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8.5

pretty bad

Typical Repair Cost:

$286.00

Average Mileage:

40,750 miles

Total Complaints:

4 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. not sure (2 reports)
  2. had new brakes installed (1 reports)
  3. replaced front calipers (1 reports)
Dodge Dakota brakes problems

brakes problem

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problem #4

2009Jun 01

Dakota SLT 4.7L V8

  • Automatic transmission
  • 62,000 miles

I love my truck, but have an unfixable problem. The front brakes keep locking up. First one side then the other. And occasionally both at once and truck won't move. I just had my 3rd set of rotors put on in last 12,000 miles.

The first time I had the rotors and pads replaced didn't think much of the lock ups as rotors were warped. 7k miles later in comes next set of rotors with new pads, as well as new master cylinder and lower brake lines. Was told that could be the cause. 5k miles later ( now at 62k total for truck ), I've just put another set of rotors, pads, and now calipers on truck. Also had to replace wheel bearings on both sides cause they were shot.

I've put on on 300 miles since and still every now and then feel a faint brake tug. What is possibly left to replace? None of the 4 shops I've had look at or work on my truck know what to do.

talifero77

Fultonville, NY, USA

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problem #3

2008Apr 15

Dakota SLT 4.7L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 23,000 miles

I just love calling the dealer on things like this oh yea bring er n down an leave it an we might jus get to er in a day or so an all for the low price of $300 to put it on our just dodge has this mind you brake diagnostic tool and will be sure to get it back to with grease hand prints and dirt all over it!

petmet

santa clara, CA, USA

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problem #2

2008May 14

Dakota 3.2L V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 42,000 miles

HAD NEW BRAKES PUT ON MY 2001 DODGE DAKOTA,THEY NOW GET VERY HOT AND LOCK UP,TOOK IT BACK SAID NOTHING WRONG,BUT DAMN THEY SURE GET HOT AND SMOKE FOR SOME REASON,AND LOCK UP SO TIGHT WHEN YOU PUSH ON THE GAS YOU CAN FEEL IT HOLDING BACK FEELS LIKE YOU ARE PUSHING SOMETHING VERY BIG.ANY SUGGESTIONS?

K.L. L.

Seelyville, IN, USA

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problem #1

2007Jul 01

(reported on)

Dakota Sport 4.7L V8

  • Automatic transmission
  • 36,000 miles

This truck runs great. The only problem is the Brakes they are the biggest pain I have ever had . Nobody seems to know what the problem is. The passenger side wheel gets so hot they smoke and inside you can smell the burning brake fluid. I had the dealer check it out and he said it was a bad master cyl. Okay we did that and about a month later the same thing happened again. I took it to my personal mechanic and he did some research and found that the brake fluid had burned up and the dealer never changed the fluid when they did the master cyl. We also changed the rotors and pads. The truck ran fine for about 6 months and guess what the same thing all over again. What do I have to do change the whole damn brake system..... If any of you guys or girls out there had this problem and somehow had it solved pleaseeee drop me a line..
Thanks, Marty

Martin L.

Cranford, NJ, USA

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