Hello everyone, I am new here and glad to be here. Hope you all having a great evening.. I have a question about my 2006 Dakota TRX 4x4 truck. Last Friday as I was parking I notice something locking. During lunch hour I moved the truck forward and notice my SVC 4X4 light came on and felt something stuck, well my rear passanger wheel didn't turn. I put it on reversed and then move it forward and it worked find. I was able to drive it back home.My ABS and Brakes lights are on and one mechanic told me I need to change my rear brakes. Any suggestion?? 2006 Dodge Dakota 4.7 Trx 4x4 quad.. Thanks..

 

Welcome to DF. I am going to move this to the Dakota section for you. Folks there will have a clue.

 

How did the "mechanic" determine you needed rear brakes? Did they actually remove the drums and check? If not, do an inspection yourself and see if the rear brakes need replacement. Start with the easy things first.

 

Do you have all-wheel ABS? If you do, that can screw up all of the drive-line systems. It could be just a dropped connection or a bad ABS sensor.

(But I'd pull the drums first and see if the shoes are gone too)

 

morning guys, Thanks for the respond, .NO the mechanic didn't check the rear brakes. I have no idea on what step to take, All I know is Im afraid of driving and the rear back wheel will brake while driving. My first choice would be to change the ABS sensor. The SVC 4X4 lights comes on.. Thanks

 

So how did the mechanic determine you needed rear brakes if he/she/they didn't check them?

First thing you should be doing is pulling the rear drums and inspecting the brakes. Could be a shoe hanging up, bad wheel cylinder, any number of things. Before you go start throwing parts at it, do some basic inspections first.

 

I will check the brakes first and inspect them. When I told the mechanic about what the truck did, the first thing he said was to buy the brake shoes for the both sides and the entire kit.And this was Friday last week, I have not spoken to him since. Thanks for the respond and enjoy your weekend..

 

Yeah, never take anyones word on buying parts until you inspect the thing yourself. I know plenty of "mechanics" that would gladly sell me tons of parts. Become an informed consumer. Do your homework, familiarize yourself with your vehicle. Buy a Haynes or chiltons manual. Read the owners manual...repair facilities are in the business of making money and they will take your money without question if you believe everything they tell you. Dont.

 

will check the shoes first, btw, like the hood on your truck.. have a great day..

 

In the older Rams, the SVC 4x4 and ABS lights turning on at the same time usually means a bad ABS sensor. I'd bet the same is true for our trucks. Even if you don't have 4-wheel ABS, you at least have rear wheel ABS (all Dodge trucks have come with this for quite a while now). A messed up ABS sensor could cause the rear brakes to engage (or engage on one side), because thats one thing ABS is designed to do to prevent the back end from coming around on you in a sudden braking situation.

Check your rear shoes if you wish, but I am willing to bet that the problem is with an ABS sensor.