| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 998089581 | Incident Date: Apr, 27 1998 |
| Consumer's City: LOUISVILLE | Consumer's State: KY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: RAM | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3B7HF13Z5VG | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 06 2002 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Sep, 30 1996 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Had to make a accident avoidence manuever. the brakes would not stop the truck, had to run off the road to avoid impact. resulting in damaging a front lawn in a residential neighborhood. the next episode was pulling a small 8' trailer with a honda 4-wheeler. light turned red and when i went to stop, i ended in the middle of the intersection. after the second incident i contacted the dealership and took it in for inspection. no problems were found. the service manager mr. web ( i believe that's his name) drove my truck and agreed it seemed to take longer to stop, but upon inspection no problems were found. after 3 more incidents of the same nature, the dealership did replace all the brakes, telling me there was an update to a different pad for the rear brakes. the truck at the time had approximately19000 miles. i then was tols it was normal for the brakes to wear out at 19000 miles. i do not believe that. i still have the stopping problem, and i am extremely careful when i tow my 17' boat and trailer. the weight is less than 3000 lbs. the truck now has barely over 40000 miles. i had the brakes check by a qualified mechanic, and was told that the brakes have about 75% of pad left. are ther any other complaints about the braking system on the 1997 dodge 4x4 ram 1500 trucks?*ak |
