Dodge Dakota Complaints (2002)

678 consumer complaints on file.

#10075672June 3, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING,THE VEHICLE WOULD STALLED. THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART, BUT WAS UNABLE TO START. THE DRIVER NOTICED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION WHILE TURNING ON THE LIGHTS. THE INTERIOR, AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND OFF ON ITS OWN. THE DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DETERMINE. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074743June 3, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WAS INCORRECT. NOTIFIED DEALER OF THIS ISSUE AND ALSO AN ISSUE WITH GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON THE FRONT AND EVEN ADMITTED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN A HIGH FAILURE RATE FOR THIS. ALSO THEY REPLACED THE VACUUM TUBE HARNESS UNDER THE GAS TANK. THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE SENSOR WAS LOOSE AND WAS CORRECTED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074538May 31, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON 12, 27, 2001 I PURCHASED FROM NEMER CHRYSLER/PLYMOUTH/DODGE IN QUEENSBURY, NEW YORK,12804 A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA, SLT PICK-UP TRUCK. THUS FAR THE VALVE BODY OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ON 12,19, 2002.*AK ON 5,25,2004 WITH 26THOUSAND + ,MILES, THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECASUE OF SUSPECTED POOR WORKMANSHIP AND MATERIALS IN THE METAL. (THE PADS WITH 26 THOUSAND MILES WERE IN LIKE NEW CONDITION)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074553May 31, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
MY HUSBAND AND I OWN A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. WE PURCHASED IT IN MARCH 2002 AND MOVED TO PUERTO RICO IN SEPTEMBER 2002, WHERE WE TOOK OUR DAKOTA TO AN AUTHORIZED DODGE DEALERSHIP WHEN PROBLEMS AROSE. IN APRIL 2003, WE BEGAN TO HEAR UNUSUAL NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT LEFT TIRE AREA. THE SERVICE TECHS REPORTED PREMATURE WEARING OF THE BALL JOINT AND REPLACED IT, PLUS THE UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS, AS WELL AS THE SWAY ARM AND ALL RELATED BUSHINGS (THEY SHOWED PREMATURE WEAR, TOO). THE FOLLOWING JANUARY (1/23/04), LESS THAN 12 MONTHS LATER, WE BEGAN TO HEAR SIMILAR NOISES FROM THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE AREA. THE SERVICE TECHS AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP AS BEFORE REPLACED THE SAME ITEMS FOR THE SAME REASONS THAT AFFECTED THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE. ALL NEW PARTS, CORRECT? WE THOUGHT SO, BUT AS MY HUSBAND WAS MAKING A U-TURN ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN EARLY APRIL 2004, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE DISCONNECTED FROM THE VEHICLE (DUE TO DEFECTIVE PARTS--THE VERY ONES THAT THEY REPLACED IN JANUARY 2004. WE VIDEO-TAPED THE DAMAGES TO OUR VEHICLE (BALL JOINT, CV JOINT, CONTROL ARMS, TIRE, RIM, BRAKE LINES, FRONT BUMPER AND FOG LIGHT) AND HAD THE TRUCK TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH WHOM WE PREVIOUSLY DEALT. THE DEALER EVENTUALLY AGREED THAT THE PARTS WERE INDEED DEFECTIVE AND THE CAUSE OF OUR ACCIDENT. THEY REPLACED ALL DAMAGED PARTS. NOW THAT WE HAVE 37000 MILES ON THE TRUCK, RELATIVELY LOW FOR THAT YEAR MODEL, WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL OCCUR AGAIN WHEN WE ARE NOT DRIVING AT SUCH A LOW SPEED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074350May 27, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WHILE BRAKING THE CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT BALL JOINTS. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073266May 27, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE, ONE TO THE POINT OF COMING APART. THERE WAS NO NOTICEABLE FAILURE OF THE PART LEADING UP TO THE POINT WHEN I DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM. WHEN I WENT TO ROTATE MY TIRES I BUMPED THE RIGHT FRONT AND HEARD AN AUDIBLE "CLICK" WHILE IT WAS ON THE JACKSTAND. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED BOTH UPPER JOINTS AS THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066729May 11, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS GETTING THE TIRES ROTATED, THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TIE RODS WERE LOOSE. MIDSTATE DODGE REPLACED THE TIE RODS WITH NEW ONES. *AK MIDSTATE DODGE WOULD NOT REPLACED THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061479May 11, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND TURNING CORNERS THERE WAS A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END. *AK *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072070May 4, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THEN, AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP INDICATED THAT BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068193May 3, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
