Dodge Dakota Complaints (2001)

678 consumer complaints on file.

#10089969August 30, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE UPPER BALL JOINTS. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM FOUR TIMES, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088848August 30, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE BRAKES ON MY DAKOTA HAVE BEEN CAUSING PROBLEMS SINCE THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK NOW HAS ABOUT 20,000 MILES AND THE ROTORS NEED TURNED DOWN AND NEW BRAKES. THERE SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM THAT WOULD CAUSE THEM TO GO BAD SO QUICKLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088728August 28, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
I HAVE A 2001 DODGE DAKOTA AND MY BALL JOINTS ARE ABNORMALLY WORN AND I'M GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE THEM HERE SOON. I KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE BALL JOINTS NOT BEING LUBED AND I'M ASKING THAT YOU GUYS PUSH DAIMLER/CHRYSLER INTO RECALLING THE DODGE DAKOTA 2001 WITH THE DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS. I KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE, THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN NOTED WITH DODGE DURANGOS BUT THE DAKOTAS USE THE SAME BALL JOINTS. RECALL PLEASE. I DON'T WANT MY WHEELS TO FALL OFF BECAUSE OF THE BALL JOINTS. RECALL. URGE DAIMLER/CHRYSLER PLEASE, PROTECT US THE CONSUMER. 2001 DODGE DAKOTA CABPLUS 35000 MILES4X4 THANK YOU. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088516August 24, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
FAILURE OF UPPER BALL JOINT/SOCKET ASSEMBLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088347August 22, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I'M A LITTLE DISTURBED AT THIS PAGE...."NUMBER OF DEATHS"? DOES SOMEBODY HAVE TO DIE BEFORE CONSUMERS ARE PROTECTED? MY COMPLAINT IS FOR THE BRAKES ON MY 2001 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB. I NO LONGER EXPECT MY BRAKES TO STOP ME WHEN I NEED THEM WHICH MEANS TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, I HAD BETTER ALWAYS BE LOOKING FOR A WAY TO STEER AROUND AN OBSTACLE! ON TWO OCCASIONS I CAN REMEMBER, I HAD TO STEER AROUND A STOPPED VEHICLE BECAUSE MY TRUCK WOULD JUST NOT STOP IN TIME. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON MY OWN AND THERE IS ENOUGH EVIDENCE ON THE INTERNET THAT PROVES THERE IS A REAL DEFECT IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM USED ON DODGE DAKOTA TRUCKS FROM 1999 TO 2002 FROM WHAT I'VE READ. WHEN YOU READ OF ONE PERSON COMPLAINING ABOUT WARPED ROTOR'S AND HAVING NO BRAKES WHEN YOU NEED THEM, THAT'S ONE THING. BUT WHEN YOU READ COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS OF THESE SAME THINGS..WHAT HAS TO BE DONE? HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE? OBVIOUSLY IT'S ABOUT MONEY...YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A ROCKET SCIENTIST TO FIGURE THAT OUT. CHRYSLER WOULD RATHER IGNORE PROBLEMS AND TAKE A HIT ON A COUPLE LAW SUITS EVERY YEAR AFTER SOMEONE DIES. IT MUST BE CHEAPER FOR THEM TO OPERATE THIS WAY BECAUSE OTHERWISE THEY WOULDN'T BE DOING IT. NOW IT'S YOUR JOB TO PROMOTE SAFETY...IS IT NOT? IF IT IS, THEN YOU SHOULD MAKE OUR HIGHWAY'S SAFER BY REMOVING DANGERS FROM THEM..SUCH AS DANGEROUS VEHICLES WITH BRAKES THAT FAIL.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081677August 20, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT THE FRONT END COLLAPSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT UPPER BALL JOINT FAILED. