Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#10512820May 20, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
VEH RPM STARTED TO GO UP ON ITS OWN .I STOPPED VEHICLE PUT TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND ENGINE WOULD REV UP FROM 1400 RPM TO 2400 RPM EVERY 2 SECONDS I TURNED VEH OFF AND RESTARTED AND ENGINE STAYED AT 2400 RPM AND WOULD NOT COME DOWN TO A NORMAL IDLE SPEED. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE VEH HOME. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR SEPARATE TIMES WITH SAME RESULTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512702May 19, 2013
STEERING
DROVE VEHICLE HOME LAST NIGHT JUST FINE. WENT TO LEAVE THIS MORNING AND FRONT RIGHT TIRE WOULDN'T ROLL. UPON INSPECTION, TIE ROD IS NOT ATTACHED. IT JUST FELL OFF. THIS IS A COMMUTER VEHICLE AND HAS NEVER BEEN USED OFF-ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512159May 14, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE, STEERING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, SUSPENSION, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
FRONT LEFT DOOR SNAPPED OFF. I CAN'T OPEN THE DRIVERS DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. ALSO, BOTH SEAT BELTS SNAPPED, THE AIR AND HEAT DOESN'T WORK, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, WHICH AFFECTED THE STEERING. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED THREE TIMED, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOOSE POWER AND THE ENGINE WOULD DIE. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER RATTLED. THERE WAS A ROUGH IDLE AND THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS INOPERATIVE, THE TIRES WORE OUT PREMATURELY. ALSO, I HAD DIFFICULTY GETTING THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. THE IDLER ARM IS IN THE PROCESS OF BREAKING, THE IGNITION BROKE AFTER THE KEYS BECAME STUCK, THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND THE BEARING AND BUSHING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511825May 13, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
). I AM WRITING TO INFORM YOU OF SAFETY CONCERNS I HAVE WITH MY 2006 DODGE DAKOTA LARAMIE (4X4 QUAD CAB). MY ISSUES ARE WITH THE TRANSFER CASE / TRANSMISSION OF MY TRUCK. 1.MY TRUCK HAS SHIFTED INTO FOUR LOW ON ITS OWN AT LOW SPEEDS IN BOTH REVERSE AND AT LOW SPEEDS MOVING FORWARD. 2.WHEN I AM NOT IN THE VEHICLE MY DODGE DAKOTA WILL TRY AND SHIFT INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ON ITS OWN (LIKE I SAID, NO ONE IS IN THE VEHICLE). 3.WHEN I HIT MY UNLOCK BUTTON, MY TRUCK WILL TRY AND GO INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. 4.WHILE I AM DRIVING BOTH AT HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS THE 4 LOW WILL FLASH AND PERIODICALLY THE SVC FOUR WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN GO OUT. 5.WHEN THE VEHICLE SWITCHES INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE (INTERMITTENTLY) THE TIRES FEEL TO BE SKIDDING OR LOCKING UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511500May 11, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE STEREO SYSTEM STOP WORKING, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ARE FLICKERING AND EVEN WHEN THE DOORS ARE PERFECTLY CLOSED AND I AM WEARING MY SEAT BELL THE ALARM ( BELL SOUND) START SOUNDING WHEN I REACH THE 10 MPH SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512127May 8, 2013
AIR BAGS
CLOCKSPRING IN STEERING COLUMN. THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON, THE CRUISE CONTROL, HORN AND RADIO STOPPED WORKING. A NEW CLOCKSPRING WAS INSTALLED AND NOW EVERYTHING WORKS FINE. UPDATED 06/10/13 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510480May 3, 2013
SEATS
DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON A COLD MORNING AND TURNED ON THE HEATED SEAT. TILL I GOT HOME THE BACK OF THE SEAT HAD A HOLE IN IT FROM THE HEATING ELEMENT AND IT ALSO BURNED A HOLE IN MY BIG WINTER COAT...I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND MADE THEM AWARE OF THIS....NO HELP THERE....THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE...WHAT IF MY GRANDCHILD WAS SITTING IN THAT SEAT? I ONLY LIVE 8 MILES FROM MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT..IT GOT THAT HOT THAT DARN FAST!!!!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510517May 3, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
