Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / DAKOTA / 2002

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005034132 Incident Date: Aug, 11 2005
Consumer's City: SPRINGFIELD Consumer's State: VT
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: DAKOTA Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:disc:caliper
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1B7HG38N32S Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 14 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 24 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 2002 dodge dakota brake calipers lock up, the date below is not the first time this happened to me. the first time was on april 20th 2005, the left caliper locked up. i had that caliper replaced. the second time the right caliper locked up on the right side on june 3rd 2005. now the third time around and i have information that i am not the only one. on august 12th i paid for a tow charge and came close to a fire. one of the other people that informed me of the same problem had there caliper catch fire. i hope this information helps. i had no luck with the manufacturer. i will try and have them hold this caliper for you to look at. thanks. *nm