Dodge Dakota Complaints (2001)

678 consumer complaints on file.

#8010586May 28, 2002
TIRES
RIGHT REAR TIRE LOCKED UP, HARD TO STEER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009792May 14, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
22 MONTH OLD CHILD HIT GEAR SHIFT LEVER FROM PARK TO DRIVE. VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, AND THE KEY WAS NOT IN IGNITION AS IT STARTED TO ROLL BACK IN GARAGE. MANUFACTURER WAS SENDING OUT AN INSPECTOR FOR VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761592May 6, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT ROTORS STARTED WARPING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS BUT WAS NOT APPARENT UNTIL AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. FROM OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE WWW IT IS APPARENT THAT DODGE WILL NOT ADMIT THE DEFAULT IN HEAT DISSIPATION AND I WILL PURCHASE AFTER MARKET ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. THE BRAKING WITH SUCH A RAPID DEGRADATION IN THE ROTORS IS A HAZARD AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO BEFORE SOMEONE DOES GET HURT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6901111April 30, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A BODYGUARD SYSTEM INSTALLED.(CLAIM#51-0491-004)*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007780April 16, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
WHEN VEHICLE IS IN PARK IT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE, AS IF IT WAS STILL IN DRIVE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007584April 15, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
AFTER BUYING VEHICLE WITH BUCKET SEATS, NOTICED SHOULDER BELT COMES ACROSS THE NECK. THIS IS CAUSING DRIVER TO BE CHOKED. WOULD HAVE TO PUT BELT UNDER ARM TO BE USED.*AK *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760371April 7, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE NOT DESIGNED PROPERLY TO MEET THE NORMAL DEMANDS OF EVERYDAY DRIVING. ROTORS REQUIRE TURNING EVERY 5,000 MILES. NO FACTORY IMPROVEMENT AVAILABLE. ONLY CHOICE IS TO REPLACE WITH AFTER-MARKET PARTS. DEALERS ONLY OFFER EXCUSES, BLAME DRIVING STYLE. (I AM VERY EASY ON BRAKES. MANY OTHERS WITH SAME PROBLEM). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9006532April 2, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRUCK STALLS WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE, SAME PROBLEM OCCURS AT TIMES IN DRIVE AS WELL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759976March 29, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WE ARE CONCERNED BECAUSE THE AIRBAG IN THIS VEHICLE FAILED TO DEPLOY . THE CIRCUM-STANCES UNDER WHICH THIS COLLISION HAPPENED ARE AS FOLLOWS: OUR 17 Y/O WAS COMING HOME FROM SCHOOL (WITH FRIEND AS PASSENGER). PASSENGER NOTICED 1ST A VEHICLE AHEAD OF THEM WAS SLAMMING ON THEIR BRAKES TO TURN RIGHT (W/O USING TURN SIGNAL). OUR DAUGHTER WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE DODGE TRUCK IN TIME TO AVOID A COLLISION. OUR VEHICLE INCURRED RT FRONT END DAMAGE. THE OTHER VEHICLE INCURRED LT REAR/ SIDE DAMAGE. OUR DAUGHTER'S PASSENGER HURT HER KNEE WHEN IT HIT THE DASHBOARD; BUT (LUCKILY FOR US) THEY ARE FRIENDS AND DID NOT FEEL IT WAS A SERIOUS ENOUGH INJURY TO SUE OVER. BUT WE ARE CONCERNED THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY-- SHOULDN'T IT HAVE; IF THE DECERERATION/ COLLISION SPEED WAS 35 MPH??! PLS CONTACT US. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8006359March 25, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WILL JERK/PULSATE AND SURGE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9005860March 15, 2002
TIRES, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DEFECTIVE POWER TRAIN AND THE GOODYEAR TIRES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759357March 14, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
PLEASE VISIT WEB SITE: WWW.DODGEDAKOTAS.COM AND GO TO "FORUMS" AND SEARCH UNDER "BRAKE PROBLEMS" FOR SUPPORTING CASES OF ROTOR FAILURE. I NOTICED MY FRONT BRAKES PULSATING AT APPROXIMATELY 16,000 MILES. I DRIVE 90% HIWAY WITH VERY LITTLE CITY TRAFFIC. I DRIVE VERY CONSERVATIVELY. (NO HARD BRAKING) RECENTLY WHILE EXITING THE HIWAY I APPLIED MY BRAKES AT 45MPH AND HAD TREMENDOUS PULSATING INSTANTLY WHICH CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO LOSE IT'S BRAKING ABILITY. I WAS ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BUT IT PROMPTED ME TO GET THE PROBLEM RESOLVED. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER EXPECTING THEM TO FIND A REASON AS TO WHY THE ROTORS ARE WARPED AFTER VERY LITTLE USE. THEY TOLD ME THAT "THEY DON'T MAKE BRAKES THE WAY THEY USED TO". AFTER VIEWING THE WEB SITE NOTED ABOVE; IT'S OBVIOUS THAT THERE IS A UNDERDESIGNED ROTOR USED ON DODGE DAKOTAS AS THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO DISIPATE THE HEAT GENERATED DURING NORMAL DRIVING. