Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#10052453January 5, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
I HAVE A 1999 DODGE DAKOTA WITH 29,985 MILES. I BOUGHT IT NEW. THE BALL JOINTS ARE IN BAD SHAPE. THE DEALER (RUSSELL DODGE - NOW UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP) SAYS THEY EXPECT A RECALL TO OCCUR ON THIS AS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. BUT THEY KEEP TELLING ME TO WAIT. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY. I HAVE EMAILED CHRYSLER TWICE, BUT ALL THEY SAY IS THAT THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALL. ARE THEY WAITING FOR INJURIES OR DEATHS? I SEE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB ABOUT THESE BALL JOINTS BREAKING. IS NHTSA DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? IS CHRYSLER DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT? ALSO, I JUST BOUGHT 4 NEW MICHELIN TIRES TO REPLACE THE DANGEROUS GOODYEAR TIRES THAT CAME WITH THIS VEHICLE. NOT REPLACING ALL THE BALL JOINTS COULD RUIN THESE EXPENSIVE TIRES AND VOID THEIR WARRANTEE. IN THE "INCIDENT DATE" BOX BELOW, I HAVE ENTERED TODAYS DATE, BUT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM OVER MANY MONTHS. PLEASE HELP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052347January 4, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT TO THIRD GEAR UNLESS THE GAS PEDAL IS ALMOST FULLY RELEASED. TRANSMISSION WILL NOT DOWNSHIFT TO PASS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052348January 4, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL LOSES SPEED UP LONG INCLINES. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052351January 4, 2004
SUSPENSION:REAR
REAREND WHINES UNDER POWER FROM 50-60 MPH AND WHILE DECELERATING FROM 45-40 MPH. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052350January 4, 2004
STRUCTURE
RATTLE IN DASHBOARD, DRIVERS SIDE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052258January 2, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR TIRES TO BE SERVICED. MECHANIC NOTICED THAT UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE. ALSO, CONSUMER REMEMBERED HEARING A NOISE WHEN TURNING CORNERS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051537January 2, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
1998 DODGE DAKOTA UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE DEALER DIAGNOSIS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053319December 31, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED AND MELTED.*MR *PH *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052222December 31, 2003
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM, TIRES
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. A FEW SECONDS LATER THE VEHICLE WENT TO ONE SIDE AND COLLIDED WITH A TREE. THE CONSUMER WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS IN THE COLLISION. THE CAUSE OF THE COLLISION WAS THE SPINDLE AND THE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB *MR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10051423December 31, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
THREE OF THE FOUR UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON MY '99 DAKOTA R/T HAVE PREMATURELY FAILED CAUSING TWO CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS AND THE FRONT TWO TIRES TO WEAR TO THE POINT OF REPLACEMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051452December 31, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, TIRES
UPPER BALL JOINTS WORN TO THE POINT OF BREAKAGE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051305December 30, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
4X4 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB STALLS PERIODICALLY. HAS STALLED 12 TIMES BETWEEN THE PERIOD 10/30/03 AND 12/19/03. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS IT CANNOT RECREATE. USUALLY OCCURS WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OF STARTING. TYPICALLY HAS BEEN AT SLOW SPEEDS (20 MPH OR LOWER), BUT HAS OCCURRED AS HIGH AS 40 MPH. TYPICALLY RESTARTS AFTER SITTING FOR A FEW MINUTES. WOULD NOT RESTART, HOWEVER, AFTER STALL ON 12/14/03. CURRENTLY ON 5TH SERVICE VISIT. DEALERSHIP TELLS ME NO ERROR CODES SHOW UP ON THE COMPUTER. I SUGGESTED INSTALLATION OF A CO-PILOT. AFTER LENGTHY WAIT FOR A CO-PILOT (NATIONAL BACKORDER PER CHRYSLER), EVENT WAS RECORDED ON CO-PILOT AND HAS BEEN SENT TO CHRYSLER. AS OF YET, NO WORD ON RESULTS OF CO-PILOT DATA. I HAVE BEGUN ARBITRATION PROCESS UNDER MN LEMON LAW TO HAVE VEHICLE REPLACED/REPURCHASED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051312December 30, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
2002 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB HAS HAD GRINDING/JUMPING/BUMPING CONDITION WHEN BRAKING SINCE 4/03 @UNDER 24K MILES. PRIVATE MECHANIC HAS CHECKED BRAKES TWICE FOR THIS AND HAS FOUND NO PROBLEMS STEMMING FROM BRAKES. CONDITION PERSISTS, AND AM WARY OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL AND BALL JOINT WEAR. IS DODGE COVERING THIS AS A WARRANTY REPAIR NOW OR NOT?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051326December 30, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
2002 DODGE DAKOTA CLUB CAB IS MAKING CLANKING, CREAKING NOISES WHILE TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS IS AT 46K MILES. HAS BEEN MAKING THIS NOISE SINCE 40K MILES. FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS OF UPPER BALL JOINT PROBLEMS WITH OTHER DAKOTAS AND DURANGOS. VERY CONCERNED AND SUSPICOUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051331December 30, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
FOLLOWING A NEWS REPORT DOCUMENTING UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE IN DODGE PRODUCTS, WE HAD OUR 1999 DODGE DAKOTA INSPECTED. IT HAS BEEN FOUND THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE COMPLETELY ERODED AND NEEDED IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051339December 30, 2003
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
ALL 4 TIRES HAVE CRACK AROUND THE BEAD OF TIRE. HAVE SPENT OVER $500.00 IN REPAIRS, ALIGNMENTS, AND TIRE BALANCING. PROBLEM I THINK IS FROM THE STEERING RESPONSE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS MODEL NEEDS UPGRADED TIRES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051334December 30, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
UPPER BALL JOINTS WORN OUT. ONLY 53435 MILES AND FRONT END SHAKES, POPS AND WOBBLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051344December 30, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
CONTROL ARM UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE. THE STATE OF PA REQUIRES VEHICLES TO PASS AN ANUAL INSPECTION IN ORDER TO DRIVE ON THE ROADS. MY DODGE DAKOTA WILL FAIL THIS INSPECTION NEXT FEB. THE RIGHT UPPER BALLJOINT ON MY VEHICLE (WHICH SHOULD HAVE A LIFE SPAN MINIMUM 80 TO 100 K; MY VEH. HAS 46K) NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED TO BE CONSIDERED SAFE BY PA STANDARDS. DODGE PROVIDED NO WAY TO PERFORM PREVENTITIVE MAINTENENCE ON THIS VEHICLE PART. POOR DESIGN ON THEIR PART IS NOT WORTH THE COST OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH AND THEY KNOW IT BECAUSE THEY MODIFIED THE REPAIR REPLACEMENT PART WHICH TO ME ADMITS A FLAW TO BEGIN WITH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052150December 30, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HIT A BUMP AND JUMPED OFF THE ROAD. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE UPPER/LOWER BALL JOINTS AND THE LEFT OUTER TIE ROD END WAS WORN OUT AND MUST BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051362December 30, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
2002 DAKOTA PICKUP TRUCK WITH 29,600 MILES LOOSING FRONT STEERING STABILITY AND FRONT END RATTLING. CHECK WITH LOCAL MECHANIC REVEALS BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT UPPER BALLJOINTS FAILING AND NEED TO REPLACED ASAP TO PREVENT WHEEL FAILURE. ALSO TIRES WEARING OUT. DODGE CONTACTED, NO RECALL YET???
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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