Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#10020777May 31, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
WHILE DRIVING ON A SIDE ROAD THROUGH A NEIGHBORHOOD, THE FRONT DRIVER-SIDE TIRE, WHEEL, BRAKE, AND ROTOR ARM FELL OFF MY CAR. I BELIEVE THE BEARING FAILED AND DISCONNECTED ITSELF FROM THE AXEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020793May 31, 2003
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
2001 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB 4X4 DRIVING ALONG THE HWY AROUND CURVE AT 55 MILES AND HOUR POWER STEERING FAILED ALMOST HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR A WEEK BEING FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. ODOMETER 29980.00 MILES. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK EVER SINCE IT WAS BOUGHT NEW, THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP, MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT (MIL) ON THE DASH. TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. RECEIVED THE TRUCK BACK FROM THE DEALER DROVE 22 MILES TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AGAIN MIL LIGHT ON AGAIN. HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIO MALFUNCTION, I COULD GO ON AND ON. I FEEL THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILING, COULD HAVE COST MY WIFES LIFE NOT TO MENTION THE OCCUPENTS OF THE ON COMMING TRUCK. THE TRUCK IS DRIVEN BY HER 99 PERCENT OF THE TIME. I JUST HAPPENED TO BE DRIVING IT ON THE LONG WEEKEND. I WAS ABLE TO FIGHT WITH IT AND MANAGED TO DRIVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE ACCURED WITH THE KIND OF MILEAGE PRECENT ON THE TRUCK AS WELL AS THE AGE. ANY HELP YOU CAN PROFIDE IN ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES, WOULD BE APPRECIATED
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020696May 29, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
ON WET OR SLIPPERY ROADS, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED {REAR ABS] THE FROMT BRAKES LOCK UP AND THE VEHICLE BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE,WITH THE REAR BRAKES PROVIDING NO ASSISTANCE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER TWICE AND TOLD BRAKES WERE WORKING TO SPEC.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021656May 27, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE, STEERING:COLUMN
THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. *NLM *AK THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING: KNOCKING IN THE SUSPENSION(4 ATTEMPTS TO FIX), THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT, THE DRIVER DOOR HAD A WIND NOISE AND WATER LEAKED, THE TAILGATE HANDLE WAS LOOSE ON THE RIGHT SIDE, THE LOWER STEERING COLUMN COUPLED, AND THE UPPER CONTROL ARM BOLTS WERE FOUND LOOSE. *SCC
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021657May 27, 2003
SUSPENSION
THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF VEHICLE WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. *NLM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019245May 24, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKES, VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, WARPED ROTOR. *NLM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019249May 24, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. WARPED ROTORS AT ONLY 27,000 MILES WHEN USED ONLY FOR COMMUTING TO AND FROM WORK, MAINLY HIGHWAY MILES. WAS TOLD THAT MANY THINGS COULD CAUSE PREMATURE WEARING AND OR WARPING OF THE ROTORS SUCH AS HEAVY TOWING AND HIGH TEMP'S. NONE OF WHICH THE TRUCK HAS ENDURED. I DO NOT/HAVE NOT TOWED ANYTHING AND FURTHERMORE THE WARPING HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER SO, HIGH HEAT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE EITHER. I'VE DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ONLINE AND REALIZE NOW THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR. DODGE WILL NOT ASSIST WITH RESOLVING THE ISSUE AS THEY WILL ONLY WARRANTY ROTORS UP TO 12,000 MILES. THE OTHER CASES I'VE READ ABOUT SEEM TO HAPPEN AT OR WITHIN 10,000 MILES. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT DODGE NEEDS TO ADDRESS AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OF. NOT ONLY THE BRAKE ISSUE BUT I AM ALSO EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEMS AS OTHERS WITH THE UPPER BALL JOINTS. MINE HAVE ALREADY HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE SO LOOSE THAT YOU COULD MOVE THEM WITH YOUR HAND. DODGE SHOULD BE HELP ACCOUNTABLE FOR THESE ISSUES!!!! *NLM
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020478May 23, 2003
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
THE POWER SEAT ADJUSTMENTS ON THE DRIVER SIDE STOPPED WORKING IN 04/2003. THE SEAT WAS ALSO UNSTABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE SERIAL NUMBER FOR THE PART IS 5012532-AA. *NLM
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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
