Dodge Dakota Complaints (1996)

189 consumer complaints on file.

#8013749July 11, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS WILL LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING MAKING IT HARD FOR CONSUMER TO STOP. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012193June 19, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
LOCKING MECHANISM FOR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR MALFUNCTIONED. UNABLE TO CLOSE DOOR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010895June 3, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED OIL INDICATION LIGHT FLASHED ON, CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE OVER TO CHECK OIL AND TO ADD MORE OIL. SOON AFTER, VEHICLE SHUTDOWN. CONSUMER ADDED MORE OIL. AS A RESULT OF THIS, THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER FOUND THAT OIL PUMP FAILED TO SEND OIL TO ENGINE. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008035April 19, 2002
SEATS
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE DRIVER SEAT BACK FELL BACK. NO INJURIES. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757218January 23, 2002
POWER TRAIN
SPEEDOMETER/ODOMOTER WILL STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES A SHARP RAP ABOVE THE ASSEMBLY WILL MAKE IT WORK. THIS WAS REPAIRED BY DEALER UNDER WARRANTY APPROXIMATELY 3 TIMES ABOUT 4 OR 5 YEARS AGO AND HAS STARTED OCCURRING AGAIN. I THINK THIS IS A MAJOR SAFTEY HAZARD IN THAT I DO NOT KNOW THE SPEED I'M TRAVELING WHEN THIS OCCURS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754147November 6, 2001
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DOOR HINGES SEIZED AND CAUSED THE HINGES TO BE REPLACED ON THE FIRST FAILURE. THE SECOND FAILURE RESULTED IN HAVING TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DRIVERS DOOR AND HINGES. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ROTATE TIRES, ALL 6 WHEEL STUDS BROKE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE LEFT REAR WHEEL. I COMPLETED THE WHEEL STUD REPLACEMENT MY SELF.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752592September 26, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
FAULTY SEAT BELT BUCKLES, THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY ON ALL THREE BUCKLES IN THE FRONT SEAT HAS COMPLETELY BROKEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750677August 17, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
REPAIR DONE WITH NEW KIT AVAILABLE BECAUSE OF DEFECT, WAITING FOR RECALL. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894398August 15, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WELDS ON BOTTOM HINGE OF DRIVERS DOOR HAVE BROKEN. DOOR IS HANGING BY TOP HINGE ONLY.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562405August 7, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO INADEQUATE OILING BECAUSE OF SLUDGE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE OIL PAN, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT PART OF THE REASON FOR THE SLUDGE ACCUMULATING IN THE OIL PAN WAS DUE TO A POOR OIL PAN DESIGN, THE WAY THE DRAIN PLUG IS SITUATED IT DOES NOT ALLOW FOR COMPLETE DRAINAGE OF THE OIL DURING AN OIL CHANGE, WHICH ULTIMATELY CLOGGED THE OIL PUMP AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893451August 6, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
WHEN VEHICLE IS IN PARK IT WILL JUMP OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE. ALSO, WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED ON A DOWN HILL INCLINE VEHICLE WILL ROLL FORWARD, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893510August 6, 2001
WHEELS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
5 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST 5 YEAR VEHICLE WILL SPUTTER AND WILL DIE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL ALSO COME ON AT THE SAME TIME AND 4 TIMES VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER WHO KEEPS TELLING CONSUMER BATTERY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE 5TH TIME DEALER CLAIMS THROTTLE HOUSING NEEDED TO BE CLEANED BUT 2 MONTHS LATER DEFECT HAS REOCCURED.*AK CONSUMER STATES TIRESHAVE BEEN REBALANCED ON NUMEROUSE OCCASSIONS, DURING INSTALLATION OF THE LAST SET OF TIRES, MECHANIC FOUND THAT ALL FOUR WHEELS/RIMS WERE BENT, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY DEALERSHIP THAT NUMEROUS WHEELS HAD BEEN REPLACED DUE TO A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT, CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, ALSO THE ID PLATE THAT IS SUPPOSE TO BE LOCATED ON THE DOOR JAM HAS BEEN MISSING SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748812July 20, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
I LOST CONTROL WITH THE FIRST TIRE SEPARATION AND RAN OVER TWO SIGNS ENDING UP IN A DITCH.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W2HFAT5287 TIRESIZE: P215/75R15)
Crash:
Yes
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
#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
#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
#889929June 6, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILLNOT HOLD TOGETHER WHEN PRESSURE PUT ON, IT WILL LOCK. SEATBELT WILLNOT HOLD TOGETHER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888508May 17, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY COME ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST BECAUSE IT WAS NOT COVER UNDER A RECALL, AND VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888510May 17, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
POWER WINDOWS FAILED TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY AND NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *AK CONSUMER STATES WIRE IN COLUM IGNITION SWITCH WAS BROKEN, THIS WIRE WAS HOT TO THE FUSE BLOCK AND POWERED, AIRBAG,BLOWER FAN, WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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