2005 Dodge RAM 1500 Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 40about this part
- Share
- 3%of 1,173 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 70,000miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 40 complaints about the brakes of the 2005 Dodge RAM 1500, 3% of the 1,173 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 70,000 miles. 7 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“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”
NHTSA complaint #11153317, filed 2018-11, 213,300 miles“Getting off the off ramp I could not stop in a second vibrations started another car in that car went to another car with a pregnant girl...... I have asked over and over for help and costs are killing my business and had brake problems etc. You guys please help me here...?”
NHTSA complaint #10884945, filed 2016-07, 148,000 miles“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.”
NHTSA complaint #11317094, filed 2020-03, 155,000 miles“I am writing to warn you of a very dangerous problem with your remanufactured brake caliper part # le5383 purchased from a napa parts dealer in ann arbor, mi by main street motors. I had two of these calipers installed on my 2005 Dodge RAM 1500 pickup truck at main street motors on may 18, 2016. The left front caliper failed immediately, within the first couple of times I applied the brakes. I was able to get it back to main street motors before running out of brake fluid and crashing, luckily.”
NHTSA complaint #10873619, filed 2016-06, 93,000 miles“The frame on my Dodge ram has broken welds on both sides of the frame where the lower control arms mount to the frame. They have failed due to manufacturing defects during the welding process. The truck has never been wrecked, driven off road, or done any towing. Dodge refuses any assistance in replacing the frame because it has aged out of their warranty. The truck has 74,138 miles on it and is not drivable without a new frame. I had the truck in twice under warranty service for drivability issues under braking and steering over bumps. …”
NHTSA complaint #10817569, filed 2016-01, 74,138 milesBrakes: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 51 | 7% |
| 2011 | 26 | 4% |
| 2010 | 16 | 3% |
| 2009 | 34 | 5% |
| 2008 | 27 | 5% |
| 2007 | 21 | 4% |
| 2006 | 39 | 5% |
| 2005 | 40 | 3% |
| 2004 | 53 | 5% |
| 2003 | 73 | 6% |
| 2002 | 36 | 4% |
| 2001 | 59 | 5% |
| 2000 | 31 | 6% |
| 1999 | 56 | 9% |
| 1998 | 64 | 12% |
| 1997 | 53 | 15% |
| 1996 | 46 | 15% |
| 1995 | 27 | 13% |
| 1994 | 11 | 9% |
| 1993 | 3 | 50% |
Other parts of the 2005 Dodge RAM 1500
594 complaintsAir bags
376 complaintsSuspension
82 complaintsEngine cooling
77 complaintsEngine
76 complaintsElectrical system
63 complaintsSteering
59 complaintsFuel system
40 complaintsOther or unknown
40 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
37 complaintsWheels
32 complaintsBody and structure
24 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 Dodge RAM 1500
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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