Dodge Dakota Complaints (2000)

806 consumer complaints on file.

#10002652January 14, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS
AFTER 30K MILES ON MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA R/T MY FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED AND THE FRONT SEEMED TO DO 100% OF THE BRAKING SO I JACKED UP THE TRUCK AND PUT IT ON BLOCKS AND TESTED THE BACK BRAKES THEY DIDNT EVEN STOP UNDER IDLE SO I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER TOM MATSON'S DODGE OF AUBURN,WA AND HAD THEM FIX IT THE SAME DAY I WENT HOME TO TEST IN THE SAME MANOR I DID IN THE FIRST TIME AND STILL NO BACK BRAKES OTHERS FROM THE R/T TRUCK CLUB I BELONG TO ALSO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THERE 2000 MODELS AND DC HAD BOUGHT THEM BACK BECAUSE OF A "DESIGN FLAW" IF THEY KNOW ITS A "DESIGN FLAW" WHY DO THEY LET THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE DRIVE AROUND THE STREETS WITH OF THERE BRAKING ABILITY? TO ME THAT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND THEY SHOULD DO SOMETHING TO FIX IT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002627January 13, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS
MY 2000 DAKOTA R/T HAD NO REAR BRAKES, CHRYSLER BOUGHT IT BACK AND FURNISHED A 03 FOR ME. IT HAS A COMPLETE DIFFERENT BRAKE SYSTEM THAN THE 00 DID. CHRYSLER ADMITTED A PROBLEM. NOW I HAVE CONTACTED SEVERAL OWNERS OF R/T'S 2000 TO 2002 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I KNOW OF AT LEAST 10 R/T'S WITHOUT REAR BRAKES! WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO INVESTIGATE THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED? I'VE COMPLAINED TO DEAF EARS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002638January 13, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS
LACK OF BRAKING BIAS TO THE REAR OF MY 2000 DAKOTA R/T PICKUP. THIS HAS CAUSED MY TRUCK TO GO THROUGH 3 SETS OF ROTORS IN 55, 000 MILES. I HAVE ALSO HAD SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS TO TO THE REDUCED BRAKING. I HAVE SIMILAR TRUCKS BUILT IN 98 AND 99 WITHOUT THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002436January 9, 2003
WHEELS:RIM
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE RIM OF THE SPARE TIRE. ALSO STATED THAT IT IS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT AND THAT THE TIRE WAS NEVER USED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000865January 9, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2000 DODGE DAKOTA QUADCAB - I WAS GOING FORWARD IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I STOPPED THE TRUCK AND PUT IT IN "PARK", ENGINE STILL RUNNING. I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS IT ENGAGED ITSELF IN REVERSE. IT SMASHED THROUGH A GATE AND I GOT INJURED WHEN I GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE GATE AND THE LEFT FRONT FENDER OF THE TRUCK. WHEN THE TRUCK STOPPED I GOT IN AND STILL FOUND IT INDICATING IN "PARK". THE DRIVEWAY WAS LEVEL. I HAVE SINCE BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE CONDITION WITH THE GEAR SHIFT JUST SLIGHTLY OUT OF "PARK", PARTICULARLY WITH A COLD ENGINE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10000790January 8, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2000 DAKOTA CLUB CAB R/T WITH REAR ABS BRAKES ONLY. COMPLAINT: NEVER HAD WORKING REAR BRAKES, COULDN'T BE FIXED BY DEALER, SOLD BACK TO CHRYSLER. NOW I HAVE DISCOVERED SEVERAL MORE R/T'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM! CHRYSLER/DODGE WON'T OR CAN'T FIX! HOW MANY MORE ARE OUT THERE? REAR WHEELS WILL NOT STOP TURNING UNDER UNDER ANY CONDITION EXCEPT USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. FOUND THIS OUT ON SNOWY STREET WHILE STOPPING. WHEN VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 10 MPH! LOOKED OUT DOOR AT REAR WHEELS AND THEY WERE SPINNING WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED HARD. IT'S NO WONDER THEY CAN'T KEEP FRONT ROTORS ON THESE VEHICLES, THEY ARE DOING 100% OF THE STOPPING!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001304December 20, 2002
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN HIT AT 45MPH IN THE FRONT CENTER OF THE VEHICLE THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001210December 19, 2002
WHEELS:RIM
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING A DEFECTIVE RIM ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO STATED THAT THERE IS A CRACK OF ABOUT TWO INCHES TRUE THE WHOLE RIM AND IS NEVER BEEN USED ALSO SAID THAT THIS IS A SPARE TIRE. MANUFACTURE WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001211December 19, 2002
WHEELS:RIM
