2011 Ram brake issue?

Fast Mopar wrote:

Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:
If the caliper is hanging up all you need to do is jack up the rear end put the truck on jack stands then rotate each side (truck in neutral). The drag for force it takes to rotate should be the same on both sides. I would also look at the parking brake and make sure the cable going to the brake shoes is free. There should be a little slack between the cable and the arm.

Don

Maybe, but this would not necessarily be true for an intermittent sticking of the caliper like I had on my 90 Dodge Ram 150. If it is intermittent, you will have to get lucky and hope it happens when the tech is driving it.

Fast Mopar,

Your reply is what exactly happened to me today at the dealership. Brought it in for the recall, which was taken care of, and the suspected brake issue.

Got a call back from the service writer saying the tech could not reproduce the sound. They inspected the differential and all braking components and said all was good. Go figure, just my luck.

I will say the past couple days before the dealer visit, I drove it all around, expressway, surface streets, etc. to get the brakes good and hot but could not reproduce the noise.

I'm not angry with the dealership, how can they fix something they can't hear. I wish I would of thought to take a video with my phone to show the service dept. I guess I will just have to drive it and see what happens. I've got the extended warranty with plenty of time and miles left, just hope it doesn't leave me stranded somewhere.