Dodge Dakota Complaints (2001)

678 consumer complaints on file.

#10152458March 11, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
RIGHT FRONT LOWER SHOCK BOLT SHEARED OFF WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING SHOCK TO BREAK LOOSE FROM LOWER CONTROL ARM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152038March 6, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
OWN 2001 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB. NOTICE THE SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED WITH FRONT STEERING BALL JOINT HAVING PROBLEMS. OUR TRUCK IS SUFFERING SAME PROBLEM WITH LOAD POPPING NOISE WHEN WE MAKE A HARD LEFT HAND TURN. HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES FOR PAST 9 MONTHS...BUT NOW GETTING MORE FREQUENT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151799March 4, 2006
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
MY 2001 DODGE DAKOTA 4X4 WAS PURCHASED IN SEPTEMBER 2004 WITH 54,000 MILES ON IT. RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS 2004 THE HEATER CORE WENT OUT. I WOULD HAVE HAD TO PAY $900 FOR THIS REPAIR BUT I TALKED THE DEALERSHIP INTO GIVING ME "SHOP RATE" OF $500. LESS THAN 10,000 MILES LATER THE HEATER CORE AGAIN NEEDED REPLACED. THE PART WAS UNDER CHRYSLER WARRANTY, BUT THE LABOR WAS NOT. AGAIN THE DEALERSHIP WORKED WITH ME AND THEY TOOK CARE OF THE COST OF LABOR. NOW AT 80,000 MILES THE HEATER CORE AGAIN IS NEEDING REPLACED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151697March 3, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER WINDOWS ARE INOPERABLE. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE ALERTED BUT NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. UPDATED 3/28/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150205February 14, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
JUST BOUGHT A DAKOTA TRUCK 2 WKS AGO, SECOND DAY ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND CAR KEPT STALLING WHEN DRIVING, IT COMPLETELY TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT ALSO DOES NOT CHANGE GEAR; IT TAKES A WHILE TO GET GOING. THIS HAPPENED 1/18/06. ON 2/10/06 I NOTICED AN IDLING SOUND RIGHT AFTER BREAKING AND IT DIDN'T WANT TO STOP. VERY UNSAFE DRIVING WITH CHILDREN. UNCERTAIN OF ITS BRAKES AND THE COMPLETE SHUT OFF OF TRUCK & OR STALLING WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO CHRYSLER AND WANTED TO CHARGE $170. FOR DIAGNOSTIC WORK 2 WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT IT. WHY HAVEN'T THEY RECALLED THESE TYPE OF UNSAFE VEHICLES? *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147354January 10, 2006
AIR BAGS
THE HORN AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WERE THE FIRST ITEMS TO QUIT WORKING AND THEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT A RECALL FOR THE VERY SAME PROBLEMS WERE ISSUED FOR 2000 DODGE DAKOTAS AND 2001 DODGE RAMS. I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN DECEMBER OF 2000 SO MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN 2000 EVEN THOUGH IT IS A 2001 MODEL. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT DODGE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM THAT EXISTED THAT CAUSED SAFETY RECALL #982 TO BE ISSUED. DUE TO THIS FAILURE, MY TRUCK NOW HAS SAFETY ISSUES WITH THE AIR BAG AND THE HORN NOT FUNCTIONING. THE CRUISE CONTROL IS MORE OF AN INCONVENIENCE ISSUE THAN SAFETY. MY TRUCK FAILED INSPECTION BECAUSE THE HORN WILL NOT BLOW. I HAVE SCHEDULED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED ON 1/13/06, BUT I FEEL THAT DODGE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR AT LEAST PART OF THE REPAIR SINCE THEY HAVE A HISTORY OF CLOCKSPRING FAILURE IN THIS VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146829January 3, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2005, I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM FINDLAY, OH, I WAS ABOUT 37 MILES FROM HOME WHEN THE CHECK GAUGES LIGHT CAME ON AND THE OIL PRESSURE GAGE DROPPED TO 0. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY INTO A PARKING LOT AT WHICH TIME THE TRUCK WOULDN'T START. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP CAUSED BY IMPROPER MAINTENANCE. I CHANGE MY OIL ON A REGULAR BASIS. I HAVE A DODGE NEON WITH OVER 120,000 MILES AND MY PREVIOUS CAR WAS A 1987 CHEVY NOVA WITH OVER 199,000 MILES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145957December 23, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE SEVERAL REPAIR PLACES (BRAKE SPECIALISTS) INCLUDING 2 DEALERSHIPS (MULTIPLE TIMES). THEY TELL ME MY ROTORS ARE WARPED, OR THAT THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG!!! STARTING AT AROUND 20,000 MILES I STARTED GETTING HARD VIBRATIONS IN THE FRONT END, REPLACED ROTORS AND PADS, FIXED PROBLEM. THEN, 5,000 MILES LATER IT STARTED AGAIN, HAD ROTORS TURNED AND REPLACED PADS, FIXED PROBLEM. 