NHTSA Complaint #10449030 — 2007 DODGE DAKOTA

AT ABOUT 7500 MILES ON 02-29-2008 THE RIGHT CALIPER LOCKED UP AND BURNT THE BRAKE PADS DOWN TO NOTHING. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER SHIP AND THEY REPLACED RIGHT BRAKE PADS. IN AUGUST THE SAME YEAR AT 11,000 THE RIGHT CALIPER LOCKED UP AND BY THE TIME THE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER SHIP THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE RIGHT CALIPER RIGHT BRAKE PADS AND RIGHT ROTOR. ON 02-21-2012 AT 45,000 MILES THE RIGHT CALIPER LOCKED UP COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN AND BY THE TIME IT WAS TAKEN TO A SHOP IT HAD BURNT THE BRAKE PADS ON THE RIGHT SIDE TO THE POINT THAT THE ROTOR WAS AGAIN DESTROYED. DODGE DENIED AN WARRANTY OR ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. I HAD THE CALIPER, ROTOR, AND BRAKE PADS REPLACED BY A INDEPENDENT SHOP. LOOKING AT THE PADS THE ORIGINAL ON THE LEFT SHOWED TO BE LESS THAN 30 PERCENT WORN. WHEN THE CALIPER LOCKS UP IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL STEERING. I HAVE DATES NAMES AND CASE NUMBERS FROM TALKING TO DODGE. THANKS *TR