Dodge Dakota Complaints (2000)

806 consumer complaints on file.

#884337March 27, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
WHEN STEERING TO LEFT OR TO RIGHT A NOISE WILL OCCUR. DEALER REPLACED STEERING SHAFT ONCE, AND STEERING COLUMN TWICE, BUT NOISE STILL OCCURS. *AK REAR BRAKE DRUMS AND FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742949March 24, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
DEALER SAID THAT THE ROTORS AND PADS SHOULD BE REPLACED EVERY 12K MILES....AT MY EXPENSE. NO WARRANTY FOR BRAKE PARTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884024March 23, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WOBBLES. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK ROTORS WERE REPLACED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS WOBBLYING AGAIN AFTER 4,000 MILES. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883810March 22, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS HEATED UP AND WARPED AT 9000 MILES AND VEHICLE HAD A BOUNCY RIDE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS, THE PADS WERE LEFT ON BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T LOOK WARN. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883742March 21, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES IN GRAVEL SAND ON STREET, FRONT TWO TIRES WILL LOCK UP, AND REAR WHEELS WILL NOT SLIDE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER FAILED TO PROPERLY FIX THE BRAKES AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742657March 19, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
AS I WAS DRIVING ALONG, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF, AND SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE HOOD. I OPENED THE HOOD, AND ALL THE WIRING IN THE ENGINE BAY WAS ON FIRE. THE TRUCK WAS A COMPLETE LOSS DUE TO FIRE DAMAGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742612March 18, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WARPED ROTORS AT 11000 MILES DEALER REPLACED. 16000 WARPED AGAIN. DEALER SAYS THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH NO SOLUTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882961March 13, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND CAME UPON A STOP LIGHT. STARTED TO SMELL BURNING WIRES. THEN, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. INSURANCE TOTALED VEHICLE.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742202March 9, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
MY TRANSMISSION STICKS AT INTERMITENT TIMES THE FIRST TIME IT DID THIS I WAS GOING 75PH ON THE FREEWAY AND COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE BACK INTO GEAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882484March 8, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
CONSUMER NOTICED A POPPING SENSATION COMING FROM FRONT END. *AK LEFT FRONT BALL JOINT REPLACED, STEERING SHAFT FREPLACED, HOWEVER POPPING NOISE STILL EXISTS. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND THERE IS TIRE WEAR. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785329March 7, 2001
AIR BAGS
VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS CAUSED BURNS TO CONSUMER'S SKIN. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#882305March 7, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE TO BE REPLACED ABOUT EVERY 15000 MILES. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741802March 2, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE BOUNCES WILDLY AND BRAKE VIBRATION TRANSFERS TO BRAKE PEDAL. DURING NONE BRAKING BRAKES MAKE A SCRPEING/SQUEALING NOISE. HAD ROTORS TURNED AT DEALERSHIP PROBLEM TEMPORAILY GOT BETTER BUT EVENTUALLY WENT BACK TO SAME PROBLEM BUT WITH NOISE. VEHICLE WAS IN WARRANTY WHEN FIRST OCCURRED AND THEY TRIED TO FIX. TRUCK IS NOW OUT OF WARRENTY AND THEY WILL NOT TRY AND FIX PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881922March 2, 2001
WHEELS:RIM
WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION BACK END OF VEHICLE DROPPED AND LEANED TO LEFT. CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE OVER ,AND NOTICED LEFT BACK RIM CRACKED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560017March 1, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING AROUND A SLIGHT CURVE THE DRIVER RAN OFF THE ROAD WITH THE TWO RIGHT WHEELS OF THE TRUCK, WHEN HE GOT BACK ON THE ROAD AND SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP AMD STEERED HIM INTO A TREE TOTALING THE VEHICLE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#741727March 1, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAN PUT THE TRUCK IN REVERSE AND NOT MOVE. THE DASH WILL SAY ITS IN REVERSE(DIGITAIL DASH) BUT TRUCK WILL NOT MOVE. ACTS AS IF IT IS STILL IN REVERSE. HAVE GONE TO ARBITRATION, AND THEN REFILE AGAIN .DISTIRCT MANAGER SAYS IT IS NOT UNSAFE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741728March 1, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAN PUT MY TRUCK INTO REVERE AND IT WILL NOT MOVE. THE DASH SAYS ITS IN REVERSE(DIGITAL READ OUT) BUT ACTS AS IF IT IS STILL IN NEUTRAL. HAVE FILE ARBITRATION AND HAD TO REFILE AFTER DISATISFACTION OF OUTCOME. DAIMLER CHRYSLER SAYS ITS NOT UNASFE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741602February 27, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 5,000 SAME PROBLEM AGAIN AT 18,000 ALSO DRUMS THIS TIME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741430February 24, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
THERE IS PLAY IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL MOVE APPROXIMATELY 1/8 TO 1/4" UP AND DOWN. THE DEALER CLAIMS IT'S BECAUSE OF THE COLLASPABLE STEERING COLUMN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741352February 22, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
AT 6000 MILES I HAD A JERK WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, I GOT MUCH WORSE AS TIME WENT ON. AT 14000 MILES I FINALLY HAD THE DEALERSHIP REPLACE THE ROTORS BECAUSE BRAKING WAS VERY DANGEROUS. NOW AT 30000 I ONCE AGAIN HAVE PROBLEMS. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE ROTORS VERY SOON AGAIN AND I HAVE A FEELING THAT THE REAR DRUMS ARE ALSO WARPED. I ALSO HAVE A AWFUL SQUEEL COMING FROM ALL 4 BRAKES. I WORK WITH 3 PEOPLE THAT HAVE 97 OR NEWER AND THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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