Dodge Dakota Complaints (2002)

678 consumer complaints on file.

#10363772November 2, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH IN REVERSE, THE FRAME THAT HELD THE FRONT LEFT TIRE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS PRIVATE MECHANIC AND THEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY SHOP. THE TECHNICIAN THEN DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRAME WAS BEYOND REPAIR AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY HAVE NOT RETURNED ANY OF THE MESSAGES THAT THE CONTACT HAS LEFT FOR THEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 137,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360075October 12, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT CALIPERS LOCKED UP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED; AS A RESULT, THE CALIPERS BEGAN TO SMOKE AND THE BRAKE PAD CRACKED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP SEVERAL TIMES WHERE BRAKE PADS, CALIPERS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES. ON OCTOBER 11, 2010, WHILE IN REVERSE DRIVING LESS THAN 50 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED AND THE CONTACT HAD TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER (DETAILS OF WHAT WAS DISCUSSED WAS UNAVAILABLE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 111,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351254August 23, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT WAS BRAKING FROM 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION BY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNING OF THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS A DEFECTIVE OXYGEN SENSOR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SENSOR AND ADVISED THAT THE REPAIR POSSIBLY WOULD NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349971August 17, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA QUADCAB. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY ACCELERATE AT A VERY LOW SPEED. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN EXTREMELY STRONG BURNING RUBBER SMELL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE BEFORE AND WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 73,000. UPDATED 11/19/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP. UPDATED 11/23/10. *JB UPDATED EVOQ 12/22/10*JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AGAIN ON JULY 18,2011. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED WHILE UNDER THE 30 DAY WARRANTY, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. UPDATED 08/31/11 UPDATED 10/20/11,. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349998August 17, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ONE FRONT BRAKE FAILED TO RELEASE RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE HEAT AND SMOKE, DIFFICULT STEERING AND STOPPING. WILL REPLACE CALIPERS, PADS AND ROTORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349165August 13, 2010
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:SHACKLE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA SPORT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE REAR END SHACKLES HAD DETERIORATED FAILED. THE LEAF SPRINGS WERE CAUGHT IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME AND PARKED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND CLAIM FILE#19831058 WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAD TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 11/15/10 UPDATED 11/24/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348518August 10, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA RT. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT STATED THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT MOVE INTO PARK. HE MOVED THE GEAR SHIFT AS FAR AS IT WOULD GO AND ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. HE PARKED ON A INCLINE AND USED SOME BLOCKS TO SECURE THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND HE WAS ADVISED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS TRANSMISSION HAS ALSO STARTED TO MALFUNCTION. HE REFERENCED RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V555000, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LEVER AND LINKAGE COLUMN SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 73,000. UPDATED 10/21/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/26/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346208July 29, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENTIRE FRAME HAD BEGAN TO SHOW SIGNS OF RUST AND THE ENTIRE REAR BUMPER WAS RUSTED THROUGH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344749July 22, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN
MY 2002 DODGE DAKOTA HAS LOW POWER AND DOESN'T SHIFT PROPERLY DOESN'T ALWAYS DOWN SHIFT WHEN I COME TO A FULL STOP & DOWN SHIFT OUT OF FOURTH GEAR TO THIRD ON ITS OWN. SEEMS TO BE MORE OFTEN WITH AGE OF VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336644June 16, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE HAVING THE TIRES CHANGED AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE FRONT SUSPENSION COLLAPSED AT THE UPPER BALL BEARING JOINTS AS THE VEHICLE WAS LOWERED WITH THE NEW TIRES INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS HAVING THE FRONT SUSPENSION REPLACED BY THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 39,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334516June 3, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WE HAVE A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA AND A 2007 DODGE CALIBER THAT BOTH HAVE SEVERE FRONT END PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLES BOTH SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY, ESPECIALLY WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR APPLYING THE BRAKES. WE'VE TRIED TO GET THIS FIXED BUT CHRYSLER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. A MECHANIC TOLD US ITS OUR ROTORS BUT WE'VE HAD THEM TURNED AND HAVE HAD THE ROTORS ON THE TRUCK REPLACED TWICE. IT AFFECTS THE BRAKING SPEED AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE BRAKING AND WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. I KNOW OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM, IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE GETTING INJURED OR KILLED TO FIX IT? