Problems with 2002 Dodge Durango SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

1. driver's side spindle nut works loose causing rotor to become loose. 2. loose rotor causes the sealed bearing to loose grease and fail. can casue wheel loss or loss of control. 3. rotor and spindle nut must be replaced each time. this has occurred on this vehicle two times.

The vehicle has a little over 35k miles on it. it failed the safety inspection because right inboard brake pad was loose. it was loose because the anti-rattle clip had rotted away inside the caliper piston. the left side was intact but nearly rusted away. there was over 50% of the friction material left on pads.

Had to make a sudden stop and abs system was dangerously slow to engage, release and re-engage. brake pedal went all the way down to the floor and barely stopped before hitting vehicle in front of me. took it to 2 dealers and both said there was nothing wrong according to specifications. major safety hazard!

I have a 2002 dodge durango with 4wd and it has 37,000 miles on it. i have to change both front wheel brake rotors. when i took the brake pads out, i found that on both wheels the inside brake pad has been completely worn out and pitted into the rotor while both outside brake pads has only less than 1/3 wear out of the material. it looks like the disk brake system in the front wheel has some kind of design flaw. i am a very good mechanical engineer, i think the clip located on the outside of the disk brake prevented the outside pad from effectively engaging with the rotor when the brake was applied.*ak

Multiple problems with 2002 dodge durango. power locks intermittently lock and unlock without activating them. bad creaking noise from front suspension, possible ball joint problems. check engine light goes on and off intermittently. brakes really soft, horrible stopping distance. engine runs really rough in morning for first 10-15 minutes. only 21000 miles. *ak

Returned vehicle to dealer complaining of poor antilock brake performance and excessive pedal travel. dealer resurfaced front rotors/replaced pads. vibration from run out is gone but poor antilock performance and excessive pedal travel still exits. dealer states all is fine. excessive stopping distance contributed to first accident. *cb

Vehicle took longer to stop. as result, consumer's vehicle was involved in an accident. dealer stated there was a marginal problem with the brakes. *ak

Had a car length & 1/2 in front of me, i do this because i have had problems before with the car not stopping. applied brakes normally, car slowed & pulled to the right but would not stop. applied brakes with both feet - literally lifted myself up on the seat during applying of brakes & still would not stop. rear ended car in front.*ak

Anti-lock brakes on my 2002 dodge durrango have put me into the middle of an intersection durring a red light ,at stops on dirt roads the rear wheels lock like the front brakes aren't working and it looks like a cracked weld on the control arm bracket on the left front. dodge say's nothing is wrong and they won't fix it ,i have a pregnant wife and 4 kids who ride in this suv and i can't get dodge to fix it, oh and the steering feels loose on it to ,road walks.*ak