They'll take care of it as long as you are not over 12 months or 12,000 on the brakes. I had the problem and was told since it was over 12,000(had 22,500 on em) it was considered normal maintenance. And it would cost me $228 for parts plus the labor to have the rear brakes assy replaced. Told the service guy he was smokin fu**in rope! No way in hell will I pay to have OEM s**t put on so I can come back in 20,000 for new stuff. I'm putting $'s away for new brakes parts front to back.

TASTE THE HEAT AND ENJOY THE PAIN

 

Just a note to update the original post of the vibration problem with my 2005 Dakota:

The dealer said they would have to get the area manager involved. Of course I never heard from the area manager and the dealer's SERVICE DEPT? disavowed any knowledge of a problem with my truck.....any no paperwork to prove it.
But the problem is completely gone.......I traded for a new FORD F-150. Go to Hell Dodge!

 

Knowing nothing about a TSB, I took my 05 into the dealership for a vibration problem at hwy speeds and vibration when braking too. Kelly, The Service counter guy, assured me that they could fix the problem. Later that day, Kelly called me to inform me that they had to order parts. New Rear Drums, Axels, Bearings then they also turned the front rotors and replaced the pads....When I came in to pick up the truck, Kelly told me that this repair was in deed linked to a TSB they had and they would continue to solve any problems that come up with this TSB. So far so good. Truck is now riding smooth, no vibration at freeway speeds and it stops smooth as silk. Bonus, they also washed the truck and vacuumed the interior. Oh, one more thing, if you go into the dealer for this and they tell you that you will be getting new axels, there is another TSB for the retaining ring in the rear end....this ring is faulty so insist on a new retainer ring for the axel while they are in there.

 

i know this is a dump question but what is a TSB?

 

Technical Service Bulletin

TASTE THE HEAT AND ENJOY THE PAIN

 

Let me say that after puchasing a 2005 Dakota I was pretty dissapointed when the vibration problem's started and thus the BS'ing with the local Dodge dealer. I had the goodyear wrangler SR-A tires rotated and balanced every which way and still the vibration at 40mph and above remained and seemed to be worse from 55-75mph. I ended up purchasing some michelin LTX tires and no more problems! Now I am stuck with a set of 4 goodyear wrangler SR-A's sitting in my garage. I look forward to the day that someone starts a class action suit in order to get proper compensation for the POS tires that came with my dakota. The tires still have 90%+ of tread remaining but these goodyear tires are POS. But I guess that's wishfull thinking with dodge. Just thought I would put in my two cents and say that changing to Michelin LTX tires solved the vibration problems in my dakota.

 

Don't You just love it. Not our fault..it's their bad.......(fill in the blank). It would be great if once in a while the dealer would just MAN UP and fix it. They would get a lot more good word of mouth advertizing and it would probably be cheaper than the cost of the TV adds.

 

I think they guy with the weight comment, and the suspension being too soft w/o a load in the bed, was on the right track. @ least that would seem to be the case w/ my brother's Dakota (either an '06, or '07, can never remember) it's the quad cab, with the High Output V8, and 4 wheel drive. He bought it used, then quickly discovered the vibration @ highway speed. took it to his local dealer, they did (i'm not entirely sure what), but to no avail. he put a small lift kit on it, with taller tires(Arizonan's i think?)vibration still there. drove it from TX, up here to OH one summer, and made an appointment @ our local dodge dealer. they did the TSB on the Retaining ring. seemed fine while here, problem came back on return trip to TX. apparently some knuclehead up here hadn't torqued the bolt tight enough or some such, and his rear end was way low on lube. fix that, vibration still there. Eventually he decides to put skid plates on the truck. don;t know that he ever got the front ones on, but as soon as he put the ones under the bed, the vibrations went away. for good. been a yr or 2 now, and still no vibration.

oh yeah, on an unrelated note, his truck also came equipped with a remote starter that he could never get to work. on one of his many trips to the dodge dealer, asked about it, they took a look-see, and it was wired up backwards, i think, essentially they rewired his remote start unit, and it now works fine too.