Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#895556August 30, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
2000, DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB WITH ORIGINAL TIRES. SET OF TIRES ON VEHICLE HAVE CRACKS ON SIDEWALL BELOW THE RIM. GOODYEAR STORE WILL PRORATE THE TIRES, SIZE P215/75R15, DOT#M6HFEKWR1000. *AK THE CRACKS WERE ON INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE TIRES. THE TIRE DEALER SAYS THE CRACKS WERE DUE TO THE OZONE LAYER. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751389August 30, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
POOR ROTOR QUALITY. IN SPEAKING WITH MANY OTHER DAKOTA OWNERS, AFTERMARKET ROTORS FIXES THIS PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895388August 29, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHEN DRIVING AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NEEDED WIPERS STOPPED WORKING, CAUSING POOR DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER; MECHANIC NOTED A TEMPORARY SOLUTION TO PROBLEM BY TAPPING ON WIPER MOTOR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751365August 29, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895285August 28, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 00V106000, AND MADE CONTACT WITH DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR THE DEFECT. DEALERSHIP WAS REFUSING SERVICE BECAUSE THERE WAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION, AND MUST BE CORRECTED BEFORE THEY PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751197August 27, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKES HAVE A PULSESATING FEEL. HAD THE FRONT ROTORS TURNED AND THIS TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MONTHS. IT'S PULSESATING AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895200August 27, 2001
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, SUSPENSION:FRONT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
IN 1999 STEERING WAS TIGHT/ HARD TO TURN, AND DIFFICULT TO STEER. CONSUMER TOOKVEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED RACK AND PINION. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE NEEDS ANOTHER RACK AND PINION. *AK CONSUMER STATES HE THOUGHT HE SAW WHERE THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING STEERING ON HIS VEHICLE. BALL JOINTS NEED REPLACED, HOWEVER SHOP COULD NOT GET THE PIN OUT TO MAKE REPAIRS. FRONT END NEEDED ALIGNMENT, IT WAS OUT OF SPECS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895171August 24, 2001
SUSPENSION
TIRE CENTER INDICATES THAT TOW END THROWS ALIGNMENT OUT AND WEARS THE TIRE TREAD OUT. THE CONSUMER HAS GONE THROUGH 4 SETS OF TIRES IN 40,000 MILES. TIRE TECHNICIAN SAYS PROBLEM IS INHERENT WITH DAKOTA TRUCKS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895073August 23, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES FRONT BRAKES LOCKS UP AND THE VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT AND RIGHT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR EVERYTIME THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, TWO MECHANIS COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES, THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED AND THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751030August 23, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
I FEEL THAT THE PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT BRAKES HAS TO DO WITH THE NEW ALL WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM. THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS VERY SCARY BECAUSE SOMETIMES IT TAKES A FEW SECONDS TO DOWN SHIFT AND THAT MAY LEAD ME INTO HAVEING AN ACCIDENT. THE SEAT IS A BIG COMFORT ISSUE SEEING THAT IS WHERE YOU SIT TO DRIVE. THE ENGINE IDLE MAKES ME FEEL LIKE THE TRUCK IS GOING TO STALL OUT AND I WILL HAVE TO RESTART IT NOT GOOD IF YOU ARE SITTING IN A LINE OF MOVEING CARS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894894August 22, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL DEAD CENTER IMPACT AT 35-40 MPH IN WHICH NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. VEHICLE HAD OVER 10 THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894837August 21, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
