1999 Dodge RAM 1500

PURCHASED VEHICLE WITH 49,000 MILES ON IT AUGUST 2002 SINCE IT HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER A MINUMUM OF 7 TIMES BRAKES WORE OUT AND IN TO THE DRUMS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON ENGINE NOT RUNNING PROPERLY AND 5 TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS NOT ONE TIME HAS THE VEHICLE BEEN REPAIRED OTHER THAN FOR BRAKES WHICH I HAD TO THREATEN WITH A COMPLAINT TO THE STATE POLICE BECAUSE OF HAVING A NEW INSPECTION STICKER ON THE VEHICLE IAM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION WAS TOLD NEEDED A NEW UNIT NOW SINCE OUT OF WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH I HAVE DOCUMENTATION IT WAS HAVING PROBLEMS BE FORE WARRANTY RAN OUT; NOW I WAS TOLD THAT THE PERFORMANCE AND RUNNIBILITY AND OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM IS DUE TO A INTAKE GASKET FAILURE. A REAL PIECE OF QUALITY JUNK DODGE IS PUTTING OUT. MAYBE THATS WHY THEY WENT AWAY FROM THEIR 7/70000 MILE WARRANTY ON THESE MODELS. *LA

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. NUMEROUS ISSUES. BRAKE LININGS ON THE REAR DRUMS HAVE A VERY SHORT SERVICE LIFE. REPLACED DRUMS AND LININGS IN JULY OF 2002. DRUMS AND LININGS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AGAIN IN MAY OF 2003 (APPROX. 20,000 MILES) FRONT PADS WERE REPLACED IN JULY OF 2002 AND STILL HAVE 1/2 OF LININGS LEFT. ON BUMPY ROADS, BRAKE SYSTEM FADES IN AND OUT. ON WET ROADS, BRAKES MAY OR MAY NOT WORK RELIABLY. FROM RESEARCHING YOUR SITE, THESE ARE NOT UNCOMMON OCCURRENCES. WHEN WILL THIS BE ADDRESSED?*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN EMERGENCY STOP, BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO ENGAGE PROPERLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE GREATLY INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES. THIS DEFECT HAS NEARLY CAUSED NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS. DEALER STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. REPLACEMENT OF REAR BRAKES BY CONSUMER REVEALED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC ADJUSTER WAS INSTALLED BACKWARD. CONSUMER CORRECTED THE ORIENTATION OF THE AUTOMATIC ADJUSTER AND THE BRAKE FAILURE PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE THE REAR BRAKES WERE REPAIRED. *NLM

MY DODGE PICKUP HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALER MANY TIMES TO TRY TO FIX A REPETITIVE PROBLEM WITH MY FRONT DRIVER SIDE BRAKES. ONE PAD OUT OF THE FOUR UP FRONT WEAR DOWN TO NOTHING WHILE THE OTHER 3 HAVE PRACTICALLY NO WEAR. THE DEALERSHIP HAS CHANGED THE CALIPER, ROTOR, PADS, EVERYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE FRONT DISC BRAKES TO NO AVAIL. THE SAME FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL AREA HAS HAD THE IDLER ARM REPLACED AND OTHER PARTS TO TRY TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM, BUT NOTHING HAS WORKED. THE DEALERSHIP NOW HAS RUN OUT OF PARTS TO CHANGE TO TRY TO FIX, SO THEY HAVE PRETTY MUCH GAVE UP AND SAY THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR ANOTHER BRAKE JOB. THE SINGLE PAD WEARS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE RIVETS WITHIN 12-15K MILES, SO THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT I WILL NEED A BRAKE JOB EVERY 12-15K MILES. RIDICULOUS. THEY HAVE ACCEPTED ALL THE OTHER PRIOR ATTEMPTS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM UNDER THE VEHICLE WARRANTY, BUT NOW THEY WILL NOT, AS THEY HAVE RUN OUT OF IDEAS TO FIX IT. THE VEHICLE IS STILL WITHIN ITS WARRANTY PERIOD. THEY HAVE NO EXPLANATION TO GIVE ME FOR THIS FAILURE EITHER.