2011 Dodge Dakota Brakes Problems

“Was driving at low rate of speed on side road. Began to smell burning tire smell. Pulled over and right front wheel was extremely hot, smoking, dripping burning white plastic looking material onto disk. Got back in and drove to mother-in-law's house, approx three miles. Still hot and appeared close to bursting into flame. Tire and wheel smoking and stinking. Brother in law hit caliper with a hammer to make it release. Has not recurred.”

“Rear brake drums warping after being previously replaced by dealer. Rear brake application inconsistent and rough causing the rear of the vehicle to hop and lose traction when applying the brakes. Vehicle lost control on turn and spun out into grassy area.”

“The contact owns a 2011 Dodge Dakota. While driving at unknown speeds, the brake pedal was applied, but failed to respond. The brake pedal had to be pumped to stop the vehicle. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 43,000.”

“The contact owns 2011 Dodge Dakota. The contact stated that while driving 10 MPH, he attempted to apply the brakes but depressed the accelerator pedal instead because the pedals were positioned very close together. The contact was able to stop the vehicle by shifting into neutral and engaging the emergency brake. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 1,000 and the current mileage was 2,000. The VIN was not available. Updated 05/08/12 updated 05/14/12”