Interested to see any replies as well, my 16 has just over 16k miles on it and it does this intermittently as well. Like you, my dealer says brakes are good.

 

I get it in the mornings after the truck sat all night because the rotors rusted during the night. Under light braking though, the pads aren't pressing hard against the rotor, so some squeaking or grinding noises are completely normal.

 

My truck sits in the garage overnight. So it's not condensation or "lot rot". And under light braking yes it makes sense, but mine is under heavy braking, normal braking, speed braking, etc. I'm wondering about having the dealer tear my brakes down, and put them back together, and make sure the pads are greased and see if it that helps. Or possible resurface of the rotors

 

My truck has had the problem since about 6K miles. They already turned the rotors once under warranty, and it stopped for less than 2K miles. My 2016 has over 42K miles on it and it squeals intermittently to this day. Service manager flat out told me Ram brakes suck, and that unless I upgrade to different pads and rotors it will continue to happen. Will be changing out to powerstop rotors and pads next time. Have had great luck with them in the past.

 

I've had this problem since I drove it off the lot in January. 5K miles on it now and it still does it when braking lightly.

 

I wouldn't do a lot of fast speed & hard braking. My charger is bad about getting cracks in the rotors after a few hard stops from high speeds. Not sure about the Rams.

 

My truck has around 8500 miles on it and the breaks squeak when coming to a slow stop. Truck is over a year old and the last time I was at the dealership I was told I would have to pay for inspection and service.

 

Guys, simple fix.
The problem is not the pads! The squeak generally is an ultra sonic vibration that would come from metal to metal contact on the pad that are make the 'LEAST" amount of contact. usually a rear. The fix it to go to the auto parts store and get a tube of brake grease. It is just like the little itty bitty plastic tube of grease you get when you buy new pads. Now simply take off your pads put a thin layer of grease on the back of the pads where the brake piston hits and it don't hurt to put some on the guides or tracks that the pads slide across. No need to bleed or anything. Just use a clamp to push the pads back to remove the calipers. The brake fluid goes back to the resevor. Too Easy!!

 

Update:

Had the truck at the dealer Thursday morning, made them pull apart my brakes and put them all back together. Turns out there was barely any grease on the pad where the piston makes contact. I was also told by the Chrysler Tech, who was their doing a warranty, gauge cluster install from the factory, told "ram pads and rotors are cheap and terrible, if you want them to be quiet and great performance, switch from stock" i was flat out blown away. Needless to say, brakes haven't made a peep, drove to work and back since, 65mi, and then hauled a cougar back from Indiana today after driving out there. Round trip was 450mi. So 500 miles and not a noise.

 

That's interesting; I am planning to replace mine with a PowerStop kit but my brakes are going strong at 68,000 miles which seems like more than most people expect.

 

Update so since the dealer re-greased my brakes I've put around 2K miles back on them and guess what has come back. Yep. The squealing noise like metal on metal. It's in the right rear and is worse then before. I'm wondering if off reading and getting mud caked in the wheels that some small rocks haven't grooved the rotor in some way or have damaged the pads. Pulled the trailer I use for hauling cars and the squeal was herrendous. Quieted down since taking the trailer off but still loud. Possibly worn pads from the trailer? Annoying to me so much I want to spend the money on new performance pads and rotors on a truck with 12k miles.

 

Glad to know I'm not the only one with the noise on braking. Mine is coming to a complete stop, the last foot or so of braking when coming to a stop. It's pretty much everytime if I don't apply more pressure. I've found a way around it but I don't like braking hard, I like to slide in lol

Looks like the stock stuff is garbage, will be changing out when brakes are needed. Thanks for all the posts.

 

I had this when I first got the truck and then it went away. I just got new wheels and now its come back. I am hoping if I power wash them it might go away.

 

My left rear started squealing when backing up - I looked them over and am guessing this is the crappy brakes that I am hearing about?

 

The pads don't need grease behind the pads. They need glue. You need to buy the pads that have the adhesive on the back and clean the old glue off of the pistons and the outer "fingers" of the caliper with brake parts cleaner. The grease goes on the slide pins and the little stainless steel inserts that go between the ends of the pads and the caliper. I also sand these clean where the pads attatch if I'm not using new ones. I use hyalon blue to glue the pads back on. Blue rtv works just as well. Always make sure the brake pedal gets pushed all of the way hard so the rtv is as thin as possible. You will never ever get brake squeal this way

I use Wagoner Thermoquiet pads on everything. They are ceramic. They don't fade or grab and don't produce brake dust. Ceramic pads also keep the rotors smoother for some reason. I know that late gen 4 Ram's periodically pulse the brakes when they are wet to dry the water off of the rotors. This is really needed with the factory pads because they are semi-metallic and want to stick and make a rusty spot on the rotors. I just worked on my wife's Charger and the pads are 75% at 120000 miles. I put new pads on my vehicles when they are brand new and give the factory ones away.

I saw someone wants to put powerstop brake kits on their truck. 90 % of the time, it is not wise to increase the grip for your brakes. For example, adding brembros to the rear of a truck will make it dangerous. The factory worked diligently to create a system that gets the least stopping distance and yet retain the vehicle's stability. Extra powerful brakes usually make a vehicle less safe. Paint your calipers to make them look cool and put ceramic pads on. Now that's a good mod.

 

I have the same issue 2017 RAM 1500 and would like to know if anyone got this resolved. Started at 6k and I am told that it will go away after they inspected it. Now at 33k, still doing it. Every oil change, they kept saying nothing much they can do and there is no recall. I brought it in recently and this time I paid the diagnostic check. Given the same respond that the rotors and pads are great. However, the issue is still there. I am really getting very very frustrated. It is so embarrassing to stop at the light when it squeals.

 

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