WHEN TURNING OFF BRIGHT LIGHTS HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, CANNOT REMEDY BECAUSE THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894864August 21, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL FADED TO FLOOR, NO BRAKING ACTION, AND VEHICLE REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. MILEAGE AT THAT TIME WAS 8000. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE ABOUT $ 1000.00 CONSUMER INJURED LEG AND NERVE SYSTEM. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES, CANNOT DUPLICATE, CANNOT REMEDY. DODGE DISTRICT MANAGER SAID THIS WAS NOT DANGEROUS ENOUGH TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#750878August 21, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DEALER HAS HAD AN INDEPENDENT COMPANY CHECK THE PROBLEM AND DID WORK TO THE BRAKES CHANGING THE ORIGINAL SITUATION TO APPEAR THAT THEY WERE IN BETTER WORKING CONDITION WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE INDEPENDENT COMPANY. THE BRAKES ARE STILL UNSAFE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#894723August 20, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
A FEW MINUTES AFTER VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT JUMPED OUT OF PARK INTO DRIVE AND ROLLED FORWARD, CAUSING DAMAGES TO GARAGE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750742August 19, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 7 TIMES WITH PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE HOPPING AND JUMPING DURING BRAKING, BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 40 TO 30 AND UNDER. THE DEALER HAS TURNED THE FRONT ROTORS TWICE AND REPLACED THEM ONCE. THE REAR DRUMS HAVE ALSO BEEN TURNED AND REPLACED. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS NOT ONLY IS IT ANNOYING IT COULD BE A VERY REAL SAFETY ISSUE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750704August 18, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AT APPROXIMATELY 7000 MILES I STARTED EXPERIENCING AN ENGINE RPM SURGE AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN GEAR AFTER A COLD START. ENGINE RPM WOULD INSTANTLY RISE TO 1400 - 1500 RPM WITHOUT ANY THROTTLE INPUT CAUSING THE TRUCK TO LUNGE FORWARD OR BACKWARD DEPENDING ON THE GEAR IT WAS IN. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS ORIGINALLY TOLD THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE SINCE THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED ONCE THE ENGINE HAD BEEN STARTED AND HAD WENT THROUGH THIS CYCLE. I FINALLY GOT A SERVICE ADVISOR TO LISTEN AFTER LIVING WITH THIS PROBLEM FOR APPROXIMATELY 9 MONTHS. AT THAT TIME, THE IDLE AIR CONTROL MOTOR WAS CHANGED WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 6000 - 9000 MILES, THE PROBLEM RE-OCCURRED. THE DEALER AGAIN CHANGED THE IDLE CONTROL MOTOR WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. FUEL INJECTOR CLEANER WAS THEN RAN THROUGH THE VEHICLE AND THE SPARK PLUGS WERE CHANGED WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK. ANY TIME I START THIS VEHICLE AFTER IT HAS SET OVER NIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES UNDER 60 DEGREES THE ENGINE STARTS AND IDLES DOWN TO NORMAL IDLE OF APPROXIMATELY 600 -700 RPM. WHEN I PUT THE TRUCK IN GEAR, THE IDLE RPM DROPS TO APPROXIMATELY 400 AND WILL THEN SURGE TO 1200 - 1400 BEFORE IDLING BACK DOWN TO NORMAL. I AM STILL WORKING WITH THE DEALER TO GET THIS RESOLVED HOWEVER AM MAKING LITTLE PROGRESS SINCE THEY HAVE SO FAR NOT BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH THE VEHICLE LONG ENOUGH TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THEMSELVES. THE PROBLEM OCCURS FOR ME EVERY DAY I START THE VEHICLE AND THE WEATHER IS COOL. ON HOT DAYS, IT IS FINE. I AM STILL WORKING WITH THE DEALER AND WILL BE MEETING WITH THEM ON 8/21/2001. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894663August 17, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND FELT VIBRATION. REAR PASSENGER'S TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. HE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE. GOODYEAR TIRE, P265R/15. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750677August 17, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
REPAIR DONE WITH NEW KIT AVAILABLE BECAUSE OF DEFECT, WAITING FOR RECALL. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9003688August 16, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
NOTICED NOISE UPON STARTING IN MORNING. FOUND BATTERY CABLE THAT GOES TO STARTER HAD CAME IN CONTACT WITH POWER STEERING PULLEY DUE TO CABLE NOT BEING IN RETAINING CLIP. REPLACED BATTERY CABLE ASSEMBLY. UPON REPLACEMENT OLD CABLE WAS FOUND TO HAVE BEEN CUT BY PULLEY INTO THE COPPER WIRE ABOUT 1/6".
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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