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2000 Dodge Ram 2500 brakes problems

The 2000 Dodge Ram 2500 has 31 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 12% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

31

Brakes complaints

12%

Share of year

4

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Brakes complaints by year

Ram 2500 brakes complaints by model year91 complaints1991: 8 complaints1992: 11 complaints1993: 21 complaints1994: 47 complaints1995: 77 complaints1996: 91 complaints1997: 47 complaints1998: 57 complaints1999: 81 complaints2000: 31 complaints2001: 36 complaints2002: 14 complaints2003: 20 complaints2004: 19 complaints2005: 9 complaints2006: 21 complaints2007: 16 complaints2008: 5 complaints2009: 4 complaints2010: 5 complaints2011: 10 complaints2012: 14 complaints
Ram 2500 brakes complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT 10 MPH, AND ABS PULSED ONCE. THEN, FRONT OF VEHICLE STARTED TO SLIDE, AND REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. BRAKE PEDAL FELT NORMAL. THIS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE, NO INCIDENT. DEALER STATED ABS SYSTEM WAS WORKING AS IT SHOULD.*AK”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · June 4, 2002 · crash

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 2000 Dodge Ram 2500 have?

NHTSA has 31 complaints about the 2000 Dodge Ram 2500 brakes — 12% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.