Dodge Dakota Complaints (1999)

641 consumer complaints on file.

#710006August 15, 1999
TRAILER HITCHES
I WAS RECENTLY NOTIFIED THAT THE TOW RATING OF THE DODGE DAKOTA R/T ONLY WAS LOWERED FROM 6400 LBS TO 2000 LBS. I FOUND OUT ON A WEBSITE. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS TRUE, THAT IT WAS LOWERED IN FEB 99 AND I WOULD RECEIVE A LETTER IN THE MAIL REGARDING MY OPTIONS. THEY WOULD NOT TELL ME WHY IT WAS LOWERED. I ASKED IF IT WAS A SAFETY OR PERFORMANCE ISSUE. THEY WOULD NOT SAY. IT TOOK 2 MONTHS TO GET THE LETTER AND ALL IT WAS A YELLOW CARD TO PUT IN MY OWNER'S MANUAL SAYING THAT THE TOW CAPACITY WAS NOW 2000 LBS. ALL THE LITERATURE I HAVE ALONG WITH MY OWNER'S MANUAL SAYS 6400 LBS AND APPARENTLY, CHRYSLER IS STILL ADVERTISING 6400 LBS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710011August 15, 1999
TRAILER HITCHES
TRUCK WAS ADVERTISED TO BE ABLE TO TOW 6400LB AS EQUIPED, LETTER WAS SENT STATING TOWING WAS NOW MAX OF 2000LB.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709894August 12, 1999
EQUIPMENT
WHEN I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK (JAN. 99) THE TOW RATING WAS 6400 LBS. RECENTLY, DIAMLER CHRYSLER CORP. SENT ME A CARD TO INSERT INTO MY OWNERS MANUAL THAT SAYS 2000# IS ALL THIS VEHICLE WILL TOW SAFELY. WHAT THEY DON'T EXPLAIN IS WHY THE TOW RATING IS DECREASED! IT SEEMS TO ME IF DC IS CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY ASPECT OF THIS ISSUE THAN THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED DURING THEIR OWN TESTING BEFORE RELEASE TO THE CONSUMER. THIS IS THE SECOND MODEL YEAR THAT THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN IN PRODUCTION AND THEY JUST NOW REALIZED THERE IS A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THERE ORIGINAL ADVERTISED TOWING FIGURE? WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS TRUCK THAT DC DOESN'T WANT TO TELL IT'S LOYAL CUSTOMERS ABOUT? I HAVEN'T TRIED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER BUT SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE SAME MODEL TRUCK HAVE AND DC IS BEING VERY TIGHT LIPPED CONCERNING THE REDUCED TOWING ISSUE, BASICALLY THEY WOULD RATHER "BUYBACK" THE VEHICLE THAN SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE CAUSE FOR THE WEIGHT REDUCTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709851August 11, 1999
EQUIPMENT
MANUFACTURER LOWERED TOW CAPACITY FROM ADVERTISED 6400LBS TO 2000LBS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709873August 11, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709844August 10, 1999
SUSPENSION:REAR
TOWING CAPACITY LOWERED TO 2000 POUNDS WITHOUT NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709760August 9, 1999
SUSPENSION:REAR
ACCORDING TO REPORTS ON THE INTERNET, DAIMLERCHRYSLER HAS ISSUED A LETTER RENEGING ON THE TOWING CAPACITY ADVERTISED FOR THE DODGE DAKOTA R/T \V8 FROM 6,400 LBS TO 2,000 LBS. THIS REDUCTION ANNOUNCEMENT LETTER HAS NOT BEEN SENT TO ME OR MANY OTHER NEW VEHICLE OWNERS, HOWEVER I HAVE SEEN AND HAVE A COPY OF THE LETTER PROVIDED TO ME BY OTHERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709762August 9, 1999
SUSPENSION:REAR
TOWING CAPACITY DOWNGRADED FROM 6400 TO 2000 LBS. NO CONTACT FROM CHRYSLER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709724August 8, 1999
SUSPENSION:REAR
TOWING ISSUE - TRUCK WAS ADVERTISED AND SOLD AS HAVING 6000# TOWING CAPACITY. AFTER DELIVERY THE OWNERS MANUSL WAS MODIFIED TO 2000# TOWING CAPACITY. THIS CAUSES A LOSS IN THE VALUE OF THE AS I PAID FOR A FEATURE THAT WAS NOT ON THE TRUCK AT TIME OF DELIVERY. I FEEL I WAS OVER CHARGED FOR THE TRUCK AND THE TRUCK HAS LOST RESALE VALUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709731August 8, 1999
SUSPENSION:REAR
