Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#10054788January 24, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS ON MY TRUCK ARE BAD, THE MECHANIC WORKING ON THE VEHICLE SAID THEY COULD CAUSE A WRECK IF THEY FAIL WHILE I AM DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054815January 24, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARP ABOUT EVERY 10 TO 11,000 MILES. HAVE HAD THEN TURNED ONCE AT APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES, AND HAVE LIVED WITH IT SINCE THEN. COST $115 TO TURN THE ROTORS THE FIRST TIME, AND IT'S NOT WORTH IT THAT OFTEN. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056012January 23, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
RIGHT FRONT CONTROL ARM FAILED WHICH CAUSED KNOCKING IN THE FRONT END. *PH *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054710January 23, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING ,TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT TO NEXT GEAR, RPM'S GO REALLY HIGH AND THE SPEEDOMETER STICKS. I'M AFRAID WHILE CROSSING AN INTERSECTION THAT I WON'T BE ABLE TO GET ACROSS AND IT MIGHT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054749January 23, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS ARE MAKING NOISE, WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. I ONLY HAVE 29000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054766January 23, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
FAILING/LOSE BALL JOINTS ON 1999 DODGE DAKOTA. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050499January 23, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT
(FRONT END SUSPENSION PROBLEM) THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN CHECKED THREE TIMES WITH NO IMPROVEMENT BECAUSE OF THE UNSTABLE BALANCE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED THAT THE CONSUMER CHANGE THE TIRES AND SHOCKS AND PLACE SAND BAGS ON IN THE VEHICLE TO STABILIZE THE BALANCE. *AK *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051750January 23, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ABS LOCKED UP THE FRONT WHEEL, BUT THE REAR WHEEL KEPT TURNING. THE DEALER STATED IT WAS NORMAL . *AK THE CONSUMER ALMOST WRECKED 4-5 TIMES WHEN SLIPPERY. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS FOUND LEAKING AND THE ABS DIAGNOSTIC MODULE FAILED. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051878January 23, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. *AK *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054707January 22, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
HAVE A 2001 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB 4WD. LOST THE FRONT WHEEL WHILE DRIVING EARLIER THIS YEAR. BALL JOINT FAILURE WAS THE CAUSE. DODGE DIDN'T SEEM TO THINK IT WAS A PROBLEM, THOUGH AT 60 MPH THE WHOLE WHEEL FLYING OFF SEEMED LIKE ONE TO ME. *AK NOT SURE OF THE EXACT DATE...THOUGH I CAN FIND OUT IF NEEDED FROM POLICE
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054634January 22, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
UPPER BALL JOINTS ARE WORN OUT AND ARE POPPING AND CAUSING FRONT TIRES TO CUP,AND TRUCK WILL NOT DRIVE STRAIGHT.YOU CAN REALLY HEAR POPPING NOISES WHEN TURNING SHARP AND GOING IN A DRIVEWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054654January 22, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
FRONT UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILING AT APROX 43,000 MILES. I HEARD THE SQUEEKY / RATTLE NOISE COMING FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS OR TURNING. I EVENTUALLY MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH DODGE DEALER. VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. DODGE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054662January 22, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
MY 2002 DODGE DAKOTA SPORT 4X2 HAS APPROXIMATELY 15,200 MILES ON IT. AT APPROXIMATELY 13,000 MILES I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT THE FRONT END STARTED TO RATTLE AND SEEM LOOSE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH AND HAVING SOMEONE LOOK AT IT, I FOUND THAT THE BALL JOINTS ARE FAILING PREMATURELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054685January 22, 2004
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT, HAD VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR *MANUAL TRANSMISSION*, AFTER LIGHT CHANGED, PUT INTO GEAR, TRUCK LURCHED THEN WAS THROWN OUT OF GEAR, MAKING A LOUD GRINDING SOUND. IT HAS HAPPEND 3 TIMES SINCE THEN. DEALER SAYS TRANSMISSION IS JUST NEW BUT IT HAS 1000 MILES ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055529January 21, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR FRONT ALIGNMENT. DURING THE REPAIRS MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054582January 21, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
PREMATURE WEAR ON FRONT END COMPONENTS. UPPER BALL JOINTS AND BRAKES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054608January 21, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
BALL JOINTS ARE CHEAP AND DANGEROUS. MY VEHICLE HAS ONLY 35,000 MILES AND THE BALL JOINTS ARE IN BAD SHAPE ON BOTH SIDES AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, LIKE MANY OTHERS AROUND THE COUNTRY!! IM SURE IM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054627January 21, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
I LIVE IN MASSACHUSETTS AND I FAILLED MY YEARLY TRUCK INSPECTION BECAUSE OF A BAD UPPER BALL JOINT. I HACE A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB AND IT IS A 4 X 4. THE TRUCK HAS 33,900 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NO RECORCE BUT TO FIX IT SINCE I NEED MY VEHICLE TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT CHRYSLER IS HAVING MANY PROBLEMS WITH UPPER BALL JOINTS IN THEIR DAKOTA AND DURANGO LINE. IF I PAY OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED AND THEN CHRYSLER DECIDES TO HAVE A RECALL, WOULD I GET REINBURSED FROM CHRYSLER? I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT I NEED NEW FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THEIR ROTORS? THANKS STEVE MUZZY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055542January 20, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE VEHICLE DIDN'T HAVE REAR BRAKES. *PH THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054472January 20, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
BALLJOINTS BAD ON MY 2002 DODGE DAKOTA 4X4 AT 35,000 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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