1997 Dodge Ram 3500 service brakes, hydraulic problems
17 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, hydraulic on the 1997 Dodge Ram 3500 — 14% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Power steer/brake fluid master cylinder leaked into cab of truck saturating the carpets before it could be discovered. Safety fear of carpet soaked with power steering fluid. *tr”
filed Jul 4, 2014
“Dt: brake lines rusted. This happened without warning. The caller had to replace the brake lines. He was coming to a stop sign and when hitting the brake pedal it went to the floor. The rear brakes lost all the fluid. He pumped the brake and got vehicle to stop. The caller said that when they were…”
filed Aug 15, 2005
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic problems in other Ram 3500 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 Ram 3500 | 1 | 0% |
| 2010 Ram 3500 | 1 | 1% |
| 2008 Ram 3500 | 2 | 1% |
| 2007 Ram 3500 | 1 | 0% |
| 2006 Ram 3500 | 6 | 2% |
| 2005 Ram 3500 | 5 | 3% |
| 2004 Ram 3500 | 5 | 2% |
| 2003 Ram 3500 | 1 | 0% |
| 2002 Ram 3500 | 3 | 7% |
| 2001 Ram 3500 | 12 | 9% |
| 2000 Ram 3500 | 5 | 9% |
| 1999 Ram 3500 | 11 | 11% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1997 Dodge Ram 3500
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.