2000 DODGE DAKOTA Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA . THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP. THE FRONT CALIPERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 165,000. UPDATED 04/22/11

Mileage: 140,000

2000 DODGE DAKOTA SLT. VERY LOW MILEAGE 36,300 EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE: DRIVING FAILURE: BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH TO POINT OF FAILURE. FIRST OCCURRENCE IN THIS TRUCK. ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. SPILLED BRAKE FLUID ON A 2 MILE DRIVE TO WORK. DID NOT KNOW WAS SPILLING. WARNING LIGHT CAME ON ONLY AFTER FAILURE (POSSIBLE DURING) CORRECTION: BUYING PARTS TO FIX BROKEN LINE. OTHER LINES LOOK BAD ALSO, MAY NEED REPLACED SOON. HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER WEEK FOR ANOTHER PAYDAY. SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL!!!. THIS HAPPENED TO MY FATHER IN HIS 1999 DODGE DAKOTA,SO THIS IS NOTHING NEW. *TR

Mileage: 36,300

BRAKE LINES TOTALLY RUSTED OUT ALL OVER TRUCK AT 70K;HAVE CONTACTED NHTSA BEFORE ABOUT TERRIBLE OEM QUALITY VS RUST OF BRAKE LINES. PLEASE MANDATE STAINLESS LINES AND BRASS OR STAINLESS FITTINGS .~ 5$ PER CAR, SAVE 1000'S OF LIVES. THE PRESENT "PROTECTION" COATINGS ON STEEL ARE TRULY USELESS. NHTSA REPLIED THEY ARE "TOO EXPENSIVE" LAST TIME. I CHECKED COSTS ACTUAL QUOTED COST DIFFERENCE ON 25 FEET OF TUBING WAS ABOUT 8$. FAR MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANYTHING ELSE YOU CAN DO. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

ROTORS TURNED AND THEN WARPED/WORE SET OF PADS DOWN TO BARE METAL IN LESS THAN 20,000 MILES. ROTORS WERE WARPED AT 32,000 (AT TIME OF PURCHASE), 50,000, 63,000, AND 80,000. REAR BRAKES REPLACED AT SAME INTERVAL AS FRONT BRAKES, BUT HARDLY ANY WEAR WAS PRESENT AT TIME OF MALFUNCTION OF FRONT BRAKES. ALL OTHER BRAKE COMPONENTS INSPECTED, NO OTHER FAILURES NOTED. FAILURE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE BRAKES GIVING OUT. RWAL DOES NOT FUNCTION. NO SYSTEM INDICATION TO MALFUNCTION. PULLED FUSE, AND SYSTEM FAULTS AS NORMAL. EXTREMELY POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE/ENDURANCE. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB. WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED HOT BRAKE FLUID AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PADS WERE GRINDING INTO THE ROTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A DEFECT IN THE KNUCKLE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 169,015.

Mileage: 169,000

NO SPECIFIC CRASHES THAT I AM PERSONALLY AWARE OF, BUT THERE HAVE SURELY BEEN MANY, POSSIBLY ATTRIBUTED TO OTHER CAUSES. THE FAILURE-SEVERELY RUSTED BRAKE FLUID LINES WHICH HAVE CAUSED LOSS OF BRAKING. IT OCCURS VERY FREQUENTLY IN THE 'RUST BELT STATES', IE MASSACHUSETTS FOR EXAMPLE. REPAIR INVOLVES REPLACING RUSTED LINES AND RELATED PARTS, USUALLY AT SUBSTANTIAL COST TO VEHICLE OWNER. THE REASON FOR REPORTING THIS PROBLEM IS THAT I AM A REPAIR SHOP OWNER WITH OVER 40 YEARS IN BUSINESS, AND I AM SEEING MORE OF THIS PROBLEM EVERY DAY. IT CONSTITUTES A SUBSTANTIAL PERCENTAGE OF MY SHOP'S BUSINESS. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE METALLIC BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 92,000. THE CONSUMER STATED HAD 2 FRONT BRAKE LINES PLUS SECOND LINE BETWEEN JUNCTION BLOCKS REPLACED BY THE DEALER AND AFTER INSPECTION REVEALED ADDITIONAL RUST. UPDATED 11/20/07 *TR

Mileage: 92,000

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.

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HER 2000 DODGE DAKOTA (139000 FAILURE MILEAGE) AT 50 MPH IN THE LIGHT RAIN, SHE ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND A SLIGHTLY SHARP CURVE, BUT THE CURVE TURNED OUT TO BE SHARPER THAN EXPECTED. WHEN THE CONTACTS APPLIED THE BRAKES HEAVILY THE WHEELS LOCKED, AND THE CONTACT SKIDDED, HITTING THE EMBANKMENT. AFTER THE CRASH, IN THE PROCESS OF EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SEAT BELT BELT DID NOT TIGHTEN TO SECURE THE OCCUPANT IN THE SEAT. AS A RESULT, SHE HIT HER HEAD ON THE WINDSHIELD. *AK

Mileage: 139,000

I OWN A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA 2WD. THERE ARE DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS ON THE FRONT END. THERE WAS A RECALL ON 4WD DAKOTAS, HOWEVER, THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL FOR THE BALL JOINTS ON THE 2WD MODELS. THERE WAS AN "EXTENDED WARRANTY" THAT WAS SILENTLY (AS IN I NEVER KNEW THERE WAS AN ISSUE) ON THE BALL JOINTS ON THE 2WD MODELS. I HAVE HAD 6 YEARS OF CONTINUOUS TROUBLE WITH THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE (I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW 07/2000). AS IN I HAVE REPLACED THE ROTORS ON THE FRONT END AT LEAST EVERY 3 MONTHS FOR THE FIRST 18 MONTHS OF OWNING IT. I HAVE HAD IT ALIGNED (FRONT AND REAR ALIGNMENTS) OVER A HALF DOZEN TIMES. ALL WORK DONE IN THE FIRST 18 MONTHS WAS DONE AT THE DEALER, WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN, AND PROBABLY WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. AFTER 18 MONTHS OF PAYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM (OUT OF MY OWN POCKET BECAUSE DODGE'S WARRANTY ISN'T WORTH THE PAPER IT'S WRITTEN ON) I CONCEDED DEFEAT (AND TOOK THE WORD OF THE DEALER) THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG, AND THERE WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT BUT MAINTAINING THE ROTORS AND PURCHASING NEW TIRES EVER 12-16 MONTHS. WHEN MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, DODGE IS UNWILLING TO CORRECT THE DEFECT. IF NO ONE HAS DIED, THERE IS NO PROBLEM. LET ALL BUYERS BEWARE, SAFETY IS NOT ALWAYS THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE. *JB

Mileage: 4,000

2000 DODGE DAKOTA CONSTANT MECHANICAL FAILURE DUE TO THE TYPE OF ROTORS, BRAKE PADS, AND BALL JOINTS THEY USE. THEY USE INFERIOR PRODUCTS THAT DO NOT LAST ON A VEHICLE BASED ON NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. HAVE TO CONSTANTLY REPLACE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ABOUT EVERY 20,000 MILES. THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. DODGE PRODUCTS FROM THE EARLIER YEARS REALLY SUCK. I AM NOT SURE ABOUT THE NEWEST MODELS SUCH AS 2004 AND 2005. *NM

Mileage: 110,000

WHEN THE TRUCK IS STARTED THE REAR DRUM BRAKES HAVE A TENDENCY TO LOCK UPON FIRST BRAKING. ABS DOES NOT ENGAGE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. BRAKE OPERATION NORMAL AFTERWARDS. HAD AN ASE MECHANIC ADJUST DRUMS PROBLEM RETURNED FOUR MONTHS LATER. FRONT ROTORS HAVE WARPED TWICE. FIRST TIME THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS/25K MILEAGE. ROTORS WERE REPLACED AGAIN 2 YEARS LATER/50K MILEAGE. REAR DRUMS ARE NOT ADJUSTING PROPERLY. *JB

Mileage: 55,000

BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO RUSTED BRAKE PIPES. *JB

Mileage: 18,000

BRAKES, OUT OF ROUND OR WARPED ROTORS AND DRUMS, PREVENTS SMOOTH STOPPING AND LOCKS-UP INDIVIDUAL WHEELS. FRONT ROTORS AND REAR DRUMS REPLACED TWICE IN 50K MILES, AND WORN OUT AGAIN. *JB

Mileage: 9,000

VIBRATIONS DURING BRAKING AT HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS. PULSING WHILE DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL. TODAY THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE OVERHEATED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON LEVEL ROAD. THE DISC BRAKES WERE LOCKED UP ON THE ROTOR AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. APPEARS TO BE A FAILURE WITHIN THE CALIPER??? I HAVE HEARD SEVERAL OTHER REPORTS OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS OF THIS TYPE. IS THIS A DESIGN FLAW OR PROBLEM THAT CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT? THE TRUCK MAY HAVE CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO THE OVERHEATING OF THE BRAKES, HOWEVER IT DID NOT DURING THIS INCIDENT.*AK

Mileage: 63,716

THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 15 MPH COMING OUT OF A DRIVE- THRU AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHIN THE LAST 6,000 MI. THE DEALER WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, WITHIN THE LAST 7 MILES, ALL FOUR BRAKES HAVE LOCKED UP AGAIN. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

Mileage: 4,000

2000 DODGE DAKOTA DEVELOPED A BRAKE PROBLEM.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***.*MR THE BRAKE WOULD PULSATE WHEN BRAKING AND CAUSE SEVERE PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS WHICH ALMOST TOOK THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROAD. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED A YEAR PRIOR. *SC

I HAVE A '2000 DODGE DAKOTA, QUAD CAB 4X4 THAT HAS REOCCURING BREAK WARPAGE PROBLEMS. I DRIVE ABOUT 12000 MILES A YEAR, MOSTLY HIGHWAY, AND NEED TO REPLACE MY ROTORS ATLEAST EVERY 18 MONTHS. DURRING NORMAL BREAKING DURRING WET OR ICY CONDITIONS THERE IS EXCESSIVE PULSING THAT LEADS TO INDIVIDUAL TIRES LOCKING UP AND SKIDDING AND ACTIVATION OF THE ANTILOCK BREAKING SYSTEM. IVE REPLACED THE ROTORS WITH DEALER PUCHASED PARTS AND EQUIVILANT AFTERMARKET PARTS AND BOTH WARP WITHIN 1-1.5 YEAR.*AK

I HAVE A '2000 DODGE DAKOTA, QUAD CAB 4X4 THAT HAS REOCCURING BREAK WARPAGE PROBLEMS. I DRIVE ABOUT 12000 MILES A YEAR, MOSTLY HIGHWAY, AND NEED TO REPLACE MY ROTORS ATLEAST EVERY 18 MONTHS. DURRING NORMAL BREAKING DURRING WET OR ICY CONDITIONS THERE IS EXCESSIVE PULSING THAT LEADS TO INDIVIDUAL TIRES LOCKING UP AND SKIDDING AND ACTIVATION OF THE ANTILOCK BREAKING SYSTEM. IVE REPLACED THE ROTORS WITH DEALER PUCHASED PARTS AND EQUIVILANT AFTERMARKET PARTS AND BOTH WARP WITHIN 1-1.5 YEAR.*AK

TWO MONTHS AGO CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. THE FRONT END JERKED, ESPECIALLY WHILE MAKING TURNS. HE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO GET IT SERVICED, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE ROTORS. THEY NEEDED TO BE SHAVED. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPLACED 3 TIMES. ROTORS WARPED BETWEEN 10,000 TO 20,000 MILES. IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THEM AGAIN ONLY WITH HIGH PERFORMANCE ROTORS, DODGE BRAKE ROTORS ARE NO GOOD.*AK

Mileage: 10,000

BRAKING SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE IS SUB STANDARD FOR STOPING, ON A EMERGENCY STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, BUT WILL NOT STOP AS IT SHOULD. WAS IN AN ACCIDENT THE OTHER DAY, THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IT THE BRAKES WORKED AS THEY SHOULD, I HAVE A (2002) DARANGO AND THE BRAKING SYSEM IS LIKE NIGHT A DAY VIRS THE DAKODA.*AK

1-GRABBING & SQUEAKY BRAKES; 2-FRONT ROTORS & DISC PADS; 3-REPLACED FRONT ROTORS & DISC PADS. DEALERSHIP KEPT OLD PARTS. AK

Mileage: 73,817

1-GRABBING & SQUEAKY BRAKES; 2-FRONT ROTORS & DISC PADS; 3-REPLACED FRONT ROTORS & DISC PADS. DEALERSHIP KEPT OLD PARTS. AK

Mileage: 73,817

VEHICLE VIBRATED SEVERELY WHEN BRAKING FROM 5-65 MPH. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND DEALER DETERMINED THAT FRONT PADS BROKE, AND BOTH FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED.*AK

Mileage: 15,809

VEHICLE VIBRATED SEVERELY WHEN BRAKING FROM 5-65 MPH. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND DEALER DETERMINED THAT FRONT PADS BROKE, AND BOTH FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED.*AK

Mileage: 15,809

THE BRAKE DISC STEEL IS FAULTY, AND PITS. THIS CAUSES VERY JERKY, DIFFICULT, AND UNRELIABLE BRAKING. AS IF ONE WAS BRAKING ON TOP OF LOGS. TWO YEARS AGO WE HAD THE DISC(S) MACHINED, AND THAT FIXED THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. BUT IT RETURNED. TODAY WE ARE HAVING THE DISCS REPLACED. I THINK DODGE SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, AND RECALL IT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC REPLACED A SENSOR INSIDE OF THE ABS UNIT. *AK

WHILE BRAKING, THE BRAKES WERE WARPED, AND VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD. THIS PROBLEM WAS CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP MECHANIC TRIED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM 4 TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

Mileage: 38,000

AT APPROX. 8K MILES, PULSING AND SHIMMY STARTED IN FRONT END. HAD TO RESURFACE ROTORS. HAD TO DO AGAIN LATER AT ABOUT 35K. NOT NORMAL. AT 15K REPORTED FRONT END CREAKS/GROANS DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM. AT 35K MORE OF THE SAME, DEALER REPLACED FRONT STABILIZER/SWAY BUSHING. AT 38K MILES, REPLACED LOWER STEERING COLUMN. HELPED SOME BUT STILL CREAKING WHEN STEERING AT LOW SPEED. AT 53K ASKED AGAIN ABOUT STEERING GROAN. DEALER SAYS HE COULD FIX FOR ABOUT $1000 (OF COURSE OUT OF WARRANTY NOW! AND I'VE BEEN ASKING ABOUT THIS SINCE 15K MILES). ALSO AT 53K, REPLACED LOWER BALL JOINTS LEFT SIDE AND FUEL PUMP. AT 59K BACK IN THE SHOP TODAY TO REPLACE RIGHT BALL JOINTS WHICH CAUSE VEHICLE STEERING TO "WANDER" AND HAVE BADLY WORN INSIDE RIGHT TIRE. QUALITY OF VEHICLE IS LOUSY AND THEY WON'T ADMIT IT OR STAND BEHIND IT. THE ROTOR AND FRONT END PROBLEMS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THEY IMPAIR THE DRIVERS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *JB

Mileage: 15,000

FAX FM KERRIE M. STUDLEY (MA) RE THE DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS ON HER 2002 CHRYSLER DODGE DAKOTA 4X4 QUAD CAB PICKUP TRUCK, REPLY ATTN MARK STERNMAN/BOSTON OFC. *PH *MR

WHILE TRAVELING AND WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES VEHICLE VIBRATED UNTIL IT CAME TO A STOP. *AK ABOUT EVERY 20K MILES THE ROTORS WOULD WARP AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIMMY IN THE FRONT END, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD ALSO SHAKE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AS WELL. *SC *JB

WHEN DRIVING IT FEELS LIKE VEHICLE HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN. DRIVER WILL ATTEMPT TO DRIVE STRAIGHT, YET IT FEELS LIKE VEHICLE IS ALTERNATELY PULLING TOWARDS LEFT AND RIGHT. DEALER REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS THREE TIMES. THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAD BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER FIVE TIMES, AND STATED NO PROBLEM COULD BE FOUND WITH THE WAY VEHICLE PERFORMED.*AK

WHEN DRIVING IT FEELS LIKE VEHICLE HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN. DRIVER WILL ATTEMPT TO DRIVE STRAIGHT, YET IT FEELS LIKE VEHICLE IS ALTERNATELY PULLING TOWARDS LEFT AND RIGHT. DEALER REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS THREE TIMES. THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAD BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER FIVE TIMES, AND STATED NO PROBLEM COULD BE FOUND WITH THE WAY VEHICLE PERFORMED.*AK

WHEN VEHICLE HIT A BUMP A CLICKING SOUND CAME FROM THE FRONT WHEELS. A MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE SEVERELY WORN OUT. ALSO, ROTORS ON BOTH SIDES WERE WARPED TO THE POINT THAT THEY COULDN'T BE TURNED SAFELY.*AK

Mileage: 40,000

THE BRAKE ROTORS ON MY 200 DODGE DAKOTA WARP, CAUSING INEFFICIENT BRAKING AND VIBRATIONS AFTER ONLY 15K MILES. DODGE WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEFECT, IN MY OPINION BECAUSE THEY ARE MAKING TOO MUCH MONEY ON REPLACEMENT PARTS. IT'S DANGEROUS!!

