Dodge Dakota Complaints (1999)

641 consumer complaints on file.

#10062941April 29, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WHILE TRAVELING CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. A TECHNICIAN SERVICED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACEMENT.*AK *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067832April 26, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM, EQUIPMENT
REPLACEMENT OF BALL JOINTS AND ADDITIONAL PARTS THAT WERE WORNOUT, AND THE TRUCK HAD ONLY 68,000 MILES, $900 REPAIR COSTS, DEFINITELY A HAZARD THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AVERTED BY THE MANUFACTURER, AND I WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMNT FOR MY PROBLEM THAT ALOT OF VEHICLES OF CHRYSLER-DAILMER DODGE DAKOTA P/UHAS HAD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071483April 23, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN MAKING A TURN HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. CONSUMER COULD PULL THE STEERING WHEEL WITH HIS HANDS AND HEAR A KNOCKING SOUND IN THE STEERING COLUMN. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE TWICE AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. AN ALIGNMENT SHOP WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REALIGN THE TIRES FOUND THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067693April 22, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
DURING REPLACING BRAKES ON 1999 DODGE DAKOTA 4X4 V8, (BRAKE EQUIPMENT FROZE ON ONE SIDE), MECHANIC HEARD NOISES AND FOUND THAT BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE SEVERELY WORN AND IN HIS OPINION, READY TO SEPERATE (DRIVERS SIDE BEING WORST). VEH. HAS 70,000 MILES AND IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. THE MECHANIC BELIEVES THIS TO BE UNUSUAL AND ABNORMAL WEAR TO THE VEHICLE. THE BALL JOINTS ARE GOING TO BE REPLACED TO AVOID ANY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND I WILL SAVE THE PARTS IF YOU REQUEST FOR LATER EXAMINATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067579April 21, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED ON 99 DODGE DAKOTA AT 66,000 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064887April 20, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONSUMER CAN FEEL A WOBBLE AND HEAR A RATTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO THE FRONT TIRES BEGAN TO WEAR OUT UNEVENLY. A DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT ALL OF THE BALL JOINTS WERE WORN. *NM VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT FOR REPAIRS FOR BALL JOINTS, AND VEHICLE ONLY HAD 20,000 MILES. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064980April 20, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE RIGHT UPPER BALL JOINT FAILED. *AK LOWER BALL JOINT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE DEALER THAT IT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. IN ADDITION, WHEEL BEARING WERE REPLACED. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061416April 20, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH AND NOTICED THAT FRONT WHEELS WERE LOOSE AND WERE NOT RESPONDING WELL. ALSO, THERE WAS NOISE WHEN WHEELS HIT BUMPS OR CRACKS IN THE ROAD. TOOK VEHICLE TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, AND HAD THE FRONT UPPER BALL JOINTS REPLACED. ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT LOWER BALL JOINTS ALSO NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066450April 19, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
PREMATURE WEAR TO UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON 1999 DODGE DAKOTA. DEALERSHIP QUOTED $1000.00 TO FIX! I PUT NEW TIRES ON THE TRUCK AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DO AN ALLIGNMENT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. IT'S SEEMS VERY UNSAFE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066249April 15, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
FAULTY BALL JOINTS AND BUSHINGS IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION FAILED BEFORE 50,000 MILES. THIS COULD CREATE A CONDITION WHERE THE FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY BREAKS OFF FROM THE VEHICLE AND CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066027April 13, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME THAT THE FRONT BALL JOINTS ON MY DODGE DAKOTA ARE BAD. WHEN I ASKED IF THIS WAS NORMAL WITH ONLY 56,000 MILES ON A VEHICLE THEY BECAME VERY EVASIVE AND WOULD NOT GIVE AN ANSWER. I ASKED IF CHRYSLER WAS HELPING THEIR CUSTOMERS ON THIS ISSUE. I WAS TOLD THEY WERE TAKING CARE OF SOME OF THEM BUT THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME. THE FIRST 2 YEARS I HAD THIS VEHICLE IT WAS IN THE SHOP 23 TIMES FOR REPAIRS. I HAD TO GO THROUGH ARBITRATION TWICE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE CHRYSLERS REGIONAL MANAGER TOLD THE DEALERSHIP NOT TO WORK ON IT ANYMORE. THEY REFUSED TO HONOR THE FACTORY WARRANTY. NOW THEY WANT $1,100 TO REPAIR A DEFECT THAT REQUIRES $150 WORTH OF PARTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065888April 10, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
