2002 Dodge Dakota Brakes Problems

“This is the second time one of the break lines has rusted thru. This time I hit the brakes hard to miss two dear and the pedal went to the floor. I only could stop the truck with the emergency break. The truck has not been used off road and has been driven in virginia is hole life. The first time my mechanic caught a leak in the line before any problem.”

“Have had steering knuckles replaced twice on my truck because the caliper bolts strip out and cause my truck do dive left or right upon braking. Also caused by brake pad rails wearing too muck and not letting the calipers move the brake pads to apply the brakes. Almost caused accidents multiple times but dealer says its not an issue.”

“Front brakes lock up. Truck currently has 23000 miles because I do not want to drive a truck that the brakes lock up to the point that I am pulled into the opposing lanes or onto the median. Has been happening since 2002 and happens about once every 5 or 6 times I use the truck. There doesn't seem to be any time or reason for this and it is very unpredictable.”

“I had just purchased the car 2 weeks earlier. I was accelerating to merge onto the freeway and the accelerator stuck at 60 MPH. No matter what I did to the pedal, it was stuck at 60 MPH. The brakes would not work either. I was in a runaway car on a busy freeway. I tried to negotiate the traffic for 2 miles then decided I needed to get off the freeway. I started to smash into the freeway off-ramp retaining wall in the effort to slow the truck down which it did to some degree. …”

“While driving the vehicle, the front brakes lock on. This has happened at least 3 times. The most recent time, I was driving 60 MPH on the highway then I noticed a burning smell. The only solution is to park the vehicle and allow the brakes to cool down. At 60 degrees outdoor temperature, this took about an hour.”