Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#707791June 22, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK SUPPORT BOLT SNAPPED, ALLOWING DRIVER'S SEAT BACK TO FALL TO THE EXTENDED PART OF THE PICKUP'S CAB INTERIOR WHILE DRIVING @ 60 M.P.H. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707654June 18, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707672June 18, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
LESS THAN 2,000 MILES AND BRAKES WERE SQUEALING. RETURNED 3 TIMES BEFORE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE DRUMS WERE WARPED. REPLACED DRUMS, PADS, ROTORS, CALIPERS. FIRST 2 TIMES, ALL THAT WAS DONE WAS TO SPRAY THE PADS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707673June 18, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL CAME ON. RETURNED TO DEALER FOR SERVICE. RETURNED OR REMAINED AT SERVICE 5 TIMES FOR REPAIR. ADDED BRAKE FLUID, RESET COMPUTER, REPLACED ABS VALVES, REPLACED COMPUTER. ALL THIS OVER A 2 1/2 MONTH PERIOD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707674June 18, 1999
TIRES
UNEVEN, EXCESSIVEE WEAR ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT TIRES, EVEN THOUGH TIRES WERE ROTATED APPROXIMATELY EVERY 6-8,000 MILES. ONLY DRIVEN ON HIGHWAYS. HAD TO REPLACE AT 19,000 MILES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215-75R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#840207June 16, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 35MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT. WAS BROADSIDED BY DODGE. UPON IMPACT, THE DODGE'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. BOTH DRIVER & PASSENGER WERE SLIGHTLY INJURED. POLICE REPORT FILED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SHOP FOR REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#839890June 15, 1999
WHEELS:RIM
VEHICLE RIM EXPERIENCING HAIR LINE CRACKS ALONG THEBASE OF WHEEL; CAUSING AIR TO LEAKS OUT. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REFUSE TO REPLACE WHEEL UNLESS COST GO TO CONSUMER. / ALSO VEHICLE WHEEL NEVER WAS INVOVLED IN A ACCIDENT....... SEEKING HELP OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837727June 14, 1999
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE
EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE CABLE IS TOUCHING THE CATALYIC CONVERTER WHICH CAUSED THE CABLE TO BURN AND BREAK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707365June 9, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
FACTORY FUEL LINES RUBBED AGAINST THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUCK CAB, RESULTING IN WEARING THROUGH OF FUEL LINES AND MASSIVE LOSS OF FUEL NEAR HOT EXHAUST COMPONENTS. CLEARLY A FACTORY DEFECT. LINES WERE RESTRAINED IN THEIR ORIGINAL BRACKETS IN ORIGINAL POSITIONS ALONG THE FRAME OF TRUCK. YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE LINES RUBBED THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK AS WELL AS THE FAILED LINE THEMSELVES. THESE WERE METAL LINES. TRUCK WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO DEALER. THEY SAY THERE ARE NO RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS FOR THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE AGREED TO PAY FOR PARTS BUT I MUST PAY FOR LABOR. TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND I WILL BE OUT OF POCKET OVER $130 DOLLARS. I FEEL THIS REALLY IS A FACTORY PROBLEM, A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND THEY SHOULD NOT ONLY TAKE CARE OF THE FULL COST OF REPAIR, BUT SHOULD INSPECT OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES AS WELL.. TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT CARLIN DODGE IN COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. SERVICE ADVISOR KIRK CRIST, CLAIM CHECK NUMBER 989. PHONE # IS (719)475-8550. IT IS AN EXTENDED CAB MODEL USED PRIMARILY FOR HIGHWAY COMMUTING (HENCE THE HI MILEAGE FOR THE YEAR). THIS PARTICULAR DEALER WAS VERY HELPFUL AS THEY WERE THE 2ND ONE I WENT TO. THE FIRST ONE, PERKINS DODGE IN COLO. SPGS, WOULDN'T EVEN SEE US AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE, EVEN THOUGH THE TRUCK WAS POURING FUEL OUT OF IT. TRUCK WAS PURCHASED (LEASED) UNDER THE NAME REBECCA KESSLER (MY WIFE) FROM CASTLE DODGE IN CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO. I CAN GIVE YOU THE VIN AT A LATER TIME AS I DO NOT HAVE IT WITH ME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP, I HOPE TO HELP OTHERS AVOID A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. AS A QUICK SIDE NOTE, I DID SEE ANOTHER COMPLAINT THAT I THOUGH MIGHT BE THE SAME PROBLEM, ODI#836892, THANK YOU. RYAN AND BECKY KERCHER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707382June 9, 1999
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR HAS FAILED--I FEEL THAT THIS MUST BE A DEFECTIVE PART FOR THIS TO BREAKDOWN AT THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE AND MILEAGE. I HAVE NOT HEARD OF AN AIR COMPRESSOR BREAKING DOWN AT SUCH LOW MILAGE AND AGE OF VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837962June 8, 1999
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED SIDE MIRRORS ARE SO LARGE AND PLACED SO HIGH ON DOORS THAT IT CREATES A SEVERE BLIND SPOT WHEN CORNERING WITH VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD ENCOUNTERED NEAR MISSES WITH PEDESTRIANS IN CROSSWALKS AND SMALLER VEHICLES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707325June 8, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
