Complaint 1185445
2000 DODGE RAM 1500 • STRUCTURE:BODY • incident Aug 30, 2013
- Complaint ID
- 1185445
- Make
- DODGE
- Model
- RAM 1500
- Model Year
- 2000
- Component
- STRUCTURE:BODY
- Incident Date
- Aug 30, 2013
- Date Received
- May 26, 2015
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
STRUCTURE:BODY
Owner Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE REVERSING AT A LOW SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.