Dodge Dakota Complaints (1996)

189 consumer complaints on file.

#888192May 14, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
BUSHINGS ON FRONT RIGHT OF VEHICLE WERE BECOMING WORN. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP, WHO EXAMINED IT AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK LOCATED ON LOWER RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WELL AREA OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887846May 9, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHEN FAN IS ON HIGH WIRING HARNESS HEATS UP, RENDERING FAN AND HORN INOPERABLE. DEAELR HAS BEEN NOTIFIED*AK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886091April 17, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION IS LOCKED IN 3RD GEAR. PREVIOUS TIMES COULD CUT VEHICLE OFF FOR 1 MINUTE, IT STARTED IT BACK UP, AND IT WOULD BE FINE. A NORMAL TRASMISSION STARTS OFF IN 1ST GEAR WHICH VEHICLE STARTING OFF SLOWLY AND GOES THROUGH GEARS, WORKING ITS WAY UP TO SPEED. ONCE VEHICLE LOCKS, IT WILL MOVE VERY SLOW. DEALER HAS MANY THINGS, BUT REMEDY HAS NOT BEEN FOUND FOR PROBLEM. PROBLEMS HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE SINCE 1996 FOR THIS VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884966April 3, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
FUEL PUMP FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. *AK THE BRAKES FAIED COMPLETELY AT 16,000, 19,000 AND 20,000 MILES. ALSO, THE BATTERY FAILED AT 28,000 MILES. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884969April 3, 2001
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
HEATER CORE IS LEAKING FLUID INTO PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. *AK THE HEATER CORE STARTED LEAKING AT 35,000 MILES. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884971April 3, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S POWER WINDOWS FAILED TO GO UP OR DOWN. *AK WINDOWS, RADIO, DEFROSTER AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877412January 4, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION PREMATURELY FAILED AT 63,000 MILES DUE TO A DEFECTIVE INTERNAL PART. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876500December 14, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL STICKS WHEN TRYING TO DISENGAGE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875773November 30, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
CONSUMER'S INSIDE DOOR LATCHES WILL NOT LOCK IF NOT PUSHED DOWN. PASSSENGER SIDE IS FAR MORE RUSTED. DEALER WILL LOOK AT DOORS & FIX THEM FOR $200. VEHICLE 4 YEARS OLD SHOULDN'T BE RUSTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736229November 13, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TIMING CHAIN HAS STRETCHED 3 TIMES. I FIRST CHANGED THE TIMING CHAIN ON 24 MARCH 2000, ON THE ADVICE OF 2 DIFFERENT DODGE DEALERS. CHAIN STRETCHED AGAIN AND WAS CHANGED ON 20 SEPT. 2000. AND HAS STRETCHED AND NEEDS REPLACING AGAIN. DODGE DID NOT TELL THE OWNERS ABOUT TSB 09-07-97 STATING THAT A TENSIONER FOR THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDS TO BE INSTALLED THE DATE OF THE TSB IS 27 JUNE 1997. IF THE TIMING CHAIN BRAKES WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING THE ENGINE WILL STALL AND COULD CAUSE INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. WHEN I CONTACTED CHRYSLER THEY TOLD MR IF I NEEDED THE WORK DONE AAAI HAD TO PAY FOR THE COST OF REPAIRS. THIS IS WRONG BECAUSE THEY KNOWINGLY BUILD DEFECTIVE ENGINES AND FAILED TO NOTIFY THE OWNERS AND THEY KNEW THAT THER WERE PARTS MISSING THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734854October 21, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732534September 26, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THIS TIRE WAS THE REPLACEMENT FOR THE FIRST FIRESTONE TIRE THAT BLEW OUT. TIRE SHOWS SIGNS OF TREAD TO SIDEWALL SEPARATION & DRIVER STATED THAT SIDEWALL OF TIRE "BUBBLED OUT" ALONG THE ENTIRE SIDEWALL OF TIRE APPROXIMATELY 4-5 INCHES. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VDW81XL TIRE SIZE: 265/75R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864414June 28, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT
WHILE CHANGING THE TIRE JACK BROKE, AND VEHICLE FELL OFF THE AXLE. ALSO, BUMPER WAS DAMAGED WHILE TOWING. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863983June 21, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
LOCKS ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE GET STUCK. THIS PROBLEM STARTED A YEAR AGO. CONSUMER CANNOT NOT GET OUT OF VEHICLE UNLESS THERE IS ANOTHER PERSON TO HELP FROM THE OUTSIDE. LATCHES WERE RUSTED. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863813June 20, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK POSITION ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, UPON EXITING FOR A BRIEF SECOND, VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS, INJURING THE CONSUMER. ALSO, AFTER THE INCIDENT VEHICLE WAS STILL IN THE PARK POSITION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#552554June 9, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE DOOR LATCH MECHANISMS HAVE RUSTED, CONSUMER COULD NOT OPEN THE PASSENGER DOOR DUE TO PROBLEM. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863155June 7, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
CORROSION/RUST DEVELOPED INSIDE THE INNER LOCKING MECHANISM UNDER DOOR PANEL. DOOR PANEL HAD TO BE REMOVED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IN ORDER TO OIL THE INNER LOCKING MECHANISM ON EITHER SIDE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722661May 14, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
SECOND FAILURE ON EXHAUST STUD ALLOWING EXHAUST GASES TO ENTER CAB. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720847March 31, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CRANK BROKE AND BROKE BLOCK OF THE ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551515March 23, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SPEED CONTROL CAN NOT BE DISENGAGE MANUALLY AT THE STEERING COLUMN, MUST DEPRESS BRAKE TO DISENGAGE. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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