1999 Ram 1500...lots of problems!!

you buy an American made vehicle

at least 13 billion. But Ford leads fullsize truck sales... That said, American auto makers SERIOUSLY need to take notes on the Korean and Japanese companies. The quality of American cars is such garbage compared to overseas stuff...I dont get it, they've been watching their numbers slip for so long now, and have had a good model (Hyundai, Toyota, Honda etc etc) to emulate for a while now...

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Nope. No head in sand problem with me but I do know the OP's problem has been well documented before and there is no need to trade in the truck over a simple speed sensor/connector problem. Just out of curiosity, if it were your truck with the described problem, would you put in a speed sensor/connector or would you trade in the truck??? I would really like an honest answer to this.

This is not about picking on a Dodge

They all have their problem areas. How would you ever drive a vehical of any type that didn't have a problem??

Denny

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Denny

You'll be coming by his place as you come north. You can stop and bond a bit. Maybe even go out for dinner so I don't have to feed you so much..

Denny

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Denny

I'm sure I'll find it, the sign is probably iluminated.

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Roy

The perception is that the quality of American cars is garbage, but the reality is quite different, Im afraid. In the most recent figures I've seen the warranty expense PNVS is virtually the same vis a vis the Japs vs American cars. Toyota is the acknowledged leader, but even they have slipped a couple of percentage points in recent years. In our company we have DaimlerChrysler, Nissan, GM, Mitsubishi, Kia, Aston-Martin and Jaguar and Nissan has a higher warranty expense PNVS than any of the others with the exception of Jaguar. DaimlerChrysler, BTW is the lowest. Contrary to popular belief, the domestic manufacturers have made huge strides in quality.

Mike

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Mike Simmons

Facts, figures, and more facts.... that's all you're ever good for...

Can't you, for ONCE, go with rumor, innuendo, and general bullshit?

Sheesh....

:^)

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Tom Lawrence

Before you buy one, I'll send you one free as a small thanks to your husband's service to our country. If you live within a one way 12 hour drive of the central coast of California, I'll drive there, with the tools neccesary to install it. I only ask that you let me park in your driveway or on the street for the night. Reply to my email address if I can help snipped-for-privacy@verizon.net. God bless you, and your husband!

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Ed H.

;^)

Mike

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Mike Simmons

Unfortunately most of that can be attributed to short term American business thinking. Make that extra dollar today and screw tomorrow.

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TBone

when you buy an American made vehicle

That requires long term thinking that simply doesn't exist with American greed for short term profit.

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TBone

Too bad DC is a German auto company.

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TBone

LOL!!!!!!!!

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Chris Thompson

Perception is what sells cars. I just bought a vehicle for my wife. 'Went to a Dodge/Jeep dealer and bought a Nissan Quest. I point blank told the salesman that I didn't want a caravan regardless of price. I honestly believe that the Japanese have tighter tolerences when it comes to manufacturing aluminum block engines and transmissions.

Now you may call that perception but I call it experience. She got 190K of trouble free miles from her last Quest and I have a 6th transmission in in my Dodge truck. My next truck will probably be a Toyota.

Dodge trucks did not winn a single race in the CTS last year and Toyota dominated. Toyota joins the Cup series this year and I'm betting that they will win races this year. That my friend is perception being made.

beekeep

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beekeep

That is BS and you know it! Pray tell what does any race car and production car have in common other than the name?

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Roy

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Dave Young

Now that I ponder this a bit, it comes to me that perhaps after a winter full of him telling you how to plow snow you and he will become real close. Actually you are about neighbors aren't ya? Could be a sequel to "brokeback mountain", perhaps "bent over the snowplow"!!

Roy

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Roy

And you need to trade in your computer. Or maybe your brain if all the spelling errors are actually coming from you. Most idiots try to correct thier issues but you just keep on posting to the world how stupid you really are.

Bob

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Bob M

Yup I would buy it. I need a truck.

Bob

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Bob M

not a damn thing. if it wasn't for the stickers you wouldn't even be able to tell it was an intrepid.

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Chris Thompson

Mike Simmons wrote:

Mike you are right about the American quality coming up in recent years. But people buying cars and trucks still remember the junk that was put out especially by GM in the 80's and early 90's. Also in my opinion a lot of why current buyers are staying away from American brands are the way they were treated at the dealerships when they did take their new vehicle in for service. Now I'm not knocking you or your dealership. I've never been to your dealership nor have I met you. But I know from my own experience with my

01 Ram and my 00 Silverado as well as my past Fords and other GM vehicles that I got sick and tired of hearing "Well they all do that." Or "The computer did not give us a code so there is nothing wrong with your truck." I never, not once, had a Dodge, Chevrolet, or Ford dealer take the time to diagnose a problem with one of my vehicles if their computer didn't spit the answer right out into their faces. My 01 Ram had a problem pulling to the right as well as a shaking that I could feel in the seat at highway speeds only when the truck was being driven on concrete roads. Now I know there's not a computer code for this but I got sick and tired of 3 different Dodge dealerships , all 5 star, telling me that all Rams do this. The same with my 00 Silverado. This truck was a lot worse and I only kept it a year because of the bad shaking. Then when the trans light kept coming on intermittenly I was told by GM that it was normal. Bull crap. What I'm saying is that this in my opinion is a huge reason why people won't buy American anymore. I had a 97 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 that I bought new. It had a 5 speed manual and 2 months after I bought it the trans started making a high pitched whining noise. One day I took the truck to the dealer to have the oil changed. (I live in an apt. and they won't let us work on our vehicles) I mentioned the trans whine to the service writer. 10 minutes later I was put in a rental car paid for by Toyota. I had that rental car for 2 months while the dealership ordered a brand new trans from Japan and installed it in my truck. Service writer said the mechanic thought a bearing was bad but that Toyota authorized a whole new transmission. My final cost $0. And never not once did I have a hassle from Toyota. Hell they initiated the fix. All I mentioned was the tranny whine. This is the type of stuff that I and other buyers remember. A car company that actually makes their customer happy and does not give them a hassle or an excuse. American car and truck manufacturers have come a long way in the past few years in quality of their products. However until they improve their after the sale customer service they will continue to lose market share to the Japanese or Korean car and truck manufacturers.

Bob

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Bob M

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