Dodge Dakota Complaints (2000)

806 consumer complaints on file.

#738526December 30, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785101December 11, 2000
SUSPENSION:REAR
WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY INDICATION THE VEHICLE STARTED SPINNING AROUND IN CIRCLES AND HIT A CONCRETE DIVIDER DUE TO A BROKEN AXLE, THE REAR TIRE AND WHEEL ROLLED DOWN THE HILL AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE TIRE AND WHEEL WAS STILL MOUNTED TO THE OUTSIDE PART OF THE AXLE. THE CONSUMER WAS SLIGHTLY INJURED. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#737681December 11, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
INITIAL PROBLEM (MILEAGE 17,803)WAS THAT THE TRUCK DID NOT WANT TO START, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. TRUCK FINALLY STARTED AND WAS TAKEN TO THE BEFORE MENTIONED DEALER. THEY CHECKED THE CODES: NO CRANK REFERENCE SIGNAL AT POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE, REPLACED CRANK SENSOR AND RETESTED O.K. / (MILEAGE 18,809) CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR TWO DAYS, IDLE WAS ERRATIC INTERMITTENTLY, LIGHT WENT OUT. CAME BACK ON ONE DAY LATER WITH SAME ERRATIC IDL, TRUCK STALLED ONCE AT IDLE BUT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP. TOOK IT AGAIN TO SAME DEALER. THEY CHECKED THE CODES, SCANNED THE SENSORS AND FOUND AN OPEN CIRCUIT INSIDE THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE. THEY ORDERED AND REPLACED THE MODULE.(MILEAGE 19,341) SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON AGAIN, ERRATIC IDLE AT TIMES. RETURNED TO SAME DEALER WHO FOUND BAD GROUND CONNECTION IN THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. REPLACED THE MODULE AND IT RETESTED O.K. (MILEAGE APPROX 19, 370) WHILE DRIVING 40-45MPH VEHICLE JERKED STRONGLY AS IF ENGINE MOMENTARILY STALLED AND RESTARTED, IMMEDIATELY AFTER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE DROVE LIKE IT HAD A HEAVY LOAD IN THE BED. IDLE WAS ERRATIC AND WOULD STALL UNLESS SHIFTED INTO NUTRAL AND REVVED. THIS LASTED FOR APPROX 5 MILES. UPON STARTING UP AGAIN THE TRUCK WOULD RUN NORMALLY EXEPT THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD STILL BE ON. RETURNED AGAIN TO THE SAME DEALER: THAY FOUND THE BATTERY TO FAIL LOAD TEST AND REPLACED IT. THEY ALSO REPLACED THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR. IT WAS TEST DRIVEN FOR 70 MILES BY THE DEALER WITH NO RECURRENCE. (MILEAGE APPROX 19,430) SAME DAY AFTER PICKING UP THE TRUCK FROM THE DEALER AND APPROX 15 MILES AND AGAIN DRIVING 40-45 MPH THE TRUCK JERKED STRONGLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SAME SLUGGISH POWER AND ERRATIC IDLE AS BEFORE. THIS HAS ALL TRANSPIRED WITHIN A TWO MONTH PERIOD, THE DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE BEEN CONFERRING WITH "DETROIT". I CANNOT FIND ANY REFERENCE ON THE INTERNET AS TO A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, OR LIKEWISE ANY SERVICE BULLETINS. THANKS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737469December 7, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876066December 6, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR , LIGHTS FLASHED ON DASHBOARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. AFTER VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY DEALER IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT BOLT HOLDING CALIPERS POPPED OUT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737014November 28, 2000
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, SUSPENSION
SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT OPERATE SMOOTHLY. ON ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION MOVEMENT IS ERRATIC (JERKY); IT MOVES AS IF IT IS GETTING STUCK. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER 3 TIMES WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. THEY NOW SAY THIS OPERATION IS 'NORMAL' BEACUSE IT IS ELECTRONIC AND COMPUTER CONTROLLED. THEY NOW APPEAR TO BE UNWILLING TO DO ANYTHING ELSE TO THE TRUCK. THE SUSPENSION POPS/CLUNKS WHEN MAKING SHARP RIGHT TURNS. IT OCCASIONALLY WILL ALSO POP WHEN STOPPING AND IMMEDIATELY AGAIN UPON STARTUP (GOING STRAIGHT). THE INTENSITY OF THE NOISE VARIES. DEALER SAYS THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM UNTIL IT GETS WORSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875455November 24, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHENEVER SLOWING DOWN OR CHANGING GEARS, VEHICLE WOULD EITHER STUTTER OR STALL. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP SERVERAL TIMES & MECHANIC INDICATED IT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT & THAT MANUFACTURER KNEW OF PROBLEM. CAN NOT RESOLVE STALLING PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735791November 5, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