I HAVE NEEDED TO HAVE THE ROTORS ON MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB FOR THE SECOND TIME NOW AND IT ONLY HAS 39K MILES ON IT! THE TRUCK VIBRATE UNCONTROLLABLY FROM HIGHWAY TO ANYTHING ABOVE 30MPH WHEN YOU TRY AND STOP. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN PERSISTANT SINCE ABOUT 12000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. ILL DODGE EVER STAND BEHIND THIS OR MAKE A GOOD REPLACEMENT PART OR DO WE ALL HAVE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT??*AK

Mileage: 12,000

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARP ABOUT EVERY 10 TO 11,000 MILES. HAVE HAD THEN TURNED ONCE AT APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES, AND HAVE LIVED WITH IT SINCE THEN. COST $115 TO TURN THE ROTORS THE FIRST TIME, AND IT'S NOT WORTH IT THAT OFTEN. *LA

Mileage: 15,000

PREMATURE WEAR ON FRONT END COMPONENTS. UPPER BALL JOINTS AND BRAKES.*AK

Mileage: 44,000

REAR DIFF WENT OUT

Mileage: 60,077

WHEN BRAKING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 21,037

I HAVE A POPING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE (2000 DAKOTA) THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE ABOUT 5000 MILES , I HAVE 50,000 ON IT NOW. I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM WITH MORE FREQUENCY, IT DEFINITELY SOUNDS LIKE THE BALL JOINT ISSUE. WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOME IS KILLED, WHAT IF IS WAS YOUR SON OR DAUGHTER RIDING IN THESE VEHICLES WHAT WOULD YOU WANT DONE. ALSO I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE ROTORS TURNED ONCE AND REPLACED AND NOW THEY ARE WARPED AGAIN.*AK

Mileage: 5,000

I HAVE BEEN HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH MY DODGE DAKOTA 4X4 CLUB CAB TRUCK SINCE THE FIRST 6,000 MILES. WARPED ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST 5 TIMES AND I HAVE ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT POOR STOPPING POWER OF BACK BRAKES. DODGE DEALERSHIP "CHECKED" THEM AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. ALSO HAVING LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH NOISES FROM FRONT SUSPENSION AND AM SUSPECTING BALL JOINT PROBLEMS NOW BECAUSE OF ALL THE NEWS COMING OUT REGARDING THIS PROBLEM RECENTLY ON CBS NEWS. *AK

Mileage: 5,000

I HAVE BEEN HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH MY DODGE DAKOTA 4X4 CLUB CAB TRUCK SINCE THE FIRST 6,000 MILES. WARPED ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST 5 TIMES AND I HAVE ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT POOR STOPPING POWER OF BACK BRAKES. DODGE DEALERSHIP "CHECKED" THEM AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. ALSO HAVING LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH NOISES FROM FRONT SUSPENSION AND AM SUSPECTING BALL JOINT PROBLEMS NOW BECAUSE OF ALL THE NEWS COMING OUT REGARDING THIS PROBLEM RECENTLY ON CBS NEWS. *AK

Mileage: 5,000

BRAKES ON MY 2000 DODGE DOKOTA HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. THEY CONTINUE TO PULSE WHEN APPLIED. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED OR REPLACED THREE TIMES. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO ANSWER FROM THE DODGE PEOPLE. *AK

Mileage: 5,000

2000 DODGE DAKOTA FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTORS ARE RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT.*MR THIS FAILURE CAUSED SEVERE SHUTTERING WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. DEALER STATED ROTORS AND PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT DODGE WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT WOULD REPLACE THE ROTORS/PADS UP TO 12K MILES OR 1 YEAR. CONSUMER HAS POSSESSION OF THE DEFECTIVE ROTORS. *PH

Mileage: 30,000

2000 DODGE DAKOTA FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTORS ARE RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT.*MR THIS FAILURE CAUSED SEVERE SHUTTERING WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. DEALER STATED ROTORS AND PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT DODGE WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT WOULD REPLACE THE ROTORS/PADS UP TO 12K MILES OR 1 YEAR. CONSUMER HAS POSSESSION OF THE DEFECTIVE ROTORS. *PH

Mileage: 30,000

CONSUMER STATED WITHOUT ANY INDICATION REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH CONSUMER WAS FOLLOWING ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND UPON STEPPING ON THE BRAKES CONSUMER'S VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN AND COLLIDED WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS WEARING SEAT BELTS, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE BRAKES USUALLY LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE TO THE RIGHT THROUGH INTERSECTIONS. *AK

Mileage: 35,000

SHUDDERING AND VIBRATION IN BRAKES WHEN STOPPING AT ALL SPEEDS. HAVE REPLACED PADS, AND ROTORS TWICE. HAD ROTORS TURNED ONCE IN BETWEEN CHANGES. HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS AND SERVICE BULLETINS ISSUED ON THIS. WHY IS NO ONE DOING A DEFECT INVESTIGATION?*AK

Mileage: 93,426

SHUDDERING AND VIBRATION IN BRAKES WHEN STOPPING AT ALL SPEEDS. HAVE REPLACED PADS, AND ROTORS TWICE. HAD ROTORS TURNED ONCE IN BETWEEN CHANGES. HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS AND SERVICE BULLETINS ISSUED ON THIS. WHY IS NO ONE DOING A DEFECT INVESTIGATION?*AK

Mileage: 93,426

2000 DODGE DAKOTA- SPORT W/ EX-CAB. I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE THROUGH AUTOMAX IN MELBOURNE, FL AND OVERALL AM QUITE HAPPY WITH THE VEHICLE. BUT, THE FRONT BRAKES ARE SINGING A HIGH SHRILL SONG TO ME. I WENT TO WWW.DODGEDAKOTAS.COM, AND WAS EVEN MORE SURPRISED TO SEE THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THE DAKOTA BRAKING SYSTEM. PLEASE, I KNOW FROM READING THE COMPLAINTS THAT YOU HAVE HEARD ABOUT THIS SITUATION... PLEASE ACT ON THIS! *LA

TRUCK SHAKES WHEN BRAKING AT SLOW OR MODERATE SPEED. REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND PADS THREE MONTHS AGO AT 38,000 MILES. NOW WITH 43,000 MILES THE SHAKING HAS RETURNED. *LA

Mileage: 38,000

TRUCK SHAKES WHEN BRAKING AT SLOW OR MODERATE SPEED. REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND PADS THREE MONTHS AGO AT 38,000 MILES. NOW WITH 43,000 MILES THE SHAKING HAS RETURNED. *LA

Mileage: 38,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINS ABOUT BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE ROTORS WARPED AT 10309 AND 15,000 MILES THE CONSUMER EVENTUALLY REPLACED THE BRAKE SYSTEM WITH AN AFTERMARKET SYSTEM. ON ONE OCCASION THE FRONT BRAKES STARTED SMOKING. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE CALIPER HAD STUCK AND OVERHEATED. BRAKES LOCK UP/ SMOKE, AND HAVE EVEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. NO ONE SEEMS ABLE TO REPAIR THEM. WHILE DRIVING AND WANTING TO STOP, CANNOT STOP. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE FOR A WHILE. *AK *NLM

Mileage: 52,551

I OWN A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA - HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS 3 TIMES AND PADS ONCE IN 26,000 MILES AND NOW AT APPROX 29,000 MILES THE ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN.

Mileage: 18,952

BRAKE ROTORS ON DODGE DAKOTAS. MINE HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES IN 50,000 MILES. THE ORIGINALS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARANTEE IN 2000 MILES. I CAN'T KEEP A SET OF ROTORS ON THE TRUCK WITHOUT THEM WARPING.

BRAKE ROTOR ON MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA HAVE BEEN TURNED DOWN TWICE AND REPLACE ONCE IN 30,000 MILES. THE WAS DUE TO EXCESSIVE PULSATING AND DEGRADATION OF STOPPING ABILITY. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE OCCURRENCE OF REDUCED BRAKING POWER. THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURING ONCE AGAIN AND NEEDS TO BE REMEDIED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY DODGE THAT IS IS NORMAL WEAR AND WILL HAPPEN. A WARPED BRAKE ROTOR IS NOT CONSIDERED NORMAL WEAR. THE PULSATION OF THE BRAKES CAN EASILY CAUSE SOMEONE TO LOSE CONTROL ON A SLIPPERY SURFACE. IT IS ALSO CONCIEVABLE THAT THE ABS SYSTEM MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY WHEN THE ROTOR IS WARPED. PLEASE LOOK FURTHER INTO THIS, THANK YOU. *AK

Mileage: 51,000

BRAKE ROTOR ON MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA HAVE BEEN TURNED DOWN TWICE AND REPLACE ONCE IN 30,000 MILES. THE WAS DUE TO EXCESSIVE PULSATING AND DEGRADATION OF STOPPING ABILITY. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE OCCURRENCE OF REDUCED BRAKING POWER. THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURING ONCE AGAIN AND NEEDS TO BE REMEDIED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY DODGE THAT IS IS NORMAL WEAR AND WILL HAPPEN. A WARPED BRAKE ROTOR IS NOT CONSIDERED NORMAL WEAR. THE PULSATION OF THE BRAKES CAN EASILY CAUSE SOMEONE TO LOSE CONTROL ON A SLIPPERY SURFACE. IT IS ALSO CONCIEVABLE THAT THE ABS SYSTEM MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY WHEN THE ROTOR IS WARPED. PLEASE LOOK FURTHER INTO THIS, THANK YOU. *AK

Mileage: 51,000

FRONT ROTORS WARPED CAUSING VIOLENT PULSATIONS UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS. ROTORS WERE TURNED AND THEN FINALLY REPLACED AT 30K MILES. NEW ROTORS LASTED 5000 MILES BEFORE SHIMMY RETURNED. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ONGOING PROBLEM.*AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ON THE 2000 DODGE DAKOTA TRUCK ARE OF INADEQUATE DESIGNED, THEY WARP TOO OFTEN..NO SUPPORT FROM THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER.*AK

Mileage: 20,000

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY SHIFT TO NEUTRAL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *PH WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN 3RD GEAR IT WENT TO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE RPM'S INCREASED FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE CHANGED TO 4TH GEAR. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER 6 TIMES FOR REPAIRS. THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO WARPED ROTORS. FAULTY WHEEL BEARINGS CAUSED A POPPING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEN THE CONSUMER MADE LEFT TURNS. *SCC *NLM

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA R/T. IT ONLY HAS 25K ON IT. I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM AT PROBABLY 20000. THE PROBLEM IS THE ROTORS. WHENEVER I SLOWING DOWN TO STOP AT A LIGHT/INTERSECTION THE WHOLE TRUCK SHAKES.*AK

Mileage: 20,000

REPEATED REPLACEMENT OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS DUE TO WARPING. DEALERS KEPT SAYING NEVER HEARD OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH DODGE DAKOTA BRAKE PROBLEMS.*AK

Mileage: 11,898

MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA HAS HAS FRONT ROTOR PROBLEMS CONTINUALLY. DEALER TEMPORARLY CURED THE PROBLEM BY CHANGING FRONT PADS, TURNING DOWN FRONT ROTORS AND REAR DRUMS. WARRANTY RAN OUT AND I HAD SAME PROBLEM. WARPED FRONT ROTORS. I HAD HEAVY DUTY ROTORS INSTALLED AND CERAMIC PADS INSTALLED AT DIFFERENT TIMES. NOTHING HAS HELPED THE PROBLEM. WHEN I STEP ON THE BREAKS THE FRONT END SHIMMYS UNTIL I TAKE IT TO A REPAIR FACILITY TO HAVE MORE WORK DONE. OKAY FOR ABOUT 5,000 OR LESS MILES. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS BESIDES SETTING THE THING ON FIRE AND GETTING A NEW ONE?*AK

MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA HAS HAS FRONT ROTOR PROBLEMS CONTINUALLY. DEALER TEMPORARLY CURED THE PROBLEM BY CHANGING FRONT PADS, TURNING DOWN FRONT ROTORS AND REAR DRUMS. WARRANTY RAN OUT AND I HAD SAME PROBLEM. WARPED FRONT ROTORS. I HAD HEAVY DUTY ROTORS INSTALLED AND CERAMIC PADS INSTALLED AT DIFFERENT TIMES. NOTHING HAS HELPED THE PROBLEM. WHEN I STEP ON THE BREAKS THE FRONT END SHIMMYS UNTIL I TAKE IT TO A REPAIR FACILITY TO HAVE MORE WORK DONE. OKAY FOR ABOUT 5,000 OR LESS MILES. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS BESIDES SETTING THE THING ON FIRE AND GETTING A NEW ONE?*AK

MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA HAS HAS FRONT ROTOR PROBLEMS CONTINUALLY. DEALER TEMPORARLY CURED THE PROBLEM BY CHANGING FRONT PADS, TURNING DOWN FRONT ROTORS AND REAR DRUMS. WARRANTY RAN OUT AND I HAD SAME PROBLEM. WARPED FRONT ROTORS. I HAD HEAVY DUTY ROTORS INSTALLED AND CERAMIC PADS INSTALLED AT DIFFERENT TIMES. NOTHING HAS HELPED THE PROBLEM. WHEN I STEP ON THE BREAKS THE FRONT END SHIMMYS UNTIL I TAKE IT TO A REPAIR FACILITY TO HAVE MORE WORK DONE. OKAY FOR ABOUT 5,000 OR LESS MILES. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS BESIDES SETTING THE THING ON FIRE AND GETTING A NEW ONE?*AK