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING A DEFECTIVE RIM ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO STATED THAT THERE IS A CRACK OF ABOUT TWO INCHES TRUE THE WHOLE RIM AND IS NEVER BEEN USED ALSO SAID THAT THIS IS A SPARE TIRE. MANUFACTURE WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8024122December 10, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHEN STARTING VEHICLE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACKWARDS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770469December 5, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I BOUGHT A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA BRAND NEW FROM NELSON AUTO GROUP IN MARYSVILLE, OHIO. THE TRUCK IS LESS THAN 3YRS OLD AND ONLY HAS 55,000 MILES ON IT, WHICH 95% OF THEM ARE HIGHWAY, AND THE ENGINE WENT BAD. I TOOK IT BACK TO NELSON'S AND THEY SAID THE MOTOR MIGHT NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SOME THINGS THEY FOUND WHEN IT WAS HOOKED UP TO A MACHINE. THEY ARE NOT REALLY SURE WHAT EXACTLY IS GOING ON UNTIL THEY TEAR IT APART AND REALLY LOOKS INSIDE. THEY SAY IT WILL COST A COUPLE OF HUNDRED DOLLARS TO DO THAT, AND PROBABLY A COUPLE HUNDRED MORE TO FIX. IF I JUST WANTED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE ON A TRUCK THAT IS LESS THAN 3YRS OLD, IT WILL COST $4,624.00 THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THEY CONTACTED THE DIAMLER-CHRYSLER REPRESENTATIVE AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO COVER THE REPAIR OR EVEN HELP WITH THE COST. I CONTACTED THE DIAMLER-CHRYSLER CORPORATION MYSELF AND WAS TOLD THAT A DECISION WAS MADE AND THEY WON'T DISCUSS IT ANY FURTHER. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSON I SPOKE WITH (SANDY NORRIS), SAID SHE WOULDN'T LET ME SPEAK TO ANYONE ELSE REGARDING THE ISSUE AND DISCONNECTED THE CALL. IT IS VERY TROUBLING THAT WE AS CONSUMER ALLOW THIS TYPE OF INFERIOR PRODUCT TO BE SOLD TO US, THEN BE TOLD THAT UNLESS WE BUY MORE OF A WARRANTY THEY WON'T BACK ANYTHING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023668December 4, 2002
WHEELS
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH FRONT RIGHT WHEEL. ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL CAME OFF MAKING DAMAGES TO THE AXLE AND TO THE VEHICLE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND DOES NOT WANT TO TELL THE CONSUMER WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND WON'T FIX THE PROBLEM EITHER. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769929November 20, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
FACTORY BRAKE COMPONENTS NOT ADEQUATE FOR STOPPING THIS TRUCKS. EVERYONE WHO OWNS A DAKOTA HAS A PROBLEM WITH FREQUENT BRAKE ROTOR WARPAGE. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS DODGE REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. OWNERS FORCED TO BUY EXPENSIVE BRAKE OVERHAULS EVERY FEW THOUSAND MILES. CHECK OUT THE MESSAGE BOARDS AT WWW.DODGEDAKOTAS.COM YOU WILL SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769802November 16, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THE ROTORS HAVE CONTINUELY WARP AT ABOUT EVERY 12000 MILES. I HAVE HAD THEM TURNED 4 TIMES AND INSTALLED NEW ROTORS AT ABOUT 38000 MILES. THEY ARE AGAINED WARPED AT 60,000 MILES AND NEED TO BE TURNED AGAIN. VECHILE VIBRATES AT 30 TO 40 MPH WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. WHEN ROTORS ARE TURNED THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY FOR A WHILE. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008528November 5, 2002
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2000 DODGE DAKOTA. ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****769308. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769068October 29, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
DEALER INDICATED THAT MANUFACTERER IS AWARE OF DESIGN DEFECT WITH NO FIX COMMITED. THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARP OVER TIME WHICH DEGRADES THE BRAKING SYSTEM PERFORMANCE AND CONFUSES THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM IN 55000 MILES. ROTORS HAVE BEEN ALREADY TURNED TWICE AND ARE ALREADY WARPED AGAIN. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768885October 25, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
MY ROTORS HAVE WARPED 4 TIMES IN 38,530 MILES. NEW DODGE PARTS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED. THIS MOST RECENT TIME I GOT A SURPRISE. DODGE SAID AFTERMARKET BRAKE PADS HAD BEEN INSTALLED. I HAVE ONLY HAD BRAKE SERVICE PERFORMED AT MARIETTA DODGE. THE PREVIOUS INSTALLATION SOMEONE MUST HAVE USED AFTER-MARKET FRONT BRAKE PADS. ALSO, THIS IS AN ON-GOING PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK. 4 SETS OF ROTORS WARPED IN LESS THAN 10,000 MILES. NOT GOOD. WEAK BRAKES. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021594October 25, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE BRAKE ROTORS ARE WORN CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED DEALER REPLACE THREE TIMES ALREADY TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021367October 22, 2002
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING APPROX 45 MPH VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING FAILED W/O WARNING. CHECKED BY DLR WHO ADVISED RACK AND PINION FAILED. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021106October 18, 2002
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE DRIVE SHAFT ARE HITTING THE RIGHT REAR TIRE CAUSING HEAVY VIBRATION AND DAMAGE TO THE TIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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