2005 Dodge Dakota: ABS light or ABS activating

5 of the 470 complaints about the 2005 Dodge Dakota describe ABS light or ABS activating.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 1%
typical mileage: 43,000
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below

ABS light or ABS activating by model year

2008
1
2007
1
2006
6
2005
5
2004
1
2003
3
2002
22
2001
17
2000
14
1999
21
1998
7
1997
12
1996
7
1995
10
1994
10
1993
6
1992
10
1991
5
1990
3

What owners say

Filed Feb 28, 2016 · Brakes · 43,000 miles · NY

Brake and ABS warning lights started coming on... The brake warning light should only come on when there is a problem with the braking system or if the parking brake is applied. A brake warning light when these conditions are not met is a false warning and a recall must be issued ! This occurs when the truck is in motion and will clear upon restart. A false brake warning light is worse than no light at all since if a real brake system failure does occur the drive would be unaware. This problem is widespread on most dodge trucks.

Filed Dec 12, 2015 · Brakes · 115,000 miles · RI

Brake line at the ABS center rusted to the point of failure this happened while stopped and pressing the brake to shift only damage was t the persons driveway - brake fluid on the asphalt

Filed Mar 19, 2014 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 87,182 miles · CA

Summary: on certain pickup trucks equipped with four-wheel antilock brake systems (ABS), the ABS electronic control unit (ecu) may cause a loss of front to rear brake balance, and the rear brakes could lock up prematurely during certain braking conditions. Read more: http://www.motortrend.com/cars/2006/dodge/dakota/recalls/#ixzz2wrbpvczs consequences: this could result in a loss of vehicle control and cause a crash without warning. Read more: http://www.motortrend.com/cars/2006/dodge/dakota/recalls/#ixzz2wrbuoz4h this is happening to my 2005 dodge dakota 4x4 and they just keep telling me there is no recall number for your 2005 even tho the exact same thing is happening to their 2006.

Filed Jan 29, 2010 · Brakes · 40,000 miles · KS · crash

I have a 2005 dodge dakota laramie. The brakes usually work all right but if there is a little bit of ice the ABS engages early and the car does not stop. This has happened twice to me on ice. Once I almost hit someone. Today I did rearend someone. The car didn't even feel like it was slowing down at all.

Filed Apr 21, 2006 · Suspension · 1 miles · NY

My trucks steering wheel pulsates when driving at speed above 40 MPH and unbearably at speeds of 60 to 65. When driving the truck it will shimmy and shake violently when going over any road service that is not perfectly flat. I will no longer operate this vehicle with my wife or children in the car. No one should attempt to tow with this vehicle. The pulsation throughout out the truck will get you sick. You will feel as though you are about to lose control of your vehicle at any moment due to its instability. After a half hours use in traffic my brakes heat up and feel like a car with the ABS being activated everytime you touch the brake. My dealer has made five attempts to fix this truck, they tried to blame good year for the composition of the tire. I have taken the truck to a good year dealer and they concluded the tires are fine and there is no unusual wear pattern, I had the same tires on my durango. I have only 8,000 miles on my truck and feel I have spent to much time trying to be a test for dodge to correct its engineering mistakes. I am going to begin the lemon law paperwork. Please make dodge try to correct this problem before some is seriously injured or killed.