1999 Dodge Ram 2500 service brakes, hydraulic problems
69 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, hydraulic on the 1999 Dodge Ram 2500 — 22% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Had a flat tire and could not get the rims off the wheel hub--went to dealer and he said to get under vehicle and hit rims with a sledge hammer---this has been ongoing since 2001--right now going thru this problem again after dealer said that it was fixed. *tr”
filed Oct 7, 2011
“The steering in this vehicle is terrible when braking,the dashboard is craked and broken very bad in several places dodge wants to do nothing about these problems.when I apply the brakes the vehicle pulls very hard,this is not an allignment I have had that done changed the rotors the whole 9 yards…”
filed Sep 16, 2011
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic problems in other Ram 2500 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 Ram 2500 | 2 | 1% |
| 2008 Ram 2500 | 1 | 0% |
| 2007 Ram 2500 | 6 | 2% |
| 2006 Ram 2500 | 7 | 1% |
| 2005 Ram 2500 | 5 | 1% |
| 2004 Ram 2500 | 6 | 1% |
| 2003 Ram 2500 | 10 | 2% |
| 2002 Ram 2500 | 10 | 6% |
| 2001 Ram 2500 | 23 | 5% |
| 2000 Ram 2500 | 27 | 13% |
| 1998 Ram 2500 | 37 | 16% |
| 1997 Ram 2500 | 36 | 17% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1999 Dodge Ram 2500
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.