Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#10058022February 12, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE PARKING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY REPLACED THE UPPER BALL JOINT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057080February 12, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH RIGHT UPPER BALL JOINT SEPERATED FROM THE VEHICLE CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SWERVED WILDLY INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, DUE TO RIGHT FRONT TIRE BEING ON ITS SIDE UNDER THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS FINALLY BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL AND TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058072February 12, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE, OPENED THE HOOD AND VIEWED THE ENGINE ON FIRE. *PH *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057991February 11, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WEBMASTER FOIA REQUEST ALL COMPLAINT/NOTICES/DOCUMENTS OR WARNING BETWEEN NHTSA ND DAIMLER CHRYSLER RE: PROBLEMS MALFUNCTION, FAILURES OF THE UPPER/LOWER BALL JOINTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DODGE DAKOTA TRUCK FOR MY 2001. (NAR) *PH *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057030February 11, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
UPPER BALL JOINTS ARE FAILING PREMATURELY. PASSENGER SIDE IS WORSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057971February 11, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BALL JOINT PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057040February 11, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
I HEAR A POPPING SOUND WHEN I TURN LEFT. I TOOK MY 1998 DODGE DAKOTA TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID ALL FOUR OF MY BALL JOINTS (TWO UPPERS AND 2 LOWERS) ARE SHOT. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY SO I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER ABOUT GETTING NEW BALL JOINTS. THE PARTS DEPT. MANAGER TOLD ME THERE IS A NATIONWIDE BACK ORDER ON THE LOWER BALL JOINTS AND HE EXPECTED TO GET THEM IN WITHIN A FEW MONTHS. AS FOR THE UPPERS, HE SAID HE COULD GET THEM WITHIN A FEW WEEKS. IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE DODGE KNOWS THE BALL JOINTS ARE DEFECTIVE SO THEY PULLED EVERYTHING FROM STOCK AND ARE HAVING NEW ONES MADE UP. I THINK DODGE MIGHT BE DOING THIS TO AVOID A RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057892February 11, 2004
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH ON A DIRT ROAD CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. CONSUMER STOPPED THE VEHICLE, AND FOUND THAT THE FRAME HAD A LARGE CRACK ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT FRAME MUST BE REPLACED. ON THAT SAME DAY CONSUMER HEARD A RADIO REPORT ABOUT DODGE DAKOTAS 1995-1996 HAVING A PROBLEM WITH CRACKED FRAMES. DURING THAT REPORT IT WAS MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A REPAIR KIT THAT COULD BE OBTAINED AT DODGE DEALERSHIPS TO FIX THE FRAME. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, THE HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS REPAIR KIT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057850February 10, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR BALL JOINT REPLACEMENT. WHEEL CAME OFF, AND CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REPAIR BALL JOINTS. ALSO, THEY WOULD NOT ALLOW CONSUMER TO SPEAK TO ANY DIAMLER CHRYSLER DODGE PERSONNEL, AND THEY WERE NOT GIVING ANY ADEQUATE INFORMATION CONCERNING REPAIR COST OR EVEN IF THEY WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053589February 10, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE DEALERSHIPS MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NEITHER DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM NOR REPAIR IT. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053602February 10, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
THE VEHICLE'S BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE WHICH MADE IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE DEFECT. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046419February 10, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHEN MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN THE CONSUMER COULD HEAR A RATTLING NOISE IN THE FRONT END. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE.*AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE LEFT AND RIGHT BALL JOINTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056758February 8, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM, VISIBILITY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
EXCESSIVE ENGINE KNOCK.PPER BALL JOINT FAILURE.NADEQUATE HEADLIGHT PROJECTION ON LOW BEAM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056776February 8, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
GEARS IN FRONT AXLE QUIT WORKING FRONT TIRES LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056743February 7, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
2000 DODGE DAKOTA WORN OUT BALL JOINTS ON FRONT OF TRUCK. WAS TOLD THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON ALL DAKOTA'S OF THIS TYPE BY SEVERAL MECHANICS. THERE IS NO WAY TO GREASE THE BALL JOINTS . WAS TOLD PARTS ARE IN VERY HIGH DEMAND DUE TO SO MANY TRUCKS WITH FAILURES. MY TRUCK PULLS TO THE RIGHT VERY BADLY .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057644February 6, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
DURING COLD WEATHER IT IS DIFFICULT TO TURN THE VEHICLE FOR THE FIRST TWO TURNS. DRIVER HAS TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE DRIVING TO GET THE POWER STEERING TO FUNCTION. DEALER SAYS THIS IS POSSIBLY A NORMAL OCCURRENCE DURING COLD WEATHER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056691February 6, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
MY COMPLAINT IS IN REGARDS TO THE BALL JOINTS ON MY 1998 DODGE DAKOTA TRUCK. MY TRUCK HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT, BUT I BABY IT, HAVE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, AND CAN REMEMBER JUST ABOUT EVERY POTHOLE I'VE HIT ON THE ROAD BECAUSE IT MAKES ME CRINGE EVERY TIME. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO INVESTIGATE THE LOUD NOISES I COULD HEAR, AND FEEL, WHEN I DROVE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY ALL FOUR OF THEM HAD TO BE REPLACED. I BELIEVE THE BALL JOINTS WERE FAULTY UPON MANUFACTURE, AND HOPE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE PARTS AND LABOR. GRANTED THIS IS PROBABLY A LOW PRIORITY ISSUE BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN A RELATIVELY LOW NUMBER OF FATALITIES ATTRIBUTED TO BALL JOINT FAILURE, AND IT GENERALLY DOES NOT INVOLVE FIRE, OR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE POINT THAT MY TRUCK IS MUCH MORE RESPONSIVE, AND THE STEERING FEELS MUCH TIGHTER, AND ATTRIBUTE THIS TO THE NEW BALL JOINTS. WHETHER THIS IS JUST IN MY HEAD, OR I REALLY DO FEEL A DIFFERENCE, I AM RELIEVED TO SAY THAT I GOT IT DONE. BUT I DID CONSIDER NOT DOING IT AND WAITING TO HEAR MORE ABOUT POTENTIAL RECALL STATUS. I WOULD LIKE TO URGE PEOPLE NOT TO WAIT IF THEY ARE HAVING PROBLEMS, AND KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED FOR A FUTURE RECALL. THE BIT OF SLOPPINESS, AND POTENTIAL FAILURE OF THE BALL JOINT, IS A LARGE RISK, AND IF YOU CORRECT THE PROBLEM NOW YOU CAN MITIGATE THE RISK THAT WILL BECOME AN ISSUE AS THE AUTOMOBILES WITH FAULTY BALL JOINTS GROW IN AGE AND SEVERITY OF DEFECT. PLEASE DO WHAT YOU CAN TO PUSH FOR RECALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056581February 5, 2004
TIRES:SIDEWALL
TIRES, GOOYEAR WRANGLERS. COMING APART ON THE SIDEWALL ABOUT 1/2 INCH FROM THE RIM. FIRST SET WERE REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS WITH THESE NEW ONES AS WELL. AM I TO EXPECT A BLOW OUT TO GET SOME ATTENTION TO THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057869February 4, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
CONSUMER SAW ON NEWS ABOUT VEHICLE MANUFACTURER'S BALL JOINT PROBLEMS WHERE JOINTS ARE PREMATURELY BRAKING ALLOWING THE ASSEMBLY AND THE WHEEL TO COME LOOSE ON DODGE DAKOTA PICKUP TRUCKS. *LA *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057884February 4, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVING AT 30 MPH, VEHICLE FISH TAILED, AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHICH RESULTED TO ROLL OVER TWICE. *LA *MR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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