Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#10045232November 1, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, EQUIPMENT
2000 DODGE DAKOTA, BOUGHT WITH 27,200 MILES, BALL JOINTS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE IN TWO YEARS TIME AND UNABLE TO REPLACE PARTS VEHICLE NOW HAS 74,000 MILES A VEHICLE THIS YOUNG SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEMS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045246November 1, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
2000 DODGE DAKOTA WITH ONLY 13,531 MILES HAS UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046141October 31, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THERE WAS A LOUD THUMPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT IT WAS DUE TO FRONT BALL JOINT FAILURE. *AK FRONT ALIGNMENT SUDDENLY WENT OUT OF WHACK. VEHICLE WAS 6 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP DENIED THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE UPPER BALL JOINTS. AFTER FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCY, DODGE RECOMMENDED AND REFUNDED THE REPAIR COST. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045166October 31, 2003
STEERING:LINKAGES, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM
UPPER CONTROL ARMS LOOSE, DEFECTIVE, PLUS STEERING LINKAGE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045224October 31, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
NORTHTOWN DODGE OF TONAWANDA ,2020 NIAGARA FALLS BLVD, TONAWANDA,NY TEL#7166927200, TOLD ME THE SQUEAK IN MY '99 DODGE DAKOTA (53,372 MILES) WAS THE FAILURE OF BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. THEY CHARGED ME A TOTAL OF $1,870.00 FOR THE JOB IN JULY '03. $1,048 WAS FOR PARTS ALONE. THEY INSISTED THAT THE BALL JOINT CONNECTING ARMS ARE ONE PIECE WITH EACH BALL JOINT. SINCE THEN I CALLED THE SAME DEALER'S PARTS DEPT. REQUESTING INFORMATION ON REPLACEMENT PARTS COSTS. THAT DEPT. TOLD ME THAT DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAS PRODUCED REPLACEMENT PARTS AT THE COST OF $100.00 EACH BECAUSE THEY REALIZE THAT THE BALL JOINTS IN BOTH THE DAKOTA AND DURANGOS HAVE A FREQUENT FAILURE RECORD. NORTHTOWN DODGE SERVICE DEPT. DID NOT INFORM ME OF THOSE PARTS AVAILABILITY OR EVEN EXISTENCE AND DID NOT AFFORD ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE OVER $640.00 IN PARTS ALONE. I FEEL THAT THEY LIED AND CHEATED ME AND PROBABLY OTHERS WITH NO WARRANTY. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045058October 30, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
PREMATURE WEAR OF BALL JOINTS IN MY 1999 DODGE DAKOTA. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAT 48000 ON IT AND WAS TOLD WHEN I WENT FOR AN ALIGNMENT THAT MY BALL JOINTS WERE WEARING OUT. SHOULDN'T BE WEARING OUT SO SOON. HAVE NOT REPLACED YET, DEALER MECHANIC CLAIMS HE HAS SEEN QUITE A FEW OF THESE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045056October 30, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
ON 2003 AND 2004 DODGE VEHICLES, THE PIECE OF TRIM AND WEATHER STRIPPING ARE NOT BEING PUT AT THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE GAP BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD AND THE CAR BODY RANGES FROM NONE TO 3/8 INCH WIDE BY 1/2 INCH DEEP. WATER COULD GET IN THIS GAP AND FREEZE CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD TO COME LOOSE, CRACK, OR SHATTER. WATER EXPANDS AS IT FREEZES AND THE PRESSURE FROM THE EXPANSION COULD CAUSE SEVERE PROBLEMS IF THE WINDSHIELD CAME LOOSE, CRACKED, OR SHATTERED WHEN DRIVING. WATER IS NATURALLY GOING TO COLLECT IN THIS GAP EITHER FROM RAIN, CAR WASHING, OR SNOW MELTING. THE MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE WOULD CAUSE THE WATER TO FREEZE FASTER IN BELOW FREEZING CONDITIONS. I NOTIFIED DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER, WHICH I DID AND THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS DONE BY THE FACTORY STARTING WITH THE 2003 MODEL YEAR. CUSTOMER SERVICE AT DAIMLER-CHRYSLER ACTS AS IF YOU ARE BOTHERING THEM WITH PROBLEMS LIKE THIS BUT I FEEL IT COULD BE A REAL SERIOUS PROBLEM IN THE COLDER NORTHERN STATES LIKE OHIO. THE GAP RUNS THE FULL WIDTH OF THE BODY. THANKS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046082October 30, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED. BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD TO DEPRESS, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045101October 30, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2000 DODGE DAKOTA- SPORT W/ EX-CAB. I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE THROUGH AUTOMAX IN MELBOURNE, FL AND OVERALL AM QUITE HAPPY WITH THE VEHICLE. BUT, THE FRONT BRAKES ARE SINGING A HIGH SHRILL SONG TO ME. I WENT TO WWW.DODGEDAKOTAS.COM, AND WAS EVEN MORE SURPRISED TO SEE THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THE DAKOTA BRAKING SYSTEM. PLEASE, I KNOW FROM READING THE COMPLAINTS THAT YOU HAVE HEARD ABOUT THIS SITUATION... PLEASE ACT ON THIS! *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045109October 30, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT
