NHTSA Complaint #705838 — 1998 DODGE RAM

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	705838
Vehicle	1998 DODGE RAM
Component	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
Date of Incident	February 1, 1999
Date Filed	April 21, 1999
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	NE

Consumer Description

THE BRAKES PULL LEFT OR RIGHT. MOST LIKELY DUE TO WEAK CALIPERS. THE EXPERTS I'VE TALKED TO INDICATE MY ONE TON 7000 LB TRUCK HAS THE SAME SINGLE PISTON CALIPERS A LITTLE ISUZU RODEO OR MITSUBISHI HAS. IT'S HORRIFYING TO THINK THIS BIG TRUCK HAS NO MORE BRAKES THAN A 2000 LB LITTLE CAR. THE $2000 'DAMAGE' IS A REPAIR ESTIMATE FOR NEW OEM PARTS -- WHICH THE DEALER HAS REPLAED. IT STILL PULLS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. SOMETIMES IT PULLS HARD ENOUGH TO CAUSE A LANE CHANGE. HAVE HAD NEAR MISS OF HEAD-ON COLLISION. *AK

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