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1992 Dodge Ram 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.
8
Latest Dec 10, 2001
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.
14%
of 58 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.
1

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 1992 Dodge Ram submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 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

BrakesTires & wheels
Filed Dec 10, 2001

TIRE WAS OUT OF SHAPE DOT # REMOVED ON ALL TIRES. BRAKE DRUM ALMOST WORE THROUGH BY BRAKE SHOE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: REMOVED TIRESIZE: 235/85R16)

NHTSA ID
755500
Incident
Sep 30, 2001
Brakes
Filed Jun 8, 2000

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE ON TWO OCCASIONS. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER ON BOTH OCCASIONS. HOWEVER, PROBLEM REOCCURRED, AND DEALER WANTED TO REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER FOR THE THIRD TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
863249
Incident
May 15, 1998
Brakes
Filed Dec 4, 1997

WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE ABOUT 30 DEGREES WILL LOSE BRAKES. PUSHING ON PEDAL HAS A LOT OF RESISTANCE . HARD TO BRAKE, BRAKE LIGHT WILL COME ON, BUT WILL NOT BRAKE. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
819703
Brakes
Filed Jan 27, 1997

ABS MALFUNCTIONING, BRAKE LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF.

NHTSA ID
514200
Incident
Dec 1, 1996
Brakes
Filed Sep 9, 1996

VEHICLE'S BRAKING HAS LONG AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, DLR CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID
802061
Brakes
Filed Jun 17, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

WHEN HIT A BUMP THE BRAKES GO OUT. (HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM). PLEASE GIVE MORE DESCRIPTION*AK

NHTSA ID
985678
Incident
Feb 6, 1992
Brakes
Filed Apr 24, 1996

BRACKET THAT SUPPORTS THE BRAKES AND CLUTCH PEDAL BROKE. EXPLAIN IN MORE DETAIL. *AK

NHTSA ID
983424
Incident
Apr 23, 1996
Brakes
Filed Mar 24, 1995

APPLIED BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR NO RESPONSE FROM ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TT

NHTSA ID
962557
Incident
Mar 23, 1995

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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Fuel system9

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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