Dodge Dakota Complaints (2002)

678 consumer complaints on file.

#10245458October 14, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WENT TO THE STORE AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK IT DID NOT HOLD HAD TO APPLY PARKING BRAKE. GOT HOME AND TRUCK LOCKED IN PARK. THREE DAYS LATER THE TRUCK WOULD NOT LOCK IN PARK AND HAS NOT LOCKED IN PARK SINCE. CHECKED THE SHIFTING MECHANISMS AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH ANY PARTS. TRIED TO ADJUST SHIFT CABLE AND THERE WAS NO ROOM TO ADJUST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245314October 13, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
SINCE I'VE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, ABOUT SIX MONTHS INTO DRIVING IT, I BEGAN EXPERIENCING FRONT END PROBLEMS WITH THE CONTROL ARMS & BALL JOINTS. I'VE HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALER(BIG VALLEY DODGE) AT LEAST 10 TIMES(@75.00 A VISIT) FOR THEM TO REPAIR/REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS/CONTROL ARM. NOW IT'S NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND WILL COST $1500.00-$2500.00 FROM DIFFERENT QUOTES I RECEIVED. I CAN NO LONGER ENJOYABLY DRIVE THE VEHICLE. AND I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE IT ON THE FREEWAY AS THE WHOLE FRONT-END SHAKES THE ENTIRE TRUCK ABOVE 50MPH. PLEASE HELP ME. I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THE TRUCK OTHERWISE. I JUST WANT DODGE TO BE RESPONSIBLE AND FIX THEIR PROBLEM. THEY MADE A RECALL FOR THE 4X4, WHY NOT THE 2X4 WITH A VERY SIMILAR ISSUE. PLEASE HELP! THIS IS NOT FAIR. OUT OF ALL THE NEW TRUCKS I COULD HAVE BOUGHT, I HAD TO BUY THE ONE WITH A PROBLEM THE MANUFACTURE REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE, EVERYONE I'VE TALKED TO WITH THE SAME TRUCK FROM SIMILAR YEARS (2000-2003) SAYS THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP! ALSO, FRONT TIRES BECOME EXCESSIVELY WORN ON THE OUTSIDE TO WHERE I HAVE TO REPLACE AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR WHEN I DRIVE 10000-12000 MILES A YEAR(RIDICULOUS). PLEASE HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244750October 8, 2008
WHEELS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. THE VEHICLE HAS CENTERLINE WHEELS, MODEL TOMAHAWK SERIES-ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND PROCEEDING TO TURN LEFT, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL EXPLODED. THERE WAS MASSIVE AIR LOSS FROM THE WHEEL. THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CHANGED THE WHEEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND THE WHEELS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECTIVE WHEELS AND PROVIDED REIMBURSEMENT. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244651October 7, 2008
POWER TRAIN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON THE STREET WITH THE ENGINE TURNED OFF, THE GEAR SHIFTER AUTOMATICALLY MOVED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS STATIONED BEHIND THE MOVING VEHICLE, BUT WAS ABLE TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY. HE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR TO CHANGE THE GEAR SHIFTER AND WAS STRUCK BY THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER HIS RIGHT LEG, STRUCK A CURB, AND CRASHED INTO THE TREES. THE POLICE AND AMBULANCE WERE NOT CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES. THERE WERE NO DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10237818August 12, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
JUNE OF 2006, MY FIFTEEN YEAR OLD SON WAS SITTING IN MY 2002 DODGE DAKOTA LISTENING TO THE RADIO. MY WIFE HEARD A CRASH AND WHEN WE RAN OUT TO INVESTIGATE, THE TRUCK WAS DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. WHAT KEPT THE TRUCK FROM FLIPPING OVER WAS THAT IT SLAMMED INTO A TREE FROM THE REAR AND WAS PINNED. POLICE, EMS AND AN AMBLUANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE TO RESCUE HIM THE TRUCK. MY SON WAS UNCONSCIOUS AND ONLY SLIGHTLY RESPONSIVE TO VOICE COMMANDS. HE WAS TAKEN TO WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL IN ROYAL OAK, MICHIGAN WHERE HE WAS ADMITTED FOR TESTS AND X-RAYS. HE HAS A CLOSED HEAD INJURY AND SUFFERS FROM HEADACHES AND HAS TO EXAMINED AND TREATED PERIODICALLY. I DID NOT THINK ANYTHING MORE ABOUT THE ACCIDENT UNTIL A TELEVISION NEWS REPORT CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR CHRYSLER (TRUCKS) JUMPING OUT OF GEAR. I WAS NOT GETTING ANY COOPERATIONFROM THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP OR FROM CHRYSLER. I HAVE THE CHRYSLER RECALL NUMBER OF G28 THAT I RETRIEVED FROM YOUR WEBSITE. I CALLED CHRYLSER TODAY AND THEY STILL DENY THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE "LEVER AND LINKAGE-COLUMN SHIFT FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS".
