Originally, when I would press down on the brake, the whole truck would shutter. My husband took off the rotors, had them turned and put them back on. The brake pads on the front are almost brand new. Now, when you try to go forward in the truck, it almost will not go forward. It is as if the problem just got worse. What is going on? The emergency brake is not on!
2006-07-24 04:59:48 · 8 answers · asked by maylandchastity 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Your calipers may be sticking
jack the truck and try to turn the wheels by hand to see which caliper it maybe.
2006-07-24 05:07:17 · answer #1 · answered by Vulcan 1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell KAT to shut the hell up. My family put over 1,000,000 miles on our last 3 trucks, an f150, a c2500, and a ram 2500.
Then tell me this: Does it have antilock brakes? if yes, then that was what was making it shake, since trucks and abs are mortal enemies in certain ways. Whenever I stepped on the brakes real hard in my 97 chevy, or my 2005 f-250 they would go crazy because the abs gets confused when the rear tires dont make contact as good as the front. A new set of rear tires and pads cured all of that. The ABS is not the current problem if you have it. I will explain.
Back up. If the truck backs up fine, but doesnt go forward well, then it means that for some reason your rear and front brakes are not working together correctly, which if you have ABS, would explain why the ABS was making the front brakes close and open in a fashion that would make the truck shake. It thought that you had low traction because of the way the rear brakes were acting, or because of the way the front was acting compared to the back.
The way the rear drum brakes work is that when you back up and stop, it uses the reverse rotation to push the pads into a calibrated position the correct distance from the drum.
There might be a problem with the brakes themselves, or something with the lines thats making the front brakes grab when the rear brakes are in the correct position.
If it backs up fine, I am 100% sure that the problem is caused because the two sets of brakes are not working together properly.
2006-07-24 12:05:39 · answer #2 · answered by Doggzilla 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as for taking the rotors and having them turned isnt a fix if the rotors are warped, it is quite a common problem, try replacing them, and you might want to check the callipers, they can stick also,and may need to be replaced, it may cost alittle bit, but they are brakes, its not a good feeling when your brakes fail
2006-07-24 12:19:52 · answer #3 · answered by don s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take a look at the bolts that hold the brake calipers on...they are different lengths. if reversed they will bind the rotors and the wheels will not turn.
Yours: grumpy
2006-07-24 12:06:36 · answer #4 · answered by Grumpy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well its a Dodge is your first problem. But unlike the ho 'Kat' I'd drive a Dodge before I'd touch any of these crappy Toyota or Nissan imitation trucks.
2006-07-24 12:08:24 · answer #5 · answered by kdog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Transmission is going out.
2006-07-24 12:03:27 · answer #6 · answered by Jeffrey S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe its time to take it to a mechanic that can know !
2006-07-24 12:37:52 · answer #7 · answered by the ant ! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whats wrong with your car?? Its a piece of American crap thats whats wrong with it!
2006-07-24 12:04:54 · answer #8 · answered by . 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