Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#10873447June 9, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA INFLATORS - NOTHING HAS HAPPENED, THAT'S THE PROBLEM. THE PART IS MY "DRIVER AIR BAG INFLATOR" MY DEALERSHIP, GREENBRIER DODGE OF CHESAPEAKE, VA. 1717 S. MILITARY HIGHWAY (855-890-3634) CONTINUES TO TELL ME THAT THE "REPLACEMENT" PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE - THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS !!! THE LAST TIME THEY CONTACTED ME WAS SEPTEMBER 23, 2015. RECALL # R25 / NHTSA 15V-313
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10872835June 6, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL...TWO VEHICLES IN FAMILY AFFECTED. THE DODGE DEALER SAYS THAT IT WILL BE MONTHS BEFORE THE PARTS CAN BE OBTAINED. THE SAAB LETTER SAYS "WHO KNOWS" WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10872552June 5, 2016
AIR BAGS
RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL2015 ON 12/29/2015 ABT 905 AM I CALLED CUTTER CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE OF PEARL CITY ABOUT THE RECALL THEY CALLED ME BACK @ ABOUT 0931 AM SAYING THEY NEED TO ORDER THE PARTS AND WILL CALL ME WHEN THEY COME IN AND MAKE THE APPOINTMENT TO SCHEDULE FOR SERVICE NEVER RECEIVED THE CALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10872543June 4, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA AIR BAG - DRIVER SIDE REPLACED, BUT PASSENGER BAG NOT REPLACED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10871720May 31, 2016
STEERING
WITH ONLY 41750 MILES ON MY 2010 DAKOTA, I WAS BACKING UP A LIGHT TRAILER WHEN SUDDENLY THE REAR TIRES STARTED SPINNING AND IT SEEMED LIKE SOMETHING WAS BLOCKING THE TRUCK/TRAILER FROM MOVING. I WALKED AROUND THE VEHICLE AND SAW NO BLOCKAGES, BUT DID NOTICE THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS POINTED LEFT AND THE LEFT FRONT WAS POINTED RIGHT. UPON INSPECTION, I FOUND THE LEFT FRONT TIE ROD END 100% SEPARATED AT THE BALL/SOCKET JOINT. THERE WAS NO GREASE, LOTS OF RUST, AND IT WAS DRY AS A BONE IN THE BALL/SOCKET JOINT. THERE WAS NO GREASE FITTING ON THE TIE ROD END. THIS HAPPENED IN MY YARD AT NEAR-ZERO SPEED. HOWEVER THAT LAST THING I DID WITH THIS TRUCK WAS TO TOW A CAMPER TRAILER UP NORTH AND BACK WITH MY FAMILY IN THE TRUCK. I WAS GOING TO DO THIS AGAIN IN TWO WEEKS. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A TERRIBLY UNSAFE THING TO HAVE BREAK AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AND IT SEEMS OBVIOUS IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON THE NEXT TRIP HAD IT NOT BROKEN AT MY HOUSE. VERY SCARY, FOR A TRUCK WITH ONLY 41,750 MILES ON IT. IT COST ME $130 IN PARTS ( I REPLACED BOTH) PLUS A FRONT END ALIGNMENT TO REPAIR THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10871124May 27, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
4WD SELECTOR SWITCH BLINKING AND UNABLE TO GO INTO 4WD MODES, DOOR LOCKS OPEN AND CLOSE RANDOMLY AT ANY SPEED, 4WD DRIVE LIGHT ON AT DASH, NO AIR BLOWING FOR AC OR HEAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10865826May 19, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO LOSE STEERING POWER AND SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINON FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10865546May 18, 2016
AIR BAGS
NOTHING HAS HAPPENED BUT THIS IS UNDER THE TAKATA RECALL AND IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10865413May 17, 2016
POWER TRAIN, WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SWITCHED INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE WHEELS LOCKED AND PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM MAKING A COMPLETE TURN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS THAT RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,093.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10865199May 16, 2016
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE SLOWING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE RPMS SUDDENLY INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10865050May 16, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10864785May 13, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10864226May 10, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO REACT AND STOP THE VEHICLE IN TIME. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT DID SUSTAIN MINOR BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION DUE TO THE ACCIDENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND DEEMED TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10863588May 6, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1997 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND OPENED THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10863371May 5, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE RECEIVED A RECALL REPAIR REGARDING THE AIR BAGS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY REPLACED THE AIR BAG INFLATOR AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL BUT, IN ORDER TO TURN THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT OFF, ANOTHER REPAIR WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH OTHER DEALERS WHO STATED THAT IF THE AIR BAG INFLATOR WERE REPLACED, THEN THE VEHICLE'S AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT SHOULD NOT BE ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862955May 4, 2016
SUSPENSION
AT 60,597 MILES, ALL THE TIE RODS AND BALL JOINTS COMPLETELY FAILED. OTHER DODGE TRUCK MODELS WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME REASON, BUT NOT THE DAKOTAS. FAILURE WAS WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON CITY STREET. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO A GARAGE. REPAIR INVOICE IS ATTACHED (THREE PAGES, THREE PHOTOS) WITH THIS COMPLAINT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862457May 2, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOLL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 06/29/16*LJ THE DEALER REPLACED THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG. UPDATED 07/07/16. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862182April 29, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CONTINUOUS NOISE THAT PROGRESSED. ALSO, THE MOTOR FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER A MANUFACTURER RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED NO REPAIR SOLUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO SCHEDULE THE REPAIR FOR MONTHS DUE TO THE MANUFACTURER NOT BEING ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS MAY BECOME AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RANDOMLY STALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862288April 29, 2016
AIR BAGS
I REPORTED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP (DODGE, VALENCIA, CA) FOR SERVICE AND THEY PUT ME ON A WAITING LIST. THUS FAR I HAVE RECEIVED NO SERVICE ON MY TRUCK. WE ARE APPROACHING ONE AND ONE-HALF YEARS WITHOUT SATISFACTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862005April 28, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
BOUGHT A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA BRAKES AREN'T STRONG ENOUGH TO DRIVE ON INTERSTATE OR IN CITY , WENT TO DODGE DARCARS DEALERSHIP IN MARYLAND THEY LOOKED AT THE TRUCK , SAID THIS IS FINE THIS IS THE WAY DODGE BRAKES ARE TERRIBLY WRONG . WENT TO REPAIR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLES DODGE DON'T MAKE THE PARTS ANY MORE THIS DODGE DON'T MAKE THE PARTS ANYMORE IS TERRIBLY WRONG . DODGE , DARARS ARE PUTTING CONSUMERS LIFE A RISK . 2002 4X4 DODGE DAKOTA SHOULD RECALLED BRAKES ,BRAKE PARTS UPGRADED TO STRONG , SAFE BRAKES , DODGE NEEDS TO KEEP MAKING THE PARTS FOR 2002 DODGE DAKOTA 4X4 OR HIRE SOMEBODY WHO CAN . , DODGE DARCARS VISUAL BRAKE CHECK IS THE WORST IDEA YET . BRAKES NEED TO BE FELT LOOK AT , BLEEDED .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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