Dodge Dakota Complaints (1999)

641 consumer complaints on file.

#893484August 6, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
UPPER BALL JOINTS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING WHICH HAS CAUSED A PROBLEM WITH STEERING CONTROL. ALSO, VEHICLE HAS DEVELOPED A VERY LOUD NOISE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749431July 30, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS PREMATURELY NEED REPLACEMENT., EXCESSIVE PLAY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BALL JOINTS HAVE 60 THOUSANDS OF AN INCH PLAY FROM THE FACTORY. I HAD AN INDEPENDENT FRONT END SPECIALIST INSPECT MY BRAKES AND DOING SO HE FOUND THE BALL JOINTS IN THE FRONT END NO GOOD (EXCESSIVE PLAY). HE SAID THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THROUGHOUT THE INDUSTRY AND DODGE HAS NOT CORRECTED THIS PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892635July 12, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM, STEERING:LINKAGES
BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS HAVE PREMATURELY FAILED AT 60,000 MILES. DEALER CLAIMS THEY ARE BAD, AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. BUT, PARTS ARE ON NATIONAL BACKORDER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748270July 11, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES AND TURNED 5 TIMES IN A YEAR, REAR HUBS RELACED 3 TIMES IN A YEAR AND I STILL DO NOT HAVE BRAKES. DEALT WITH CHRYSLER AND SPEEDWAY DODGE. NO ONE CAN FIX THE PROBLEM. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO REPLACE THIS VECHICLE. THE DEALERSHIPS, 3 OF THEM SAY THAT IS JUST A DODGE. IF THAT IS JUST A DODGE, WHY ARE THEY ALLOWED TO SELL THEM. HAVING NO BRAKES IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. I HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU, THE DEALERSHIPS NHTSA AND STILL NO ANSWERS OR LUCK IN GETTING THIS VECHICLE FIXED.*AK (TIRESIZE: 255/65/R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748271July 11, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES AND TURNED 4 TIMES , BACK REPLACED THREE TIMES. HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS WITH CHRYSLER, NHTSA, AND 3 DEALERSHIPS. NO ONE CAN FIX OR REPLACE THIS TRUCK. CHRYSLER SAID THEY WOULD SENT AN ENGINNER DOWN TO LOOK AT IT, IT HAS BEEN 3 MONTHS, NOTHING YET. THE DEALERSHIP WHO SOLD THIS TRUCK , SHOULD REPLACE THIS TRUCK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891487June 27, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
WHILE HAVING VEHICLE OUT SIDE OF DEALER SHIP TECHNICIAN STATED ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED . CONSUMER LET MANUFACTURER'S DEALER LOOK AT BALL JOINTS. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746978June 18, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
UPPER BALL JOINT WORE OUT ON A 2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE ,REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVEILABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890229June 12, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
WHEN STARTING VEHICLE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER RELEASING PARKING BRAKE, LIGHT STAYED ON. CONSUMER STATES AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES ABS,ENGINE CHECK LIGHT, AND EMRGENCY BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON, THEN, VEHICLE DIED. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889621June 4, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING MOTOR WILL SPEED UP AND THEN COME BACK DOWN. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES DEALER INSTALLED A THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888118May 14, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888162May 14, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WITHOUT WARNING ENGINE BLEW WHILE DRIVING. PRIOR TO INCIDENT, VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY DEALER. DEALER CHANGED THE GUAGE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745128May 9, 2001
