Dodge Dakota Complaints (2000)

806 consumer complaints on file.

#880930February 21, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AT 35,000 MILES FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. PRIOR TO THIS, ROTORS WERE TURNED AT 16,000 MILES AND 21,000 MILES. ALSO, IF CRUISE CONTROL IS SET BETWEEN 58-60MPH VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFT 3 GEARS AND WILL GO TO 4500 RPMS, AND THEN ACCELERATE SUDDENLY TO 65 MPH. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER TIMES, BUT HAS RECEIVED NO SATISFACTION. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785293February 20, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS OFF SET 1.25-1.50 INCHES TO THE RIGHT, THIS IS CAUSING VEHICLE TO WHINE AND MAKE NOISE OVER SMALL BUMPS WHILE TRAVELING A LIGHT SPEED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741206February 20, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DIP STICK WILL NOT FULLY SEAT IN TUBE, PERMITTING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK FROM TUBE DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. FLUID DRIPS ONTO HOT ENGINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740314February 1, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
VEHICLE GAVE NO WARNING TO FIRE OPERATED FINE UNTIL SHUT DOWN TO INVESTIGATE SMOKE. DEALERSHIP IS NOT WANTING ME TO KNOW CAUSE OF FAILTY WIRE AT POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879494January 31, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED AND RESURFACED THREE TIMES, AND REPLACED ONCE. DEALER REFUSING TO HONOR WARRANTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740182January 30, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED,DEALER REPLACED AT NO COST,DEALER SAID THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740097January 29, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS WARPED SO SEVERELY AFTER 15000 MI OF NORMAL DRIVING THAT BRAKING WAS DANGEROUS DUE TO VIBRATION. DEALERSHIP REPLACED ROTORS, AND THEY WARPED AGAIN WITHIN 2500 MI AFTER REPAIR. DODGE WANTS TO CHARGE ME $700 FOR REPAIRS DUE TO THEIR DEFECT!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559202January 26, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
RIGHT REAR BRAKES GRAB/LOCK UP INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BUT THE BRAKES CONTINUE TO LOCK UP. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879081January 26, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER A HEAD-ON COLLISON WHILE TRAVLING AT 65 MPH. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING TO AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER YET. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878773January 23, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE DIES IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND BACKING UP INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. ALSO, THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739791January 22, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE RIGHT REAR BRAKES LOCKS UP AND RELEASE AT LOW SPEEDS, WE TESTED (MECHANIC) THE BRAKES AND THE ABS DIDN'T WORK AT SOMETIMES, BUT THEN AGAIN IT WORK FINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739667January 20, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE POSITION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH IS LOCATED TOO CLOSE TO STEERING WHEEL. POINT OF EXTRA KEYS DANGLING FROM KEY RING CAN SWING AND BECOME LODGED IN HOLE IN BACK OF STEERING WHEEL DURING LEFT HAND TURN. END RESULT IS STEERING LOCKED AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE MADE TO PLUG HOLES ON BACK SIDE OF STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME AND PROBLEM CAN EASILY BE DUPLICATED. I HAVE TEMPORARILY PUT DUCT TAPE OVER HOLES TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739577January 18, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
SUBJECT: DAKOTA EXT. CAB 4X4. W/ 3.9L FUEL INJECTED ENGINE. DAIMLER CHRYSLER LEADS CONSUMERS TO BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE WOULD AVERAGE 18 MILES PER/GAL. HIGHWAY DIVING. I NOW HAVE 5400 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE AND THE BEST HIGHWAY MILEAGE I'M ABLE TO OBTAIN IS 13 MILES/PER GAL. AND ABOUT 10MI./PER GAL. CITY ON AN AVERAGE WINTER DAY. I'VE HAD THIS TRUCK INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND THEY FIND NOTHING OUT OF SPECS WITH THE ENGINE OR IGNITION. IS ANYONE OTHER THAN MYSELF EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM WITH THERE VEHICLE AND WHY IS DAIMLER CHRYSLER ALLOWED TO USE FALSE DOE-EPA INFORMATION TO MARKET THERE TRUCKS? I WOULD BE VERY INTERESTED TO HEAR YOUR COMMENTS ON THIS SUBJECT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878384January 17, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, WHEELS
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ABS BRAKING SYSTEMS WAS DEFECTIVE, AND VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP. *AK REAR WHEELS LOCK UP DURING SNOW CONDITIONS BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739396January 15, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
AS OF 10/22/00 UNTIL 01/14/01 I HAVE HAD 18 PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. WONT START AT DIFFERENT TIMES, BUT WILL RESTART AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. TRANSMISSION STAYS IN 3RD GEAR OR SLIPS IN & OUT OF GEAR. BRAKES MAKE GROWLING NOISE & SHUTTER. TRUCK WILL DIE WITH NO WARNING. HAS SPARK KNOCK WITH 87 OR 89 OCTANE FUEL. MANY PROBLEMS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877862January 10, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THIS VEHICLE HAS A LITTLE MORE THAN 12,000 MILES ON IT, AND IT HAS BEEN AT REPAIR SHOP TWICE FOR WARPED ROTORS. BRAKE PEDALL GOES TO FLOOR WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. ON. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877895January 10, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE ROTORS. DEALER HAS REPLACED ROTORS FOUR TIMES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738998January 8, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
DEALER DIAGNOSED "WOBBLE" WHILE BRAKING AS WARPED ROTORS AND POSSIBLE WARPED REAR DRUMS. THIS AFTER 18000 MILES OF "NORMAL" DRIVING CONDITIONS. I SERIOUSLY QUESTION THE CAPABILITIES OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM THAT FAILS AFTER SUCH SHORT USE UNDER MAINLY HIGHWAY DRIVING. THIS IS APPARENTLY A CONDITION ON DAKOTAS THAT IS BECOMING MORE PREVELENT AND NOTICES. SAFETY ISSUES WITH "UNDERENGINEERED" BRAKE SYSTEM SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558865January 4, 2001
SEATS
THE BACK REST BROKE AT THE WELD THAT HOOKS TO THE LOWER SEAT CAUSING THE SEAT BACK TO COLLAPSE WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER DID NOT LOOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877235January 2, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHENEVER VEHICLE STOPS CONSUMER HEARS A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. DEALER SAID IT WAS FUEL IN THE TANK. CURRENTLY, DEALER CLAIMES IT IS FUEL WHICH IS NORLMAL. *AK THE CLUNKING NOISE IS LOUD AND CAUSES VIBRATION OF THE VEHCILE. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY AND THE IMPACT OF VIBRATION ON THE VEHICLE. THE REAR SEAT BACK WAS LOOSE ON BOTTOM. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Dodge Dakota