2005 Dodge 1500 2wd p/u, front brakes lock up after it gets hot and remains untiltruck cools off hours later. ?? Cause?

Use a thin viscosity lubricant or penetrating oil on the leafs. Spray 2 or 3 times with a half hour or so between sprays for optimum results.

Before getting carried away with more expensive fixes, I'd replace flex hose to caliper as well, and double check caliper moves freely while at it.

I have the same problem few days ago, and still didn't find any solution. Can any one please help?????4

Simply shutting off the vehicle and waiting till the engine cools down will depressurize the cooling system once the engine has cooled for half an hour to an hour or so turn the radiator cap slowly till it releases any remaining pressure. If the cap is to hot to touch or you can not hold onto it for long enough to open it than the engine is too hot yet and needs to cool longer.

if the brake flex hose(rubber)is clamped closed then yes they will stop or slow the flow to the calipers.they will also restrict the fluid when you release the pedal causing the caliper to lock.not sure what you mean by hose clamps.there is a clamp that fastens the hose to a metal bracket on the body (frame)of the car.it could be a caliper that seized up and should be replaced even if its working now.

your pressure metering valve could not be working as it should,follow you brake lines down from the master cylinder to the frame rail it is on the inside of the frame rail and the front lines and back lines come out of it,on the front of the valve there should be a small ruber boot there the boot can be removed and inside on the valve you will see a small pin that goes into the valve it should be able to be moved in and out if not it could be rusted stuck and that could cause your front brakes to not release the pressure and cause your problem,i have a 1984 that did the same thing,hope this helps you.

Most common cause for this is rotors that have become warped. It is not uncommon if you drive fast and brake hard OR live in hilly country or with heavy loads. The brakes get hot - the more they are used the hotter they may get. When they cool they do not cool evenly. If there is enough of the rotor left it may be resurfaced to true it. However - the thinner it gets the less heat it can handle. When rotors reach a minimum thickness (stamped on the rotor) they must be replaced.

I too have a 2001 Dodge Dakota with the same darn problem. I changed the brake and power steering fluids to synthtic and so far so good. It has been a month.

front brakes can be heat when you aplay food brake, but when you see ovaheat front brakes it can be front wheel cylinders remaining also bads constant tauch brake disck.
brake master cylinder can cause.

put the new wheel cylinder and new brake bads. also new front disck brake..

This sounds like a bad (probably cracked) ignition coil.

First, the coil gets hot when operating, and this is normal.

If it is cracked, it gets hot to the point where its resistance gets so much higher that it cannot provide enough voltage for spark.

When it cools back down it starts working fine again.