OH WHERE TO START? FIRST THE BRAKES AND ROTORS SEEM TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. MINE ARE ALSO BAD. 20,000 MILES SHREDDED AND HAD TO REPLACE ROTORS AT MY EXPENSE. THEY CANNOT SUPPORT THE WAIT OF A 5.9 L V8 QUAD CAB. DODGE NEEDS TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM SWIFTLY. CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS NOT BEEN EXACTLY FRIENDLY ON THIS MATTER. LIKE ALL THE TESTIMONIES I HAVE READ THEY SEEM TO GET THE SAME ATTITUDE " OH WELL, ITS YOUR PROBLEM." ALSO THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING FROM 1ST T0 2ND IS ROUGH. DEALER HAS CHECKED THIS SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THEY SAME EVERYTHING IS NORMAL. ALSO WHEN SERVICING FRONT BRAKES I FOUND THE CALIPER PIN WAS STRIP. SO MUCH FOR HARDENED STEEL. ALSO I HAD SOME BAD TREAD WEAR ON THE GOODYEAR WRANGLER RTS TIRES. DEALER TOLD THE WERE OK. SAID IT WAS CALLED SECOND TREAD WEAR. SECOND TREAD FROM OUTBOARD OF TIRE WAS BALD ALL OTHER WERE OK. IT WOULD BE NICE FOR DODGE TO ADDRESS THESE PROBLEMS WHEN I BRING MY CAR TO THEM, BUT I DO LIKE THE WAY THE DEALER CLEANS MY CAR EVERYTIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068032April 29, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
FAILURE IS IN PROGRESS! MY UPPER LEFT BALL JOINT ON MY 2002 DODGE DAKOTA IS LOOSE!! THE DEALER TELLS ME IT IS NOT A WARRANTY ITEM [40,000 MILES ON VEHICLE], THAT THE PART IS ON BACKORDER, AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY WILL GET MOTE PARTS. EVERYWHERE I HAVE LOOK, BOTH AUTO PARTS STORES AND ONLINE, IT IS THE SAME STORY..THEY EITHER TELL ME IT IS A DEALER ITEM OR THAT THEY ARE OUT OF STOCK. I DRIVE A MINIMUM OF 60 MILES A DAY, AND I CAN'T BUY THE PART TO REPAIR THIS!! HOW CAN THIS BE? WHO IS GOING TO PAY FOR THE WEAR ON MY TIRES? WHERE AND WHEN CAN I GET A NEW QUAILITY PART?..NOT THE PIECE OF CRAP DODGE PUTS ON !!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066841April 29, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHEN TURNING LEFT, THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. THE VEHICLE WAS DUE FOR AN INSPECTION AT 30000 MILES. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067902April 27, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
AT 42,000 MILES NOTICED A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE DURING SHARP TURNS OVER BUMPS AT LOW SPEEDS. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY INDICATED THAT BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS NEED REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF ~$500. WILL BE HAVING BOTH BALL JOINTS REPLACED AND WILL REQUEST THAT THE DEFECTIVE PARTS BE SAVED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071407April 23, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHEN TURNING, DRIVING OVER ANY IMPERFECTION IN THE ROAD ,OR ANY FRONT END MOVEMENT. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE BY THE DEALERSHIP THEY NOTICED THAT THE FRONT UPPER BALL JOINT WORE OUT PREMATURELY, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067574April 21, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
2002 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD-CAB 4X4 THE UPPER AND LOWER BALLJOINTS IN THE FRONT END SEEM TO BE LOOSE AND CAUSING EXCESSIVE POPPING NOISES WHEN I HIT DIPS/BUMPS IN THE ROAD OR TURN SHARP. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 30,000 MILES ON IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065375April 20, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN TURNING CORNERS, HIT BUMPS, OR SIMPLY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THERE WAS A DISTINCT CRUNCHING SOUND IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACEMENT.*AK DEALER REPLACED UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064841April 20, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, A RATTLING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC REPLACED BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS DUE TO CORROSION. *NM CONTROL ARMS WERE REPLACED AS WELL. CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT PROBLEM IS SIMILAR TO DODGE DURANGO SPORT UTILITY VEHICLE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063225April 20, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
CONSUMER SAW AN ADVERTISEMENT CONCERNING BALL JOINTS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE UPPER BALL JOINTS. *AK *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061525April 20, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
WHEN DRIVING AND/OR WHILE TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION, THE DRIVER HEARD A POPPING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE NOISE. AFTER WATCHING A TV REPORT ABOUT THE BALL JOINTS, THE CONSUMER SUSPECTED THE PROBLEM MAY HAVE BEEN THE BALL JOINTS. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN REVERSE, IT DID NOT ENGAGE. THE AIR CONDITION WAS INOPERATIVE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066231April 15, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
FAILED RIGHT UPPER BALL JOINT WITH 42,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. PROBLEM FOUND AFTER VEHICLE EXHIBITED WHEEL BINDING WHILE MAKING HARD RIGHT HAND TURNS, CLUNKING NOISES DURING LEFT HAND TURNS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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