2008 Dodge Ram 1500 brakes problems

Owners reported brakes problems in 27 complaints for the 2008 Dodge Ram 1500, 4% of the complaints on file.

Complaints: 27 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 44,000 miles 23 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 6 and 1
Injuries and deaths: 2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Based on 23 complaints that include mileage. 61% 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	6
40k to 60k miles	4
60k to 80k miles	0
80k to 100k miles	3
100k to 120k miles	2
120k to 140k miles	0
140k to 160k miles	1
160k to 180k miles	1
180k to 200k miles	2
200k+ miles	0

What the data shows

Of the 23 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 44,000 miles, and 61% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 6 crashes, 1 fire, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 1500. While driving approximately 40 MPH under rainy conditions the brakes were applied but the vehicle did not stop resulting in a crash. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. A passenger in the other vehicle was reported injured. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer to be repaired for the body damage. The vehicle was not examined to determine the cause of failure.

Reported at 20,000 miles, September 2009 CrashInjury

Vibration and bouncing- wobble feeling with loose steering at speeds 55-70, from front wheels through steering wheel. Tires have been re-balanced several times as the possible cause but truck continues to have vibrations in front wheels at speeds 55 or higher. Continual brake noise, rattling sounds at all speeds after brakes have been applied 2-3 times under normal traffic conditions.

Reported at 83,000 miles, August 2015

Brakes problems in other years

Brakes problems across all Dodge models