Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES | |||
| 10/01/2012 | 226000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 1995 dodge ram 2500. the contact stated that while performing routine brake maintenance, he discovered that the keeper pin failed, causing the brakes to fail. the contact personally confirmed the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was contacted. the failure and current mileages were 226,000. kmj | |||
| 10/01/2012 | 226000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 1995 dodge ram 2500. the contact stated while performing routine brake maintenance and found the keeper pin had failed causing the brakes to not function properly. the contact personally confirmed the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was contacted. the failure and current mileages were 226,000. mh | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 08/01/1998 | |||
| During braking, the vehicle begins to shake and the brake pedal is difficult to press down. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 04/27/2006 | 467000 | 1 | 03/01/1996 |
| Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle does not stop correctly or safely. the dealership determined this was because the vacuum motor does not have the proper check valve. the brake pedal becomes very hard and lacks power assist, increasing the stopping distance. the brake light illuminated on the dash each time this occurred. updated 5/30/06 *tt | |||
| 09/09/2003 | 1 | ||
| Front brakes are not holding properly the vehicle. dealer inspected vehicle, and could not duplicate or correct the problem. *ak | |||
| 07/18/2000 | 100 | 05/01/1995 | |
| Sound pad to close to the exaust pipe header on 5.9 cum. diesel engine. brakes are very bad if you have to stop quick. frount wheels lock up in normal braking on wet road and in hard stops with a load or trailer rear brakes are worthless. trans mission lines rub together wearing holes in the in the lines | |||
| 10/01/1999 | 1 | ||
| Intermitttently when applying brakes in an emergency situation, they grab and then release, creating a no stopping condition. this happens on any type of road surface, no inclement weather. this condition has not been reported to the dealership. this has been an on going problem since october of 1999. *ak | |||
| 02/10/1995 | 15 | 02/01/1995 | |
| Vehicle experienced numerous brake failures. in speaking with other owners they experienced similar brake problems. please help. *ak | |||
| 25 | 12/01/1994 | ||
| No summary listed for abov evehicle. *ak | |||
| 07/31/1997 | 2 | 12/05/1997 | |
| Abs brakes locked up twice, once resulting in loss of control/collision. also, steering column locked up once. | |||
| 12/20/1995 | 04/01/1995 | ||
| While driving abs brakes locked up, vehicle lost control, resulting in a collision. driver's side air bag failed to deploy. *ak | |||
| 06/20/1995 | |||
| Vehicle pulls to the left due to abs brake failure. *ak | |||
| Abs brakes function but pull hard to the left. dealer has been unable to fix the problem. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | |||
| 1 | |||
| The front brakes failed, the rotors were turned and also the calipers were replaced. *yh | |||
| 07/05/2001 | 1 | ||
| While backing out of a garage brakes failed to engage, allowing brake pedal to go all the way to the floor. poor performance of brake system caused vehicle to back into a car, causing $700 damage. consumer was informed that front left wheel bearing was in poor condition. please provide any additional information/attachments.*ak technician replaced r&r left frony wheel bearing, hub and rotor assembly, the brakes are wearing more on indoard pad, left front tire is worn on the inside. nlm | |||
| 8 | |||
| Vehicle experienced front brake problems, while braking, the vehicle would pull to the left and sometimes to the right, front brakes showed heat stress each time they were replaced. *slc | |||
| 07/02/1996 | 1 | 09/01/1995 | |
| Brakse failed. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - PADS | |||
| 12/07/1996 | 2 | ||
| Vehicle has gone through three sets of front brake pads in 60,000miles due to poor design. *ak | |||
| 02/01/1998 | 05/01/1995 | ||
| Excessive front brake pad wear. *ak | |||
| 03/01/1996 | |||
| Loss of braking power and pads wear out on/before 10000 miles of use. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DRUM | |||
| 12/01/1998 | 103000 | 10 | 12/01/1995 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 1995 dodge pickup. the rear drum brakes do not adjust properly. the front brakes do the majority of the braking and causes the front brakes to overheat and be overused. the rear brakes have to be manually adjusted. the contact refuses to take the vehicle to the dealer. the current mileage was 300,000 and failure mileage was 103,000. updated 11/14/07. *jb | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DRUM - SHOES/LININGS | |||
| 06/01/2004 | 263000 | 6 | 09/01/1994 |
| This vehicle experienced the problem as described in the brake drum and shoe system recall 97v068000, but this vehicle was not included in the recall due to vin. *ak this problem occured more when the vehicle is in reverse gear and on an incline to the rear (like backing down a boat ramp). this problem has also occurred when stopped at a red light in the city. *nm | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DRUM - WHEEL CYLINDERS | |||
| 12/08/1994 | 3 | 10/08/1994 | |
| Rear wheel cylinders are too small and the front brakes do all the work and wear out too fast. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - POWER ASSIST - HYDRAULIC - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | |||
| 02/02/2006 | 100000 | 1 | 05/31/1995 |
| Dt*: the contact stated faulty vacuum hose from engine's internal vacuum pump to the power brake unit. under light continual pressure on brake pedal the vehicle would stop. under sudden or heavy pressure, the pedal would go to the floor, and vehicle would stop when it decided to do so. it would not lock or make an emergency stop. visual confirmation of the vacuum hose collapse. was easy with hood open, engine operating, and pressure applied to the brake pedal. updated 06/05/2006. *ak *ts | |||