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 1999 Dodge Ram submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 82 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 82, in the owner's own words
DT: WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY TOUCHED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES FELT SOFT. WHEN EXITING THE HIGHWAY APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND FOOT WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINE BROKE. CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT THE USE OF ALUMINUM BRAKE LINE CAUSED IT TO RUST. *AK
CONSUMER STATES: MADE A RIGHT-HAND TURN HEARD A BANG WHEEL WAS HANGING AT AN ANGLE AND RIGHT ROTATOR WAS BROKEN IN HALF, THE BRAKES PADS WERE LAYING BEHIND THE TRUCK, LOOKS LIKE SPINDLE NUGGET HAD BACKED OFF OF IT. *JB
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKE LINE WAS DAMAGED. *AK
BRAKES FAILED WHEN THEY WERE DEPRESSED AND UPON MAKING A RIGHT TURN. THE BRAKE LINE RUSTED, AND BRAKE FLUID LEAKED. *AK
CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED SIX TIMES, TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO VIBRATED. *SCC *JB
VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKES. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ABS BRAKE AND BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON, INDICATING THAT BRAKES DID NOT WORK PROPERLY WHEN APPLIED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.*AK
CONSUMER STATES RETURNED VAN TO DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES FOR THE TRANSMISSION. DEALERSHIP REPLACED WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION BUT IS STILL EXPERIENCING DRAGGING WHEN AT A STOP WITH COOLING FAN ENGAGED. *TT
PURCHASED TRUCK WITH IN ONE MONTH AND HAD TO REPLACE REAR BRAKES AND DRUMS AND SHOES SEVERE WEAR. PLUS AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING ON FRONT IMPACT TOTALLING VEHICLE.*AK
ABS BRAKE LIGHT APPEARS ON DASHBOARD. ABS BRAKING SYTEM DOESN'T HAVE THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE PROBLEM.
CRUISE CONTROL WORKS SOMETIMES & ABS LIGHT & BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON SOMETIME AND STAY ON. *AK
ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT KEEP COMING ON DUE TO MALFUNCTION OF ABS MODULE. TOOK TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED WHEN PUT ON COMPUTER ERROR CODES KEEP COMING UP. *AK *YH
WHILE DRIVING ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WILL KICK IN TOO SOON, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK
I DO NOT HAVE EXACT MILEAGE INTREVALS BUT THE REAR BRAKE DRUMS HAVE HAD TO BE CUT TWICE ALREADY AND NEED IT AGAIN. THE TRUCK JUST TURNED 44000 MILES AND IS NOT USED FOR WORK OR HEAVY HAULING. NORMAL DRIVING HAS CAUSED THIS PROBLEM WHICH I FEEL SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. SINCE THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE DRUMS ARE OUT OF ROUND, I HAVE TO BUY NEW DRUMS AS THEY CAN ONLY BE CUT DOWN A COUPLE TIMES AND KEEP THEIR SAFE THICKNESS. NOT ONLY IS THIS A COSTLY ITEM BUT A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION AS THE REAR BRAKE SHOES ARE NOT IN CONTACT WITH THE DRUMS AS THEY SHOULD BE, AND THE TRUCK JERKS AND JOLTS WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED DUE TO UNEVEN BRAKING SURFACES.*AK