TIRES, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE DUE TO UNUSUAL WEAR. TRANSMISSION SENSOR HAS GOEN OUT TWICE, BALL JOINTS & LEVERS ARE BAD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887513May 4, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A HILL WITHOUT PARKING BRAKE ON, CAR WAS RUNNING, CONSUMER ACCIDENTLY HIT GEAR SHIFT, AND CONSUMER 'S BODY WAS NOT ALL THE WAY IN TRUCK WHEN VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS, TRAPPING CONSUMER BETWEEN TRUCK AND DOOR, AND REAR SHOULDER WAS RAN OVER. CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO SHIFT INTERLOCKING SYSTEM.*AK *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#744577April 26, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
DEALER SAID OUR INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS BLOWN AT 34000 MILES NOW A PLACE IS TELLING US OUR THERMOSTAT IS GONE, DOES NOT SEEM RIGHT FOR ONLY A 2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885827April 13, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS CRACKED, CAUSING EXHAUST FUMES TO COME INSIDE VEHICLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885792April 12, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
ALL FOUR TIRES THAT WERE FACTORY INSTALLED ON 1999, DODGE, DAKOTA ARE SPLITTING RIGHT ON SEAM OF SIDEWALL NEAR THE RIM. THESE TIRES HAVE APPROXIMATELY 31,000 MILES ON THEM, AND CONSUMER NOTICED SPLITTING RIGHT BEFORE 30,000 MILES. TIRE SIZE IS P215/75R15, DOT # IS M6HFFKWR258. GOODYEAR CENTER SAID THAT DEFECT WAS A RESULT OF FLOW CRACKING. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743598April 5, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
THE SIDEWALLS OF ALL 4 OF MY WRANGLER ST TIRES ARE FAILING AT THE SEAMS, AND AT THE SAME TIME. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MY GOODYEAR STORE CALLED IT "FLOW CRACKING" AND SAID "THAT IS NOT GOOD". THE TIRES ARE ORIGINAL TO THE TRUCK INSTALLED DURING IT'S PRODUCTION. THE FOLLOWING IS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOUND ON THE TIRES: DOT M6HF FKWR 258, THERE IS A NUMBER AND LETTER, E13 ENCLOSED BY A CIRCLE, ANOTHER NUMBER LOCATED ON TIRE IS T302962-GPF-95-MMS , THERE IS A NUMBER 100S AND THE LETTERS BS, ANOTHER NUMBER IS 026951 M+S, GOODYEAR IS REPLACING THE TIRES UNDER THE WARRANTY ON A PRORATED BASIS AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFECT IN THE TIRE. THE LOCAL GOODYEAR STORE IS EDWARDS AUTO SERVICE CENTER 13936 JEFF-DAVIS HWY WOODBRIDGE VA 22191, 703 494-7181. FAX 703 494-5140, THEY SAID IT'D BE A WEEK BEFORE THE REPLACEMENTS ARRIVE. I SUBMIT THIS AS THE START OF ANY PAPER TRAIL SHOULD THIS GOODYEAR TIRE DEFECT, BE A PRELUDE TO A SITUATION AS OCCURRED WITH FIRESTONE AND THE FORD EXPLORER.*AK (DOT NUMBER: M6HF TIRESIZE: P215/75R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885018April 4, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE BACK FIRED AND NOTICED A LOT OF RACKET, AND A LOT OF OIL CONSUMPTION. CONSUMER STATED IT WAS MANIFOLD GASKET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742940March 23, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THIS WILL BE MY SEVENTH TIME TO THE GARAGE AT 40000 MILE I CAN'T SEEM TO GET ANY RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. I FEEL THAT THEY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT I HAD WITH THEIR PRODUCT. CAN YOU HELP? THANK YOU. RLG OHIO P.S I HAVE 7 DIFFERENT PROBLEMS..NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883766March 22, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER HIT BRICKWALL AT 60 MPH, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DODGE CO SAID IT WAS AT A 30 DEGREE ANGLE, AIRBAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $11,000. *AK CONSUMER STATES AIR BAG SENSOR IS LOCATED UNDER DRIVER'S SEAT IT TAKES 17 DEGREES OF FORCE TO TRIP SENSOR AND MUST BE HIT DIRECTLY ON DRIVER'S SIDE, THE CAR ALSO HIT REAR END AS IT SPUN ON ICE, ALSO NOT DEPLOYING AIR BAG. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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