Dodge Dakota Complaints (1999)

641 consumer complaints on file.

#721413April 13, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
I HAD TO BRAKE SUDDENLY FOR A DEER. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKED PROPERLY AND HELD ME AWAY FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK AND MY WIFE WAS THROWN FORWARD INTO THE DASH. I SUBSEQUENTLY CHECKED THE SEAT BELT AND FOUND IT WOULD NOT LOCK AT ALL. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY ORDERED AND INSTALLED A NEW ONE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. WHEN I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE THE NEW SEAT BELT DID NOT WORK EITHER. THE SERVICE MANAGER TRIED TO CONVINCE ME THAT IF I FIRST WOULD LET THE BELT GO BACK AND THEN YANK ON IT IT WOULD WORK. I ASSURED HIM THAN IN A FRONTAL CRASH A BODY AT REST DOES NOT GO BACK AND THEN FORWARD. I REMINDED HIM THAT EINSTEIN FIGURED THAT OUT A LONG TIME AGO. HE SHOWED ME A JEEP IN THE SHOP WHOSE SEAT BELT ALSO WORKED THE SAME. I ASKED HIM TO SHOW ME A NEW DAKOTA AND COMPARE THE RESULTS. UPON CHECKING THE NEW DAKOTA HE FOUND THAT THE SEAT BELT INDEED LOCKED PROPERLY EACH TIME IT IS PLACED UNDER RAPID DECELERATION LOAD. HE AGREED TO ORDER ME ANOTHER SEAT BELT. I AM CONVINCED THAT SINCE I ALREADY HAVE A DEFECTIVE BELT AND THEY SENT ME ANOTHER DEFECTIVE BELT THAT DODGE HAS A LARGE INVENTORY BOTH ON THE ROAD AND IN THEIR WAREHOUSE OF BAD AND UNSAFE SEAT BELTS FOR THE DODGE DAKOTA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#783732April 12, 2000
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
NOISE IN THE CLUTCH, DEALER MADE REVISION BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860059April 11, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT 10-15 MPH WHILE RAINING WINDOWS FOGGED UP, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. CONSUMER WAS MAKING A TURN AND HIT A POLE, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859130March 24, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING HEARD NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE. RIGHT/LEFT BALL JOINTS AND UPPER CONTROL ARM HAVE BEEN REPLACED, WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720320March 19, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
THE FRONT BUMPER HAS BEGUN TO RUST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858552March 15, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT ALL THE TIME, CONSUMER FEARS THAT CAR MAY LOSE CONTROL, AND THERE MAY BE AN ACCIDENT. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858139March 8, 2000
STEERING
NOISE COMING FROM REAR OF STEERING MECHANISM. HAS BEEN IN SHOP SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF SHOCKS, HOW2EVER THE DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857940March 6, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING 35-40 MPH AND AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719675March 4, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAGS LIFT AND PEEL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857224February 18, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718536February 9, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE IN NEUTRAL OR CLUTCH DEPRESSED WILL REV UP TO 3800 RPM'S WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICKLE HAS BEEN IN A CHRYSLER REPAIR SHOP 6 TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS RETURNED EACH TIME. I FEAR THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS A DESIGN FLAW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856141February 3, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717522January 18, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE KNOCK. DEALER HAS TRIED TO FIX TWICE USING TECH BULLETINS AND PROBLEM PERSISTS. ONLY FIX I HAVE FOUND WAS TO USE HIGHEST OCTANE FUEL. OWNERS MANUAL STATES ONLY 87 OCT. IS REQUIRED AND RESULTING DAMAGE FROM PROLONGED SPARK KNOCK MAY NOT BE COVERED BY WARRANTY. A SERVICE TECH. STATED TO ME THERE IS NO FIX AVAIL. FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854893January 11, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THERE ARE OTHER KEYS ON THE RING THE OTHER KEYS WILL GET JAMMED IN THE STEERING WHEEL DUE TO A HOLE IN THE BACK OF THE HOUSING. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854731January 5, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, STEERING:RACK AND PINION
AT A STOP OR SLOW RATE OF SPEED,AND TURNING STEERING WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO LEFT/TO RIGHT ,IT WILL HANG UP IN THE POSTION ,WILL NOT RETRACT BACK. DEALER HAS REPLACED RACK AND PINION AND STEERING COLUMN. DEALER CANNOT FIX DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716674December 30, 1999
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO CLEAR LAKE DODGE TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM, AND NO PROBLEM WAS DETECTED.NEXT DAY THE OWNER REMOVED DRIVESHAFT AND FOUND WELDED BALANCE WEIGHT HAD COME OFF .OWNER TOOK DRIVESHAFT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND POINTED OUT PROBLEM AND NO SATISFACTOY SOLUTION WAS REACHED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854081December 15, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS IN A FRONT END COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715923December 10, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
5.2L ENGINE HAS A LOUD KNOCK WHEN WARM AND ACCELERATING PAST 2200RPM. THE ENGINE ALSO BURNS 2+ QTS OF OIL BETWEEN SCHEDULED CHANGES. CORTESE DODGE TWICE HAS TOLD ME THIS IS NORMAL BEHAVIOR. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED AT 9000 MILES, STILL THERE AT 12000 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852852November 15, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50-60 MPH AND ACCELERATING , GOING UP HILL, ALL SERVICE LIGHTS WILL COME ON, AND FOR ABOUT 20 SECONDS ALL BRAKE/HAZARD/DIRECTIONAL HEADLIGHTS ETC., WILL BECOME INOPERATIVE. BUT ENGINE WILL STILL RUN. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE OF DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714252November 3, 1999
EQUIPMENT
TOW RATING LOWERED FROM 6400LBS TO 2000LBS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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