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|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005039396 | Incident Date: Sep, 17 2005 |
| Consumer's City: | Consumer's State: PW |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: RAM 1500 | Model Year: 1997 |
| 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#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 19 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 05 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While driving my 1997 dodge ram 1500 on an interstate highway near philadelphia, pa at the 65 mph speed limit, traffic was slowing. i put my foot on the brake pedal and it went to the floor without warning. pumping it did nothing. i had total brake failure. fortunately, there were no vehicles in the two lanes to the right of me, i swerved and got the truck on the shoulder of the highway. if there would have been vehicles to my right, i would have rear ended the vehicle in front of me, causing a multiple vehicle chain-reaction type of crash. inspection of the vehicle along the highway showed brake fluid running out of the brake line that runs from below the master cylinder to the brake proportioning valve near the proportioning valve. i was not aware that brake systems could have a total, abrupt failure as this system did. the truck was towed to a repair facility. their diagnosis was that the steel brake line was severely corroded and had rusted through. all steel brake lines on the vehicle were replaced because they all were rust colored and showed corrosion. this truck has approximately 60,000 miles on it. it is used as a second vehicle and has always been garage kept and well maintained. the garage along with myself are amazed that the brake lines show this type and amount of corrosion. how many other failures have occurred with these trucks? this could have been a severe crash with excessive property damage and/or bodily injury. *jb |