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086970August 16, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHEEL AND ASSEMBLY CAME OFF WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. CV JOINT, BALL JOINTS, BRAKE REMOVED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10086906August 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I OWN A DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB 2001 5.9 V8 THE BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS SUCKED. THE FRONT ROTORS WARPED OVER AND OVER AGAIN I'M FORCED IN BUYING A BIGGER KIT THAT WILL COST ME $3,000. THE REAR END LEAKS AND THE DEALER SAYS ITS NATURAL. THESE TWO PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN WITH ME FOR 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER DODGE AGAIN. I THINK THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING NOW AND THE STEERING PUMP IS GOING TOO. THE TRUCK HAS 66,000 MILES NOW. IT LOOKS NICE BUT HP , BRAKES AND OVER ALL PERFORMANCE SUCKS. IF I WAS IN THE CREATIVE END WORKING FOR DODGE I COULD IMPROVE THEIR VEHICLES GREATLY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086913August 15, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
2001 DAKOTA CLUB CAB BALL JOINTS WORN COMPLETELY OUT AT 59K MILES. 1 JOINT HAD 7/8 OF UP AND DOWN MOVEMENT, ALMOST COMPLETELY OUT OF SOCKET. ALL MILES HWY MILES.SEVERAL OTHER PROBLEMS SINCE NEW ALSO. VERY POORLY BUILT. WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT, NEVER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086785August 13, 2004
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
1.REAR END MAKING ALOT OF NOISE. 2.REAR END LOCKED UP, TRUCK WENT OFF THE ROAD. .REAR END REBUILT.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083328August 12, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
PE 03-032 , FRONT SUSP. UPPER BALL JOINT:THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN. *JB THE VEHICLE'S ROTORS WERE ALSO WARPED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083332August 12, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS RELEASED, THE ENGINE IDLED HIGH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB WHEN MOVING SLOWLY OR ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO IDLE HIGH A WHILE BEFORE IT WOULD IDLE DOWN. THE VEHICLE'S THROTTLE SENSOR AND AIR SENSOR WERE REPLACED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087671August 11, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WITHIN SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES OF OWNERSHIP VEHICLE EXPERIENCED HEAVY VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT. SEVERAL PARTS WERE REPLACED, EXCEPT THE ORIGINAL BALL JOINTS. VEHICLE WAS BACK AT DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO CHANGE IN CONDITION OR REPLACEMENT OF THE ORIGINAL BALL JOINTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086655August 11, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
MY TRUCK STARTED TO TAKE LONGER TO GET IT TO START AFTER TAKING IT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP IT WAS FOUND TO BE THE FUEL PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE ON THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING BACK INTO THE FUEL TANK THIS WAS NO SURPRISE BECAUSE WHEN THE SYMPTOMS FIRST STARTED I INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEM ON SOME DAKOTA GROUPS ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND IT TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS. YOU WOULD THINK DODGE WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM BUT THEN AGAIN THEY CHARGE $442 FOR A FUEL PUMP SO WHERE IS THE INCENTIVE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087415August 9, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE INNER TIE ROD END CAME OUT OF THE SOCKET AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE TURNED TO THE LEFT. THIS RESULTED IN VEHICLE CRASHING INTO A CONCRETE PHYLUM. THE INNER TIE ROD , FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT, FENDER, BUMPER, BLINKER AND RIM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO WHEN MAKING A SHARP RIGHT TURN DRIVER'S SIDE INSIDE RIM WAS RUBBING AGAINST SOMETHING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOT WILLING TO REPLACE ANY COMPONENT UNTIL THEY WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082952July 29, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 50 MPH RIGHT UPPER BALL JOINT BROKE APART, CAUSING THE RIM TO PIVOT INTO WHAT WAS REMAINING. IT DESTROYED THE RIM AND BROKE THE BRAKE LINE. LUCKILY, NO OTHER TRAFFIC WAS CLOSE SO NO ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE OCCURED. THE TRUCK WAS HAULED (WRECKER) TO THE DEALER AND A NEW BALL JOINT, RIM, AND BRAKE LINE WERE INSTALLED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082778July 27, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
