1997 Dodge Ram brakes problems
90 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 1997 Dodge Ram, which is 18% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 90 18% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 8 crashes, 5 injuries.
What owners wrote
While driving at approximately 45 MPH consumer applied brake and skidded about 10 feet,hit another vehicle head-on. Upon impact,driver airbags did not deploy which have caused injuries. The inspectors from the manufacturer indicated that the air bags did not deploy because the impact dissipated.
Park position with ignition key in the lock position, vehicle shifter moved out of park , knocked owner down and ran over me, continued to roll back hit second car, continued to keep going until it hit a curb. This was a very dangerous and could have caused other accidents. Consumer sent in a fax copy of the internet voq.
Other problems reported for the 1997 Dodge Ram
- Transmission 59 complaints
- Steering 40 complaints
- Air bags 39 complaints
- Engine 31 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 31 complaints
- Fuel system 30 complaints
- Cruise control 25 complaints
- Suspension 24 complaints