2009 Dodge Ram 1500 service brakes problems
28 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 — 4% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The brakes locked up twice since purchased the vehicle. The left side locking up would have caused me to veer into oncoming traffic. Years late when the right side locked up would've have veered right causing an accident. This last time the brakes aren't releasing. This happening 3 times has…”
filed Oct 22, 2022
“Abs controller stopped working. This results in the loss of your anti lock brakes and traction control. This occurred while driving down interstate. According to my mechanic this problem cannot be fixed due to a nation wide back order of the components needed due to the high volume of failures that…”
filed Apr 3, 2019
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Service Brakes problems in other Ram 1500 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 Ram 1500 | 49 | 7% |
| 2011 Ram 1500 | 21 | 3% |
| 2010 Ram 1500 | 13 | 3% |
| 2008 Ram 1500 | 18 | 3% |
| 2007 Ram 1500 | 12 | 2% |
| 2006 Ram 1500 | 12 | 2% |
| 2005 Ram 1500 | 25 | 2% |
| 2004 Ram 1500 | 16 | 1% |
| 2003 Ram 1500 | 8 | 1% |
| 2002 Ram 1500 | 3 | 0% |
| 2001 Ram 1500 | 9 | 1% |
| 2000 Ram 1500 | 4 | 1% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2009 Dodge Ram 1500
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.