I OWN A 2001 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB 4X4 SLE THAT WE PURCHASED NEW. IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS, AND WITH ONLY 49000 MILES ON THE TRUCK CURRENTLY, THE FOLLOWING FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED: (1) (FROM FEBRUARY 2004 TO PRESENT) THE FACTORY-INSTALLED EXTERNAL WIRING HARNESS (FOR TOWING A TRAILER) MELTED FROM THE INSIDE OUT, SHORTING OUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. (2) BRAKES WOULD PULSATE ANYTIME BRAKES WERE APPLIED. DEALER ATTRIBUTED THIS TO WARPING OF ROTORS AND REPLACED PADS AND TURNED THE ROTORS. DEALER NOTED A SPRING ON DRIVER-SIDE CALIPER WAS MISSING AND REPLACED IT AS WELL. (3) THE HEATER/AC CONTROLS FAILED. (4) WENT FOR STATE INSPECTION AND INSPECTOR FAILED TRUCK DUE TO FAILURE OF UPPER BALL JOINTS AND BRAKES. THE SAME BRAKES I JUST HAD FIXED IN FEBRUARY. PREMATURE FAILURE OF BALL JOINTS ATTRIBUTED TO "TYPICAL PROBLEM FOR DAKOTAS/DURANGOS". WELL IF IT'S TYPICAL, WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL?? THE DEALER HAD NO ANSWERS. FAILURE WAS A RESULT OF CALIPERS NOT RELEASING PROPERLY CAUSING THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS TO "GLAZE". DEALER OPTED TO PICK UP THE TAB FOR THE NEW ROTORS AND THE NEW PADS, ONLY AT MY REQUEST. THE NEW CALIPERS AND BRAKE LINES STILL COST ME $800. AGAIN I'M WONDERING WHY I'M PAYING FOR SO MUCH ON A TRUCK THAT IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD WITH ONLY 49000 MILES. (5) UNKNOWN PROBLEM AT STARTUP WHEN ENGINE IS COLD. PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR CAUSES THE ENGINE TO SPUTTER. PROBLEM EXISTS UNTIL ENGINE IS WARM THEN GOES AWAY. TWO DODGE DEALERSHIPS AND NEITHER CAN FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM AS THERE IS NO COMPUTER ERROR CODE COMING UP. ALL ITEMS MENTIONED WERE PAID FOR BY ME UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED. HAD ANY OF THESE ISSUES BEEN A RESULT OF NEGLIGENCE, OR LOTS OF MILEAGE, OR HAD THE DODGE DEALERSHIP(S) OPTED TO PAY FOR ITEMS THAT WERE THE OBVIOUS RESULT OF POOR CRAFTSMANSHIP, I WOULDN'T COMPLAIN. BUT, THE FAILURES RELATING TO THE BRAKES COULD QUITE POSSIBLY HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH RISKS MY LIFE AND THAT OF MY WIFE, AND DODGE DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083736July 23, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. *MR EACH TIME THE ENGINE WAS ON, THE WIPERS WOULD COME ON AND THE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON BUT NOT GO OFF. THE CONSUMER HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT CHRYSLER CORPORATION SHOULD PROVIDE A FIX FOR THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *SC THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL, REGARDING THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT HIS PROBLEM WAS NOT APART OF THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER TOLD THE DEALER HE PURCHASED A WARRANTY, BUT THE DEALER TOLD HIM THE WARRANTY DID NOT COVER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ONLY POWER TRAIN ISSUES.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075917July 15, 2004
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS
CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE, AFTER LOADING THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE CONSUMER EXAMINED THE UNDER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE ,AND NOTICED NOTHING WAS WRONG. AFTER A SECOND EXAMINATION OF THE VEHICLE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE REAR SPRING BROKE IN HALF. DEALER EXAMINED THE PROBLEM, BUT WILL NOT REPAIR IT FOR FREE. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080168June 29, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT AND MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN THE RIGHT UPPER BALL JOINT DISENGAGED. VEHICLE WAS MOVING ABOUT 5 MPH AT TIME OF INCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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