Dodge Dakota Complaints (1997)

446 consumer complaints on file.

#851057October 18, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
CONSUMER HAD TURNED OFF IGNITION WITH KEY STILL IN SWITCH. VEHICLE FAILED TO TURN OFF. WOULD IDLE 2600-3200 WHEN VEHICLE FIRST TURNED ON. WOULD KEEP STALLING OUT IF NOT HIGH IDLING. WOULD KEEP PRESSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO SLOW IT DOWN. BEEN TO DEALER AT LEAST 5 TIMES FOR PROBLEM THAT'S NOT SOLVABLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850203October 7, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. WHEN BRAKES ARE PRESSED THEY BOUNCE BACK AND FORTH. THE SPINDLE IS OUT AND IS THE CALIBER. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE THE SPINDLE IS NOT RIGHT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712753October 4, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PLEASE LIST ALL CURRENT PROBLEMS WITH 1997 DODGE DAKOTA 2WD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848929September 28, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
LOUD NOISE IS COMING FROM FRONT END. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE OF DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848781September 27, 1999
SEATS
WHILE DRIVING AN D WHILE STOPPING IN TRAFFIC VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED ,AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848329September 22, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
STRANGE NOISE IS COMING FROM FRONT END . DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847818September 15, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE GOING 55MPH ANOTHER CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT. CONSUMER WENT TO APPLY BRAKES, BUT DID NOT STOP IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THIS HAPPENED ON ANY ROAD CONDITION. BRAKES LOCKED UP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711342September 14, 1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
FIFTH GEAR CAME APART AR 65MPH CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE POWER AND THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847229September 8, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE RESTRAINT IS INOPERABLE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845736August 24, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT END SHAKES INTERMITTENTLY AND OFTEN TIMES CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. THE DEALER HAS ALLIGNED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708706July 16, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THIRD SET OF TIRES DUE TO INNER WEAR FROM FRONT END PROBLEMS.THE TRUCK IS BEING SENT BACK AGAIN FOR FRONT END PROBLEM. THESE PROBLEMS ARE ALL LISTED IN YOUR SERVICE BULLETINS DATABASE AND ALSO CONFIRMED IN THE COMPLAINTS DATABASE. AS MY VEHICLE IS NEARING THE END OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PHASE THESE FRONT END PROBLEMS ARE GOING TO BE VERY EXPENSIVE SINCE THERE DOSEN'T SEEM TO BE A FIX.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547286July 15, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKE DO NOT FUNCTION AS DESIGNED, TO APPLY EQUAL PRESSURE ON BOTH PADS, RESULTING IN (UNEVEN) WEAR OF BOTH ROTORS AND PADS. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708506July 11, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842012July 9, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
THERE IS A FUEL LEAKAGE UNDER THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE CAB DUE TO THE FUEL LINE RUBBING AGAINST THE BOTTOM OF THE CAB. *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
#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
#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

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