Dodge Dakota Complaints (1998)

545 consumer complaints on file.

#10053059January 13, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
PREMATURE WEAR ON LEFT BALL JOINTS FOR 1998 DODGE DAKOTA 2WD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047968January 12, 2004
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO INVESTIGATE THE NOISE AND NOTICED THAT THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT. *AK AFTER GOING TO SEVERAL TIRE DEALERS THEY OFFERED NO SUGGESTIONS BUT TO REPLACE THE TIRE AT THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE. *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052793January 10, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINT ARE BAD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052760January 9, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
BOUGHT USED 1998 DODGE DAKOTA IN JULY 2002. VEHICLE HAD 45,000 MILES. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD BEEN REPLACED. VEHICLE STARTED MAKING POPPING NOISES IN OCTOBER 2003 AND CONTINUED TO WORSEN. I COULD NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. FINALLY TOOK IT TO DEALER IN DEC 2003 AND WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE SHOT. VEHICLE HAD 61,000 MILES AT TIME OF REPLACEMENT FOR SECOND SET OF LOWER BALL JOINTS. DEAL ER ADVISED THAT AT TIME OF FIRST REPLACEMENT AFTER MARKET BALL JOINTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT THEY WERE FACTORY REPLACEMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051537January 2, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
1998 DODGE DAKOTA UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE DEALER DIAGNOSIS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051344December 30, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
CONTROL ARM UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE. THE STATE OF PA REQUIRES VEHICLES TO PASS AN ANUAL INSPECTION IN ORDER TO DRIVE ON THE ROADS. MY DODGE DAKOTA WILL FAIL THIS INSPECTION NEXT FEB. THE RIGHT UPPER BALLJOINT ON MY VEHICLE (WHICH SHOULD HAVE A LIFE SPAN MINIMUM 80 TO 100 K; MY VEH. HAS 46K) NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED TO BE CONSIDERED SAFE BY PA STANDARDS. DODGE PROVIDED NO WAY TO PERFORM PREVENTITIVE MAINTENENCE ON THIS VEHICLE PART. POOR DESIGN ON THEIR PART IS NOT WORTH THE COST OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH AND THEY KNOW IT BECAUSE THEY MODIFIED THE REPAIR REPLACEMENT PART WHICH TO ME ADMITS A FLAW TO BEGIN WITH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051043December 24, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
1998 DODGE DAKOTA 2WD STANDARD CAB PICKUP WITH A 3.9 LITER V6 ENGINE. AT 48,000 MILES THE DRIVERS SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT REQUIRED REPLACEING AND NOW AT 52,000 MILES THE PASSENGER SIDE IS MAKING POPPING SOUNDS. I AM PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED WITH AFTERMARKET PARTS AS DODGE PRICES ARE DOUBLE TO TRIPLE THE COST.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051078December 24, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 42, 000 MILES ON MY 1998 DODGE DAKOTA DUE TO THE REPAIR SHOP BEING UNABLE TO PERFORM A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WILL MOST LIKELY NEED TO BE REPLACED WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR OR SO DEPENDING ON MILEAGE PUT ON THE VEHICLE IN THAT TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051013December 23, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES IN 4 YEARS. NOW AT THE 5TH YEAR IT NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AND THE DEALER REFUSES BECAUSE THEY DID IT 14 MONTHS AGO AND IT'S NO LONGER UNDER THEIR 12 MONTH WARRANTY AND IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER THE FEDERAL 8 YR, 80,000 MILE WARRANTY BECAUSE I'M AT 109,000 MILES, THEREFORE IT WILL COST ME OVER 600$ TO REPLACE A DEFECT IN THEIR EQUIPMENT. I CAN'T AFFORD TO PUT 600$ INTO MY CAR EVERY 14 MONTHS FOR SUCH A MAJOR COMPONENT PLUS ALL THE OTHER MINOR UPKEEP A VEHICLE TAKES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051951December 23, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
THE OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050800December 19, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
I'VE GOT A 1998 DODGE DAKOTA AND JUST HAD THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD ABOUT 65000 MILES OR SO WHEN I NOTICED THE PROBLEM AND I FINALLY HAD THEM REPLACED AT ABOUT 73000 MILES. I EMAILED DODGE ABOUT IT AND THEY GAVE ME NO WORTHWHILE ANSWERS EXCEPT I DIDN'T QUALIFY FOR ANY RECALLS OR REIMBURSEMENT. I KNOW BALL JOINTS SHOULDN'T GO OUT THIS SOON AND WANTED TO SEND THIS INFORMATION TO YOU BECAUSE I SAW WHERE YOU ARE LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER. IF YOU NEED ANY OTHER INFORMATION PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. THANKS, GREGORY THOMAS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050817December 19, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
