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Dodge RAM PICKUP brakes problems

20 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.

Key facts

142 owner complaints analyzed

1 distinct recall campaigns

56,500 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1992 to 2003 model years. Data snapshot: . 80 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Braking behavior evidence

20 of 142 complaints match this topic (14.1%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.

Owner report 722067 · 2000-04-28 (April 28, 2000)

I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT MR 1995 DODGE RAM SPORT PICKUP, THAT I HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH. I WASN'T AWARE OF ANY RECALLS REGARDING THE REDUCED POWER BRAKE ASSIST, AND I AM TRYING TO GET MY VEHICLE'S COMPANY TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGE TO MY PICKUP. THERE WAS NO BODILY INJURY, HOWEVER, I FEEL LIKE IF MY BRAKES WOULD HAVE BEEN THERE FOR ME, THIS ACCIDENT WOUL NEVER HAVE HAPPENED. I AM NOW LOOKING AT MY BEAUTIFUL TRUCK, JUST WAITING TO BE FIXED, ( I GOT A LIST OF PARTS AAND PRICES FOR THE PARTS FROM MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER IN IMLAY CITY, MICHIGAN, AND THER …

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 722067 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10126925 · 2005-06-28 (June 28, 2005)

BRAKES FAILED DUE TO METAL LINE TUBE BREAKING AND RELEASED ALL BRAKE FLUID FROM MASTER CYLINDER.

Owner-reported narrative. 10,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10126925 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 711269 · 2000-04-07 (April 7, 2000)

EVERY TIME IT RAINS, I HAVE STANDING WATER IN THE CAB OF THE TRUCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM "REPAIRED" 4 TIMES, AND IT HADS OCCURED AGAIN. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME TILL THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF THE TRUCK FAIL DUE TO EXPOSURE TO WATER. I AM EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED WITH THE DODGE TRUCK, AND ACCORDING TO THE DEALER , THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM, AS THEY HAVE HAD MANY TRUCKS WITH THE SAME TROUBLE IN THEIR AREA, NOT TO MENTION COUNTRY WIDE. THEY HAVE DONE EVERYTHING FROM CHANGING OUT THE REAR WINDOW (3 TIMES), TO RE…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 711269 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10030458 · 2003-07-30 (July 30, 2003)

FRONT BRAKES WEAR OUT, WHILE REAR BRAKES ARE STILL NEW.SEVERAL REPLACEMENTS WITH IN SIX MONTHS MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES

Owner-reported narrative. 126,481 miles reported. Look up ODI 10030458 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10042971 · 2003-10-15 (October 15, 2003)

I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IT HAS BURNED OUT TWICE AND I HAVE HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED TWICE MY SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK UNTIL IT SAYS THAT I AM GOING 25 MILES PER HOUR THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH IS NOW ON ALL THE TIME I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT MY DOOR LOCKS ARE POWER AND AS LONG AS YOU LOCK AND UNLOCK THEM FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE THEY WORK FINE BUT THE DRIVER SIDE DOESN'T WORK ALL THE TIME I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF ANY OF THESE COULD BE SOME KIND OF DEFECT THAT HAVE OR WILL BE RECALLED *LA

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10042971 at NHTSA ↗