Dodge Dakota Complaints (1999)

641 consumer complaints on file.

#8023507December 2, 2002
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER AT 35-40 MPH, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUFFERED BRUISES. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. TS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#567985October 23, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION WAS DESTROYED DUE TO AN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED CHECK VALVE. THIS STOPPED ALL FLOW TO AND FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLER. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020937October 16, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT UP TO FOURTH GEAR. CONSUMER CHECKED FLUIDS AND FOUND TRANSMISSION FLUID LOW, ALSO HOT AND BROWN. AFTER ADDING FLUID THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED PROPERLY. THE DEALER STATED TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. MR THE FAILURE WAS IN THE ONE WAY VALVE WHICH WAS REVERSED IN THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE, AND FAILED TO SHIFT TO FOURTH GEAR WHILE DRIVING. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT. SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020226October 4, 2002
STEERING
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOUR MONTHS AGO AND DEALER STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE PART. CONSUMER CALL EVERY OTHER MONTHS AND DEALER STILLDOES NOT HAVE THE PART. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018977September 18, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE SHUTDOWN. ALSO, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016585August 19, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE RUNNING, CONSUMER SHIFTED TO DRIVE INSTEAD OF REVERSE AND HIT A TREE. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. NO INJURY, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $ 5777.00.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015993August 12, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAS SAME PROBLEM WITH SEAT BELTS AS STATED IN RECALL # 01 V 119 000. BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765334August 7, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE $11,000 IN DAMAGE WAS ALL FRONT-END DAMAGE AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#765004July 31, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
CATALYTIC CONVERTER RATTLING, MAKING NOISE. DEALER REPAIRED UNDER FEDERAL EMMISSIONS WARRANTY, 8 YEARS OR 80,000 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764708July 25, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MCKINNEY DODGE IN MCKINNEY, TEXAS THAT WE HAVE AN INTAKE LEAK ON OUR MANIFOLD. WE HAVE MADE ARRANGEMENTS WITH OUR MECHANIC TO HAVE THIS FIXED. I WENT TO THE WEST LOOP DODGE IN FT. WORTH AND PICKED UP THE MANIFOLD GASKET KIT FROM THE PARTS DEPARTMENT. UPON READING THE INSERT IT STATED THAT THE NEW BOLTS ARE NOW 1/2 INCH LONGER AND THAT THE GASKET ITSELF IS NOW THICKER AS WELL. ALSO WITH SPEAKING WITH OUR MECHANIC, HE INFORMED US THAT WE ARE THE SECOND TRUCK IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS THAT HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. HE WAS EVEN ABLE TO TELL US EXACTLY WHERE OUR LEAK WAS BEFORE INSPECTING IT. THIS SEEMS TO ME THAT DODGE HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND INSTEAD OF RECALLING THEIR DEFECT IN THEIR PRODUCT, THEY MADE CHANGES TO THE GASKETS AND BOLT SIZES AND ARE NOW CHARGING OVER $600 TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A DEFECT IN THEIR PRODUCT AND DODGE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING THE BILL AND NOT THE CONSUMER THAT HAS PURCHASED THEIR PRODUCT.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014618July 24, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
BOTH REAR AXLES LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. . FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764583July 22, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
GOT AN ABS WARNING LAMP (STAYED LIT) ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHEN I STARTED THE CAR. WHEN I DROVE DOWN THE ROAD, THE SPEEDOMETER DIDN'T WORK. I TROUBLESHOT THE PROBLEM MYSELF AND CORRECTED IT. THE SPEED SENSOR, MOUNTED IN THE REAR END, WAS BAD (READ "OPEN" WITH AN OHMMETER). I PURCHASED A NEW SENSOR ($42) FROM THE DEALER AND INSTALLED IT. CAR WORKS OK NOW.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013990July 16, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE STALLED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, RECOMMENDED TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013090July 1, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:LEAF
LEFT REAR SPRING IS LOOSE, CAUSING CONSUMERTO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH AXLE. COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763638June 29, 2002
TIRES:BEAD
MANUFACTOR DATE OF THE TIRE IS 2400, ALL TIRES FAILING AT THE OUTSIDE ONE QUARTER AWAY FROM THE BEAD AND IT LOOKS LIKE DRY ROT AND THE CRACK IS ABOUT ONE EIGHT INCH DEEP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011106June 5, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
STARTING THE IGNITION WITHOUT WARNING THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION UNDER THE HOOD. MECHANIC STATED BATTERY EXPLODED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY PROBLEM OCCURRED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009741May 13, 2002
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
HAS A BLIND SPOT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE THAT CAUSED A VEHICLE CRASH.*AK THERE IS ALSO A BLIND SPOT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE MIRRORS ARE TOO LARGE AND CAUSE A BLIND SPOT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME AN ACCIDENT HAS OCCURED DUE TO THIS BLIND SPOT. *JG
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761774May 11, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
IT SEEMS MY FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND REAR DRUMS ARE WARPED CAUSING SEVERE PULSATING, SHAKING AND VIBRATION WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED WITH NORMAL PRESSURE. THE PROBLEM IS GETTING MORE SEVERE NOW EACH MONTH. THIS PROBLEM HAS PROGRSSED TO A POINT NOW THAT I NOTICED THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE ABS BRAKING IS SUFFERING. THE ABS SYSTEM LOCKED UP MY BRAKES DURING A LIGHT RAIN AT A STOP SYSTEM CAUSING MY DAKOTA TO SLIDE HALFWAY THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. I AM AFRAID THE SENSORS ARE GETTING BAD INFORMATION DUE TO THE ALREADY PULSATING BRAKES BY THE APPARANT DRUM AND ROTOR WARPAGE. I HAVE A 1969 CHEVY IMPALA WITH THE ORIGINAL DRUMS AND 110,000 MILES, THESE BRAKES STILL WORK FINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009474May 8, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS, AND MAY NOT START BACK UP. PROBLEM IS ASSUMED TO BE FUEL PUMP. DIAGNOSTIC TEST HAD NO READINGS. *AK CONSUMER STATED SOMETIMES AFTER SITTING FOR AN HOUR IT MAY START, PROBLEM MAY BE FUEL INJECTOR, POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE OR AUTOMATIC SHUTDOWN RELAY. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#565679May 6, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT AT ALL TIMES. DEALER FOUND EXCESSIVE PLAY IN BALL JOINTS AND HAD TO REPLACE THEM, ALSO PERFORMED A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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