I CURRENTLY HAVE A HEAVY SURGING SENSATION WHILE BRAKING. I WAS TOLD MY ROTORS WERE WARPED. MY DODGE DAKOTA 4X2 QUAD CAB HAS 40000 MILES. I FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE ABLE TO RELY ON MY VEHICLE TO STOP WITHOUT SHAKING ME OR MY FAMILY LIKE A RAG DOLL. THE HEAVY SHAKING MAY LEAD TO MY ABILITY TO CONTROL MY TRUCK WHILE STOPPING, WHICH CONSTITUTES A SERIOUS SAFEY ISSUE.*AK

Mileage: 36,000

BRAKE ROTORS WARP PREMATURELY AND THERE IS SHAKING AND VIBRATION INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THE DISC BRAKES IN MY DAKOTA. ORIGINAL ROTORS WARPED ONCE, I HAD THEM TURNED (PAID FOR BY ME), THEY WARPED A SECOND TIME. I PAID THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE WITH NEW ROTORS. THESE ROTORS WARPED. THE DEALERSHIP PAID TO REPLACE THIS SET OF ROTORS. I WAS ON MY 3RD SET OF ROTORS BY 75000 MILES.*AK

Mileage: 30,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK I NEEDED TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A TURN. I PRESSED THE BRAKE AND IT WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY I DO NOT HAVE AN AUTOMATIC BECAUSE I HAD TO POWER SHIFT DOWN AND I BARELY MADE THE TURN NOT TO MENTION ALMOST HITTING A TELEPHONE POLE. I WAS JUST ABOUT HOME SO I PROCEEDED DRIVING SLOWLY BECAUSE I KNEW I HAD NO BRAKES ,AND I THEN I SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE HOOD. I QUICKLY THEN GOT TO THE HOUSE AND SPRAYED IT DOWN WITH THE HOSE. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF FIGURING OUT WHAT HAPPENED AND THE LAST THAT I HEARD WAS THE MAIN SWITCH WENT OUT, WHICH SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED. I AM JUST THANKFUL THAT NOBODY GOT HURT. (LUCKILY IT DID NOT HAPPEN WHERE THERE WERE PEOPLE).*AK

FRONT ROTORS WARPED AFTER 6 MO./11,000 MILES, REPLACED ROTORS AND PADS. WARPED AGAIN AT 15 MONTHS, 33,000, BUT USED FOR ADDITIONAL YEAR+. REPLACED AGAIN AT 32 MONTHS/60,000. AGAIN WARPED AFTER 40 MO/73,000, BUT USED 5 MONTHS. REPLACING AGAIN WITH HIGH PERFORMANCE SLOTTED/DRILLED AND KEEPING MY FINGERS CROSSED.*AK

Mileage: 11,000

FRONT ROTORS WARPED AFTER 6 MO./11,000 MILES, REPLACED ROTORS AND PADS. WARPED AGAIN AT 15 MONTHS, 33,000, BUT USED FOR ADDITIONAL YEAR+. REPLACED AGAIN AT 32 MONTHS/60,000. AGAIN WARPED AFTER 40 MO/73,000, BUT USED 5 MONTHS. REPLACING AGAIN WITH HIGH PERFORMANCE SLOTTED/DRILLED AND KEEPING MY FINGERS CROSSED.*AK

Mileage: 11,000

ROTORS WARPED FRONT ROTORS WARPED DUE TO POOR BACK BRAKES ADJUSTER. *AK

Mileage: 17,000

I HAVE 19,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK AND IT HAS HAD 3 BRAKE JOBES ALREADY AND HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS, DEALER IS UNRESPONSIVE, TRUCK PULSATES SO BAD IT'S A ROAD HAZARD. *AK

Mileage: 6,000

ROTORS AND DRUMS ON 2000 DODGE DAKOTA NEED TURNED OR CHANGED OFTEN. *AK

Mileage: 15,000

ROTORS AND DRUMS ON 2000 DODGE DAKOTA NEED TURNED OR CHANGED OFTEN. *AK

Mileage: 15,000

FRONT BRAKE DISKS HAVE WARPED TWICE IN 30,000 MILES. I DO MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. HAVE HAD THEM TURNED TWICE, THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM THEY KNOW OF WITH THE ROTORS. *JB

Mileage: 15,000

HAVE HAD FRONT ROTORS WARP 5 TIMES IN LESS THAN 48,000 MILES. DEALER WILL NOT RECTIFY PROBLEM. *NLM

Mileage: 12,000

NOTICED PULSATING OF BRAKES AT APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES. THE PULSATING HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY WORSE NOW AT 30,000 MILES. I FEEL THAT THE BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR SAFE, PREDICTABLE STOPPING. *NLM

Mileage: 20,000

BRAKE ROTORS ARE WEARING AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE WILL HAVE A HEAVY VIBRATION, AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS WARP ON 2000 DODGE DAKOTA. I HAD TO HAVE THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS TURNED TWICE, FOLLOWED BY REPLACEMENT OF THE ROTORS, ALL BEFORE 50,000 MILES. THE NEW ROTORS HAVE ALREADY STARTED TO WARP, LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AFTER INSTALLATION. NOTE: BRAKE PADS SHOW NO UNUSUAL WEAR AND HAVEN'T BEEN REPLACED; THE PADS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE THE SACRIFICIAL PART, NOT THE ROTORS!!! ALL WORK HAS BEEN PERFORMED BY CLEAR LAKE DODGE AND ALLEN SAMUELS CHRYSLER, BOTH IN HOUSTON; AT NO TIME HAS EITHER PLACE MENTIONED ANY SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH DAKOTA BRAKE ROTORS. *AK

Mileage: 50,000

BRAKE ROTORS WARP ON 2000 DODGE DAKOTA. I HAD TO HAVE THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS TURNED TWICE, FOLLOWED BY REPLACEMENT OF THE ROTORS, ALL BEFORE 50,000 MILES. THE NEW ROTORS HAVE ALREADY STARTED TO WARP, LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AFTER INSTALLATION. NOTE: BRAKE PADS SHOW NO UNUSUAL WEAR AND HAVEN'T BEEN REPLACED; THE PADS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE THE SACRIFICIAL PART, NOT THE ROTORS!!! ALL WORK HAS BEEN PERFORMED BY CLEAR LAKE DODGE AND ALLEN SAMUELS CHRYSLER, BOTH IN HOUSTON; AT NO TIME HAS EITHER PLACE MENTIONED ANY SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH DAKOTA BRAKE ROTORS. *AK

Mileage: 50,000

SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THE WARPED BRAKE ROTORS ON NEWER DODGE DAKOTA'S. EVERYONE I TALK TO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. IF YOU REPLACE THEM, THEY GO BACK TO BEING WARPED AFTER A FEW THOUSAND MILES. *NLM

THE BRAKE SYSTEM OVERHEATED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE LEFT WHILE BRAKING. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKES DID NOT RELEASE WHILE DRIVING. *NLM

WHEN THE CONSUMER MADE A STOP, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. WHEN THE CONSUMER GOT OUT OF VEHICLE, SHE SAW THE WHEELS WERE HOT, BECAUSE THE BRAKES FAILED TO RELEASE. *JB

CARRIED 2000 DODGE DAKOTA SLT BACK TO DEALER @ 8496 MILES FOR FRONT END SHIMMIE UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS.

Mileage: 8,496

CARRIED 2000 DODGE DAKOTA SLT BACK TO DEALER @11503 MILESFOR FRONT END SHIMMIE UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDTIONS.

Mileage: 11,503

RIGHT FRONT BRAKE STICKING AT RANDOM TIME HAD TO PRY PISTON BACK TO RELEASE PAD AND PREVENT FIRE AND RELEASE BRAKE DRAG. *NLM

VIOLENT PULSATION IN THE BRAKES STARTED AT 3000 MILES. PERSONALLY PAID FOR ROTOR RESURFACING AND BRAKE SERVICING. THE PULSATION RESUMED AT ABOUT 10000 MILES. *NLM

Mileage: 10,000

TOOK DELIVERY OF TRUCK ON 12/10/99. ON 2/12/00 (4524 MILES) REPORTED PROBLEM OF BRAKE PULSATION WHICH RESULTED IN THE FRONT ROTORS BEING REPLACED ON 5/1/00 (9998 MILES). SINCE THAT TIME, PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON 10/18/00 (21234 MILES) AND 10/15/02 (55228 MILES) AND TURNED TWICE WITHIN THAT TIME PERIOD. *JB

Mileage: 4,524

BRAKE ROTOR WARPING AGAIN & AGAIN & AGAIN. I ONLY HAVE 48000 MILES ON MY TRUCK AND I AM ON MY THIRD SET OF ROTORS AND STILL THE SAME PADS WHICH HAVE ABOUT 3/8 OF AN INCH LEFT. THE DEALER TELLS ME IT IS HOW I DRIVE, I DISAGREE WITH THAT. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE UNLESS THEY FIND A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WILL HELP ANYTHING BUT OH WELL. *NLM

Mileage: 15,000

THE VEHICLES FRONT BRAKE ROTORS RUSTED PITTED AND WARPED WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO VIBRATE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *NLM *NLM

Mileage: 23,000

WARPING ROTORS ON DODGE DAKOTA. I AM ON MY THIRD PAIR OF ROTOR'S WHICH ARE ALSO WARPED. THE DEALER HAS TOLD ME IT IS THE WAY I DRIVE. I AM SORRY, BUT I DRIVE MY COMPANY VAN A LOT HARDER THAN I DRIVE MY TRUCK, AND IT HAS NOT HAD A PROBLEM WITH WARPING ROTOR'S. THIS KIND OF THING REALLY MAKES ME WANT TO BY ANOTHER DODGE, "NOT". *JB

EXPERIENCED WARPED ROTORS. DEALER REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING. STATES DRIVING HABITS CAUSED IT. I DISAGREE.

Mileage: 25,000

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS CONTINUE TO WARP, CAUSING TRUCK TO VIBRATE WILDLY UNDER BRAKING. FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE TURNED @ 9K, 15K, 31K. NOW AT 45K UNABLE TO TURN THEM AGAIN AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE. FRONT SHOCKS ALSO BEING REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR.

AFTER 30K MILES ON MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA R/T MY FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED AND THE FRONT SEEMED TO DO 100% OF THE BRAKING SO I JACKED UP THE TRUCK AND PUT IT ON BLOCKS AND TESTED THE BACK BRAKES THEY DIDNT EVEN STOP UNDER IDLE SO I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER TOM MATSON'S DODGE OF AUBURN,WA AND HAD THEM FIX IT THE SAME DAY I WENT HOME TO TEST IN THE SAME MANOR I DID IN THE FIRST TIME AND STILL NO BACK BRAKES OTHERS FROM THE R/T TRUCK CLUB I BELONG TO ALSO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THERE 2000 MODELS AND DC HAD BOUGHT THEM BACK BECAUSE OF A "DESIGN FLAW" IF THEY KNOW ITS A "DESIGN FLAW" WHY DO THEY LET THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE DRIVE AROUND THE STREETS WITH OF THERE BRAKING ABILITY? TO ME THAT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND THEY SHOULD DO SOMETHING TO FIX IT

MY 2000 DAKOTA R/T HAD NO REAR BRAKES, CHRYSLER BOUGHT IT BACK AND FURNISHED A 03 FOR ME. IT HAS A COMPLETE DIFFERENT BRAKE SYSTEM THAN THE 00 DID. CHRYSLER ADMITTED A PROBLEM. NOW I HAVE CONTACTED SEVERAL OWNERS OF R/T'S 2000 TO 2002 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I KNOW OF AT LEAST 10 R/T'S WITHOUT REAR BRAKES! WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO INVESTIGATE THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED? I'VE COMPLAINED TO DEAF EARS!

LACK OF BRAKING BIAS TO THE REAR OF MY 2000 DAKOTA R/T PICKUP. THIS HAS CAUSED MY TRUCK TO GO THROUGH 3 SETS OF ROTORS IN 55, 000 MILES. I HAVE ALSO HAD SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS TO TO THE REDUCED BRAKING. I HAVE SIMILAR TRUCKS BUILT IN 98 AND 99 WITHOUT THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 56,000

2000 DAKOTA CLUB CAB R/T WITH REAR ABS BRAKES ONLY. COMPLAINT: NEVER HAD WORKING REAR BRAKES, COULDN'T BE FIXED BY DEALER, SOLD BACK TO CHRYSLER. NOW I HAVE DISCOVERED SEVERAL MORE R/T'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM! CHRYSLER/DODGE WON'T OR CAN'T FIX! HOW MANY MORE ARE OUT THERE? REAR WHEELS WILL NOT STOP TURNING UNDER UNDER ANY CONDITION EXCEPT USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. FOUND THIS OUT ON SNOWY STREET WHILE STOPPING. WHEN VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 10 MPH! LOOKED OUT DOOR AT REAR WHEELS AND THEY WERE SPINNING WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED HARD. IT'S NO WONDER THEY CAN'T KEEP FRONT ROTORS ON THESE VEHICLES, THEY ARE DOING 100% OF THE STOPPING!

