Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#10043700October 27, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
FRONT UPPER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES ARE WORN OUT BEFORE 38,612 MILES (MILEAGE AT TIME I AM SENDING THIS EMAIL). TOOK DAKOTA DEALER (RAINIER DODGE, OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON) LAST MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2003, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND WOULD ONLY TAKE A FEW DAYS TO GET NEW PARTS. THEY STILL DON'T HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX IT AND WE JUST SAW A NEWS REPORT (ON DURANGOS THAT ALSO MENTIONED DAKOTAS BEING WORSE) SHOWING HOW DANGEROUS IT IS TO DRIVE A VEHICLE WITH BAD UPPER BALL JOINTS (BROKE OFF AND WHEEL AND ALL WENT ACROSS 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC). ON THEIR WORD THAT IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE, WE TOOK AN OUT OF TOWN TRIP THIS WEEKEND. I THANK GOD THAT WE MADE THE TRIP SAFELY! WHEN IS A RECALL GOING TO BE MADE ON BOTH THE DAKOTA AND DURANGO? OUR DODGE DEALER SEEMS TO BE DRAGGING THEIR FEET GETTING THE PARTS TO FIX OURS, AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY DAKOTA UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED. PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW HOW DANGEROUS THIS CONDITION IS AND DODGE NEEDS TO ACCEPT THE RESPONSIBILITY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM ASAP! *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043707October 27, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR FROM 1ST TO 2ND SHIFT WHICH IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN CROSSING INTERSECTIONS OR ATTEMPTING TO PASS VEHICLES AS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING OFTEN BUT INCONSISTENTLY. HAVE TAKEN TRUCK BACK TO DEALER 5 TIMES AND ONLY ONCE COULD THEY FIND THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED TRANSMISSION OIL PUMP AND VALVE BODY BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. ALSO WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE INTO DRIVE IT SOMETIMES ACTS AS REVERSE, AND WHEN IN REVERSE LUNGES FORWARD AS IN DRIVE. DEALER REPLACED PRDNL (GEAR SHIFT) ONCE BUT STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH GEAR POSITION. DEALERSHIP STATES THEY MUST BE ABLE TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM IN ORDER TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. WAS ALSO TOLD BY SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE WITH NO SOLUTION IN SIGHT THUS FAR. AM PURSUING LEMON LAW LITIGATION AS THIS IS MORE THAN JUST A SAFETY HAZARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044671October 24, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE PART WITHIN FOUR MONTHS. DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO GREASE FITTING IN THE BALL JOINTS AND THE JOINTS BECAME DRY. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044675October 24, 2003
SUSPENSION
THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS EXPERIENCED PREMATURE WEAR. AS A RESULT, THE BALL JOINTS PRODUCED A GRINDING NOISE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043524October 24, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
EXPERIENCING PULSATION AND PULL TO THE SIDE UNDER BRAKING. PROBLEM ORIGINATED AT APPROXIMATELY 25,000 MILES AND CURRENTLY AT 33,000 MILES IT NOW FEELS UNSAFE. DEALER STATES FRONT ROTORS ARE WARPED AND NEED MACHINED TO SPECIFICATIONS AND THAT ROTORS ARE A "WEAR" ITEM AND NOT COVERED UNDER THE 3 YRS./36,000 MILES "BUMPER TO BUMPER" WARRANTY. I SEE THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ALREADY ON FILE REGARDING THIS ISSUE, SO BEING THAT I AM NO EXPERT IN BRAKING SYSTEMS OR THEORY I WILL LEAVE THAT DEBATE TO OTHERS, HOWEVER I WILL SAY THAT MY EXPERIENCE WITH OTHER VEHICLES AND MANUFACTURERS WOULD LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THAT ROTORS SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 70,000 TO 80,000 MILES BEFORE NEEDING TO BE MACHINED. THE OTHER THREE VEHICLES MY FAMILY HAS RECENTLY OWNED WERE ALL DRIVEN BEYOND 70,000 MILES, ALL WITHOUT EVER NEEDING THE ROTORS TURNED. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040079October 24, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HESITATED THEN LOST TOTAL POWER. *AK THERE WAS POOR IDLING, HESITATION AND SUDDEN STOPS AT INTERSECTION'S, LOSS OF POWER AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD SHUT OFF. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043459October 23, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS AND STUDS BROKEN OFF. FROM WHAT I READ ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044540October 22, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE WAS MAKING A LOUD PINGING NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER SAID ENGINE WAS NOT GETTING ENOUGH FUEL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043221October 20, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
