Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#886731April 25, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKES ARE OUT OF ROUND, AND VEHICLE VIBRATES REAL HARD. HARD TO HANDLE, AND HARD TO STOP. DEALER FEELS THAT CONSUMER IS HITTING BRAKES TOO HARD, AND MAY BE ABUSING THEM. CONSUMER WENT THROUGH THIS ONCE BEFORE WITH REAR BRAKES, AND THEN WITH FRONT BRAKES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886763April 25, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
REAREND HAS FAILED TWICE , FIRST AT 20,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 25,000 LATER DUE TO BEARING AND RING/ PINION FAILURE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886593April 24, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886441April 23, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION:FRONT
THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE IN REAR AXLE. MANFACTURER'S REPRESENTATIVE WAS SENT OUT AND ACKNOWLEGED THE PROBLEM,BUT COULD NOT FIX IT. *AK THE REAR AXLE WAS REPLACED AFTER KEEPING THE VEHICLE FOR A PERIOD OF NINE DAYS, COME TO FIND OUT THE AXLE WAS NOT REPLACE THE AXLE WAS JUST REPAINTED THAT JUST JUSTIFIES THAT REAR AXLE IS NOISY THE FRONT SUSPENSION IS THE SAME.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886403April 20, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH ON A COOL DAY DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED, GLASS WAS FLYING ALL OVER INSIDE OF VEHICLE. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744287April 20, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKES CONTINUE TO WEAR OUT AT ABOUT 4-5000 MILES. WHEN WORN, THE BRAKES BEGIN TO VIBRATE AND VEHICLE HAS DIFFICULTY STOPPING. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE BRAKES THREE TIMES AND THE FRONT ROTORS 2 TIMES. THEY BELIEVE THAT IT IS NOT A BIG PROBLEM. OR MAYBE THEY ARE WAITING TO ME TO GET INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE THE ADMIT THE VEHICLE IS A LEMON. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU CAN PROVIDE ME ANY HELP. THANK YOU.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744194April 17, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM
FRONT ROTERS AND REAR DRUMS GO OUT OF ROUND AND WARP AFTER APROX 1K MILES. THIS PORBLEM HAS HAPPENED 5X . AFTER 4TH TIME ROTERS WERE REPLACED WITH PADS AT OWNERS COST. PROBLEM STILL SHOWING UP AFTER MORE THEN 3K OF DRIVING. MOSTLEY INTERSTATE DRIVING. NO CITY STOP AND GO IN THIS PART OF NH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886091April 17, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION IS LOCKED IN 3RD GEAR. PREVIOUS TIMES COULD CUT VEHICLE OFF FOR 1 MINUTE, IT STARTED IT BACK UP, AND IT WOULD BE FINE. A NORMAL TRASMISSION STARTS OFF IN 1ST GEAR WHICH VEHICLE STARTING OFF SLOWLY AND GOES THROUGH GEARS, WORKING ITS WAY UP TO SPEED. ONCE VEHICLE LOCKS, IT WILL MOVE VERY SLOW. DEALER HAS MANY THINGS, BUT REMEDY HAS NOT BEEN FOUND FOR PROBLEM. PROBLEMS HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE SINCE 1996 FOR THIS VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886003April 16, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS MALFUCTION IS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE ABS MODULE, CAUSING T PEDAL TO GO TO FLOOR, AND A DELAYED IN STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885827April 13, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS CRACKED, CAUSING EXHAUST FUMES TO COME INSIDE VEHICLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885875April 13, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP. MECHANIC PUT VEHICLE UP ON A LATHE AND POINTED OUT HOW DRUM WOBBLED WHEN IT WAS ROTATED. IT WAS ABOUT A 1/8 OF AN INCH OFF CENTER. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY SAID BRAKE SYSTEM WAS ONLY W ARRANTIED FOR 12,000 MILES. VEHICLE HAS BEN IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR VIBRATION WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. DEALER SAID IT WAS ROTORS OVERHEATING . TURNED ROTORS SMOOTHLY AND CHECKED ADJUSTED BRAKES. CONSUMER HAD 8,000 MILES AT THE TIME, AND THOUGHT IT WAS TOO EARLY TO BE TURNED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885813April 12, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
