Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
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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 1994 Dodge Ram 2500 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 42 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.
The 25 most recent of 42, in the owner's own words
WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK AND YOU GO TO BRAKE, THE TRUCK PULLS TO THE LEFT. WE HAVE OWN THIS VEHICLE FROM DAY 1. NEW CALIBERS WAS INSTALLED WHEN IT FIRST STARTED AND THAT HAS NOT FIXED THE ISSUE. WE HAVE LEARNT TO DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE, EVEN THOUGH IT COULD BE DANGEROUS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. IS THERE A PROBLEM. FOR AFTER READING THE COMPLAINTS THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR A WHILE ON SOME OF THESE TRUCKS. WHAT IS THE FIX. *TR
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED RANDOM EPISODES OF SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE AND BRAKING POWER. (NAR) *PH *CB
BRAKE SYSTEM ON DODGE RAM 2500 CAUSES A DANGEROUS PULLING CONDITION. I HAVE NEARLY BEEN IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS WHEN PULLING A TRAILER, AS THE ADDITIONAL WEIGHT CAUSES THE PULLING CONDITION TO BECOME VERY SEVERE. I FEEL THIS IS A SECURITY RISK TO MYSELF AND OTHER MOTORISTS.*AK
AFTER SHUTTING OFF ENGINE IT WILL CONTINUE TO RUN. DEALER CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK THE CAUSE FOR THE ENGINE TO CONTINUE RUNNING AFTER IT WAS TURNED OFF WAS DETERMINED BY THE DEALER TO BE A RUSTED FUEL SOLENOID. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS DEFECT AND THE FAULTY BRAKES MAKE THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *YH
THESE PROBLEMS ARE REACCURRING ON 3 OF OUR TRUCKS. BRAKE LINE BREAK ON WET PAVEMENT CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL AND SKID ACCIDENT.
BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. *AK
WITH ENGINE IN IDLE AND APPLYING BRAKES MORE THAN TWICE, THE THIRD TIME LOSS OF POWER BRAKES WILL OCCUR. DEALER HAS INSTALLED NEW CHECK VALVE, BUT DEFECT KEEPS OCCURRING. CONSUMER FEELS DIESEL ENGINE DOES NOT PRODUCE ENOUGH VACCUM WHILE IN IDLE , 800 RPMS. CHRYSLER HAS NOW DEVELOPED A FIX TO INSTALL A VACCUM ACCUMALATOR AT CONSUMER COSTS.*AK
BRAKING SYSTEM WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. HAD BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED 3 TIMES. ALSO, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS/HEADLIGHTS GOING OFF AND ON/POWER WINDOWS GOING UP AND DOWN, AND DOOR LOCKS LOCKING AND UNLOCKING WHILE DRIVING. DODGE REPLACED ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM UNDER WARRANTY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER 74 TIMES UNDER WARRANTY, DEALER CAN'T FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM ON BRAKES.*AK
ONGOING SEVERE PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE PULLING TO LEFT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. VEHICLE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR REPAIRS, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
WHEN COMING TO A NORMAL STOP BACK END HOPS REALLY BAD AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT. WHEN BACKING UP BRAKES SOMETIMES WILL LOCK UP. STOPPING DISTANCE HAS INCREASED DRAMATICALLY WITH THE HOPPING. *AK
THE ABS WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON AT ALL TIMES. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR BROAD. THIS HAPPENS DURING NORMAL BRAKING, SMOOTH ROAD SURFACES. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM SINCE MARCH OF 1995. THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM.
THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE IS NOT RESPONDING WELL, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL IS HARD ON OCCASIONS WITH NO BRAKING ABILITY WITH THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATING, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THIS WAS TYPICAL FOR THE SYSTEM. *MJS
WHEN BACKING UP WITH A TRAILER ATTACHED, AND APPLYING BRAKES FOR THE FORTH TIME, IT CAUSED PEDAL TO HARDEN AND LOST BRAKES. BOTH BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS WOULD COME ON WITHIN 10 SECONDS OR MORE BETWEEN BRAKES RETURN, AND THEN LOSS OF BRAKES AGAIN. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WAS NORMAL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED SIX TIMES OVER THE SIX YEARS I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK. THE BRAKE PEDAL STAYS FIRM BUT THERE ARE NO BRTAKES. KFIVE TIMES I COASTED TO A STOP, THE LATEST FAILURE RESULTED IN A MINOR ONE CAR ACCIDENT. WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS THING AND ONLY USED ABOUT 500 MILES IN THE PAST 18 MONTHS. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERS SEVERAL TIMES, ONCE FOR FOUR WEEKS AND THEY DON'T FIND A PROBLEM. I HAVE A COMERCIAL DRIVERS LICENSE AND SPENT 17 YEARS AS A FORIEGN CAR MECHANIC. *AK
BRAKE VACUUM PUMP MALFUNCTIONED,CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP. *AK THE VACUUM PUMP FAILED TWICE. *YH
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE VEHICLE WILL STEER OR PULL TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL . DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE DEFECT. *AK
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE FRONT LEFT/REAR RIGHT BRAKE WOULD LOCK UP. THIS WOULD CAUSE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A SLIDE & THEN SPIN. AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, BUT DANGEROUS. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP & NOTHING WAS EVER FOUND WRONG WITH BRAKES. *AK
FRONT AXLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE HAD A BROKEN BRAKE LINE, CAUSING POOR BRAKING ABILITY.
BRAKES FAILED SEVERAL TIMES VACCUM BOOSTER REPLACED HOWEVER DID NOT REMEDY FAILURES.
REAR ABS BRAKES; WHEN PUMPING BRAKES ABOUT 3 TO 5 TIMES, THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON, CAUSING BRAKE PEDAL TO GET HARD AND BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
BRAKES DO NOT WORK CONSISTANTLY. ABS WILL KICK IN AND BRAKES FAIL.
VEHICLE VIBRATES BADLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED DUE TO THE ROTORS BEING OUT OF ROUND.
FRONT END VIBRATION RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. (FIRST VEHICLE ON DOC# 605854)
ABS OPERATES WITH RAPID PULSING OF THE BRAKES UNTIL A SPEED OF ABOUT 8-10 MPH IS REACHED AT WHICH POINT ABS STOPS PULSING FOR 1-1/2 SECONDS AND VEHICLE ROLLS. THE PUASE INCREASES TIME REQUIRED STOPPING DISTANCE.
ABS BRAKES FAIL TO OPERATE PROPERLY IN A PANIC SITUATION. *AK
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