Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#10060251March 3, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, STEERING:COLUMN
BALL JOINTS AND STEERING COLUMN ON MY 1998 DODGE DAKOTA PICKUP TRUCK. BOTH WERE WORN OUT AFTER 30,000 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060278March 3, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
2001 DODGE DAKOTA BALL JOINT FAILURE. TOOK TO DEALER TWICE BEFORE WARRANTY EXPIRED COMPLAINING OF NOISE FROM FRONT END. THEY TOLD ME ALL WAS FINE AND NOT TO WORRK AS IT WAS "NORMAL". TWO MONTHS LATER AND 47,000 ON ODOMETER (WARRANTY EXPIRED) ENTIRE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF WHILE TURNING IN PARKING LOT. DEALER WANTED ME TO PAY FOR REPAIR. I CALLED DAIMLER CHRYSLER SEVERAL TIMES AND COMPLAINED TO NO AVAIL. IN THE END, THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DAKOTA WAS WORN AS WELL AND THAT THEY WANTED TO REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS THERE AS WELL. AFTER A MONTH OF FIGHTING AND COMPLAINING, I FINALLY GOT MY TRUCK BACK (WITH A COMPLETE NEW FRONT END). REPAIRS COST OF $3100 OF WHICH I HAD TO PAY ABOUT $700.00 AS A "GOOD WILL". NOW THAT I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK AND 3000 MILES LATER, THE FRONT END IS STARTING TO MAKE NOISE AGAIN. THIS IS A DEFECT AND DODGE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE! IRONICALLY, FROM WHAT I SAW ON THE NEWS, THE DURANGO HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS. MY WIFE DRIVES A '99 DURANGO AND IS NOW NERVOUS, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060281March 3, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
I HAVE A 1998 DODGE DAKOTA. I PURCHASE THE VEHICLE WITH 55,000 MILES. WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS I HEARD A CLUNKING FROM THE FRONT END IN A HARD RIGHT LOW SPEED TURN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DODGE DEALER AND BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACE. HAD A FAILURE OCCURED AT HIGH SPEED IT COULD HAVE BEEN A BIG FAILURE. AS A SECOND OWNER I CAN SAY HOW THE VEHICLE WAS MAINTAINED, BUT THE VEHICLE SHOWED NOT OTHER SIGNS OF ABUSE. QUITE THE OPPOSITE IT SHOWED SIGNS OF EXCELLENT MAINTENANCE. DATE BELOW IS APPROXIMATE. THE REPAIR WAS EXPENSIVE, BUT MORE IMPORTANT IT SOMEONE COULD BE KILLED IF THE WHEEL CUTS LOSE AT EVEN MODERATE SPEED. THE PROPERTY DAMAGE CHECKED IS TO VEHICLE THANKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060284March 3, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
BALL JOINTS FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060297March 3, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
UNEVEN WEAR OF FRONT TIRES PROMPTED AN ALIGNMENT. DURING ALIGNMENT INSPECTION, UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE FOUND TO BE "SEVERELY WORN". OTHERWISE VEHICLE DROVE NORMAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060298March 3, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
I RECENTLY MOVED TO MISOURRI AND TOOK MY TRUCK IN FOR THE REQUIRED SAFETY INSPECTION. I WAS TOLD THAT MY UPPER BALL JOINT WAS WEARING SIGNIFICANTLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060304March 3, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
PREMATURE FAILURE OF RIGHT FRONT UPPER CONTROL ARM BALLJOINT AND LOWER BALLJOINT (50,000 MILES). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060227March 3, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
UPPERBALL JOINT PREMATURE FAILURE 11,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060228March 3, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM
ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS BAD AT 21000. HEATER SWITCH BAD AT 21000K AND ALSO CANISTER HOSE CRACKED AT 21000. MY MAIN CONCERN IS FAULTY, FAILING BALL JOINTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060143March 2, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
THE BALL JOINTS ON MY 2003 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB TRUCK BEGAN MAKING NOISE AT ONLY 5000 MILES. THE SERVICE MANAGE AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL, BUT THERE IS NO MAUNFACTURER-AUTHORIZED REPAIR FOR IT. I AM WORRIED ABOUT SAFETY ISSUES . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060145March 2, 2004
SUSPENSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES
