Dodge Dakota Complaints (2001)

678 consumer complaints on file.

#10046466January 8, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, MOST OF THE TIME THERE WAS A LOUD SOUND. THE DEALER HAD TRIED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AT LEAST 5 TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS. THE MASTER CYLINDER/ROTORS AND CALIPERS WERE REPLACED. *AK WHEN THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM DISENGAGED, THE PROBLEM WAS NOT PRESENT. THE PROBLEM RETURNED WHEN THE ABS RE ENGAGED.THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. A REPAIR ATTEMPT WAS MADE 8 TIMES. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053536January 7, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT LEFT UPPER BALL JOINT WAS REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052594January 7, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM
FAULTY BALL JOINTS ON A 2001 DODGE DAKOTA 4X4 WITH 39,000 MILES ON IT. MY OLD HONDA ACCORD SEDAN (1990) AND MY EXISTING 1998 ACCORD HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM AT 150,000 AND 90,000 MILES RESPECTIVELY DESPITE DRIVING ALL THE SAME ROADS. THIS THING IS A TRUCK AND IS OFTEN ADVERTISED AS BEING "TOUGH" AND "RUGGED." IS CHRYSLER KIDDING? TODAY, JANUARY 7, 2004, THEY ARE BEING REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052629January 7, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
I HAVE A 2001 DODGE DAKOTA 2WD AND I HAVE A VERY LOUD POPPING NOISE COMING FROM MY LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION SYSTEM THAT SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM THE BALL JOINT AREA. IT HAPPENS WHEN I TURN SHARP AND HIT A BUMP ALSO. I UNDERSTAND FROM MANY PEOPLE WHO OWN THESE VEHICLES THAT THIS IS THE FIRST SIGN OF A COMMON PROBLEM WITH BALL JOINTS GRINDING AND COMING APART. THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053459January 6, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE BRAKING FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTORS WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO PULSATE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053432January 6, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
VEHICLE FAILED GEORGIA STATE INSPECTION. TECHNICIAN INDICATED THE NEED TO REPLACE THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. *AK *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053455January 6, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN FROM A COMPLETE STOP FRONT LEFT BALL JOINTS FAILED, CAUSING THE FRONT LEFT TIRE TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051452December 31, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, TIRES
UPPER BALL JOINTS WORN TO THE POINT OF BREAKAGE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051339December 30, 2003
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
ALL 4 TIRES HAVE CRACK AROUND THE BEAD OF TIRE. HAVE SPENT OVER $500.00 IN REPAIRS, ALIGNMENTS, AND TIRE BALANCING. PROBLEM I THINK IS FROM THE STEERING RESPONSE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS MODEL NEEDS UPGRADED TIRES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051334December 30, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
UPPER BALL JOINTS WORN OUT. ONLY 53435 MILES AND FRONT END SHAKES, POPS AND WOBBLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051277December 29, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
UPPER RIGHT BALL JOINT FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051073December 24, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS ON MY 2001 DODGE DAKOTA ARE DISPLAYING CHARACTERISTICS OF EXCESSIVE WEAR. GREASE IS LEAKING OUT AROUND THE BALL JOINTS AND A POPPING SOUND COMES FROM THE FRONT LEFT OF THE VEHICLE UNDER HARD BRAKING. IT ALSO "POPS" WHEN I TURN ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT. THE BALL JOINTS ARE NOT FITTED WITH GREASE FITTINGS, SO I CANNOT LUBRICATE THEM MYSELF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051033December 23, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON DECEMBER 19, I WAS GETTING MY TIRES ROTATED ON MY 2001 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB 2WD AT MY LOCAL MECHANIC. HAVING HEARD ABOUT THE BALL JOINT ISSUE THE NIGHT BEFORE ON THE NEWS, I HAD HIM CHECK MY BALL JOINTS TO SEE IF THEY WERE ANY GOOD. HE SAID "DON'T TAKE ANY LEFT TURNS!" I IMMEDIATELY CALLED MY DEALER BECAUSE I ONLY HAVE 35,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. ON TUESDAY DECEMBER 23, 2003, MY LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE UPPER RIGHT BALL JOINT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050979December 23, 2003
SUSPENSION
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT SUSPENSION OF THIS TRUCK SINCE SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED IT NEW IN MARCH 2001. IT HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER 6 TIMES, AND THEY HAVE REPLACED MANY PARTS, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. THE FRONT END MAKES A LOUD BANGING/POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING OR GOING OVER BUMPS. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE TIRE IS GOING TO FALL OFF THE TRUCK! MANY OTHERS I KNOW HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY NEED TO ISUE A RECALL ON THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE BEFORE SOMEBODY IS EITHER SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050904December 22, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
LEFT/DRIVER SIDE BALL JOINT REPLACEMENT.THE FRONT WAS MAKING A SQUEAKING NOISE. THE BALL JOINT WAS FOUND TO BE BAD WITH ONLY 34000 MILES ON TRUCK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050886December 21, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE BALL JOINTS HAVE NO WAY TO GREASE THEM SO THEY WILL FAIL. I REPLACED THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WITH A 3 PARTY JOINT THAT HAS A GREASE FITTING SO THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO USE MY TRUCK SAFELY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050843December 20, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
2001 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD-CAB 4X4. I HAD ONE UPPER BALL JOINT REPLACE AT 37,863 MILES. THE REMAINING BALL JOINTS ALSO SEEM TO BE FAILING. THERE IS SIMILAR NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION. AFTER VIEWING A PROGRAM ON CBS NEWS, I FELT IT WOULD BENEFICIAL TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050766December 19, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
BALL JOINTS. MY 2001 DAKOTA QUAD CAB WAS ONLY ONE YEAR OLD WHEN MY BALL JOINTS STARTED SQUEEKING. NOW TWO YEARS OLD AND THEY ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND WORN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050792December 19, 2003
STEERING:LINKAGES
WBZ, CHANNEL 4 IN BOSTON, HAD A REPORT ABOUT PROBLEM WITH BALL JOINTS ON DODGE DAKOTA'S. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050689December 18, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
BALL JOINTS ON 2001 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB HAVE GONE OUT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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