Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#700019October 22, 1998
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE PAINT ON THE TRUCK STARTED BUBBLING UP AND BURSTING OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS JUST OVER A YEAR OLD.I CONTACTED THE REGIONAL OFFICE. THEY SENT A PERSON DOWN WHO TRIED TO TELL ME THAT THE PAINT WAS BUBBLING UP AND PEELING OFF BECAUSE OF THE OZONE. I EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT THERE WERE OLDER VEHICLES IN THE JUNK YARD THAT HAD BETTER PAINT JOBS THAN MY TRUCK. I WAS TOLD THAT IF I HAD BOUGHT THE ADDITIONAL WARRANTY WITH THE VEHICLE, THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. I TOLD HIM THAT IF HIS VEHICLE WAS AS GOOD AS ADVERTISED, THAT I SHOULD NOT NEED THE ADDITIONAL WARRANTY. AS IT WAS, I GOT THE 7/70,000, BUT THAT DID NOT COVER THE PAINT. I WAS TOTALLY DISSATISFIED WITH THE REGIONAL OFFICE. I WROTE A LETTER THAT WAS NEVER ANSWERED. I EVEN CALLED THE MAIN CHRYSLER OFFICE WITH NO RESPONSE FORTHCOMING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829284October 21, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DIFFERENTIAL PROPORTIONAL VALVE
PROPORTIONAL VALVE IS DEFECTIVE. UNABLE TO GET PARTS ON A TIMELY BASIS, DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781334October 18, 1998
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
DRIVER & PASSENGER SIDE EXTERIOR POWER MIRRORS' SURFACES SEEM TO BE MADE OF A SOFT PLASTIC, WHICH GETS MICROSCOPIC SURFACE SCRATCHES. THESE ARE NOT NOTICEABLE UNTIL A LOW SUN ANGLE FROM REAR OF TRUCK APPEARS. THEN THE MIRRORS GLINT WITH A MILLION POINTS OF LIGHT, MAKING THEM USELESS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781325October 17, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781266October 15, 1998
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, LOUD CLUNKING NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN WHILE TURNING OR GOING OVER BUMPS, DEALER REPLACED A STEERING LINKAGE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN, THE TECHNICIAN NOTED LOOSE STEERING, AND ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE UNTIL COLUMN IS REPLACED.*ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541965October 15, 1998
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
HOOD LATCH FAILED, HOOD FLEW OPEN DAMAGING WINDSHIELD AND HOOD. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828922October 14, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 40 MPH REAR END COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781024October 8, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
LEFT FRONT BALL JOINT FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780730October 6, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELT RETRACTORS HAVE FAILED ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828538October 5, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 25MPH, A CAR RAN A STOP SIGN AND THE TRUCK BROADSIDED THE CAR. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY IN THE TRUCK. *AK *TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#780710October 5, 1998
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT
SUDDEN FAILURE OF U-JOINT CAUSED LOSS OF POWER AND CONTROL. BENT DRIVE SHAFT RESULTED FROM FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828433October 1, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE FUEL TANK CRACKED, CAUSING THE FUEL TO SPILL OVER. IF IT WAS TO BECOME A SOURCE OF IGNITION, IT COULD CAUSE A FIRE. DEALER WILL REPLACE FUEL TANK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780611October 1, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
COOLANT SYSTEM FAILED. VEHICLE OVERHEATS AND LEAKS RADIATOR FLUID.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828391September 30, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, STEERING
NOTICED TIRES FEATHERING ON OUTSIDE EXCESSIVELY. TIRES WOULD VIBRATE IN FRONT END. TOOK TO MECHANIC & INFORMED TIRES & ALIGNMENT CANNOT BE DONE DUE TO LOWER BALL JOINTS BEING WORN OUT. ALSO, STEERING HAS TOO MUCH PLAY IN IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827720September 29, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN 50 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#541780September 29, 1998
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRUCK WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR, THIS DID NOT OCCUR ALL TIME. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SEVERAL TIMES. WAS TOLD TO IGNORE THE LIGHT AND SHOULD ONLY BE CONCERNED IF THE LIGHT WAS FLASHING. THEY AJUSTED THE THROTTLE PRESSURE CABLE. IT SEEMED TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM FOR APPROX 1 WEEK. THEN THE PROBLEMS STARTED AGAIN. THIS TIME IT STILL WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AND NOW IT WAS BOGGING OUT. I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND AS I STEPPED ON THE GAS THE TRUCK JUST BOGGED OUT. IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THE PROPER GEARS. I DROVE BACK TO THE DEALER, THE CHECK THE TRUCK AND SAID THE SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRANI, WOULD NOT LET ME DRIVE VEHICLE, GIVEN RENTAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828217September 25, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
GOING UP HILL WHEN VEHICLE DIED OUT FOR NO REASON. TOWED TO DEALER & 1ST TIME, NOTHING FOUND. 2ND TIME IT HAPPENED, WAS TOLD TORQUE CONVERTOR NEEDED CHANGING. 3RD TIME, WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION WAS IN BAD SHAPE ALONG WITH TORQUE CONVERTOR & BOTH NEEDED REPLACING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541680September 25, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MAIN WIRING HARNESS AT TILT WHEEL: TILTING THE STEERING WHEEL HAS SEVERED LARGE GUAGE ELECTRICAL WIRES LEADING TO THE MAIN ELECTRICAL BUS ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE FIRST INSTANCE, THE WIRE PROVIDING POWER TO THE HEADLIGHTS WAS BROKEN AND ALL LIGHTS WERE LOSS, AND THE SECOND INSTANCE THE WIRE PROVIDING IGNITION BROKE AND KILLED POWER TO THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. BOTH TIMES THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781454September 21, 1998
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY
WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP, PLACING SHIFTER INTO REVERSE, A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WILL OCCUR DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828005September 18, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
BATTERY CABLE ON THE POSITIVE POST MID-WAY LAYS AGAINST THE ENGINE, BURNED THROUGH 3-4 CENTIMETERS, THROUGH THE CASING PART. ALSO STARTED TO GET TO THE WIRES INSIDE. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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