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WILL PULL TO LEFT UNTIL RELEASE OF BRAKE PEDAL. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WILL PULL TO THE LEFT WHEN BRAKING AND WILL DRIFT TO THE RIGHT ON FREEWAY AND BRAKES ARE SQUEAKY WHEN BRAKING ON STOP, DEALER REPLACED CALIPERS, TURNED ROTORS AND CHANGED BRAKES, DEALER FOUND STEERING WHEEL OFF CENTER, DEALER HAS REPLACED UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS, DEALER HAS ADJUSTED THE FRONT END AND REPLACED THE RIMS AND TIRES, VEHICLE EXPERIENCES LACK OF POWER AND ENGINE LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED, VEHICLE IDLES HIGH AND IS EXPERIENCING POOR FUEL ECONOMY, WHEN DRIVING ON FREEWAY IT GETS MAX OF 14.5 MPG, SMOKE ALSO COMES OUT OF THE EXHAUST, LEFT SIDE ELECTRIC MIRROR GLASS HAD FOGGED, LEFT SEAT BOTTOM LOOSE, ONE MISSING BOLT FOUND, LEFT SEAT TRIM BEZEL KEEPS MIMING LOOSE WON?T STAY IN SEAT FOR SEAT BELT ON SEAT BACK. DEALER STATED THAT THE 2002 MODELS DO NOT HAVE VIBRATION PROBLEMS DUE TO THE SUSPENSION BEING CHANGED TO INDEPENDENT. *YD
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE STEERS TO RIGHT WITHOUT CONTROL OF STEERING WHEEL.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT BOTH REAR DRUMS AND PADS WORN OUT. *YH
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD JERK BADLY WHEN APPLIED. PROBLEM BECAME WORSE WHEN TOWING A TRAILER. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC INDICATED NOTHING WRONG, BUT HAD CARRIAGE BEARING REPLACED 5 TIMES. WAS TEST DRIVEN WITH SERVICE MANAGER AND PROBLEM REOCCURRED. WAS INFORMED TO REMOVE ABS FUSE. PROBLEM EXISTED WITHOUT FUSE, AND CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ACCIDENT OCCURRED DUE TO LACK OF ABS POWER. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING WITH ABS INDICATOR LIGHT VEHICLE STOPPED NORMALLY. HOWEVER, WHILE ABS INDICATOR LIGHT WAS OFF AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES, IT RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOOPPING DISTANCE. SPEED ODOMETER AND ABS INDICATOR IS LINKED TOGETHER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
REAR DRUM BRAKES DRIVER SIDE SELF ADJUSTED INTO THE DRUM CAUSING THE BRAKES TO WEAR DOWN VERY QUICKLY TO THE METAL SURFACE. ON INSPECTION THE ADJUSTER MECHANISM LOOKED FINE. RIGHT SIDE REAR BRAKES LOOKED FINE. INSPECTION 3 MONTHS AGO WAS FINE. AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE VEHICLE WAS TOWING A TRAVEL TRAILER. IN MY 35 YEARS OF DRIVING I HAVE NEVER SEEN BRAKE SYSTEM DO THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. BRAKE SYSTEM ARE FAR TOO CRUCIAL JUST TO PASS THIS OFF AS A FLUKE (QUOTING THE DEALERSHIP ).*AK
THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. *YH
WHILE DRIVING COULD STEP ON BRAKES PEDAL HARD, THEN WILL LET GO, BUT REAR BRAKES WILL STAY LOCKED. CONSUMER HAS TO KEEP DRIVING, THEN REAR BRAKES WILL RELEASE AND WORK AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
VERY BAD ENGINEER FLAWS, DESIGN, HARD TO KEEP GOING STRAIGHT, TRANS. VIBRATES/SHAKES TRUCK,STEERING COLUMN FEELS LOOSE,NO HELP FROM HOTLINE OR DEALER,ENGINE SPARK KNOCKS REAL BAD UNDER A LOAD, REAR BRAKES LOCK UP CONSTANTLY, CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF PROBLEMS CAN'T FIX AND MEET EPA EMISSION LAW. *AK
WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO DEACTIVATE CRUISE CONTROL BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK TRANSMISSION GRABS HARD INTO SECOND WHEN IT SHIFTS, ALSO WHEN STOPPED IT FEELS LIKE IT IS GETTING TAPPED IN THE BACK END. STEERING GEAR AND STEERING SHAFT REPLACED, RATTLING NOISE WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS. DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK WILL NOT LOCK WHEN USING SWITCH, DEALER REPLACED. *SLC
PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS. PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED EVERY 10000 MILES.*AK CONSUMER STATES FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. *SLC
FRONT BRAKES WOULD PULL VEHICLE TO LEFT WHEN APPLIED. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC REPLACED CALIPERS AND PADS 3 TIMES. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE ALSO PULLS TO THE RIGHT. *SLC
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