2000 DODGE DAKOTA WITH 4.7L ENGINE SKID PLATE AND 4-WHEEL DRIVE WHEN OIL IS CHANGED THE FILTER IS HARD TO REMOVE BECAUSE OF THE SSKID PLATE. THE OIL FROM THE FILTER SPILLS ON THE SKID PLATE(ABOUT 1QT.) AND ALOUD TO DRAIN ONTO THE GROUND. HOW MANY VEHICLES ARE DRIVING AROUND LEAKING OIL ON THE GROUND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735721November 4, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY TRUCK DIES WHEN IT IS COLD AND WARM, JERKS WHEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, AND JERKS WHEN SHFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD.. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735676November 3, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS WARPED, DEALER SAYS FIX WHEN REPLACE BRAKES AT 25000 MI. ARE THEY KIDDING?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874130October 30, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, WHEELS
WHILE COMING TO A STOP PEDAL WENT HALF WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND CONSUMER COULD HEAR A TICKING SOUND. TOOK TO DEALER, AND DEALER COULD'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK THE LEFT REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP AND SLIDED BRIEFLY WHILE TRYING TO STOPS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874172October 30, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL BECOMES HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735389October 29, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
I WOULD LIKE TO QUESTION OF THE QUALITY OF THIS BRAKING SYSTEM AND HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS VISITS TO THE DEALER AND HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS 4 TIMES. I HAVE HAD THE REAR DRUMS AND SHOES REPLACED. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE FRONT CALIPERS AND FINALLY GOT THE RIGHT FRONT REPLACED IN OCTOBER 2000. MY MAIN CONSERN WOULD BE THAT THE CALIPERS ARE HANGING UP AND THE ROTORS ARE HEATING CAUSING WARPAGE, OR THAT THE MATERIALS USED IN THESE COMPONENTS ARE INFERIOR AND SHOULD BE IMPROVED. IF THE CALIPERS ARE HEATING UP THE SYSTEM, PERHAPS THIS COULD LEAD TO FLUID HEAT AND FAILURE THEREOF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735085October 25, 2000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
ON 7 OCT 2000, I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS AN OUTER SIDEWALL SEPARATION ON THE RIGHT FRONT (DRIVERS SIDE) TIRE (GOODYEAR WRANGLER ST ) OF MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA PICKUP TRUCK. THE SEPARATIONS CONSISTED OF 3-4 SPLITS THAT WERE SEPARATED BY DISTANCE. THE SPLITS WERE FROM 2-3 INCHES LONGS AND THE DEPTH OF MY FINGERNAILS OR PERHAPS 1/8TH OF AN INCH. THE SEPARATIONS WERE ON THE PORTION OF TEH TIRE, RIGHT ABOVE THE STEEL TIRE RIMS AND ARE ARRANGED IN A CIRCULAR PATTERN. THE TIRE APPEARED TO HAVE A SMALL LUMP ON ITS SIDEWALL. THE TIRE HAD ABOUT 12,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. I NOTIFIED GOODYEAR CUSTOMER SVC AT THE CORPORATION, CHRSYLER CORPORATION (CORP FILE #7828657), CHESTERFIELD DODGE, MIDLOTHIAN, VA (WHERE I PURCHASED TEH TRUCK DURING JUNE 2000) AND THE GEMINI GOODYEAR AUTO SHOP, HARBOUR DRIVE, MIDLOTHIAN, VA. THE GEMINI GOODYEAR AUTO SHOP REPLACED THE TIRE ON 10 OCT 2000. I NOTIFIED GOODYEAR CORPORATION AND CHRSYLER CORPORATION THAT I PREFERRED ALL TIRES TO BE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A BRAND OTHER THAN GOODYEAR WRANGLER ST. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT ALL TIRES ON MY TRUCK MIGHT BE FROM THE SAME MANUFACTURERS LOT NUMBER AND COULD BE A POTENTIAL SOURCE OF PROBLEMS. I CAN BE REACHED AT HOME AT 804-739-1572 OR AT WORK 804-786-6627. MY NAME IS WILLIAM H. FENNELL (TIRESIZE: P215/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/75R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734223October 13, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKES JUMPY HAVE BEEN REPLACED/REPAIRED 3 TIMES, ROTORS REPLACED 2 (5,000 MI BETWEEN REPLACEMENT).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734270October 13, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER AT 7000 MILES FOR THE ROTORS BEING GOUGED. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL. CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE IN MICHIGAN AND THEY TOLD THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE ROTORS. ONE THOUSAND MILES LATER THEY ARE GOUGED AGAIN AND SQUEALING. SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT BRAKE SYSTEM IS UNDER DESIGNED FOR VEHICLE WEIGHT AND CAN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME. PLEASE HELP. MY BRAKES ON OTHER NEW DODGES DIDN'T DO THIS UNTIL 15 TO 20K. LOTS OF EXCESSIVE BRAKE DUST. SOMETHING MUST BE WRONG. THANKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734093October 11, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN STARTING VEHICLE AND ENGAGING DRIVE OR REVERSE, ENGINE RACES AND VEHICEL JUMPS FORWARD (OR REVERSE) SEVERAL YARDS, EVEN WITH PARKING BRAKE APPLIED AND FOOTBRAKE APPLIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#733950October 10, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE SHUT OFF AT 75MPH,NO WARNING,HAD TO WAIT 10MIN TO RE-START. TRUCK PULLS TO RIGHT DEALER ALGN TO FACTORY SPECS,STILL PULLS AND AT LOW SPEED 10-15MPH PULLS HARD WHEN APPLY BRAKES,DEALER SAY'S IT'S ROAD CROWN,PULLS ON ALL ROADS AND WITH DIFFERENT TIRES AND WHEEL SETUP(WB ON RIGHT IS 130 3/16 AND ON LEFT 131 5/15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733854October 9, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 2/26/00 AND HAD NO APPARENT PROBLEMS.BEGINNING IN MAY IT DEVELOPED AN INTERMITTENT BRAKE PULSATION.IT PROGRESSED QUICKLY TO A VERY STEADY AND VIOLENT SHAKING EVERYTIME WE APPLIED THE BRAKES.ON7/29/00 WE WERE DRIVING AND SAW TRAFFIC SLOWING AHEAD AND BEGAN TO SLOW AS WELL,TRAFFIC THEN PROCEEDED AND WE DID AS WELL.WE WERE NEVER CLOSER THAN 8-10 CAR LENGTHS.TRAFFIC AGAIN SLOWED SUDDENLY,WE APPLIED OUR BRAKES, THEY SHOOK VIOLENTLY,WE HEARD A SQUEAL FROM THE TIRES,AND THE BRAKES RELEASED,WE THEN REAR-ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US..THE DEALER AND ALL APPLICABLE PARTIES WERE NOTIFIED OF THE OCCURRENCE,THE BODY SHOP DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING OBVIOUS WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM.ONCE THE BODY WORK WAS COMPLETED IT WAS TOWED TO RON TONKIN DODGE WHER DAIMLER/CHRYSLER HAD ARRANGED FOR AN INDEPENDENT EVALUATION.THEY FOND NOTHING IN THE COMPUTER AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES THEMSELVES(EVEN THE PULSATION WAS GONE).THEY RELEASED THE VEHICLE TO US.3-4 DAYS LATER THE TRUCK RESUMED THE PULSATION THE SAME WAY IT DID ORIGINALLY.WE WAITED 10 DAYS FROM THE EVALUATION AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO VERIFY THE PROBLEM.DAVE CORDRAY THE ABS TECH TEST DROVE THE TRUCK WITH ME AND FELT THE PULSATION AND SAID" THATS NOT RIGHT".JOHN GERACI THE SEVICE MANAGER ASKED IF IT WAS SAFE AND DAVE SAID IF ITS HIS NAME ON THE REPAIR ORDER HE WOULDNT LET US DRIVE IT..WE WERE GIVEN A RENTAL CAR.3 DAYS LATER THEY CALLED BACK AND SAID THE VEHICLE WAS FINE AND WE COULD PICK IT UP.JOHN GERACI EXPLAINED THAT HE DROVE THE TRUCK AS WELL AS THE SERVICE ADVISOR AND SAID THEY FELT A DEFINITE BRAKE PULSATION BUT THEY FELT THE SAME CHARACTERISTIC,TO A MUCH LESSER DEGREE, IN THE NEW VEHICLES THEY CHECKED IT AGAINST.JOHN GERACI CHECKED WITH CHRYSLER AND THEY DETERMINED IT WAS SAFE AND OPERATING SAFELY AND NORMALLY.WHEN ASKED FOR A WRITTEN COPY OF OUR CONVERSATION CONCERNING WHAT ALL PARTIES HAD FELT ON THE TEST DRIVE,JOHN GERACI SAID THAT CHRYSLER HAD SAID NO
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#731483September 14, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS WARPED AND BRAKES PULSATING, DEALER REPLACED ROTORS, STARTED AGAIN AT 16K MILES, DEALER TURNED ROTORS, SAME PROBLEM 19000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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