Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#10120712May 11, 2005
STEERING:COLUMN
I PURCHASED A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA PICKUP TRUCK FROM VENICE DODGE/NISSAN, VENICE, FL ON MARCH 13, 2005. THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH IS NOT TILT, BLOCKS MY VIEW OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. CALLED DODGE CORP. AND THEY SAID I SHOULD HAVE NOTIED THIS BEFORE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK. I SAID THIS IS MY FAULT BECAUSE OF DODGES DESIGN ERROR? DODGE CORP. SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WENT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT.. SERVICE MANAGER LOOKED AT STEERING WHEEL. HE IS AT LEAST 6 FT 1 INCH TALL, PUTS SEAT BACK, SAID HAD NO PROBLEM. IAM ONLY 5 FT 9 INCH TALL, MUST HAVE SEAT FARTHER UP. SERVICE MANAGER SAID NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO FIX PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFTEY HAZARD. I MUST LOOK UNDER OR OVER STEERING WHEEL TO READ THE SPEEDOMTER. TAKES MY EYES OFF ROAD FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME. TALK TO OTHER OWNERS OF SAME TRUCK, HAVE SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120725May 11, 2005
STEERING:COLUMN
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MADE A COMPLETE STOP STARTED TO MAKE RIGHT TURN BUT THE TIRES DID NOT TURN LUCKIELY I STOPPED JUST IN TIME TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT THE STEERING SHAFT THAT CONNECTS TO THE STEERING COLUM COMPLETLY BROKE OFF THERFORE LEAVING ME WITH NO CONTROL OF MY TRUCK. I REPLACED THE STEERING SHAFT. THE REPLACEMEN PART HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A UPGRADED PART. THAT LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THE MANUFACTUER KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE IF I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT A MUCH HIGHER SPEED. I WAS OUT OF 286.00 DOLLARS BUT I MUCH RATHER BE OUT OF 286. DOLLARS THAN OUT OF MY LOVED ONES.PLEASE HELP BEFORE SOME BODY GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OR LOSES THIER LIVES. DODGE ALSO HAVE A RECALL ON THIS TRUCK PROBLEMS WITH THE CONROL ARMS THAT COULD BREAK AND HAVE NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING THIS ALSO LEADS ME TO BELIEVE WHY THE THE STEERING SHAFT ON MY TRUCK BROKE OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120172May 7, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
MY 1997 DODGE DAKOTA CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD, WITH THE ONLY WARNING BEING THE STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE, WHILE BEING DRIVEN DOWN THE ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121460May 6, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, STRUCTURE
2003 DODGE DAKOTA EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE BALL JOINTS AS WELL AS THE WELDS OF THE TRUCK BED AT THE UPPER PART NEAR THE REAR WINDOW.*MR A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE UPPER BALL JOINTS (04V596000) BUT THE DEALER WANTED THE CONSUMER TO PAY TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE PLASTIC RIVETS ON BOTH SIDE PANELS THAT ATTACH TO THE REAR PANEL TRUCK BED. THE REAR PANEL TRUCK BED IS SO WEAK THAT ABOUT FIVE POUNDS OF PRESSURE BENT THE PANEL. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE PLASTIC BED LINER IS STRONGER THAN THE REAR TRUCK BED PANEL *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120441May 6, 2005
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
1999 DODGE DAKOTA BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE.*MR THE RACK AND PINION WAS ALSO LOOSE. *BF *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120117May 6, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT, STEERING:COLUMN
I BEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH A NUMBER OF FRONT SUSPENSION AND ESPECIALLY FRONT BRAKE PROBLEMS WHICH BEGAN ABOUT FOUR MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP ABSOLUTELY REFUSES TO INVESTIGATE MY PROBLEMS. I NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AT HIGH SPEED ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. IF THERE HAD BEEN HEAVY TRAFFIC IT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. I AM ABOUT O REPLACE MY THIRD SET OF FRONT BRAKE PADS AS THEY ARE UNEVENLY WEARING ON THE ROTORS. I HAVE VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END CONSTANTLY, AND AT 30 MPH AND ABOVE HEAVY SOUND OF "CLUNKING."
