Wheels were locked...help diagnose

Went to the car wash last Thursday. Truck was in the driveway until Monday morning. Had rain and freezing temperatures all weekend. Very cold Sunday night. I tried driving out and the wheels were locked. This has happened before but I have put it in 4WD and it breaks free pretty much right away. This time couldn't make it happen. Monday was warm all day but still would not break free. Was going to have it towed and when it was being hauled onto the flatbed, it finally broke free. It was the right front [in and out of 4WD] and the left-rear that were locked. Left-front and right-rear were working. I've been driving it since with no problems or noises. Has anyone had this happen? Was damage done? My oil change guy said take it to the dealer. Any suggestions? Thanks for your help.

 

My first guess....is your brake pads have 'frozen' onto the rotors.

I've had that happen before after getting the truck washed and sitting in cold weather.

If this is the case...you shouldn't have anymore issues with it once you've driven the truck. By using the brakes, will have burned off the water.

 

Did you leave the parking brake on? If it froze, and you left the truck in 4WD, then it would appear that one of the front wheels and one of the back wheels was frozen, when in reality it's just one of the back frozen but because your transfer case is locked up it could cause what you saw happening in the front.

Other than that the only think I can think of it that you're getting a ton of water/ice in the hub or differentials somehow but then you should have all sorts of other noises and problems.

 

I live in northern NH, never have I ever heard of brakes "freezing"

I'd take it to the dealer to have it checked out. Thats me personally, something just doesn't seem right

 

One of my rear parking brakes froze one time on my F150. I went puddle bombing on my way home in near freezing temperatures. Overnight it dropped to -20 C. One rear tire would move in the morning making it difficult to back out of my driveway. It sucked balls.

Luckily popping the truck in 4x4 broke lose the one frozen tire. You just need clear pavement and 4x4 should break the icy bonds.