Tl* the contact owns a 2002 dodge dakota. while driving approximately 30 mph, the contact noticed smoke rising near the front passenger side wheel and the vehicle began to veer to the right. the contact discovered that the front passenger side brake caliper failed. the failure occurred numerous times. the contact replaced the front passenger side caliper and rotor and remedied the failure. the manufacturer was not notified. the vin was invalid. the failure mileage was 50,000.
I have a 2001 dakota quad cab 4x4 purchased new and the inside of the front rotors wear out extremely fast. they become damaged on the inside of the rotor appearing extremely rusted and as if maybe they overheated on the inside. 64,000 and this has happened 2 times. dealers deny this is common , my brother has a 2002 (purchased new) and has had the same problem. ball joints failed on both trucks , steering rack and rear differential leaks on both . *tr
At 20k my 2004 dakota truck needs new brakes and rotors. dealership said they are blue from getting too hot. my 1999 dakota just had new brakes and rotors and still had plenty of pad on them at 84k. *tr
Continued problems with front brakes. had to replace the rotors at 35,552 miles (see odi #10200119), had to turn those rotors at 46,295 miles (see odi #10200122), had to replace front brakes at 50, 230 miles (see odi #10200127), had to replace front left calipers at 51,116 miles (see odi #10200129). two weeks after replacing the calipers, drove short distance (all highway miles). when i stopped the truck, strong brake smell coming from underneath the front end. i let the car sit for a while and continued on. now it's intermittent. calipers appear to be sticking again - intermittently. vehicle pulls and brakes feel inconsistent like they are coming on way too hard but then pulsing. *tr
Brake vibration at 40,000 miles brake rotors rusted through to friction surface causing large pits and raised areas. rotors replaced. *jb
I had been noticing some major pulsating (to the point i thought i was loosing a tire) in the front end of my 05 dodge dakota when i stepped on the front brake so i had the brakes looked at by meineke muffler. they showed me how the dust boot on the calipers were deteriorating and that the rotors were turning blue from over-heating. they suggested i contact dodge to see if there were any recalls or if it was covered by my extended warranty. my truck has 24k miles on it. i contacted dodge regarding the warranty and they said that only the calipers would be covered even though the defective calipers caused the premature wearing of the rotors and brake pads. the brake pads still had at least 50% wear on them. my truck is currently at stevens dodge in milford ct. tomorrow will be 2 weeks since i brought it there and supposedly they are still waiting for the parts to come in. according to their service dept the parts are not on back order but they still aren't in. this truck is supposed to be able to ...
My 2005 dodge dakota shakes when driving on smooth road and braking, rpms rev really high, has no pick up, and gets 9 mpg of gas, defect in drivers seatbelt none of which are covered by dodge or a warrenty
Rotors and front brake pads wear out prematurly. rotor wear indicates the problem seems to be with the caliper primarily applying preassure from the piston side while the oposing side seems to bind. rear brakes are still original while front have been replaced 3 times.
Front rotors replaced at 35k (see odi #10200119). only 8 months later, at 46,295 miles brakes started pulsing again. took the vehicle back to the same dealer. they indicated the rotors had to be turned. technician also suggested clean and adjust the rear brakes. total cost was $137. *tr
The brakes shake horribly and have since about a 11,000 miles, the dealership refuses to do anything about, replaced a faulty caliper i ordered in january in july. i believe the reason i was not able to stop fast enough in the accident in october was because the brakes failed to grab completely. i would not be such a big deal my this dodge dealer treats me as an ignoramus, they did offer to upgrade my brakes for only 250 a side, which seems silly since it was still under warranty at the time. it still has the $100 ded warranty for 100000 miles. *jb