Dodge Dakota Complaints (1999)

641 consumer complaints on file.

#10113336February 25, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
DODGE DAKOTA 1999 CONSUMER REPLACED BALL JOINTS THREE TIMES. *BF THE CONSUMER WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED TO FIND OUT THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113318February 25, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
THE CONSUMER REQUEST THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXPAND THE BALL JOINT RECALL TO INCLUDE 1999 DODGE DAKOTAS . *BF *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113088February 25, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH THE BALL JOINTS. OWNER RECENTLY HAD THE VEHICLE GO THROUGH THE STATE INSPECTION WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE CAUSING THE BALL BEARINGS TO WEAR PREMATURELY. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT RECALL FOR BALL JOINT WEAR. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112068February 23, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS, CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS AND NOW WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE. EVERY YEAR WHEN THE EMISSON TESTING AND SAFETY INSPECTION IS DONE IT SEEMS THERE IS A NOTHER PROBLEM. HOW LONG BEFORE DODGE WILL HAVE TO OWN UP AND RECALL AND REPAIR THESE ITEMS AT THEIR EXPENSE NOT OURS. THIS VEHICLE HAS ONLY 72200 MILES AND HAS HAD BOTH SIDE DONE AND NOW HAS TO BE DONE TO THE LEFT SID AGAIN. THIS IS A DISGRACE. THANKS FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER. HOW MANY PROBLEMS DOES IT TAKE TO HAVE A RECALL INITIATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113622February 18, 2005
SUSPENSION, STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, WHEELS
DODGE DAKOTA 1999 NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE BALL JOINT AND STEERING MECHANISMS. *BF THERE WERE ALSO PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR END, TRANSMISSION, ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHTS, POOR ENGINE PERFORMANCE WHICH CONSISTED OF HESITATION AND LOSS OF POWER ESPECIALLY WHEN UNDER A LOAD-GOING UP AND HILL AND SEEMED TO GET WORSE AS THE GAS LEVEL IN THE TANK LOWERED, HARD ABRUPT SHIFTING WHEN IN REVERSE AND PARK TO REVERSE, LOUD RUBBING WHICH WAS INTERMITTENT WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS AND WHEN STOPPING, THE FRONT WOULD SHAKE, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT WAS NOT VISIBLE ON THE DASH WHEN ACTIVATED AND WOULD ONLY SHOW WHEN THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE WAS ACTIVATED, AND THERE WAS A WOBBLE, FLEXING AND OR VIBRATION THAT WOULD BE PRESENT WHEN BRAKING ALONG WITH A LOOSE FEELING OR WOBBLE WHEN TURNING THE FRONT WHEELS. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111616February 16, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED. DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM PERTAINED TO THE FRONT BALL JOINTS. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111650February 16, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED DRIVER HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONTAL BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED THEM. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. AFTER TIGHTENING BOTH FRONTAL BALL JOINTS THE PROBLEM RECURRED. MECHANIC DETERMINED AGAIN THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111525February 15, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE IN FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE BAD. THERE WAS A CLANKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED DODGE. HOWEVER, DODGE WILL DO NOTHING TO ASSIST THE CONSUMER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111432February 14, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DURING INSPECTION THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. THE BRAKES PULSATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO STOP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110257February 10, 2005
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
1999 DODGE DAKOTA WITH 64K MILES EXPERIENCED FAULTY INNER AND OUTER TIE-RODS WHICH REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. IT WAS FORTUNATE THAT THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AFTER MOVING FROM A PUBLIC PARKING SPACE AS THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A REAL SAFETY CONCERN IF IT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A CATASTROPHIC OUTCOME ON THE HIGHWAY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110260February 10, 2005
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
NO HOT AIR BLOWING FROM HEATER. I TOOK IT TO TWO REPAIR FACILITYS AND BOTH CONFIRMED THAT THE HEATER CORE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 68K MILES AND IT APPEARS THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH DAKOTAS, ALTHOUGH THE DEALER WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. IT IS NOT EASY TO REPLACE THE HEATER CORE AND TYPICAL COST RUN FROM $600-$1000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110298February 10, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
MY TRUCK BEGAN HAVING STRANGE NOISES AND VIBRATIONS. I HAD MY DEALERSHIP CHECK IT FOR ME AND THE ADVISED HAVING 4 BALL JOINTS AND SWAY BAR BUSHINGS REPLACED, WHICH I DID AT A COST OF $1100. I HAVE SAVED THE OLD PARTS. I HAVE ASKED CHRYSLER FOR COMPENSATION AND THEY DENY ON GROUNDS MY TRUCK IS A 1999. MY VEICHLE HAS ONLY 44,000 MILES ON IT AND I BOUGHT IT NEW. I HAD THE WORK DONE BEFORE AN ACCIDENT HAPPENED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111450February 9, 2005
SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
VEHICLE ENCOUNTERED FAILURE OF RIGHT FRONT BALL JOINT WHICH RESULTED IN FAILURE OF WHEEL BEARING AND BRAKE ROTOR. *BF THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE BALL JOINT HAD FAILED AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE OF THE WHEEL BEARING. THE CONSUMER DOES BELIEVE THAT THE TECHNICIANS ACCOUNT OF THE FAILURES WAS ACCURATE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110877February 4, 2005
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING A CLANKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110880February 4, 2005
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
ALUMINUM WHEELS LUGS:NUTS CAME OFF. CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER HAD TIGHTENED THE LUGS:NUTS, HOWEVER, THEY WILL NOT STAY TIGHTENED.*AK...EVERYTIME CONSUMER HAD WHEEL WORK DONE, FRONT WHEEL LUGS:NUTS AND BOLTS LOOSENED AFTER DRIVING ONE HOUR OR MORE. CONSUMER'S FIRST CONCERN IS FOR HIS FAMILY. ALSO, IF HE SHOULD TRADE OR SELL IT IT WOULD BE A PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109809February 3, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT ROTORS NEED FREQUENT TURNING, THEY PULSE, I HAVE HAD THEM TURNED THREE TIMES AND THEY NEED IT AGAIN. I HAVE A 1999 DAKOTA, V6, AUTO 2-WHEEL DRIVE WITH 45,000 ON IT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109635February 2, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LINE. THE BRAKE LINE WAS ROTTING OFF THE VEHICLE. OWNER WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES, AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE BRAKE LINE. ALSO, OWNER HAD TO REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS ON FOUR OCCASIONS. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO CLAIMED THAT VEHICLE HAD TOO MANY MILES ON IT, AND HE WILL DO NOTHING TO ASSIST THE OWNER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109594February 2, 2005
SUSPENSION
OWNER OF 1999 DODGE DAKOTA REPORTING DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS IN DAKOTA AND DURANGO. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED ON HIS VEHICLE AS WELL AS THE CONTROL ARMS AND TIE RODS AT A LOW MILEAGE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109488February 1, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V596000 CONCERNING UPPER BALL JOINTS. CONSUMER BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR BRAKE WORK AND DISCOVERED THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE UPP BALL JOINT RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108236January 30, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
63000MILES AND UPPER BALL JOINT DRY AND SQUEAKING. FOUND URETHANE SEAL DETERIORATED ALLOWING WATER/SALT INTRUSION AND PURGING OF GREASE. WHY NOT DETECTED IN VEHICLE TESTING???*AK WILL REPAIR MYSELF WITH PREPPED AFTERMARKET COMPONENTS THANK YOU VERY MUCH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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