NHTSA Complaint #744709 — 2001 DODGE RAM 1500

AFTER MANY VISITS TO THE SELLING DEALER, AND A MEETING WITH THE CHRYSLER REP. MY TRUCK STILL EXHIBITS PROBLEMS SUCH AS SAT.4/28/01 WHILE DRIVING I TURNED THE TRUCK RIGHT AND NOTICED THE STEERING WAS EXTREMELY TIGHT, WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED BACK TO THE STRAIGHT POSITION, SOMETHING INSIDE CRACKED, ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THE (AIR BAG) LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINRED ON, TRUCK WAS BROUGHT TO DEALER AND WAS SET FOR AN APPOINTMENT FOR MONDAY, 4/30/01. THE OWNERSMANUAL STATES ( WARNING IGNORING THE AIR BAG LIGHT IN YOUR INSTRUMENT PANEL COULD MEAN YOU WON'T HAVE THE AIR BAGS TO PROTECT YOU IN A COLLISION) THE DEALER FAILED IN ATTEMPT AFTER ATTEMPT TO INVESTIGATE MY COMPLAINTS, AND NOW CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO DRIVE THIS DEFECTIVE TRUCK. THE BRAKES AT TIMES WHILE COMMING TO A STOP SHUDDER, OR DO YOU CALL IT WHEEL HOP , 3/15/01 DEPENDABLE DODGE REPLACED THE BRAKE DRUMS ON THE REAR AFTER THE SERVICE DIRECTOR DROVE THE TRUCK ON 3/9/01. THE TRUCK NOW THREE TIMES IS EXHIBITING FRONT TIRE WEAR, FIRST TIME THEY MATCH MOUNTED THE TIRES AS WELL AS TOOK ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES OFF THE RIM AND EXCHANGED IT WITH THE SPARE TIRE UNDER THE TRUCK, SECOND TIME THEY ALIGNED THE FRONTEND AND ROTATED THE TIRES, 200 MILES LATER THE TIRES SHOWED SIGNS OF WEAR AGAIN, TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO 2 DIFFERENT MICHELIN TIRE DEALERS AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE TIRES ARE WEARING PREMATURELY, TO SOON WITH ONLY 1000 MILES ON THEM SINCE THE ALIGNMENT. THE TRUCK EHIBITS WHAT THE SERVICE DIRECTOR SAYS IS A PING, I WAS INFORMED TO INCREASE THE OCTANE FROM 87 TO 89, WHICH HAS DONE NOTHING. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF ENTERING INTO THE LEMON LAW PROCESS AND AM VERY DISSAPOINTED WITH THE RESPONSE I HAVE RECEIVED FROM THE DEALER AS WELL AS THE MANUFACTURER. THANK YOU. *AK