Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#551515March 23, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SPEED CONTROL CAN NOT BE DISENGAGE MANUALLY AT THE STEERING COLUMN, MUST DEPRESS BRAKE TO DISENGAGE. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720489March 22, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I HAVE TWO RECURRING PROBLEMS. 1) I HAD THE TRUCK IN 3 SEPARATE TIMES FOR RATTLING NOISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER, SO FAR, REPLACED THE TIMING CHAIN AND FAN CLUTCH, BOTH UNDER WARRANTY. ONCE AGAIN, THE ENGINE IS MAKING THE SAME RATTLING NOISE. THIS NOISE STARTED AROUND 58,000 MILES. ALSO, MY ENGINE CURRENTLY HAS AN OIL LEAK. THE DEALER CLAIMS IT IS THE FRONT SEAL. THE DEALER BROKE THIS SEAL WHEN THE TIMING CHAIN WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE SEAL REPAIR. 2) I HAD THE TRUCK IN 3 TIMES FOR ANOTHER RATTLING NOISE IN THE A/C (INTERIOR). THE DEALER CLAIMED THE NOISE WAS NORMAL. THE FOURTH VISIT AND CONVERSATION WITH MANAGER PROVED THAT THE NOISE, IN FACT, WAS NOT NORMAL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE COMPRESSOR. AT THE CURRENT MILEAGE, THE A/C IS ONCE AGAIN MAKING THE SAME NOISE. IN SUMMARY, THE ENGINE IS PRODUCING A RATTLING NOISE. THE A/C IS ALSO PRODUCING A RATTLING NOISE (BOTH ITEMS ARE SEPARATE NOISES AS VALIDATED BY THE DEALERSHIP). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551454March 21, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND IT TAKE A WHILE TO RESTART. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858815March 20, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
BRAKE CALIPIERS WILL FREEZE AND GET STUCK, CAUSING DAMAGE TO PADS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858867March 20, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ONGOING SHUTDOWN/STALLING PROBLEM. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER'S REPAIR SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND DEALER WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ALSO, INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY REFUSED TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE ANY LONGER UNTIL MANUFACTURER WOULD FORWARD A CORRECTION TO THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720320March 19, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
THE FRONT BUMPER HAS BEGUN TO RUST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720186March 16, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON 2/27/2000 I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. MY PROBLEM BEING MY TRANSMISSIOM WILL NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY. WHEN IT IS SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE THE VECHICLE MAY HESITATE AND NOT MOVE THEN VIOLENTLY SLAM INTO GEAR. ON ONE OCCASION MY NEICE SETTING IN THE BACK SEAT HEAD WAS SLAMMED INTO THE REAR WINDOW GLASS AS THE VECHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. I HAVE A VIDEO TAPE OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILING TO PROPERLY ENGAUGE. I WAS ABLE TO REACH IN THE BACK SEAT TAKE THE CAMERA OUT OF THE CASE INSERT THE BATTERY FILM AND SHOOT A VIDEO OF THE TRUCK SETTING IN GEAR THEN VIOLENTLY LURCHING FORWARD. THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER SAID ON THE SERVICE ORDER "CANNOT DUPLICATE SITITION. I SHOWED HIM THE VIDEO AND HE ADMITTED I HAVE A PROBLEM BUT HE COULDNT HELP ME BECAUSE CHRYSLER WOULD NOT REIMBURSE HIM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#858549March 15, 2000
SUSPENSION
WHEN THE REAR WINDOW IS OPENED AND WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED, VEHICLE VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE, AND CANNOT FIX IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858552March 15, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT ALL THE TIME, CONSUMER FEARS THAT CAR MAY LOSE CONTROL, AND THERE MAY BE AN ACCIDENT. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858522March 14, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM PULSATES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. THIS PROBLEM IS DUE TO A DISC WHICH IS CORRODED FROM THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE WITH VISIBLE BLISTERS WHICH HAS CAUSED A HOLE IN THE PLATE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858353March 13, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
BROKEN WIRES IN THE STEERING COLUMN, CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO BECOME INOPERABLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. OWNER HAS HAD THE WIRING FIXED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC.*AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719943March 10, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS
NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE SHOULD REPLACE VEHICLE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858328March 10, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD JERK LIKE NOT GETTING ENOUGH FUEL. VEHICLE WAS CHECKED & WATER WAS FOUND IN GASOLINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719887March 9, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THIS HAPPENED 1 DAY AFTER AN OIL CHANGE. A QUALIFIED MECHANIC SHOULD HAVE NOTICED THIS. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN THE SUMMARY. *AMK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858139March 8, 2000
STEERING
NOISE COMING FROM REAR OF STEERING MECHANISM. HAS BEEN IN SHOP SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF SHOCKS, HOW2EVER THE DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858178March 8, 2000
STRUCTURE, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
AT TIME OF PURCHASE CONSUMER ASKED THE DEALER WHAT THE SKID PLATES WERE MADE OUT OFF. CONSUMER WAS TOLD METAL. LATER, CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT THEY WERE PLASTIC AND BROKE OFF, CAUSING THE 4- WHEEL DRIVE TO QUIT. DEALER SAID THE DRIVESHAFT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719801March 7, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE FIRST PROBLEM HAPPENED IN ARIZONA ON I-40,I HAD JUST PASSED AN 18 WHEELER AND PULLED BACK IN HIS LANE WHEN I RAN OUT OF FUEL, MY FUEL GAUGE INDICATED I HAD A QUATER OF A TANK LEFT. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER ON MY RETURN HOME. I JUST HAD A SECOND FUEL FAILURE AT HOME.AGAIN THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWS A QUATER OF A TANK OF FUEL . I HAVEN'T BEEN TO THE DEALER TO REPORT THIS FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857940March 6, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING 35-40 MPH AND AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719675March 4, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAGS LIFT AND PEEL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857896March 3, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
GAS GUAGE MISREADS THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE . DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SENDING UNIT PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. *AK THE FAULTY SENDING UNIT, WHICH IS CONSIDERED TO HAVE CAUSED THE FUEL GUAGE PROBLEM FAILED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER REPLACING IT.. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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