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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006069399 | Incident Date: Jun, 06 2006 |
| Consumer's City: ROME | Consumer's State: GA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: DAKOTA | Model Year: 2005 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1D7HE42N85S | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 25 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 04 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 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. *nm |
