Q: 96 Dodge halfton four by four .Rumble /vibration comes and goes just started two days ago .Caliper on passenger side is bad

asked by on November 15, 2017

1996 Dodge 1500 four by four .Rumble /vibration sound that comes and goes just started two days ago.Caliper on passenger side rubber boot is blown and the rotor is showing more ware on one side than the other.Could this be my problem.

My car has 200000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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