Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#10534828August 12, 2013
SUSPENSION
TRUCK IS SQUEAKING BADLY WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP OR DRIVING UNLEEVEL GROUND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533015August 1, 2013
SUSPENSION, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
LOUD NOISE WHENEVER TURNING - TECH FOUND UPPER BALL JOINT VERY DRY, ALSO FOUND SWAY BAR LINKS WORN - REPLACED LEFT UPPER BALL JOINT AND BOTH SWAY BAR LINKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533017August 1, 2013
SUSPENSION, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
LOW NOISE IN FRONT WHILE TURNING - DEALERSHIP VERIFIED COMPLAINT AND FOUND BOTH OUTER TIRE ROD ENDS TO BE LOOSE AND LEFT LOWER BALL JOINT TO BE NOISY - REPLACED BOTH OUTER TIRE ROD ENDS AND SET TOE ALSO REPLACED THE LEFT LOWER BALL JOINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533021August 1, 2013
SUSPENSION
LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHILE TURNING, STOPPING OR EVEN GETTING INTO TRUCK DIAGNOSIS FOUND LOWER RIGHT BALL JOINTS LOOSE - RECOMMENDED REPLACING. I HAVE NOT DONE THIS YET - IF YOU LOOK AT MY HISTORY, I HAVE HAD MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER MAKE THE REPAIRS TO THE FRONT BALL JOINTS PREVIOUSLY AT 45,120 MILES AND 59,072 MILES. CHRYSLER RECALLED 2000-2003 DODGE DAKOTAS STATING THAT "EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE UPPER BALL JOINT MAY CAUSE THE FRONT WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE AND RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL" IN THE SAME RECALL THEY ALSO STATED' " WATER MAY ENTER INTO THE FRONT SUSPENSION UPPER BALL JOINTS AND CAUSE CORROSION AND PREMATURE WEAR." *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532389July 29, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS
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
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10525516July 18, 2013
STEERING
AFTER 62000 MILES RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THAT WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER, 62000 IS TOO SOON TO BE REPLACING RACK AND PINION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525120July 16, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH BOTH FRONT TIRES LOCKED UP AND THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE BRAKES AND UPPER BALL JOINTS. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRONT CALIPERS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOUR TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523271July 5, 2013
SUSPENSION
WHILE TRAVELING OVER A SET OF RAILROAD TRACKS, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE ALONG WITH THE UPPER BALL JOINTS SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE CAUSING ME TO TEMPORARY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN I RESEARCHED TO SEE IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM RELATING TO THIS VEHICLE I FOUND ABOUT THE RECALL. HOWEVER, WHEN I CONTACTED DAIMLERCHRYSLER I WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL WAS VIN SPECIFIC AND THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522961July 2, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DASH LIGHTS BEGAN TO FLASH ALONG WITH HEAD LIGHTS, THEN WENT OUT. TIME WAS 10:30 PM TO DARK TO DRIVE RURAL ROADS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522399June 29, 2013
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I WAS NOT MOVING, JUST STARTED VEHICLE. LIGHT HAS REMAINED ON FOR 5 DAYS WITH MY NORMAL DRIVING. HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522021June 27, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE ENGINE WAS COLD, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WOULD FAIL AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SEIZE. IN WARMER TEMPERATURES, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD EASILY MOVE FROM SIDE TO SIDE BUT WOULD EXHIBIT DIFFICULTIES IN RETURNING TO A STRAIGHT POSITION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521445June 24, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE FLUID LINES ARE RUSTED BELOW THE MASTER CYLINDER ALLOWING THE BRAKE FLUID TO RUN OUT ON THE GROUND, AND CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521190June 22, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE STARTS TO MISFIRE AT ANY RPM WILL NOT START,I AM A CERTIFIED