Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#10041422October 7, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
AT 21000 MILES, I NOTICED A CLANKING SOUND IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE DEALER CHECKED IT OUT, THE BRAKE PAD CLIPS HAD RUSTED AWAY AND ONE ROTOR HAD EXCESSIVE WEAR. HOWEVER, CHRYSLER REFUSED TO PAY FOR REPAIRS, WHICH COST OVER $400.00. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041262October 5, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER ON MY TRUCK TWICE SINCE IT WAS BOUGHT IN 1998 BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THAT THE NOISE MY TRUCK WAS MAKING WAS DUE TO THE SUSPENSION AND NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. THE TRUCK WAS NOT EVEN EVALUATED, I WAS JUST TOLD THAT I WAS WRONG, AND IT WAS NOT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND WAS SENT ON MY WAY. WHEN I WENT BACK AFTER THIS INCIDENT 2 DAYS LATER I REQUESTED TO SPEAK WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AND PROCEEDED TO TELL HIM WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THEY THEN PUT MY TRUCK ON THE LIFT AND FOUND IT WAS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND FIXED IT. IT THEN HAPPENED AGAIN AND IT'S NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I KNOW THAT THE FEDERAL EMISSIONS LAW STATES THAT THEY HAVE TO COVER IT UP TO 80,000 MILES FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, BUT MY TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS 76,000 MILES ON IT, THUS I AM GETTING CLOSE. I HAVE HEARD MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS WITH THE DODGE DAKOTAS AND I FEAR THAT THIS WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN AND WILL END UP TO COST A LOT OF MONEY OUT OF MY POCKET FOR A MISTAKE ON THE PART OF DODGE WHICH THEY WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR TO TRY AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM INSTEAD OF IT BEING ONGOING. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041282October 5, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL PRESSURE GAUGE DROPS TO ZERO, WHEN COMING TO A STOP, AFTER RUNNING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ADDRESSED BY THE DEALER(4) TIMES : REPLACED OIL SENDING UNIT 4-9-01/24,305 MI. ; REPLACED OIL PUMP 8-24-01/28,730 MI. ; CHECKED OIL PRESSURE GAUGE 2-7-03/ 45,478 MI. ; REPLACED OIL PUMP AND CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS 8-29-03/ 50,903 MI. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041212October 4, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
MY 2001 DODGE DAKOTA HAS PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE ROTORS WARPING AND THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT ADMIT TO THIS BEING A PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THOUSANDS OF OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. MY ROTORS HAD TO BE TURNED AT 15,000 MILES, AND THEY NEED IT AGAIN AT 40,000 MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042259October 3, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OR STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL DETAILS. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041102October 2, 2003
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
HEATER CORE LEAKS HOT (200F+)ENGINE ANTI- FREEZE ON DRIVERS FOOT WHILE DRIVING. MINE HAS FAILED THREE TIMES IN 34,00 MILES. IF MY WIFE HAD BEEN DRIVING WITH SANDAL'S IT WOULD HAVE SCALDED HER FOOT AND MAY HAVE CAUSED HER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF TRUCK!!!!!!!!! ADDITIONALLY, THE WINDOW FOGGED UP TO THE POINT OF COMPLETE LOSS OF ABILITY TO SEE FORWARD, HAD TO OPEN SIDE WINDOW TO PULL OVER AND CLEAN FOGGING OFF WINDSHIELD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042051October 1, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE TRANSMISSION STALLS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037947October 1, 2003
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET, ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED ACROSS THE HIGHWAY AND THE CONSUMER T-BONED THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING THE OTHER VEHICLE, BUT HIT IT BROADSIDE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038215October 1, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
