Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#878928January 24, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH, AND RIGHT BEFORE ENGINE ALSO STALLED. ENGINE STARTED MAKING SOME NOISES LIKE KNOCKING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER ACCUSED CONSUMER OF NOT TAKING CARE OFF VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH CONSUMER HAS ALL PAPER WORK ON SERVICE CHECKUPS. AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878773January 23, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE DIES IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND BACKING UP INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. ALSO, THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739791January 22, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE RIGHT REAR BRAKES LOCKS UP AND RELEASE AT LOW SPEEDS, WE TESTED (MECHANIC) THE BRAKES AND THE ABS DIDN'T WORK AT SOMETIMES, BUT THEN AGAIN IT WORK FINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878725January 22, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
LOWER BALL JOINT HAD TO BE REPLACED. OTHER ONE WAS WORN, IT WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED ALSO.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739667January 20, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE POSITION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH IS LOCATED TOO CLOSE TO STEERING WHEEL. POINT OF EXTRA KEYS DANGLING FROM KEY RING CAN SWING AND BECOME LODGED IN HOLE IN BACK OF STEERING WHEEL DURING LEFT HAND TURN. END RESULT IS STEERING LOCKED AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE MADE TO PLUG HOLES ON BACK SIDE OF STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME AND PROBLEM CAN EASILY BE DUPLICATED. I HAVE TEMPORARILY PUT DUCT TAPE OVER HOLES TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558968January 19, 2001
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
THERE IS PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH CONTAINS THE RACK AND PINION STEERING, FIRST STARTING AT A HALF INCH, DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM, PLAY IS UP TO ONE INCH AND A QUARTER. *CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739577January 18, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
SUBJECT: DAKOTA EXT. CAB 4X4. W/ 3.9L FUEL INJECTED ENGINE. DAIMLER CHRYSLER LEADS CONSUMERS TO BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE WOULD AVERAGE 18 MILES PER/GAL. HIGHWAY DIVING. I NOW HAVE 5400 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE AND THE BEST HIGHWAY MILEAGE I'M ABLE TO OBTAIN IS 13 MILES/PER GAL. AND ABOUT 10MI./PER GAL. CITY ON AN AVERAGE WINTER DAY. I'VE HAD THIS TRUCK INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND THEY FIND NOTHING OUT OF SPECS WITH THE ENGINE OR IGNITION. IS ANYONE OTHER THAN MYSELF EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM WITH THERE VEHICLE AND WHY IS DAIMLER CHRYSLER ALLOWED TO USE FALSE DOE-EPA INFORMATION TO MARKET THERE TRUCKS? I WOULD BE VERY INTERESTED TO HEAR YOUR COMMENTS ON THIS SUBJECT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878438January 18, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
DUE TO DEFECTIVE STEERING SHAFT AND PUMP WHILE DRIVING STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING NO POWER STEERING, WHICH MAY RESULT IN VEHICLE CRASHING OVER AN EMBANKMENT. *AK THE CAUSE FOR POWER STEERING PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED TO BE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE. *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#878364January 17, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
RECALL 00 V 106 000/TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVEL: DEALER (CHRYSLER SERVICES CENTER IN GRAND HEAVEN, MI; PHONE# 616/842-2250) REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL UNTIL PROBLEM OCCURS. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878384January 17, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, WHEELS
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ABS BRAKING SYSTEMS WAS DEFECTIVE, AND VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP. *AK REAR WHEELS LOCK UP DURING SNOW CONDITIONS BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739426January 16, 2001
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
SPARE TIRE SUPPORT BROKE AND THE TIRE DROPPED ONTO PAVEMENT WHILE THE TRUCK WAS MOVING. LUCKILY, I WAS IN A PARKING LOT WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND NO CARS WERE FOLLOWING CLOSELY BEHIND ME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739435January 16, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DEALER REFUSED TO DO APPLICABLE TEST TO SEE IF TSB WAS WARRANTED PRIOR TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHEN TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO FAIL DODGE ONLY OFFERED TO PAY HALF OF COSTS AND LATER RENEGED ON THAT OFFER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739392January 15, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
I APPLIED MY BRAKES TO SLOW THE TRUCK GOING DOWN A HILL. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. BY APPLYING EXTREME PRESSURE I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE TRUCK AND EVENTUALLY STOP IT BY DRIVING OFF THE ROAD INTO THE GRASS. LOOKING AT THE TRUCK THE NEXT MORNING SHOWED A WORN RUBBER HOSE IN THE BRAKE LINE. THE RIM OF THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HAD RUBBED A HOLE IN THE LINE. IT APPEARED THERE WAS A BENT BRACKET THAT SUPPORTS THE BRAKE LINE AND THAT'S WHAT ALLOWED THE LINE TO "GET INTO" THE WHEEL. I HAVEN'T RUN OVER ANY DEBRIS THAT COULD CAUSE THE BRACKET TO BEND AND THE TRUCK HASN'T BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS. IT'S MY OPINION, THAT IF A BRAKE LINE IS TO BE MOUNTED THAT CLOSE TO THE WHEEL, IT SHOULD BE WELL SHIELDED OR SECURED WITH HARDWARE THAT COULD NOT BE SO EASILY DEFORMED AND ALLOWING THE BRAKE LINE TO MOVE TOWARD THE WHEEL. THE WHEEL ONLY TOUCHES THE LINE WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT. THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE LINE IS ABOUT AN INCH OR INCH AND A HALF FROM THE LEFT WHEEL AND IS NOT WORN. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT IN MY OPINION, AS I WAS DRIVING ON MOUNTAIN ROADS THE DAY BEFORE THE INCIDENT. THE SHARP CURVES ON THE MOUNTAIN ROADS IS PROBABLY WHERE THE DAMAGE OCCURRED AS THERE WERE MANY SHARP CURVES WHERE I HAD TO TURN THE WHEEL AS FAR LEFT AND RIGHT AS I COULD TO MAKE THE CURVES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739396January 15, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
AS OF 10/22/00 UNTIL 01/14/01 I HAVE HAD 18 PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. WONT START AT DIFFERENT TIMES, BUT WILL RESTART AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. TRANSMISSION STAYS IN 3RD GEAR OR SLIPS IN & OUT OF GEAR. BRAKES MAKE GROWLING NOISE & SHUTTER. TRUCK WILL DIE WITH NO WARNING. HAS SPARK KNOCK WITH 87 OR 89 OCTANE FUEL. MANY PROBLEMS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739406January 15, 2001
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
REAR END GEARS ARE TRASHED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878149January 12, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE MAKING A SHARP TURN OR ONE FULL SPIN ON WHEELVEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE NO POWER STEERING, AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878073January 11, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN PUT VEHICLE IN GEAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739114January 10, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877862January 10, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THIS VEHICLE HAS A LITTLE MORE THAN 12,000 MILES ON IT, AND IT HAS BEEN AT REPAIR SHOP TWICE FOR WARPED ROTORS. BRAKE PEDALL GOES TO FLOOR WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. ON. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877895January 10, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE ROTORS. DEALER HAS REPLACED ROTORS FOUR TIMES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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