2000 Dodge Ram 2500 complaints

MICHELIN TIRES WHICH CAME WITH THE 2001 DODGE 2500, DUE TO THE "CHEAP RUBBER," ALL TIRES ARE 70% BALD, WHICH MAY CAUSE A BLOW OUT. ALSO, MAYBE DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

UNDER MODERATE BRAKING, SYSTEM FAILED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE STOPPING POWER, ABS WOULD NOT ENGAGE EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, TRUCK WAS NOT EVEN CARRYING A LOAD. *AK

DRIVER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH EXCESS PLAY IN THE STEERING, POSSIBLY DUE TO FRONT WHEELS MISALIGNMENT. YH

WHILE TRAVELING AT 22MPH AND TRYING TO MAKE A TURN STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, AND CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MAKE TURN. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT). YH

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SEVERELY PULLS TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER REPLACED THE GEAR BOX WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING FAILED AND DUMPED FLUID ONTO GROUND. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE DEFECT. CONSUMER HAS FILED # 7045909 WITH CHRYSLER. MANUFACTURER SAID THAT IT WAS PROBABLY THE VACUUM SYSTEM THAT THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT USE ON THE 4 WHEEL ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. *AK.ET.

TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS OUT OF SEQUENCE WITHOUT WARNING, DOWN SHIFTS TO LOWER GEAR AND THEN SHIFTS INTO NEXT LOWER GEAR. THIS CAUSES MOTOR TO TACK OUT TO 5500+RPM AND SHUTS DOWN, WHEN RPM DROPS DOWN MOTOR FIRES UP TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS AGAIN MOTOR SHUTS DOWN AGAIN. THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND AGAIN UNTIL I BACK OFF GAS PETAL. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS THROUGH UPPER GEARS WITHOUT STOPPING EXAMPLE ; SHIFTS FROM 2ND TO 3RD 4TH OD WITHOUT STOPPING.THESE PROBLEMS HAPPEN WHEN PULLING LOADS, HAS HAPPENED WITHOUT LOAD CAUSED TRUCK TO SPINOUT OF CONTROL. LAST WEEK WHILE PULLING A TRAILER ON RAIN SLICK ROAD DOWN SHIFTING NEARLY CAUSED TRUCK TO JACKNIFE. DEALERS KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT CANNOT FIND ANY CODES. SHIFTING PROBLEMS AND ENGINE OPERATING AT WRONG RPM CAUSING EXTREMLY BAD FUEL MILLAGE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE WANDERS FROM RIGHT SIDE TO THE LEFT SIDE WHICH MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER STILL NOT SATISFIED WITH THE REPAIR DONE BY THE DEALER. *AK *ML

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

IT WOULD BE OF GREAT HELP TO ALL YEAR "2000 DODGE RAM" BUYERS IF THE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY.