Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - DRUM - SHOES/LININGS | |||||
| 050497 | 03/28/1997 | 54386 | Front brake lining wear prematurely when compared to the wear experienced on the rear brake linings. *yc | 04/07/1998 | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | |||||
| 050699 | 06/25/1999 | 606161 | Information regarding accelerated brake lining wear, front versus rear. *tt | 08/11/1999 | |
| 050397 | 03/17/1997 | 51965 | Brakes - chassis dynamics diagnosis. *tw | 07/17/1997 | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - PADS | |||||
| 050295 | 03/01/1995 | 39988 | Front disc brake noise. *tw | 11/01/1995 | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DRUM - SHOES/LININGS | |||||
| 050597 | 03/28/1997 | 05-02-96A | 6088765 | Concerns with accelerated brake lining wear, front versus rear. *nlm | 01/07/2000 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - POWER ASSIST - VACUUM | |||||
| 051199 | 12/31/1999 | 609987 | Information regarding a revised power brake booster check valve. *tt | 04/12/2000 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - ANTILOCK | |||
| In foggy weather and on a wet road applied the brakes and they locked up and pedal when to the floor . *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - DISC - ROTOR | |||
| The front brake rotors are corroded and pitted and need to be replaced. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 01/29/2003 | |||
| Brakes will pulsate causing extended stopping distance. dealer notified. ph | |||
| 10/14/2002 | 87608 | 1 | |
| Consumer stated that while driving and without warning the brake line had rusted causing fluid to leak out and extend stopping distance. ts dealership installed new brake line. dealership stated started needed to be replaced, however consumer declined. *tt | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 08/27/2003 | 1 | ||
| The abs light illuminated on the dash. then vehicle suddenly accelerated towards traffic which resultedc in an a collision with another vehicle. *ak | |||
| 06/25/2000 | 0 | ||
| While pulling into a gas station windows would not go down. also, abs light/ check engine light came on. doors would not unlock. then, consumer could not turn car off. consumer had to shake steering wheel to get the key out.*ak | |||
| 11/01/1994 | 1 | ||
| Defective design of the brake pads are too small for the size of this vehicle which causes the brake pads to wear prematurely, which may cause extended stopping distance and may result in a crash. brake pads been changed about 10 times. *ak | |||
| 05/21/2000 | 2 | 09/01/1994 | |
| While avoiding a accident, i locked up my brakes and the lower control arms failed and bent approximatley 60 degrees. causing the front wheels to rub the back of the fender wells. according to the service mgr. at berg chrysler additional damages occurred: bent shocks , stabilizer bar, and sheared off bolts on drive shaft. approximate costs $1700+. chrysler customer center took my complaint on may 22 giving me file no. 7194767. according to berg`s service mgr., the truck is out of warranty and claim is denied. i cannot get chrysler to return my phone calls. *ak | |||
| When pumping the brakes on the fourth time, there was no brakng ability. truck continued to travel. this happened while traveling at any speed in forward or reverse. dealer was notified about the problem. a vaccum assist canister was installed by the dealer at no charge. problem with the truck continues. *ml | |||
| 06/01/1994 | |||
| Left front wheel bearing failed, causing the truck to swerve violently into other traffic. total cost of repairs was $800 due to overheating of the front suspension and brake components. *ak | |||
| 12/01/1993 | |||
| When applying the brakes, the brake & abs warning lights will come on and the brake pedal becomes very hard to push! there is no braking action, and the pedal is about 1 inch from the floor. it then takes both feet to get any brakes! if it idles for several minutes, the lights will then go off, and the brakes return to normal. this has happened on numerous ocasions for a couple of years now, but just found your site on the internet. *ak | |||
| 06/20/1998 | 2 | ||
| Whenever the (abs) brakes are applied, the brake pedal goes to the floor. abs light would come on. took to dealer & found that the master cylinder bypass was not working. had it replaced. *ak | |||
| 02/05/1998 | 1 | 01/24/1998 | |
| Consumer states that page 34 of new dodge ram manual states a warning and he experienced the problem while driving during rush hour traffic, stop and go. vehicle stopped and the anti-lock brakes started to work and came down slowly. while driving 35-40 mph hit another vehicle. dealer cannot duplicate the problem. *ak *jb | |||
| 04/23/1998 | 03/01/1907 | ||
| Having brake problems every time applying them. while driving in low speed 15 mph or lower , especially during bumper to bumper traffic or praking the brakes failed to stop vehicle, but no corrections have been made. dealer notified. *ak | |||
| 02/27/1997 | |||
| Pulling trailer, anti-lock braking system malfunctioned. harder pressurization and less pedal reaction. unreasonable condition: potential crash. *ak | |||
| 08/18/1997 | |||
| Brakes does not release .there is a line lock on the front wheels. dealer has been notified about the vehicle. *ak | |||
| Abs brakes lock up intermittently and that it may have been caused by a faulty rear axle seal. *ak | |||
| 12/10/1994 | |||
| When applying the brakes the front end locks up and the mfr tried to correct the problem but did not do it. the vehicle has no rear brakes when they are applied. *ak | |||
| 11/22/1994 | |||
| Under normal road conditions when braking the vehicle pulls to the right, worse if the road is wet or slippery. put on new tires and new brakes, still bad. taken to dealership several times, problem still occurs. also, replaced transmission/overdrive. *ak | |||
| While driving or when applying the brakes, the vehicle pulls to the right. vehicle has rear abs brakes. *ak | |||
| 12/12/1995 | 5 | 04/01/1994 | |
| Failure on the brake pedal, the brake pedal goes to the floor, causing the consumer to have a near accident. *ak | |||
| 10/07/1996 | |||
| Abs brake failure; trying to stop in traffic and the rear brakes stopped working and the front brakes locked up, resulting in an accident. please give more details. *ak | |||
| When applying the abs brakes, the vehicle brakes lock up. please describe.*ak | |||
| 04/23/1996 | |||
| The truck has abs brakes and they do not stop the truck when the brakes are applied. please describe. *ak | |||
| 04/23/1995 | |||
| Poor performance of the abs brakes, brakes making a griding sound. *ak | |||
| 04/05/1996 | |||
| Abs brakes, failure on the back brakes only have the front brakes. please describe in more details. *ak | |||
| In wet and dry weather, there is some brake failure. please describe . *ak | |||
| 01/01/1995 | |||
| Abs, brake failure, front brakes drag, causing lockup and continue wear of disc pads. *ak | |||
| 11/08/1994 | |||
| Purchased a new vehicle and the brakes burned up. tt | |||
| 01/30/1996 | |||
| When brakes are intermittent failure of the brakes will cause the vehicle very hard to the left or right causing loss of control of vehicle, has abs in rear. | |||
| 07/30/1995 | 0 | ||
| Antilock brakes system failed, causing accident. *sd | |||
| 08/15/1995 | |||
| Abs: brake pads replaced; now, pedal spongy, inconsistent; doesn't stop as they should; pedal to floor; caused accident; rearended another vehicle. tt | |||
| The rear brakes aren't stopping the truck has abs anti-lock brake . tt | |||
| 12/09/1995 | |||
| Abs system failure, intermittent brake system failure, excessive brake pedal travel. tt | |||
| Abs braking problems and many many more. please describe. tt | |||
| Experienced abs failure, abs check light came on, had to have repaired. tt | |||
| 09/01/1994 | 1 | 01/01/1994 | |
| Experiencing long stopping distance during wet weather, resulting in lockup. tt the power steering was grinding in four wheel drive. front brakes fold, then snap and lock-up. when pumpd, the pedal goes up and increases stopping distance. the accelerator sticks sometimes. the windows rattle and the console works intermittently and leaks air as well. *yh | |||
| 10/01/1995 | |||
| Abs, failure of brakes, in for repair replace pads and rotor and booster, mfr will replace redesign booster. tt | |||
| 08/11/1995 | 1 | ||
| Antilock brakes failed, causing accident. *aw | |||
| 08/15/1994 | |||
| Abs: brake shoes and pads have adjustment problem; causes pads to wear out prematurely; results in extended stopping; replaced 5 times within 46,000 miles. tt | |||
| 10/10/1995 | |||
| When applying the brakes the vehicle pulls to the right and shutters violently. she has disc and abs brakes. please describe. tt | |||
| W/rear abs brakes, front brakes lock up with rear brakes not having enough power to control stopping. please describe details. tt | |||
| When driving apply the brakes go out have abs anti-lock brake . tt | |||
| 05/10/1994 | 4 | ||
| Anti-lock brakes grabbed and vehicle slid. *ak | |||
| 02/14/1995 | |||
| The gear in the rearend was altered which affected the speedometer and it caused abs system to burn out. please describe. *ak | |||
| Replace master cylinder the front rotor was replace the abs anti lock when press on brake you can feel the wheel locking up. tt | |||
| 06/08/1995 | |||
| Abs brakes lockup resulting in accident and driver air bag did not deploy. tt | |||
| Abs brakes; on wet weather, brakes will lock. please describe details. tt | |||
| 12/01/1994 | 20 | ||
| While driving, experienced intermittent brake failure, upon applying brake, action seems to be inadequate, vehicle continues to roll forward, and wheel locked. | |||
| 07/02/1994 | 2 | ||
| Abs rear; upon braking truck will veer either left/right. owner indicates that brakes locking is also a failure. pedal goes to floor on numerous occasions. tt | |||
| 01/02/1994 | |||
| Diesel truck, when backing up and tapping on brakes, abs light comes on and brakes fail completely, dealer said it is normal. tt | |||
| 01/20/1995 | 1 | ||
| Abs brakes; brakes locked up resulting in a panic skid. tt | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK - ABS WARNING LIGHT | |||
| The abs anti-lock brake warning light came on sometimes and stay on but there is still brake . tt | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | |||
| 1 | |||
| Brakes lock up without warning. | |||
| 10/16/1995 | 30 | ||
| When driving the vehicle at any speed and appyling the brakes, they don't stop the vehicle unless the consumer uses the trailer brakes. vehicle has been in the shop 30 times for repairs, and the dealer still can't find out the problem with the vehicle. *ak | |||
| When applying the brakes, the vehicle pulls to the left and right. please describe. *ak | |||
| 04/30/1996 | 0 | ||
| Brake pedal goes to floor after stop. *dh | |||
| 03/15/1995 | 5 | ||
| Brakes failed. | |||
| Hydraulic brakes; when applying the brakes, vehicle pulls to the left. please describe. *ak | |||
| 03/17/1996 | 7 | ||
| Front brakes failed. *sd | |||
| 10/01/1994 | 1 | ||
| Brakes failed on several occasions, once causing accident. *sd | |||
| When driving at high speed the overdrive button on and down shifting, when applying bbrake or hitting a bump there is no brake. please describe . | |||
| Experiencing intermittent brake lock up. tt | |||
| 01/13/1995 | 3 | ||
| Continuous brake problems, causing extended stopping distances/loss of control. *skd | |||
| 11/04/1995 | 1 | 05/01/1994 | |
| Failure of the brakes assembly. tt the pivot assembly had become disengaged causing brake failure. *slc | |||
| 08/19/1995 | |||
| Vehicle slipped in cruise control, without cruise control engaged, resulting in hard to stop the vehicle, no accident. tt | |||
| 08/07/1995 | |||
| Vehicle pulls to right when brakes are applied. please describe details. tt | |||
| 02/03/1995 | 3 | ||
| Brakes are spongy, also fail intermittently. *skd | |||
| 03/14/1995 | 4 | ||
| Ongoing braking problems, causing insufficient braking ability/vehicle to pull towards the left. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC | |||
| 05/01/1994 | |||
