Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#750496August 15, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
I HAVE RECENTLY NOTICED MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER MAKING TICKING NOISE AGAIN, MY EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS JUST RECENTLY EXPIRED TOO. THIS PART HAD BEEN REPLACED AT 22000 MILES. NOW JUST LESS THAN 2 YEARS LATER I AM RUNNING INTO THE SAME DELEMA. I HAVE SPOKE TO SEVERAL AUTO MECHANICS AND THEY ALL SAY THAT THIS MUST BE A DEFECTED PART. WHEN I NOTIFIED MY DODGE DEALER, HE STATED BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, I WILL HAVE THE BURDEN OF PAYING ALL THE COST. YET AGAIN THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN A TRUCK THAT WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW LESS THAN 4 YEARS AGO. I FEEL THAT AFTER READING OTHER COMPLAINTS AND TALKING TO SEVERAL OTHER DODGE OWNERSHAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, THAT THE PART IS A DEFECT. ABOVE ALL, DODGE DOESN'T SEEM TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. THEY WERE RUDE AND WOULD NOT BUDGE TO SATISFY THEIR CUSTOMERS. IN FACT MY SERVICE ADVISOR EVEN WENT ON TO TELL ME THAT I PROBABLY HIT A BUMP THAT MADE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER GO OUT. COME ON NOW THIS IS A 4X4, YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THAT IF I HIT A SPEEDBUMP MY ENGINE WILL DROP? "DODGE TOUGH" ? YEAH RIGHT! THEY CERTAINLY LOST MY BUSINESS IN THE FUTURE. PLEASE CHECK ON THIS DEFECTED PART, THERE HAS GOT TO BE JUSTICE FOR THE CONSUMER. BAD WORD OF MOUTH IS THE WORST ADVERTISEMENT DODGE AND I GOT A BIG MOUTH GUYS!*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894398August 15, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WELDS ON BOTTOM HINGE OF DRIVERS DOOR HAVE BROKEN. DOOR IS HANGING BY TOP HINGE ONLY.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894449August 15, 2001
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 01V153000982 BUT, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750408August 14, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH EXTRAORDINARY WEAR OF BRAKE COMPONENTS. FRONT ROTORS TURNED AT 17,000 MILES CURRENT MILEAGE 31,000 AND SYSTEM IS IN NEED OF REPAIRS AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WILL ALMOST "JUMP" OFF THE GROUND WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN NORMAL CONDITIONS. IF THE ROAD IS WET THEY WILL LOCK UNDER NORMAL PRESSURE. DEALER STATES THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND IS NOT A MANUFACTURES PROBLEM. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAS WORN OUT TWICE WITHIN 31,000 MILES. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT USED FOR ANY COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE, ONLY PERSONAL USE AND THE MAJORITY OF THE MILEAGE HAS OCCURED ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY DRIVING CONDITIONS WHERE BRAKING IS LITE AND INFREQUENT. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET HAS PROVIDED ME WITH MANY OTHER LIKE COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER DAKOTA OWNERS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS SOLD ME A VEHICLE WITH INHERENTLY DEFECTIVE BRAKES WHICH ARE FAILING PREMATURELY UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. I HAVE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIRS IN THE MORNING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894330August 14, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE. DEALER HAS CHANGED FRONT & BACK BRAKES, BUT VEHICLE IS STILL HAVING SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894145August 13, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH TRACK BAR BROKE OFF THE FRAME. CONSUMER COULD NOT CONTROL VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER GOT 3 ESTIMATES. *AK CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY A WELDER THAT MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROPERLY WELD BRACKET TO FRAME THE TRACK SUPPORT BAR SUPPORTS THE ENTIRE STEERING ASSEMBLY.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9002727August 13, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
4 WAY FLASHES FAILED REPEATEDLY (CRUSHED WIRING HARNESS WAS DISCOVERED WHILE LOOKING FOR SOURCE OF DIFFERENT PROBLEM). FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AGAIN & AGAIN. ROTORS TURNED 2-3 TIMES, REPLACED ONCE, THEN TURNED AGAIN. SMOKE COMING FROM CENTER A/C VENTS IN DASH. REAR LEAF SPRINGS WERE REPLACED. 2 DAYS AFTER SMOKING DASH REPAIR RADIATOR FAN WOULD NOT SHUT OFF, REQUIRING OPERATOR TO OPEN HOOD AND PULL APPROIATE FUSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894219August 13, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN THE ENGINE IS ON AND WHILE TURNING / SHIFTING OR PLACING VEHICLE IN REVERSE RPMS WILL DROP FROM 650 DOWN TO 300, AND THERE WILL BE NO POWER FOR VEHICLE TO MOVE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894221August 13, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY OR OUT OF THE PARKING THE TRANSMISSION WILL STAY FINE BUT WHEN DRIVEN ON THE HIGH WAY THE TRANSMISSION WILL JUMP OUT OF GEAR WITHOUT A WARNING. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750283August 13, 2001