NOISE WHEN MAKING TURNS AND OVER LIGHT BUMPS IN FRONT SUSPENSION OF A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA CREW CAB PICKUP. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045118October 30, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)
I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY 1998 DODGE DAKOTA. I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW. 2 MONTHS AFTER 8/98 PURCHASE DATE, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THE BRAKES HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES, THE MAP SENSOR WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN. I RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE SEAT BELTS COME OFF ENTIRELY TOO EASY. ALL OF THIS AND THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 39,000 MILES ON IT. I SENT ARBITRATION PAPERS TO CHRYSLER TWICE WITH NO RESPONSE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045137October 30, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT
OWN A 1999 DODGE DAKOTA 4WD. BALL JOINTS AND IDLER ARM GOING BAD. VEHICLE HAS 56,000 MILES. NOTICED NOISE ARISING FROM FRONT SUSPENSION AND LOOSENING AT AROUND 40,000 MILES, BUT DID NOT KNOW TILL AROUND 53,000 MILES WHEN A MECHANIC BROUGHT IT TO MY ATTENTION WHILE IT WAS AT AN ALIGNMENT SHOP. THESE PARTS, I WAS ADVISED, SHOULD NOT BE WEARING TILL AROUND 130,000 MILES. TWO PEOPLE AT MY WORK ALSO OWN THESE VEHICLES, ONE PERSON OWNS A 2WD DAKOTA, ANOTHER OWNS A 4WD DURANGO. BOTH PERSONS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH BALL JOINTS AS WELL. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045150October 30, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT
2002 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB. WHILE BRAKING THERE SEEMS TO BE A VIBRATION UNDER THE FRONT END OR SOMETIMES WHILE TURNING EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT IN MOTION IT WILL MAKE A POPPING SOUND. I DID TAKE IT TO THE DEALER 2 MONTH AGO FOR THAT PROBLEM, BUT ALL THEY FOUND OUT THAT THE BRAKE DISKS NEEDED TO BE TURNED. BUT THE SAME PROBLEM STILL HAPPENS. NEED TO FIND OUT IF THERE IS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE UPPER OR LOWER BALL JOINTS, BUSHINGS THAT ARE NOT PROPERLY SEATED ON THE FRONT END PARTS, OR WHAT? *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046278October 29, 2003
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP, SEATS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 DODGE DAKOTA SLIPPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE GEAR AND WAS CIRCLING OUT OF CONTROL.*MR THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STRUCK A CONCRETE MEDIAN AND STOPPED. THE DRIVESHAFT AND OTHER PARTS UNDER THE VEHICLE WERE DAMAGED. THIS WASN'T THE FIRST TIME THE GEAR SELECTOR JUMPED OUT OF GEAR. THIS VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY TAKEN TO MAROONE/DODGE SERVICE CENTER TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION CHECKED WHERE IT SAT TO THIS DAY. CONSUMER STATED IT WAS A MECHANICAL PROBLEM SINCE THEY COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS. THEY HAVEN'T OBTAINED NO INFORMATION ON THEIR VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE A/C ONLY WORKED ON HIGH DUE TO A FAULTY BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR. THE POWER STEERING MADE NOISE INTERMITTENTLY. THE GAS CAP WAS LOOSE WHICH CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE DRIVER SEAT HANDLE CAME APART *PH *NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044953October 29, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPARK PLUGS KNOCK IN THE ENGINE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE INTAKE GASKET. DEALER REPLACED THE INTAKE GASKET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043861October 29, 2003
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
1999 DODGE DAKOTA 4WD 71500 MILES. NOTIFIED BY MECHANIC THAT I NEED BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS, BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS AND BOTH TIE ROD ENDS REPLACED. TOOK IT IN FOR UNUSUAL TIRE WEAR THAT HAS OCCURRED SINCE 40,000 MILES. MECHANIC WAS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROBLEM WITH DAKOTAS. SAID HE HAS SEEN MANY LIKE IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043862October 29, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
RIGHT UPPER BALL JOINT WORN AT 32,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043878October 29, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
UPPER RIGHT BALL JOINT FAILED. VEHICLE HAD 65684 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043880October 29, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS
AT 20,000 MILES THE LENSES ON THE FOG LIGHTS ON MY 2002 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB CRACKED FOR NO APPARENT REASON.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043909October 29, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
1999 DODGE DAKOTA UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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