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Noticed brakes very spongy on 1999 Dodge Ram while coming to a stop light. Was able to stop without accident, although stopping distance was about 15 feet past the line. Was near home, so drove very slowly to my residence with very little braking ability. Found brake fluid dripping from driverside vehicle frame. Upon further investigation found severely corroded brake line had ruptured. I replaced the brake line and have since found that this is a common occurrence on these vehicles, as indicated on many internet forms for these trucks. I still have the corroded brake line.
- the contact owns a 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 truck. While driving at 50 mph the brakes failed. The mechanic advised him that the hydraulic lines rusted, and the entire braking system must be replaced. There were no warning indicator lights before or after the incident occurred. 50 miles prior to incident the vehicle passed safety inspection. A year ago while leaving his driveway a bolt for the steering idle arm fell off the vehicle. The rusted brake area was not exposed and rusted near the gas tank.
Dodge Ram 1500 year 1999 [xxx] mileage: 66,164 [xxx] customer service: I respectfully request reimbursement for the resent repairs incurred in reference to invoice #[xxx] as I was driving down the freeway early Thursday morning of the 9th of February of this year, I heard a very loud banging of metal on metal at the same time the rear wheels of my truck locked up. The truck then skidded off the road barely missing the guardrail and other cars in the adjacent lanes. I took the truck to marietta Dodge. Upon inspection by the dealership I was shown by the tech that the clips that hold the pin that supports the fiction clutch and gear assembly of the differential had fallen out into the housing letting the pin and the clips fall down into the gears causing rear-end to lockup and severe damage to it. This in-turn damaged the ring and pinion gears as well as the case, the bearings and so on. A list of the parts and labor are on the accompanying. Invoice # [xxx] total: $3730.86 I took the damaged parts to the machine shop at the base and had them mag-ni-flux tested. We found that the several of the parts had stress cracks including the right rear axial just behind the hub that could of led to another accident shortly down the road. The machinist concluded that the clips could have failed do to poor casting and or metal fatigue. I would truly appreciate someone getting back to me about this request for reimbursement as soon as possible. Thank you for your time and consideration on this matter. Sincerely [xxx] updated 07/17/2012 information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
While driving on a major highway touched the brakes and the brakes felt soft. When exiting the highway applied the brakes, and foot went to the floor. Consumer noticed that the brake line broke. Consumer complained that the use of aluminum brake line caused it to rust.
The contact states that he is having problems with his braking system, it will not stop. No prior warning to failure. The braking is very insufficient. The contact says that with normal braking it is fine, but it is when having to brake in a panic brake take too long to actually stop the vehicle. Almost, caused accidents several times. The dealership had the truck out for a test drive about the transmission, and the mechanic even told him that the brakes were bad. But since the contact is on an extended warranty they will not do anything else to the truck. The consumer's braking system does not appear to have enough pressure to stop the vehicle in a panic stop situation. The pedal goes to the floor but the wheels do not stop and the ABS never engages.
- West Linn, OR, USA
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The brakes on my 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 will not stop the truck in a panic stop. Any time the brakes are hit hard the trucks requires a long distance to stop. I have had to drive up onto the curb as a result of the truck not stopping (going 30 miles per hour).
Anti-lock brakes. Numerous issues. Brake linings on the rear drums have a very short service life. Replaced drums and linings in July of 2002. Drums and linings required replacement again in may of 2003 (approx. 20,000 miles) front pads were replaced in July of 2002 and still have 1/2 of linings left. On bumpy roads, brake system fades in and out. On wet roads, brakes may or may not work reliably. From researching your site, these are not uncommon occurrences. When will this be addressed?
When applying brakes in emergency stop, brakes intermittently fail to engage properly causing the vehicle to have greatly increased stopping distances. This defect has nearly caused numerous accidents. Dealer stated they could not find any problem. Replacement of rear brakes by consumer revealed that the driver side automatic adjuster was installed backward. Consumer corrected the orientation of the automatic adjuster and the brake failure problem has not occurred since the rear brakes were repaired.
My Dodge pickup has been into the dealer many times to try to fix a repetitive problem with my front driver side brakes. One pad out of the four up front wear down to nothing while the other 3 have practically no wear. The dealership has changed the caliper, rotor, pads, everything that has to do with the front disc brakes to no avail. The same front driver side wheel area has had the idler arm replaced and other parts to try to remedy the problem, but nothing has worked. The dealership now has run out of parts to change to try to fix, so they have pretty much gave up and say that I have to pay for another brake job. The single pad wears all the way down to the rivets within 12-15K miles, so the dealer tells me that I will need a brake job every 12-15K miles. Ridiculous. They have accepted all the other prior attempts to fix this problem under the vehicle warranty, but now they will not, as they have run out of ideas to fix it. The vehicle is still within its warranty period. They have no explanation to give me for this failure either.
While driving ABS brake and brake indicator light came on, indicating that brakes did not work properly when applied, causing extended stopping distance.
ABS and brake light keep coming on due to malfunction of ABS module. Took to dealer, and dealer indicated when put on computer error codes keep coming up.
While appempting to stop the brakes did not stop the vehicle (vehicle has anti-lock brakes on rear wheels only), the seat belt did not hold the passenger causing him to move forward and hit both knees on the dash, the seat belt grabbed yanking passenger back into door and the passenger hit head on the window, air bags also failed to deploy. Nlm
While driving ABS brake system will kick in too soon, causing extended stopping distance. Contacted dealer, and the dealer is not willing to do anything.
While appempting to stop the brakes did not stop the vehicle (vehicle has anti-lock brakes on rear wheels only), the seat belt did not hold the passenger causing him to move forward and hit both knees on the dash, the seat belt grabbed yanking passenger back into door and the passenger hit head on the window, air bags also failed to deploy. Nlm
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- Toledo, OH, USA