EACH OCCURRENCE HAPPENED IN RAIN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ENGINE LIGHT AND LIGHTING BOLT ILLUMINATED ON DASH AND LOSS OF ACCELERATION SAME TIME. HAD TO PULL OVER WHEN I COULD AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. ONCE RESTARTED AGAIN, ACCELERATION PROBLEM WENT AWAY. TOOK TO DLR RAN COMPUTER SENSOR CHECKS BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE LOSS OF ACCELERATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509812April 29, 2013
STEERING
THE STEERING IN MY 2004 DODGE DAKOTA TRUCK WOULD GET STIFF WHILE TURNING AND THEN WOULD TURN EASY THEN BACK TO STIFF. IT IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL THE TRUCK WHILE MAKING TURNS. THE STEERING IS LIKE VERY UNSTABLE AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. ARE THERE ANY RECALLS ON THIS ISSUE I SEE THAT THERE IS ALOT OF THIS HAPPENING TO THESE TRUCKS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509445April 24, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 24, NEAR CLARKSVILLE, TN, AT 2015 HOURS, MY HEADLIGHTS COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. AFTER A SPAN OF 15-20 SECONDS WITH NO LIGHTS, I HAD TO UNSAFELY PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. AFTER WHICH MY HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO FLICKER ON AND OFF, FOR SPANS OF 1-3 SECONDS. FROM THE TIME OF THE FIRST INCIDENT TO NOW, MY HEADLIGHTS, INTERNAL LIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND TAIL LIGHTS ARE ALL INOPERABLE AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE DURING BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS, OR LIMITED VIABILITY DUE TO LIGHT. FROM MY RESEARCH THIS IS AN EXTREMELY FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH DODGE DAKOTA AND DODGE DURANGO OWNERS, WITH VEHICLES MADE BETWEEN THE YEARS OF 01' - 03'. I CONTACTED DODGE ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND REQUESTED ASSISTANCE, AND THEY WERE UNWILLING TO HELP OR FIX THE PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH I TOLD THEM IT WAS UNSAFE, AND THAT MY SITUATION WAS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. I HONESTLY BELIEVE, IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN TO A LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVER, OR TO A DRIVER IN A SITUATION OF BAD WEATHER OR LATE AT NIGHT. IT COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURIES OR TRAGIC LOSS OF LIFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509004April 21, 2013
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I NOTICED IN NOVEMBER 2012 THAT THE STEERING ON MY 2006 DODAGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB SEEMED STIFF AND HARD TO TURN, ALMOST AS IF IT WASN'T GETTING ENOUGH POWER STEERING FLUID - CHECKED IT AND IT WAS OK. SEEMED AT FIRST TO BE STIFFER WHEN IT WAS COLD SO ATTRIBUTED IT TO WINTER COLD. THEN AT THE END OF MARCH 2013, I WAS TURNING AND HEARD A CLUNK AS IF I HAD HIT A POTHOLE. I HEARD IT AGAIN ON THE SAME DAY AND THEN HEARD A SQUEAK AS IF THE SPRINGS NEEDED OILING. I STOPPED AT MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC OILED SOMETHING - DROVE IT AND DIDN'T HEAR A CLUNK. THREE DAYS LATER I TOOK IT TO HIM AND SAID IT IS CLUNKING REGULARLY AND THE STEERING STILL SEEMS STIFF. HE REPLACED UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS THAT HAD GONE BAD, CONTROL ARMS, AND TIE RODS THAT HAD PLAY IN THEM. THIS AT 82,000 MILES. THESE REPAIRS ARE RIDICULOUS FOR 82,000 MILES. AFTER SPENDING $1400 I AM STILL HAVING TIGHT STEERING. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT DODGE EXECUTIVES, BUT I CAN'T AFFORD REPAIRS LIKE THIS. THE MOST COMPLAINTS LISTED FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR ARE FOR STEERING AND I'VE HEARD FROM THE DEALER THAT THE BALL JOINTS GO OUT EARLY - AS MINE DID. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR STEERING AND BALL JOINTS! MY 1993 DAKOTA IS STILL GOING WITHOUT THESE PROBLEMS AND IT HAS 204,000 MILES. IF THEY CAN'T MAKE THEM THE WAY THEY USED TO I'M NOT BUYING DODGE AGAIN. P.S. MY SISTER'S 2009 DAKOTA HAD A BROKEN TIE ROD, BALL JOINT, AND STEERING ISSUES. THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING. SHE IS DUMPING IT - WON'T DRIVE IT AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10506012April 11, 2013
SUSPENSION, STEERING
HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TIE ROD ENDS,SWAY BAR LINK RODS,AND NOW LOWER CONTROL ARMS TO KEEP THE TRUCK SAFELY ON THE ROAD. THE DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL. I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THESE ITEMS ON A VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 100000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505074April 1, 2013
