20 problems related to service brakes have been reported for the 2005 Dodge Dakota. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
On October 5, 2016 at approximately 12:45 p. M. , l engaged the cruise control at a speed of 55 miles per hour. When I pressed on the brake pedal the truck accelerated to a speed of 60 miles and higher. I tested the cruise control system twice more and it did the same thing. The vehicle never slowed down. This is a safety hazard. I was on dam neck road where the speed limit is 55 miles per hour. This is a city street. After this occurred my engine light came on, which clearly indicates a mechanical problem. I think there may be other vehicles that could have this same malfunction and cause a serious accident or death.
Summary: on certain pickup trucks equipped with four-wheel antilock brake systems (abs), the abs electronic control unit (ecu) may cause a loss of front to rear brake balance, and the rear brakes could lock up prematurely during certain braking conditions. . Read more...
My brakes locked up completely and my truck slid like it was on ice for 200ft before colliding with the car stopped at the intersection ahead. I have had numerous problems with the braking system and now it has caused an accident which the California law considers me at fault because I rear ended the car ahead of me. I think Chrysler is at fault because their anti lock breaks did not stop the brakes from locking at all now my truck is totaled and another persons car is damaged.
Severe shaking of truck when applying the brakes and brake pedal going to the floor at times when applying the brakes. When taken to the dealer, because of an extended warranty, I was informed I would have to pay for the repair. They knew of an ongoing concern regaurding this problem and never notified owners about it. I consider it a safety hazard because the vehichle shakes so badly you have to stop braking in order to get it to quit. There are times on the highway you have to use the brake. I thought the truck was going to roll over one time. When the brake pedal went to the floori almost rearended somebody infront of me.
I was having a pulsing sensation with my brakes. When I brought it in to the garage and they test drove the truck the rear tires completely seized.
Rear brake juddering (shaking) causes the truck to "bounce" in the rear which, if happening suddenly, can cause the operator to lose control of the vehicle. The rear drums on the '05 Dodge Dakota are too small and heat up and "warp", which causes the rear brakes to be much less effective at helping to slow the vehicle. Chrysler motors released a TSB related to the rear braking system, but only owners within the first 12,000 miles of their vehicle's life are eligible for the free repair.
I have a 2005 Dodge Dakota laramie. The brakes usually work all right but if there is a little bit of ice the abs engages early and the car does not stop. This has happened twice to me on ice. Once I almost hit someone. Today I did rearend someone. The car didn't even feel like it was slowing down at all.
2005 Dodge Dakota with brake shuddering at highway speeds. This is a problem reported by numerous owners, as is evidenced by searching the internet. The dealerships do not take ownership of the problem even though Dodge first issued a technical bulletin on this problem in November of 2005 (bulletin 05-004-05) and updated it in may 2006 (bulletin 05-002-06). In some instances, the issued bulletin requires the vehicle rear axles to to be replaced.
When applying brakes going down hill or when carrying a light load brakes vibrate violently.
The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Dakota. While driving at any speed, but particularly at speeds between 50-70 mph, the steering wheel vibrates out of the contact's hand when the brake pedal is depressed. The dealer replaced the front rotors and brakes. Two weeks later, the failure recurred. The purchase date was unknown. The current mileage was 32,000 and failure mileage was 20,000.
At 1 k I noticed a vibration when I applied the brakes. At first I thought it was my front rotors. Took it to dealer. They checked it out and they replaced the rear brake shoes. It was good until about 4500 miles. The vibrations started again. During interstate driving if I had to apply the brakes suddenly the vibration was very violent. Took it back to dealer. Told me that they would have to order new brake drums. At 5700 miles the new drums were installed. The vibration was still there with an additional popping sound when I applied the brakes. Took it back the next day. Can you believe that the new drums were warped? the dealer put the original drums back on. They contacted Chrysler and they want to balance the tires.
On going incident. Under normal conditions with any load in truck bed it takes over 200 feet to stop from 60 mph. If you add a load or trailer or both the stopping distances increase to well over 300 feet & there was brake vibration coming from the rear. To address the vibration problem Dodge came out with a technical service bulletin (TSB), #05-004-05 rev. A, to address the vibration problem. Bulletin complied with which amount to refacing the front discs & rear drums,& replacement of the rear linings. At time of pick up the brake pedal had to be pumped 2 or more times to obtain braking action. Upon re-inspection by the dealer they found that one of the automatic adjuster lock down spring had become loose. Re-attached, it solved the pumping of the brake pedal going to the floor. However, the once firm brake pedal is now too soft and no amount of pumping will provide a firm feel. The dealer tried to call Dodge technical services. They advised that could not find an answer or reason for the problem. At the present time I'm having to deal with this problem as the work was done while I was on a trip to illinois and I live in georgia. My local dealer here in georgia is not an acceptable. The dealer in illinois is well aware of the problem & we will going there in late July & they will be checking out the problem. I contacted Dodge customer services & was advised "we do not have any technical information here" & are quite unconcerned about the whole problem & cannot help you. Brief history; prior to the 2005 introduction of the revised/updated 2005 Dakota the previous models had 4 wheel disc brakes that were not causing any problems. For 2005 Dodge changed from the 4 wheel discs to front discs & rear drums. I will be moving from georgia to illinois in the near future & have already made six trips towing a 5' x 8" u-haul trailer and have experienced many occasions that the factory installed brakes fade excessively to almost no brakes.