5,000 MILES LATER IT HAPPENS AGAIN, I DECIDE TO DEAL WITH IT FOR A LITTLE WHILE. 2,000 MILES OF DRIVING WITH WARPED ROTORS, AND RIGHT FRONT CALIPER LOCKS UP, NEARLY CAUSING A FIRE!!. REPLACED BOTH CALIPERS, ROTORS AND PADS, PROBLEM FIXED AGAIN. PROBLEM RECURS ROUGHLY EVERY 5,000 MILES. I DRIVE VERY CAREFULLY TO ENSURE THAT I AM NOT CAUSING ANY UNDUE STRESS ON THE BRAKE COMPONENTS. THE EXPENSE OF REPAIRING THE BRAKES EVERY 5,000 MILES IS ROUGHLY $200 TO $400 DOLLARS DEPENDING ON WHAT I FIND UPON INSPECTION. I AM AN INDUSTRIAL MECHANIC SO I DO THIS WORK MYSELF. I PURCHASED COPIES OF DAIMLER CHRYSLER MASTER TECH VIDEOS TO MAKES SURE THAT I AM NOT MISSING SOMETHING. I HAVE PURCHASED SEVERAL MANUALS FOR MY VEHICLE , SOME FROM DODGE AND SOME AFTERMARKET IN MY SEARCH FOR A MORE PERMANENT SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS, TO ME AND TO OTHERS AROUND ME WHEN DRIVING. I AM CURRENTLY AT 90,000 MILES AND HAVE DECIDED THAT THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY SOMEONE... I HOPE YOU CAN HELP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145360December 7, 2005
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
THE CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE HEATER CORE IN HIS 2001 DODGE DAKOTA FIVE TIMES. *NM WHEN THE CONSUMER RECEIVED HIS VEHICLE BACK, HE FOUND THE REPAIR TO BE INSUFFICIENT. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT THE DEALER CREATED OTHER PROBLEMS ON THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144667December 7, 2005
EQUIPMENT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES ON MY VEHICLE WITH MOPAR PARTS. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR 2 YEARS AND HAVE PUT 40,000 MILES ON IT. THE ROTORS ARE ONLY LASTING IN THE AREA OF 10 - 15000 MILES. I SPOKE WITH MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE HAS TOLD ME THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE DODGE DAKOTA AND I BETTER GET USE TO REPLACING THEM OR GET USE TO DRIVING WITH WARPED ROTORS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143907November 29, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V596000 CONCERNING THE UPPER BALL JOINTS. THEY HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED, AS WELL AS THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. WHEN CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TO BE REIMBURSED, THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE HIM FOR THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT AS WELL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141934November 29, 2005
AIR BAGS
FAILURE OF CLOCKSPRING ON 2001 DODGE DAKOTA. HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK AND AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON. THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS PART - RECALL NUMBER 982. PART WAS REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PICTURES OF REPLACED PART INDICATE DEFECT IN PART BUT DODGE WILL NOT PAY FOR REPLACEMENT OF PART. *JB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142231November 9, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TRAFFIC WAS MOVING IN FRONT OF GRACE COVENANT CHURCH, THERE WAS AN OFFICER DIRECTING TRAFFIC. MY HUSBAND PUT ON THE BRAKES AT THE MOMENT HE REALIZED TRAFFIC WAS NOT MOVING ANY LONGER. THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE TIRE MARKS ON THE ROAD, IT IS APPARENT THE RIGHT SIDE TIRE LOCKED FIRST (THE TIRE MARK IS MUCH LONGER) THEN THE LEFT SIDE TIRE LOCKED (TIRE MARK ON ROAD MUCH SHORTER). HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT STRUCK THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN THIS ACCIDENT. THE CONCERN IS THAT THIS TRUCK IS BELIEVED TO HAVE ABS WHICH MEANS IT WAS MALFUNCTIONING SINCE THE TIRES LOCKED UP. THE CONCERN IS THIS MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT IN THAT HE WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN TIME. IT WAS A HARD IMPACT WHICH IT APPEARS WILL CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO BE TOTALED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10143207November 8, 2005
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER COMPLAINT REGARDING RECALL ON CLOCKSPRING. CONSUMER 2001 DODGE DAKOTA AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, HORN DID NOT WORK AND CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK. *TS THE CONSUMER LEARNED THERE WAS A RECALL, HOWEVER HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED HIS VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED WITH SAME DEFECTIVE PART AS THE OTHER YEAR MODELS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140969October 27, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HAD TO SWERVE TO MISS AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. THE LOWER BALL JOIN BROKE AT THIS TIME. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WENT INTO A CREEK. THE INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE WERE STILL BEING DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING INSPECTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10135555October 6, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