FACTORY BRAKE COMPONENTS NOT ADEQUATE FOR STOPPING THIS TRUCKS. EVERYONE WHO OWNS A DAKOTA HAS A PROBLEM WITH FREQUENT BRAKE ROTOR WARPAGE. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS DODGE REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. OWNERS FORCED TO BUY EXPENSIVE BRAKE OVERHAULS EVERY FEW THOUSAND MILES. CHECK OUT THE MESSAGE BOARDS AT WWW.DODGEDAKOTAS.COM YOU WILL SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. DT

THE ROTORS HAVE CONTINUELY WARP AT ABOUT EVERY 12000 MILES. I HAVE HAD THEM TURNED 4 TIMES AND INSTALLED NEW ROTORS AT ABOUT 38000 MILES. THEY ARE AGAINED WARPED AT 60,000 MILES AND NEED TO BE TURNED AGAIN. VECHILE VIBRATES AT 30 TO 40 MPH WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. WHEN ROTORS ARE TURNED THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY FOR A WHILE. DT

DEALER INDICATED THAT MANUFACTERER IS AWARE OF DESIGN DEFECT WITH NO FIX COMMITED. THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARP OVER TIME WHICH DEGRADES THE BRAKING SYSTEM PERFORMANCE AND CONFUSES THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM IN 55000 MILES. ROTORS HAVE BEEN ALREADY TURNED TWICE AND ARE ALREADY WARPED AGAIN. DT

MY ROTORS HAVE WARPED 4 TIMES IN 38,530 MILES. NEW DODGE PARTS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED. THIS MOST RECENT TIME I GOT A SURPRISE. DODGE SAID AFTERMARKET BRAKE PADS HAD BEEN INSTALLED. I HAVE ONLY HAD BRAKE SERVICE PERFORMED AT MARIETTA DODGE. THE PREVIOUS INSTALLATION SOMEONE MUST HAVE USED AFTER-MARKET FRONT BRAKE PADS. ALSO, THIS IS AN ON-GOING PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK. 4 SETS OF ROTORS WARPED IN LESS THAN 10,000 MILES. NOT GOOD. WEAK BRAKES. DT

ROTORS DETERIORATED AND WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION ON FRONT WHEELS. ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED TO MAKE VEHICLE SAFE TO OPERATE. MILEAGE IS 10991 AT TIME OF FAILURE.*AK

AFTER ABOUT 13000 MILES, APPLICATION OF BRAKES CAUSED INCREASINGLY SEVERE SHUDDERING OF FRONT OF TRUCK ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT EXTENSION OF BRAKING DISTANCE (AT LEAST 30%). NARROWLY AVOIDED WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR COLLISION. SUSPECTED FAILURE OF ABS, TOOK CAR TO DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED IT AS WARPED ROTORS IN THE FRONT. DEALER TURNED ROTORS AND REPORTED ESSENTIALLY ZERO WEAR ON THE BRAKEPADS. DEALER ALSO REPLACED BRAKE PADS. DEALER SURMISED THAT THERE WAS A CHRONIC MATERIAL PROBLEM WITH THE DAKOTA DISK BRAKE SYSTEM. THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO MANIFEST ITSELF AGAIN NOW, SOME 8000 MILES LATER. WHEN I RECENTLY CONTACTED CHRYSLER BY E-MAIL AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM, THEIR RESPONSE WAS MERELY THAT THERE WAS CURRENTLY NO OPEN PROBLEM (HENCE NO ACTION). WHAT IS HARD TO FATHOM IS THAT NHTSA WITH SOME 100 USER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE VERY SAME SAFETY-RELATED PROBLEM DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE PURSUING THIS ISSUE. CORRECTIVE ACTION BY DODGE IN THE FORM OF A RECALL AND REPLACEMENT OF THE FAILURE-PRONE DISK SYSTEM IS CLEARLY WARRANTED IN THIS SITUATION. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT, IF ANY, ACTION NHTSA IS TAKING, OR PLANS TO TAKE, TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. THIS TRULY IS A MATTER OF "PEOPLE SAVING PEOPLE."*AK

AFTER ABOUT 13000 MILES, APPLICATION OF BRAKES CAUSED INCREASINGLY SEVERE SHUDDERING OF FRONT OF TRUCK ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT EXTENSION OF BRAKING DISTANCE (AT LEAST 30%). NARROWLY AVOIDED WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR COLLISION. SUSPECTED FAILURE OF ABS, TOOK CAR TO DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED IT AS WARPED ROTORS IN THE FRONT. DEALER TURNED ROTORS AND REPORTED ESSENTIALLY ZERO WEAR ON THE BRAKEPADS. DEALER ALSO REPLACED BRAKE PADS. DEALER SURMISED THAT THERE WAS A CHRONIC MATERIAL PROBLEM WITH THE DAKOTA DISK BRAKE SYSTEM. THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO MANIFEST ITSELF AGAIN NOW, SOME 8000 MILES LATER. WHEN I RECENTLY CONTACTED CHRYSLER BY E-MAIL AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM, THEIR RESPONSE WAS MERELY THAT THERE WAS CURRENTLY NO OPEN PROBLEM (HENCE NO ACTION). WHAT IS HARD TO FATHOM IS THAT NHTSA WITH SOME 100 USER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE VERY SAME SAFETY-RELATED PROBLEM DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE PURSUING THIS ISSUE. CORRECTIVE ACTION BY DODGE IN THE FORM OF A RECALL AND REPLACEMENT OF THE FAILURE-PRONE DISK SYSTEM IS CLEARLY WARRANTED IN THIS SITUATION. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT, IF ANY, ACTION NHTSA IS TAKING, OR PLANS TO TAKE, TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. THIS TRULY IS A MATTER OF "PEOPLE SAVING PEOPLE."*AK

FRONT DISC ROTORS GET WARPED EVERY 17000 MILES OF DRIVING. ALTHOUGH THE TRUCK HAS THE TOWING PACKAGE, I RARELY TOW ANYTHING. MY DRIVING IS NORMAL DRIVING WITH MOST OF IT ON THE INTERSTATE. AFTER 17000 MILES, THE WHOLE FRONT-END OF THE TRUCK SHAKES TERRIBLY UNTIL THE ROTORS GET TURNED. PADS ARE FINE. ROTORS TURNED AT 17,000 MILES AND 34000 MILES. EXPECT TO HAVE TO TURN THEM AGAIN AT 52000 MILES.*AK

EVEN WITH LIGHT APPLICATION OF BRAKES, PROGRESSIVELY SEVERE SHUDDERING OF ENTIRE FRONT END. SERVICE DEPT. DETERMINED WARPED BRAKE DISCS AND INCORRECT BRAKE PAD (OEM). DISKS WERE TURNED AND BRAKE PADS REPLACED. NOW, 5000 MILES LATER, SAME PROBLEM (PULSATING CONDITION UPON LIGHT BRAKE APPLICATION) MANIFESTS ITSELF. WHAT IS NHTSA DOING TO GET DODGE TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION? THIS SITUATION IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED!!! THERE ARE OVER 100 COMPLAINTS IN YOUR DATABASE ABOUT THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM WITH THE SAME VEHICLE. HAVE DESCRIBED THE SITUATION TO CHRYSLER BUT DOUBT THAT THEY WILL RESPOND WITH A CONSTRUCTIVE SOLUTION WITHOUT SOME PRESSURE FROM NHTSA. AFTER ALL, THIS IS ALL ABOUT "PEOPLE SAVING PEOPLE" SO LET'S HAVE SOME ACTION BEFORE WE HAVE ANOTHER FIRESTONE-LIKE DISASTER ON OUR HANDS.*AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS PULSATE. BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS IS FAILING. STOPPING DISTANCES HAS INCREASED. ROTORS ARE STARTING TO GO EVERY 14,000 MILES. DEALER IS AWARE. PLEASE ADD MORE DETAILS. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS PULSATE. BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS IS FAILING. STOPPING DISTANCES HAS INCREASED. ROTORS ARE STARTING TO GO EVERY 14,000 MILES. DEALER IS AWARE. PLEASE ADD MORE DETAILS. *AK

2000 DAKOTA BRAKES ARE UNSAFE AND START 'BOUNCING' AFTER A FEW THOUSAND MILES DUE TO WARPING ROTORS. DEALERSHIP WILL DO NOTHING TO FIX PROBLEM. HAVE SPOKE WITH NUMEROUS OTHER DAKOTA OWNERS AND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM.*AK

BRAKES ARE MAKING LOUD NOISES/PULSATE WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES THEM. ALSO, THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

BRAKES ARE MAKING LOUD NOISES/PULSATE WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES THEM. ALSO, THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING BRAKES WENT OUT ,CAUSING AND ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED SHORTLY AFTER REACHING 12,000 MILES, MANUFACTURER DID NOT WARRANTY DUE TO MILEAGE.*AK

$400 COST TO ME $50 MY COST?EXTENDED COVERAGE SHOULD BE COVERED, RIGHT. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

TRUCK WAS IN FOR SEVERAL THINGS WRONGAT 1542 MILES , BRAKES AND POWERTRAIN WAS A COUPLE OF THEN THEY SAID IT WAS OKAY, THEY MUST NOT HAVE CHECKED ANYTHING BECAUSE NOW THEY ARE FAILLING IN A SHORT TIME WHILE I'M TRING TO GET ALL THIS STRAIGHTENED OUT MY TRUCK IS GETTING WORSE PLEASE HELP

OF COUSE THEY SAID IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED POLICY AND IF MY BRAKES COMPLETLY FAIL AT ONLY 23,000 MILES IT'S NORMAL WEAR. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS CONTINUE TO WARP BEYOND USE AND REPAIR. HAVE HAD AFTER MAKET AND OEM ROTORS AND BOTH BEGIN TO WARP WITHIN THREE TO 5000 MILES AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER MARKET ROTORS LAST LONGER AND DONT WARP AS FAST AS OEM BUT I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO REPLACE MY ROTORS TWICE A YEAR DUE TO UNDER SIZED ROTORS FOR THE TRUCK.

LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN BRAKING AT MODERATE SPEEDS, SEE YOUR CONSUMER COMPLAINT DATABASE. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTOR WARPED. DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER SQUIRTER DISAPPEARED FROM SIGHT AND NO LONGER WORKS. PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER SQUIRTER NO LONGER WORKS. FRONT LICENSE PLATE (REQUIRED IN TEXAS) BOLT FAILED, LOST LICENSE PLATE SOMEWHERE.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

HAD TO REPLACE FRONT ROTORS THREE TIMES, 24000 MILES,29000 MILES, AND 33000 MILES FOR WARPED ROTORS, CAUSING THE BREAKS TO PULSATE WHEN APPLIED.*AK

WARPED BRAKE ROTORS ARE CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL. THIS WILL BE THE FOURTH SET OF ROTORS IN 28000 MILES. THE DEALER TALKED ME INTO PAYING FOR NEW PADS LAST TIME BECAUSE HE SAID BRAKE PROBLEMS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AFTER 12000 MILES. WHY ISN'T THE NHTSA RESPONDING TO THIS UNSAFE ISSUE? THE MAJORITY OF COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEB SITE IS ABOUT WARPED ROTORS ON DODGE DAKOTAS. PLEASE RESPOND!!*AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED,,TURNED AT DEALERS EXPENSE:PROBLEM ADDVISED V-8 DAKOTAS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. NOT PRESENT IN 6 OR 4 CYL MODELS. ROTOR SUBSTANDARD FOR BRAKENG WEIGHT OF ENGINE.*AK

ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION AND CHIPPING ON BRAKES. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK CONSUMERS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PREMATURE FAILURE OF FRONT ROTORS. METAL ON ROTORS IS FLAKING OFF AND PEELING AWAY, BECAUSE OF THIS THE FRONT DISC BRAKE PADS HAVE TO BE REPLACED, EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE ABOUT HALF WORN. DEALER NOTIFIED. OWNER FEELS THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY MANUFACTURER NOT AT OWNERS EXPENSE. *TT

ROTORS HAVE WARPPED UNTIMELY CHECK WEBSITE DODGEDAKOTA.COM NOTE ALL THE FRONT ROTOR WARPPING. DODGE MECHANIC ADVISED HE SEE A LOT OF THESE IN THE V-8 DAKOTAS, HIS OPINION IS THE ROTORS ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR THE ENGINE WEIGHT WHILE BRAKEING. COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF CONTROL AND POSSIBLE ACCIDENTS.*AK

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH PULSATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. THIS OCCURRED 3 TIMES. DEALER FOUND FRONT ROTORS WARPED AND REPLACED BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS APPALLED WHEN ADVISED THAT 3 WARPED BRAKE ROTORS PROBLEMS WITHIN 30,000 MILES WERE DUE TO HIS DRIVING HABITS. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *TT

IS ANYONE READING THESE COMPLAINTS ON DAKOTA BRAKE ROTORS?!? I AM ON MY 4TH SET OF FRONT ROTORS, WHICH ARE ALREADY WARPED. EACH SET GOES ABOUT 10-11K UNTILL NEEDING RESURFACING/ REPLACEMENT.. MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP ACTUALLY BILLED SOME OF MY VISITS FOR ROTORS IN A MANNER THAT THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM CAN'T EVEN UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS DONE. I NO LONGER TOW ANYTHING, TRYING TO MAKE THE ROTORS LAST LONGER- WHY DID I WASTE MONEY ORDERING THE HEAVYDUTY TOW PACKAGE? I AM SICK OF THESE BRAKES, LIKE SO MANY OTHER DAKOTA OWNERS. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES IT TAKE? NLM

CONSUMER HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES, CONSUMER IS APPROACHING THE END OF THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY AND IS STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES, CONSUMER STATES THAT BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED EVERY 3 TO 5,000 MILES, AND DEALER IS STARTING TO DENY CLAIM FOR REPAIRS. *TT

CONSUMER HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES, CONSUMER IS APPROACHING THE END OF THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY AND IS STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES, CONSUMER STATES THAT BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED EVERY 3 TO 5,000 MILES, AND DEALER IS STARTING TO DENY CLAIM FOR REPAIRS. *TT

REAR BRAKES HAVE BEEN INOPERABLE SINCE THE DAY WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE, RETURNED TO DEALER WITH COMPLAINT. THEY SAID IT WAS "NORMAL". RETURNED LATER WITH FURTHER EVIDENCE TO SHOW THEM AND THEY TESTED IT , ADJUSTED THE BRAKES AND SAID IT WAS OK. LATER I JACKED THE VEHICLE UP WITH THE WHEELS POWERED UP AND COULD NOT STOP THE WHEELS FROM TURNING. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER, SHOWED THEM MY TEST AND THEY NOW PROCLAIMED A PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED EVERY COMPONENT AND STILL NO BRAKES. THEY TOOK IT TO A BRAKE SHOP FOR SECOND OPINION, THE OWNER CLAIMED I WAS RIGHT. CHRYSLER SENT A REP TO LOOK AT IT, CLAIMED IT WAS "NORMAL" SO CHRYSLER SAID THEY WERE DONE WITH IT. SO DODGE WON'T DO ANY MORE EITHER. IN SLICK CONDITIONS LIKE SNOW, THE REAR WHEELS KEEP TURNING AFTER THE VEHICLE STOPS. I HAVE TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL TO KEEP FROM BEING PUSHED INTO AN INTERSECTION.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THERE IS NO BRAKING ACTION COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO DEALERSHIP WHERE PARTS WERE REPLACED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK. CONSUMER STATED WHEN STOPPING ON SNOW AND ICE THE REAR WHEELS CONTINUE TO SPIN AFTER THE FRONT WHEELS HAVE STOPPED, NO MATTER HOW HARD THE BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED, THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BOOSTER, MASTER CYLINDER, PROPORTIONING VALVE, ABS VALVE, REAR BRAKE HOSE WHEEL CYLINDER AND BRAKE SHOES, CONSUMER STATED HE STILL HAS NO REAR BRAKES.*JB

FRONT BRAKES ROTOR PROBLEM, REPLACED SEVER TIMES, ROTORS ARE WARPED OR HAVE EXCESSIVE RUN OUT, CAN NOT FIND THE CAUSE. RESULTING IN VEHICLE VIBRATION WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. REPLACED FRONT DISC ROTORS SEVERAL TIMES.

