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2017 Ram 1500 · symptom sheet

Brake warning light stays on

  • 29owner reports
  • 55,877median miles
  • $811median quote
  • 2involved a crash

Newest report Sep 9, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026

29 of the 100 reports of brake wear on the 2017 1500 describe brake light on.

Part of Brakes grind, pulse or wear early (100 reports) · also: ABS light on

No recall on this systemas of Oct 2, 2026
2 crashesin 29 reports

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Brake light on on other 1500 years

201473 reports201554 reports2016108 reports201729 reports201929 reports

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: 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

What got replaced

Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the module (20 reports).

Recalls and investigations

No recall on the brakes covers the 2017 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.

What owners paid

5 of the 29 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $700 to $2,000.

$700$811$2,000
$0k$2k$4k$6k$8k

When it happens

The middle half of failures fell between 30,000 and 120,000 miles, from the 11 reports that gave a mileage.

Complaints by the year NHTSA received them: 2021: 1, 2022: 1, 2023: 1, 2024: 3, 2025: 13, 2026: 101'211'221'233'2413'2510'26

Is this a known problem?

The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 1 service bulletin or notice for the 2017 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.

What owners wrote

“abs brake unit failed and warning lights on dash for brakes . dealer says they can't get parts meanwhile I have no anti lock brakes and unable to use cruise control. been waiting on parts 18 months !”

Filed Mar 2, 2026

“ABS,BRAKE Warning lights on. Brakes locked up during emergency stop which resulted in loss of steering control. Cleared ABS code and it immediately reappears. Appears ABS Module is defective. When I called dealership to order ABS module was told not available due to engineering hold. I know other year Ram models have active recall on same issue and component.”

Filed Jan 13, 2026

“The ABS / check trailer brakes warning lights started coming on and staying on. Took it to the dealer to get it taken care of and they were no help. They said the ABS module was failing but the replacement part for that has been on back order forever. They said it was okay to drive that I just wouldn't have the antilock brake system. Clearly a safety issue that it appears Ram has no interest in fixing.”

Filed Jan 12, 2026

“Began driving to work, after about 5 minutes the service abs light traction control light and brake light came on with cruise control feature disabled.. all the warning lights would come on and off as I drove. The following day. Took it to the dealership and was told ram is having problems with the ABS module and are all on back order for months.”

Filed Mar 25, 2025

Should you keep driving it?

This page can't tell you that. 2 of 29 reports involved a crash. 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.

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