Dodge Dakota Complaints (1997)

446 consumer complaints on file.

#609343February 1, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
CAR STALL DUE TO COMPUTER FAILURE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607081February 1, 1999
TIRES
TIRES REPLACED DUE TO EXESSIVE WEAR. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#608624February 1, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#605883February 1, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607008February 1, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE PADS & ROTORS FAILED. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#605941February 1, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED. LM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#608142February 1, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, TIRES
DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS REPLACED, REWIRED DUE TO SMELL OF ELECTRICAL BURNING. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607624February 1, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
ABS LIGHT STAYS ON DUE TO FAILURE OF THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#608032February 1, 1999
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701368January 19, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRUCK WAS IN PARK, WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED, AND REFUSED TO START. AFTER TWENTY MINUTES IT FINALLY STARTED. I STEPPED OUT TOO CLOSE THE HOOD, AND THE VEHICLE STARTED MOVING IN REVERSE. IT STRUCK A PART OF THE PARKING STUCTURE, BENDING THE HINGES AND MISSALIGNING THE DRIVERS DOOR. FROM THAT POINT ON THE TRUCK WILL NOT START IN PARK, AND YOU MUST "FIND THE NEUTRAL STARTING POINT, SOMEWHERE BETWEEN NEUTRAL AND REVERSE. TODAY, 12-15-98 I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED BECAUSE APPARENTLY THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE, AND NOW THERE IS NO NEUTRAL TO START THE TRUCK IN !
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702250January 15, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
DRUMS & ROTORS REPLACED TWICE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702216January 14, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
I TOOK MY TRUCK TO 4 DIFFERENT BRAKE SHOPS AND ALL 4 TOLD ME THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE CALIPER HAD FAILED AND THAT MY ROTOR WAS RUINED. A COUPLE OF THE SHOPS ACTUALLY SAID THAT DODGE HAS A HISTORY OF HAVING BAD CALIPERS. I ASKED THE GM AT CHAPMAN DODGE WHAT HE KNEW ABOUT THE QUESTION OF "BAD" CALIPERS AND HE ADMITTED THAT THERE WERE PROBLEMS 2 YEARS AGO. MY TRUCK IS 2 YEARS OLD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833590January 14, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IT WAS REARENDED. HAD CHILD IN EXTENDED CAB BENCH SEAT. THE SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARDS & CHILD'S HEAD HIT SIDE OF CAB. THE FRONT SEATS COLLAPSED BACKWARDS ONTO CHILD SEATED IN REAR. CHILD SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES FROM THE SEAT. BOTH SEATS FELL BACKWARDS UPON IMPACT. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#833495January 13, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
DUE TO A MALFUNCTION IN THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM OF THE IGNITION CONTROL UNIT, THE VEHICLE SURGES/BUCKS/A NOISE IN THE DRIVELINE AND SHIFTS TOO HARD, WHICH MAY CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL. THERE IS A TSB ON THE SURGING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543344January 12, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
FUEL PUMP FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833202January 8, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE VEHICLE STALLS EVERYTIME THE VEHICLE IS NOT MOVING, AND WHEN THE OWNER TAKES HER FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. DEALER COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#527634December 31, 1998
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
POWER STEERING FAILED. PUMP SHAFT SHEARED INTERNALLY. POWER STEERING PUMP, TENSIONER AND BELT HAD TO BE REPLACED. ONE WEEK LATER, THE REPLACEMENT TENSIONER FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832747December 29, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
THE PISTON INSIDE THE BRAKE CALIPER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE GOT STUCK, WHICH LOCKED THE CALIPER AND THE BRAKE PAD AGAINST THE ROTOR. THIS HAPPENED ALL OF SUDDEN WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30-35- MPH WHEN DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES.THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SLIDES ON THE CALIPER BECAME UNSEATED WHICK BECAME STUCK CAUSING THE BRAKE PAD TO LOCK AGAINST THE ROTOR CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE ROTOR AND WHEEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832113December 10, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
THE LATCH MECHANISM ON BOTH OF THE FRONT BUCKET SEATS, THAT ALLOW EITHER THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S SEAT TO RECLINE FORWARD, DOES NOT LOCK WHEN RETURNED TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION, RESULTING IN THE SEATS MOVING FORWARD WHEN STOPPING IN A EMERGENCY SITUATION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832001December 8, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
THE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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