Dodge Dakota Complaints (1996)

189 consumer complaints on file.

#10067332April 19, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE STALLED AND DID NOT RE-START. VEHICLE STALLED AT LEAST 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064367April 1, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
HEADLIGHT SWITCH AN WIRING HARNESS SHORTED OUT. TOOK TO DEALER AN HAD REPAIRED, MECHANIC SAID ALL 1995 AN 1996 DAKATAS AN RAMS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING, DO TO TO TOWING IT PUT TO MUCH OF AN OVER LOAD ON THE WIRING WHICH SHORTED IT OUT THE WIRES AN SWITCH NO WOULDN'T THIS BE A SAFETY HAZARD AN DODGE SHOULD REMEDY THIS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061511March 5, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
THERE IS A KNOCKING SOUND IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE, VERY NOTICEABLE WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP. MECHANIC RFEPLACED SHOCK ABSORBERS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060366March 4, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
1996 DODGE DAKOTA PICKUP FRONT BALL JOINT FAILURES. BOTH BALL JOINTS HAVE FAILED DURING INSPECTIONS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055359February 26, 2004
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SEAT RECLINER BOLT BROKE, CAUSING THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK TO FALL BACKWARDS. DRIVER LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE TEMPORARILY. *AK *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068926January 15, 2004
STRUCTURE
THE WELD ON THE LOWER, DRIVER'S SIDE, DOOR HINGE COMPLETELY SEPARATED. IN MY ATTEMPT TO GET IT REPAIRED, THE LOCAL WELDERS AND BODY SHOP GUYS TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE ON THE DAKOTAS AND THEY KNEW EXACTLY HOW TO REPAIR IT. THE FAILURE OF THAT HINGE MAKES IT DIFICULT TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE-I BENT THE FRONT QUARTER PANEL WHERE THE DOOR MEETS IT WHEN IT FAILED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039956December 9, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, WHEELS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK LATER THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE BATTERY WAS BAD, THE TRANSMISSION WAS BLOWN OUT DUE TO FLAT BEARING ALSO, THE CHECK LIGHT ENGINE KEPT FLASHING. THE CONSUMER MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FIND AN ADEQUATE DEALERSHIP TO FIX PROBLEMS. *CB THE VEHICLE WOBBLED BACK AND FORTH, THE CONSUMER LATER DISCOVERED THE WHEELS WERE FLAWED. THE GAS TANK LEVEL WAS NOT OPERATIONAL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043105October 17, 2003
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
THE RIDER'S SIDE SEAT BACK IS LOCKED IN PLACE AND WILL NOT FOLD FORWARD. THIS HAMPERS GETTING PEOPLE OR MATERIALS OUT OF THE BACK SEAT OF THIS EXTENDED CAB PICKUP. IT IS ALSO A SAFETY HAZARD AS A PERSON IN THE BACK COULD NOT EASILY ESCAPE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THERE ARE 57 OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE REQUESTED REPLACEMENT PARTS WHICH ARE NOT BEING PROVIDED. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021161June 6, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
PAINT ON HOOD AND TOP OF TRUCK HAVE BEEN PEELING OFF. ALSO, THE HINGE ON THE DRIVERS DOOR HAS BROKEN OFF OF THE METAL. IN HEARING FROM OTHERS THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT ON EITHER ISSUE LISTED ABOVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020432May 22, 2003
TIRES
THE CONSUMER RAN OVER A SMALL PIECE OF GRAVEL WHICH CAUSED THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE TO BLOW OUT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018995May 20, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE TRAVELING ON I-10 WESTBOUND, JUST WEST OF TALLAHASSEE FL, THE TREAD SUDDENLY SEPARATED FROM MY LEFT REAR TIRE, CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL FOR A FEW SECONDS. BECAUSE THERE WAS NO OTHER TRAFFIC NEARBY, AND I DIDN'T USE MY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO MY LEFT REAR FENDER AND WHEEL WELL. MY SPEED WAS AROUND 75 MPH, THE HIGHWAY WAS STRAIGHT, MY