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Seizing brakes on 2001 Dodge Dakota 6cl
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Bernie
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Jan 9, 2009, 3:50 PM
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Seizing brakes on 2001 Dodge Dakota 6cl
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Recurring brake seizing problem on 2001 3.9 litre dodge dakota. Have spent over $1600.00 on repairs by qualified repair shops on 3 occasions to no avail. Today. the front left (disc) brake seized on. I become aware because pedal becomes rock hard with no free play and wheel pulls to l. or r. whichever is seizing. When I stop and touch the wheels, one of them is too hot to touch. If the truck sits for a few hours and cools down, brakes seem normal again. I'm really reluctant to write the following but it is absolutely true. Sometimes, the right or left REAR brake will seize also and as you know, they are drum brakes not discs like the fronts. Incidentally the mileage is only about 70 K but I have had the rotors replaced on 2 occasions with aftermarket stuff because the problem started with oem parts and Iv'e been told the Chrysler rotors are problematic.The most recent serviceman thought their might be dirt in the hydraulic system so he flushed it and replaced the fluid , again to no avail.I just can't trust this vehicle for reliable transportation any more. Are their any sugestions out their???????????????????
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Tom Greenleaf
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Jan 9, 2009, 4:20 PM
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Re: Seizing brakes on 2001 Dodge Dakota 6cl
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Some thoughts on this: The hot one to the touch is the one that's seizing up. Vehicle will pull either way when hot as sometimes the hot or dragging one has more friction then less when too hot.
Problem can be either the caliper or the flex hose to it or a mix of both. Best to replace in pairs. You didn't say was the $1600 bucks in repairs was for and if not those items already done not sure what to say except it's bad luck all at once.
Check all brakes. Rear drums can freeze wheel cylinder's pistons but more commonly a parking brake cable refuses to release all the way. It might be the front brakes so hot that fluid is boiling and rear brakes are still working hard - dunno from here.
Rear brakes if one is dragging tend NOT to make the vehicle pull so much but will show one warm or hot vs the other if so. If equal perhaps both are doing more work than they should if fronts are boiling fluid.
It's brakes - gotta check them all out and repair/replace parts as needed,
T
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