Dodge Dakota Complaints (2001)

678 consumer complaints on file.

#9005634January 25, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
ABS FAILED THREE TIME, DEALER REPLACE THE BLOWN FUSE WITH A HIGHER AMPERAGE FUSE, THIS MAKES THE ELECTRICAL SUBJECT TO OVERHEATING AND OR FIRE. DEALER ALTERED THE FUSE SYSTEM WITHOUT INFORMING THE OWNER THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002720January 23, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF. STEERING WHEEL WAS STUCK TO THE POSITION. WHEEL WOULD NOT STRAIGHTEN UP. *AKCONSUMER STATES THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED FOR APPROXIMATELY 80 MILES, CONSUMER PARKED VEHICLE OVERNIGHT AND POWER STEERING WORKED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002557January 22, 2002
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
A LOUD NOISE WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. CONSUMER NOTICED SIX LUGS: NUTS HAD BROKEN OFF. ALSO, BRAKE DRUMS HAD BROKEN OFF, LYING ON SIDE OF WHEEL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757200January 22, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. TRAFFIC HAD STOPPED AND WHEN IT STARTED MOVING AGAIN, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. THERE WAS NO GRINDING. THERE WAS NOTHING. IT WAS LIKE THERE WERE NO GEARS THERE AT ALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002049January 11, 2002
STRUCTURE
CAB AND BED OF VEHICLE COLLIDE WHENEVER DRIVEN OVER A HILL OR BUMP IN THE ROAD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTATCED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001923January 10, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON WET PAVEMENT ABS BRAKES SYSTEM FAILED TO ACTIVATE WHICH CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001924January 10, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
VEHICLE CAN BE SHIFTED INTO ANY GEAR WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED TWICE FOR CORRECTION OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001779January 8, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE ON A LONG TRIP TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING, VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEALER REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY AND WHILE TEST-DRIVING THEIR WORK, IT FAILED AND THEY REBUILT IT FOR THE SECOND TIME, THE VEHICLE IS STILL SHIFTS IMPROPERLY. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001479January 3, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP VEHICLE WILL START TO FAIL, AND WILL NOT PULL. HAD TO SHUT VEHICLE DOWN AND RESTART. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FRONT END WAS SLIGHTLY OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THE MOTOR HAS A PROBLEM WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPS FOR A MOMENT AT A LIGHT OR SIGN, IT WILL SHUDDER AND CHOKE . *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756074December 27, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THIS TRUCK WAS SHOWING SYMPTOMS OF BRAKE ROTOR WARPAGE. THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY INDEPENDENT GARAGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900641December 10, 2001
TIRES
WAS FILLING VEHICLE WITH FUEL AND CHECKED THE TIRES NOTICED SPLIT ABOUT 1 INCH FROM RIM ON ALL TIRES. CONTACTED TIRE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS URGED TO TAKE VEHICLE TO TIRE RETAILER. RETAILER INDICATED TIRES WORN OVER 40% AND WOULD CHARGE ON PRORATED BASIS FOR REPLACEMENTS. GOODYEAR, WRANGLER ST, P215/75R15, WITH 10,625.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755471December 10, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY
WATER HAS LEAKED INTO THE VEHICLE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOORS ON 5 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR THE WATER LEAKS ON 29 AUG. 01 AND 10 OCT. 01; HOWEVER, ON 7 DEC. 01, THE WATER LEAKED AGAIN CAUSING THE VEHICLES ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO FAIL WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THIS DEFECT CREATES A POSSIBLE DANGEROUS HAZARD. PROVIDED THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 65MPH ON A HIGHWAY WITH PRECIPITATION, THE LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS AND HAZARD LIGHTS COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH OR ROAD HAZARD. COULD I PLEASE BE NOTIFIED IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS OR CONCERNS ON THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755393December 7, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