TECH,COIL NEW,CRANK SENSOR NEW,VOLTAGE READING AT COIL 10.49V ON PCM SIDE GOOD BRIGHT PULSE AND CONSISTENT. IN 1977 DODGE WAS INFORMED NOT TO INSTALL ASD RELAY INSIDE COMPUTER HOUSING AND TO MAKE IT ACCESSIBLE TO REPLACEMENT. I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THEIR DEFIANCE TO DO SO. IT IS CAUSING A CONCERN ISSUE OF MULTIPLE NO START CONDITIONS WHERE OTHER TECHS WIND UP REPLACING THE COMPUTERS UNNECESSARILY,AND IN MOST CASES OVER HEAT ON HOT DAYS.AFTER REPLACING A VARIETY OF PARTS DUE TO LACK OF TESTING PROCEDURE INFORMATION AND ACCESS TO MALFUNCTIONING RELAY. THE COMPUTER IS ALL THAT IS LEFT. ALL OTHER EQUIPMENT IS IN NORMAL OPERATION.FUEL PRESSURE IS 45PSI AND GOOD FLOW.ALL GAUGES READ NORMAL AND NO COMPUTER CODES PRESENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519429June 12, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH, THE FRONT BRAKES SEIZED AND SMOKE WAS SEEN FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 105,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515800June 8, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
PURCHASED THIS 2000 DODGE DAKOTA , ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY ON STATING LARGE LEAK IN EVAP SYSTEM. P0455. FUEL LEAK AT GAS CAP. NO WAY TO FIX THIS, ODOR IS STRONG SMELL THE GAS LEAKING OUT. UNABLE TO PASS NYS INSPECTION! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515523June 6, 2013
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515309June 5, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515115June 4, 2013
STEERING
SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHEN TURNING, REQUIRING SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED MANHANDLING OF STEERING WHEEL TO STRAIGHTEN WHEELS. INSPECTION OF POWER STEERING FLUID LEVEL, POST-INCIDENT, SHOWED SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING FLUID BUT NO FLUID LEAKAGE UNDER THE VEHICLE WHEN PARKED, INDICATING LEAKAGE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. OUTER TIE-RODS CHANGED AT 57,676 MILES. VEHICLE INSPECTION, AT 59,814 MILES, SHOWED NO LEAKAGE UNDERNEATH, POWER STEERING FLUID LEVEL WAS AT FULL. INSPECTION OF VEHICLE, AT 60,289 MILES SHOWED FLUID LEAKAGE FROM BOTH RACK AND PINION BOOTS, WORSE ON THE RIGHT THAN ON THE LEFT. RACK AND PINION HAS TO BE REPLACED. THIS PROBELM WAS OBVIOUSLY SUDDEN ONSET WITH NO WARNING. THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING CONSTITUTES A DANGEROUS AND UNEXPECTED DRIVING HAZARD THAT VERY WELL COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THIS VEHICLE IS SEVEN YEARS OLD, HAS JUST OVER 60,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN MAINTAINED REGULARLY AND INSPECTED EVERY 2 TO 3,000 MILES. THERE IS NO REASON, BEYOND POOR ENGINEERING, THAT THE TIE-RODS AND RACK AND PINION SHOULD HAVE MALFUNCTIONED AT THIS MILEAGE.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514742June 2, 2013
STEERING
THIS LATEST TIME (HAPPENED 1 MONTH AFTER BUYING) I WAS DRIVING AND NOTICED THE STEERING GET STIFF GOING EITHER WAY. IT WAS JUST A LITTLE BUT OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS AS I DROVE I NOTICED IT GETTING WORSE. IT IS NOT A CONSTANT. IT IS AS IF SOMETHING IS HUNG UP OR CATCHING AT THE STEERING COLUMN ROTATES. I AM NOT A MECH BUT I CHECKED THE FLUID BOTH TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED. NO LEAKS, NO PUDDLES UNDER THE TRUCK. I DON'T KNOW WHY THIS HAPPENED NOW. THE ONLY THING I HAVE DONE DIFFERENT WAS USE THE 4X4 A WEEK AGO WHEN WE HAD SOME FREAKY WEATHER (SNOW IN LATE MAY). I HAVEN'T NOTICED ANY REALLY LOUD NOISES, OR SHIMMIES, NOT EVEN ROUGH RIDING. THE MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 98-99K AND I THINK IT HAD ONE PREVIOUS OWNER. I BOUGHT IT FROM A DEALERSHIP AND THERE WERE NO KNOWN ACCIDENTS OR PROBLEMS. I HAVE SINCE LOOKED INTO RECALLS BUT HAVEN'T NOTICED ANY FOR THE STEERING; PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE STEERING THOUGH. I WISH I HAD KNOWN THIS WHEN I WAS BUYING. CAN YOU POINT ME IN THE DIRECTION TO GO; IS THERE A RECALL I HAVE MISSED? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514510May 31, 2013
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH OVER A RAILROAD TRACK, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DROPPED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,480.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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