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2001 Dodge RAM 1500 Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	820127
Internal NHTSA #	10358622
Manufacurer	CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
Brand	DODGE
Model	RAM 1500
Model Year	2001
File date	17/09/10
Component	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On friday september 17, 2010 i was driving down highway 231 in lafayette indiana, when suddenly i realized i could no longer use the brakes on my truck. I tried to slow my vehicle by braking but my brakes were not working so i just let up on the gas. At this point my brake light came on as did my abs light on the control panel. I was still about 40 miles away from my home and still had about 30 minutes of driving to do before i reached my destination. I drove about 20 miles an hour with my emergency lights on and was prepared to us my emergency brake if i needed to. Thankfully there was construction going on at the time on parts of highway 231 at the time, so parts of highway 231 were slow going anyway. However, the loss of my brake system should never have happened. I made it successfully home without injuring myself or anyone else on friday september 17, 2010. However, my truck is only 9 years only and this incident should never have taken place. When i returned home all of my brake fluid was poring out and was completely out of the master tank under my hood. Furthermore, looking at the brake lines, the hard lines that lead to this problem revealed that severe rust had lead to the total breakdown and actually caused the hard lines of my brakes to brake in half, while i was driving. This should never happen in a nine year only vehicle, that is very well maintained. I have since replace my brake system with all new parts and bleed the brake system. I have also told people with whom i now have other dodge's about my incident, to at least check their brake system for possible rust so they do not have to go through what i have gone through. I have kept the old part, at least for a while, in case i need to prove that this really did happen and these were really bad parts that chrysler installed on these trucks. Most of all i would like to know why there were no recalls on this after there were so many problems with this same incident.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	138144
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CRAWFORDSVILLE, IN
VIN pattern	1B7HF16Y41SXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	19/05/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	8
Drive train type	4WD
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Vehicle speed	20
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2001 Dodge RAM 1500 Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2001 Dodge RAM 1500 Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems, Complaints and Defects

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