#1 BRAKES FRONT AND REAR WHEN APPLIED VIBRATE THE WHOLE TRUCK # 2WHEN TRUCK SHIFTS FROM 2 TO 3 IT BANGS HARD INTO GEAR. *AK

REAR BRAKES FAILED TO WORK FROM THE FACTORY, (NEVER WORKED) AND DODGE CANNOT FIX IT, SO THEY RECOMMEND I TAKE IT HOME!*AK

BAD ROTORS AFTER 12,000K,DEALER WILL NOT COVER. LOW IDLE AND ENGINE STUDDERING AT 400 RPM AFTER 2 PCM RECALLS FOR REPROGRAMING, DEALER CAN'T FIND PROBLEM WITH IDLE. PROBLEM WITH THE BAFFLES IN THE GAS TANK, YOU CAN FEEL THE FUEL MOVING AROUND WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP AT ABOUT 3/4 FULL TANK. CONDENSATION IN OIL FILLER CAP. SOUNDS LIKE I BOUGHT A 2000 DAKOTA. I'VE FOUND COUNTLESS ENTRIES OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. NHTS NEED TO GET ON CHRYSLER ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS BEFOR SOMEONE REALLY GETS HURT. SPECIALY THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES.*AK

I PURCHASED THE 2000 DODGE DAKOTA CLB. NEW. I NOTICED THE SHIMMY IN THE BRAKES WITH LESS THAN 5000 MILES.IT WAS NOT SO BAD AS TO AFFECT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. AT 11,430 MILES THE DEALER TURNED THE FRONT ROTERS UPON MY INSISTANCE THAT THE SHIMMY WAS A SAFETY PROBLEM.THEY DID NOT REPLACE THE ROTERS. AT 22,994 MILES I RETURNED THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS BEFORE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT ROTERS AS WELL AS THE REAR DRUMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THESE ITEMS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRENTY AFTER 12MONTHS OR 12000 MILES. THAT THEY WERE WEAR ITEMS THAT WERE OMITED FROM THE 36MONTH OR 36,000 MILE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRENTY AS ADVERTISED WHEN I PURCHASED THE TRUCK. I WAS TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM WAS A REOCURRENCE OF A PREVIOUS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT TREAT IT AS A WARRENTY PROBLEM AGAIN. I HAVE SPOKEN TO 3 OTHER ASE CERTIFYED MECHANICS THAT SAY THAT ROTERS AND DRUMS SHOULD NOT WARP IN SUCH A SHORT TIME AND THAT ROTERS AND DRUMS ARE NOT WEAR ITEMS, PADS AND SHOES, HOWEVER, ARE. I HAVE BEEN IN COMUNICATION WITH SEVERAL OTHER 2000/2001 DODGE DAKOTA OWNERS AND 90% OF THEM HAVE HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS JUST LIKE ME. I AM SURE CHRYSLER/DODGE IS FULLY AWARE OF THE UNSAFE/ FAULTY BRAKE COMPONENTS THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED ON THEIR VEHICLES, BUT ARE NOT WILLING TO COME FORWARD AND RECALL THE INFERIOR PARTS WITHOUT BEING FORCED TO BY SOMEONE OTHER THAN THE CONSUMER. CHRYSLER HAS MODIFIED THE 2002 MODELS SO AS TO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM NOW. THE COST TO REPLACE THE FRONT ROTERS AND THE REAR DRUMS WAS $544.00 QUOTED TO ME. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT CONSUMERS SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A MANUFACTURERS WILLFULL USE OF INFERIOR PARTS. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THIS UNETHICAL ACTION. LES MAXWELL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP BY DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL, BRAKES LOCKED UP AND FAILED TO RESPOND ,CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE . ALSO, THERE WAS SUDDEN VIBRATION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP BY DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL, BRAKES LOCKED UP AND FAILED TO RESPOND ,CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE . ALSO, THERE WAS SUDDEN VIBRATION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A GRADUAL STOP BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, VEHICLE VIBRATED UPON BRAKING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A GRADUAL STOP BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, VEHICLE VIBRATED UPON BRAKING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN COMING TO A GRADUAL OR A SUDDEN STOP, DEALER HAS NOT TO BE CONTACTED.*AK CONSUMER STATED HE DID CONTACT THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD NO LONGER CORRECT THE PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY, SINCE THE FRONT ROTORS HAD BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES PRIOR.*SLC

ROTORS REFACED BY DEALER AT 11848 MILES, WARPED AGAIN AND REPLACED AT 22946, WARPED AGAIN AT 33000 AND I'M NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. CONTINUOUS PROBLEM FROM DODGE DAKOTA'S. PLEASE PUSH FOR A RECALL SO ALL OF US CAN BE COMPENSATED. *AKI

THE FACTORY BRAKES WARP AND CAUSE EXCESSIVE SHAKING WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEFECTIVE ROTORS. I'VE HEARD A LOT OF OTHER DODGE OWNERS ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS, AND IT SEEMS PRETTY UNREASONABLE TO HAVE TO REPLACE MY ROTORS AND HUBS EVERY 5K-10K MILES. THE TRUCK IS GREAT, BUT THE BRAKES ARE POORLY ENGINEERED OR DESIGNED.*AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPING EVERY 2000 MILES. *AK

THIS VEHICLE IS PART OF RECALL FOR REAR BRAKE HOSE .CONSUMER STATES THERE WERE TWO RECALLS FOR SAME MALFUNCTION. *AK

ABOUT EVERY 12-15K MILES, THE ROTORS ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WARPED AND EITHER HAVE TO BE REPLACED OR TURNED. I HAVE NEVER HAD A VECHICLE THAT WARPED ROTERS...LET ALONE ONE THAT WARPS THEM SO OFTEN. THE MANUFACTURE SAYS IT'S NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND WILL NOT COVER IT. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRUCK.*AK

VEHICLE ACCELERATES TO 3800 RPM IN FIRST GEAR GOING DOWN HILL. VEHICLE DOES NOT SLOW WITH COMPRESSION UNTIL THIS POINT. MUST RIDE BRAKES TO SLOW. BRAKES GET HOT ROTOR WARPS. BRAKE FAILURE. MANUFACTURER WILL NOT ADDRESS; NOT WARRANTED EVEN WITH MAXICARE WARRANTY.*AK

VEHICLE ACCELERATES TO 3800 RPM IN FIRST GEAR GOING DOWN HILL. VEHICLE DOES NOT SLOW WITH COMPRESSION UNTIL THIS POINT. MUST RIDE BRAKES TO SLOW. BRAKES GET HOT ROTOR WARPS. BRAKE FAILURE. MANUFACTURER WILL NOT ADDRESS; NOT WARRANTED EVEN WITH MAXICARE WARRANTY.*AK

WARPED REAR BRAKE DRUMS. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN WARPING SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. FIRST REPORTED AT 8833 MILES. ROTORS WERE REPLACED. SECOND REPORT WAS AT 16157 MILES; ROTORS WERE REPLACED AGAIN. VEHICLE NOW HAS 20850 MILES AND BRAKES ARE PULSATING AGAIN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THREE DEALERS OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS. ALL THREE DEALERS HAVE BEEN RELUCTANT TO ADMIT THERE IS A MANUFACTURER'S PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT ROTORS. EACH HAS INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY "DRIVER HABITS". HOW CAN THREE SETS OF BRAKE ROTORS WARP IN LESS THAN 21,000 MILES?*AK

VEHICLE PULSES WHILE BRAKING, AND STOPING DISTANCE HAS INCREASED. DEALER HAS TURNED THE FRONT DISCS ONCE, AT APP. 11000 MILES, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS SINCE RETURNED AT APP. 17000 MILES. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE TO FIX THIS ANNOYING PROBLEM. THERE ARE TOO MANY COMPLAINTS, OF THE SAME PROBLEM, BY SO MANY OWNERS.*AK

VEHICLE PULSES WHILE BRAKING, AND STOPING DISTANCE HAS INCREASED. DEALER HAS TURNED THE FRONT DISCS ONCE, AT APP. 11000 MILES, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS SINCE RETURNED AT APP. 17000 MILES. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE TO FIX THIS ANNOYING PROBLEM. THERE ARE TOO MANY COMPLAINTS, OF THE SAME PROBLEM, BY SO MANY OWNERS.*AK

VEHICLE SHUDDERS ON BRAKING (VIOLENTLY ON HARD BRAKING), DEALER SAYS BOTH ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALTHOUGH THE ORIGINAL BRAKE PADS ARE STILL IN GOOD CONDITION. *AK

FRONT ROTORS ARE WARPING ON A REGULAR BASIS. ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 18000/40000/47000/57000. CURRENTLY AT 59000 MILES, ROTORS NEED REPLACEMENT AGAIN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED THIS TIME, VEHICLE HAS 68000 MILES AND IT FEELS AS IF THE FRONT BRAKES ARE HANGING UP, THERE IS A LOT OF BRAKE DUST ON THE RIMS AND ROTORS, IN THE WINTER TIME THE BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SKID. *JB

FRONT ROTORS ARE WARPING ON A REGULAR BASIS. ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 18000/40000/47000/57000. CURRENTLY AT 59000 MILES, ROTORS NEED REPLACEMENT AGAIN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED THIS TIME, VEHICLE HAS 68000 MILES AND IT FEELS AS IF THE FRONT BRAKES ARE HANGING UP, THERE IS A LOT OF BRAKE DUST ON THE RIMS AND ROTORS, IN THE WINTER TIME THE BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SKID. *JB

CONSUMER STATES FRONT END SHAKES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ALMOST CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL, DEALER STATES THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE ONLY HAS 19500 MILES ON IT. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES FRONT END SHAKES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ALMOST CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL, DEALER STATES THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE ONLY HAS 19500 MILES ON IT. *SLC

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE. DEALER REPLACED BOTH FRONT ROTORS AT 10000/ 19000 AND 26000 MILES. AT THIS TIME, ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN.*AK

ABS SYSTEM ONLY WORKS WHEN PEDAL IS APPLIED VERY HARD. WHEN APPLIED ON ICE FRONT WILL LOCK UP AND REAR WILL KEEP GOING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO 2 DEALERSHIPS, BOTH STATED THIS WAS NORMAL FOR VEHICLE.*AK

EVERY 9000-10000 MI. FRONT ROTORS WARP AND PULSATE REDUCING BRAKING ABILITY.*AK

REAR BRAKE ROTORS/DRUMS ARE WARPED, THIS WAS UNDER NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, NEED TO BE RECALLED AND REPLACED,*AK

REAR BRAKE ROTORS/DRUMS ARE WARPED, THIS WAS UNDER NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, NEED TO BE RECALLED AND REPLACED,*AK

REAR BRAKE ROTORS/DRUMS ARE WARPED, THIS WAS UNDER NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, NEED TO BE RECALLED AND REPLACED,*AK

REAR BRAKE ROTORS/DRUMS ARE WARPED, THIS WAS UNDER NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, NEED TO BE RECALLED AND REPLACED,*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

MY DODGE DAKOTA SPORT 4X4 4.7LTR V-8'S BRAKES STARTED SPUTTERING AND HOPPING AT ABOUT 13000 MILES. SINCE THAT TIME THE PROBLEM HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE. I AM CURRENTLY AT ABOUT 24000 MILES. I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE WHERE I WORK THAT HAVE OWNED DODGE VEHICLES (99 AND NEWER) AND ALL OF THEM HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I RESEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND HUNDEDS UPON HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. USING BRAKES THAT ARE DEFECTIVE ON A VEHICLE IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. HOW COME DODGE HAS NOT YET RECALLED THESE BRAKES? HOW CAN SO MANY PEOPLE BUY A BRAND NEW TRUCK AND HAVE TO REPLACE THE BRAKE SYSTEM WITHIN A YEAR? THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND DANGEROUS FOR ALL THE DODGE VEHICLE DRIVERS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THANK YOU, [XXX], FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. *AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

REAR DRUMS AND FRONT ROTORS HAVE WARPED UNDER LIGHT DRIVING CONDITIONS. *AK

REAR DRUMS AND FRONT ROTORS HAVE WARPED UNDER LIGHT DRIVING CONDITIONS. *AK

REAR BRAKE PULSATING OR SHUDDERING. HAVE RESEARCH PROBLEM AND SEEMS TO BE WIDE SPREAD.*AK

WHEN APPLIED BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH, THE REAR BRAKES WILL PULSE CAUSING THE REAR END OF THE TRUCK TO HOP. THE REAR DRUMS ARE WARPED BUT "HARDLY WORN" ACCORDING TO THE INSPECTOR AT MIDAS. THE TECHNICIAN AT MIDAS TOLD ME THAT RE-SURFACING THE DRUMS WOULDN'T FIX THE PULSING & HOPPING PROBLEM. I FIRST REALLY NOTICED THIS PROBLEM AT AROUND 17K MILES AND IT HAS BEEN CONSISTENT AND REOCCURRING EVER SINCE. I HAVE TRIED TO FIND RECALLS OR TSB'S FROM DODGE (DAIMLERCHRYSLER) REGARDING THIS PROBLEM BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN ISSUED THAT I COULD FIND. THERE ARE, HOWEVER, MANY OWNERS WHO ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM WITH SIMILAR DODGE DAKOTAS AS IS EVIDENT BUT THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE SEEN POSTED ON VARIOUS SITES ON THE INTERNET.*AK

ROTORS HAVE EXCESSIVLY WARPED TWICE IN 23K MILES. COMMON PROBLEM. *AK

WARPED FRONT ROTORS CAUSING SEVERE VIBRATION IN STREERING WHEEL AT CRITICAL BRAKING SITUATIONS, LIKE COMING DOWN HILLS IN TENN. OR PULLING A TRAILER.*AK

BRAKES KEEP FAILING ON THIS VEHICLE- DANGEROUS STOPPING CONDITIONS. *AK

BRAKES KEEP FAILING ON THIS VEHICLE -LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE SLOWING DOWN FOR EXIT RAMP. LEFT ROAD AND SLID ON GRASS TO A STOP. DO YOU NEED FATALITIES TO MAKE THIS AN ISSUE? WITH MORE THEN 50 DOCUMENTED COMPLAINTS ON FILE WITH NHTSA IT WONT BE LONG NOW. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WARPING. ROTORS HAVE BEEN RESURFACED AT 8,000/ 17,000 AND 23,000 MILES, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY CAUSE. *AK *YH

JUST ANOTHER ONE ON MANY ROTOR FAILURES ON DAKOTAS. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPED. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY WILL PULSATE OR FLUTTER. ALSO, VEHICLE HAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND HAD TO REPLACE ROTORS.*AK

BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPED. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY WILL PULSATE OR FLUTTER. ALSO, VEHICLE HAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND HAD TO REPLACE ROTORS.*AK

PULSATION IN FRONT BRAKING SYSTEM AT 26000 MILES. BROUGHT INTO DEALER AND SAID ROTORS WERE WARPED. HAD ROTORS TURNED AND NOW 8000 MILES LATER THEY ARE WARPED AGAIN. I'M NOW IN THE POSITION OF REPLACING ROTORS ON A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM MANY DAKOTA OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME SYMPTOMS. DURING BRAKING FROM ANY SPEED THE ENTIRE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY. I THINK THAT THEY HAVE DEFECTIVE ROTORS OR DRUMS.*AK

SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM MANY DAKOTA OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME SYMPTOMS. DURING BRAKING FROM ANY SPEED THE ENTIRE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY. I THINK THAT THEY HAVE DEFECTIVE ROTORS OR DRUMS.*AK

WHEN I APPLED THE BRAKES THE FRONT END WOULD SHAKE. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS HOT SPOTS AND WAS NOT UNCOMMAN FOR A TRUCK WITH 21000 MILES. THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY SO I REMOVED THE WHEEL AND FOND THE OUTER RETAINER HANGING LOOSE AND SEEN MARKS ON THE RIM WHERE IT HAD BEEN RIDING. THIS MAYBE A PROBLEM THAT COULD RESULT IN A VERY BAD ACCIDENT. I HAVE PIC IF YOU NEED THEM. *AK

I CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY ROTORS ON MY DAKOTA. MY FIRST COMPLAINT WAS AT 3286 MILES, THE BRAKES WERE MAKING A RUBBING NOISE. THE ROTORS WERE MACHINED AT 22173 MILES. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 35500, 47095 AND ONCE AGAIN TODAY AT 62000. WHEN I FIRST COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM I WAS TOLD IT WAS MY DRIVING HABITS (I.E. CITY DRIVING) I DRIVE 100 MILES/DAY ON THE HIGHWAY FOR WORK. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS BRAKING PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.*AK

YOU WILL SEE IF YOU GO TO THE WEB SIGHT GIVEN YOU THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT DODGE'S DRUMS AND ROTORS GOING OUT AT LOW MILEAGE TIMES. MY DODGE IS VERY NEW AND SO FAR HAVE NOT HAD THAT PROBLEM. BUT IT SEEMS TO ME THAT DODGE IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THESE PARTS. THEY SAY THAT THE ROTORS ARE CHEAP PLASTIC. LOOKING AT THE YEARS OF THESE TRUCKS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS.*AK

DEALER TURNED ROTORS @ 17,000 M. @ COST TO ME OF $128.00 ROTORS WARPED @ 22,000 M. AND I HAVE LIVED WITH THEM. I AM LOOKING FOR REPLACMENT ROTORS THAT AREN'T MADE BY DODGE.*AK

CLUTCH SYSTEM/FLYWHEEL FAILED DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT. VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN USED FOR TOWING OR HAULING, AND HAD RELATIVELY LOW MILES. FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND REAR BRAKE DRUMS WERE WARPED AND HAD TO BE MACHINED TO SPECIFICATIONS. NO WORK WAS COVERED BY MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY OR EXTENDED WARRANTY.

