Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#10281322August 21, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
RIGHT SIDE BALL JOINTS ON 2005 DODGE DAKOTA ARE WORN OUT LESS THAN 37000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281341August 21, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DAKOTA. WHEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT HIS KNEE WAS HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL BECAUSE IT WAS VERY LOW. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE ANY RESOLUTION SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE RISK FOR DRIVERS WITH A LARGER STATURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280619August 17, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING
WHENEVER THE CONTACT WOULD DRIVE OVER A BUMP HE NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AND RATTLE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT WHENEVER HE TURNS IN ANY DIRECTION THE STEERING WHEEL WILL CREEK AND BUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND, THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE IS 53000. BML UPDATED 9/17/09 *CN THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE FRONT STRUTS AND SWAY BARS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 09/18/09. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278961July 31, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 10-15 MPH, THE CONTACT MERGED INTO TRAFFIC AND MADE A LEFT TURN. THE PRECEDING VEHICLE STOPPED UNEXPECTEDLY AND THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE. HE ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED INSTEAD DUE TO THE CLOSE POSITIONING OF THE PEDALS ON THE FLOOR PANEL. THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION RESULTED IN A CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FRONT BUMPER OF HIS VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THEY FOUND NO FAILURES WITH THE MANUFACTURED COMPONENTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS WERE DESIGNED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS FOOT HIT THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME. UPDATED 09/03/09.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278472July 27, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WARM WEATHER CAUSES 98 DODGE DAKOTA 3.9 ENGINE TO STALL AT ANY SPEED, ANYTIME. ENGINE COMPLETELY DIES AND TAKES 20 TO 30 MIN FOR ENGINE TO COOL WHILE OFF. THEN ABLE TO RESTART, BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS WITHIN 5 TO 15 MINUTES AFTER COOLING. CONSEQUENCES ARE I HAVE PAID TO HAVE PCM REPLACED, AS WELL AS FUEL PUMP. COULD CAUSE DEATH ON FREEWAY WHEN EVERYTHING DIES AT 70 MPH. ALMOST CAUSED WRECK TODAY. NO KNOWN FIX, HAVE SPOKE WITH CHRYSLER AND DEALERSHIP ON MANY OCCASIONS WITH NO ANSWER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278238July 24, 2009
VISIBILITY
MY HUSBAND AND I HAD DRIVEN OUR 2003 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE MILES WHEN WE SMELLED SMOKE. MY HUSBAND LOOKED IN OUR REAR VIEW MIRROR AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM BETWEEN THE CAB AND TRUCK BED NOT FROM THE ENGINE AREA. AT THE SAME TIME, I GLANCED IN THE SIDE MIRRORS AND SAW SOMETHING LIQUID (OR MELTED) DRIPPING BEHIND US ON FIRE IN THE ROAD AND LEAVING A BURNING TRAIL ON THE ASPHALT. WE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER (THANK GOD THERE WAS A SPOT TO DO SO!) BUT HAD NO BRAKES. DUE TO THE SANDY NATURE OF THE DIRT AND SLIGHT UPHILL HE WAS ABLE TO THROW IT INTO PARK. I BAILED OUT MY SIDE AND RAN. RANDY TRIED TO EXIT HIS SIDE, BUT THE FLAMES WERE ALREADY TOO HIGH SO HE LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO GET OUT MY SIDE AS WELL. THE ENTIRE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND WHEN RANDY HIT THE GROUND HE NOTICED WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HANGING DOWN AND ON ALSO FIRE. THE TRUCK EXPLODED ABOUT 10 - 15 SECONDS AFTER WE ESCAPED. THIS WAS A WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE BOTH INSIDE AND OUT AND WE HAD ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING THAT WE WERE IN ANY DANGER OR THAT THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278042July 23, 2009
VISIBILITY
I OWN A 2007 DODGE DAKOTA 4WD/4DR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WHEN TURNED ON DO NOT COME ON EVEN WHEN I TURN THEM ON HIGH. I HAVE TO FLIP THE CONTROL LEVER FOR THE WIPERS NUMEROUS TIMES TO FINALLY GET THEM ON. ONCE THEY DO COME ON THEY WON'T SHUT OFF EVEN IF THE SWITCH IS OFF. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SINCE I LIVE IN KANSAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277629July 21, 2009
STEERING, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING LOCKS WHILE DRIVING. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THREE DIFFERENT TIMES AND THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP, WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. HE THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE UNIVERSAL JOINT THAT GOES INTO THE YOKE WAS BENT WHEN IT SHOULD BE STRAIGHT. THE DEALER FINALLY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE CONTACT DOES NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,017. UPDATED 8/27/09 *CN UPDATED 09/09/09 *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277667July 21, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHT - PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE, I HAVE REPLACED 4 HEADLIGHTS IN THE PAST YEAR. THERE HAS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR SIDE. THIS IS A DODGE 2005 DAKOTA, EXT CAB. THE TAYLOR CITY POLICE STOPPED ME ON SUN. , GAVE ME A WARNING MY HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277511July 20, 2009
