general problems of the 2004 Dodge Caravan

While on the hwy, doing the posted speed of 65, I suddenly felt a vibration in the driver's rear wheel. Thinking a tire blew, I pulled over to the side of the road. The tire was fine, nothing was hanging. I proceeded to continue down the hwy, and within minutes, it happened again. Once again, I pulled to the side of the road, the tire was fine, nothing was hanging under the vehicle, but there was a strong burning smell. Come to find out, according to the dealer, there was a service bulletin about the brakes on my vehicle coming apart. This is a very dangerous thing, and could've caused a collision.

2004 Dodge Caravan sxt, both rear brakes are all rusty inside. Springs, backing plate,brake shoes, drums, adjusters every thing is rusty. I called my dealer and told them and he said that all they do is sand the surface of the brake pad and put them back together. Well today it's 25 deg outside and both wheels are froze up. The van will not move, both back wheels just slide. When I drive the van I can tell that the back brakes are not working because the van will nose dive when I put the brakes on.

This problem has occurred several times in the last month or two. The brakes accumulated excessive amounts of brake dust. Dealer claims that the brakes are working normally. The vehicle stopping distance was increased by 430% when the vehicle was loaded. The vehicles front wheels lock up while driving on wet/low friction surfaces.