10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
65,000 miles

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problem #2

May 202004

(reported on)

Ram 3500 Diesel

  • miles
Truck was parked when emergency brake cable broke. This caused the vehicle to roll through a highway and crash into a fence.

- Mena, AR, USA

problem #1

Jun 192003

Ram 3500 4WD 6-cyl Diesel

  • Manual transmission
  • 130,000 miles
Emergency brake releases without pulling the release lever. Randomly pops off.

- Ottertail, MN, USA