Dodge Dakota Complaints (2000)

806 consumer complaints on file.

#10062151March 14, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING
2000 DODGE DAKOTA PICKUP 27,700 MILES OF USE 4 YEARS OLD THE LOCAL DEALER REPLACED ALL FOUR FRONT END BALL JOINTS AND BOTH TIE RODS. THE DEALER PAID FOR ALL PARTS AND I PAID $365.00 IN LABOR COSTS. THE DEALER STATED THESE PARTS WERE DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD HAVE LASTED MUCH LONGER THAN THE 27,700 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. MY CONCERN IS I WOULD HAVE BEEN UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR A CBS TV REPORT. THESE VEHICLES AND THE 2000 DODGE DURANGOS SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR THE SAFETY OF THE OWNERS. DEFECTIVE PARTS WERE PLACED ON THESE MODELS AND SHOULD BE CHECKED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062093March 13, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
MY 2000 DAKOTA QUAD CAB WHICH HAS 63,000 MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT BECAUSE IT WAS MAKING CLUNKING NOISES AND ALSO MAKE SQUEAKING NOISES IN THE FRONT END (LIKE A WORN OUT 70S MODEL TRUCK). THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE THE TRUCK HAD ABOUT 30,000 MILES ON IT. THEIR DIAGNOSIS IS THAT BOTH FRONT UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS NEED TO BE REPLACED. (RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE). BOTH THE BUSHINGS AND THE BALL JOINTS ARE WORN OUT. THE SERVICE TECH THAT CALLED ME BACK TO TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG SAID I WOULD NOT CONTINUE TO DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE IN THE CONDITION IT IS IN, IT IS NOT SAFE DUE TO THE WORN BALL JOINTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062041March 12, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS DEFECTIVE. REPLACED @ 75,000 MILES WHEN HANDLING DEGRADED AND "CLUNKING" NOISE STARTED TO AVOID CATASTROPHIC EVENT.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062942March 11, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
THE FRONT OF VEHICLE EXPERIENCED VIBRATION. AFTER HAVING VEHICLE SERVICED CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062992March 11, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
CONSUMER SERVICED THE VEHICLE, AND A TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT BALL JOINTS BECAME LOOSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063022March 11, 2004
WHEELS
WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AT LOW SPEEDS FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL DISCONNECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053861March 11, 2004
SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE TRAVELING AND WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES VEHICLE VIBRATED UNTIL IT CAME TO A STOP. *AK ABOUT EVERY 20K MILES THE ROTORS WOULD WARP AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIMMY IN THE FRONT END, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD ALSO SHAKE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AS WELL. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062827March 10, 2004
SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
WHEN DRIVING IT FEELS LIKE VEHICLE HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN. DRIVER WILL ATTEMPT TO DRIVE STRAIGHT, YET IT FEELS LIKE VEHICLE IS ALTERNATELY PULLING TOWARDS LEFT AND RIGHT. DEALER REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS THREE TIMES. THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAD BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER FIVE TIMES, AND STATED NO PROBLEM COULD BE FOUND WITH THE WAY VEHICLE PERFORMED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061881March 10, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
TRUCK WITH 53,000 FAILED STATE INSPECTION WITH A WORN UPPER BALL JOINT. IT IS POSSIBLE TO REPLACE THIS PART WITHOUT THE CONTROL ARM, SAVING ABOUT $100 IN REPAIR COSTS. HOWEVER, DODGE HAS THESE PARTS ON BACKORDER DUE TO THE HIGH DEMAND(COINCIDENCE??), RESULTING IN A $300 REPAIR BILL FOR MY TRUCK TO PASS INPECTION. RECALL ANYONE???*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061747March 10, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WOBBLED. DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM PERTAINED TO A FRONT BALL JOINT FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060782March 9, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
