Dodge Dakota Complaints (2001)

678 consumer complaints on file.

#563288September 26, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR
THE REAR LEFT AXLE FAILED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752481September 23, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DE-ACTIVATE WHEN BRAKE WAS APPLIED. BRAKE WAS STEPPED AND RELEASED 3 TIMES, CRUISE CONTROL STILL FAILED TO DE-ACTIVATE. WAS ABLE TO FINALLY GET CRUISE CONTROL TO DEACTIVATE AFTER PUSHING IN BOTH CLUTCH AND BRAKE AT SAME TIME. CRUISE TAKES 3-5 SECONDS TO DEACTIVATE WHEN JUST CLUTCH IS PUSHED IN. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO DEALER TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM, THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. ONBOARD COMPUTER NOT SHOWING ANY PROBLEMS. I HAVE HAD CRUISE CONTROL IN OTHER CARS, THIS IS NOT THE WAY IT IT SUPPOSED TO WORK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896538September 19, 2001
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WHEN CONSUMER WENT TO CHECK ON VEHICLE, IT HAD ROLLED DOWN A MOUNTAIN. CONSUMER ALSO STATED HAD GOTTEN RECALL# 01V077000 BUT HADN'T GOT RECALL FIXED YET. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752322September 18, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES,BUT THEY FIND NO PROBLEMS.ALSO RATE OF SPEED HAS BEEN UP TO 55 MILES WHEN NOT WORKING. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752270September 17, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
EIMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEM. IN SHOP 8 TIMES OR ABOUT EVERY TWO WEEKS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER HAS REPLACED PARTS TO NO AVAIL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896155September 10, 2001
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DRIVELINE FELL OUT OF VEHICLE. ALSO, LONG METAL TUBE CAME OUT OF TRANSMISSION. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED IT WAS A DEFECTIVE PART IN VEHICLE. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752012September 10, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THE LEFT FRONT DISC BRAKE WAS EITHER LOCKED OR THE CALIPER WAS COMPRESSED ENOUGH THAT IT WAS HOLDING THE PAD ON THE DISC. THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT SLIGHTLY. I STARTED TO NOTICE AN ODD ODOR. AFTER SEVERAL MILES, I SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL WELL. I PULLED OFF AND NOTICED THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL WAS SMOKING A LOT. THE WHEEL WAS VERY HOT. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO FAIR OAKS DODGE. THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND TEST DROVE IT BUT, THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THEY DID NOT SEE ANY SIGNS OF OVER HEATING ON THE BRAKE (NO DISCOLORATION OF THE ROTOR OR CRACKING ON THE PAD). I AM RELATIVELY CERTAIN THAT THE BRAKE CALIPER WAS LOCKED UP AND NOT RETRACTING FROM THE DISC PROPERLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751585September 3, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
PULSATING BRAKES,HOPS ENOUGH TO FEEL VIBRATION IN DRIVER SEAT. FELT LIKE VECHICLE WAS NOT GOING TO STOP WHEN BRAKES APPLIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895563August 30, 2001
SUSPENSION
WHEN PRESSING ON BRAKES STEERING WHEEL PULLS TO RIGHT. WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL ON ITS OWN IT MAKES A LOUD POP. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751030August 23, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
I FEEL THAT THE PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT BRAKES HAS TO DO WITH THE NEW ALL WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM. THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS VERY SCARY BECAUSE SOMETIMES IT TAKES A FEW SECONDS TO DOWN SHIFT AND THAT MAY LEAD ME INTO HAVEING AN ACCIDENT. THE SEAT IS A BIG COMFORT ISSUE SEEING THAT IS WHERE YOU SIT TO DRIVE. THE ENGINE IDLE MAKES ME FEEL LIKE THE TRUCK IS GOING TO STALL OUT AND I WILL HAVE TO RESTART IT NOT GOOD IF YOU ARE SITTING IN A LINE OF MOVEING CARS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894894August 22, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL DEAD CENTER IMPACT AT 35-40 MPH IN WHICH NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. VEHICLE HAD OVER 10 THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894864August 21, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL FADED TO FLOOR, NO BRAKING ACTION, AND VEHICLE REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. MILEAGE AT THAT TIME WAS 8000. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE ABOUT $ 1000.00 CONSUMER INJURED LEG AND NERVE SYSTEM. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES, CANNOT DUPLICATE, CANNOT REMEDY. DODGE DISTRICT MANAGER SAID THIS WAS NOT DANGEROUS ENOUGH TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#750878August 21, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DEALER HAS HAD AN INDEPENDENT COMPANY CHECK THE PROBLEM AND DID WORK TO THE BRAKES CHANGING THE ORIGINAL SITUATION TO APPEAR THAT THEY WERE IN BETTER WORKING CONDITION WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE INDEPENDENT COMPANY. THE BRAKES ARE STILL UNSAFE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
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
#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
#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
#749537August 1, 2001
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
THE PROBLEM THAT I HAVE WITH THIS TRUCK IS THE WINDOWS ALL FOG/FROST UP INCLUDING THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE DEFROSTER/HEATER IS NOT SUFFICIANT ENOUGH TO CLEAR THE WINDOWS. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVE REQUESTED THE CANCELATION OF MY CONTRACT WITH THEM. I FEEL THAT IT IS VERY UNSAFE TO TRAVEL THIS WAY BUT HAVE HAD TO SEVERAL TIMES. IF I ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN IT WILL CLEAR THE FOG OFF BUT DOES NOT CLEAR THE FROST BUT AS SOON AS I ROLL THE WINDOW BACK UP THEY FOG/FROST UP AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9003233July 18, 2001
SUSPENSION
JUMP A LITTLE WHEN HITTING ROUGH SPOTS IN THE ROAD. PROBLEM BECAME EVIDENT WHEN TRAVELING ON A LONG GRAVEL ROAD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893020July 17, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR
WHILE DRIVING AROUND 50 MPH LOUD NOISE CAME FROM LEFT REAR WHEEL. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED NO FLUID WAS IN BACK OF TRUCK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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