Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Jan 7, 1998OR
BRAKE COMPONENTS (PADS, CALIPERS, LINES) HAVE FAILED TWO TO THREE TIMES.
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1997 Dodge Ram 2500 complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1997 record →
Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Dec 20, 1997CA
POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKE FAILURE.
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Nov 26, 1997AZ
TRUCK SURGES AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 40-65 MPH. THROTTLE LINKAGE FAILURE.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Oct 23, 1997OR
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE PULLS TO EITHER THE RIGHT OR LEFT SIDE. *AKTHE FRONT BRAKES OVERHEATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL WHILE DRIVING. *NLM
Electrical System › Horn
Filed Sep 15, 1997CA
HORN IS NOT LOUD ENOUGH. IT CAN BARELY BE HEARD ABOVE THE SOUND OF THE ENGINE AT IDLE. DRIVE RHAD TWO INCIDENTS WHERE HE HAD TO USE THE HORN WHERE THE OTHER DRIVER APPARENTLY COULD NOT HEAR IT. IT COULD RESULT IN A COLLISION. *AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail PipeFire
Filed Sep 8, 1997IL
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY OWNER BEGAN SMELLING UNKNOWN ODOR. PULLED TO GAS STATION AND FOUND THAT THE EXHAUST PIPE HAD BURNED INSULATION WITHIN 3 TO 4 INCHES OF FIREWALL. RUG INSIDE COMPARTMENT RETAINED HEAT. HAD WRONG INSULATION ON FIREWALL. SUPPOSED TO BE ALUMINUM INSULATION. INSTEAD, HAD SOFT BLACK INSULATION. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK
Equipment › Electrical › Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc.
Filed Aug 28, 1997TX
TAPE PLAYER INOPERATIVE.
Equipment › Electrical › Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc.
Filed Aug 17, 1997TX
CD PLAYER, WHICH IS FACTORY INSTALLED, FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. *AK
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Aug 14, 1997CA
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN FROM AN INTERSECTION STEERING FAILED, COULD NOT TURN LEFT/RIGHT. STEERING WHEEL SPUN IN EITHER DIRECTION, AND VEHICLE ENTERED INTO LANE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *AK
Electrical System › Wiring › Front UnderhoodFire
Filed Jul 10, 1997CO
ENGINE: EXPERIENCED A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FIRE TOOK PLACE BECAUSE OF THE CHEAP MATERIAL THAT IS USED FOR THE FIREWALL. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 20, 1997WI
THE FRONT ABS BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPALCED 3 TIMES BECAUSE THE GIVE OUT AND THEY WEAR OUT SO QUICKLY. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Apr 25, 1997NH
VEHICLE PULLS WHEN BRAKES APPLIED.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 2, 1996MN
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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