SPRING AND LEAVE 15 POSSIBLY BAD ONES IN IT. HAVE OWNED TRUCK SINCE JULY 2ND 2003. *AK

BROKEN IGNITION WIRES IN STEERING COLUMN DUE TO USE OF TILT STEERING OR GENERAL TURNS. ACCORDING TO THE TECHNICIAN, THE WIRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS IMPROPERLY ASSEMBLED LEAVING WIRING EXPOSED TO PINCH POINTS WHICH EVENTUALLY BROKE THE WIRES. *LA

2003 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB 1500 4X2 VEHICLE, ABOUT 5 MONTHS SINCE BUILD AND 3 MONTHS SINCE PURCHASE WITH ABOUT 4,700 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. IN A SWERVING MANEUVER TO AVOID ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 40-45 MPH THE LEFT REAR TIRE/WHEEL ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. TIRE/WHEEL ASSEMBLY IS TO INCLUDE A BROKEN AXLE SHAFT, BROKEN BRAKE CALIPER MOUNT, BROKEN BRAKE CALIPER, BROKEN ROTOR BACK PLATE, BROKEN EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE, BROKEN BRAKE LINE, DAMAGED 20" WHEEL, AND DAMAGE TO THE AXLE SHAFT HOUSING. DEALERSHIP, AUTOWAY DODGE, IS STRONGLY URGING THE VEHICLE BE TURNED IN AS AN INSURANCE CLAIM AND BEING DIFFICULT ABOUT THE PURSUIT OF A WARRANTY CLAIM. OTHER ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THE DAIMLER CHRYSLER MANUFACTURER REP WHO LOOKED AT THE TRUCK ON 11/11/2003, AS WELL AS DON ARMSTRONG, DC CUSTOMER SERVICE ORLANDO HAVE YIELDED MORE RELUCTANCE TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM AS WELL. SO FAR WE HAVE FOUND SOME OTHERS WHO EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR FAILURE AND WERE LIKEWISE DENIED WARRANTY COVERAGE WHILE BEING PRESSURED TO PURSUE IT AS AN INSURANCE CLAIM. ONE AT A REPORTED SPEED OF 3 MPH IN A U-TURN. *LA

WENT TO HAVE VEHICLE INSPECTED TO REREGISTER. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS AND BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE BAD. BASED ON SEVERAL ESTIMATES, IT WILL COST ME ANYWHERE FROM $500.-$700. TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 61,010 MILES ON IT AND MOST OF THOSE ARE HIGHWAY MILES. WE HAVE NOT TAKEN THIS TRUCK "OFF-ROAD". THIS DEFECT COULD HAVE CAUSED A VERY SERIOUS IF NOT FATAL ACCIDENT IF IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN FOUND. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE WARPED AND CAUSED A VIBRATION / PULSATION IN THE BRAKING. DEALER RE-SURFACED THE ROTORS BUT I THINK THIS IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. WHY WOULD ROTORS WARP AT 5,000 MILES??? MUST BE A DEFECTIVE DESIGN.*AK

AT 5,000 MILES, MY BRAKES BEGAN TO SHAKE WHEN BRAKING. I SUSPECT WARPED ROTORS DUE TO THE FACT THAT SO MANY OTHER RAMS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND HE JUST WANT TO TURN THEM. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM AND DECREASES THE LIFE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF MY BRAKES. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. THIS IS UNSAFE AND UNACCEPTABLE. WHY IS DODGE ALLOWED TO SELL VEHICLES WITH SUBSTANDARD PARTS? MASSIVE DOCUMENTATION ABOUT PROBLEM ON DODGETRUCKWORLD.COM.*AK

I OWN A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500, 2WD, 4 DR. AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO BOUNCE, ENOUGH SO THAT A CONVERSATION CANNOT BE CARRIED ON BETWEEN THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER(S). THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD WITH THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE.*AK

WARPING RAKE ROTORS ON DODGE RAM 02-03 PICKUPS. MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS ON INTERNET SITES DEDICATED TO DODGE RAM TRUCKS. MY PERSONAL VEHICLE IS NOW STARTING TO EXPERIENCE PULSATION AT THE BRAKE PEDAL AND I WANT TO REGISTER A COMPLAINT NOW BEFORE PURSUING WARRANTY WORK WITH MY DAIMER/CHRYSLER DEALER.

