Dodge Durango brakes problems

brakes problem

6.0

fairly significant

Typical Repair Cost:

no data

Average Mileage:

53,438 miles

Number of complaints:

1 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. not sure (1 reports)

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problem #1

2007May 03

(reported on)

Durango LTD HEMI

  • Automatic transmission
  • 53,438 miles

I had just changed lanes and the traffic was stopped ahead about 150 feet. I applied light pressure to the brakes and nothing happened, it felt like the brake pedal was attached to nothing. I stepped on it again and nothing, I looked down quickly to make sure I was stepping on the brake, then I quickly hit it 2 more time then pressed with both feet and there was still no pressure under the pedal... then I struck the vehicle in front of me. When my truck hit the vehicle I felt the brake pedal jar and then there was pressure, the brakes engaged. They worked so I could limp to the dealership. Thankfully I was only going about 30 km/h so no one was hurt, however it is an awful feeling. After sitting at the dealership for 4 days, they called to say that they "drove it around for awhile and the brakes are fine". I went in and said "so you took stuff apart, checked the brakes" and they said "no". I had to freak out to get them to agree that they should do that! I said I was not driving it on the highway with my daughter in the truck until they could assure me it was fixed. Has anyone else experienced anything like this?

Leighanne S.

Calgary, AB, Canada

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