I WAS IN IOWA BUYING CATTLE, PULLING 24FT TRAILOR ON INTERSTATE HWY IN PROCESS OF PASSING 18 WHEELER WHEN ENGINE QUIT. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP IN IOWA NOV. 17, 2001. THE NAME OF DEALERSHIP, HARLAN AUTO PLEX. SHOP FOREMAN SUGGESTED WIRING HARNESS REPLACEMENT. REGIONAL SERVICE MANAGER IN KANSAS INSISTED THE PROBLEM WAS DEFECTIVE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. 17 DAYS LATER AND 3 DIFFERENT THROTTLE POSITION SENSORS PLUS OTHER PARTS TRIED THE REGINAL MANAGER ALLOWED THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE WIRING HARNESS. DODGE SENT TO THEM THE WRONG WIRING HARNESS AND TRUCK MOTOR HAD TO BE TORN DOWN AGAIN TO INSTALL CORRECT WIRING HARNESS. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN IOWA IN SHOPT 19 DAYS AND I LIVE IN TX. ON 12-3 I WAS NOTIFIED THE TRUCK WAS FIXED AS DODGE TOLD THE DEALERSHIP TO GET THE TRUCK OUT OF THEIR SHOP. I DROVE OVER 1,000 MILES AGAIN TO PICK THE TRUCK UP TO FIND IT TORN DOWN AGAIN. THEY HAVE NOW NOTIFIED ME THE TRUCK IS FIXED, BUT THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW IF IT IS REEALLY FIXED AND WON'T KNOW UNTIL BACK ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. DODGE WILL NOT PAY FOR ANY OF THESE TRAVEL EXPENSES INCURRED NOR HELP IN ANYWAY GETTING THE TRUCK BACK TO TEXAS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755172December 2, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THIS IS SECOND NOTICE. NOW THERE WAS A MINOR ACCIDENT. WHAT NEXT?NO SAFETY DEFECT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899765November 30, 2001
TIRES
THE RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT WHILE TRAVELING HIGHWAY SPEED OF 70 MPH WITH ONLY THE DRIVER IN A 2001, DODGE, DAKOTA, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE 265/70R16, DOT#4872WDWR4700, MANUFACTURED IN CANDA. GOODYEAR WAS NOTIFIED BUT DID NOT WANT TO PAY THE COST FOR THE TIRES. *AK *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899361November 21, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS TRAVELING 35-50MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT AND WAS HIT HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE TOWED TO BODY SHOP, AND FRONT WAS REPAIRED. HAD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE COME DOWN AND CHECK OUT AIR BAGS. INFORMED CONSUMER AIR BAGS WERE WORKING OKAY. SECOND TIME ON 11/3/01 WAS TRAVELING 50MPH AND FELL ASLEEP. VEHICLE WENT OFF THE ROAD AND HIT SOME TREES ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. THEN, VEHICLE RETURNED TO ROAD AND HIT A UTILITY POLE.UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY EACH TIME. DRIVER SUFFERED NO INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753922October 31, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
AT 10,500 MILES, TRUCKS BEGAN JITTERING AND SHAKING REALLY BAD. UPON INSPECTING FRONT ROTORS, MAJOR SCARRING HAD OCCURRED. BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP, REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 11,106 MILES. WARRANTY LIKELY WILL NOT COVER REPLACEMENTS WHEN THESE FAIL, AS ALL RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THEY WILL. DODGE NEEDS TO REPLACE THESE FAULTY ROTORS, AS THEY ARE A HAZARD TO NOT ONLY MYSELF, BUT ALSO WHOEVER MAY BE NEAR ME WHILE I'M DRIVING. DEALER STATED THAT THEY KNEW OF NO OTHER DAKOTA'S WITH THIS PROBLEM.*AK (TIRESIZE: 16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898318October 26, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES WHEN IT IS IN IDLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. AK VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER SEVEARL TIMES, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752785October 1, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
SIDEWALL SEPARATION AT BEAD OF TIRE!!!. *AK (TIRESIZE: 215/75R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897145October 1, 2001
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BOOM. PULLED OVER, AND NOTICED THAT DRIVELINE WAS ON THE GROUND AND FLUID WAS ALL DOWN THE ROAD. CONSUMER FELT IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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