pz
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I own a Ram 3500 with barely 50k miles, and recently went to the dealer because of a brake squealing problem. There was (in my opinion) excessive brake dust on the front wheels, worse on the right than the left. What a shock when I was called and was told that I needed to replace all rotors and calipers! I've never had to replace calipers in my life. At first I thought the dealer was just trying to scam me for repairs, but I insisted on seeing the parts and speaking to the mechanic. The mechanic asked me if I was from the northeast, or from Canada because they had never seen such rust (I live in Idaho, and they were surprised). He told me that he had to use a sledge hammer to remove the brake parts and showed me the parts which clearly indicated hammer marks.
Evidently the caliper pistons were so rusted that they would not retract properly and kept the pads pressed against the rotors which resulted in extreme heat damage to the pads (explains the loss of nearly 2 MPG). The bill was nearly $2800.00
I've searched the Internet and found that I'm not the only one with this kind of issue. At this point I'm thinking that it is either poor quality metals used in the construction of the parts, or very poor design. Anyone else with a problem like this? I love the Cummins which is why I'm on my second one, but with an expensive repair like that, I'll not choose Ram again.
Evidently the caliper pistons were so rusted that they would not retract properly and kept the pads pressed against the rotors which resulted in extreme heat damage to the pads (explains the loss of nearly 2 MPG). The bill was nearly $2800.00
I've searched the Internet and found that I'm not the only one with this kind of issue. At this point I'm thinking that it is either poor quality metals used in the construction of the parts, or very poor design. Anyone else with a problem like this? I love the Cummins which is why I'm on my second one, but with an expensive repair like that, I'll not choose Ram again.