EXCESSIVE WHEEL HOP AT 65 -75 MPH. *LA

2003, DODGE, RAM 1500, HEMI, 20" WHEELS, WARPED ROTORS. ROTORS REPLACED AT 7000 MILES. WARPED ROTORS REDUCES STOPPING POWER AND THEREFORE INCREASES STOPPING DISTANCE. I BELIEVE THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT REALLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BECAUSE IT CAN LEAD TO ACCIDENTS AS A RESULT OF STOPPING DISTANCE . *AK

BRAKE ROTORS WARPED FOR THE 3RD TIME IN 13K MILES.....VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THERE WERE NO PUDDLES OR HARD BRAKING INVOLED AS THE DEALER TRYS TO PIN THE BLAME ON DRIVING HABBITS AND WEATHER....WHAT HAPPENS WHEN IM TOWING????*AK

2003 DODGE RAM 1500, HEMI, 17" WHEELS, WARPED ROTORS. ROTORS REPLACED AT 3000 MILES. WARPED AGAIN AT 9000 MILES, WILL BE TAKEN IN SOON FOR REPLACEMENT...AGAIN. ROTOR WARPING IS UNSAFE AS IT REDUCES STOPPING POWER AND THEREFORE INCREASES STOPPING DISTANCE. *LA

WARPING ROTORS ON 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 5.7L. THERE IS A LONG HISTORY OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCKS ROTORS HERE IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE FROM A DODGE TRUCK WEB SITE THE LINK IS HTTP://DTW.TRUCKMOXIE.COM/FORUMS/TOPIC.TEN?POS=1&ID=56542 *LA

WHEEL AND HUB WAS DAMAGED AND BROKEN OFF DURING A 10 MPH CURB HIT. *LA

WHILE SHIFTING FROM PARK INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE CONSUMER HEARD CLUNKY NOISE. DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK A FACTORY REP. LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND STATED IT WAS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE RAM 1500. CONSUMER STATED HE WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE. *PH *NLM

I HAVE A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB WITH JUST OVER 6,000 MILES ON IT. AT AROUND 5,000 MILES THE BRAKE PEDAL STARTED TO VIBRATE UNDER BRAKING AND VIBRATION COULD BE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. ABOUT 200 MILES LATER THE BRAKES STARTED SQUEAKING. CURRENTLY, I SUSPECT THE FRONT ROTORS TO BE WARPED AND HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ONLINE BY OTHER RAM OWNERS WITH SIMILAR ISSUES. *LA

WHILE DRIVING UNDER ANY BRAKING CONDITIONS AND WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE HEAVILY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PADS AND DISC BRAKES. *AK *TS *NLM

CONSUMER STATES ON CERTAIN PARTS OF THE HIGHWAY THE TRUCK JUMPS AND VIBRATES UNCONTROLLABLY. DRIVER HAS TO REDUCE SPEED SO DRASTICALLY THAT IT COULD CAUSE A REAR END COLLISION.*AK

TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. THERE IS A PERIOD OF FREE-WHEELING WHEN IT DOWNSHIFTS FROM THE OD BACK INTO FOURTH GEAR, CAUSING INCREASED PRESSURE TO HAVE TO BE APPLIED TO BRAKING THE PICKUP WHICH IN TURN CAUSES A JERKING WHILE BRAKING. THERE IS ALSO A PAUSE BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS, IT IS SLOW GETTING INTO EACH GEAR AND DOES NOT DOWNSHIFT PROPERLY. THE REAR-END HAS EXCESSIVE SLACK TO THE POINT OF STARTLING PEOPLE IF NEARBY WHEN SHIFTING INTO GEARS. THESE HAVE ALL BEEN DESCRIBED AS NORMAL BY THE DEALER. NOT SO! *JB

DURING A RAINY DAY, THE GAUGES ON MY TRUCK DIED COMPLETELY. ALL THE INDICATOR LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD (GAS, ENGINE, ABS, BRAKE, ETC.) WENT DEAD. WORST OF ALL, THE WIPERS WENT DEAD. ALTHOUGH THE TRUCK WAS RUNNING, THIS CREATED A PROBLEM. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE "CLUSTER" WAS BAD. PART WAS ORDERED BUT HAS NOT ARRIVED YET. *LA

EN BRAKING IN RAINY WEATHER THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. THE REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WAS REPLACED. *AK *NLM