Dodge Dakota Complaints (1993)

134 consumer complaints on file.

#816609August 26, 1997
STEERING:COLUMN
THE TILT WHEEL WIRING HARNESS BREAKS WHENEVER STEERING WHEEL IS TILTED AFTER A FEW MONTHS USE. WHENEVER STRESS IS APPLIED, THE WIRES ARE CONNECTED IN DOWN POSITION. IN THE UP POSITION, STEERING WHEEL WIRES ARE SEPARATED. TOOK TO THE DEALER & PROBLEM COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. *AK SOLDERING THE WIRES ON TO THE CLIPS WOULD ONLY BE A TEMPORARY FIX. REPLACING THE ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS WAS NOT ONLY VERY EXPENSIVE BUT OFFERS NO ASSURANCE OF SOLVING THE PROBLEM. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#521109August 19, 1997
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
HEATER CORE LEAKED COOLANT INTO CAB OF VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#815438August 18, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT CAUSE, INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. CAUSE OF PROBLEM WAS A DEFECTIVE SENSOR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#815144August 7, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SURGE FORWARD. HAD APPLIED BRAKES, BUT STILL REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. TOOK TO DEALER ABOUT GROWLING & TOLD CHARACTER OF VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#813339June 20, 1997
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE DRIVING THE OWNER HEARS A POPPING , AND CAN FEEL THE POPPING IN THE STEERING COLUMN; THIS IS A POTENTIAL FOR FURTHER STEERING PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#518605June 16, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ENGINE STALLS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#516173April 4, 1997
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
CLUTCH PLATE CRACKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810620April 2, 1997
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY 75 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, IT APPEARS THAT RANSFER CASE CAME APART, CAUSING FRONT WHEELS TO LOCK UP, NO NOISE/WARNING, VEHICLE WITH DEALER, TRANSFER CASE AND TRANSMISSION ORDERED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#809825April 1, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING APPLIED THE ABS BRAKES ONE OF THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP. THE ROAD HAD ICE ON IT. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AROUND 15-20 MPH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546652February 8, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CALIPER
VEHICLE BEGAN PULLING TO THE LEFT. FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS HAD TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#807012January 2, 1997
SEAT BELTS
THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC LAP AND SHOULDER BELT LATCH WILL NOT RELEASE FROM THE LOCKED POSITION, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO BE INOPERATIVE. PLEASE EXPLAIN FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806064December 10, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
FAILURE OF THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE BRAKE CALIPER, THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT BRAKE CALIPER WAS DISENGAGED FROM THE DISC DUE TO A RUSTED BOLT. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN MORE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#805835December 3, 1996
WHEELS
THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL IS CRACKED. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#510566October 25, 1996
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TWICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#509658October 9, 1996
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE PULLING TO THE RIGHT/VIBRATING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#509284September 30, 1996
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT FROM THIRD TO FOURTH GEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#800376August 28, 1996
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
THE STEERING RACK CONTINUES TO LET LOOSE. WHENEVER STARTING OR STOPPING THE VEHICLE, DRIVER CAN FEEL SOMETHING MOVING AROUND IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND ITS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#800766August 12, 1996
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND LEFT IN IDLE POSITION, IN PARK, JUMPED OUT OF GEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#800606August 7, 1996
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
STEERING WHEEL SEEMS TO HAVE HARD SPOTS WHEN TURNING. TENDS TO LOCK UP. RACK & PINION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#986802July 12, 1996
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
THE TRUCK HAS A LEAKING RACK & PINION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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