rear brakes locking up on my dodge durango 1999 slt plus. i am scare to press brake pedal hard

Asked by GuruX2CSR Nov 14, 2018 at 08:08 PM about the 1999 Dodge Durango SLT 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

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You either have a bad caliper or a bad brake line. (There's also a remote chance it may be the emergency brake.) If it's not driveable then tow it to a shop. If you plan to work on it yourself, you can check if it's the brake line or caliper by pumping the brake pedal, letting off it, then cracking open the bleeder screw. If fluid shoots out, you likely have a bad line. If it trickles out, then you likely have a bad caliper.

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