NOISY AND UNPREDICTABLE SOUND COMING FROM SUSPENSION. WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ON. STALLS AND SURGES UNPREDITABLEY. REDUCED GAS MILEAGE. ERATIC ELECTRONIC BEHAVIOR, STOPS AND RESTARTS. EVEN HAS ERATIC ALARM RESPONSES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061181March 2, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING THROUGH THE FRONT END. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT FRONT LOWER ARM BALL JOINT WORE OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060171March 2, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT
2002 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB, VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END, TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP MULT TIMES WITH NO LUCK, VIBRATION HAS LASTED SINCE TRUCK WAS NEW, NOW 24000 MILES LATER SAME PROBLEM. TRUCK JERKS IN GEAR 1ST TO 2ND AND POPPING WHEN TURNS, TAKEN IT 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS, 1 SAID BALANCE TIRES (3-4 TIMES) NO HELP, OTHER SAID POWER STEERING PUMP BAD, FIX DID NOT HELP. WHAT CAN I DO 30K+ TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN FIXED SINCE DAY ONE! WHAT DO I DO FROM HERE . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060211March 2, 2004
STEERING
HEARD CRACKLING AND POPING FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL, AND TRUCK STARTING TO PULL TO THE LEFT. FOUND NY-LOCK SPINDLE NUT (TORQUED TO 185#, FACTORY SPEC'S) ALMOST OFF. RIGHT HAND THREADED SPINDLE WITH INNER RACE OF BEARING ROTATING IN A COUNTER-CLOCKWISE DIRECTION AGAINST THE NUT. BEARING TRASHED, HAVING TO BUY WHOLE HUB ASSEMBLY @ $163. CHECKED RIGHT WHEEL ASSEMBLY WHILE FRONT END RAISED AND WAS ABLE TO TURN NUT WITH A PAIR OF 10" CHANNEL LOCKS. HAD TO REDO BOTH SIDES AT 52+K ORIGIONAL MILES, NO ONE HAS TAMPERED WITH VEHICLE. WHERE'S THE OLD REPAIRABLE SYSTEM WITH THE COTTER KEY?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060054February 29, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
RIGHT UPPER BALL JOINT LOOSE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059996February 28, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT
HAVING NEW TIRES REPLACED ON MY 1999 DODGE DAKOTA 4WD, I WAS INFORMED AND SHOWN THAT THE FRONT BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS WERE RUSTED AND WORN OUT. IT WAS DEFINITLEY DANEROUS TO DRIVE THE PICKUP AND THAT THE WHEEL WOULD FALL OFF! I DO NOT HAVE THE $1,000.00 TO REPAIR IT AND FROM WHAT IV'E BEEN TOLD, THEY JUST REPLACE THE WORN PARTS WITH THE SAME NEW DEFECTIVE PARTS. KINDA LIKE A BANDAID. HELP!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060002February 28, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA TRUCK HAD TO HAVE THE UPPER RIGHT BALL JOINT REPLACED. THE TRUCK HAS UNDER 38,000 MILES OF LIGHT-DUTY USE. THIS SEEMS TOO EARLY FOR THIS TYPE OF PART FAILURE. WHEN WILL THE OTHER BALL JOINTS FAIL?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060914February 27, 2004
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
FOR A PERIOD OF A YEAR FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SET BACK COLLAPSED. THIS HAPPENED OVER FIFTY TIMES AND WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER TRIED CLEANING THE RECLINER HANDLE AND SURROUNDING AREA, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059915February 27, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:REAR
MY 2002 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB 4X4 HAS 21,000 MILES AND NOW ALL FOUR UPPER BALL JOINTS ARE BAD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059925February 27, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
MOST RECENT PROBLEM. FRONT END: ) "CLUNKING" NOISES FOLLOWED BY FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY BREAK. FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY DISENGAGED FROM VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING.*AK HOSTORY OF BRAKE PROBLEMS: 1) REAR DRUMS INEFFECTIVE, AND LOCK UP UNDER HUMID CONDITION AFTER SITTING. 2) FRONT ROTORS WARPED X2 OCCURENCES. DEALER REPLACED PADS AND ROTORS. SECOND INCIDENT "NOTT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY." 3) FRONT BRAKE PADS FALL AND WEAR DIAGONALLY RESULTING IN INEFFECTIVE BRAKING. 4) GENERALLY POOR AND UNRESPONSIVE BRAKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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