PER BROADCAST ON DECEMBER 19, 2003 ON CBS NIGHTLY NEWS, THE DODGE DURANGO/DAKOTA BALL JOINT, UPPER AND LOWER ISSUES, NOT YET A RECALL BY THE MFG. WE OWN A 1998 DODGE DAKOTA, PURCHASED IN 2000 AND AT EVERY STATE INSPECTION, THE UPPER AND LOWER FRONT BALL JOINTS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE SITUATION THAT ALL DODGES 97 AND UP HAVE BALL JOINT ISSUES, SO THE MFG IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM FOR A LONG TIME NOW. EVERY YEAR IT IS 300+ $ TO REPLACE THESE FOR THE NEEDED STATE INSPECTION, THEY GO BAD EVERY YEAR, AND ARE DANGEROUS IF NOT REPLACED. WE ONLY PUT ABOUT 10, 000 MILES A YEAR ON THE VEHICLE ALSO. THE JOINTS CANNOT BE GREASED W/O DEALER OR MECHANIC ASSISTANCE. PER THE NEWS THESE ITEMS NEED TO BE REPLACED TO ACCOMODATE LARGER BALL JOINTS WHICH IS GOING TO BE COSTLY. WE CALLED ABOUT 2YRS AGO TO CHRYSLER DODGE, WHO ADVISE THERE IS NOTHING WRONG AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. NOW WE SEE THERE ARE MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES REGARDING THIS DEFECT AND CAUSING FATALITIES AND ACCIDENTS. WE DONT WANT TO FIND OUT THIS WAY, WE WOULD LIKE IT TO BE A RECALL TO HAVE THE JOINTS AND ARMS REPLACED TO ACCOMODATE THE BIGGER BALL JOINTS REQUIRED FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE RE ALL DODGE TRUCKS/ SUVS AND NEEDS TO HAVE A PROMPT INVESTIGATION DONE NOT ONLY BY THE DEALERS/CHRYSLER DODGE WHO ALREADY ARE AWARE ANYWAY, NO NEED FOR THEM TO INVESTIGATE SOMETHING THEY HAVE BEEN REPAIRING AT THE COST OF THE CUSTOMER FOR THE PAST 10YRS OR SO. THIS NEEDS INVESTIGATED BY SOMEONE WHO HAS THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE CHRYSLER RECALL THIS DANGEROUS LIFE THREATENING DEFECT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050685December 18, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
THE FRONT SUSPENSION OF MY '98 2WD DODGE DAKOTA MAKES A LOUD 'POPPING' NOISE DURING SHARP LOWSPEED TURNS - A CHECK OF THE MESSAGE BOARDS REVEALED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLE WITH DAKOTAS AND DURANGOS RESULTING FROM IMPROPERLY ENGINEERED OR MANUFACTURED BALL JOINTS CONSTITUTING AN OBVIOUS DRIVER SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD THESE PARTS FAIL PREMATURELY AS THEY HAVE IN MANY LOW MILEAGE VEHICLES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050739December 18, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
PREMATURELY WORN UPPER BALL JOINT FOR 1998 DODGE DAKOTA SPORT TRUCK (2W) WITH 55,000 MILES. SEVERE SQUEAKING AND GRINDING NOISE ALONG WITH OBVIOUS IRRATIC BRAKING PROBLEMS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050750December 18, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
SEEN THE CBS NEWS ABOUT UPPER BALL JOINTS ON DODGE DAKOTA ON 12/18/03. HAD MY LEFT SIDE BALL JOINTS REPLACED ON 7/15/02 AND MY RIGHT SIDE BALL JOINTS REPLACED ON 8/5/03. PRETTY CLOSE TO $500 TO HAVE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050634December 17, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
1998 DODGE DAKOTA HAS WORN LOWER BALL JOINTS - MANUFACTURER DID NOT INSTALL GREASE FITTINGS TO ALLOW FOR PROPER PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046635December 10, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF PREMATURE WEAR. *AK *NLM *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046216December 10, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE AND THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXCEEDED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE HOSE FAILED. *AK THE BRAKE LINE WAS POSITIONED UP AGAINST THE MOVING SUSPENSION PART THAT WORE A HOLE IN THE BRAKE LINE. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047605November 26, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT
1998 DODGE DAKOTA XLT TRUCK UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURES. MILEAGE: 40,000 V8 (318CI) ENGINE HIGHWAY DRIVEN BOUGHT NEW EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT FRONT END SHIMMY FROM DAY ONE. TOTAL OF 12 TIRES TRIED RESULTING IN NO IMPROVEMENT AND MARRED RIMS FROM TIRES BEING MOUNTED AND OVER 18 BALANCING. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048241November 19, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
WHILE HAVING TIRES REPLACED AND ALIGNED MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS AND INNER TIE RODS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE AN ALIGNMENT COULD BE PERFORMED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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