Dodge Dakota Complaints (2008)

91 consumer complaints on file.

#10775934September 24, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS), HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10776481September 24, 2015
STEERING, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AS I START THE TRUCK, IT KICKS WHEN I SHIFT TO DRIVE AND START TO ACCELERATE. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER NEAR ME WHEN THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE RACK AND PINION AND THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING. THE TRUCK KEEPS DOING THE KICK OR JUMPS GEARS. MAYBE THE PROBLEM IS IN THE CABLE OR THE SHIFTER. IT KEEPS DOING THIS TO THIS DAY AND GETTING WORSE. NOW I HAVE TO MOVE THE SHIFTER TO DRIVE AND PUT IT BACK TO PARK TO START THE TRUCK. ALSO THE IGNITION STAYS ON SOMETIMES WHEN THE KEY IS REMOVED AND THIS DRAINS THE BATTERY. THE TRUCK SEEMS TO USE WAY TO MUCH GAS FOR THE DRIVING I DO. MY JOB IS LESS THAN FIVE MILES FROM MY HOUSE AND IT USES A LOT OF GAS ABOUT 10.00 EVERY DAY FOR SUCH A SHORT DISTANCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760321August 31, 2015
SEAT BELTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
POSSIBLE SHORT IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM EFFECTING SAFETY EQUIPMENT. SEATBELT WARNING CONTINUES TO ALARM WHEN SEATBELTS ARE WORN AND/OR FASTENED WITHOUT PASSENGERS IN VEHICLE. AUDIBLE ALARM STOPS AFTER DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS WITHOUT FREQUENT STOPS FOR TRAFFIC,STREET LIGHTS, STOP SIGNS (IE: FREEWAY), HOWEVER, VISUAL WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ON DASH. HORN EFFECTED - FUSE BLOWS AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT EACH TIME HORN IS USED. SEAT BELT SYSTEM PROBLEMS BEGAN IN 2013 WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT APPROX. 60MPH. HORN PROBLEMS BEGAN IN 2014.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744888July 30, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744096July 28, 2015
STEERING, SUSPENSION
MY FATHER HAD TAKEN THIS TRUCK INTO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES FOR FRONT END NOISES. HE PASSED 3 MONTHS AGO, AND THE TRUCK BECAME MINE. ONCE I GOT IT, I TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP TO HAVE IT LOOKED OVER. THEY INFORMED ME THE FRONT SUSPENSION WAS READY TO FALL OUT OF IT AT 66K MILES. WE HAD THE FRONT SUSPENSION FIXED AND IT STILL MAKES SUSPICIOUS NOISES. I BELIEVE THERE ARE PROBABLY MORE 08'S OUT THERE THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM, SO I THINK THE 08 DAKOTA'S SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE NEWEST DODGE RECALL. THE ENTIRE TIME MY FATHER OWNED THIS TRUCK, HE REPEATEDLY TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SAYING SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE SUSPENSION. I'M SURE KEY CHRYSLER IN NEW CARLISLE OH HAS RECORDS OF THESE VISITS AND HIS COMPLAINTS. IT'S A SHAME HE DIDN'T LIVE TO SEE THIS RECALL, HE WOULD HAVE FELT VINDICATED. THE 2008 DODGE DAKOTA SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744183July 28, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VISIBILITY/WIPER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TURNING RIGHT LAST YEAR SIGNALED LEFT AND THE BLINKER BLINKED RIGHT MY WIFE WAS BEHIND ME AND LATER ASKED WHY I DIDN'T SIGNAL THE RIGHT WAY I SAID I DID IM NOT A DUMM YI CHECKED THINGS THEY WERE FINE. ABOUT A WEEK LATER ...I PUT THE HIGH BEAMS ON AND THE WIPERS CAME ON RAN THROUGH THE TURN SIGNALS SURE ENOUGH SIGNAL LEFT BLINK RIGHT SIGNAL RIGHT BLINK LEFT. PUT HIGH BEAM ON WASHER FLUID AND WIPERS COME ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734121July 15, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS APPROXIMATED TO BECOME AVAILABLE IN SIX MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. MA 09/22 THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON JULY 20,2015. UPDATED 01/25/16. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732892July 9, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THERE WERE HIGH HUMIDITY TEMPERATURES. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ONLY HEARD WHEN PARKING THE VEHICLE IN EXCESSIVE HEAT. THE CONTACT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS PLACED ON A WAITING LIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732185July 6, 2015
STEERING
FLUID LEAKAGE INFORMED FROM MECHANIC THAT RACK AND PINON LEAKING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721799May 27, 2015
SUSPENSION
