Vehicle Data Hub

2015 Ram 1500 brakes problems

162 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2015 Ram 1500, which is 8% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
162 8% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
51,000 miles 46 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
8 and 1
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Brakes complaints by mileage, 2015 Ram 1500 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 51,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 8 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 9 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 9 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 5 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 5 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 51,000 miles
Based on 46 complaints that include mileage. 57% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles8
20k to 40k miles9
40k to 60k miles9
60k to 80k miles5
80k to 100k miles5
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 46 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 51,000 miles, and 57% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 8 crashes, 1 fire, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

Two accidents and was denied recall - even though my 2015 dodge ram 1500 steering component has been defective and caused an accident. Accident #1 february 16, 2016 brakes did not function well. Car did not brake well in the rain, was coming to a red light with a car in front of me, had to push on the brakes and they were not braking. Dodge ram 1500 skid and hit the back of the car in front. Accident #2 march 12, 2016 loss of steering control and brakes did not work.

Reported at 16,000 miles, February 2016 CrashInjury

The contact owns a 2015 Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the ABS, the cruise control, and the traction control systems unexpectedly became inoperable. The traction control and the ABS warning lights were illuminated. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact expressed a concern that the vehicle was unsafe to drive and could cause a road hazard due to the failures. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure.

Reported at 135,000 miles, December 2025

Other problems reported for the 2015 Ram 1500

Brakes problems in other years

Brakes problems across all Ram models