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10236025July 28, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT WOULD SPORADICALLY HEAR A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A ROUTINE ALIGNMENT AND TIRE ROTATION. UPON INSPECTION, A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD SEVERE WEAR AND MOVEMENT, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE RUBBER GROMMETS SUPPORTING THE TIE RODS FAILED AND CREATED A METAL TO METAL CONDITION, WHICH CREATED A SQUEAKING NOISE. THE COMPONENTS HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 128,000. UPDATED 09/10/08 *BF THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED AS WELL. UPDATED 09/16/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236166July 28, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/DAKOTA/2002/BRAKES/BRAKE_CYLINDER_LOCK-UP.SHTML JUST VIEW THE WEB SITE ABOVE. THE BRAKES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 2002 DODGE DAKOTA LOCK-UP AND A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE WHEEL WELL. I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND OUT THAT THIS IS OCCURRING ON MANY OTHER DAKOTAS. DO A SEARCH ONLINE FOR DODGE DAKOTA SMOKING BRAKES AND YOU WILL BE AMAZED AT THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS OUT THERE. I TRULY THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230407June 10, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TRUCK OPERATING NORMAL UNTIL BRAKING AT INTERSECTION. TRUCK THEN PULLED VIOLENTLY TO THE RIGHT UPON BRAKING. SMELLED AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM FRONT OF TRUCK. UPON STOPPING HAD SMOKE COMING FROM PASSENGER-SIDE FRONT WHEEL/ROTOR. GOT TO THE POINT WHERE I WAS CONCERNED THAT A FIRE WAS IMMINENT DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE HEAT. THE TIRE/WHEEL ON THE FRONT PASSENGER-SIDE WAS EXTREMELY HOT. NEXT MORNING, THE TRUCK DROVE NORMAL, NO SIGN THAT THE BRAKE/ROTOR WAS DAMAGED. PLAN ON TAKING IN FOR THOROUGH INSPECTION. NOTICED FIFTEEN (15) SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOR 2002 DODGE DAKOTA WITH UNEXPLAINED MASTER CYLINDER LOCK-UP. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/DAKOTA/2002/BRAKES/BRAKE_CYLINDER_LOCK-UP.SHTML. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230529June 10, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
GOING DOWN A SLIGHT GRADE AND FRONT LEFT BRAKE LOCKED UP SLIGHTLY PULLING ME TO THE LEFT, WITH NOWHERE TO PULL OFF I HAD TO GO A MILE OR MORE TO GET STOPPED, THE ROTOR WAS VERY HOT AND HAD TO WAIT CLOSE TO AN HOUR BEFORE THEY BROKE OFF, CHANGED BRAKES SANDED ROTORS AT ANGLE AND ALMOST DID IT AGAIN. APPARENTLY ON AUTO BEEF, THERE ARE 15 OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME THING. I KNOW IT SUCKS BUT DODGE NEEDS TO SUCK THIS ONE UP AND NOT LOSE THEIR LOYALTY TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228227May 19, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
.. FRONT PASSENGER BRAKE SEIZED. OCCURRED DURING HIGH TRAFFIC TIME WITH ALONG WITH PULL TO RIGHT/COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT..CAME CLEAR THE NEXT MORNING/ OCCURRED AGAIN 1 MO. LATER.. I REPLACED BRAKE HOSE ,CALIPER ,ROTOR AND BRAKE PAD, ONLY BEEN ABOUT 3 DAYS SINCE REPLACING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228231May 19, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHTS WERE FLICKERING ON AND OFF RAPIDLY, ALONG WITH INTERIOR LIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS. TODAY THEY DO NOT WORK. IF LIGHTS WERE TO HAVE GONE OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INCIDENT. NO SOLUTION TO PROBLEM YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227518May 12, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
FRONT WHEELS (BRAKES) LOCKED UP ON MY 2002 DODGE DAKOTA FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226212April 25, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2002 DODGE DAKOTA WITH A RECALL. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND DOOR LOCKS WORKED FINE BEFORE IT WAS PUT INTO THE SHOP TO HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED. SHE STATES THAT NOW THEY ONLY WORK SPORADICALLY. *KB RECALL # 07V555000. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224532April 14, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