STEERING
THE STEERING IN MY 2004 DODGE DAKOTA IS VERY TIGHT. IT TAKES ALL MY STRENGTH TO TURN A CORNER. THEN JUST WHEN I GET THE WHEEL TURNED IT GETS VERY LOOSE AND I AM OVER STEERING. BUT TO TURN THE WHEEL BACK IT IS TIGHT AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AS WELL AS DANGEROUS. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE DAKOTA'S. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO LIE WITH AN INTERMEDIATE SHAFT IN THE STEERING. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED! IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE MY TRUCK! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277521July 20, 2009
STEERING
2004 DODGE DAKOTA INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277263July 18, 2009
STEERING
LOWER STEERING COLUMN SHAFT HAS A BUSHING THAT FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. TRUCK VEERED INTO A DITCH AT 30MPH. I CALLED DEALERSHIP TO PURCHASE THIS PART AND FOUND OUT THAT IT IS ON A BACKORDER OF OVER 100. WENT TO SEVERAL AUTO RECYCLERS AND USED PARTS STORES AND FOUND THAT EVEN THEY HAVE THE PART BACKORDERED. THIS SHOWS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE IF THERE ARE SEVERAL BACKORDERS AND THE PARTS IS A REQUIRED TO SAFELY OPERATE THE VEHICLE. I AM SURPRISED THAT THERE ARE NO ACTIVE RECALLS ON THIS ITEM. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277236July 17, 2009
STEERING
LOWER U JOINT IN THE STEERING SHAFT BREAKS. MINE LUCKLY BROKE IN MY DRIVEWAY BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN BAD. THE PART IS UNAVAILBLE AFTERMARKET. DEALER IS BACK ORDERD FOR WEEKS. I HAD TO DRIVE OVER 2 HOURS AWAY TO GET THE SHAFT AT THE CLOSEST DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276476July 13, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT THE 2007 DAKOTA 4X4 [V-6] 6SP. MANUAL TRANS] WHEN UPON PASSING A VEHICLE ON I-5 THE THROTTLE STUCK WIDE OPEN. I STOMPED HARD ON THE GAS PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL IT RELEASED. I TOOK IT TO LITHIA IN ROSEBURG ORE. WHERE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. THEY TOOK IT IN, THEN WHEN I PICKED IT UP THEY ASSURED ME THEY REPAIRED THE PROBLEM, THEY DID NOT, IT STILL DOES IT AND I ALMOST PLOWED INTO A DITCH ON A NEARBY RURAL ROAD. THIS TRUCK HAD 6 MILES ON IT WHEN I TOOK POSSESSION OF IT. SEEMS THAT IT SHOULD NOT HAVE THESE ISSUES AT THIS STAGE OF THE GAME. CURRENTLY IT HAS 14,657 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276192July 9, 2009
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
DODGE/CHRYSLER 9.25 INCH REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. RETAINING CLIPS FOR THE CLUTCH PACK OF THE TRUE-TRAK DIFFERENTIAL FALL OUT. THE METAL PARTS GET CHEWED UP BY THE RING AND PINION AND CAUSE THE REAR END TO FAIL. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AS I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND HUNDREDS PROBABLY MORE OF THE SAME PROBLEM. DODGETALK.COM FORUMS.THERE HAVE BEEN INSTANCES WHERE THE REAR END LOCKS UP AND CAUSES CRASHES. I WAS LUCKY IT DID NOT CAUSE ME TO CRASH. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID CARS OUT OR WARRANTY SORRY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276202July 9, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ESTIMATED COST FOR REPAIR WAS $3,000. REPORT NUMBER 18727338 WAS FILED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 71,254.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276253July 9, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
EXHAUST LEAK ON 2004 DODGE DAKOTA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276265July 9, 2009
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE DAKOTA. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER DIFINITY DAKOTA H/T TIRES, SIZE 235/75/R15 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE TREAD ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SEPARATED FROM THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE SWERVED AND DROVE OVER THE MEDIAN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THERE WAS NO CRASH. THE TREAD WAS DESTROYED AND FLAPPED AGAINST THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS BACK AND LUMBAR AREA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10276067July 8, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STEERING BECAME VERY STIFF WHEN MAKING VARIOUS TURNS. IT FELT AS IF THE POWER STEERING WAS FAILING. THE FAILURE LASTED FOR A WEEK BEFORE THE CONTACT FINALLY WENT TO A MECHANIC. HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT FAILED. THE DEALER HAS NOT YET BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED BECAUSE THE NECESSARY PART IS ON BACKORDER. THE REPAIR WILL BE MADE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,550.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276107July 8, 2009
STEERING
2004 DODGE DAKOTA - POWER STEERING VERY STIFF. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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