DURING NORMAL DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE FACES OF BOTH ROTORS BROKE OFF INTO PIECES, WHICH CAUSED AN UNCONTROLLABLE VIBRATION IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041899September 29, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT AN INTERSECTION AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE SLID ON DIRT AND GRAVEL AND IT WENT DOWN INTO AN EMBANKMENT, HITTING A TREE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AN AMBULANCE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10039534September 25, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE DAY I BROUGHT MY 2003 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB HOME, I NOTICED A HOWLING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES WHEN IN REVERSE. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS THE CAUSE AND FOR IT TO BE REPAIRED. SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT THE BREAKS NEEDED TO BE BROKEN IN AND THEN THE NOISE WOULD STOP. TOOK TRUCK BACK FOR OIL CHANGE AFTER 3000 MILES AND INFORMED SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE TRUCK WAS STILL MAKING HOWLING NOISE. TOLD ME THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS PROBLEM AND THAT AS SOON AS THE PARTS CAME IN HE WOULD CALL . I'M STILL WAITING. ALSO I AM HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WHEN I AM CLIMBING A GRADE THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO GET STUCK IN SECOND GEAR. I HAVE TO LET OFF THE GAS FOR IT TO SHIFT. SOMETIMES THE SHIFT IS VERY HARSH AND AT OTHER TIMES IT MISSES A GEAR ALTOGETHER. TRUCK HAS A HARD TIME MAINTAINING SET SPEED WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS SET. SEEMS TO WAIT TOO LONG TO SHIFT TO BRING THE TRUCK UP TO SPEED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039556September 25, 2003
POWER TRAIN, PARKING BRAKE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL), POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
VEHICLE (1)SHIFTS HARSHLY, (2)DOES NOT UPSHIFT SMOOTHLY/UPSHIFTS AT EXCESSIVE RPM, (3)STALLS WHEN MAKING LOW-SPEED LEFT-HAND TURNS, (4)IDLES ROUGHLY, (5)FAILS TO MAINTAIN SPEED IN CRUISE CONTROL, (6)DOWNSHIFTS HARSHLY AFTER LOSING SPEED IN CRUISE CONTROL, (7)TRANSMISSION GEAR INDICATOR DID NOT INDICATE ACTUAL GEAR VEHICLE WAS IN, (8)VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT FROM REVERSE TO PARK, AND FROM PARK TO REVERSE, AND (9)VEHICLE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED TO RELEASE, THEN FAILED TO HOLD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039441September 24, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I OWN A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA - HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS 3 TIMES AND PADS ONCE IN 26,000 MILES AND NOW AT APPROX 29,000 MILES THE ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040396September 23, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE FUEL SUPPLY TUBE WORE THROUGH THE FIREWALL AND FLOOR PAN WHICH CAUSED A FUEL LEAKAGE. *PH THE FUEL SUPPLY TUBE WAS INSTALLED SO THAT IT WAS DIRECTLY AGAINST THE JUNCTION OF THE FIREWALL AND FLOOR PAN. THIS WAS A SHARP WELDED JUNCTION WHICH WORE THROUGH THE STEEL FUEL SUPPLY TUBE AND CAUSED THE FUEL LEAK. (DEFECTIVE AT THE FACTORY AND PRESENTED A FIRE/EXPLOSION HAZARD) *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041867September 23, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
MULTIPLE FAILURES OF VEHICLE'S CATALYTIC CONVERTER.*MR *PH *JB THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON, THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE AND THE VEHICLE HAD TROUBLE CLIMBING STEEP HILLS. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039272September 22, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
UPPER BALL JOINT PREMATURE WEAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039286September 22, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
TIMING CHAIN BROKE. IT CAUSED DAMAGE TO VALVES AND HEAD.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040273September 22, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES UNEXPECTEDLY BRAKES DO NOT GRAB, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040282September 22, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT ENGINE PROBLEMS. ALSO STATED THAT EVERY TIME IT OVEREXTENDS 4 RPMS WILL NOT SWITCH GEARS, TRANSMISSION FAILED, AND VEHICLE VIBRATED AND DIED. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT DO ANY THING BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039090September 18, 2003
TIRES:SIDEWALL
SIGNIFICANT SIDEWALL CRACKS NOTICED ABOVE THE RIM ON THREE TIRES (FOURTH TIRE NEW AFTER REPLACEMENT FROM BLOWOUT TWO MONTHS AGO). WRANGLER ST 215/75R/15. TIRES HAVE 30K MILES AND TWO YEARS OLD. GOODYEAR STORE MANAGER IN COLLEGE STATION TX SAID THERE IS NO SAFETY ISSUE WITH OUR REMOVING TIRE FROM RIM AND INSPECTING INSIDE OF SIDEWALL. REFUSED TO CONSIDER PROBLEM AS MANUFACTURING DEFECT. DID OFFER PRO-RATED REPLACEMENT AS WARRANTY ISSUE. Z8JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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