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119908May 5, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
EXCESSIVE STRESS ON THE FRONT BRAKE HOSES WHEN THE VEHICAL IS TURNING ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT. THIS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE THE FRONT BRAKE HOSES TO FAIL PREMATURELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119994May 5, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
I WAS IN A REAR END COLISSION ON 2-18-05 THAT TOTALED MY 02 DAKOTA QUADCAB.THE IMPACT DROVE ME INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND PUSHED EVERYTHING INTO THE MOTOR.THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.THIS IS THE SECOND DODGE THAT I'VE SEEN THAT HAD SEVERE FRONTAL DAMAGE AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY(IT WAS AN 02 FULL SIZE).I CONTACTED DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AND THE REP. TOLD ME THAT ANY MANUFACTERER VEHICLE MUST BE ACCELLERATING WITH AN IMPACT FORCE TO TRIGGER THE AIRBAGS.TALK ABOUT A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#10119412May 3, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WITH REGARDS TO THE RECAL # 04V596000 ON THE 4X4 DODGE DAKOTA TRUCK. I AM HAVING THE SAME NOISES AND PROBLEMS ON THE 2X4 TRUCK WILL THIS RECALL BE EXSPENDED TO 2X4?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119482May 3, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
CONSUMER STATES: LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT RIGHT FRONT SEPARTED AND WHEEL AND CAME OFF VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119648May 3, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONTACT STATES: PUT A SET OF UPPER BALL JOINTS ON VEHICLE BUT HE THOUGHT IT WAS ALL OF THE BALL JOINTS AND THEY JUST PUT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS AND CONTACT STATES HE NEEDED LOWER BALL JOINTS AS WELL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119665May 3, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WITH AROUND 15,000 MILES ON 02 DODGE DAKOTA WAS TOLD FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND SUBSEQUENTLY WERE AT 20,000 MILES. LESS THEN YEAR LATER WITH 30,000 MILES ROTORS MUST BE REPLACED AGAIN AT COST OF $390. NEW TRUCK TWICE IN A YEAR, WITH KNOWN PROBLEM DEALER STICKS HEAD IN SAND AND IGNORES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118864May 2, 2005
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
CONSUMER STATES: THAT ABS LIGHT, ENGINE LIGHT, AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME. THE CLUTCH PACKED IN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL IS HALF INCH LONG , AND ITS JOB IS TO HOLD THE CLUTCHES AND LEMON SLIPPED DIFFERENTIAL, AND IT FAILED. IT CAME OUT AND SHREDDED SPEED SENSOR IN REAR DIFFERENTIAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119380May 2, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
THE CONSUMER STATED THE LOWER BALL JOINT WAS LOOSE AND THE WHEELS COULD ACTUALLY FALL OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118766May 1, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY TRUCK HAS 31000 MILES AND HAS BEEN HAVING MYSTERIOUS INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN AUG 2001. ORIGINALLY IT WAS LIMITED TO THE DOOR LOCKS LOCKING AND UNLOCKING BY THEMSELVES AT ALL TIMES - WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING, AND WHEN IT IS NOT. ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TAIL LIGHTS WORKING ERRATICALLY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN AT LEAST TWO TIMES, AND BOTH TIMES THE DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT "DUPLICATE" THE PROBLEM, AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS UNTIL THIS MONTH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WENT COMPLETELY HAYWIRE - THE LIGHTS , LOCKS, WIPERS, DASH LIGHTS ALL QUIT WORKING, AND THE 4WD SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WOULD NOT GO INTO 4WD (ALL OF THIS CONVENIENTLY AFTER THE WARRANTY PERIOD EXPIRED 4 MONTHS AGO). I TOOK THE TRUCK IN AND THEY SAID THE "CONTROL MODULE" WAS BAD AND THAT IT WOULD COST $500 TO FIX. WHEN I EXPLAINED THAT THIS IS JUST ANOTHER IN A SERIES OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN OCCURRING THROUGHOUT THE WARRANTY PERIOD, AND THAT I THOUGHT IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO WAY TO DETERMINE IF IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM, AND THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. MY PROBLEMS SEEM TO BE VERY SIMILAR TO SOME OF THE PROBELMS IN DEFECT INVESTIGATION #S 10072859, 10018654, AND 10106547. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118784May 1, 2005
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
THE RIGHT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT SEPARATED CAUSING MY 2003 DODGE DAKOTA TO RUN OFF THE ROAD AND SWERVE TO THE RIGHT. THE TRUCK HIT A PARKED CAR AND BOTH VEHICLES WERE TOTALED. THERE WAS NO NOISE OR INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. MILEAGE WAS 31,600.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118494April 26, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND THEN LEFT IT TO CLEAR SNOW FROM ITS EXTERIOR. THE VEHICLE LOCKED ME OUT. I WAS AT HOME AND GOT THE SPARE KEY TO LET MYSELF IN. WHILE I WAS DRIVING, THE VEHICLE REPEATEDLY LOCKED AND UNLOCKED THE DOORS BY ITSELF. THIS HAS CONTINUED, AND THE VEHICLE ALSO NOW LOCKS AND UNLOCKS EVEN WHEN THE KEY IS NOT IN THE IGNITION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118392April 25, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS IN A REAREND COLLISSION THAT PUSHED MY VEHICLE INTO THE ONE IN FRONT . IT PUSHED MY TAILGATE IN 20+" AND SHOVED EVERYTHING INTO THE MOTOR. THE TRUCK WAS TOTALED.I CONTACTED DAIMLER-CHRYSLER WHO TOLD ME THE AIRBAGS WERE NOT MADE TO DEPLOY IN A REAR END COLLISSION. ONLY IF THE VEHICLE IS MOVING FORWARD WITH ACCELLERATION AND SUDDENLY HIT IN THE FRONT.WHAT IF SOMEONE WAS SITTING AT A STOPSIGN AND ANOTHER VEHICLE CAME IN THEIR LANE AND HIT HEAD ON? *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#10119144April 25, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT
1998 DODGE DAKOTA HAS UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILING.*MR THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SERVICE CENTER TO HAVE FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT DONE. THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED SEVER FRONT TIRE WEAR AND CONCLUDED THAT THE FRONT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115745April 25, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED OF LOOSE UPPER/LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED ALL 4 OF THE BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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