TIRES:BEAD
TRUCK ONLY HAS 22245 MILES. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE SEVERALLY CRACKED AT THE BEAD. SOME CRACKS WERE OVER TWO INCHES LONG. ALL FOUR TIRES DIPLAYED THE SAME CRACKS. THESE TIRES WERE ROTATED EVERY 6,OOO MILES AND PROPER AIR PRESSURE WAS MAINTAINED. THE PRODUCT CODE ON THESE TIRES IS 773025431. MANUFACTURES DESCRIPTION ACCORDING TO THE DEALER IS (P215/75R15 S2 100S WRL ST OWLRPTL) (TIRESIZE: P215/75R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750335August 13, 2001
TIRES
TIRE WITH 7000 MILES BLEW OUT AND SHREADED. 65 DEGREE DRIVING AT 55MPH. *AK (TIRESIZE: P255/65R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750344August 13, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750137August 9, 2001
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
NO AIR FLOWS THROUGH VENTS FROM OUTSIDE VEHICLE. YOU CAN TELL BECAUSE, WHEN DRIVING WITH WINDOWS UP, NO AIR COMES INSIDE WITH DIAL SET FOR VENT. BLOWER MOVES AIR AROUND, BUT WON'T BRING AIR IN. TOOK TO DEALER, THEY SAID IT'S NORMAL SINCE THEY DROVE ANOTHER NEW VEHICLE AND IT DOES THE SAME. POSSIBLE HAZARD BECAUSE OF POTENTIAL CARBON MONOXIDE BUILDUP IN UNVENTED VEHICLE?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893914August 9, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR
WHILE IN REVERSE REAR END LOCKED UP. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893779August 8, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
AT 9500 MILES THE SPEED CONTROL SENSOR MALFUCNTIONED, CAUSING SPEEDOMETER TO OPERATE ERRATICALLY. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THIS PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY. THEN, WITH APPROXIMATELY 61,000 MILES ON VEHICLE, SPEED CONTROL SENSOR HAS MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN THE SENSOR MALFUNCTIONS, THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT SILLUMINATE, THE ABS DOES NOT WORK, THE SPEEDOMETER WORKS ERRATICALLY ALONG WITH ALL OTHER INSTRUMENT GAUGES, VEHICLE ALSO STALLS OUT AS SOON AS THE CONSUMER LETS UP ON THE GAS OR HAVE IT IN NEUTRAL. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893843August 8, 2001
WHEELS:MULTI PIECE
LUGS NUTS ARE DEFECTIVE. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TAKEN FOR TIRE ROTATION NUTS HAVE TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK NOT ONLY THE NUTS HAVE TO BE REPLACED, THE BOLTS HOLDING THE TIRES HAVE CRACKED 10 OUT OF 12 TIMES AND BROKE ON THE REAR TIRES. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893858August 8, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE HAS BEEN THROUGH 5 TRANSMISSIONS WITHIN LAST 10,000 MILES. ONCE A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION IS PUT IN IT BURNS RIGHT OUT. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHR INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562405August 7, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO INADEQUATE OILING BECAUSE OF SLUDGE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE OIL PAN, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT PART OF THE REASON FOR THE SLUDGE ACCUMULATING IN THE OIL PAN WAS DUE TO A POOR OIL PAN DESIGN, THE WAY THE DRAIN PLUG IS SITUATED IT DOES NOT ALLOW FOR COMPLETE DRAINAGE OF THE OIL DURING AN OIL CHANGE, WHICH ULTIMATELY CLOGGED THE OIL PUMP AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893619August 7, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 75 MPH FRONT HOOD WILL COME UP. ALSO HAS HAPPENED AT LOWER SPEEDS. HAD NOT CONTACTED DEALER.*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749913August 6, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
05/30/2000- 10402 MILES FRONT ROTORS WARPED, ROTORS REPLACED. 10/20/2000 16936 MILES, ROTORS FOUND WARPED AGAIN, "UPDATED" PARTS ON ORDER, STILL ONLY 6534 MILES SINCE THE NEW ROTORS WERE INSTALLED. 02/26/2001 22066 MILES, "UPDATED" PARTS INSTALLED FOR PREVIOUS WARPED ROTORS ON 10/20/2000, STILL UNDER 12 MONTHS OR 12,000 MILES FOR THE PARTS WARRANTY. 07/31/2001 26790, ROTORS WERE FOUND WARPED AGAIN AND ONLY 4724 MILES DRIVEN. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS MY "DRIVING HABIT" AND THEY HAVE HAD NO OTHER PROBLEM WITH DAKOTA'S BRAKES, THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME FOR REPAIRS AND I INQUIRED ABOUT THEIR 12 MONTH OR 12,000 MILE WARRANTY THAT IS OFFERED ON THE REPAIR RECEIPT. I JUST DON'T BELIEVE THESE ROTORS ARE DESIGNED PROPERLY AND IT IS NOT MY DRIVING HABIT. I GO MOSTLY ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY TO GET TO MY JOB.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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