MY 99 DAKOTA BEGAN HOWLING AND WHINNING IN THE REAR END. I HAD THE REAR END AND GEAR LUBE INSPECTED. GEAR LUBE WAS FULL, AND GEARS AND BEARINGS SHOWED NO SIGN OF WEAR. ABOUT 1 WEEK LATER WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY ABS AND E-BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. BRAKE FLUID WAS NEARLY EMPTY. MECHANIC FOUND FRONT AND REAR BRAKE LINERS WORN, AND REPAIRED AS NECASSARY. THIS DID NOT FIX ANY LIGHT OR NOISE PROBLEMS. AS SOON AS THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON, MY SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT FUNCTION UNDER 40 MPH, AND ENGINE WOULD STALL AT STOPS. MECHANIC REMOVED DIFFERENTIAL, AND PINION GEAR. PINION BEARING WAS SHREDDED BADLY, CAUSING THE HOWLING. ALL BEARINGS IN REAR END WERE REPLACED, AND REAR END NOISE WAS CURED. THE BEARING SHAVINGS MAY HAVE DAMAGED THE REAR ABS SPEED SENSOR. I HAVE HEARD OF THE SAME SYMPTOMS FOR THE REAR END NOISE FROM OTHER DAKOTA OWNERS BOTH ON LINE AND IN PERSON. THIS WAS A COSTLY AND STRESSFUL DIAGNOSIS PROCEEDURE, AND MAY WARRANT SOME SORT OF POSSIBLE RECALL INVESTIGATION. IS THE MANUFACTURER USING AN INFERIOR LUBRICANT? THIS TRUCK'S FRONT BUMPER WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY RUSTED BY 40,000MI. NOT THE FIRST I'VE HEARD OF THAT ISSUE EITHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066883April 9, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE STALLED 2 SECONDS LATER. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF OIL PUMP FAILURE. THE OIL PRESSURE WASN'T BEING EVENLY DISTRIBUTED, AND IT DESTROYED THE ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065834April 9, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE SEVERELY WORN OUT. WHILE PULLING ONTO SHOP PARKING LOT TO BE REPAIRED THE UPPER BALL JOINT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SEPARATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065866April 9, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
CAR BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. NEXT DAY TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP. THEY DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS BALL JOINTS.BOTH ARE COMPLETELY WORN OUT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED A LONG TIME AGO. REPAIR ESTIMATE $1,000. THIS IS A 1999 DODGE DAKOTA PICKUP TRUCK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066700April 7, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHEN DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED OIL LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064572April 5, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL PRESSURE LIGHT GOES TO 0 AND BACK TO 40 THEN STAYS AT 0. NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE HAVING SAME PROBLEMS WITH OIL PUMP AND OIL SENDING UNIT, SCREENS AND ETC. OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED FOR FREE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064512April 4, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IN MY 99 DODGE DAKOTA WITH 38,900 MILES ON IT. CHRYSLER DAIMLER COVERED ONLY PARTS. IT COST ME 370 DOLLARS TO GET IT REPAIRED. I CONTESTED WHEN THEY SAID THEY WOULD ONLY COVER PARTS. CHRYSLER STATED THAT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT THIS IS ALL THEY WOULD DO. I FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AT VERY LOW MILES ON THIS CHRYSLER PRODUCT. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. CHRYSLER WON'T TALK TO ME ANYMORE. THEY STATED THAT THE ONLY WAY I COULD STILL FIGHT IT WAS TO PAY THE FULL PRICE FOR THE REPAIR AND THEN CONTEST IT. I NEEDED MY TRUCK BACK. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE IT FAR DO TO THE OIL CONSUMPTION. I WAS STUCK. I PAID IT CAUSE I NEEDED A VEHICLE. AGE SHOULDN'T MATTER IN A CASE LIKE THIS. 38,900 IS WAY TO LOW OF MILES FOR A MAJOR REPAIR LIKE THIS. I AM WORRIED THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND THAT CHRYSLER WILL JUST SAY "TOUGH". I HAVE READ COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB WHERE PEOPLE HAVE HAD IT REPLACED 3 TIMES WITHIN 100,000 MILES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065320March 31, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED AND WHEN BRAKING VEHICLE VIBRATED FROM THE FRONT END. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONT ROTORS FAILED. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS WERE ALREADY REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064168March 30, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT
SINCE I BOUGHT THE DAKOTA I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH FRONT END ALIGNMENT, WERARING OF TIRES AND BREAKS AND OTHER ITEMS ASSOCIATED WITH SUSPENSION. THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. AS I DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE HAS A WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END,CAUSING ABNORMAL WEAR ON THE TIRES STRESS ON THE BREAKS AND HIDEOUS NOISE. PRESENTLY THE WHEEL SOUNDS AS IF IT IS GOING TO FALL OFF MAKING A GRINDING NOISE AS I DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVE RECENTLY REPLACED THE FULL BREAK ASSEMBLY(ROTORS, SHOES,CALIPERS,BEARINGS ETC). THE NOISE IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. TH E NOIS MIGHT EVEN BE CONSIDERED A PUBLIC NUISANCE. THE NOISE IS SO BAD THAT INNOCENT PEDESTRAINS LOOK AT MY VEHICLE IN SHOCK AND AWE OF THE TERRIBLE RACKET AS I DRIVE PAST. THE DEALER CAIMS THAT I NEED CONTROL ARMS. THIS WILL COST QUITE A BIT IN ADDITION TO WHAT I HAVE ALREADY INVESTED IN THE DAKOTA (22K + REPAIRS TO SUSPENSION AND INTEREST). I COULD HAVE MADE A DECENT DOWN PAYMENT ON A NEW DODGE WITH WHAT I HAVE SPENT ON THE DAKOTAS FRONT END. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE ABOVE ISSUES AND BELIEVE THAT DODGE SHOULD DO THE RIGHT AND SAFE THING BY ISSUING A RECALL.. THE RECALL CANNOT COME SOON ENOUGH. AM I SAFE DRIVING THE DAKOTA? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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