| Vehicle pulls hard to left when braking,,,,,,have to hold it right to keep steering wheel from going left,,,,,pads & calipers were replaced under warranty and after warranty ran out but does not help,,,,,,,the steering gear box on these trucks make them wander all over the road,,,,,,lots of play in the steering,,,,,,,,,,,i feel chrysler needs to address these problems,,,,,,,i am a member of a club that has 6600 members with the dodge ram 2500/3500 pickups with the diesel engine and there are all kinds of stories there about trying to deal with these problems. *ak | |||
| 03/24/1997 | 1 | 05/01/1994 | |
| On a cold wintry day. i slowed to make a turn and lost my brakes as soon as i'd applied them. the brakes came back after several pedal applications, but made a loud scraping noise. late that evening, i pulled the wheel to inspect the damage and saw that the friction material of the pad, on the piston side, had disappeared completely. there was a small scratch on the rotor. i saved all of the original pads to this set after replacing them myself. last year i was moving things around in the garage and accidently dropped the identical (intact) pad for the right side. the pad fell about 40 to a concrete floor and separated into two pieces, one backing plate, and one friction material. the adhesive bond looked as though it had failed and allowed moisture to ice up between the materials, causing my near death experience. i had a complete loss of stopping power. with a dual master cylinder, i still wonder why my rear brakes didn't function as a back-up system. *ak | |||
| 09/10/1994 | |||
| Failure on the disc brakes, when you apply force to the brakes the brakes will not release.*ak | |||
| 04/08/1995 | 8 | ||
| Front brakes failed. | |||
| 07/01/1994 | 1 | 06/01/1994 | |
| While driving, at approx. 45mph, made attempt to slow down, vehicle pulled to right, result right front wheel locked up, dealer has made several attempts to fix. consumer states this has been going on since purchase of vehicle and was told then this truck continues to wear put brake pads, the front rims are totally black in 2000, vehicle pulls when brakes are applied to right the most some time to left, on rain or snow roads the wight wheel will lock up at 5-10 mph and slied and will not let off when pedal is released.*jb | |||
| W/rear abs brakes, front brakes lock up with rear brakes not having enough power to control stopping. please describe details. tt | |||
| 06/24/1994 | 4 | ||
| Brakes locked up when applied, causing accident. *tw | |||
| 01/31/1995 | |||
| Excessive warping or wear of front disc brakes causing erratic operations of brake performance when applied. please describe details. tt | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - CALIPER | |||
| 12/01/1996 | 2 | 05/29/1994 | |
| Every 8,000 miles brake rotors and calipers need to be replaced. also, accelerator linkage ends fall off in heavy traffic, causing vehicle to slow down/transmission cooling line broke loose due to vibration from highway driving. *ak | |||
| 12/22/1995 | 2 | ||
| Defective brake caliper, causing brake failure, resulting in an accident. *ak | |||
| 05/04/1995 | |||
| Front brakes failed, calipers are defective. tt | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - PADS | |||
| 11/01/1994 | 1 | ||
| Defective design of the brake pads are too small for the size of this vehicle which causes the brake pads to wear prematurely, which may cause extended stopping distance and may result in a crash. brake pads been changed about 10 times. *ak | |||
| While driving and upon braking experienced pedal pulsation, brakes squealed and rattled due to excessive brake wear, dlr's replaced rear drums and turned rotors, problem persists. *ak | |||
| 05/19/1996 | 9 | ||
| Brake pad replaced due to irregular wear. *sd | |||
| 10/01/1995 | |||
| Abs, failure of brakes, in for repair replace pads and rotor and booster, mfr will replace redesign booster. tt | |||
| 08/15/1994 | |||
| Abs: brake shoes and pads have adjustment problem; causes pads to wear out prematurely; results in extended stopping; replaced 5 times within 46,000 miles. tt | |||
| 05/10/1994 | 1 | ||
| Replaced brake pads. *ak | |||
| 12/05/1994 | 4 | ||
