Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / RAM 1500 / 1996

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004039452 Incident Date: Aug, 31 2004
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: RAM 1500 Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1B7HC16YXTJ Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 19 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 31 1995
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: the contact owns a 1996 dodge ram 1500. the contact states that brake lines that carry the fluid from the master cylinder to the wheels rusted. the vehicle is from wisconsin, and this could have been because of the salt on the roads. one brake line has been temporarily been repaired, and the contact is worried about the brake line rusting on the other side. the contact's vehicle ran into a ditch because the brakes did not work. ; he had to be pulled out of the ditch. the line rusted to the point where it formed a hole in the line. the vehicle is in florida now. and the contact does not feel he will have the rust problem again because he is not living in a salt state . the abs brakes have not work since the brake line was temporarily fixed. *ak