TIRE PRESSURE WAS 32 PSI (COLD). I WASN'T SURE WHAT HAD HAPPENED, BUT WHEN THE THUMPING ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF MY TRUCK STOPPED, I CHECKED BEHIND ME AND SAW A TIRE TREAD BELT ON THE HIGHWAY. NOT SURE IF IT WAS MY OWN, OR ALREADY ON THE HIGHWAY, USING A LOWER RATE OF SPEED, I PROCEEDED TO THE NEXT REST AREA, (37 MILES), WHERE I VERIFIED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. UNABLE TO BREAK LOOSE THE LUG NUTS, I PROCEEDED TO THE NEAREST EXIT WHERE I COULD HAVE THE TIRE CHANGED, (ABOUT 20 MILES?) DRIVING 50-55 MPH. THIS TIRE IS A FIRESTONE ATX II, SIZE 215/75R/15, ONE OF A PAIR I HAD PURCHASED AS REPLACEMENT TIRES ON 08/19/99. I HAD INQUIRED FOUR TIMES SINCE THE RECALL HAD BEGUN IN 2000 THROUGH 2001, ABOUT HAVING THEM REPLACED BUT WAS TOLD THIS SIZE WAS NOT ON THE LIST. ON THE LAST TRY, THE TIRE DEALER TRIED TO CONVINCE ME THAT FIRESTONE HAD NEVER MADE SUCH A TIRE, UNTIL I ASKED HIM TO CHECK HIS RECORDS FOR AUGUST OF 1999! MY TRUCK: 1996 DODGE DAKOTA SPORT, MILEAGE: 87000. VIN # 1BFL26XOTW700488. TIRES: ATX II SIZE 215/75R15, MILES 38,000, DOT# W2------. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF CONTACTING A FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP OR THE FIRESTONE CO. CONSUMER LINE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019729May 13, 2003
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
THE FRONT SEATBACK LATCHES DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE DRIVER'S LATCH DOES NOT LOCK ALLOWING THE SEATBACK TO MOVE FORWARD DURING SUDDEN TURNS. THE PASSENGER SEATBACK WAS PERMANENTLY LOCKED NOT ALLOWING FOR SEAT BACK TO BE ADJUSTED. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER CAN NOT ADD OR REMOVE PASSENGERS FROM EXTENDED CAB ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019520May 8, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER IN 1999 STATING THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE EXHAUST OUTER MANIFOLD STUDS, AND AT THAT TIME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE MANIFOLD, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE MANIFOLD STUDS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016472April 24, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
PLASTIC COVERS CAME OFF OF DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY. THEN SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RELEASE BECAUSE ASSEMBLY HAD BROKEN. THE ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE PRIED APART WITH A SCREWDRIVER SO THAT I COULD GET OUT OF THE SEAT BELT. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010478March 14, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THE WATER PUMP FAILED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010264March 11, 2003
STRUCTURE
FRAME CRACKED IN HALF BEHIND THE SUSPENSION ON PASSENGER SIDE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006867February 10, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE BUSHINGS ON THE VEHICLE WAS LOOSE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000358December 25, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
RECENTLY PURCHASED A 1996 DODGE DAKOTA PU. I'M HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CATALITIC CONVERTER AS THOUGH IT'S CLOGGING UP AND OR FALLING APART INTERNALLY. HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE AND ALSO WHAT ARE ALL OF THE RECALLS ISSUED ON THE 1996 DODGE DAKOTA, SO THAT I CAN GET ALL OF THEM FIXED, EVEN IF IT IS AT MY EXPENSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015765August 7, 2002
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
SEAT LOCKING LATCH BEHIND BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS DOES NOT FUNCTION. SEATS WILL NOT LOCK INTO PLACE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014953July 29, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WHEN BACKING UP THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE. THE ENGINE WAS NOT GETTING ENOUGH POWER, AND WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE WATER PUMP AND OTHER PARTS. THIS STOPPED THE SQUEAKING. *AK *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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