TIE RODS FAILED UNDER 25K MILES LOSS OF CONTROL VIOLENT SHAKING 26 THOUSAND MILES WATER PUMP BEARINGS FAILED LEAKING SEAL POSSIBLE BELT SLIPPAGE FROM LEAK REPAIR SHOP ALSO NOTICED RACK N PINION SEALS LEAKING FLUID THAT WAS REPLACED NOW I HEAR A CLUNKING WHEN I TURN. BALL JOINTS?? THAT YOU CANNOT LUBRICATE THEY WERE REPLACED FOR FREE ON MY 2002 DAKOTA FOR MY OWNERSHIP FREE THEY SHOULD BE FREE FOR THIS ONE TOO BEFORE IT KILLS SOMEONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721805May 27, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, POWER TRAIN
CRANK POSITION SENSOR FAILED CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER HARSH DOWNSHIFT FROM TRANSMISION AT SPEED AND LOSS OF POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEARING COULD GET SOMEONE KILLED IF IT WAS IN A INTERSECTION OR ON THE HIGHWAY REPLACEMENT SHOULD BE FREE + TOWING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663433December 10, 2014
STEERING
MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HIS 08 DODGE DAKOTA LESS THAN 2 MILES FROM OUR HOME. WE LIVE IN A VERY RURAL AREA. HE WAS NOT GOING MORE THAN 35-40 MPH. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF SHAKING IN THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK. LUCKILY, HE WAS CLOSE TO A RARELY USED ROAD AND PULLED OVER. IT WAS UNUSABLE AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE MECHANIC'S SHOP. BOTH TIE RODS HAD BROKEN ALONG WITH OTHER PARTS THAT WERE SEVERELY WORN. WE HAD JUST HAD A BABY LESS THAN TWO WEEKS BEFORE AND WE HAD ALL RIDDEN IN THE TRUCK TOGETHER DAYS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. THANK THE GOOD LORD MY HUSBAND DID NOT WRECK AND THE BABY AND MYSELF WERE NOT WITH HIM. THE CHRYSLER COMPANY NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM!!! IT WAS EXPENSIVE TO FIX FOR A FAMILY WITH A NEW BABY AND VERY, VERY DANGEROUS!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659865November 20, 2014
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE FAILED STATE SAFETY TEST DUE TO NEED FOR LOWER BALL JOINTS AT <70K MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659866November 20, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEEL CYLINDER FOR THE REAR BRAKES WAS FAULTY AND LEAKING. THIS LED TO THE BRAKES BEING PARTIALLY ON CONSTANTLY, AND THE BRAKE SHOES TO WEAR TO BELOW SAFE LIMITS WITHIN A YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659867November 20, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, WHEELS, TIRES
RIGHT REAR TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR INTERNAL FAILURE, LEADING TO NEED FOR REPLACEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10658762November 18, 2014
STEERING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING THE OUTER TIE ROD FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNUSABLE, THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE CRASHED IF I HAD NOT BEEN LUCKY AND BROUGHT IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD QUICKLY. BOTH TIE ROD ENDS WERE FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AS WELL AS THE SWAY BAR MOUNTS. IN ADDITION THIS VEHICLE HAS ROUTINELY HAD A TURN SIGNAL PROBLEM, WHEN YOU TURN ON THE LEFT SIGNAL THE RIGHT SIGNAL ILLUMINATES ABOUT 25 PERCENT OF THE TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10637452September 19, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS TRUCK HAS HAD TO BE TOWED IN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES IN THE 15 MONTHS SINCE I'VE OWNED IT. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TELLS ME IT IS DUE TO THE TIPM. THE FAILURE OF THIS PART MAKES THE VEHICLE IMPOSSIBLE TO START. APPARENTLY CHRYSLER HAS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THIS PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10622173August 13, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WENT TO USE TURN SIGNALS AND THEY HANG UP. THEY DO NOT QUIT BLINKING RIGHT AWAY. DOES NOT MATTER WHICH ONE YOU TURN ON-LEFT OR RIGHT (UP OR DOWN). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10617180July 29, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, SEAT BELTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
RE: 2008 DODGE DAKOTA BEEN SEARCHING FOR RECALL ON THE ABOVE VEHICLE, BEEN STOPPED NUMEROUS OF TIME BY OFFICERS ABOUT SIGNALS. HAVE REPLACED BULBS AND DOESN'T WORK. PROBLEMS: TURNS LEFT SIGNAL LIGHT ON AND THE RIGHT ONE COMES ON, THIS HAPPENS 95% OF THE TIME. EMERGENCY FLASHES DOES NOT WORK 75% OF THE TIME. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616167July 24, 2014
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE
I WAS GOING DOWN FORT SILL BLVD AND I REAR ENDED ANOTHER TRUCK. I WAS GOING ROUGHLY 40 TO 45 MILES PER HOUR. MY ENTIRE FRONT END WAS COMPLETELY SMASHED IN, YET MY AIR BAGS STILL DIDN'T DEPLOY?? THIS IS HE SECOND ACCIDENT THAT THEY DIDN'T DEPLOY. I HAVE SEVERAL PHOTOS OF MY TRUCKS FRONT END AND THE INSIDE SHOWING THAT THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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