Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#700988November 29, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAKING A PREIGNITION"KNOCKING NOISE" COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED IT.I HAVE HAD IT IN NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY CAN NOT CORRECT IT.THE DEALER HAS TOLD ME THIS IS AN EMISSIONS KNOCK AND WILL NOT DAMAGE THE ENGINE AS THEY CAN'T FIX IT YET.I AM UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT ANY PREIGNITION IS NOT GOOD AND WILL EVENTUALLY DAMAGE THE ENGINE.IT KNOCKS CONSIDERABLY AT FIRST START UP WHEN IT IS COLD AND QUIETS DOWN WHEN IT WARMS UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831274November 24, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
RECALL 97V170000, THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM RECALL WHICH WAS NOT MODIFIED TO THIS VEHICLE. PROBLEM WITH ABS SYSTEM, SUCH AS PEDAL GOES TO TO FLOOR AND FEELS SPONGY. DEALER HAD TO BLEED OUT THE AIR IN THE LINES OF THE ABS SYSTEM. NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#605071November 20, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION ENGAGED IN PARK ON HILL, HOWEVER ROLLED BACKWARDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831007November 18, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEADLIGHTS ARE UNSTABLE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY, CONSUMER ALSO HAVING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE VALVES KNOCKING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829565November 18, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER. HAD TO HAVE FRONT END SEALS ON WHEELS REPLACED. SEALS WOULD BE LEAKING WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE OR PARKED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829769November 18, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
WHILE THIS VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. WHILE TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, IT RAN OVER CONSUMER'S LEGSAND LEFT KNEE. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED BY RUNNING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#829229November 10, 1998
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED AS IT WAS PARKED. WAS TOLD CAUSED BY STRESS. HAVE NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER AS OF YET TO BE REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830584November 10, 1998
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
THE SIZE OF THE SIDE MIRRORS ARE TOO BIG AND OBSTRUCT THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER IN THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE. *AK.ET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830602November 10, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELTS DO NOT WORK. CONSUMER IS AFRAID IF IN AN ACCIDENT THEY WILL NOT HOLD HIM. RETRACT MECHANISM FOR SEAT BELTS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO RETRACT THE SEAT BELT WHEN REMOVED. * AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700385November 7, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THIS TRUCK JUMPS AROUND IN THE REAR END WHEN IT IS EMPTY. DOES NOT SEEM TO BE SAFE IN BAD WEATHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781536November 7, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL QUANTITY/ SENDING UNIT FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830328November 6, 1998
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH CONVEX MIRRORS. MIRRORS ARE HARD TOO USE BECAUSE THEY MAKE OBJECTS SEEM CLOSER THAN WHAT THEY APPEAR, AND THEY CREATE TOO MANY BLIND SPOTS BECAUSE THEY ARE TOO SMALL. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830331November 6, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKING SYSTEM THE VEHICLE MOVES TO LEFT, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER CLAIMES IT A ROTOR PROBLEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542406November 3, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS PITTED AND FLAKING CAUSING THEM TO MAKE NOISE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829976November 3, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT AND THE REAR BRAKES ARE PREMATURELY WEARING OUT OR FEATHERING WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. ALSO, THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY NEEDS ALIGNMENT. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS, ADD ALL VEHICLE VIN#. 8AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829978November 3, 1998
TIRES
FRONT AND THE REAR TIRES ARE PREMATURELY WEARING OR FEATHERING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS, ADD ALL VEHICLE VIN#. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700145October 27, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
EXHAUST PIPE UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700096October 26, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DEALER MECHANIC FOUND THAT COMBINATION VALVE/SWITCH ON VEHICLE CAME APART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700062October 24, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION:REAR, POWER TRAIN
BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW IT HAD 295 MILES ON IT FROM DEALER ASSURED ME IT WAS NOT A DEMO POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE FAILED AFTER A FEW DAYS EVERYTHING DIED AS I WAS ENTERING TRAFFIC DEALER REPAIRED AFTER 4 DAYS FUEL GAGE NOT READING PROPERLY DEALER REPAIRED ENGINE HAS SLIGHT MISS DEALER CHECKED TWICE REGAPPED PLUGS SO THEY SAY NO IMPROVEMENT REAR END IS STARTING TO WHINE FLUID CHECKED AT OIL CHANGE AM CONCERNED IF THIS TRUCK IS OK [email protected]
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829398October 23, 1998
WHEELS:HUBCAP/COVER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
FRONT HUB BOLTED TO WHEEL- 7 BOLTS ATTACHING BRAKES, STRIPPED OUT. 2ND TIME IT HAPPENED HAD BRAKES & BOLTS REPLACED. BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP CALIPERS ON DISC BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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