Dodge Dakota Complaints (1999)

641 consumer complaints on file.

#869291September 1, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
FRONT DISC BRAKES WILL HEAT UP AND SEPARATE IN HALF AND HALF OF THE BRAKES WILL FALL OUT DUE TO THE SEPARATION CAUSING COMPLETE FAILURE OF BRAKES.DLR CLAIMS IT IS GLUE THAT SEPARATES DUE TO THE HEAT. CONSUMER REPLACED FRONT DISC BRAKES BUT DEFECT WILL REOCCUR. SO FAR CONSUMER HAS REPLACED IT 3 TIMES AND IT WILL ONLY LAST ABOUT 3 MONTHS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729671August 31, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
INTERIOR WATER LEAK@6620MILAGE,2 SERPENTINE BELTS REPLACED,5 TIMES ENGINE/INTERIOR ENGINE LIGHT ELUMINATED CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729673August 31, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
INTERIOR WATER LEAK@6620MILEAGE,WHOLE INTERIOR REPLACED,2 SERPENTINE BELTS REPLACED, 5 TIMES FOR ENGINE STALLING EITHER IN IDLE OR WHILE DRIVING , ENGINE LIGHT ELUMINATED AND VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND NOT START, TOWED TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. CURRENTLY AWAITING ABITRATION HEARING WITH NCDS THROUGH CHRYSLER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728562August 21, 2000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
NOISE IN REAR DIFF. DEALER ADMITS THE PROBLEM, BUT CANNOT FIX
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728518August 21, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
5/5/00 MILAGE-24009 ENGINE LIGHT ON - VEHICLE STALLED (TOWED) 6/22/00 MILAGE-26743 ENGINE LIGHT ON-VEHICLE STALLED 6/23/00 MILAGE-26774 ENGINE LIGHT ON-VEHICLE STALLED6/26/00 MILAGE-26930 ENGINE LIGHT ON-VEHICLE STALLED 8/10/00 MILEAGE28776 ENGINE LIGHT ON-VEHICLE STALLED CHRYSLER CASE#7556187 FILED FOR ABITRATION DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES AND BURDENSOME REPAIRS. REPLACED PARTS:SPARK PLUGS,PCM, SPRK PLUGWIRE,HEADGASKET, CYLINDER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727892August 14, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
ENGINE REPEATEDLY BREAKS #2 SPARK PLUG. DEALER HAS NO SOLUTION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727727August 13, 2000
PARKING BRAKE
EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE RUBS ON REAR LEAF SPRING, DLR SAYS ALL TRUCKS DO IT. IT IS A DESIGN FLAW AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE BRAKE CABLE WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL WHEN THE CASING ON THE CABLE WEARS THRU AND THE CABLE RUSTS AND CORRODES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726757August 5, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SENSOR FOR SPEED CONTROLL ABOVE 15 MILES PER HOUR NOT WORKING,CAUSING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT TO STAY ON.TRUCK HESITATES TO CHANGE INTO GEAR WHEN SPEED ABOVE THAT IS TRYING TO BE REACHED.WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL OR FACTORY WARRANTY ON THIS PART AND TO FIND OUT WHERE IT IS LOCATED ON THE VEHICLE AND IF IT CAN BE PUT ON AND RESET WITHOUT BEING TAKEN TO THE DEALER?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866361July 31, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHEN MANUAL TRANSMISSION IS IN 1ST GEAR IT WILL ROLL BACKWARDS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725573July 17, 2000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
UPON TRYING TO TRADE IN THIS VEHICLE, I WAS INFORMED THAT IT HAD BEEN REPAINTED. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMS THAT THAT IT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT. HOWEVER, THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE HAS DECREASED GREATLY DUE TO THIS. I WAS OFFERED $7,000 AS A TRADE IN VALUE. THE DEALER WOULD LIKE TO REPAINT, BUT I FEEL THEY SHOULD REPLACE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865511July 17, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AND DIE WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*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
#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
#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
#723101May 23, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
IDLING IN PARK ON FLAT LAND, SLIPPED INTO REVERSE AND HIT PARKED CAR. 2 PREVIOUS INCIDENTS OF REVERSE INTO NUETRAL WHILE BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE. 3 INCIDENTS OF DRIVE INTO 2ND. SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF "SETTLING" SOUNDS WHILE IN DRIVE. MANUFACTURER SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG AND REFUSING TO PERFORM WARRANTY REPAIR.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722304May 5, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
RIGHT SIDE EXCESSIVLY WEARING TIRES. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/30R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860787April 24, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING ON ROAD HAD TO APPLY BRAKES SUDDENLY TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. ABS LIGHTS CAME ON, WHEELS LOCKED UP, AND DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKES SHOULD FLUCTUATE TO MAINTAIN STEERING CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721732April 20, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I HAVE HAD BOTH PROBLEMS (ABS AND TIRE FAILURE) ON TWO SEPERATE OCCASIONS. THE DATE ON THE REPORT WAS FOR THE MOST RECENT. I CAME AROUND A CURVE TO THE RIGHT, THEN TURNED TO THE LEFT TO STRAIGHTEN OUT FOR THE ROAD AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I STARTED HEADING FOR A DITCH IN SOMEONE'S YARD SO I APPLIED THE BRAKES THEY LOCKED UP THEN RELEASED COMPLETELY. MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT CAUSING STEERING TO BE NONRESPONSIVE. IN MY FIRST ACCIDENT, I WAS FOLLOWING A FRIEND COMING FROM A LIGHT THAT JUST TURNED GREEN, AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM STARTED TO SLOW DOWN TO TURN, WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THEY LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT RELEASE SO I TURNED THE WHEEL TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT AND THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT CAUSING ME TO SLIDE ON THE WHEEL INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER MOTORIST. I HAVE WITNESSES IN BOTH CASES THAT SAY THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO AND THAT I WAS NOT BREAKING ANY LAWS. NO CITATION WAS GIVEN IN EITHER CASE BECAUSE THE OFFICERS AGREED THAT I DID NOTHING WRONG.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255/55/R17 )
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#860434April 17, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH AND AS A RESULT OF VHEICLE HITING A TREE, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPOLY WITHOUT INDICATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721511April 15, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM
CHRYSLER DECLARED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. AFTER THREE TRIPS TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE REAR BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE 9 INCH REAR DRUMS DID NOT PRODUCE ENOUGH FRICTION TO EFFECTIVELY STOP THE WEIGHT. I REPLACED THE DRUMS WITH FACTORY 10 INCH AND THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. CHRYSLER THEN REFUSED TO REIMBURSE ME, AND DECLARED MY WARRANTY VOIDED. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER DAKOTA OWNERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. THE FRONT ROTORS ARE BEING WARPED AT 3000 MILES AFTER REPLACEMENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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