There is a pulsation in the brake system when stopping. First had front rotors turned, rear axles & drums replaced at 3,081 miles (4 months old). Had front rotors replaced at 8,561 miles (11 months old). Still feel pulsation when slowing from 45-50 mph.
Rear brake pulsation.
2005 Dodge Dakota shakes when brakes are applied above 50mph. Dealer turned rotors at 9000 miles, stopped problem for a couple thousand miles. Started again at about 12,000miles, had rotors turned again. Still had issue at 21,000 miles, front rotors replaced. The new rotors were fine for a few thousand miles, but started shaking again at about 26,000 miles. This has been an ongoing issue, truck now has 60,000 miles (and 3rd set of rotors) and still shakes.
My 2005 Dodge Dakota 4 door pickup started to shimmy very bad and I had a hard time controlling the truck while braking on steep downhill highways in virginia and west virginia. I told the dealership when they resurfaced the rotors that they would not last through virginia and west virginia. My truck only had 9,400 miles on it. This is the second problem I have had with the braking system on my truck. If I have not had this problem in the past I could have had a serious accident on a 4 lane highway at highway speeds on these steep grades. Resurfacing the rotors or drums is not the solution, but is going to make the problem more serious due to the fact that when these parts are resurfaced they take away metal from the rotors or drums which makes these parts heat up even faster in this situation. These parts need to be replaces. I would have thought that the braking system on a new truck would be taken more serious than just resurfacing the rotors. But I guess Dodge is trying to repair the brakes the cheap way, until someone gets hurt or killed due to the brakes. Then Dodge will maybe take a look at this problem.
2005 Dodge Dakota 4x4 v-6 purchased new. Recurrent brake issues starting immediately after purchase, five visits to the dealer, each more involved then the last, culminating in having all brakes replaced (supposedly) with rear axles included (bent from factory we were informed). The violent pulsating is back again exactly the same as before and getting progressively worse. This cannot be an isolated incident as we were informed by a "tech" that the rear brake replacements were shipped in a vacuum sealed clamshell with carboard backing! this truck is literally getting to the point where I will not let my wife drive it for fear that she will be hurt in a panic stop situation. It is scheduled for another visit but is now past warranty. . . My interest is in whether there are other complaints such as this and if there is a recall pending. . .
2005 and early 2006 Dodge Dakota's equipped with the 8. 25 inch rear axle have a defective brake design. They utilize a single spring between the rear brake shoes which creates varying degrees of brake shuddering upon application. In addition many of these trucks are equipped with defective axles which contribute to the shuddering problem. In late 2005, Dodge issued a TSB to their dealers on how to correct these problems. This was soon superseded by TSB 05-002-006. I purchased a truck with both the defective brakes and defective axles in August of 2005. I was never notified of either TSB by Chrysler corporation. I now understand that since my vehicle is over one year old that I am responsible for much of the cost of repairing these factory defects to an important safety system. Dodge issued two TSB's and began installing a properly designed rear brake assembly on all new Dakotas built after January 2006. I believe that Dodge should issue an immediate safety recall for all affected 2005 and early 2006 Dakota trucks and repair them for little or no cost to the owner. This problem has undoubtedly increased the risk for serious accidents due to diminished braking power and driver reaction to the pulsating pedal on hard braking. In addition, numerous owners have probably paid for unnecessary and ineffective repairs since the symptoms of this design defect mimic those of out-of-round brake drums.
Shutter and pulsating when applying the brakes. Has been back to the dealers several times. They turned rotors and problem was not corrected. They said there was no fix at that time. Truck was returned again and they replaced a rear axle, rear brakes, and re-surfaced the front rotors this corrected the problem for a short time, the truck now has less than 15000 miles on it, and is unsafe to drive at speeds over 35 mph,so it is seldom used.
The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Dakota. The contact stated immediately he began experiencing the brake pedal pulsating. The service dealer did not recognize the problem. The contact stated he kept experiencing the problem, and it did get worse. The dealership replaced the front brake rotors, but this did not remedy the problem. Also, the dealership replaced the rear brake drums. The contact stated that this did almost fix the problem, but after a week of driving, the pulsation appeared again. The service dealer examined the vehicle, and stated they did not feel the pulsation. They were doing the best they could for the consumer. Updated 07/25/06.