Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#747843July 4, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
SAME STORY AS THE OTHER 100 PEOPLE WHO HAVE TAKEN THE TIME TO GO THROUGH THIS PAIN IN THE ASS SYSTEM TO GET SOME GOVERNMENT ACTION TO PROTECT US!! 5 VISITS TO DEALER TO RESURFACE AND REPLACE ROTORS...FINALLY LOST CONTROL DUE TO "PULSING" BRAKES, LUCKILY, NOT HURT BAD. GONNA BE A BIG LAWSUIT WHEN SOMEONE IS KILLED AND THE LAYWERS SEE ALL THESE POSTS OUT HERE ABOUT THE DAKOTA TERRIBLE DANGEROUS BRAKES! PAY UP CHRYSLER. NHTSA, DO THE RIGHT THING AND FORCE A RECALL BEFORE WE GET HURT!!*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#891907July 3, 2001
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
STEERING IS UNRESPONSIVE IN CERTAIN SPOTS. NO MOVEMENT IN CERTAIN TURNS CAUSES WHEELS TO FLOAT. DEALER FOUND JOINTS CORRODED, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891538June 28, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HINGE CAME OFF BODY OF TRUCK. THERE WAS ONLY ONE HINGE ON DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747546June 28, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVERS SEAT BACK ADJUSTER IS STRIPPED. UPON ACCELERATION, SEATBACK WILL COLLAPSE INTO AN ALMOST FLAT POSITION. I HAVE LOST CONTROL ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. DEALER,MANUFACTURER,AND VEHICLE EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY ALL REFUSE TO REPAIR. WHAT PROMPTED ME WAS A REPORT ON TV ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM WHERE A GUY DIED FROM A MINOR REAREND COLLISION,HE WAS ALSO DRIVING AN EXTENDED CAB PICKUP AND HIS SEATBACK FAILED, HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE BACK WINDOW FRAME AND DIED! REPAIR PART COST IS $700 NOT INCLUDING LABOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891487June 27, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
WHILE HAVING VEHICLE OUT SIDE OF DEALER SHIP TECHNICIAN STATED ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED . CONSUMER LET MANUFACTURER'S DEALER LOOK AT BALL JOINTS. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891324June 26, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE PARKED IN GARAGE TURNED ON IGNITION SWITCH, WITHIN SECOND A LOUD EXPLOSION CAME FROM UNDER HOOD. AFTER OPENING HOOD NOTICED TOP OF BATTERY WAS SHATTERED, AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS COVERED WITH ACID. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747385June 26, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM
BOTH REAR DRUMS WERE WARPED AFTER LESS THAN 11K MILES. I HAVE NEVER TOWED OR HAULED HEAVY LOADS WITH THE TRUCK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891191June 26, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. HOWEVER, PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED OR CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891141June 25, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WAS PARKED INSIDE OF A SHOPPING CENTER AND STARTED VEHICLE, EXITING OUT OF PARKING LOT AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890942June 21, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
CONSUMER SMELT GAS FUMES. VEHICLE WAS LEAKING GASOLINE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER STATED GAS LINE WAS IMPROPERLY ROUTED. CONTACTED CHRYSLER, AND THEY DID NOTHING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890796June 20, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE CHECKING SEAT BELT LOCKS BY PULLING ON SEAT BELT. BELT BECOMES UNLOCKED JUST BY PULLING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890807June 20, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
CONSUMER RECEIVED 00V198000 RECALL LETTER. CALLED DEALER, DEALER TOLD CONSUMER TO COME IN. ONCE THERE, DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE PARTS FOR THAT PARTICULAR VEHICLE, WHEN PARTS WOULD COME IN, THEY WOULD CONTACT CONSUMER. CONSUMER HAS CALLED, AND STILL WAITING ON PARTS THAT WERE ORDERED IN OCTOBER OF 2000. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747118June 20, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE A 1996 DODGE DAKOTA PICKUUP TRUCK THAT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE AT LESS THAN 60,000 MILES. THE CAUSE FOR THIS ENGINE FAILURE WAS INADEQUATE OILING BECAUSE OF SLUDGE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE OIL PAN. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED FROM A CAR DEALER WITH APPROXIMATELY 33,000 MILES ON IT AND HAVE MAINTINED IT PROPERLY SINCE THAT TIME. I AND THE MECHANIC I TOOK IT TO BELIEVE THAT PART OF THE REASON FOR SLUDGE ACCUMULATION IN THE OIL PAN IS POOR OIL PAN DESIGN. THE WAY THE DRAIN PLUB IS SITUATED IT DOESN'T ALLOW FOR COMPLETE DRAINAGE OF THE OIL DURING AN OIL CHANGE. THIS PROBLEM IS PROBABLY AGGRAVATED BY THE FACT THAT THIS VEHICLE IS 4-WHEEL DRIVE AND THE SLUDGE GETS RESUSPENDED WITH OFF-ROAD USE ON STEEP TERRAIN OR ROUGH ROADS. ON CONFERRING WITH AN ATTORNEY, SHE SUGGESTED ABOUT THE ONLY LEGAL RECOURSE IS IF IT OCCURRED IN A NUMBER OF SITUATIONS SO I AM LOOKING FOR RECORDS OF RELATED INCIDENTS. MY MECHANIC INDICATED HE HAD ONE OTHER SIMILAR CASE. ALTHOUGH THIS DID NOT CAUSE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE, IT COULD HAVE IF I HADN'T CAUGHT THE PROBLEM IN TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890695June 19, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WAS PULLING INTO INTERSECTION WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CAME AROUND CORNER AND HIT DAKOTA HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT WITH OTHER VEHICLE, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE HAD SPUN AROUND, AND WAS HIT AGAIN BY SAME VEHICLE. DRIVER SUFFERED A CONCUSSION AND INTERNAL BLEEDING. WAS HOSPITALIZED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#746978June 18, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
UPPER BALL JOINT WORE OUT ON A 2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE ,REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVEILABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746888June 15, 2001
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
THE UNIVERSAL JOINT ON THE STEERING COLUMN TOTALLY FAILED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO "FREE-WHEEL" THE VEHICLE VEERED OUT OF CONTROL SIDESWIPING TWO PARKED CARS. THIS IS A CRITICAL FAILURE; IF IT OCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEED IT COULD HAVE CAUSED SEVERAL FATALITIES!!. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746895June 15, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
BODY SHEET METAL BREAKAGE WHERE LOWER DOOR HINGES ARE WELDED, BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE. REPAIR SHOP ADVISES TYPICAL ON DODGE DAKOTA AND DOOR COULD POSSIBLE FALL OFF WHILE DRIVING. COST TO REPAIR EACH DOOR APPROX $400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746860June 14, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM
BRAKE DRUMS ARE WARPING PREMATURELY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER IS NOT ADMITTING ANY PROBLEMS... ALTHOUGH EVERY DAKOTA OWNER IS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890387June 14, 2001
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
WHILE BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AND TURNING RACK AND PINION STEERING SEPARATED FROM CROSS MEMBER OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 96V094000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746777June 13, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
WELD SPLITTING AT RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM. DEALER SAID NOT UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THE WELD SHOULD BE THE STRONGEST PART.I WAS ASLO TOLD THEY HAD SEEN ONE OR TWO OTHER TRUCKS WITH THIS PROBLEM.THIS ALSO CAUSED RIGHT FRONT BRAKE PAD/ROTOR TO FREEZE UP AS IN METAL TO METAL WITH NO WARNING REQUIRING ME TO REPLACE ROTOR AND PADS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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