IN A PARKING LOT WHILE TRAVELLING LESS THAN 5MPH THE PASSENGER SIDE UPPER BALL JOINT SEPERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENTIRE WHEEL, BRAKE, AND CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY ROTATED UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. BEFORE PULLING INTO THIS PARKING LOT I HAD BEEN TRAVELLING AT 55MPH ON A HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061646March 9, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
CONSUMER INDICATES THERE IS A LOT OF PLAY IN THE FRONT WHEELS, AND CAN HEAR A POPPING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER FEELS THIS MAY BE RELATED TO BALL JOINT PROBLEM, AND THE WHEEL MAY COME OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061652March 9, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED. AS A RESULT, WHEN TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION WHEELS WOBBLE BACK AND FORTH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061618March 8, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
CONSUMER STATED THAT BALL JOINTS WERE POPPING SO BADLY THAT HE WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE MADE A TURN EITHER RIGHT OF LEFT IT SOUNDED AS IF THE WHEEL WAS COMING OFF. THIS PROBLEM STARTED AT 60,000 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060755March 8, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
I TOO AM EXPERIENCING SHAKING, POPPING IN THE FRONT END OF MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD..TURN THE WHEEL TOO SHARPLY AND A BAD SHAKE, ENGINE WANTS TO DIE OUT. TIRES AREN'T WEARING EVENLY (2ND SET) AND ON MY 3RD SET OF ROTORS (ALL WARPED, MECHANIC IN COLUMBIA, SC SAID DODGE PUT UNDERSIZED ROTORS ON...KNOCK ON WOOD - ROTORS ARE HANGING IN THERE SO FAR AFTER 1 YEAR). TIRES & ROTORS (WAY TOO MANY CHANGES HAVE COST ME OVER $2000 WITH A BRAKE JOB). I NOW HAVE SOMETHING CALLED A LOCK ACTUATOR THAT HAS GONE BAD, LOCKS MAKE HORRIBLE NOISE WHEN LOCKING/UNLOCKING & REAR RIGHT DOESN'T LOCK. HUMID MORNINGS MAKE FOR A ROUGH START AS THE ENGINE WILL RACE IN PARK (HIGH IDLE), THEN RAPIDLY DROP, DIES OUT SOMETIMES. DEALER COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM (THEY ADMITTED NOT STARTING IT UNTIL NOON!!). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060650March 7, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA WAS IN THE SHOP TO HAVE UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS REPLACED ON THE LEFT FRONT SIDE. THE VEHICLE HAD 90923 MILES AT THE TIME OF REPAIR, AT A COST OF $803. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060484March 5, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
NOISE FELT IN FRONT SUSPENSION WHEN TURNING - ESPECIALLY WITH LEFT TURNS. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM. TOOK TO A DIFFERENT DEALER A FEW MONTHS LATER AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED NEW UPPER BALL JOINTS. I TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED NEW LOWER BALL JOINTS. I HAVE REPLACED THE LOWER BALL JOINTS FOR A LITTLE OVER $600! I STILL CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE THE UPPER BALL JOINTS AND I AM STILL FEELING A SLIGHT THUMP WHEN TURNING. THIS PROBLEM IS SO COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE AND I AM MAD AT DODGE FOR NOT RECALLING. I READ A REPORT ON 60 MINUTES ABOUT BALL JOINT PROBLEMS CAUSING TIRES TO FALL OFF VEHICLES DURING DRIVING. WHAT A DANGEROUS THING TO HAPPEN. I THINK OF THIS EVERYDAY AS I DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF MY TIRES FELL OF ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING OVER 60 MPH? I HOPE DODGE GETS SOME SENSE AND DOES A RECALL ON THIS! HERE IS THE LINK TO THE ARTICLE: HTTP://WWW.CBSNEWS.COM/STORIES/2004/03/03/EVENINGNEWS/MAIN603833.SHTML *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060550March 5, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060335March 4, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
FRONT END NOISES. CLUNKING SOUND THAT CONTINUES TO GET LOUDER. HAS BEEN CHECKED BY DODGE SERVICE CENTER A FEW TIMES. THE LAST TIME THEY REPLACED FRONT BALL JOINT. STILL HAS A LOUD CLUNK. ALSO, IT WILL NOT HOLD AN ALIGNMENT FOR ANY LENGHT OF TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061300March 4, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT OF VEHICLE VIBRATED SEVERELY. CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRES, BUT MECHANIC TOLD HER THEY COULD NOT DO AN ALIGNMENT DUE TO BALL JOINT FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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