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1993 Dodge Ram 2500 Brakes Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Brakes reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
17
Latest Jan 6, 2000
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
44%
of 39 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
2

What this page shows

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1993 Dodge Ram 2500 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 17 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming brake

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

BrakesEngine
Filed Jan 6, 2000
Crash reported2 injuries reported

NO SUMMARY LISTED IN ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
716985
Incident
Sep 28, 1999
Brakes
Filed Jan 19, 1999

AT A SUDDEN STOP ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A REAR END COLLISION. *AK

NHTSA ID
833691
Incident
Jun 1, 1997
Body & structureBrakesDriver assistance+2 more
Filed Jan 15, 1999

DODGE FAILED TO NOTIFY ME OF SAFETY AND EMISSION RECALLS

NHTSA ID
702240
Incident
Aug 26, 1998
BrakesTransmission
Filed Jun 1, 1998

TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

NHTSA ID
536395
BrakesDriver assistanceElectrical+2 more
Filed Oct 14, 1997

UNKNOWN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL FAILURE CAUSING CRUISE CONTROL, SPEEDOMETER, AIR CONDITIONING, ALTERNATOR INDICATOR AND OVERDRIVE TO FAIL. MJS

NHTSA ID
604653
Incident
Jun 1, 1996
Brakes
Filed Mar 17, 1997

EMERGENCY BRAKES: PARKED VEHICLE ON DOWNHILL, LEFT ENGINE RUNNING, PUT EMERGENCY BRAKE ON, HEARD A CLICK AND VEHICLE WAS ROLLING DOWNHILL, RETAINER CLIP ALLOWED CABLE TO COME OUT OF ARM. CLIP DID NOT BREAK, JUST CAME OUT. *AK

NHTSA ID
810058
Incident
Mar 15, 1997
Brakes
Filed Feb 14, 1997

WHILE DRIVING APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THIS HAPPENS IN COLD WEATHER MOSTLY. *AK

NHTSA ID
808951
Incident
Dec 12, 1996
Brakes
Filed Jan 28, 1997

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE WOULD GO 20 TO 30 FEET BEFORE THE BRAKES WOULD ACTUALLY KICK IN AND AT ANY SPEED WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN STOP. *AK

NHTSA ID
808244
Brakes
Filed Jan 23, 1997

WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, THE REAR BRAKES LOCK UP. *AK

NHTSA ID
808040
Brakes
Filed Jan 14, 1997

REAR ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.

NHTSA ID
513924
Incident
Oct 13, 1996
Brakes
Filed Dec 13, 1996

WHEN DRIVING AT A ABOUT 35MPH, TRIED TO PANIC STOP, HAD NO REAR BRAKES FOR ABOUT 1-2 SECONDS, NO INJURES. *AK

NHTSA ID
806346
Incident
Oct 13, 1996
Brakes
Filed Nov 18, 1996

EMERGENCY BRAKE SHEET METAL FRACTURED, POSING RISK OF EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL PUSHING THROUGH FIREWALL.

NHTSA ID
511434
Incident
Nov 11, 1996
Brakes
Filed Sep 20, 1996

ABS BRAKE FAILURE, YELLOW LIGHT CAME ON AND PEDAL WENT THE FLOOR, REPLACED POWER BRAKE BOOSTER, ALSO MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE. *AK

NHTSA ID
802721
Incident
Sep 1, 1996
Brakes
Filed Mar 28, 1996

ABS HOLDS AND RELEASES, VEHICLE CONTINUES TO MOVE. *AK

NHTSA ID
981374
Incident
Apr 1, 1994
Brakes
Filed Nov 7, 1995

#PE93-054 WHEN STOPPING IN EMERGENCY THE BRAKE RELEASED IT DOESN'T STOP HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE . TT

NHTSA ID
974706
Brakes
Filed Jun 14, 1995

ROTORS WERE WARPED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. TT

NHTSA ID
966930
Brakes
Filed Apr 21, 1995

VIRBRATION IN FRONT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT HIGH WAY SPEED, REPLACE CALIPERS AND PAD, ROTORS (ABS ON FRONT). TT

NHTSA ID
964139
Incident
Jan 1, 1994

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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