CLUTCH SYSTEM/FLYWHEEL FAILED DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT. VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN USED FOR TOWING OR HAULING, AND HAD RELATIVELY LOW MILES. FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND REAR BRAKE DRUMS WERE WARPED AND HAD TO BE MACHINED TO SPECIFICATIONS. NO WORK WAS COVERED BY MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY OR EXTENDED WARRANTY.

WHEN SLAMMING ON BRAKES ABS BRAKING SYSTEM WORKED. HOWEVER, WHEN AT A TRAFFIC STOP AND APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THERE WERE NO HOLDS, AND HE WENT THOUGH INTERSECTION. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

EXPERIENCING SEVERE BRAKE ROTOR WARPAGE AFTER APPROX. 14K MILES OF 80% HIGHWAY DRIVING. THE TRUCK IS NOT USED FOR HAULING OR TOWING ALTHOUGH IT IS INTENDED FOR SUCH AS IT HAS THE TOWING PACKAGE OPTION. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN FOR THIS PROBLEM ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE FIRST OCCASION, THE DEALER TURNED ROTORS AT NO COST. PADS WERE STILL IN GOOD CONDITION. THE SECOND TIME, AT NEARLY 36K MILES, ROTORS WILL BE AT MIN THICKNESS IF TURNED, BUT ORIGINAL PADS STILL HAVE 1/2 MATERIAL LEFT. TRUCK STILL HAS ORIGINAL TIRES AS WELL. I AM CONCERNED THAT IF I WERE TO USE THE TRUCK AT THE CAPACITY IT IS INTENDED (TOWING OR HAULING), I WOULD EXPERIENCE SEVERE BRAKE FADE OR EVEN FAILURE DUE TO THE OVERHEATING CONDITION THAT IS PRESENT WITH THE HIGHWAY DRIVING I AM DOING NOW. AT THIS POINT, NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WILL HONOR THIS CLAIM. THEY HAVE CLASSIFIED THE CONDITION AS NORMAL WEAR . I DISAGREE AS THE PADS SHOULD BE WEARING FASTER THAN THE ROTORS. I HAVE ALSO FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. I WANT TO HAVE THE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM REPLACED WITH ONE THAT WILL PERFORM PROPERLY AND SAFELY UNDER ALL CONDITIONS THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INTENDED TO OPERATE UNDER. THANK YOU FOR ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN APPROPRIATELY PROVIDE IN THIS MATTER. *AK

POOR ROTOR QUALITY. IN SPEAKING WITH MANY OTHER DAKOTA OWNERS, AFTERMARKET ROTORS FIXES THIS PROBLEM.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

BRAKES HAVE A PULSESATING FEEL. HAD THE FRONT ROTORS TURNED AND THIS TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MONTHS. IT'S PULSESATING AGAIN. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES FRONT BRAKES LOCKS UP AND THE VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT AND RIGHT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR EVERYTIME THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, TWO MECHANIS COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES, THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED AND THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS.*JB

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES FRONT BRAKES LOCKS UP AND THE VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT AND RIGHT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR EVERYTIME THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, TWO MECHANIS COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES, THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED AND THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS.*JB

HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 7 TIMES WITH PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE HOPPING AND JUMPING DURING BRAKING, BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 40 TO 30 AND UNDER. THE DEALER HAS TURNED THE FRONT ROTORS TWICE AND REPLACED THEM ONCE. THE REAR DRUMS HAVE ALSO BEEN TURNED AND REPLACED. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS NOT ONLY IS IT ANNOYING IT COULD BE A VERY REAL SAFETY ISSUE.*AK

HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 7 TIMES WITH PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE HOPPING AND JUMPING DURING BRAKING, BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 40 TO 30 AND UNDER. THE DEALER HAS TURNED THE FRONT ROTORS TWICE AND REPLACED THEM ONCE. THE REAR DRUMS HAVE ALSO BEEN TURNED AND REPLACED. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS NOT ONLY IS IT ANNOYING IT COULD BE A VERY REAL SAFETY ISSUE.*AK

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE. DEALER HAS CHANGED FRONT & BACK BRAKES, BUT VEHICLE IS STILL HAVING SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE. DEALER HAS CHANGED FRONT & BACK BRAKES, BUT VEHICLE IS STILL HAVING SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH EXTRAORDINARY WEAR OF BRAKE COMPONENTS. FRONT ROTORS TURNED AT 17,000 MILES CURRENT MILEAGE 31,000 AND SYSTEM IS IN NEED OF REPAIRS AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WILL ALMOST "JUMP" OFF THE GROUND WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN NORMAL CONDITIONS. IF THE ROAD IS WET THEY WILL LOCK UNDER NORMAL PRESSURE. DEALER STATES THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND IS NOT A MANUFACTURES PROBLEM. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAS WORN OUT TWICE WITHIN 31,000 MILES. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT USED FOR ANY COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE, ONLY PERSONAL USE AND THE MAJORITY OF THE MILEAGE HAS OCCURED ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY DRIVING CONDITIONS WHERE BRAKING IS LITE AND INFREQUENT. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET HAS PROVIDED ME WITH MANY OTHER LIKE COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER DAKOTA OWNERS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS SOLD ME A VEHICLE WITH INHERENTLY DEFECTIVE BRAKES WHICH ARE FAILING PREMATURELY UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. I HAVE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIRS IN THE MORNING.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

05/30/2000- 10402 MILES FRONT ROTORS WARPED, ROTORS REPLACED. 10/20/2000 16936 MILES, ROTORS FOUND WARPED AGAIN, "UPDATED" PARTS ON ORDER, STILL ONLY 6534 MILES SINCE THE NEW ROTORS WERE INSTALLED. 02/26/2001 22066 MILES, "UPDATED" PARTS INSTALLED FOR PREVIOUS WARPED ROTORS ON 10/20/2000, STILL UNDER 12 MONTHS OR 12,000 MILES FOR THE PARTS WARRANTY. 07/31/2001 26790, ROTORS WERE FOUND WARPED AGAIN AND ONLY 4724 MILES DRIVEN. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS MY "DRIVING HABIT" AND THEY HAVE HAD NO OTHER PROBLEM WITH DAKOTA'S BRAKES, THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME FOR REPAIRS AND I INQUIRED ABOUT THEIR 12 MONTH OR 12,000 MILE WARRANTY THAT IS OFFERED ON THE REPAIR RECEIPT. I JUST DON'T BELIEVE THESE ROTORS ARE DESIGNED PROPERLY AND IT IS NOT MY DRIVING HABIT. I GO MOSTLY ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY TO GET TO MY JOB.*AK

05/30/2000- 10402 MILES FRONT ROTORS WARPED, ROTORS REPLACED. 10/20/2000 16936 MILES, ROTORS FOUND WARPED AGAIN, "UPDATED" PARTS ON ORDER, STILL ONLY 6534 MILES SINCE THE NEW ROTORS WERE INSTALLED. 02/26/2001 22066 MILES, "UPDATED" PARTS INSTALLED FOR PREVIOUS WARPED ROTORS ON 10/20/2000, STILL UNDER 12 MONTHS OR 12,000 MILES FOR THE PARTS WARRANTY. 07/31/2001 26790, ROTORS WERE FOUND WARPED AGAIN AND ONLY 4724 MILES DRIVEN. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS MY "DRIVING HABIT" AND THEY HAVE HAD NO OTHER PROBLEM WITH DAKOTA'S BRAKES, THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME FOR REPAIRS AND I INQUIRED ABOUT THEIR 12 MONTH OR 12,000 MILE WARRANTY THAT IS OFFERED ON THE REPAIR RECEIPT. I JUST DON'T BELIEVE THESE ROTORS ARE DESIGNED PROPERLY AND IT IS NOT MY DRIVING HABIT. I GO MOSTLY ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY TO GET TO MY JOB.*AK

REPLACED FRONT ROTORS UNDER WARRANTY AT 12,000 MILES AT 15000 HAD ROTORS TURNED KNOW AT 28000 ROTORS ARE WARPED AGAIN VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY, CHRYSLER(MANUFACTURE NOT DEALERSHIP) SAYS THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF PROBLEM BEFORE, DEALER CAN NOT REPLACE ROTORS UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE CHRYSLER WONT LET THEM. I MUST NOW PAY OUT OF MY POCKET FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY, AND HAVE HAD REPLACED TWICE BEFORE. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS NEED TO BE TURNED EVERY 10000 MILES, THEY ARE JUNK, AND NEED TO BE LOOKED AT. *AK

AT 8000 MILES FRONT DISCS BRAKES STARTED TO SHUTTER. CALLED DEALER . THEY SAID IT NORMAL. 11500 TOOK TOO DEALER TO REPAIR. THEY REPLACED ROTORS/PADS. THEY SAID THAT THEY FAILED DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND DRIVER ABUSE. REPLACED FOR FREE UNDER WARRENTY. AT 13400 I NOW NOTICE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN..... THESE ARE WARPING IF I BRAKE UNDER WET CONDITIONS.LIKE A PUDDLE IM PISSED ON THE AMOUNT OF PROBLEMS ON THESE TRUCKS. *AK

CONSISTENT FAILURE OF BRAKE ROTORS ON DAKOTAS, SEVERE AND EARLY WARPAGE LEADS ME TO BELIEVE IN SUBSTANDARD DESIGN/MANUFACTURE, REQUEST INVESTIGATION OF QUALITY ISSUES WHICH I FEEL MAY AFFECT SAFELY OF VEHICLE. *AK

BRAKE ROTOR NEEDED TO BE TURNED AFTER ONLY 30,000 DUE TO SHAKING. NOW 3,000 MILES LATER SHAKING HAS RETURNED. MANUFACTURER STATES THAT THIS IS NORMAL! NO BRAKE INTERLOCK-MY 3 YEAR OLD SON WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE TRUCK OUT OF GEAR AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK INTO A TREED AREA DAMAGING THE TRUCK. THE LACK OF A BRAKE INTERLOCK IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATLEY. WHEN I CONTACTED DODGE ABOUT MY CONCERNS I NEVER RECEIVED A RESPONSE. *AK

HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK IN 3 TIMES FOR BAD JERKY BRAKING. FRONT ROTORS TURNED AND NOW THEY WANT TO REPLACE THE FRONT ROTORS AND MACHINE THE REAR DRUMS, BUT HAVE NOT DECIDED IF THEY WILL COVER UNDER WARANTY. CURRENTLY AT 18,000 , MILES. SYMTOMS STARTED AT APPROX 9,000 MILES AND HAVE NEVER BEEN FIXED WITH DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR ATTEMPTS THUS FAR. MY BROTHERS YEAR 2000 DODGE DAKOTA IS EXPERIENCEING THE SAME PROBLEMS. WE ARE BOTH AFRAID TO TAKE CHILDREN IN TRUCK FOR FEAR THE BRAKES WILL SUDDENLY FAIL COMPLETELY.*AK

THIS IS A CASE OF POOR BRAKING QUALITY, ROTORS WERE TURNED BY DEALER, BUT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED. BRAKING UNEVEN ONCE AGAIN. *AK

THIS IS A CASE OF POOR BRAKING QUALITY, ROTORS WERE TURNED BY DEALER, BUT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED. BRAKING UNEVEN ONCE AGAIN. *AK

BRAKES SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKING NORMALLY; TRANSMISSION POPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR (MANUAL TRANSMISSION).*AK

PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED AND REPLACED AT 40000 MILES AND 1 1/2 YEARS ON THE ROAD. JUST HAD TRANSMISSION SERVICED 7000 MILES AGO. DODGE AGREED TO REPLACE PARTS, BUT I STILL HAVE TO PAY SERVICE WHICH IS OVER 1000. DODGE NEVER TOLD ME WHY IT FAILED, NOR HOW. I ASKED THEM TO CHECK FLUID LEVEL, NEVER DID. BRAKES WHEN APPLIED CAUSE VEHICLE TO "WOBBLE". BRAKE REPAIR SAID ROTORS WERE WARPED. THEY WERE FIXED ONLY TO BE OCCURRING AGAIN. I SHALL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE.*AK

SAME STORY AS THE OTHER 100 PEOPLE WHO HAVE TAKEN THE TIME TO GO THROUGH THIS PAIN IN THE ASS SYSTEM TO GET SOME GOVERNMENT ACTION TO PROTECT US!! 5 VISITS TO DEALER TO RESURFACE AND REPLACE ROTORS...FINALLY LOST CONTROL DUE TO "PULSING" BRAKES, LUCKILY, NOT HURT BAD. GONNA BE A BIG LAWSUIT WHEN SOMEONE IS KILLED AND THE LAYWERS SEE ALL THESE POSTS OUT HERE ABOUT THE DAKOTA TERRIBLE DANGEROUS BRAKES! PAY UP CHRYSLER. NHTSA, DO THE RIGHT THING AND FORCE A RECALL BEFORE WE GET HURT!!*AK

BOTH REAR DRUMS WERE WARPED AFTER LESS THAN 11K MILES. I HAVE NEVER TOWED OR HAULED HEAVY LOADS WITH THE TRUCK. *AK

BRAKE DRUMS ARE WARPING PREMATURELY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER IS NOT ADMITTING ANY PROBLEMS... ALTHOUGH EVERY DAKOTA OWNER IS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. *AK

I JUST HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED 2 WEEKS AGO AND THEY ARE ALREADY GETTING GROOVES IN THESE AGAIN. THE DODGE REP TOLD ME THE FIRST TIME IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR 495 DOLLARS LATER I HAVE SAME PROBLEM AND JUST 2 SHORT WEEKS FROM THE REPAIR. WHY HAS THEIR NOT BEEN A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *AK

BRAKING SYSTEM FAILS TO PROPERLY SLOW/STOP VEHICLE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE IS SLUGGISH TO SLOW DOWN, AND WILL IMPACT AN OBJECT IN FRONT IF A HARD STOP IS NECESSARY. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, BUT A CAUSE FOR THIS DEFECT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. *AK *JB

THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE JUNK AND DODGE WILL NOT ADMIT THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THEM. I PERSONALLY HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES ON THE DAKOTAS.*AK

