Ten problems related to brake electric antilock have been reported for the 1996 Dodge Ram 3500. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
When this problem first happened in 1998, we took it to the Dodge dealer here in cheyenne, wy and they said the calibrater was bad and fixed the right side only. When it started pulling on the left side, it was worse. My wife was driving home on the frontage road when a car stopped short in front of her to make a turn and she had to slam on the brakes hard and it jerked her into the lane of oncoming traffic and there was almost a head on collision. We took it to our master mechanic at another dealership and he told us this is an on going problem with these trucks. He also said you can't only fix on side. The fact that my wife could have been killed because of this problem and that Chrysler refused to do anything about it is very upsetting. The cost to fix this was $500. 00 and that was only because my wife works at the dealership where it was fixed. Our mechanic had come from the Dodge dealership as a master technician and also drives a Dodge. This needs to be addressed with Chrysler and they need to held responsible and fix the problem. We don't need to lose our loved ones because Chrysler does'nt feel this is a problem.
Consumer complaining of brake lining wearing out too soon at 10,000 miles. Consumer believes condition is not normal for this situation. Vehicle been in/out of dealer shop for more then three times and condition still occurs. Problem has not been resolved. Dealer will not repair without cost to the consumer.
On way home had no brakes (abs), pedal was very mushy, took to dealership who said cannot fix abs brakes; brakes inoperative.
Anti lock brakes pulse/pull to the right when towing.
Consumer states that front brakes pull to the left, vehicle has anti-lock brake system . Dealers have no remedy for the problem. Consumer states vehicle has been like this since he purchased it.
Brakes: steering: steering very loose/pulls to left, hit a bump and it wanders. Brakes intermittently pulled left or right at any speed during normal breaking.
Vehicle needs a tower bracket. Also, brakes are bad, they have to bee replaced every 15 thousand miles. The vehicle loses all power when braking while backing down hill.
When brakes are applied the steering pulls to the left.
When brakes are applied the rear brakes do not engage, causing the front brakes to overheat. When the front brakes overheat the pedal goes to the floor of the vehicle. The dealer has replaced the braking system.
Under the normal braking conditions the vehicle pulls to the left or the right when the abs brakes are applied. Please describe in detail.