I BOUGHT A DODGE DAKOTA RT IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR. AFTER OWNING THE TRUCK FOR APPROXIMATLY 3 MONTHS I WAS MADE AWARE OF A REDUCTION IN TOWING CAPACITY FROM 6400 POUNDS TO ONLY 2000 POUNDS. I CALLED DAIMLER CHRYSLER A NUMBER OF TIMES AND WAS TOLD THAT ONLY TRUCKS BUILT AFTER FEBUARY 1ST WERE ELIGIBLE FOR A BUYBACK, MY TRUCK WAS BUILT FEBUARY 6. THE REPRESENTITIVE I SPOKE WITH FROM CHRYSLER TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD HAVE HAD A YELLOW CARD PLACED IN MY OWNERS MANUAL STATING THE REDUCTION. I BROUGHT THE MANUAL TO THE DEALER AND HAD THE SERVICE MANAGER LOOK THROUGH MY MANUAL, AND HE TOO DID NOT SEE THE YELLOW CARD. I WAS NEVER TOLD OF THE REDUCTION WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK AND I WAS NOT ON ANY MAILING LIST FROM CHRYSLER TO RECEIVE A LETTER STATING THE REDUCTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709732August 8, 1999
SUSPENSION:REAR
WHEN PURCHASED NEW THIS VEHICLE, DAKOTA R/T, WAS CLEARLY ADVERTISED AS HAVING A TOWING CAPACITY OF 6400 LBS. DAIMLERCHRYSLER NOW ANNOUNCING A DOWNGRADE OF THAT TO 2000 LBS.. I HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED BY DAIMLERCHRYSLER OF THIS FACT THE ONLY REASON I KNOW OF THIS IS FROM OTHER DOKOTA R/T OWENERS. DAIMLERCHRYSLER WILL NOT STATE WHY THEY ARE REDUCING THIS. I THINK THIS MUST BE A REAL SAFTEY HAZZARD. I DID RECEIVIE AN E-MAIL THAT A NOTHER R/T OWNER LOST CONTROL WHILE TOWING AND HADE A MINOR WRECK. BEING THAT DAIMLERCHRYSLER HAS NOT CONTACTED ALL R/T THIS MUST MEAN THAT OTHERS ARE TOWING MORE THAN 2000 LBS. I HAVE TOWED NEER TO 2000 LBS BEFORE I FOUND OUT. (NOT FROM DAIMLERCHRYSLER) THEY NEED TO THE STAND UP AND LET ALL OF US KNOW BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS HURT OR KILLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709740August 8, 1999
SUSPENSION:REAR
TOWING ISSUE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709691August 6, 1999
TIRES
WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK, I WAS TOLD THAT CAPACITY WAS 6400LBS. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT IT WAS CHANGED TO 2000LBS WITH NO REASON WHY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709696August 6, 1999
SUSPENSION:REAR
THE FACTORY ORIGINALY APPROVED THE DAKOTA R/T FOR 6400 LBS TOWING CAPACITY, AND THEN SUDDENLY REDUCED THAT TO 2000 LBS, FAILING TO NOTIFY MANY OF THE PROBLEM, NOT CHANGING ANY ADVERTISEMENTS, AND NOT TELLING NEW BUYERS.... THEY REFUSE TO DISCLOSE INFO ON WHY THEY CHANGED THE RATING, AND DO NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843209July 23, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
IN WET PAVEMENT AND PANIC STOPS, THE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708547July 12, 1999
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:WRECKER AND WHEEL LIFT DEVICES
WHEN I ORIGINALLY BOUGHT THE DAKOTA R/T, I WAS TOLD THAT I COULD TOW UP TO 6400LBS. I JUST FOUND OUT FROM OTHER SOURCE THAT THE TOWING WAS REDUCED TO 2000LBS. CALLED CHRYSLER SENDING SOME LETTER AND A YELLOW CARD. IS THIS A SAFTY ISSUE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841491June 30, 1999
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
MANUFACTURER WHO SOLD VEHICLE, AND ALSO OWNER'S MANUAL STATE THAT VEHICLE CAN PULL UP TO 6000 TOWING POUNDS, BUT IT CAN ACTUALLY PULL ONLY 2000 POUNDS . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708052June 30, 1999
SUSPENSION:REAR
WHEN PURCHASED NEW THIS VEHICLE, DAKOTA R/T, WAS CLEARLY ADVERTISED AS HAVING A TOWING CAPACITY OF 6400 LBS. DAIMLERCHRYSLER NOW ANNOUNCING A DOWNGRADE OF THAT RATING TO 2000 LBS, RETROACTIVE TO ALL 1999 AND 1998 MODELS INCLUDING THOSE ALREADY SOLD AND TITLED. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL VOID WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708060June 30, 1999
SUSPENSION
THE MANUFACTURER SENT OF A CHANGE THAT DROPPED TOW RATING FROM 6400LBS TO 2000LBS ON THE R/T MODELS. THEY GIVE NO REASON FOR THE CHANGE. THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW THIS INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708062June 30, 1999
SUSPENSION
DAIMLER CHRYSLER ADVERTISED AND SOLD THE DAKOTA R/T VEHICLES AS HAVING A 6400 LB. TOWING CAPACITY. THEY HAVE NOW DOWNGRADED THIS TOWING CAPACITY TO 2000 LBS. MANY OF THESE VEHICLES ARE BEING USED TO TOW CONSIDERABLY MORE THAN 2000 LBS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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