#10019130May 22, 2003
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
I BEGAN TO SMELL HORRIBLE ANTIFREEZE/MUSTY SMELL (TRUCK HAD ALWAYS HAD MUSTY SMELL, BUT THIS WAS MUCH WORSE). IT WAS SO BAD THAT I HAD TO TURN THE HEAT OFF AND ROLL THE WINDOWS ALL THE WAY DOWN AND KEEP THEM THAT WAY THROUGH THE DEAD OF WINTER BECAUSE THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT IN, I WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE SECOND TIME I TOOK IT IN, I SPECIFICALLY ASKED THEM TO LOOK FOR AN ANTIFREEZE LEAK. SEEING AS HOW THEY ARE MECHANICS, THEY SHOULD KNOW THIS WAS A HEATER CORE PROBLEM. I OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T KNOW AT THE TIME. THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE THIRD TIME I TOOK IT IN (BY THIS TIME IT HAD GOTTEN TO WHERE HEAVY MIST WOULD COME OUT OF VENTS AND FOG UP THE ENTIRE CAB), THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MILDEW AND CHARGED ME TO CLEAN AND DEODERIZE. WHAT A RIPOFF SINCE THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM, MY VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY, AND IT STILL STINKS! I NOW HAVE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WITH A DIFFERENT (HOPEFULLY BETTER) DEALER SINCE MY WARRANTY EXPIRES IN THREE WEEKS AND CHRYSLER "CUSTOMER SERVICE" TOLD ME I HAVE TO GET IT FIXED BEFORE WARRANTY EXPIRES OR I WILL HAVE TO PAY...EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 10 MONTHS AND IT IS CHRYSLERS FAULT IT IS NOT ALREADY FIXED. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH NEW DAKOTA'S. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS SEARCH HEATER CORE DAKOTA ON THE INTERNET AND YOU'LL COME UP WITH MANY COMPLAINTS, MOST OF WHICH SAY THAT IF CHRYSLER FINALLY ADMITS THERE IS A PROBLEM, THEN THE PERSON IS STILL OUT OF A VEHICLE FOR WEEKS AT A TIME. HONORING WARRANTY ALSO SEEMS TO BE A HUGE PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER. I'LL NEVER BUY ANOTHER UNLESS THEY CHANGE THEIR ATTITUDE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020361May 22, 2003
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
THE CONSUMER NEARLY HAD A COLLISION DUE TO THE MALFUNCTIONING OF THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. *AK *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018985May 20, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WARPED ROTORS. *NLM
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
#10019009May 20, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I HAVE A 2001 DODGE DAKOTA 4X4 THE BRAKES VIBRATE SO BAD THEY SHAKE ME IN THE SEAT, THIS STARTED ABOUT 20,000 MILES. DODGE SAYS IT ONLY COVERS BRAKES TO 12,000 MILES. AFTER LOOKING AT ALL THE COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE NET WITH THE SAME PROBLEM , IT SEAMS DODGE HAS A PROBLEM. WE NEED THIS FIXED AS A RECALL. *NLM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020123May 19, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE BACK FIRED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020125May 19, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
ALTHOUGH THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET THE VEHICLE WOULD SPEED UP TO ANOTHER SPEED. *NLM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018747May 15, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AND WERE RESURFACED AT 15400 MILES. DURING BRAKING THE TRUCK BOUNCED AND THE STEERING GYRATED LEFT AND RIGHT SEVERELY. TRUCK NOW HAS 29000 (APPX) MILES AND THE ROTORS HAVE WARPED AGAIN. SAME VIBRATION AND STEERING WHEEL GYRATIONS. DANGEROUS TO STOP QUICKLY. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018756May 15, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKING FOR 4 MONTHS HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE DEALER STATES THAT IT WAS WARPED ROTORS. THE DAKOTA TRUCK IS ONLY 1.5 YEARS OLD WITH 23,000 AT FIRST START OF PROBLEM. THE DEALER STATES THEY CAN'T BE TURNED DUE TO SEVERE RUST PITTING WHEN I BRAKE THE TRUCK HOPS INTO THE NEXT LANE . THE DEALER STATES THAT IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I SUSPECT THAT THERE ARE MORE TRUCKS WITH THIS PROBLEM OUT THERE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019943May 15, 2003
TIRES:SIDEWALL
AT 8,000 MILES ONE OF THE TIRES WENT FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TIRE DEALER WHICH FOUND ALL FOUR TIRES (GOODYEAR WRANGLER ST P215/75R15) HAD CRACKS IN THE TIRE WALL. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH THE SAME BRAND OF TIRE. NOW THE DRIVER FRONT AND REAR TIRES HAVE CRACKS IN THE TIRE WALL. THE CONSUMER FILED A COMPLAINT WITH DODGE #11259201. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018727May 14, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS BEEN REPLACE TWICE. NOW WAITING FOR THIRD WHICH IS ON BACK ORDER. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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