Dodge Dakota Complaints
6,628 consumer complaints on file.
- #10763101September 11, 2015AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10762826September 10, 2015AIR BAGS
I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD TAKE 30-90 DAYS FOR A PART TO BE DELIVERED TO MY DEALER. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THE AIRBAG INDICATING THAT METAL FRAGMENTS COULD STRIKE AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY IF MY DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYS. A THIRTY TO NINETY DAY WAIT IS UNACCEPTABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10762291September 8, 2015ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SMELL OF BURNT WIRE/PLASTIC. BLOWER CONTROL SWITCH WOULD NOT WORK (BLOWER MOTOR WOULD NOT RUN). BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR AND PIGTAIL CONNECTION WERE MELTED AND FUSED TOGETHER. THIS WAS IN 2010, IT IS NOW 2015 AND I JUST HAD THE SEVENTH RESISTOR PUT IN WITH THE FIFTH PIGTAIL. THE TIME BEFORE THIS LAST NIGHTMARE, I ALSO HAD THE BLOWER MOTOR REPLACED IN CASE IT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE RESISTOR AND PIGTAIL CONNECTION ISSUES.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10762301September 8, 2015ENGINE
FELT A JERK, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. HAD TO COAST OFF HIGHWAY AND STOP, NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10761623September 4, 2015AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE RECALL PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. MA 10/16/15
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10761633September 4, 2015AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE RECALL PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10761740September 4, 2015ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC BECAUSE MY DASH LIGHT STOPPED WORKING. HE SAID THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE RECALL SHOULD COVER 2006 MODELS. WHEN WE RUN THE VIN NUMBER IT DOES NOT SHOW FOR MY VEHICLE BUT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR ALL OTHER 2006 DODGE DURANGO BECAUSE IT IS A FIRE RISK. CAN YOU PLEASE SEE IF THERE IS ANY WAY THAT MY VEHICLE JUST GOT MISSED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10761478September 4, 2015AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10761474September 4, 2015AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR 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 CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10761494September 4, 2015AIR BAGS
RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR DRIVER AIRBAG 2 MONTHS AGO SAYING PARTS NOT AVAILABLE YET BUT THEY WOULD SEND ANOTHER NOTICE WHEN AVAILABLE. STILL HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING FROM THEM. IN THE MEAN TIME WE ARE DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE THAT COULD INJURE OR KILL US IF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10761501September 4, 2015AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 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 REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10761196September 3, 2015AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. MA 10/15/2015 *CN
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10761277September 3, 2015AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 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 NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. MA 10/26/2015
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10761294September 3, 2015AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 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 NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10761350September 3, 2015AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 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 NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10761405September 3, 2015AIR BAGS
I RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE AIRBAG P40/NHTSA 14V-354 AT LEAST 6-7 MONTHS AGO. IN JULY I WAS INFORMED BY KING AUTO CENTER, LIHUE, HI. THAT THE PARTS WERE IN. THEN I RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL, R25/NHTSA 15V-313. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD THE PARTS. THEN AFTER 3 DAYS, THEY CALLED AND TOLD ME THEY HAD TO ORDER MORE PARTS. IT IS NOW SEPTEMBER, AND I CALLED AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE JUST NOW RESUBMITTING THE ORDER FOR PARTS, AND I HAVE TO WAIT. THIS IS RIDICULOUS, ESPECIALLY SINCE MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN HAWAII IT'S WHOLE EXISTENCE! I NEED HELP! THANK YOU! *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10760286August 31, 2015AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. MA 10/8 UPDATED 3/22/2016*JS
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10760321August 31, 2015SEAT 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
- #10760203August 30, 2015ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PIG TAIL CONNECTION TO CONTROL BLOWER MOTOR FOR A/C AND HEAT WILL MELT. THE FEAR IS THAT IT WILL CAUSE A FIRE IN THE CAB. THERE SEEMS TO BE A HISTORY OF THIS SAME PROBLEM AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS HAZARD.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10759403August 26, 2015AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE REAR AXLE PINION NUT AND THE DRIVE TRAIN FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V474000 (POWER TRAIN); AND THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO SCHEDULE THE REPAIR IN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,800.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0