2014 Ram 1500 · symptom sheet
Brakes grind, pulse or wear early
- 176owner reports
- 91,000median miles
- $1,294median quote
- 7involved a crash
Newest report Sep 18, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
176 of the 1,706 complaints on this car describe brake wear. Only power steering loss is reported more often on this car.
Narrower sheets: ABS light on (141 reports) · Brake warning light stays on (73 reports)
Tick what matches of 176 reports
Brake wear on other 1500 years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2024, 2026.
What this problem usually is
Brake reports cover a wide spread of symptoms. Grinding or squealing is common, and so is a pulsing pedal or a shake through the car when stopping. Others describe pads and rotors worn out long before they expected, a brake warning light, or a pedal that goes soft or sinks toward the floor. The most serious ones say the car didn't stop in time.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the ABS module (145 reports), the pads and rotors (6 reports) and the master cylinder (3 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the brakes covers the 2014 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
What owners paid
21 of the 176 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $950 to $1,500.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 49,000 and 112,682 miles, from the 69 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 1 service bulletin or notice for the 2014 Ram 1500 that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
Vehicle Pulls Or Drifts While Applying The Brakes This bulletin involves cleaning the front brake rotor friction surfaces and replacing the front brake pads.
What owners wrote
“ABS Control Module needed and is not available. Warning lights on dashboard for Traction and Anti Lock Brakes. No part is available. No repair is available due to no parts available. My truck is unsafe to drive. Just over 7,000 miles on my truck. Truck not usable due to being unsafe without new part.”
Filed Jul 14, 2026 · 7,000 miles
“C2200-49 code received for ABS control module internal fault. No replacement part available.”
Filed May 26, 2026 · 134,221 miles
“The truck is a 2014 Ram with 74,000 miles garage kept and I have intermittent ABS service warning light researched and the ABS module has gone bad.”
Filed Sep 3, 2024 · 74,000 miles
“The Abs, Traction Control and Brake lights are on. None of the affected systems are working at this time. The vehicle was tested by Chrysler Ram in Peotone, Illinois. they said that the Abs control module was bad and could not be ordered at this time because it is still in product development at FCA.”
Filed Jan 29, 2024
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 7 of 176 reports involved a crash and 3 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Taking it to a shop? How to describe this problem so it gets found
Other problems on this car
- Power steering cuts out or goes heavy 368 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 134 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 129 reports
- Airbag warning light or recall 121 reports
- Suspension noise, struts or alignment 107 reports
- Fuel smells, leaks, or the gauge reads wrong 52 reports
- Fuel pump failure 44 reports
- Diesel fuel system or injector problems 44 reports
- Adaptive cruise or lane keeping misbehaves 38 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 37 reports
- Engine failure, knocking or rod bearing 36 reports
- Seat belt or seat problems 32 reports
- Rolls away in Park or will not shift out of Park 32 reports
- Engine rattles or ticks 28 reports
- A/C blows warm or the compressor fails 26 reports
- Wheel bearing, tires or wheels 25 reports