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BlackDak20
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12/01/2002
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I have an 02 quad cab and I have only had it for a little bit over a year now. On my truck the front brake pads and rotors are shot already. I dont do any hard breaking or "late breaking" or anything like that on them. I have abou 13,000 miles on my truck. Has anyone else had this problem before?
Thanx guys
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Rob454
Dodge Dakota
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12/08/2002
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stock dakota brake pads suck. move up to a better aftermarket pad
Rob
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SpongeBob
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12/08/2002
21:40:20
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BlackDak20...I have 26,000 on my 2000 and they are fine.They do squeal from time to time.
00 Dakota SLT 4.7 auto 355 LS
02 Grand Cherokee 4.7 4x4 auto
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Todd Bouton
Dodge Dakota
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12/09/2002
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Check this out:
http://www.stoptech.com/whitepapers/warped_rotors_myth.htm
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jam0o0
Dodge Dakota
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1/20/2003
20:14:35
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i got a '02 quad cab these brakes are some or the worst rated things made today
i have just over 11k miles on my truck and the brakes squeel and they take FOREVER to stop the truck
if any one knows a good replacement brake pad please tell me
also if you know of a good conversion kit for the rear breaks (drum to disk)
any info is apreciated
thanks
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02GraphiteDak
Dodge Dakota
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1/22/2003
10:48:12
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Take your pads off and sand the pad down on a piece of sand paper on a flat surface. Same happened hear, but I was hauling a trailer, the pads Glazed over. Or get a set of Raybestes Brake pads lifetime warranty
Im not speeding Officer I was qualifiying!
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Vince Smith
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1/22/2003
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I have a 2002 Dakota reg cab 4x2 with 12,000 miles and have pulsation. The dealer says this is common and it will probably take 2 years for the factory to find a cure. The grand cherokees had this problem and that is how long it took to fix them, says the dealer. I will be out of warranty by then, how convienient! My truck also has issues with a popping noise and sensation if any one knows about this problem, it does it when I turn, or stop, Help!
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jam0o0
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1/23/2003
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vince
i had a popping sound too
i took the truck to the dealer and made the truck make the noise
they looked at it and they tightenned some bolts in the front suspention
no problems since then
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Texas Todd
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1/23/2003
11:39:33
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Vince, there is a TSB out for the popping sound, it's from the steering column somehow I think.
Please read this link:
http://www.stoptech.com/whitepapers/warped_rotors_myth.htm
My 01 QC's feel funny sometimes. I've done nothing, and they seem to 'fix' themselves.
I think if the people that had that weird feeling pedals would wait a while, it would 'fix' itself in most all cases.
Mine stops OK.
Good luck
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BlackDak02
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1/24/2003
14:37:47
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Informative site Todd, thanks!
2002 Black CC SLT 4x4
4.7L 45RFE 3.55 LSRD
"Nothing is more fairly distributed than common sense: no one thinks he needs more of it than he already has."
-Descartes
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noaht
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2/16/2005
06:53:43
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i have a 2002 dakota 4 wheel drive the front brakes takes spells and both front brakes will drag real bad you can park it up and let it set for a while and then they will let go and it will be alright it dont do it all the time i cant figure it out
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DALE
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3/02/2005
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I must have a screwed up pair of rotors then.. My fromnt pads are like new and the rotors have gone to hell in a handbasket.. I'll drive it until they need replaced.. why fix something that works fine. Must admit they are a little grabby at times though..
2002 Dak. 3in Body Lift and 33" Yokohamas..
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mikec041
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3/02/2005
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Grand Cherokee's still have the rotor problem.
It's cheaper for Chrysler to deny problem than to replace rotors with better quality. After 1 year it's your problem not their's.
My wife's 99 GC had the rotors replaced about every 8k by the dealer free until the 36k warranty expired then i replaced them with slotted rotors and no problem since.
My 04 dak needed rotors at 13k.
