general problems of the 1997 Dodge RAM

Two problems related to service brakes have been reported for the 1997 Dodge RAM. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 11/19/2002

Consumer states his brakes continue to go out on him. He states that he was told that the hub assembly causes the brakes to go out. This has happened to him 3 times and he is on his 4th time. There is no recall for this problem. He also states this is getting very expensive. Ts.

2 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 06/30/1997

Vehicle pulls to the right when applying the brakes. After a repair attempt, the brakes locked (in wet conditions) and a pallet in back of the truck was thrown into the cab.




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