Problems · by component
2005 Dodge Ram 1500 service brakes problems
25 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 cite service brakes, 2% of all 1,214 complaints for this model year.
Complaints
25
2% of all complaints
Crashes
4
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
1
Reported by owners
What owners say about the service brakes
Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“Had taken my vehicle in for the recall they said it was fine , after wards two months later my front right break locked up. But now my rear end that was supposed to been fixed from recall vut now it is making loud noise”
“R61 ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) MODULE ... THROUGH 2005 MODEL YEAR DODGE RAM 1500/2500/3500 PICKUP, 2004 THROUGH 2005 MODEL. R61 DOESN'T PROVIDE RELIEF FOR 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 OWNERS”
“I HAVE REPLACED BRAKE BOOSTER, BRAKE PADS, AND MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE BY A LOCAL GARAGE. AND STILL I HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKES AND PRAY I STOP.”
“WE DONT USE THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE VERY OFTEN. THERE WAS A HEAVY SNOWFALL THE OTHER DAY. I PUT THE TRANSMISION IN NEUTERAL TRIED TO PUT THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SHIFTER INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SHIFTER CAME LOOSE. AND THE ANTILOCK BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON AND I HAD TO GIVE A LOT OF EXTRA BRAKING TIME. IT IS IN THE SHOP AT THIS TIME. BUT I ALMOST RAN INTO SOMEONE. I MISSED THEM BY ONLY A FEW FEET”
“ABS SENSOR COMES ON OVER 55MPH. EXTERIOR LIGHTING KEEPS BLOWING BULBS AND SOMETIMES THE TAIL LIGHTS COMPLETELY SHUT OFF, SOMETIMES BRAKE LIGHTS INOPERABLE. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO OR ONLY AT THE HIGHEST FREQUENCY. ALL OCCURS WHILE VECHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN IN CITY STREET CONDITIONS OTHER THAN ON HIGHWAY WHEN I HAVE TO GO ABOVE 55MPH”
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. WHEN RELEASING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, THE LATCH DETACHED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE LATCH WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.”
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Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 12, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.