UPPER BALL JOINT ON BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE ARE FAILING. VEHICLE ONLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 40000 MILES ON IT. JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043238October 20, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
1999 DODGE DAKOTA WIRING PROBLEM. MY 1999 DODGE DAKOTA HAS A WIRING PROBLEM THAT CAUSES THE CRUISE CONTROL TO BE STUCK IN THE ON POSITION AND CAUSES THE TURN SIGNAL TO FREEZE WHILE AT A LONG LIGHT. THE CRUISE CONTROL IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION SINCE IT CAN NOT BE DISENGAGED WITH THE BRAKE, YOU MUST MANUALLY TURN THE SYSTEM OFF. SUPERIOR DODGE IN NICHOLASVILLE, KY HAS ALREADY CHARGED ME FOR 2 HOURS LABOR TO TRY AND FIND THE PROBLEM BUT HAVE HAD NO LUCK FINDING THE SHORTED OUT WIRE YET. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043162October 18, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS (ALSO CALLED THE LATCH ASSEMBLY) ON MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA BOTH ARE DEFECTIVE AND THE DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED EVEN WITH A KEY FROM THE OUTSIDE IF THE DOORS ARE LOCKED. MY VIN # IS 1B7GL22XYS592928. AN ONLINE SEARCH SHOWED THAT OTHER 2000 DODGE DAKOTA OWNERS HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEIR AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS AS WELL. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043105October 17, 2003
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
THE RIDER'S SIDE SEAT BACK IS LOCKED IN PLACE AND WILL NOT FOLD FORWARD. THIS HAMPERS GETTING PEOPLE OR MATERIALS OUT OF THE BACK SEAT OF THIS EXTENDED CAB PICKUP. IT IS ALSO A SAFETY HAZARD AS A PERSON IN THE BACK COULD NOT EASILY ESCAPE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THERE ARE 57 OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE REQUESTED REPLACEMENT PARTS WHICH ARE NOT BEING PROVIDED. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043937October 15, 2003
SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:SPINDLE, STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
THREADS ON SPINDLE WERE CORRODED AND STRIPPED.*MR THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS MADE ON HIS VEHICLE. *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042996October 15, 2003
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
TRUCK SHAKES WHEN BRAKING AT SLOW OR MODERATE SPEED. REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND PADS THREE MONTHS AGO AT 38,000 MILES. NOW WITH 43,000 MILES THE SHAKING HAS RETURNED. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031396October 15, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK *TS *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10041698October 13, 2003
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
LOST OF STEERING IN A 1999 DODGE DAKOTA 4X4, STEERING BOX EXPLODED. CAME WITHIN INCHES OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044175October 12, 2003
WHEELS
WHEEL SHEARED OFF COMPLETELY FROM THE HUB WHILE DRIVING.*MR NO ONE WAS ABLE TO OFFER ANY EXPLANATION AS TO HOW THE WHEEL COULD HAVE SEPARATED FROM THE HUB. CONSUMER FELT CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE COVERED THE $398.41 REPAIR BILL. *PH *JB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042798October 12, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, STEERING
HEARD AND FELT A CLUNKING SOUND IN STEERING WHEN VEHICLE HIT A BUMP/ BALL JOINTS AND ARMS REPLACED. *MR THE CONSUMER FELT AND HEARD A CLUNKING SOUND IN THE STEERING WHEN A BUMP WAS HIT OR TURNING A CORNER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE UPPER BALL JOINTS AND A ARM UNDER WARRANTY. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041636October 11, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF ELECTRICAL FAILURE (DATE BELOW FIRST INCIDENT) SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK; ABS LIGHT STAYS ON; COMPUTER SHORTED OUT; DEALER FOUND COMPUTER BOLTED ON TOP OF WIRES; FAN STAYED ON; DATES VARY OVER LAST 1 1/2 YEARS NUMBER OF FAILURES IS A BEST GUESS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034214October 8, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CONSUMER COMPLAINS ABOUT BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE ROTORS WARPED AT 10309 AND 15,000 MILES THE CONSUMER EVENTUALLY REPLACED THE BRAKE SYSTEM WITH AN AFTERMARKET SYSTEM. ON ONE OCCASION THE FRONT BRAKES STARTED SMOKING. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE CALIPER HAD STUCK AND OVERHEATED. BRAKES LOCK UP/ SMOKE, AND HAVE EVEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. NO ONE SEEMS ABLE TO REPAIR THEM. WHILE DRIVING AND WANTING TO STOP, CANNOT STOP. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE FOR A WHILE. *AK *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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