Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#10047551November 25, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA R/T HAS JUST UNDER 50,000 MILES AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH FAULTY UPPER BALL JOINTS. ALONG WITH A SLEW OF FRONT SUSPENSION COMPONENTS INCLUDING TIE RODS, SWAY BARS, AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047567November 25, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
RH SIDE - UPPER BALL JOINT NEEDS REPLACEMENT AT 15,700 MILES. DEALER FOUND BALL JOINT TO BE "OUT OF SPEC" AFTER AN INSPECTION WAS REQUESTED DURING ROUTINE SERVICE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048698November 25, 2003
SUSPENSION
THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING FRONT END PROBLEMS WHICH INCLUDED THE BALL JOINTS, FRONT END SUSPENSION AND POOR WHEEL BALANCING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048572November 24, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THE WATER PUMP STOPPED OPERATING, FOR THE THIRD TIME, WHILE DRIVING. THE THERMOSTAT HAD BROKE AND CAUSED THE SEAL TO THE PUMP TO BREAK. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. MECHANIC WILL CHECK ON CAUSE OF BROKEN WATER PUMP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047334November 21, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
LEFT FRONT CONTROL ARM DEFECTIVE BEFORE 30,000 MILES. NOW AT 115,000 MILES BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE BAD. DODGE FIXED THIS TO REPLACE ALL CONTROL ARMS WITH NEW. $1800.OO REPAIR. IS THIS GOING TO BE A RECALL LIKE THE OTHER DURANGO'S? *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047218November 20, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
2000 DODGE DAKOTA SPORT 42,000 MILES, BALL JOINTS NEED REPLACEMENT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047238November 20, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
MY WIFE'S 2000 DODGE DAKOTA 4X4... FAILED PENNSYLVANIA STATE SAFETY INSPECTION AT 37,000 BECAUSE OF WORN UPPER BALL JOINTS. ESTIMATED REPAIR COST $275. IT'S ABSURD THAT THIS IMPORTANT SAFETY ITEM WORE OUT BEFORE THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES AND DODGE IS DEMANDING FULL PRICE TO CORRECT AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURING SAFETY DEFECT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048499November 19, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S LEFT UPPER BALL JOINT.*MR WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER COULD HEAR A THUMPING NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT UPPER BALL JOINT WAS BAD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE BALL JOINT FAILURES AND REFUSED REIMBURSEMENT. *NLM
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
#10048244November 19, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
CONSUMER STATED WITHOUT ANY INDICATION REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048286November 19, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048287November 19, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO A GEAR HIGHER THAN TWO. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE ACEUM PISTON, IN THE VALVE BODY BROKE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048335November 19, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DRIVING A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE WIRE HARNESS. DEALERSHIP/ECHANIC TRIED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE 3 TIMES BEFORE, BUT HAD NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047203November 19, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WHEN HAVING NEW TIRES PUT ON MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA, THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE EFT FRONT TIE ROD WAS LOOSE. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND GOT AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THEY LOOKED AT IT AND SAID THE TIE ROD WAS LOOSE AS WELL AS THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. THEY SAID THE BALL JOINTS WERE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH OTHER DODGE MODELS (DURANGO). THEY WOULD CONTACT ME WHEN THE PARTS CAME IN. THEY CALLED YESTERDAY (11-18-03). I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR NEXT TUESDAY, 11-25-03, TO HAVE IT FIXED. I HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON MY TRUCK, AND I ONLY HAVE 47,000+ MILES ON IT. THE WARRANTY WILL PAY FOR ALL BUT THE $100 DEDUCTIBLE AND THE $49.95 FOR THE SUBSEQUENT ALIGNMENT THAT WILL BE NECESSARY. WITH ALL OF THE SIMILAR PROBLEMS YOU HAVE HAD WITH THE DAKOTAS, DURANGOS, JEEPS, ETC. I FEEL LIKE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE AND THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY OF IT. MY HUSBAND SAYS SUSPENSION PROBLEMS LIKE THIS SHOULDN'T OCCUR IN VEHICLES WITH THIS LOW MILEAGE. I DO NOT USE THIS VEHICLE HARD. IT DOES NOT PULL ANYTHING, AND IT DOES NOT CARRY HEAVY LOADS. I AM THE ONLY OWNER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044069November 19, 2003
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE POWER STEERING FAILED, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT . AFTER THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED, THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO STEER. ALSO, THE CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT GEAR BOX HAD A HOLE IN IT. THERE WAS A 2 INCH PIECE OF A BOLT THAT WAS KNOCKED OUT WITH FORCED PRESSURE. THE DEALER DID NOT WANT TO HELP THE CONSUMER.*AK THE STEERING BOX LEAKED AND CONTAINED EXCESSIVE PLAY. THE ROTORS AND WINDSHIELD WIPES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042088November 19, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
CONSUMER NOTICED WHILE CHANGING HIGH BEAMS TO LOW BEAMS THAT HEADLIGHTS WOULD CUT OFF. *AK WHEN THE CONSUMER SWITCHED FROM HIGH BEAM TO LOW BEAM THE HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH THAT CONTROLS THE HEAD LIGHTS DIMMER, TURN SIGNAL AND WIPERS IS BAD. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048113November 18, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO BE INSPECTED, AND MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE WEARING PREMATURELY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047121November 18, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I CURRENTLY OWN A 2001 DODGE DAKOTA 4X4. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE TRUCK WOULD VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE ROTORS WERE ROTTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECTIVE COMPONENT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047136November 18, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FREQUENT POPPING FEELING IN THE STEERING WHEEL COMING FROM FRONT SUSPENSION. ALWAYS RELATES TO FRONT SUSPENSION UP/DOWN MOVEMENT. SEVERAL GARAGES HAVE INSPECTED, BUT CANNOT LOCATE PROBLEM. SUSPECT PROBLEM HAS TO DO WITH EARLY SIGN OF BALL JOINT FAILURE. DEALER ADMITS HISTORY FRONT SUSPENSION AND BALL JOINT PROBLEMS IN THIS MODEL. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048031November 17, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN DRIVING BRAKES LOCKED UP, AND VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION. THEN, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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