BOUGHT TRUCK NEW, 1200 MILES LATER UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS THE BRAKES STARTED SHUDDERING. AT 5000 MILES DODGE REPLACED THE REAR DRUMS UNDER WARRANTEE BECAUSE OF WARPAGE THAT WAS CAUSING BRAKING TO BE MORE DIFFICULT AND LESS CONTROLLED. 1500 MILES LATER THEY STARTED WARPING AGAIN. WITH 9000 MILES ON THE TRUCK (NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS) I BROUGHT THE TRUCK IN WITH THE SHUDDERING PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WASN'T BAD ENOUGH TO REPLACE OR TURN UNDER WARRANTEE. 3500 MILES LATER THEY WERE BAD ENOUGHT TO REPLACE BUT BY THE THE TIME I BROUGHT THE TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE THEY WERE OUT OF WARRANTEE (12K). DODGE TOLD ME THEY NEEDED TO BE TURNED OR REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE (12,500 MILES ON THE VEHICLE). THEY CONTINUE TO WARP AND CAUSE THE TRUCK TO SHAKE AND PULL UNDER NORMAL BRAKING. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR FACTORY INSTALLED EQUIPMENT.*AK

I BELONG TO A NATION CLUB OF DAKOTA OWNERS AND WARPED ROTORS IS THE #1 PROBLEM WE TALK ABOUT.*AK

PROBLEM IS THAT THE BRAKE PADS ARE LIKE BRAND NEW AND THE ROTORS ARE HEAVILY GROOVED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROTOR AND IT IS BOTH ROTORS.IT TOOK THE FACTORY REP FROM DODGE TWO MONTHS TO LOOK AT IT AND WHEN HE FINALLY DID HE SAID IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR.I HAVE HAD VEHICLES FOR OVER 7 YEARS FOR ONE VEHICLE AND HAVE NEVER HAD TO EVEN REPLACE THE BRAKES.THEY TRIED TO TELL ME IT IS STOP AND GO TRAFFIC OR PULLING MY BOAT AND I TOLD THEM I HAVE ONLY PULLED IT ABOUT 5 TIMES.WHY WOULD YOU PUT A TOWING PACKAGE ON THE TRUCK IF YOU WERE GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE ROTORS EVEY 15 THOUSAND MILES.THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND SOMEONE IS GOIN TO BE KILLED ONE DAY IF THEY ALREADY HAVEN'T.CAN YOU DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM OR ARE WE JUST SCREWED AGAIN.*AK

PROBLEM IS THAT THE BRAKE PADS ARE LIKE BRAND NEW AND THE ROTORS ARE HEAVILY GROOVED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROTOR AND IT IS BOTH ROTORS.IT TOOK THE FACTORY REP FROM DODGE TWO MONTHS TO LOOK AT IT AND WHEN HE FINALLY DID HE SAID IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR.I HAVE HAD VEHICLES FOR OVER 7 YEARS FOR ONE VEHICLE AND HAVE NEVER HAD TO EVEN REPLACE THE BRAKES.THEY TRIED TO TELL ME IT IS STOP AND GO TRAFFIC OR PULLING MY BOAT AND I TOLD THEM I HAVE ONLY PULLED IT ABOUT 5 TIMES.WHY WOULD YOU PUT A TOWING PACKAGE ON THE TRUCK IF YOU WERE GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE ROTORS EVEY 15 THOUSAND MILES.THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND SOMEONE IS GOIN TO BE KILLED ONE DAY IF THEY ALREADY HAVEN'T.CAN YOU DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM OR ARE WE JUST SCREWED AGAIN.*AK

AT 9,000 MILES I NOTICED A SHAKE WHENEVER I USED THE BRAKES AND IT WAS GETTING WORSE. I WENT INTO LYNNWOOD DODGE - THEY RESURFACED THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND THE SHAKING STOPPED FOR A WHILE. THE SHAKING CAME BACK SO AT 16,000 MILES THEY REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS. WITHIN A FEW THOUSAND MILES THE SHAKING HAD BEGUN AGAIN AND AT 26,000 MILES (MY NEXT APPT. WITH THE DEALER) THEY RESURFACED THE BRAKES AGAIN. NOW AT JUST ABOVE 27,000 MILES I AM TRYING TO BE SUPER SENSITIVE ABOUT IT. I BELIEVE IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL IT STARTS SHAKING AHEAD. THE SERVICE GUY AT THE DEALER SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH DAKOTAS AND THAT THE FRONT ROTORS ARE UNDERSIZED FOR THE SIZE OF THE TRUCK. I WAS TOLD I WOULD BE CONTACTED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER OF LYNNWOOD DODGE (WHERE I HAD IT SERVICED) BUT I HAVE YET TO HEAR FROM HIM AS OF YET. *AK ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: CONSUMER STATES AT 29,700 MILES - ROTORS RESURFACED AGAIN AND ALSO AT 34,000. (MJJ - HOTLINE)

HAD CALIPERS REBUILT AND ROTORS TURNED BECAUSE OF WARPAGE BY DEALER AT 12000 MILES I AM NOW AT 2100 MILES AND HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY SAYING 12000 MILES IS THE LIMIT TO THE BRAKE WARRANTY I KNOW OF OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS FIXED BEYOND THE 12000 MILE MARK. I ONLY HAVE 9000 ON THIS SET OF BRAKES. THEY TELL ME THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT COVER IT.*AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPING AND CAUSING SERIOUS BOUNCING/ VIBRATION WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS AND APPLYING BRAKES. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT DEFECT WAS A RESULT OF HARD DRIVING OF VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE SHOWED SIGNS OF WARPING AAT 12000 MILES. *SLC

EVERY 7000 TO 7500 MILES BRAKE ROTORS AND DRUMS HAVE TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WARPING AND EXCESSIVE WEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

EVERY 7000 TO 7500 MILES BRAKE ROTORS AND DRUMS HAVE TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WARPING AND EXCESSIVE WEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

ENGINE GAUGE, QUIT UNEXPECTEDLY IN MIDDLE OF FREEWAY, NO POWER BRAKES ETC.*AK

BRAKES ARE OUT OF ROUND, AND VEHICLE VIBRATES REAL HARD. HARD TO HANDLE, AND HARD TO STOP. DEALER FEELS THAT CONSUMER IS HITTING BRAKES TOO HARD, AND MAY BE ABUSING THEM. CONSUMER WENT THROUGH THIS ONCE BEFORE WITH REAR BRAKES, AND THEN WITH FRONT BRAKES.*AK

BRAKES ARE OUT OF ROUND, AND VEHICLE VIBRATES REAL HARD. HARD TO HANDLE, AND HARD TO STOP. DEALER FEELS THAT CONSUMER IS HITTING BRAKES TOO HARD, AND MAY BE ABUSING THEM. CONSUMER WENT THROUGH THIS ONCE BEFORE WITH REAR BRAKES, AND THEN WITH FRONT BRAKES.*AK

BRAKES CONTINUE TO WEAR OUT AT ABOUT 4-5000 MILES. WHEN WORN, THE BRAKES BEGIN TO VIBRATE AND VEHICLE HAS DIFFICULTY STOPPING. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE BRAKES THREE TIMES AND THE FRONT ROTORS 2 TIMES. THEY BELIEVE THAT IT IS NOT A BIG PROBLEM. OR MAYBE THEY ARE WAITING TO ME TO GET INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE THE ADMIT THE VEHICLE IS A LEMON. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU CAN PROVIDE ME ANY HELP. THANK YOU.*AK

FRONT ROTERS AND REAR DRUMS GO OUT OF ROUND AND WARP AFTER APROX 1K MILES. THIS PORBLEM HAS HAPPENED 5X . AFTER 4TH TIME ROTERS WERE REPLACED WITH PADS AT OWNERS COST. PROBLEM STILL SHOWING UP AFTER MORE THEN 3K OF DRIVING. MOSTLEY INTERSTATE DRIVING. NO CITY STOP AND GO IN THIS PART OF NH. *AK

FRONT ROTERS AND REAR DRUMS GO OUT OF ROUND AND WARP AFTER APROX 1K MILES. THIS PORBLEM HAS HAPPENED 5X . AFTER 4TH TIME ROTERS WERE REPLACED WITH PADS AT OWNERS COST. PROBLEM STILL SHOWING UP AFTER MORE THEN 3K OF DRIVING. MOSTLEY INTERSTATE DRIVING. NO CITY STOP AND GO IN THIS PART OF NH. *AK

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP. MECHANIC PUT VEHICLE UP ON A LATHE AND POINTED OUT HOW DRUM WOBBLED WHEN IT WAS ROTATED. IT WAS ABOUT A 1/8 OF AN INCH OFF CENTER. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY SAID BRAKE SYSTEM WAS ONLY W ARRANTIED FOR 12,000 MILES. VEHICLE HAS BEN IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR VIBRATION WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. DEALER SAID IT WAS ROTORS OVERHEATING . TURNED ROTORS SMOOTHLY AND CHECKED ADJUSTED BRAKES. CONSUMER HAD 8,000 MILES AT THE TIME, AND THOUGHT IT WAS TOO EARLY TO BE TURNED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP. MECHANIC PUT VEHICLE UP ON A LATHE AND POINTED OUT HOW DRUM WOBBLED WHEN IT WAS ROTATED. IT WAS ABOUT A 1/8 OF AN INCH OFF CENTER. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY SAID BRAKE SYSTEM WAS ONLY W ARRANTIED FOR 12,000 MILES. VEHICLE HAS BEN IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR VIBRATION WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. DEALER SAID IT WAS ROTORS OVERHEATING . TURNED ROTORS SMOOTHLY AND CHECKED ADJUSTED BRAKES. CONSUMER HAD 8,000 MILES AT THE TIME, AND THOUGHT IT WAS TOO EARLY TO BE TURNED. *AK

RUBBER COVER CAME OFF BRAKE PEDAL WHILE APPLYING AND CAUSING DRIVER'S FOOT TO SLIDE ONTO ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WHICH ACCELERATED VEHICLE AND CAUSED A FOUR CAR ACCIDENT. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK THE RUBBER COVER FOR THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT GLUED AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ACCIDENT. *YH

I TOOK MY DAKOTA TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH POPPING NOISES IN THE BRAKES AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. I TOOK IT ON A LONG TRIP BEFORE THE 12000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE BRAKES WAS UP. IT STARED VIBRATING WHEN I BRAKED. I FINALLY GOT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THE 2000 PLUS MILE TRIP AND THEY SAID THE FRONT DISC BRAKES WERE WARPED AND HAD TO BE TURNED. COST ME $168.00 TO TURN TWO DISC BRAKES. THAT'S BULL! I FOUND 30 PLUS COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA ABOUT THE SAME THING. I WANT MY MONEY BACK. THE DAKOTA IS A PIECE OF CRAP. I TRADED IN IT1. *AK

WHEN STEERING TO LEFT OR TO RIGHT A NOISE WILL OCCUR. DEALER REPLACED STEERING SHAFT ONCE, AND STEERING COLUMN TWICE, BUT NOISE STILL OCCURS. *AK REAR BRAKE DRUMS AND FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED. *YH

WHEN STEERING TO LEFT OR TO RIGHT A NOISE WILL OCCUR. DEALER REPLACED STEERING SHAFT ONCE, AND STEERING COLUMN TWICE, BUT NOISE STILL OCCURS. *AK REAR BRAKE DRUMS AND FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED. *YH

WE HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES FOR THE ROTORS. 4 OF THE TIMES THEY REPLACED THE ROTORS AND ONCE THEY ONLY CUT THEM. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW AND THIS IS NOT NORMAL AS THE DEALER TRIED TO CLAIM IN THE BEGINNING. THE 4TH TIME THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS AND DISC BRAKE PADS ON THE FRONT AND ALSO REPLACED THE VALVE , WITH SWITCH ASSEMBLY, BRAKE COMBINATION. THIS WORK WAS DONE ON THE VEHICLE AT 34,281 MILES AND NOW WE ARE AT 45,000 APPROX. AND THE ROTORS ARE SHOT AGAIN FOR A 5TH TIME. THIS TIME IN THE VEHICLE ALSO NEEDED TO HAVE THE SWAY BAR BUSHING REPLACED. THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY 1 YEAR OLD.*AK

DEALER SAID THAT THE ROTORS AND PADS SHOULD BE REPLACED EVERY 12K MILES....AT MY EXPENSE. NO WARRANTY FOR BRAKE PARTS. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WOBBLES. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK ROTORS WERE REPLACED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS WOBBLYING AGAIN AFTER 4,000 MILES. *YH

ROTORS HEATED UP AND WARPED AT 9000 MILES AND VEHICLE HAD A BOUNCY RIDE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS, THE PADS WERE LEFT ON BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T LOOK WARN. *SLC

WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES IN GRAVEL SAND ON STREET, FRONT TWO TIRES WILL LOCK UP, AND REAR WHEELS WILL NOT SLIDE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER FAILED TO PROPERLY FIX THE BRAKES AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *YH

WARPED ROTORS AT 11000 MILES DEALER REPLACED. 16000 WARPED AGAIN. DEALER SAYS THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH NO SOLUTION. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE TO BE REPLACED ABOUT EVERY 15000 MILES. *AK *SLC

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE BOUNCES WILDLY AND BRAKE VIBRATION TRANSFERS TO BRAKE PEDAL. DURING NONE BRAKING BRAKES MAKE A SCRPEING/SQUEALING NOISE. HAD ROTORS TURNED AT DEALERSHIP PROBLEM TEMPORAILY GOT BETTER BUT EVENTUALLY WENT BACK TO SAME PROBLEM BUT WITH NOISE. VEHICLE WAS IN WARRANTY WHEN FIRST OCCURRED AND THEY TRIED TO FIX. TRUCK IS NOW OUT OF WARRENTY AND THEY WILL NOT TRY AND FIX PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AROUND A SLIGHT CURVE THE DRIVER RAN OFF THE ROAD WITH THE TWO RIGHT WHEELS OF THE TRUCK, WHEN HE GOT BACK ON THE ROAD AND SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP AMD STEERED HIM INTO A TREE TOTALING THE VEHICLE. NLM

FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 5,000 SAME PROBLEM AGAIN AT 18,000 ALSO DRUMS THIS TIME

AT 6000 MILES I HAD A JERK WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, I GOT MUCH WORSE AS TIME WENT ON. AT 14000 MILES I FINALLY HAD THE DEALERSHIP REPLACE THE ROTORS BECAUSE BRAKING WAS VERY DANGEROUS. NOW AT 30000 I ONCE AGAIN HAVE PROBLEMS. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE ROTORS VERY SOON AGAIN AND I HAVE A FEELING THAT THE REAR DRUMS ARE ALSO WARPED. I ALSO HAVE A AWFUL SQUEEL COMING FROM ALL 4 BRAKES. I WORK WITH 3 PEOPLE THAT HAVE 97 OR NEWER AND THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

AT 6000 MILES I HAD A JERK WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, I GOT MUCH WORSE AS TIME WENT ON. AT 14000 MILES I FINALLY HAD THE DEALERSHIP REPLACE THE ROTORS BECAUSE BRAKING WAS VERY DANGEROUS. NOW AT 30000 I ONCE AGAIN HAVE PROBLEMS. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE ROTORS VERY SOON AGAIN AND I HAVE A FEELING THAT THE REAR DRUMS ARE ALSO WARPED. I ALSO HAVE A AWFUL SQUEEL COMING FROM ALL 4 BRAKES. I WORK WITH 3 PEOPLE THAT HAVE 97 OR NEWER AND THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

