2003 DODGE RAM 2500 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

I BOUGHT A NEW 2003 DODGE 2500 CUMMINS DIESEL 5.9L 24L FROM CERRITOS DODGE ON FEB 26TH 2003 , NOW MILES 2591 3 WEEKS LATER I RECEIVED A TRANSMISSION RECALL. ON 9TH MAY I GAVE THE TRUCK FOR SUGGESTED REPAIRS AND RECEIVED BACK SAME EVENING. NEXT MORNING 10TH OF MAY 2003 , SATURDAY , TRAFFIC WAS VERY LIGHT ,I WENT TO WORK HEADED 91 WEST , ON RAMP CARMENITA & EXITED GARFIELD . USE OF BRAKES WAS PRACTICALLY NOT REQUIRED . THE TRUCK WAS PARKED ALL DAY. AROUND 6 IN THE EVENING HEADED FWY EAST 91 , IN MEDIUM TRAFFIC , WHEN THE TWO CARS IN FRONT OF ME HAVE A FENDER BENDER , AND STOP IN THE FAST LANE I AM WATCHING ALL THIS AS I AM GOING ABOUT 40 MPH. I PRESS THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES WORK JUST A BIT HALF WAY THEN BECOME LIKE WET SPONGE , GIVE WAY AND THE PEDAL GOES DOWN. THE BRAKES FAIL , AND I CAN'T STOP THE TRUCK. I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AT ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR. A POLICE REPORT IS PROCESSED, THE FRONT FENDER PUNCTURED MY TRUCKS RADIATOR, AND THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO CERRITOS DODGE . MY FAMILY ARRIVES . MY WIFE, DAUGHTER, AND MY SON ALL 3 CHECK THE BRAKES AND THE DIDN'T WORK. THE FLEET MANAGER MR DAN PETTY , WHO WAS ON DUTY AT THIS TIME, AND HAD NEGOTIATED THE SALE OF THIS VEHICLE TO ME , PHYSICALLY TESTED THE BRAKES . HE CONFIRMED THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. THERE WAS NO PRESSURE - NO BRAKES. MR DAN PETTY DISCUSSED WITH HIS SALES STAFF, MR RICO BARRIOS AND THE MANAGER ON DUTY THEY CONFIRMED THAT THIS WOULD BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, AND WOULD HAVE TO BE LOOKED INT