Poor quality rotors on 2001 Dakota?
From : jmc
Q: first i have to mention that me and my dak are in england - the mot is much more extensive than a us inspection. much to my suprise my 2001 dak 4x4 failed inspection due to significant rust on the front rotors. i had a look and sure enough especially on the right theres a swath of rust almost 2 wide. question - would this have failed my truck in the us never had probs like this so i simply dont know. doesnt seem to be affecting the trucks braking ability. have others had similar problems a bit of a google seems to indicate that chryco installed inferior quality rotors on these trucks lots of posts about warped rotors but nothing about rust. i do love my dakota and wouldnt trade it for anything. it has 35k miles and this is the first and only problem ive seen and i suspect back home itd probably be a non-issue anyway... .
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From : milesh
jmc wrote much to my suprise my 2001 dak 4x4 failed inspection due to significant rust on the front rotors. i had a look and sure enough especially on the right theres a swath of rust almost 2 wide. i dont see how you can have rust on the rotor since the pads contact them. should be shiny. unless you are referring to an area outside the contact area. question - would this have failed my truck in the us never had probs like this so i simply dont know. doesnt seem to be affecting the trucks braking ability. in the us each state has its own laws. most states do not have any safety inspections and only have pollution testing. police officers can write a ticket and/or repair order if they notice a safety hazard on a vehicle. i live in arizona. here they no longer even do a pollution test. instead they check your computer codes. if no emissions related codes youre good to go. kinda sounds like all anyone has to do is clear the codes right before going to the testing center. have others had similar problems a bit of a google seems to indicate that chryco installed inferior quality rotors on these trucks lots of posts about warped rotors but nothing about rust. warped rotors are common. often because someone improperly tightened the lug nuts when rotating tires etc. .
From : me
on 2 aug 2004 133110 -0700 usenet@jodi.ws jmc wrote i have a 2003 dak and my rotors have warped too they warped after 15000 all my buddies that have daks have the same problem expect to replace themm often .
From : ron mcneil
first i have to mention that me and my dak are in england - the mot is much more extensive than a us inspection. please say your not driving a left hand driver in england ! put nearly the whole damn truck out in next lane before you can really see to pass i remember back in 80 or so there were more bangups from servicemen driving transams and blazers around london bloody nightmare... bout your rotors ditto on the warping no rust on contact area tho... .
From : j a m
jmc wrote first i have to mention that me and my dak are in england - the mot is much more extensive than a us inspection. much to my suprise my 2001 dak 4x4 failed inspection due to significant rust on the front rotors. i had a look and sure enough especially on the right theres a swath of rust almost 2 wide. question - would this have failed my truck in the us never had probs like this so i simply dont know. doesnt seem to be affecting the trucks braking ability. have others had similar problems a bit of a google seems to indicate that chryco installed inferior quality rotors on these trucks lots of posts about warped rotors but nothing about rust. i do love my dakota and wouldnt trade it for anything. it has 35k miles and this is the first and only problem ive seen and i suspect back home itd probably be a non-issue anyway... i had to replace the rotors on my 2002 already for the same problem. my 1994 dakota also ate rotors. jam .
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From : jmc
first i have to mention that me and my dak are in england - the mot is much more extensive than a us inspection. please say your not driving a left hand driver in england ! put nearly the whole damn truck out in next lane before you can really see to pass i remember back in 80 or so there were more bangups from servicemen driving transams and blazers around london bloody nightmare... bout your rotors ditto on the warping no rust on contact area tho... yea me and just about every other american posted here. i simply dont pass until i can see clearly or my passenger spot for me. teaches one patience with all the tractors herabouts weve spent nearly 10 years overseas total driving on this side so no worries there... and were not in any metropolitan area anyway. seems to be a consensus on the rotors. im feeling better and better about getting aftermarket rotors rather than having chrysler install new bad ones. .
