Brake Disc Rotor Problems of Dodge Ram 1500 - part 2

The front rotors on my Dodge Ram 1500 have warped and been replaced twice in 5 months. Dealer states this is uncommon.

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1] no problem just applied brakes 2] when I apply brakes it vibrates the front end. 3] I took to randall knoll dealership in terrell and they kept the vehicle all day and said they didn't find a problem and ask if I wanted to put new brakes on so I said if it would fix the problem so they applied the new brakes and nothing changed the vibration. Or shaking when you applied the breaks. This problem has been going on for over a year. Took the truck to a local shop and had the rotors turned and then replaced and still the problem exists. Please advise what the problem is when you have to apply the breaks quick you become afraid that the vehicle will not stop.

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While braking steering wheel vibrated and consumer heard a squeaking noise coming from the front brakes. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.

Rotors warped without warning.

2004 Dodge Ram 1500 quad cab hemi. At 10,000 miles lots of steering wheel shudder while braking. Dealer replaced rotors, pads and calipers under warranty. At about 17,000 I start getting the same problem. Dealer repaced again. This seems to be an epidemic and I see people are getting charged to fix this obvious manufacturers defect.

While driving at 60 mph vehicle vibrated, and took longer to stop the vehicle when applying the brakes. Dealer determined that rotors were warped, and were not cover under warranty. . Read more...

While braking vehicle lost brake power, and consumer drove the vehicle into snow on the side of the road to stop. Vehicle was towed to an independent repair shop, where the mechanic determined that right front rotor blew apart, causing the loss of brake power.

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Second time to go to dealership about warped rotors. They try to get away with just turning them, but issue just returns. Dc has some major issues with their rotors and safety is a major factor, but the way they are dealing with the situation also needs to be addressed.

My rotors warped after about 10,000 miles, the dealer resurfaced them. They warped again after another 8,000 miles, they replaced them. Then they warped again after another 6,000 or so miles. I don't do heavy traffic driving, so I am not riding my brakes, and even if I were, they should not be warping so quickly.

While driving consumer depressed the brake pedal to stop the vehicle and front of the vehicle vibrated, the brake pedal went down to the floor, and the vehicle hit the rear of another vehicle. Vehicle was taken to the dealer, who determined that front left rotor was bent. This could have caused the brake failure.

The vehicle's front brake rotors warped. This caused the pedal to lock up and resulted in extended stopping distance. The dealer is aware of the problem.

At approximately 15,000 (mostly highway driving) miles on my 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 truck, when depressing the brake pedal, increasingly severe cab and steering wheel vibration occurs. Warranty for brakes expired at 12 mos/12k miles. Dealer initial recommendation was to offer to turn the front disc rotors. Dealer said problem caused by driving style or vehicle usage, although I don't tow or carry heavy loads. Dealer did not acknowledge a TSB for this problem till I brought it to their attention. TSB says to turn rotor, replace pads, and replace calipers. Seems like the rotor is the issue and should be replaced.

Pulsation when braking. Rotors pitted per dealer. Resolution of turning not accepted by customer. Rotors replaced at 8936 miles.

Front brake rotors warped in less than 8000 miles causing a strong front-end vibration when braking at highway speeds.

2003 Dodge Ram 1500 and brakes started pulsating at about 13000 miles. . Told dealer. . Told me was a wear item. . Tuff luck. . Now I have a 30k truck that bouces when the brakes are applied. I cant believe the brake rotors are already junk. . And now the trucks stopping ability is not as good. Can I make the dealer install new rotors?.

2002 2wd Dodge Ram 1500 quad cab 4. 7l - at 25000 miles, dealer found warped front rotors causing my described hard shimmy in front end while braking. Solution was to turn rotors to eliminate the warping. At 29500 miles, took truck to dealer again, and dealer informed that rotors needed to be turned again, and it needed new pads to correct the shimmy. Now at 32000 miles, shimmy is back and dealers are saying truck needs new rotors. Should not have to replace rotors on a truck that does not haul, tow, or is driven hard. I have owned trucks of other makes, and none needed brake rotors until at least 75000 miles. I feel there is some problem with this product that should be investigated. To the date, I have spent over $400 for these repairs, and they expect rotor replacement to cost nearly another $400.

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Warped brake rotors have been replaced several times on the front and once on the rear of the truck. This problem started at 11700 miles and continues to this day.

While braking in rainy weather rotors caused the vehicle to vibrate. Dealership tried to repair the vehicle 4 times, but had not resolved the problem.

Front brake rotors have warped and caused a vibration / pulsation in the braking. Dealer re-surfaced the rotors but I think this is only a temporary fix. Why would rotors warp at 5,000 miles??? must be a defective design.

I have a 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 quad cab - at approximately 5400 miles, the front end began to shake like the rotors were possibly warped. I took it to the dealership to have it checked and was told the rotors were definitely warped. The rotors were replaced, but I have a really big problem question. . Read more...

2003 Dodge Ram 1500 quad cab w/17" wheels. Taken in at 17,883 miles for brake shudder or vibration. They gave a free brake inspection and resurfaced the front rotors. It was taken in again at 25,506 miles for the same brake shudder or vibration. They replaced caliper's, washer br, pad kit, and resurfaced rotors. Now at 34,000 miles I have the same brake shudder or vibration.

Brake rotors warped for the 3rd time in 13k miles. . . . . Very dangerous because there were no puddles or hard braking involed as the dealer trys to pin the blame on driving habbits and weather. . . . What happens when im towing????.

Warping rotors on 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 5. 7l. . Read more...

Brake rotors warp every 7000 miles or so. Rotors replaced by dealer 12/29/2003 at approximately 8k miles. Now have 15k miles and steering wheel shakes and shudders when stopping, just like before. There is a safety defect here.

I have a 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 quad cab with just over 6,000 miles on it. At around 5,000 miles the brake pedal started to vibrate under braking and vibration could be felt in the steering wheel. About 200 miles later the brakes started squeaking. Currently, I suspect the front rotors to be warped and have seen multiple complaints online by other ram owners with similar issues.

2003, Dodge, Ram 1500, hemi, 20" wheels, warped rotors. Rotors replaced at 7000 miles. Warped rotors reduces stopping power and therefore increases stopping distance. I believe this is an issue that really needs to be addressed because it can lead to accidents as a result of stopping distance .

Rotors on 2002 Dodge ram is warped. Again for third time in 6 months. Truck shimmies or shakes violently when brakes applied. . Read more...

I purchased my Dodge Ram 1500 4x4 in June of 2003. In September of 2003 I was working in richmond, va. And started getting a vibration in the steering wheel when I braked. I took it to a Dodge dealership in richmond, where they found nothing wrong with the truck. In October of 2003 I traveled to California for work, and still had the problem. I took it to a dealership in orange county where they found "nothing wrong with the truck. ". I then returned to texas where I took it to a dealership in corpus christi, TX. Where they told me the rotars where warped, and I must have gotten my brakes wet and warped them. After 7 hours, the district manager ok'd them to turn my rotors- the truck was past its 12,000 mile warranty. They then told me I may have future problems with my rear rotors. In Aug. Of 2004, I came to florida to work and started having a severe vibration in my brakes. Since the dealerships were closed during the hurricanes, I took the truck to a goodyear, where they turned my rear rotars. I know have a worse vibration in the front end of the truck. Dodge is giving me the run around- the calipers and rotars need to be replaced( dealership service manager in winter haven, FL. Told me that Dodge is aware of the calipers not being large enough for the torque put out by the hemi engine and they have issued new calipers. I need help. This has been going on since the truck had 8,000 miles and I am now at 49,000.

When applying the brakes steering wheel would jerk either right or left after driving approximately 50 mph. Took vehicle to dealership, and mechanic indicated that brake rotors were severely warped.

Defective rotors - 2003 Dodge ram pick-ups the brakes on my 2003 Dodge ram p/u began vibrating at around 17,000 mi and got very bad to the point of taking to dealer at 21000 miles. Dealer would not acknowledge known customer problems. There is extensive documentation online in Dodge truck owner sites, about this common problem.

2003 Dodge Ram 1500, hemi, 17" wheels, warped rotors. Rotors replaced at 3000 miles. Warped again at 9000 miles, will be taken in soon for replacement. . . Again. Rotor warping is unsafe as it reduces stopping power and therefore increases stopping distance.

Wheels on my 2002 Dodge ram with 17 inch alloy (grey looking) option wheels has air ventalation openings for the rotors which is too small and doesn't allow enough air to cool off rotors. . This defect in the wheels opening causes rotors to overheat quickly and not be able to cool off. This warps the rotors causing increased stopping distances, and shimmy or shake when brakes applied. Truck vibrates harshly at highway speeds when going to slow down at off ramps. If wheels were designed to allow more air. I have brought to dealer to check brake system and it's found that brakes are fine but rotors are warped. 3000 miles later and rotors are warped again. This will keep happening unless I change rims and my Dodge ram . At Dodge truck world. Com there is a list of owners with same problem . This also could cause fire or inability to stop.

Normal driving use arped rotors-pulsating brake pedal and shaking steering wheel-almost was in an accident bacause of shaking when braking. Dealer will not replace rotors. -nothing.

Vehicle shudders under braking at all speeds. (warped rotors)first occurance @ about 9000 miles. Dealer turned rotors. Second occurance @ about 19000 miles. Dealer did not want to repair under warranty. Relented to repairing front only even though rear is also warped per their inspection. Also indicated a recall on front calipers and pads but not rotors. It appears that this vehicle will continue to warp the rotors at a regular interval. To me,this indicates defective rotor design/materials and should be seriously addressed as a safety concern. I am still trying to get the dealer to concede to repair the front and rear under warranty. The issue has yet to be resolved. In addition to the decreased capacityof the vehicle to stop safely, this warpage and consequent repeated turning of the rotors will obviously lead to eventual replacement of the rotors themselves at considerable expense.

2002 Dodge Ram 1500 I just bought has a shke or shimmy at braking and highway speeds. On the interstate when driving 50mph truck shakes. Go 70mph truck is worse. So going 50 to 70 mphs truck shakes. The faster I go the more violently it shakes. This is a real distraction while driving. Tires are new, they show no wear. I have bought it with 23500 miles on it. It's al;so a certified truck. When stopping soon as you apply brakes it shimmies or shakes violently.