Tl*the contact owns a 2004 dodge dakota. The steering wheel was difficult to turn when the contact was driving approximately 55 MPH. The vehicle continued with caution. The contact stated that the failure was contributed to the steering wheels intermediate shaft. The failure resulted in premature wear to the exhaust system. The part was ordered by an authorized dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure which there was no resolution. The failure mileage was 60,000.
2004 Dodge Dakota: rotors or pads wearing out early
5 of the 206 complaints about the 2004 Dodge Dakota describe rotors or pads wearing out early.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Rotors or pads wearing out early by model year
What owners say
Rotors warped / damaged. Brake rotors are severely warped. Brake pads have more than 35% life and the dealership cannot give any explanation why the rotors are damaged. I called dodge corporation customer service and they will not help. Vehicle maintained only at dodge dealerships and all service has been performed according to dodge recommendation since purchased new.
I am looking for all people that are willing to speak to my attorney about problems they are having with their 04 dakota's. I have had clunking noise coming from front end, whirling noise at idling gets louder when blinker on, windows make clunking noise while rolling up or down, sever e shaking while braking ( warped rotors), transmission leaking, and the list goes on. I am in the middle of lemon law and it took me a long time to be able to find an attorney. This one is excellent.
2004 dodge dakota with 14,000 miles truck <1year old front brake rotors warped not covered by chrysler from searching the internet it appears this is an on going problem as numerious other individuals have reported the same problem in dodge dakota trucks. Rotors sould not warp in 14,00 mile s under normal driving conditions. This appears to be a material defect in the rotors. I have replaced brakes numerious times on other vehicles I have owned and never had this occur with so few miles.
I own a 2002 dodge dakota [xxx]. I now have 40,000 miles on it. My front brakes (disc) needed to be replaced three times due to pulsating. This pulsating is attributed to rotors warping. The rotor warping is caused by too much heat friction in the front braking system. As a result, the rotors warp causing a substantial loss in braking power. The ball joints and control arms were also replaced under warranty because they were 'loose' and they made a clunking sound often. Since the parts were replaced, the same sound still occurs leading me to believe that the oem parts are faulty. I do not use this vehicle for medium or heavy loads at any time; I do, however, use this vehicle under normal driving conditions in the capacity of a passenger vehicle.*ak updated 07/24/2012 *js information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2004 Dodge Dakota premature wear
Is rotors or pads wearing out early a common problem on the 2004 Dodge Dakota?
5 of 206 owner complaints about the 2004 Dodge Dakota (2%) mention rotors or pads wearing out early. The model year with the most reports is 2000.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2004 Dodge Dakota?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2004 Dodge Dakota
Ball joint 37Power steering loss 17Grinding brakes 11Harsh shifting 9Steering lock-up 7No deployment 6Wipers 6Check engine light 5Knocking 5Headlights 5Jerking 5Stalling 5
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