From : beekeep
on 2 aug 2004 133110 -0700 usenet@jodi.ws jmc wrote first i have to mention that me and my dak are in england - the mot is much more extensive than a us inspection. much to my suprise my 2001 dak 4x4 failed inspection due to significant rust on the front rotors. i had a look and sure enough especially on the right theres a swath of rust almost 2 wide. question - would this have failed my truck in the us never had probs like this so i simply dont know. doesnt seem to be affecting the trucks braking ability. have others had similar problems a bit of a google seems to indicate that chryco installed inferior quality rotors on these trucks lots of posts about warped rotors but nothing about rust. i do love my dakota and wouldnt trade it for anything. it has 35k miles and this is the first and only problem ive seen and i suspect back home itd probably be a non-issue anyway... a good coat af grease on them will keep the rust away! beekeep .
From : tbone
-- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving jmc wrote much to my suprise my 2001 dak 4x4 failed inspection due to significant rust on the front rotors. i had a look and sure enough especially on the right theres a swath of rust almost 2 wide. i dont see how you can have rust on the rotor since the pads contact them. should be shiny. unless you are referring to an area outside the contact area. question - would this have failed my truck in the us never had probs like this so i simply dont know. doesnt seem to be affecting the trucks braking ability. in the us each state has its own laws. most states do not have any safety inspections and only have pollution testing. police officers can write a ticket and/or repair order if they notice a safety hazard on a vehicle. i live in arizona. here they no longer even do a pollution test. instead they check your computer codes. if no emissions related codes youre good to go. kinda sounds like all anyone has to do is clear the codes right before going to the testing center. while it would seem that way doing that will send you home with a failed sticker. when you reset the codes it tells the computer to restart all its tests again and not all of them complete quickly. if their test reveals that all tests have not completed you fail. have others had similar problems a bit of a google seems to indicate that chryco installed inferior quality rotors on these trucks lots of posts about warped rotors but nothing about rust. warped rotors are common. often because someone improperly tightened the lug nuts when rotating tires etc. na they are just trying to save money are are using inferior stuff sort of like the bearings in their rears. .
From : lac
jmc wrote first i have to mention that me and my dak are in england - the mot is much more extensive than a us inspection. much to my suprise my 2001 dak 4x4 failed inspection due to significant rust on the front rotors. i had a look and sure enough especially on the right theres a swath of rust almost 2 wide. question - would this have failed my truck in the us never had probs like this so i simply dont know. doesnt seem to be affecting the trucks braking ability. have others had similar problems a bit of a google seems to indicate that chryco installed inferior quality rotors on these trucks lots of posts about warped rotors but nothing about rust. i do love my dakota and wouldnt trade it for anything. it has 35k miles and this is the first and only problem ive seen and i suspect back home itd probably be a non-issue anyway... same happened to my 2002 durango. failed inspection due to the corroded rotors. manager at the dealer said it was because of the bad winter last year interestingly ive driven a jeep gc for four years in the same weather and rotors are still good. i hope that the new ones will last longer... -l .
From : marsh monster
.. .. ======== ======== usenet@jodi.ws jmc spoke out loud .. first i have to mention that me and my dak are in england - snip ======= ======= whats a dak marshmonster .
From : j a m
mikeygmoed wrote i have a 1997 dakota 104000 miles. i special ordered the truck. i have the original rotors on them. i live in pennsylvania where there is a state mandated safety inspection every year. i must be the exception. you must live in the flat lands of pennsylvania. up here in the hinterlands its all gas going up and brakes going down. jam .
From : mikeygmoed
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From : beekeep
on 04 aug 2004 041504 gmt mikeygmoed@aol.com mikeygmoed wrote i have a 1997 dakota 104000 miles. i special ordered the truck. i have the original rotors on them. i live in pennsylvania where there is a state mandated safety inspection every year. i must be the exception. i just replaced the original rotors on my 92 van the last time it got a front brake job. 230+k miles. i plan to replace the drums when i do the rear brakes this time at 240+k miles. beekeep .