16 problems related to brake disc pads have been reported for the 2000 Dodge Dakota. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Rotors turned and then warped/wore set of pads down to bare metal in less than 20,000 miles. Rotors were warped at 32,000 (at time of purchase), 50,000, 63,000, and 80,000. Rear brakes replaced at same interval as front brakes, but hardly any wear was present at time of malfunction of front brakes. All other brake components inspected, no other failures noted. Failure caused an accident due to the brakes giving out. Rwal does not function. No system indication to malfunction. Pulled fuse, and system faults as normal. Extremely poor brake performance/endurance.
The contact owns a 2000 Dodge Dakota quad cab. While driving 55-60 mph, the contact smelled hot brake fluid and noticed that the brake pads were grinding into the rotor. The vehicle was towed to his residence. Upon further investigation, the contact discovered a defect in the knuckle of the vehicle. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 169,000 and current mileage was 169,015.
2000 Dodge Dakota constant mechanical failure due to the type of rotors, brake pads, and ball joints they use. They use inferior products that do not last on a vehicle based on normal wear and tear. Have to constantly replace brake pads and rotors about every 20,000 miles. That is not acceptable. Dodge products from the earlier years really suck. I am not sure about the newest models such as 2004 and 2005.
1-grabbing & squeaky brakes; 2-front rotors & disc pads; 3-replaced front rotors & disc pads. Dealership kept old parts. Ak.
Vehicle vibrated severely when braking from 5-65 mph. Vehicle was driven to the dealer for inspection, and dealer determined that front pads broke, and both front rotors were warped.
Shuddering and vibration in brakes when stopping at all speeds. Have replaced pads, and rotors twice. Had rotors turned once in between changes. Have seen many other complaints and service bulletins issued on this. Why is no one doing a defect investigation?.
When driving it feels like vehicle has a mind of its own. Driver will attempt to drive straight, yet it feels like vehicle is alternately pulling towards left and right. Dealer replaced front brake pads and rotors three times. This did not remedy the problem. Vehicle had been examined by dealer five times, and stated no problem could be found with the way vehicle performed.
Brake rotor on my 2000 Dodge Dakota have been turned down twice and replace once in 30,000 miles. The was due to excessive pulsating and degradation of stopping ability. I am concerned that this problem is a safety issue due to the occurrence of reduced braking power. This problem is occuring once again and needs to be remedied. I have been told by Dodge that is is normal wear and will happen. A warped brake rotor is not considered normal wear. The pulsation of the brakes can easily cause someone to lose control on a slippery surface. It is also concievable that the abs system may not work properly when the rotor is warped. Please look further into this, thank you.
My 2000 Dodge Dakota has has front rotor problems continually. Dealer temporarly cured the problem by changing front pads, turning down front rotors and rear drums. Warranty ran out and I had same problem. Warped front rotors. I had heavy duty rotors installed and ceramic pads installed at different times. Nothing has helped the problem. When I step on the breaks the front end shimmys until I take it to a repair facility to have more work done. Okay for about 5,000 or less miles. What are my options besides setting the thing on fire and getting a new one?.
Truck shakes when braking at slow or moderate speed. Replaced front rotors and pads three months ago at 38,000 miles. Now with 43,000 miles the shaking has returned.
Front rotors warped after 6 mo. /11,000 miles, replaced rotors and pads. Warped again at 15 months, 33,000, but used for additional year+. Replaced again at 32 months/60,000. Again warped after 40 mo/73,000, but used 5 months. Replacing again with high performance slotted/drilled and keeping my fingers crossed.
After about 13000 miles, application of brakes caused increasingly severe shuddering of front of truck accompanied by significant extension of braking distance (at least 30%). Narrowly avoided what could have been a major collision. Suspected failure of abs, took car to dealer who diagnosed it as warped rotors in the front. Dealer turned rotors and reported essentially zero wear on the brakepads. Dealer also replaced brake pads. Dealer surmised that there was a chronic material problem with the Dakota disk brake system. This problem appears to manifest itself again now, some 8000 miles later. When I recently contacted Chrysler by e-mail and explained the problem, their response was merely that there was currently no open problem (hence no action). What is hard to fathom is that NHTSA with some 100 user complaints about the very same safety-related problem does not appear to be pursuing this issue. Corrective action by Dodge in the form of a recall and replacement of the failure-prone disk system is clearly warranted in this situation. Please advise what, if any, action NHTSA is taking, or plans to take, to address this problem. This truly is a matter of "people saving people. ".
Problem is that the brake pads are like brand new and the rotors are heavily grooved on both sides of the rotor and it is both rotors. It took the factory rep from Dodge two months to look at it and when he finally did he said it was normal wear and tear. I have had vehicles for over 7 years for one vehicle and have never had to even replace the brakes. They tried to tell me it is stop and go traffic or pulling my boat and I told them I have only pulled it about 5 times. Why would you put a towing package on the truck if you were going to have to replace the rotors evey 15 thousand miles. This is a safety problem and someone is goin to be killed one day if they already haven't. Can you do something about this problem or are we just screwed again.
When applying brakes front brakes locks up and the vehicle pulls to left and right, cause unknown. Consumer states the problem does not occur everytime the brakes are applied, two mechanis could not duplicate the problem, the brake pads have been replaced four times, the rotors have been turned and the problem still remains.
Brake rotors warp on 2000 Dodge Dakota. I had to have the front brake rotors turned twice, followed by replacement of the rotors, all before 50,000 miles. The new rotors have already started to warp, less than 2 months after installation. Note: brake pads show no unusual wear and haven't been replaced; the pads are supposed to be the sacrificial part, not the rotors!!! all work has been performed by clear lake Dodge and allen samuels Chrysler, both in houston; at no time has either place mentioned any systemic problem with Dakota brake rotors.
2000 Dodge Dakota front disc brake rotors are rusting from the inside out. This failure caused severe shuttering when brakes were applied. Dealer stated rotors and pads had to be replaced. Consumer was informed that Dodge was aware of the failure but would replace the rotors/pads up to 12k miles or 1 year. Consumer has possession of the defective rotors.