Six problems related to brake hoses, lines/piping, and fittings have been reported for the 2000 Dodge Dakota. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Brake lines rusted-lost all the fluid. The brake lines had to be replaced and fabricated by the repair shop.
2000 Dodge Dakota slt. Very low mileage 36,300 events leading to failure: driving failure: brake line rusted through to point of failure. First occurrence in this truck. Almost hit another vehicle. Spilled brake fluid on a 2 mile drive to work. Did not know was spilling. Warning light came on only after failure (possible during) correction: buying parts to fix broken line. Other lines look bad also, may need replaced soon. Have to wait another week for another payday. Should be a safety recall!!!. This happened to my father in his 1999 Dodge Dakota,so this is nothing new.
Brake lines totally rusted out all over truck at 70k;have contacted NHTSA before about terrible oem quality vs rust of brake lines. Please mandate stainless lines and brass or stainless fittings . ~ 5$ per car, save 1000's of lives. The present "protection" coatings on steel are truly useless. Nhtsa replied they are "too expensive" last time. I checked costs actual quoted cost difference on 25 feet of tubing was about 8$. Far more important than anything else you can do.
The contact owns a 2000 Dodge Dakota. While driving 2 mph, the vehicle failed to stop when the brakes were applied. The contact applied the emergency brake in order to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to a repair shop and the mechanic stated that the metallic brake line was rusted. The mechanic replaced the brake line. The current and failure mileages were 92,000. The consumer stated had 2 front brake lines plus second line between junction blocks replaced by the dealer and after inspection revealed additional rust. Updated 11/20/07.
Brake failure due to rusted brake pipes.
This vehicle is part of recall for rear brake hose . Consumer states there were two recalls for same malfunction.