Dodge Dakota Complaints (2003)

296 consumer complaints on file.

#10032629August 12, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES SQUEAL AND HOWL, ENGINE IDELS ROUGH WITH A/C OFF IN DRIVE (WANTS TO STALL).*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032631August 12, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES SQUEAL AND ENGINE IDLE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026375August 7, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. CONSUMER TAPPED THE GAS PEDAL ,AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. CONSUMER RESET CRUISE CONTROL, AND 2 MILES LATER VEHICLE ACCELERATED AGAIN WHILE IN CRUISE CONTROL. *AK *TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030656August 2, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AFTER DRIVING APPROX. 4 HOURS FROM FRESNO TO RENO ON JULY 6, 2003 WE WERE COMING OVER INTERSTATE 80 AT 70-75 MPH, WHEN OUR TRUCK SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR, MAKING THE TRUCK SOUND AS IF IT HAD DOWNSHIFTED. WE PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY THINKING THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED AND CHECKED FLUID LEVELS. THEY WERE FINE. WE GOT BACK ON THE HIGHWAY AND NOT 5 MILES LATER IT DID THE SAME THING AGAIN. WE THOUGHT WE MIGHT BE STRANDED.THE DEALER COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCKS COMPUTER AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING ON ITS MEMORY. WE GOT THE TRUCK BACK WITH NO REPAIRS. TODAY, AUGUST 2, 2003, THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO SLIP AGAIN AT 70MPH TRYING TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE. LOOKING THROUGH THE TSB'S THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS I DISCOVERED(OVERHEATING) STATED EVERY TRANSMISSION ON A 2003 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB EXCEPT THE ONE IN MY VEHICLE A 45RFE. COULD THE PROBLEM STATED FOR THE OTHER TRANSMISSIONS POSSIBLY BE A PROBLEM FOR MINE? IF SO HOW DO I GET THE DEALER TO FIX IT BEFORE IT GETS WORSE?. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026379August 1, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TAP THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GET THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE. ABOUT TWO MILES LATER THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. *AK *CB *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029070July 24, 2003
EQUIPMENT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
I HAVE A 2000 DAKOTA -- ROTORS WARPED @11,000 DEALER REPLACED -- ROTORS WARPED AGAIN 8 MOUNTHS LATER @24,000 DEALER WOULDNT REPLACE, OVER 12K SINCE THEY INSTALLED THEM,SO I TURNED AND NEW PADS -- @38,000 WARPED AGAIN REPLACED ROTERS AND PADS --@53,000 WARPED AGAIN TURNED AND NEW PADS --WARRPED AGAIN @71,000 BUT HAVENT REPLCED ROTORS TILL THIS WEEKEND @76,000 . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022984July 24, 2003
SUSPENSION:REAR
WHILE DRIVING THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND THE TIRES BOUNCED UP AND DOWN. *AK *CB *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029494July 17, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE WILL STALL, AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025554July 7, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY
WATER POURING INTO PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD THAT SOAKS AND RUINS CARPETING. UNKNOWN SOURCE, FIREWALL AREA.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022393June 5, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THE ENGINE OVER HEATED EXCESSIVELY WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY 1 WEEK OLD AND HAS LESS THAN 500 MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019620May 12, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN THE VEHICLE MADE A TURN OR BACKED UP, THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THE NOISE COULD BE CAUSED BY RUST ON THE BRAKES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019621May 12, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN THE VEHICLE TURNED OR BACKED UP, THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THE NOISE COULD BE CAUSED BY RUST ON THE BRAKES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019622May 12, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN THE VEHICLE MADE A TURN OR BACKED UP THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THE NOISE COULD BE CAUSED BY RUST ON THE BRAKES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008061February 25, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PURCHASED A 2003 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD 4X4. DAY OF DELIVERY THE SALESMAN NOTICED THE REAR MAKES A LOUD SQUEEKING NOISE WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE AND BACKING. TOOK IT IN FOR INSPECTION AND THEY ADJUSTED THE REAR BRAKES. WE HAVE HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALER THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE MOST RECENT THEY REPLACED PADS ALONG WITH SOME ADDITIONAL ADJUSTEMENTS. WE DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND IT DID IT THIS TIME GOING FORWARD. NOW IT DOES IT IN EITHER DRIVE OR REVERSE. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER IT IS A DESIGN PROBLEM BUT THE MANUFACTURE STATES IS NOT A POTENTIAL SAFTEY HAZARD BUT SOMETHING THE CONSUMER WILL HAVE TO TOLERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN NOV OF 02 AND HAS APROXIMATELY 3,000 MILES ON IT.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023686December 4, 2002
WHEELS
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WIT THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL. ALSO STATED THAT WHILE SHIFTING GEARS THE WHEEL WILL SPIN BY IT SELF. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT IF THE CONSUMER DOES NOT GIVE A GOOD REFERENCE ON THE DEALER SURVEY THEY WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019068September 19, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
LOCATION OF GEAR SHIFT LEVER IS POSITIONED, WHERE IF REACHING OVER TO AJUST RADIO OR AIR CONDITIONING UNIT AND PUTTING HANDS BACK ON STEERING WHEEL, CAN KNOCK SHIFT LEVER OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL/ PARK WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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