Dodge Dakota Complaints (1997)

446 consumer complaints on file.

#863311June 9, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
PREMATURE WEAR OF THE BALL JOINTS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAIL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722589May 12, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM, STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT
PRIOR TO EXP. OF WARRANTY, (36000 MILES) VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT INTO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP FOR A COMPLETE INSPECTION. WAS INFORMED BALL JOINTS AND IDLER ARM WERE COMPLETELY WORN OUT. PREVIOUS OWNER, (A PERSONAL FRIEND) AND MYSELF NEVER '4 WHEELED' THE TRUCK. NORMAL CITY/HIGHWAY USE. VIEWED INTERNET BULLETIN BOARDS ON DAKOTA MAINT PROBLEMS, AND FOUND OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH EARLY BALL JOINT/IDLER ARM FAILURES. 36,000 MILES UNDER NORMAL USE IS FAR TO EARLY FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. I FEAR THERE ARE MANY DAKOTA'S OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722299May 5, 2000
AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY
PASSENGER'S AIR BAG NEEDS AN ON/OFF SWITCH. SMALL CHILDREN WILL HAVE TO BE TRANSPORTED IN FRONT SEAT FROM TIME TO TIME. DEALER SAID SWITCH WAS AVAILABLE, BUT I NEEDED A PERMIT FROM NHTSA TO HAVE INSTALLED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9001175May 3, 2000
POWER TRAIN
LOUD WHINING BETWEEN 45 TO 50 MPH, REPLACED DIFFERENTAL RING AND PINION GEAR, TO NO AVAIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861266May 2, 2000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
DUE TO DEFECTIVE DRIVESHAFT WHICH WAS OUT OF BALANCE BY 31/2 OUNCE, DIFFERENTIAL AND TRANSFER CASE MALFUNCTIONED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860931April 25, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE SHOWS RPMS BUT DOESN'T ACCELERATE AS FAR AS MOVING UP TO SPEED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED & IT MAY BE THE TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION REPAIRS ARE NOT NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721205April 9, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
THREE INCIDENTS OF LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURE. 1ST FAILURE AT 16-17K MILES, 2ND AT 36K MI. THESE WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BY DODGE AFTER SOME DENIAL THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM AT ALL. 3RD FAILURE AT 60K MI. DEALER DENIES THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH LOWER BALL JOINTS. TWO INDEPENDANT REPAIR SHOPS HAVE VARIFIED LOWER JOINTS REQUIRE REPLACEMENT WITH ONE STATING "VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN BECAUSE OF VERY WORN CONDITION OF ONE BALL JOINT!" UPPER BALL JOINTS ARE ALSO WORN AND REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859081March 23, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE THE FIRE, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF, ON A COUPLE OF TIMES, A CODE 12 WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. A MECHANIC FROM THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE CODE MEANT THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720489March 22, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I HAVE TWO RECURRING PROBLEMS. 1) I HAD THE TRUCK IN 3 SEPARATE TIMES FOR RATTLING NOISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER, SO FAR, REPLACED THE TIMING CHAIN AND FAN CLUTCH, BOTH UNDER WARRANTY. ONCE AGAIN, THE ENGINE IS MAKING THE SAME RATTLING NOISE. THIS NOISE STARTED AROUND 58,000 MILES. ALSO, MY ENGINE CURRENTLY HAS AN OIL LEAK. THE DEALER CLAIMS IT IS THE FRONT SEAL. THE DEALER BROKE THIS SEAL WHEN THE TIMING CHAIN WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE SEAL REPAIR. 2) I HAD THE TRUCK IN 3 TIMES FOR ANOTHER RATTLING NOISE IN THE A/C (INTERIOR). THE DEALER CLAIMED THE NOISE WAS NORMAL. THE FOURTH VISIT AND CONVERSATION WITH MANAGER PROVED THAT THE NOISE, IN FACT, WAS NOT NORMAL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE COMPRESSOR. AT THE CURRENT MILEAGE, THE A/C IS ONCE AGAIN MAKING THE SAME NOISE. IN SUMMARY, THE ENGINE IS PRODUCING A RATTLING NOISE. THE A/C IS ALSO PRODUCING A RATTLING NOISE (BOTH ITEMS ARE SEPARATE NOISES AS VALIDATED BY THE DEALERSHIP). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858815March 20, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
