1999 Dodge RAM 1500

WHILE APPEMPTING TO STOP THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE (VEHICLE HAS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON REAR WHEELS ONLY), THE SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD THE PASSENGER CAUSING HIM TO MOVE FORWARD AND HIT BOTH KNEES ON THE DASH, THE SEAT BELT GRABBED YANKING PASSENGER BACK INTO DOOR AND THE PASSENGER HIT HEAD ON THE WINDOW, AIR BAGS ALSO FAILED TO DEPLOY. NLM

I WAS HAULING A ROUND BALE OF HAY HOME WHEN THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL ALMOST FELL OF THE TRUCK. I LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK BUT WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET IT STOPPED BEFORE I HIT ANYONE. I HAD THE TRUCK HAULED TO OWENSVILLE MOTORS AND THEY FOUND THAT THE LEFT FRONT SPINDLE NUT HAD STRIPPED OFF AND THE LEFT FRONT BEARING WENT OUT BENDING THE KNUCKLE, RUINING THE ROTOR, BRAKE PAD, CALIPER, TIRE, ABS SENSOR, AND THE SEALS IN THE AXLE. I AM VERY LUCKY NOT TO HAVE BEEN HURT OR HAVE HIT ANYONE ELSE WHEN I LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THE ONLY THING THAT HELD THE TIRE ON WAS THE BRAKE. THIS SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED AND I FEEL THIS IS DEFINETLY A SAFETY ISSUE. I COULD HAVE HAD A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND BEEN HURT OR HURT SOMEONE ELSE. THE SPINDLE NUT SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN ABLE TO COME COMPLETELY OFF CAUSING THE WHEEL TO ALMOST FALL OFF. I AM ALSO WONDERING IF THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED BY ANYONE ELSE.

UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IT PULLED TO THE RIGHT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER TWO TIMES FOR ALIGNMENT ISSUES AND IT WAS OUT OF ALINGMENT BOTH TIMES AND DURING THE SECOND VISIT I WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS GOING TO PULL DO TO THE WAY THE ROADS ARE BUILT. WHILE CHANGING A FLAT I NOTICES THAT THE UPPER ARM ON THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTING AT THE WELD. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLES A ARM EVEN WITH THE EVIDENCE OF THE WELD RUSTING AND A VISIBLE CRACK WHICH CAN BE VERIFIED BY SLIDING A THREAD OF STRING THROUGH IT.*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. ALSO, WET OR DRY PAVEMENT RIGHT FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SEVERLY PULL TO RIGHT. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES, FRONT ROTORS REPLACED, REAR BRAKE DRUMS REPLACED,DRIVESHAFT CARRIER BEARING FAILED CAUSING THUMPING NOISE (REPLACED TWICE), UNIVERSAL JOINTS FAILED, DIFFERENTIAL FAILED CAUSING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE, SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT INTERMITTENTLY. NLM

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE BROADSIDED ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF HIS VEHICLE. FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, AND CONSUMER SUSTAINED BACK PAINS. INSURANCE COMPANY HAS TOTALED VEHICLE, AND MADE NO DETERMINATION AS WHY FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK