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so i sucked it up, and went across the street to have the brakes fixed. dodge couldnt do it for 3 days aleast. and the brake place across the street was going to do it for half the price.
300 dollars later, i returned with a factorey defective calliper. all is good. but with a smile and a polite greeting, i was toold "how do we know that came off our truck? sorry, i cant help you"
300 dollars later, i returned with a factorey defective calliper. all is good. but with a smile and a polite greeting, i was toold "how do we know that came off our truck? sorry, i cant help you"
I'll pretty much guarentee you there was nothing wrong with the brake caliper to begin with. Generally, those places that sell you breaks for half the cost that a dealership would make up their profit somewhere. So, while a front brake job is $99, they sell you calipers, tell you that your rotors can't be turned, and will try to get you to buy a brake line flush to make extra money.
When I was working for Chrysler dealerships for 6 years I can really only remember one or two brake calipers that actually malfunctioned. Those were stuck on vehicles with 80,000 to 100,000 miles on them. While calipers can stick and malfunction, it's not a common thing at all (contrary to all of those shops that are just trying to upsell you to make more money).
Also, if the caliper were bad, they would have simply replaced if had you gone to them. Since you went to Joe Blow across the street, they have no idea if it was actually bad or if they're simply fucking you.
Grady