Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#10025984July 13, 2003
STEERING
POPING NOISE FROM STEERING AND CAB DURING TURNS. HAD DEALER LOOK AT AND NOTHING FOUND WRONG.*AK
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#10025852July 11, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
SEEMS LIKE THAT THE PROBLEM WITH THE DAKOTA'S AND BRAKE ROTORS IS A NEVER ENDING BATTLE. I REPLACED MY MYSELF BACK IN MARCH AFTER THE DEALER DIDN'T WANT TO ADMIT THAT THEIR IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT DISC ROTORS ON THE DAKOTA'S. I ALSO HAD THE ROTORS TURNED 6 MONTHS PRIOR BEFORE I REPLACED THEM. EVEN THE GUY THAT TURNED THE ROTORS TOLD ME THAT THE STOCK ROTORS ON THE DAKOTA'S WERE JUNK.NOW 4 MONTHS AFTER REPLACING THEM THEY ARE ACTING LIKE THET ARE WARPED AGAIN. SOMEONE NEEDS TO GET CHRYSLER (DODGE) TO OWN UP THAT THEIR IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE ROTORS ON THEIR DAKOTA'S. ALSO AFTER READING SOME OTHER FORUMS I FIND THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM.*AK
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#10025897July 11, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I HAVE A 2001 DODGE DAKOTA 4X4. FRONT ROTORS KEEP WARPING. SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN STOPPING. I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH DAKOTAS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
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#10025898July 11, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO SLUDGE. *AK
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#10025894July 11, 2003
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
ONLY 27689 MILES SAFETY FRONT END COMPONENTS FAILED POWER STEERING RACK SEAL LEAKING FLUID.SWAY BAR BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED.SEAT RIGHT REAR COMING APART PASS SIDE PLASTIC RECLINER HANDLE BROKE MY 2002 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB 4X4 SPORT HAS HAD SUSPENSION PROBLEMS, AND BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINTS MAKE A POPPING SOUND WHEN STEP ON BRAKES OR MAKE A SHARP LEFT TURN. I NOW HAVE 29900 MILES AND THE POUNDING AND NOISE HAVE NOT STOPPED. VEHICLE FEELS LIKE YOU WILL LOOSE CONTROL WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS IN THE HIGHWAY. *AK
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#10024016July 11, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING , THE CONSUMER PULLED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH, AND DISCOVERED THE DID NOT WORK. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THE CENTRAL TIMER MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK *TS *JB
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#10025787July 10, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
2001 DODGE DAKOTA WARPED BRAKE ROTORS @ 22,000 MILES & 35,000 MILES. *AK
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#10025808July 10, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
I HAVE 80000 MILES ON MY 2001 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB AND I HAVE ALREADY CHANGED TIRES AND NOW I NEED TO CHANGE MY UPPER BALL JOINTS. IS IT REALLY TRUE THAT YOU CAN NOT CHANGE JUST THE JOINTS BUIT YOU HAVE TO CHANGE THE UPPER CONTROL ARM ALSO WITH THE NEW JOINTS? *AK
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#10025811July 10, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FED UP WITH WARPED ROTORS ON MY 2001 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB. I HAVE HAD MY ROTORS TURNED TWICE AND THEY ARE WARPED AGAIN. MY DAKOTA HAS ONLY 44K MILES ON IT. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND UNSAFE!*AK
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#10025833July 10, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS WARPED FRONT ROTORS WARPED DUE TO POOR BACK BRAKES ADJUSTER. *AK
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#10025726July 9, 2003
TIRES:BEAD, TIRES
OWNER OF 2001 DODGE DAKOTA P/U, WITH WRANGLER ST TIRES, AT 10000 MILES TIRES CRACKED AROUND RIM, GOODYEAR STORE ONLY ADJUSTED THE FRONT ONES, WHICH HE SAID WERE CRACKED. THE REAR, HE CALLED DRY ROTTING, NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE FRONT TIRES 8000 MILES LATER ARE CRACKED. I CALLED WESTCHASE TIRE AND AUTO , IN HOUSTON, TEXAS AND THE STORE MANAGER MENTIONED THAT IT WAS STRANGE THAT THIS HAD OCCURED AGAIN. I CHECKED THE NHTSA SITE AND FOUND THE SAME TYPE OF FAILURES WERE BEING REPORTED SINCE SEVERAL YEARS BACK. I AM POSITIVE THAT NEITHER GOODYEAR NOR DODGE WILL FESS UP TO ANY PROBLEMS WITH THESE TIRES. I JUST HOPE THAT LOSS OF LIVES DO NOT OCCUR BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN. I WILL HAVE THESE TIRES REPLACED ONCE MORE AND SEE HOW LONG THEY WILL LAST THIS TIME.*AK
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#10025627July 8, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WARPED ROTORS AFTER 18,000 MILES...HAD VEHICLE IN THREE TIMES TO INSPECT BRAKES...EACH TIME THEY TURNED THE ROTORS...*AK
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#10025628July 8, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I HAVE 19,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK AND IT HAS HAD 3 BRAKE JOBES ALREADY AND HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS, DEALER IS UNRESPONSIVE, TRUCK PULSATES SO BAD IT'S A ROAD HAZARD. *AK
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#10025553July 7, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE PASSANGER SIDE FLOOR FLOODS WITH ABOUT A GALLON OF WATER EVERY WEEK. SO EVERY WEEK FOR THE PASE TWO MONTHS, I HAD TO REMOVE THE CARPET AND SOAK UP THE WATER WITH TOWLES. SO FAR IT CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. *AK
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#10025554July 7, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY
WATER POURING INTO PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD THAT SOAKS AND RUINS CARPETING. UNKNOWN SOURCE, FIREWALL AREA.*AK
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#10025502July 6, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
ROTORS AND DRUMS ON 2000 DODGE DAKOTA NEED TURNED OR CHANGED OFTEN. *AK
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#10025400July 4, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
I HAVE HAD TO PURCHASE AT LEAST 3 GAS FUEL PUMPS FOR MY 94 DODGE DAKOTA FOR THREE YEARS IN A ROW. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DODGE DEALER EACH TIME AN IT SEEMS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM EVERY TIME. I ONLY USE ONE GAS STATION WHEN I'M NOT TRAVELING AND JUST IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD . I HAVE USED THE SAME TYPE OF GAS 1993 PREMIUM AND GAS STATION AMOCO SINCE OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL AND HAS NOT CHARGED ME THIS TIME FOR THE WORK. BUT THEY CAN'T SEEM TO FIND OUT WHY I'M HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. HOW CAN I FIND OUT IF THERE IS SOME OTHER DEFECTIVE PART THAT MIGHT BE CAUSING THE PROBLEM, OR FIND OUT IF THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE GAS FUEL PUMPS FOR THAT VEHICLE. I COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING ON YOUR SITE.*AK
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#10026542July 3, 2003
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THE RIGHT SIDE FRAME RAIL CRACKED BEHIND THE FRONT CROSS MEMBER. *MR *CB *JB
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#10021924July 3, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE DIDN'T PASS AN EMISSION TEST. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK *CB *NLM
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#10020243July 3, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE THE FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED TO RELEASE. THE CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO CUT THE SEAT BELT IN ORDER TO EXIT THE TRUCK. *JB *CB *NLM
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