# 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
> NHTSA complaint `408090` · 2003-05-17 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** RAM 2500
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
- **Miles at failure:** 2,591
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
I BOUGHT A NEW 2003 DODGE 2500 CUMMINS DIESEL 5.9L 24L FROM CERRITOS DODGE ON FEB 26TH 2003 , NOW MILES 2591  3 WEEKS LATER I RECEIVED A TRANSMISSION RECALL.   ON 9TH MAY I GAVE THE TRUCK FOR SUGGESTED REPAIRS AND RECEIVED BACK SAME EVENING.  NEXT MORNING 10TH OF MAY 2003 , SATURDAY , TRAFFIC WAS VERY LIGHT ,I WENT TO WORK HEADED 91 WEST , ON RAMP CARMENITA & EXITED GARFIELD . USE OF BRAKES WAS PRACTICALLY NOT REQUIRED .  THE TRUCK WAS PARKED ALL DAY. AROUND 6 IN THE EVENING HEADED FWY EAST 91 , IN MEDIUM TRAFFIC ,  WHEN THE TWO CARS IN FRONT OF ME HAVE A FENDER BENDER , AND STOP IN THE FAST LANE  I AM WATCHING ALL THIS AS I  AM GOING ABOUT 40 MPH.  I PRESS THE BRAKES.   THE BRAKES WORK JUST A BIT HALF WAY THEN BECOME LIKE WET SPONGE , GIVE WAY AND THE PEDAL GOES DOWN.  THE BRAKES FAIL , AND I CAN'T STOP THE TRUCK.  I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AT ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR.  A POLICE REPORT IS PROCESSED, THE FRONT FENDER PUNCTURED MY TRUCKS RADIATOR, AND THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO CERRITOS DODGE .  MY FAMILY ARRIVES . MY WIFE, DAUGHTER, AND MY SON ALL 3 CHECK THE BRAKES AND THE DIDN'T WORK.  THE FLEET MANAGER MR DAN PETTY , WHO WAS ON DUTY AT THIS TIME, AND HAD NEGOTIATED THE SALE OF THIS VEHICLE TO ME , PHYSICALLY TESTED THE BRAKES . HE CONFIRMED THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. THERE WAS NO PRESSURE - NO BRAKES.  MR DAN PETTY DISCUSSED WITH HIS SALES STAFF, MR RICO BARRIOS AND THE MANAGER ON DUTY    THEY CONFIRMED THAT THIS WOULD BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, AND WOULD HAVE TO BE LOOKED INT
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