DT: CONSUMER OWNS A 2001 DODGE DAKOTA. THE UPPER BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 31,915 MILES. THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED AT 37,556 MILES. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. HE DID NOT NOTICE IF THERE WAS ANY PLAY IN THE STEERING UNTIL THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. SINCE THE REPLACEMENT IT HAS A TIGHTER STEERING CONTROL. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE UPPER BALL JOINTS, BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL ON THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. *AK *MR *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138537October 4, 2005
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DT: ON JUNE 29, 2005 REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BELTS SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THEN, AROUND SEPTEMBER 1, 2005 THE DRIVER'S REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. A GOODYEAR REPRESENTATIVE INSPECTED THE TIRES AND SAID THEY MIGHT BE DEFECTIVE TIRES. GOODYEAR WAS ONLY OFFERING TO GIVE A DISCOUNT, AND GAVE A PERCENTAGE, BUT WERE NOT WILLING REPLACE THE OTHER THREE TIRES. ON THE FRONT TIRES THE RING AROUND THESE TIRES SPLIT. THE RECOMMENDED TIRE PRESSURE WAS FORTY-FOUR POUNDS, THESE TIRES WERE REGULARLY SERVICED. THERE WAS NO FOR WARNING, NO VIBRATION, AND NO TYPE OF ABNORMAL BULGING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137489September 24, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
RECENTLY INVESTIGATED A FIRE IN A 2001 DODGE DAKOTA R/T PICKUP TRUCK EQUIPPED WITH A 5.9 LITER GASOLINE ENGINE. FIRE ORIGINATES AT AND CONFINED TO THE CENTRAL TIMER MODULE AND THE C1, C2 & C3 WIRING HARNESS CONNECTORS ATTACHED TO THE MODULE. THE CENTRAL TIMER MODULE IS LOCATED BEHIND THE KICKPANEL AT THE FRONT LOWER LEFT SIDE OF THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT BELOW THE FUSE PANEL AND THE PARKING BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR APPROX. 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE FIRE. IF ANY ONE ELSE HAS EXPERIENCED A FIRE IN THIS LOCATION OR WOULD LIKE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT STEVEN C. ROWE FIRE INVESTIGATION AT 610-285-6542 OR BY E-MAIL AT [email protected] . *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137341September 22, 2005
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASHBOARD STARTED BLINKING ON AND OFF, BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DODGE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIRBAG LOCK SPRING WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THIS ITEM IS NOT COVERED BY ANY TYPE OF WARRANTY OR EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM DODGE. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT AIRBAG FAILING TO DEPLOY IN ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES INVOLVED WITH IT. THE AIRBAG IS A SAFETY FEATURE IN THE VEHICLE AND THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURING COMPANY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS AND ANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY FAULTY EQUIPMENT. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER AND DODGE CORP. THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT, IM A VERY UNSATISFIED CUSTOMER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136395September 13, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
HAD A SUDDEN STOP IN 100 DEGREE WEATHER, WHEN PULLED OFF, THE TRUCK FELT AS IF IT WERE PULLING A LOAD AND A STRONG BURNING RUBBER SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT END. ENDED UP HAVING IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FRONT CALIPERS HAD SEIZED UP. DEALERSHIP WAS NOT CERTAIN AS TO WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. TRUCK ONLY HAS 52,000 MILES ON IT. ENDED UP PUTTING ALL NEW BRAKING SYSTEM ON THE FRONT END. A YEAR AGO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, BROUGHT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A SENSOR THAT CONTROLLED THE ABS. CAN'T FIGURE THAT ONE OUT, ONLY HAVE ABS ON THE REAREND, NOT ON THE FRONT. IT IS A SCARY THING WHEN YOU ARE ON THE HIGHWAY AND YOU HAVE THAT BURNING SMELL AND SMOKE IS BELLOWING FROM THE FRONT WHEELS. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS NO FIRE WOULD'VE OCCURRED. TAINED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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