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Bud
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3/21/2004
15:33:18
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Hi Everyone,
I just bought a 2002 4x4 QC 4.7V8 Dakota and I love it, right along with this site. My question to you all is when I am stopping or braking and I'm just about to come to a full stop I get a little jerking sensation. What would cause this or is this normal for the Dakota.
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Kowalski
Dodge Dakota
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3/21/2004
18:23:19
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I've heard others complain of this and then decide its just gas sloshing in the tank. Possibility ?
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Josh
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3/21/2004
20:07:33
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Jerking as in possible rotors being warped? You will feel it in your peddle. You'll feel where the pads hit and miss. Or you can just got and take off your tire and turn your rotor by hand. You'll see if your rotors are warped. It's nothing to get too worried about.
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Lilred01
Dodge Dakota
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3/21/2004
20:15:28
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Its most likely in the rotors, what happnes is the stock rotors are really cheap and they heat up unevenly leaving hot spots on the rotors. These hot spots change the coefficent of friction giving you that jerking sensation.
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Kowalski
Dodge Dakota
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3/22/2004
09:43:55
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Warped rotors would be felt as a pulsing sensation in the pedal whenever you brake; a different symptom.
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Bud
Dodge Dakota
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3/22/2004
11:19:06
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Kowalski, you are right, I don't feel anything in the brake pedal when I'm braking. I also don't notice the trucks RPM's increasing or anything like that. The only reason I have a concern is because I owned an Oldsmoble that did this and then it eventually began to start surging and after that it just started to die at stop lights, signs or in the middle of intersections. I just want to make sure I don't get into something like that again because the repair shops could never figure out why it did that. Also I want to thank everyone so far for the quick responses to my thread it is greatly appreciated!!!
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Lurkin
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3/23/2004
10:17:54
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My 02 QC AWD 4.7 auto does the same thing. I haven't spent any time on it since if it were the rotors, the pulsing would be coming through the pedal and it would do it all the time, not just as it was coming to a stop.
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dakblu
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3/25/2004
03:43:35
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'01 cc 4.7 auto did the same thing (25,000 mi). Jerking when slowing down, it got so bad at night u could see the headlight vibrate up n down with no pulsing at the pedal. Dealer confirmed bad rotors n said wait until pads wear out before doing brake job. Replaced rotors n pads myself, no problems since (38,000 mi) now.
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fastdak
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3/25/2004
23:42:35
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my truck starts jerking as soon as i start to slow down. doesn't matter what speed i'm going. dealer coulden't fond anything wrong. but charged me to clean and adjust the brakes. that fixed it for a day. i think i'll just up grade to bigger rotors instead of taking it back again. f the dealer !
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jaggy
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3/26/2004
12:51:04
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I know what Kowalski is talking about...the gas moving in the tank. It seems to happen at about 1/2 to 3/4 tank and feels like a bump after you stop. I constantly think someone bumped into me at a stop light.
I also had a minor "jerky" or surging braking sensation that was not felt through the pedal.
I started adjusting the rear brakes by alternating between fast and slow reverse to complete stop with the brake pedal. I have not had to do a manual adjust on the rear drums yet because I have had good luck with the automatic method.
My thoughts on the "Jerky" sensation are that the rear drums are not helping as much as they had in the past and your front discs are having to brake just a little harder for the same stopping power.
The rotor and the pad wear together and when something changes you can feel the slighly jerky feeling when braking.
I hope what I just spewed makes sence, I have experienced it on a couple of different vehicles now. My old chevy had a blown rear seal for years, when I finally fixed it and replaced the rear drum pads the front disc, which had been smooth up till then started "grabbing" just a little under light braking. If I mashed it the vibration went away.
Just my stab in the dark, good luck.
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Demon
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3/26/2004
17:01:36
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Warped rotors. Mine doing the same thing and needs rotors.
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xljimmy89
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3/26/2004
19:57:58
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my '02 qc 4.7 auto 4x4 does the same thing I think. If you stop and let up a little on the brake you feel it pulsating. I think it is the idle speed. I figured it was normal but am not sure.
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peedee
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3/27/2004
07:07:07
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Mine did that sometimes. then I went in to have a squeak taken care of. the dealer changed front and rear stabilizer bushings and lubed the new ones with never sieze before installation. the jerking/releasing went away. Could be this is the same thing you are experiencing?
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