One problem related to brake drum wheel cylinder has been reported for the 2000 Dodge Dakota. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Lack of braking bias to the rear of my 2000 Dakota r/t pickup. This has caused my truck to go through 3 sets of rotors in 55, 000 miles. I have also had several near accidents to to the reduced braking. I have similar trucks built in 98 and 99 without this issue.