Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#865025July 7, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING FRONT BRAKE LOCKS UP AND THE REAR BRAKE SEEM TO BE INOPERATIVE WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE, ESPECIALLY IN WET CONDITIONS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864830July 6, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:SHIFT PATTERN INDICATOR
GEAR SHIFT PATTERN INDICATOR WAS OUT OF LINE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK IT WOULD BE IN REVERSE, WHEN IN NEUTRAL IT WOULD BE IN DRIVE AND SO ON. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864929July 6, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
00 V 106 000/TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVEL: DEALER CANCEL CONSUMER APPOINTMENT BECAUSE THEY USED UP ALL THE PARTS AND NOW PARTS ARE BACK ORDER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864930July 6, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. DEALER TOLD HIM TO COME IN 2 WEEKS FOR A BRAKE CHECKUP. BY THE TIME THE CONSUMER WENT IN HIS BRAKES WERE SHOT.( NOTHING LEFT ON THE FRONT BRAKES).*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864737July 5, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE A SPECIAL TOOL FROM THE MANUFACTURER THAT THEY NEEDED TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724905July 4, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AND NOISE THROUGHOUT VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING WITH EITHER REAR WINDOW ROLLED DOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724918July 4, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
I COMPLAINED ABOUT A VIBRATION DURING BRAKING, WAS TOLD THE ROTORS AND PADS WERE WARPED, I HAD THEM RESURFACED AT 350.00 AND LESS THAN A MONTH LATER I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM... ALL THIS AT 19,000 MILES (ALL HIGHWAY MILES) CHRYSLER SAYS IT'S NOT A WARRANTY ITEM......*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864580June 30, 2000
STEERING
CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO PUT KEY INTO IGNITION AND IT WOULD NOT GO IN. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT STEERING WAS UPSIDE DOWN, AND THAT WAS WHY. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, BUT COULDNOT BRING VEHICLE IN TO REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE WOULD NOT START. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT 8 YEARS AGO STEERING LOCKED UP, AND HAD TO GO STRAIGHT INTO A PARKING LOT. COULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. OWNER LATER FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE A DEAD BATTERY. ONCE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, PROBLEM SOLVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864631June 30, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS
FRONT END SQUEAKED WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT FRONT CALIPER TREADS WERE STRIPPED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE REAR BRAKE BACKING PLATES WERE POORLY ENGINEERED AND WERE MADE WITH UNSUITABLE METAL, THEY ARE RUSTED AND CORRODED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864500June 29, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
FRONT UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS BROKE, CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR OF THE TIRES. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724673June 28, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
PRE MATURE BALL JOINT WEAR, EVEN THOUGH SERVICED AND GREASED REGULARLY, WHICH IF NOT CHECKED VERY OFTEN, COULD RESULT IN COMPLETE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724721June 28, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
STEERING COUPLER WEARS, FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS WEAR EXCESSIVELY, SERIOUS BALL JOINT WEAR EVEN THOUGH GREASED REGULARELY,(GREASED EVERY 2,000 MILES)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864360June 28, 2000
SEAT BELTS
ADJUSTABLE SEAT BELT ANCHOR ON THE LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE PULLED OUT OF THE ASSEMBLY, CAUSING SEAT BELT TO BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864414June 28, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT
WHILE CHANGING THE TIRE JACK BROKE, AND VEHICLE FELL OFF THE AXLE. ALSO, BUMPER WAS DAMAGED WHILE TOWING. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864429June 28, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION AT 25 MPH, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER 'S SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER RECEIVED MINOR CHEST INJURIES FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL AFTER IMPACT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#864309June 27, 2000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN, TRAVELING 15MPH WAS HIT ATAN INTERSECTION BROADSIDE WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO RUN INTO A LIGHT POLE HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY, NOR DID SEAT BELT LOCK IN PLACE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864321June 27, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED ENGINE CHECK LIGHT FLASHING SOON AFTER VEHICLE STALLED. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEICLE, BUT PROBLEM RETURNED. *AK THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLS DURING IDLE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864265June 26, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON OR IMPACT. FIRST TIME AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE GOING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS AT A SLOW PACE. SECOND TIME VEHICLE WAS GOING OVER A DIP IN THE ROAD AND AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER REPLACED AIRBAGS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. BUT, AFTER THE SECOND TIME, DEALER WANTED CONSUMER TO CONTACT THE INSURANCE COMPANY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724459June 23, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE PURCHASED AUG. 24, 1999. RECEIPT OF CERTIFIED LETTER FROM NATIONAL DISPUTE CENTER-DALLAS, TEXAS. SIGN THIS LEMON DISCLOSURE PAPER NOT SIGNED WHEN YOU BOUGHT TRUCK. DEALER SIGNED CONTRACT WITH CHRYSLER TO DISCLOSE TO NEXT BUYER THEY WERE PURCHASING A LAUNDERED LEMON. THE DEALER, FINANCE OFFICER, NOR THE SALESMAN DISCLOSED THIS INFORMATION TO ME AT ANY TIME. IF I DIDN'T RECEIVE FORM FROM TEXAS, IT WOULD STILL BE COVERED UP. NUMEROUS TRANSMISSION FAILURES - HAULED IN TWICE WITH NOTHING SHOWING AT THE DEALERSHIP. I WORRY EACH TIME I GET BEHIND THE WHEEL. WHO WILL GET MAIMED OR KILLED? DEALER COMMITTED FRAUD BY FAILURE TO DISCLOSE. PLEASE HELP. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724385June 22, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE REAR ABS FAILED AT 6002 MILES, IT WAS REPAIRED ON 06/16/2000 BY DON SCHMID DODGE,FAILED AGAIN AT 6102 MILES, REAR BRAKES DRAGGING TO THE POINT OF SLOWING THE VEHICLE DOWN ON BOTH FAILURES. ODOR OF HOT BRAKE LININGS AND RED HOT DRUMS ON THE FIRST FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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