Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#835991March 19, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK IN OPEN POSITION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. BRAKES DID NOT STOP VEHICLE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704334March 12, 1999
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
PAINT IS PEELING OFF STARTING ON THE ROOF AND IS NOW STARTING ON THE SIDE OF THE CAB/THE U-JIONT IS IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT AGAIN AT THIS TIME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835675March 10, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON AN ICY ROAD CONDITION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO IMPACT AT A POST AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, AND BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704174March 8, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
WINDSHIELD HAS MANUFACTURE DEFECTS. OPTICAL DISTORTIONS APPEAR IN MULTIPLE, IF NOT THE ENTIRE WINDSHEILD. DEALER DISCRIBED THEM AS NORMAL AND THAT EVERY OTHER WINDSHIELD IN THE DAKOTA AND DURANGO LINE HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS...ER CHARACTER. I WAS ASKED TO GET USE TO THE DISTORTION, BUT CANNOT. MY PROBLEM WITH VISABILITY THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD HAS CAUSED MISJUDGEMENTS IN SIGN LEGIBILITY, DISTANCE/PHYSICAL APPEARANCE AND SOMETIMES RESULTED IN EYESTRAIN LEADING TO HEADACHES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704124March 7, 1999
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM, WHEELS:HUBCAP/COVER
STEERING KNUCKLE SPINDLE ASSEMBLY FAILED CAUSING CALIPER TO COME LOOSE . HUB BEARINGS ON BOTH FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLYS WORE OUT. WAS TOLD THAT THIS COULD RESULT IN WHEEL COMING OFF OF VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704106March 6, 1999
SUSPENSION:REAR
REAR END FAILED AT 3600, 36,000, 55,000, AND 96,000 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704078March 5, 1999
AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY
CHILD SAFETY SEAT DOES NOT FIT IN REAR SECTION - NEED ON/OFF AIRBAG SWITCH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704087March 5, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
1. THE POWER STEERING HIGH- PRESSURE HOSE HAS AN O-RING INSIDE OF THE FITTING THAT CONNECTS TO THE GEARBOX. THE O-RING COMPLETELY FAILED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING DIFFICULT STEERING, WHICH WAS VERY UNEXPECTED. REFILLING THE RESEVOIR RESULTED IN A HIGH PRESSURE SPRAY OF HYDRAULIC FLUID COVERING THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND LASTING LESS THAN TWO MILES WITH NO TURNS. 2. THE CLUTCH DOES NOT DISENGAGE WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS PRESSED TO THE FLOOR, THERE IS PLENTY OF FLUID IN THE RESEVOIR, AND THERE IS RESISTANCE WHEN PRESSING THE PEDAL. TO DOWN SHIFT, I HAD TO STOP THE ENGINE, PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN 1ST GEAR PUSH IN THE CLUTCH, THEN START THE ENGINE. THERE IS JUST ENOUGH CLUTCH TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING IF THE BRAKE IS ON. THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS WARNINGS OR INDICATIONS THAT THIS FAILURE WAS PENDING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544244March 3, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
THE POST THAT ARE TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT OF THE WINDSHIELD ARE TOO WIDE OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER FIELD OF VISION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834081March 3, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
VEHICLE INDICATED THAT THE TRUCK WAS IN PARK. BUT AFTER OWNER GOT OUT FROM VEHICLE WHILE THE TRUCK WAS STILL RUNNING, IT JUMPED INTO REVERSE AND HIT OWNERS BOAT. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832985March 2, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
FUEL TANK WHICH IS CONNECTED BY A RUBBER TUBE TO THE GAS TANK GOT LOOSE, CAUSING A FUEL LEAK, WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703838February 28, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKES MAKE METALLIC NOISE---HAD ROTORS TURNED AND NEW PADS INSTALLED, NO CHANGE--MECHANIC CAN FIND NO REASON FOR NOISE. HAPPENS ONLY AFTER VEHICLE DRIVEN FOR A FEW MILES. WHEN BRAKE IS DISENGAGED A SMALL JOLT IS FELT MOMENTS AFTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835276February 26, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHEN CRASHING INTO A TREE, MOSTLY ON THE LEFT FRONT SIDE OF TRUCK, THE SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD THE DRIVER AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS. OWNER NOT SURE IF TRUCK WAS TOTALLED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#833486February 24, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 95V088000. TOOK TO DEALER. HAD THE REPAIRS DONE ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE RECALL REMEDY HAS FAILED. THERE ARE HOLES IN THE SLEEVES WHERE KEYS CAN CATCH & SHUT DOWN VEHICLE. HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 4 TIMES WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703596February 22, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
PASSENGER SEAT BELTS FAILED TO ENGAGE CATCH MECHANISM WHEN PULLED SHARPLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831994February 18, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND THE REVERSE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK AT ALL. THE ONLY REAR LIGHTS THAT WORK ARE THE HEAD LIGHTS. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834969February 18, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES OUT, AND DRIVER COULD NOT SEE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IN THE DARK. ALSO, PROBLEMS WHEN REVERSING GEARS, WHICH FELT LIKE GOING "OVER A SACK OF POTATOES". DEALER IS WILLING TO PAY HALF OF THE COST FOR TRANSMISSION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703454February 18, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
IT APPEARS THERE WAS A FUEL RETURN LINE SEPARATION THAT CAME LOOSE TO CAUSE FUMES TO BE IGNITED BY THE CATALYIC CONVERTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834830February 16, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AND GOING UP A HILL, VEHICLE GOES PAST 3RD GEAR INTO 2ND GEAR, RACES UP TO OVER 5000 RPM WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY ADJUSTED THE SPEED CONTROL LINKAGE, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. SPEED CONTROL LINKAGE ADJUSTED AGAIN, PROBLEM HAS NOT REOCCURRED SINCE. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834841February 16, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
UNDER WET CONDITIONS BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE/BECAME INOPERATIVE, CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKES AND TWICE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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