POWER TRAIN, STEERING:RACK AND PINION:PINION SHAFT
2005 DAKOTA CLUB CAB. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE GEARS AND REAR AXLES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR, FROM A STOPPED POSITION, THE VEHICLE LURCHED SLIGHTLY FORWARD AND A HIGH PITCHED WHINING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER THEN REALIZED, HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY GEARS. HE WAS ABLE TO DRIFT THE TRUCK OFF THE ROAD, SINCE HE WAS ON A SLIGHT UPGRADE. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. AN INSPECTION REVEALED, THE PINION GEAR HAD METAL FATIGUE AND FRACTURED ON THE SHAFT BEHIND THE SPLINE AND AHEAD OF THE GEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504789March 28, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING TO DINNER. WEATHER WAS COLD IT WAS DARK OUTSIDE BUT NO OTHER ISSUES. FUEL GAUGE WAS READING BETWEEN EMPTY AND 1/4 TANK. WE WERE DRIVING ON A BUSY STRETCH OF HIGHWAY ROUTE 1 NORTH OF DOVER DELAWARE HEADING SOUTH. TRAFFIC WAS MODERATE AT THE TIME. WE WERE OPERATING AT A SPEED OF 55MPH WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED OPERATING. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE TRUCK OFF THE ROAD. I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITH NO LUCK. I CALLED AAA WHO BROUGHT SOME GAS WITH THEM. THEY PUT 1 GALLON OF GAS IN AND THE VEHICLE STARTED RIGHT UP. AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL GAUGE WAS REPORTED TO THE SELLING DEALER SHORTLY AFTER WE PURCHASED THE TRUCK (THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW). THE FUEL GAUGE NEEDLE WOULD FALL TO THE "E" POSITION AND THE LOW FUEL INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE (EVEN WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS). THE NEEDLE WOULD THEN SLOWLY RECOVER TO ITS ORIGINAL POSITION. I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR, BUT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE SO THEY DID NOT REPAIR THE FAULTY GAUGE. SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I SHOULD BE ABLE TO RELY ON THE INSTRUMENTS/GAUGES TO PROVIDE ACCURATE INFORMATION SO THAT I CAN OPERATE MY VEHICLE IN THE SAFEST MANNER POSSIBLE. THIS FUEL GAUGE ISSUE IS A SAFETY HAZARD. LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO ERRONEOUS FUEL GAUGE READINGS RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER ASSISTED BRAKES AND STEERING WHICH MADE CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE MORE DIFFICULT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503796March 20, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
REAR BRAKE DRUMS WARPING AFTER BEING PREVIOUSLY REPLACED BY DEALER. REAR BRAKE APPLICATION INCONSISTENT AND ROUGH CAUSING THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE TO "HOP" AND LOSE TRACTION WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. VEHICLE LOST CONTROL ON TURN AND SPUN OUT INTO GRASSY AREA. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503143March 15, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
IGNITION/PARK INTERLOCKSYSTEM. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SHIFTING LEVER STICKS IN PARK. CANNOT SHIFT GEAR OUT OF PARK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503141March 15, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, WHEELS
WAS DRIVING AT LOW RATE OF SPEED ON SIDE ROAD. BEGAN TO SMELL BURNING TIRE SMELL. PULLED OVER AND RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY HOT, SMOKING, DRIPPING BURNING WHITE PLASTIC LOOKING MATERIAL ONTO DISK. GOT BACK IN AND DROVE TO MOTHER-IN-LAW'S HOUSE, APPROX THREE MILES. STILL HOT AND APPEARED CLOSE TO BURSTING INTO FLAME. TIRE AND WHEEL SMOKING AND STINKING. BROTHER IN LAW HIT CALIPER WITH A HAMMER TO MAKE IT RELEASE. HAS NOT RECURRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503151March 15, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES DID NOT ACTIVATE AND THE VEHICLE SLID WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN AND THE MECHANIC WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502650March 13, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT STATED THAT AFTER APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, THE LEVER FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 99,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502309March 11, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE AND IN REVERSE, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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