If the brakes are not working on the back of a 1997 Dodge 1500 after changing the brake pads, try bleeding the brakes. The fault may also be with the master cylinder under the hood. Check to make sure all brake lines are connected.
Master cylinder
Three main causes, calipers, hoses, and pads.
The grinding could be coming from the rear brakes.
There is still air in the system.
i replace my rear brake shoes on 2001 dodge grand caravan and my emergency brake is still not working
probably have a bad master cylinder.
When this problem came up with my dodge stratus my husband found that a fuse was blown. We changed our battery and it would not start for us either. but as soon as he fixed some wiring and changed the fuse it was fine.
what you have could be one of three problems. Check your reservoir to see if it has plenty of brake fluid, bleed your brakes,they may of lost the fluid while changing brakes. Also, if you have a vacuum leak it will cause your brakes not to work. Or it could be your master cylinder or your vacuum booster that has went bad. brewski
You will have to change the things you can't think of now. If you really did change everything, you should have new, working brakes. What about the master and slave cylinders? What about the brake pipes? Some rough use pickups, may have the pipes crushed underneath, causing a blockage.
There is still some air in the brake line somewhere. Bleed them again and be very careful that air doesn't get into the line while you do it.
Bad ignition coil!
If the same code resets, then you have a wiring problem.