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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006078651 | Incident Date: Aug, 16 2006 |
| Consumer's City: HOPATCONG | Consumer's State: NJ |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: DAKOTA | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 12 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 04 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Within 29,500. total miles covered in 4.5 years, there have been 5 episodes when either the front left or front right brake partially seized, which caused the vehicle to veer to one side upon application of the brakes, and emitted smoke. two dealers have offered no plausible cause or remedy. original brake pads, both front and rear, and the front discs and read drums were found to be badly worn at a mere 20,000. miles of light service resulting in all pads being replaced and the rotors and drums being turned. now at 29, 500. miles the front rotors are showing signs of warpage. ok, i'm not an expert, but i've driven about 15 vehicles over a total of a million miles and my feeling is that these brakes are undersized and constantly run too hot. the short brake life is nothing short of astounding. as the dealers seems stumped, my next move is to install racing brakes on the front complete with multiple piston calipers and drilled and slotted rotors. i'm betting that the smoking episodes will stop. one look at this vehicles complaints is all the nhtsa should have to see that there is a design problem, here. *jb |
