NHTSA Complaint #10648526 — 1997 DODGE RAM 1500

STRUCTURE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10648526
Vehicle	1997 DODGE RAM 1500
Component	STRUCTURE
Date of Incident	October 15, 2014
Date Filed	October 17, 2014
Mileage	217,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	IN

Consumer Description

ALRIGHT SO AS I BOUGHT MY TRUCK AND HAVE ASKED AROUND MANY PLACES AND ALL HAVE THE SAME TYPE OF RUST AND MOST OF IT IS WHERE THE IDLER ARM BRACKET MEETS THE FRAME AT THE FRONT FRAME RAIL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ONLY AND ALSO THE FRAME HAS BEEN WELL TAKING CARE OF YOU CAN LOOK DOWN THE REST OF THE WHOLE FRAME AND ITS BARELY TOUCHED BY ROT AND WHAT HAPPENS IS IT TENDS TO RUST OUT AND THEN BREAKS AND CAN CAUSE A ACCIDENT MANY PEOPLE CONSIDER PATCHING IF ITS NOT TOO BAD AND MANY HAVE JUNKED IT DUE TO IT BEING NOT REPLACE ABLE DODGE HAS BEEN CONTACTED MANY TIMES ALSO AND REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT SOMETHING NEEDS DONE ABOUT THESE CHEAPLY MADE FRAMES I'VE OWNED VEHICLES 9 YEARS OLDER AND THE FRAMES WHERE NO WHERE NEAR ROTTED. *TR

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