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RJ
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4/10/2005
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I have a 2003 dakota 4x4 Quad cab W/4 wheel disk brakes.At 15000 mi. I had to take it to dealer because rear rotors had 1/8" groves in them.It know has 27000 mi on it and ALL brakes are shot,can't find aftermarket parts anywhere.It has dual piston calipers in front and 5.9L 360 ....any ideas???
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JES
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4/11/2005
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I had my factory rotors turned at 20k miles. Sanded the pads at that time also. Put a total of 60k miles on the original pads and rotors before the rotors were warped again. Just put the cheap-o WearEver brand from Advance on my truck a while ago. Spent a total of $79 for everything. Got 3k miles on em so far with no probs. I'm really curious to see if this $79 brake job will outlast the factory equipment. My guess is that it will.
Eric -- http://photos.yahoo.com/jes_96
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Phil
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10/05/2007
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I bought my 02 Dakota Quad cab new in 02 and paid for the bumper to bumper if anything goes wrong warrenty. Three months later my front left wheel almost falls off at the spindle... twice. The only thing keeping it on was the brake rotor and caliper. When I went to get it fixed I had to pay for pads and bent rotors to be replaced (not covered under warranty)even though warranty problem caused brake trouble. From that time to now, 120,000 miles later I have replaced rotors and pads (ceramic) two more times and they are bad again. I have also replaced the spindles once because I have a bad pulsing vibration every time I used the brakes and found the problem was in the design of the spindles where the pads slide on the rails cast into the spindles. A pocket forms in the machined surface of the face of these rails...allowing the pads to vibrate when brakes are applied. I tried to buy a set at a salvage yard and found all to be the same. I again need another set of spindles along with brake parts. Never again!!!! When you guys pull your brakes appart or have it done check these surfaces or have your mechanic check them. I believe this should be a recall.
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Hew84
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7/22/2008
20:35:28
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I've had an '02 club cab 5 speed since new it's got just over 31,000 miles on it and now 2 times in the past 6 months my front brakes have completely locked up on me. The weird thing is that it doesn't happen after heavy braking, the first time it happen when I was just cruising down the road and the second time happened when I came to a yeild. Does anyone know why the hell this randomly happens?
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jam0o0
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7/23/2008
09:21:03
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my brakes lock up every time it rains. only the first 3 or 4 stops though. 75,000 miles on the original rotors
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Sam
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11/19/2008
12:11:52
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Warping Rotors: I used to go through rotors as well. I read that uneven torquing of your lug nuts can help lead to rotor warping. And be sure to employ the star pattern sequence when tightening the lugs.
I finger tighten all nuts in the star pattern. Then snug with the tire iron. Then put the torque wrench on them and tighten to 115 lbs-ft. (My Haines manual says from 85 to 115 is acceptable.)
Also, I tend to turn Overdrive OFF when doing medium to hard braking. Much like you would downshift in a manual. Saves some wear on the brakes & rotors and helps stop the truck faster. The Dakotas are heavy trucks (mine is V8) for the brakes they wear.
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grasso4487
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7/24/2010
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02 club cab dakota, 3.9V6. With 85k miles on it, my brake pedal is REAL spongey. Went through two master cylinders in a week, still no pedal at all. I've got crossdrilled slotted rotors, I've replaced calipers,I've redone brake lines. Please help, if anyone has any clue. Dodge needs to do something, I'm stuck driving my Camaro until I get my baby fixed
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Paul Underhil
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8/05/2013
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I have 2000 Dodge Dakota Sport Cab and a set of front rotors would warp every year or two. I even tried vented and slotted rotors.
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Then I phoned Brake Warehouse in Binghamton, NY
and the person said he used to own a 1999 Dakota Truck.
He advised against using ceramic pads.
Rather he said the truck needs Kevlar/High Carbon Steel Pads
and High Temp Slotted and Drilled rotors.
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After 2 years with this set up the front breaks are fine.
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