HAD CHILD IN REAR MIDDLE/REAR FACING WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, AND PLASTIC LAP BUCKLE BROKE AND RELEASED LAP BELT. CHILD SEAT NOT RESTRAINED. CAME FORWARD WITH CHILD IN IT AND HIT DASHBOARD. HAD CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, INFORMED CONSUMER THAT SEAT BELTS ONLY WARRANTY UP TO 3,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885792April 12, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
ALL FOUR TIRES THAT WERE FACTORY INSTALLED ON 1999, DODGE, DAKOTA ARE SPLITTING RIGHT ON SEAM OF SIDEWALL NEAR THE RIM. THESE TIRES HAVE APPROXIMATELY 31,000 MILES ON THEM, AND CONSUMER NOTICED SPLITTING RIGHT BEFORE 30,000 MILES. TIRE SIZE IS P215/75R15, DOT # IS M6HFFKWR258. GOODYEAR CENTER SAID THAT DEFECT WAS A RESULT OF FLOW CRACKING. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885716April 11, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
RUBBER COVER CAME OFF BRAKE PEDAL WHILE APPLYING AND CAUSING DRIVER'S FOOT TO SLIDE ONTO ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WHICH ACCELERATED VEHICLE AND CAUSED A FOUR CAR ACCIDENT. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK THE RUBBER COVER FOR THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT GLUED AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ACCIDENT. *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#743751April 9, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
I TOOK MY DAKOTA TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH POPPING NOISES IN THE BRAKES AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. I TOOK IT ON A LONG TRIP BEFORE THE 12000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE BRAKES WAS UP. IT STARED VIBRATING WHEN I BRAKED. I FINALLY GOT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THE 2000 PLUS MILE TRIP AND THEY SAID THE FRONT DISC BRAKES WERE WARPED AND HAD TO BE TURNED. COST ME $168.00 TO TURN TWO DISC BRAKES. THAT'S BULL! I FOUND 30 PLUS COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA ABOUT THE SAME THING. I WANT MY MONEY BACK. THE DAKOTA IS A PIECE OF CRAP. I TRADED IN IT1. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885262April 6, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE FROM VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT WELDED TO VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743598April 5, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
THE SIDEWALLS OF ALL 4 OF MY WRANGLER ST TIRES ARE FAILING AT THE SEAMS, AND AT THE SAME TIME. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MY GOODYEAR STORE CALLED IT "FLOW CRACKING" AND SAID "THAT IS NOT GOOD". THE TIRES ARE ORIGINAL TO THE TRUCK INSTALLED DURING IT'S PRODUCTION. THE FOLLOWING IS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOUND ON THE TIRES: DOT M6HF FKWR 258, THERE IS A NUMBER AND LETTER, E13 ENCLOSED BY A CIRCLE, ANOTHER NUMBER LOCATED ON TIRE IS T302962-GPF-95-MMS , THERE IS A NUMBER 100S AND THE LETTERS BS, ANOTHER NUMBER IS 026951 M+S, GOODYEAR IS REPLACING THE TIRES UNDER THE WARRANTY ON A PRORATED BASIS AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFECT IN THE TIRE. THE LOCAL GOODYEAR STORE IS EDWARDS AUTO SERVICE CENTER 13936 JEFF-DAVIS HWY WOODBRIDGE VA 22191, 703 494-7181. FAX 703 494-5140, THEY SAID IT'D BE A WEEK BEFORE THE REPLACEMENTS ARRIVE. I SUBMIT THIS AS THE START OF ANY PAPER TRAIL SHOULD THIS GOODYEAR TIRE DEFECT, BE A PRELUDE TO A SITUATION AS OCCURRED WITH FIRESTONE AND THE FORD EXPLORER.*AK (DOT NUMBER: M6HF TIRESIZE: P215/75R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885018April 4, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE BACK FIRED AND NOTICED A LOT OF RACKET, AND A LOT OF OIL CONSUMPTION. CONSUMER STATED IT WAS MANIFOLD GASKET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884966April 3, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
FUEL PUMP FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. *AK THE BRAKES FAIED COMPLETELY AT 16,000, 19,000 AND 20,000 MILES. ALSO, THE BATTERY FAILED AT 28,000 MILES. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884969April 3, 2001
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
HEATER CORE IS LEAKING FLUID INTO PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. *AK THE HEATER CORE STARTED LEAKING AT 35,000 MILES. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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