AT 35,000 MILES FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. PRIOR TO THIS, ROTORS WERE TURNED AT 16,000 MILES AND 21,000 MILES. ALSO, IF CRUISE CONTROL IS SET BETWEEN 58-60MPH VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFT 3 GEARS AND WILL GO TO 4500 RPMS, AND THEN ACCELERATE SUDDENLY TO 65 MPH. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER TIMES, BUT HAS RECEIVED NO SATISFACTION. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. *AK

ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED AND RESURFACED THREE TIMES, AND REPLACED ONCE. DEALER REFUSING TO HONOR WARRANTY.*AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED,DEALER REPLACED AT NO COST,DEALER SAID THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT.*AK

BRAKE ROTORS WARPED SO SEVERELY AFTER 15000 MI OF NORMAL DRIVING THAT BRAKING WAS DANGEROUS DUE TO VIBRATION. DEALERSHIP REPLACED ROTORS, AND THEY WARPED AGAIN WITHIN 2500 MI AFTER REPAIR. DODGE WANTS TO CHARGE ME $700 FOR REPAIRS DUE TO THEIR DEFECT!*AK

RIGHT REAR BRAKES GRAB/LOCK UP INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BUT THE BRAKES CONTINUE TO LOCK UP. NLM

THE RIGHT REAR BRAKES LOCKS UP AND RELEASE AT LOW SPEEDS, WE TESTED (MECHANIC) THE BRAKES AND THE ABS DIDN'T WORK AT SOMETIMES, BUT THEN AGAIN IT WORK FINE. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ABS BRAKING SYSTEMS WAS DEFECTIVE, AND VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP. *AK REAR WHEELS LOCK UP DURING SNOW CONDITIONS BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *YH

AS OF 10/22/00 UNTIL 01/14/01 I HAVE HAD 18 PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. WONT START AT DIFFERENT TIMES, BUT WILL RESTART AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. TRANSMISSION STAYS IN 3RD GEAR OR SLIPS IN & OUT OF GEAR. BRAKES MAKE GROWLING NOISE & SHUTTER. TRUCK WILL DIE WITH NO WARNING. HAS SPARK KNOCK WITH 87 OR 89 OCTANE FUEL. MANY PROBLEMS.*AK

THIS VEHICLE HAS A LITTLE MORE THAN 12,000 MILES ON IT, AND IT HAS BEEN AT REPAIR SHOP TWICE FOR WARPED ROTORS. BRAKE PEDALL GOES TO FLOOR WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. ON. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

THIS VEHICLE HAS A LITTLE MORE THAN 12,000 MILES ON IT, AND IT HAS BEEN AT REPAIR SHOP TWICE FOR WARPED ROTORS. BRAKE PEDALL GOES TO FLOOR WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. ON. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE ROTORS. DEALER HAS REPLACED ROTORS FOUR TIMES.*AK

DEALER DIAGNOSED "WOBBLE" WHILE BRAKING AS WARPED ROTORS AND POSSIBLE WARPED REAR DRUMS. THIS AFTER 18000 MILES OF "NORMAL" DRIVING CONDITIONS. I SERIOUSLY QUESTION THE CAPABILITIES OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM THAT FAILS AFTER SUCH SHORT USE UNDER MAINLY HIGHWAY DRIVING. THIS IS APPARENTLY A CONDITION ON DAKOTAS THAT IS BECOMING MORE PREVELENT AND NOTICES. SAFETY ISSUES WITH "UNDERENGINEERED" BRAKE SYSTEM SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. THANK YOU. *AK

DEALER DIAGNOSED "WOBBLE" WHILE BRAKING AS WARPED ROTORS AND POSSIBLE WARPED REAR DRUMS. THIS AFTER 18000 MILES OF "NORMAL" DRIVING CONDITIONS. I SERIOUSLY QUESTION THE CAPABILITIES OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM THAT FAILS AFTER SUCH SHORT USE UNDER MAINLY HIGHWAY DRIVING. THIS IS APPARENTLY A CONDITION ON DAKOTAS THAT IS BECOMING MORE PREVELENT AND NOTICES. SAFETY ISSUES WITH "UNDERENGINEERED" BRAKE SYSTEM SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. THANK YOU. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR , LIGHTS FLASHED ON DASHBOARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. AFTER VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY DEALER IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT BOLT HOLDING CALIPERS POPPED OUT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY DEALER. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR , LIGHTS FLASHED ON DASHBOARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. AFTER VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY DEALER IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT BOLT HOLDING CALIPERS POPPED OUT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY DEALER. *AK

ROTORS WARPED, DEALER SAYS FIX WHEN REPLACE BRAKES AT 25000 MI. ARE THEY KIDDING?*AK

WHILE COMING TO A STOP PEDAL WENT HALF WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND CONSUMER COULD HEAR A TICKING SOUND. TOOK TO DEALER, AND DEALER COULD'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK THE LEFT REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP AND SLIDED BRIEFLY WHILE TRYING TO STOPS. *YH

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL BECOMES HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES.*AK

I WOULD LIKE TO QUESTION OF THE QUALITY OF THIS BRAKING SYSTEM AND HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS VISITS TO THE DEALER AND HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS 4 TIMES. I HAVE HAD THE REAR DRUMS AND SHOES REPLACED. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE FRONT CALIPERS AND FINALLY GOT THE RIGHT FRONT REPLACED IN OCTOBER 2000. MY MAIN CONSERN WOULD BE THAT THE CALIPERS ARE HANGING UP AND THE ROTORS ARE HEATING CAUSING WARPAGE, OR THAT THE MATERIALS USED IN THESE COMPONENTS ARE INFERIOR AND SHOULD BE IMPROVED. IF THE CALIPERS ARE HEATING UP THE SYSTEM, PERHAPS THIS COULD LEAD TO FLUID HEAT AND FAILURE THEREOF.

I WOULD LIKE TO QUESTION OF THE QUALITY OF THIS BRAKING SYSTEM AND HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS VISITS TO THE DEALER AND HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS 4 TIMES. I HAVE HAD THE REAR DRUMS AND SHOES REPLACED. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE FRONT CALIPERS AND FINALLY GOT THE RIGHT FRONT REPLACED IN OCTOBER 2000. MY MAIN CONSERN WOULD BE THAT THE CALIPERS ARE HANGING UP AND THE ROTORS ARE HEATING CAUSING WARPAGE, OR THAT THE MATERIALS USED IN THESE COMPONENTS ARE INFERIOR AND SHOULD BE IMPROVED. IF THE CALIPERS ARE HEATING UP THE SYSTEM, PERHAPS THIS COULD LEAD TO FLUID HEAT AND FAILURE THEREOF.

BRAKES JUMPY HAVE BEEN REPLACED/REPAIRED 3 TIMES, ROTORS REPLACED 2 (5,000 MI BETWEEN REPLACEMENT).

BRAKES JUMPY HAVE BEEN REPLACED/REPAIRED 3 TIMES, ROTORS REPLACED 2 (5,000 MI BETWEEN REPLACEMENT).

I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER AT 7000 MILES FOR THE ROTORS BEING GOUGED. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL. CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE IN MICHIGAN AND THEY TOLD THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE ROTORS. ONE THOUSAND MILES LATER THEY ARE GOUGED AGAIN AND SQUEALING. SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT BRAKE SYSTEM IS UNDER DESIGNED FOR VEHICLE WEIGHT AND CAN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME. PLEASE HELP. MY BRAKES ON OTHER NEW DODGES DIDN'T DO THIS UNTIL 15 TO 20K. LOTS OF EXCESSIVE BRAKE DUST. SOMETHING MUST BE WRONG. THANKS. *AK

I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER AT 7000 MILES FOR THE ROTORS BEING GOUGED. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL. CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE IN MICHIGAN AND THEY TOLD THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE ROTORS. ONE THOUSAND MILES LATER THEY ARE GOUGED AGAIN AND SQUEALING. SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT BRAKE SYSTEM IS UNDER DESIGNED FOR VEHICLE WEIGHT AND CAN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME. PLEASE HELP. MY BRAKES ON OTHER NEW DODGES DIDN'T DO THIS UNTIL 15 TO 20K. LOTS OF EXCESSIVE BRAKE DUST. SOMETHING MUST BE WRONG. THANKS. *AK

I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER AT 7000 MILES FOR THE ROTORS BEING GOUGED. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL. CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE IN MICHIGAN AND THEY TOLD THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE ROTORS. ONE THOUSAND MILES LATER THEY ARE GOUGED AGAIN AND SQUEALING. SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT BRAKE SYSTEM IS UNDER DESIGNED FOR VEHICLE WEIGHT AND CAN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME. PLEASE HELP. MY BRAKES ON OTHER NEW DODGES DIDN'T DO THIS UNTIL 15 TO 20K. LOTS OF EXCESSIVE BRAKE DUST. SOMETHING MUST BE WRONG. THANKS. *AK

I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER AT 7000 MILES FOR THE ROTORS BEING GOUGED. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL. CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE IN MICHIGAN AND THEY TOLD THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE ROTORS. ONE THOUSAND MILES LATER THEY ARE GOUGED AGAIN AND SQUEALING. SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT BRAKE SYSTEM IS UNDER DESIGNED FOR VEHICLE WEIGHT AND CAN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME. PLEASE HELP. MY BRAKES ON OTHER NEW DODGES DIDN'T DO THIS UNTIL 15 TO 20K. LOTS OF EXCESSIVE BRAKE DUST. SOMETHING MUST BE WRONG. THANKS. *AK

WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 2/26/00 AND HAD NO APPARENT PROBLEMS.BEGINNING IN MAY IT DEVELOPED AN INTERMITTENT BRAKE PULSATION.IT PROGRESSED QUICKLY TO A VERY STEADY AND VIOLENT SHAKING EVERYTIME WE APPLIED THE BRAKES.ON7/29/00 WE WERE DRIVING AND SAW TRAFFIC SLOWING AHEAD AND BEGAN TO SLOW AS WELL,TRAFFIC THEN PROCEEDED AND WE DID AS WELL.WE WERE NEVER CLOSER THAN 8-10 CAR LENGTHS.TRAFFIC AGAIN SLOWED SUDDENLY,WE APPLIED OUR BRAKES, THEY SHOOK VIOLENTLY,WE HEARD A SQUEAL FROM THE TIRES,AND THE BRAKES RELEASED,WE THEN REAR-ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US..THE DEALER AND ALL APPLICABLE PARTIES WERE NOTIFIED OF THE OCCURRENCE,THE BODY SHOP DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING OBVIOUS WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM.ONCE THE BODY WORK WAS COMPLETED IT WAS TOWED TO RON TONKIN DODGE WHER DAIMLER/CHRYSLER HAD ARRANGED FOR AN INDEPENDENT EVALUATION.THEY FOND NOTHING IN THE COMPUTER AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES THEMSELVES(EVEN THE PULSATION WAS GONE).THEY RELEASED THE VEHICLE TO US.3-4 DAYS LATER THE TRUCK RESUMED THE PULSATION THE SAME WAY IT DID ORIGINALLY.WE WAITED 10 DAYS FROM THE EVALUATION AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO VERIFY THE PROBLEM.DAVE CORDRAY THE ABS TECH TEST DROVE THE TRUCK WITH ME AND FELT THE PULSATION AND SAID" THATS NOT RIGHT".JOHN GERACI THE SEVICE MANAGER ASKED IF IT WAS SAFE AND DAVE SAID IF ITS HIS NAME ON THE REPAIR ORDER HE WOULDNT LET US DRIVE IT..WE WERE GIVEN A RENTAL CAR.3 DAYS LATER THEY CALLED BACK AND SAID THE VEHICLE WAS FINE AND WE COULD PICK IT UP.JOHN GERACI EXPLAINED THAT HE DROVE THE TRUCK AS WELL AS THE SERVICE ADVISOR AND SAID THEY FELT A DEFINITE BRAKE PULSATION BUT THEY FELT THE SAME CHARACTERISTIC,TO A MUCH LESSER DEGREE, IN THE NEW VEHICLES THEY CHECKED IT AGAINST.JOHN GERACI CHECKED WITH CHRYSLER AND THEY DETERMINED IT WAS SAFE AND OPERATING SAFELY AND NORMALLY.WHEN ASKED FOR A WRITTEN COPY OF OUR CONVERSATION CONCERNING WHAT ALL PARTIES HAD FELT ON THE TEST DRIVE,JOHN GERACI SAID THAT CHRYSLER HAD SAID NO

ROTORS WARPED AND BRAKES PULSATING, DEALER REPLACED ROTORS, STARTED AGAIN AT 16K MILES, DEALER TURNED ROTORS, SAME PROBLEM 19000.

BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS KEPT WARPING FOR NO REASON. BRAKES WOULD SHAKE WHEN APPLIED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF ROTORS WARPING. REPLACED ROTORS AGAIN. THIS WAS SECOND TIME THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 10 MPH BRAKES LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE STARTED SLIDING, AND TOUCHED THE BUMPER OF ANOTHER CAR, WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES THERE WAS AJUMPING MOTION LIKE BRAKES WERE TRYING TO LOCK UP.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES, VIBRATION OCCURS WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, ROTORS OUT OF ROUND, REAR BRAKE ADJUSTMENT, FRONT ROTORS RESURFACED AND WHEEL BEARINGS PACKED, ROTORS TURNED AND ROTORS REPLACED. *SLC

FAULTY BRAKE ROTORS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE. NLM

AT APPROXIMENTLY 9000 MI. I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICALE STARTED TO SHIMMY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THEN AT APPORX. 14,000 I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A DODGE MECH. AND HAD THE FRONT ROTORS LOOKED AT. THE MECH. STATES THAT THE ROTORS ARE WARPED AND NEED TO BE MACHINED. I THINK THE PROBLEM IS IN THE BRAKE PADS, CAUSING THE ROTORS TO GET HOT AT A FASTER RATE. AT THIS PACE I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE ROTORS WAY BEFORE I HAVE TO REPLACE THE PADS. I THINK I KNOW ALOT ABOUT CARS AND THAT DOES NOT SEEM RIGHT . THANK YOU. *AK

BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. DEALER TOLD HIM TO COME IN 2 WEEKS FOR A BRAKE CHECKUP. BY THE TIME THE CONSUMER WENT IN HIS BRAKES WERE SHOT.( NOTHING LEFT ON THE FRONT BRAKES).*AK

VIBRATION THROUGHOUT THE TRUCK WAS FIRST NOTICED WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT 7K MILES. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY "RESURFACED THE PADS AND ROTORS" BUT FOUND NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. AT 14,500 MILES THE DEALER REPLACED THE DRUMS, ROTORS, PADS, AND SHOES TO STOP SEVERE VIBRATION WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. BY 19,000 MILES THE VIBRATION HAD STARTED BACK. AT 24,000 MILES THE VIBRATION IS SEVER AGAIN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON A ROAD WITH MANY TURNS THE BRAKES OVERHEATED TO THE POINT THAT THE ROTORS HAD DISCOLORED AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE BRAKES. *AK

FRONT BRAKES KEEP WARPING DUE TO EXTREME HEAT. DEALER HAS RESURFACED BRAKES, AND REPLACED ROTORS. BUT DEFECT KEEPS REOCCURRING. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING 15-20 MPH AND WHEN PULLING OUT A PARKING SPACE ON WET PAVEMENT, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT CAUSING FAILURE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND CLAIMS THAT BRAKES PULL BECAUSE OF ROAD. *AK *YC