THE VEHICLE'S FAN BELT SQUEALED THE DAY I DROVE IT OFF OF THE SHOWROOM FLOOR. IT HAS BEEN FOR REPAIRS TO THE BELT SIX TIMES IT IS CLOS TO THE END OF THE WARRANTY AND CHRYSLER REFUSES TO COMMIT TO CONTINUED REPAIR UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS SOLVED. THE BELT IS A CONCERN FOR ME BECAUSE IF IT FAILS WHILE I AM CALLED TO THE HOSPITAL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, I COULD BE STRANDED IN A VERY BAD NEIGHBORHOOD AND COULD BE DEALT GREAT BODILY HARM OR DEATH IF THE INDIVIUAL NEEDS DRUG MONEY DESPERATELY!! I ALSO DO NOT FEEL THE VEHICLE IS A RELIABLE FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. THE FIRST TWO TIMES IT WAS IN THE DEALER, THEY REPALCED CLUTCH PARTS, THE THIRD TIME THEY CLAIMED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THE FOURTH TIME THEY TOOK MY SUGGESTION AND SPRAYED THE BELT WITH WATER AND IT SQUEALED. THEY REPLACED THE BELT. THE FIFTH TIME, IT WAS SQUEALING ALL OF THE TIME. THEY REPLACED THE BELT AND THE BELT IDLER. THE SIXTH TIME, ANOTHER DEALER ADJUSTED THE IDLER AND REASSEMBLED WITH THE SAME BELT. THAT WAS TODAY. TONIGHT, THE BELT SQUEALED AT HOME WHEN I PUT WATER ON THE BELT. THE MICHIGAN ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE IS WHERE I GOT TO THIS SITE. I JUST WANT TO GO AHEAD WITH THE MICHIGAN LEMON LAW AT THIS POINT. *AKCOULD YOU OFFER ANY SUGGESTIONS? THANK YOU. BETH DAVIS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838864June 4, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEAT BELT BUCKLE RELEASE BUTTON BROKE APART, CAUSING SEAT BELT TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707216June 4, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MODULE FAILED. I TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC. HE COULD NOT OBTAIN REPLACEMENT PART BECAUSE DEALER WOULD NOT PROVIDE IT TO HIM. DEALER STATED THAT VEHICLE HAD TO BE BROUGHT INTO THEM FOR RAPAIR. DEALER MECHANIC ADVISED US THAT REPAIR WAS NOT NECESSARY BACAUSE BRAKES WORKED, JUST ANTI-LOCK FEATURE WOULD NOT WORK. WE WAITED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS TO SAVE UP FOR THE REPAIR. AND HAD THE DEALER REPAIR THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. I FEEL THE DEALER IS MAKING A HAZARD ON THE ROAD BY NOT PROVIDING THE NECESSARY REPLACEMENT PARTS TO OTHER REPAIR SHOPS. THE DEALER ALSO CHARGES HIGHER PRICES AND THIS DEALER ALWAYS CAUSES SOMTHING ELSE TO GO WRONG IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING THE PROBLEM IT WAS BROUGHT IN FOR. THAT IS THE MAIN REASON WE USE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO REPAIR PROBLEMS THAT WERE UNDER WARRANTY. WE PAID FOR THE REPAIRS SO THE DEALER COULDN'T SCREW UP THE TRUCK ANY MORE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838804June 3, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
WHILE COMING TO A STOP AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, MASTER CYLINDER PUSH ROD SNAPPED IN HALF, AND VEHICLE COULDN'T MOVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707182June 3, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS COMPLETELY WORN OUT AT LESS THAN 22000 MILES. THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK RATTLED SEVERELY WHENEVER DRIVING OVER AN SURFACE THAT WAS LESS THAN PERFECTLY SMOOTH, AND AT ANY SPEED. THIS TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN OFFROAD EXCEPT VERY OCCASIONALLY, AND EVEN THEN WAS DONE SO WITH GREAT CARE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838730June 2, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH A DEER JUMPED IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING A FRONTAL IMPACT, AND SERIOUS DAMAGES TO THE FRONT END. DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS CRASH. AN INSPECTOR SAID A SHIELD WAS OVER THE AIRBAG SENSOR WHICH WONT TRIGGER THE SENSOR IF THERE WAS A FRONTAL IMPACT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707119June 2, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN A HEAD WIND ( USING FULL GAS PEDAL AT TIME THE CENTER A/C VENT SWITCHS TO DEFROST NOTHING YOU DO WILL RE SWITCH TO CENTER VENT (YOU CAN TURN OFF THE A/C SYSTEM, AND WHEN YOU TURN IT BACK ON, IT STILL IS IN DEFROST. NO CONTROL WILL RETURN A/C BACK TO CENTER VENT) UNTIL YOU LET OFF GAS PEDAL AND SLOW DOWN, WHEN THIS HAPPENS FRONT WINDSHIELD FOGS UP, BLINDING THE DRIVERS VIEW OF THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALERS HAD TO CHECK THE VACUUM SYSTEM AND FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH THE VACUUM SYSTEM, THIS IS A OFF AND ON PROBLEM IT WILL NOT DO IT ALL OF THE TIME, BUT WHEN IT STARTS THERE IS NO WARNING, I NEARLY HAD A ACCIDENT WHILE TRAVELING BACK FROM MIAMI TO TAMPA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707138June 2, 1999
TIRES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT CONTACTED NUMEROUS OCCASIONS OVER PAST 7+ MONTHS WITH EITHER NO RESPONSE OR EXTREMELY SLOW RESPONSE. TANSMISSION/BRAKES/SHOCKS/TIRES, AND SEAT BELTS, NOT REPAIRED TO DATE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235 75R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707098June 1, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DRIVER SIDE DOOR FALLS OFF WHEN OPENED. DEALER SAID METAL FATIGUE. TIMING BELT IS GOING BAD FOR THE THIRD TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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