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334070June 1, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAD JUST FILLED THE GAS TANK IN MY 2002 DODGE DAKOTA PICKUP TRUCK AND WAS DRIVING NORTH AT 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE 93 IN NEW HAMPSHIRE THIS PAST FRIDAY WHEN THE STRAPS HOLDING THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE UNDER THE TRUCK BROKE AND THE GAS TANK LITERALLY FELL OFF THE TRUCK. I PULLED OVER AND SAW THAT THE TANK WAS BEING SUSPENDED ONLY BY THE HOSES CONNECTING THE TANK TO THE FUEL FILLER OPENING. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK WHICH LOADED THE TRUCK ONTO ITS TILT BODY. BY THE TIME WE HAD GONE 10 MILES TO A GARAGE, THE GAS TANK HAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE HOSES AND HAD FALLEN TO THE FLOOR OF THE TOW TRUCK BED, SLOSHING GAS EVERYWHERE. THANKFULLY, WE WERE ABLE TO UNLOAD THE DAKOTA WITHOUT SETTING OFF THE FUEL, BUT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A HUGE ACCIDENT. THE TWO STRAPS HOLDING THE FUEL TANK IN PLACE WERE MADE OUT OF METAL AND HAD RUSTED THROUGH. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE DESIGN FLAW. MY VEHICLE COULD HAVE LOST ITS GAS TANK AT FULL SPEED. THE GAS COULD HAVE IGNITED, BLOWN UP ME AND MY TRUCK AND CAUSED COLLATERAL DAMAGE TO OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331309May 19, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE PARK SHIFT INTERLOCK SYSTEM HAS BECOME INOPERATIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329296May 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DRIVING AT INTERSTATE SPEED, VEHICLE STARTED ABRUPTLY PULLING HARD TO THE LEFT. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES WERE HOT, AND I NEEDED TO ACCELERATE GREATER THAN NORMAL TO GET THE CAR TO MOVE. LET THE TRUCK SIT UNTIL BRAKES COOLED OFF, AND THE PROBLEM DIDN'T RE-OCCUR EVEN AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DODGE DEALER. THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. SAID THEY COULD START REPLACING BRAKE PARTS IN HOPES OF FIXING IT. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS AT 37,000MILES, AND JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. (SEPT. OF 2005 WAS FIRST TIME) THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 8 TIMES IN THE 54,000 MILES I HAVE ON IT NOW. NO MECHANIC CAN TELL ME WHAT'S WRONG, AND IT OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY OUT OF THE BLUE. I'M FINDING OUT THAT MANY, MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME MAKE/MODEL OF VEHICLE HAVE HAD SIMILAR INCIDENTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326272April 19, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING MY 2002 DODGE DAKOTA 55 MILES PER HOUR I WAS THROWN TO THE LEFT PUSHED ON BRAKE PEDAL AND THE TRUCK SHOT RIGHT WHEN I GOT OUT THE FRONT ROTORS WERE RED HOT AND SMOKING TRUCK WOULD NOT MOVE HAD IT TOWED HOME WHERE IT STILL SITS I THANK GOD I WAS NOT KILLED OR HURT OR KILLED SOME ONE ELSE COME TO FIND OUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK AND TO TRY AND REPAIR IT THAT IT WILL ONLY RETURN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317461March 7, 2010
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER, VISIBILITY, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
MY WINDSHIELD IS BEING SCRATCHED BECAUSE OF DRY WIPER BLADES CONTACTING THE INITIAL DRY GLASS BEFORE THE WASHER PUMP ENGAGES, THEN THE BLADES WILL OSCILLATE ABOUT 6 TIMES BEFORE EVEN A DRIBBLE OF WATER WILL SHOW UP. THE LINES WERE PRESSURIZED AND JETTED BOTH WITH AIR AND WATER. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE PUMP. THE VISIBILITY IS GOOD WHEN IT RAINS. NEW ARMS AND BLADE ASSEMBLIES WERE INSTALLED. VISION IS NOT SAFE AT 25MPH. AT 55MPH WHEN THE PUMP IS ENGAGED IT SEEMS THAT WATER IS BEING SIPHENED AND A BETTER COVERAGE OF THE GLASS OCCURS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314954February 28, 2010
AIR BAGS
HIT A TREE HEAD ON AND THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND I HIT THE TREE VERY HARD THE TRUCK IS UNDRIVEABLE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314173February 25, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS,BRAKE LINES,BRAKE PADS,AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. BRAKES WERE BINDING UP AND WOULD NOT LET THE BRAKE PADS TO RELEASE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300215January 19, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
HAVE A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA WITH A 4.7 LITRE ENGINE ,ENGINE HAS SEVERE OIL SLUDGE WHICH CAUSE MY VEHICLE TO BREAK DOWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE ,THE FIRST TIME I NOTICE ENGINE RUNNING HOT,TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE REMOVED THE VALVE COVERS AND NOTICED SEVERE OIL SLUDGE ,PROCEEDED TO TAKE THE ENGINE APART AND CLEANED IT AND PUT IT BACK TOGETHER,THIS WAS LESS THAN 20,000 MILES AGO.WE WENTON A TRIP THAT WAS A BOUT 260 MILES AWAY ,IT WAS A COLD MORNING ,ENGINE GOT HOT AND STARTED RUNNING ROUGH THEN WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE THEN THE TRUCK START CLANKING UNDER THE HOOD. I TOOK THE VALVE COVERS OFF AND IT WAS CLOGGED AGAIN. NOW I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS ENGINE IS FAMOUS FOR THIS PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER KNOWS IT CAN YOU HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297680December 31, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
AT LOW SPEEDS OR WHEN PANIC STOPPING AT HIGHER SPEEDS REAR WHEELS ABS WILL LOCK UP. AT 40MPH APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION LIGHT TURNED YELLOW AND I HIT THE BRAKES AND REAR LOCKED UP, I LET OFF AND APPLIED/LOCKUP/SKID, LET OFF APPLIED/LOCKUP/SKID, LET OFF APPLIED/LOCKUP/SKID THEN STOP, LUCKY I HAD SUFFICIENT ROOM TO STOP. SIMPLY TRYING TO PARK HAS BECOME AN ADVENTURE. TOOK IT TO A DEALER BEFORE ABOVE INCIDENT AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKES ARE FINE BUT THAT REAR WERE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, AND THEY SWAPPED DRUMS LEFT TO RIGHT AND ADJUSTED THE BRAKES AND IT MADE IT BETTER FOR MAYBE A WEEK OR TWO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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