IT HAPPENED A FEW TIMES. I WOULD HIT MY BRAKES, AND THEY WOULD BE SOLID, I WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN,IF I RELEASE THEM AND HIT THEM AGAIN,THEN THY WOULD STOP. BY THAT TIME I WOULD BE HALF THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. I CALLED CHRYSLER, BUT THEY SEEM TO CARE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223218April 3, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55-60 MPH, THE CONTACT BLACKED OUT. THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT, CLIPPED A TELEPHONE POLE, AND DROPPED DOWN 15 FEET INTO A CREEK. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT CLIMBED OUT OF THE WINDOW AND COLLAPSED. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL IN AN AMBULANCE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED SEVERE WHIPLASH, AND HERNIATED AND RUPTURED ONE DISC IN HIS NECK. HE NOW HAS A TITANIUM PLATE IN HIS NECK AND IS EXPERIENCING BACK PAIN, ALONG WITH DIFFICULTY KEEPING HIS BALANCE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES AVAILABLE. POLICE REPORT NUMBER 79061-08 WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 61,600.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10223303April 3, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH THE KEY REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. MOMENTS LATER, THE CONTACT FOUND THE VEHICLE PARKED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE REAR BUMPER WAS DAMAGED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS INVESTIGATING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V555000 (G28) (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT) IN MARCH OF 2008. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WILL ONLY REPAIR THE RECALLED COMPONENT. THEY WILL NEED DATES AND INSURANCE INFORMATION FROM THE CONTACT TO CONSIDER REPAIRING THE REAR BUMPER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 64,094.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223113April 2, 2008
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NON-SLIP PAD FOR THE CLUTCH PEDAL HAS WORN DOWN TO THE METAL CLUTCH. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH PAD, BUT THE DEALER IS HAVING DIFFICULTY FINDING THE CORRECT PAD TO FIT HIS CLUTCH PEDAL. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,880.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222312March 25, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE ROLLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND CRASHED WHILE PARKED. THE CRASH DAMAGED THE REAR BUMPER AND TAILGATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNTIL SHE NOTIFIED HER INSURANCE COMPANY. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V555000 (POWERTRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: LEVER AND LINKAGE: COLUMN SHIFT) WAS REFERENCED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 64,924.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220865March 12, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE VEHICLE, BUT REMAINED STUCK WHEN IN LOW GEAR. HE PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRIVE IN REVERSE AND THE CONTACT WAS STRUCK BY THE DOOR AND KNOCKED TO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRAG THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE'S OWNER WAS ABLE TO ENTER THE VEHICLE AND SHUT IT OFF. THE VEHICLE SLIPPED INTO REVERSE. THE SAME DAY A RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V555000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT). THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES ON HER RIGHT LEG. THE MILEAGE INFORMATION, PURCHASE DATE, POWERTRAIN, AND DEALER INFORMATION WERE UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10219622February 28, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
IN THE SPRING 2006 MY DODGE DAKOTA POPPED OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLED BACKWARDS TOWARDS ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND FUEL PUMPS. I TRIED TO STOP THE TRUCK BUT ENDED UP GETTING KNOCKED OFF MY FEET AND IN DOING SO I GRABBED THE STEERING WHEEL AND FELL CAUSING THE TRUCK TO RUN OVER BOTH OF MY LEGS. I WAS TREATED AT THE HOSPITAL AND RELEASED AND MY TRUCK SUFFERED REAR END DAMAGE TO THIS DAY STILL NOT REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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