2001 Dodge Ram 1500 brakes problems

Owners reported brakes problems in 63 complaints for the 2001 Dodge Ram 1500, 5% of the complaints on file.

Complaints: 63 5% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 69,000 miles 38 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 5 and 1
Injuries and deaths: 4 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Based on 38 complaints that include mileage. 39% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	4
20k to 40k miles	5
40k to 60k miles	6
60k to 80k miles	6
80k to 100k miles	5
100k to 120k miles	5
120k to 140k miles	2
140k to 160k miles	2
160k to 180k miles	1
180k to 200k miles	0
200k+ miles	2

What the data shows

Of the 38 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 69,000 miles, and 39% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 5 crashes, 1 fire, 4 injuries.

What owners wrote

While driving at 40 MPH something under the 2001 dodge ram malfunctioned resulting in the consumer loosing braking and steering ability. The vehicle went off an embankment and hit a tree. The consumer believed the problem may have been a ball joint or tie rod end.

April 2005 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 dodge ram 1500. While driving 30 MPH, the power steering failed. The vehicle had a past failure with the brakes, corrosion of the frame, a cracked dashboard, and warning indicators illuminating since 26,000 miles. The vehicle was repaired for these failures, but not for the steering failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was approximately 41,000.....updated 01/04/2016

Reported at 41,000 miles, July 2015

Brakes problems in other years

Brakes problems across all Dodge models