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME AN ACCIDENT. I DO NOT WANT TO BE DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT HAS INFERIOR BRAKE DESIGN OR MATERIALS. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT I CAN GET BETTER ROTORS AND PADS FROM AFTER MARKET MANUFACTURER'S. WHY DOESN'T DODGE USE THOSE? AS A VOLUNTEER FIREMAN I GO TO MANY ACCIDENT SCENES. I JUST DON'T WANT TO BE ON THE OTHER SIDE BECAUSE OF A CHOICE BY THE MANUFACTURER, DODGE, TO USE LESS EXPENSIVE BRAKING COMPONENTS. BY THE WAY THE DODGE DURANGO IS ALMOST IDENTICLE TO THE DAKOTA YET HARDLY HAS ANY BRAKE ISSUES. SOUNDS LIKE THAT VEHICLE IS EQUIPED WITH THE PROPER COMPONENTS. I HAVE MY WARPED ROTORS AND BREAK PADS TAKEN OFF MY DAKOTA IF YOU'D LIKE TO USE IN YOUR INVESTIGATION. I AM SURE THAT THE ROTOR IS NOT PROPERLY DESIGNED FOR THE NORMAL STOPPING REQUIREMENTS OF THE DOAGE DAKOTA. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. JAMES BUCKLEY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759051March 7, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
TRUCK WAS IN PARK SHIFTED UNEXPECTEDLY INTO REVERSE, CAUSING TRUCK TO HIT A DOCK DAMAGING TAILGATE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004385February 22, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING WHILE DRIVING, THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE THIRD GEAR SEPARATING IN THE TRANSMISSION, THE WAS PROBLEM REPAIRED, HOWEVER CONSUMER SOLD THE VEHICLE. *JG *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004392February 22, 2002
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
CONSUMER STATED THE RIGHT FRONT CV BOOT ON FRONT AXLE WAS OPEN AND CAUSED LOSS OF LUBRICANT, VEHICLE BEING TOWED TO DEALER. CV AXLE WAS SEPARATING AT SEAL, THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD.*AK *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758483February 22, 2002
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
1-11-2002 OIL PRESSURE PROBLEMS. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER..DONALSON MOTOR COMPANY IN SILSBEE, TEXAS. AFTER 2 DAYS THEY PHONED ME TO TELL ME THE ENGINE HAD SUFFERED A "CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE". THE CAUSE WAS "DIRTY OIL". I RUN ROYAL PURPLE-A HIGH DOLLAR SYNTHETIC OIL. THE PRICE TAG FOR ALL OF THIS WAS 5600.00. I TOOK A OIL SAMPLE TO THE MAUFACTURER TO HAVE TESTED. BOTH CHEMISTS THAT TESTED THE OIL REPORTED THE VISCOSITY OF THE OIL WAS INTACT. THE OIL WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE. I TOOK THIS BACK TO DONALSON AND WAS TOLD THE OIL WAS THE CAUSE. I FOUND AN MECHANIC WHO GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF 3300.00 FOR THE SAME ENGINE. WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP MY TRUCK DONALSON INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULD DO THE WORK FOR 3000.00. THEY HAVE HAD MY TRUCK FOR 1 MONTH AND 19 DAYS, I WENT TO PICK IT UP AND THE AIRCONDITIONER WAS NO LONGER BLOWING COLD AIR(I DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM BEFORE). I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THEM AND WAS TOLD THAT THE AC HAD BEEN CONTAMINATED WHILE REBUILDING THE MOTOR AND IT WOULD COST SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIX!!!. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758254February 14, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BETWEEN 30 AND 50 MPH WHEN APPLYING NORMAL BRAKE PRESSURE THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS VIOLENTLY SOMETIMES ALMOST UNCONTROLABLY. IT STARTED AT ABOUT 12K MILES. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THERE IS A PROBLEM!. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003384February 1, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
SHIFT LEVER WILL GO INTO ANY GEAR WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKE DOWN. SOMETIMES SHIFTER INDICATES VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE WHEN IT'S REALLY IN REVERSE, DRIVERS FEELS THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. DEALER HAS NOT FOUND A SOLUTION. *AK SHIFTER POPS OUT OF DRIVE OR REVERSE, STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT LOCK WHEN KEY IS REMOVED FROM SWITCH, DEALER SERVICED 5 TIMES. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003300January 31, 2002
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
FRONT HEAD RESTRAINTS ARE NOT HIGH ENOUGH FOR PROTECTION OF HEAD. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003321January 31, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE STALLS AND DOES NOT CHANGE GEARS PROPERLY. DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE SOURCE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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