BRAKE CALIPIERS WILL FREEZE AND GET STUCK, CAUSING DAMAGE TO PADS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720186March 16, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON 2/27/2000 I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. MY PROBLEM BEING MY TRANSMISSIOM WILL NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY. WHEN IT IS SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE THE VECHICLE MAY HESITATE AND NOT MOVE THEN VIOLENTLY SLAM INTO GEAR. ON ONE OCCASION MY NEICE SETTING IN THE BACK SEAT HEAD WAS SLAMMED INTO THE REAR WINDOW GLASS AS THE VECHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. I HAVE A VIDEO TAPE OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILING TO PROPERLY ENGAUGE. I WAS ABLE TO REACH IN THE BACK SEAT TAKE THE CAMERA OUT OF THE CASE INSERT THE BATTERY FILM AND SHOOT A VIDEO OF THE TRUCK SETTING IN GEAR THEN VIOLENTLY LURCHING FORWARD. THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER SAID ON THE SERVICE ORDER "CANNOT DUPLICATE SITITION. I SHOWED HIM THE VIDEO AND HE ADMITTED I HAVE A PROBLEM BUT HE COULDNT HELP ME BECAUSE CHRYSLER WOULD NOT REIMBURSE HIM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#858522March 14, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM PULSATES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. THIS PROBLEM IS DUE TO A DISC WHICH IS CORRODED FROM THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE WITH VISIBLE BLISTERS WHICH HAS CAUSED A HOLE IN THE PLATE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858353March 13, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
BROKEN WIRES IN THE STEERING COLUMN, CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO BECOME INOPERABLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. OWNER HAS HAD THE WIRING FIXED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC.*AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858328March 10, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD JERK LIKE NOT GETTING ENOUGH FUEL. VEHICLE WAS CHECKED & WATER WAS FOUND IN GASOLINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719801March 7, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE FIRST PROBLEM HAPPENED IN ARIZONA ON I-40,I HAD JUST PASSED AN 18 WHEELER AND PULLED BACK IN HIS LANE WHEN I RAN OUT OF FUEL, MY FUEL GAUGE INDICATED I HAD A QUATER OF A TANK LEFT. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER ON MY RETURN HOME. I JUST HAD A SECOND FUEL FAILURE AT HOME.AGAIN THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWS A QUATER OF A TANK OF FUEL . I HAVEN'T BEEN TO THE DEALER TO REPORT THIS FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551031March 1, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES WORN OUT PREMATURELY.(ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT)YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857602February 28, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
IN A REAR END COLLISION DRIVER'S SEATBACK BROKE, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO FALL BACK, AND STRIKE THE REAR WINDOW WITH HIS HEAD, BREAKING THE WINDOW. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#719346February 27, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAUGE AFTER BEING IN REVERSE FOR A PERIOD OF A MINIUTE OR MORE THIS HAS HAPPENED 14 + TIMES. THE DEALER SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. I TOOK A VIDIO TAPE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AT GURLEY LEEP THAT CLEARLY SHOWS IT IN DRIVE WITH THE SHIFT IN DRIVE WITH THE TACKOMETER RISING AND FALLING THEN SLAMING INTO GEAR. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT WAS OUT OF HIS HANDS BECAUSE CHRYSLER WOULD NOT PAY FOR IT . IT WAS BETWEEN ME AND CHRYSLER. I PERSONALLY WONDER IF THE DISTRICT REPRESENTITIVE ISNT WAITING FOR IT TO FAIL UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRENTY SO SOMEONE ELSE CAN PICK UP THE REPAIR TAB. IT VIOLENTLY SLAMS INTO GEAR WHEN PUT IN DRIVE THROWING YOU BACK IN THE SEAT AND SLAMMING THE POWERTRAIN IN ENGAUGEMENT. A CERTIFIED LETTER WAS SENT TO CHRYSLER# Z257635146 4/14/199 SIGNED FOR BY KYLE C AND THE DEALER GURLEY LEEP ATTEN MIKE LEEP Z257635147 4/12/1999 SIGNED FOR BY KRISTY ROBERTS BOTH LETTERS WERE IGNORED WITH NO TELEPHONE CALL OR LETTER RETURNED. THIS HAS BEEN THE WORST VECHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF REPAIRS THE FACTORY HAS BEEN TOTALLY INDIFFERENT TO MY PROBLEM AS WELL AS THE DEALER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719311February 26, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
LOOSE TIMING CHAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719056February 21, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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