| When applying brakes, steering pulls to left. front brake pads worn excessively. rear brakes are abs. dealership unable to correct. tt | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - ROTOR | |||
| 6 | |||
| Brakes replaced several times due to drums and rotors out of round and cracking. | |||
| 12/01/1996 | 2 | 05/29/1994 | |
| Every 8,000 miles brake rotors and calipers need to be replaced. also, accelerator linkage ends fall off in heavy traffic, causing vehicle to slow down/transmission cooling line broke loose due to vibration from highway driving. *ak | |||
| While driving and upon braking experienced pedal pulsation, brakes squealed and rattled due to excessive brake wear, dlr's replaced rear drums and turned rotors, problem persists. *ak | |||
| 10/01/1995 | |||
| Abs, failure of brakes, in for repair replace pads and rotor and booster, mfr will replace redesign booster. tt | |||
| Replace master cylinder the front rotor was replace the abs anti lock when press on brake you can feel the wheel locking up. tt | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DRUM | |||
| 6 | |||
| Brakes replaced several times due to drums and rotors out of round and cracking. | |||
| 05/19/1996 | 9 | ||
| Rear brakes failed. *sd | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DRUM - DRUM | |||
| 07/14/1995 | 1 | ||
| Replaced grinding rear brake drums. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DRUM - SHOES/LININGS | |||
| 08/15/1994 | |||
| Abs: brake shoes and pads have adjustment problem; causes pads to wear out prematurely; results in extended stopping; replaced 5 times within 46,000 miles. tt | |||
| 05/15/1994 | |||
| Abs: front disc brake shoes wore out less than 23,000 miles; brake shoes are too small for 7,000 lb truck; nearly caused accident; master cylinder went out. tt | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DRUM - WHEEL CYLINDERS | |||
| 05/27/1995 | |||
| Greasy seals and wheel clyinder leak, saturating the brake pads with oil and grease, and resulting in extended stopping distances.manufacturer was contacted and stated they are not responsible. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | |||
| Consumer contacted dealer in reference to recall 99v214000/ manufacturer's recall 835/ suspension. dealer corrected the recall work, but failed to replace the bolts within the brake line. please provide any further details. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - MASTER CYLINDER | |||
| 06/20/1998 | 2 | ||
| Whenever the (abs) brakes are applied, the brake pedal goes to the floor. abs light would come on. took to dealer & found that the master cylinder bypass was not working. had it replaced. *ak | |||
| 03/15/1995 | 5 | ||
| Master cylinder failed three times. | |||
| 05/15/1994 | |||
| Abs: front disc brake shoes wore out less than 23,000 miles; brake shoes are too small for 7,000 lb truck; nearly caused accident; master cylinder went out. tt | |||
| Replace master cylinder the front rotor was replace the abs anti lock when press on brake you can feel the wheel locking up. tt | |||
| 07/01/1994 | 2 | ||
| Wrong master cylinder put on brakes. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - POWER ASSIST | |||
| When pumping the brakes on the fourth time, there was no brakng ability. truck continued to travel. this happened while traveling at any speed in forward or reverse. dealer was notified about the problem. a vaccum assist canister was installed by the dealer at no charge. problem with the truck continues. *ml | |||
| 08/20/1994 | |||
| The power assist braking system malfunctioned, causing loss of braking ability for a few seconds caused by not enough pressure for a dodge truck, which almost caused an accident. *ak | |||
| Vacuum accumulater over 12 hours or more will bleed dry. once started and released emergency brake, truck rolled backwards hitting parked vehicle. tt | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - POWER ASSIST - VACUUM | |||
| 10/01/1995 | |||
| Abs, failure of brakes, in for repair replace pads and rotor and booster, mfr will replace redesign booster. tt | |||