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2006 Dodge Ram 2500 brakes problems

Owners reported brakes problems in 21 complaints for the 2006 Dodge Ram 2500, 2% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
21 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
82,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
4 and 0
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Brakes complaints by mileage, 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 82,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 82,000 miles
Based on 16 complaints that include mileage. 31% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles1
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 16 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 82,000 miles, and 31% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 dodge ram 2500. The contact was driving approximately between 45 -50 MPH on normal road conditions and unexpectedly, an opposing vehicle pulled in front of the vehicle. The contact applied pressure to the brake pedal. The vehicle failed to slow down and crashed into three large trees and a utility pole. The air bag system failed to deploy with the massive level of impact. The vehicle was completely destroyed. The police and ambulance were called to the scene.

Reported at 104,000 miles, November 2009 CrashInjury

Upon restarting my 2006 dodge ram 2500 diesel, my ABS light and parking brake light came on after driving a few short moments ,I also noticed that speedometer indicator was not working but the vehicle RPM indicator was. Causing myself some concern I checked my brakes and noticed I had a hard brake pedal when applied but was still able to stop. I contacted my local dealership and took my vehicle in for service for this issue and recall notice concerning the drivers air bag inflator.

Reported at 62,778 miles, August 2015

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