Dodge Dakota Complaints (2000)

806 consumer complaints on file.

#10058589February 20, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
HEARD A LOT OF SQUEAKING AND CLUNKING, TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD UPPER BALL JOINTS HAVE GONE BAD ALONG WITH INNER TIE-RODS. THIS WOULD COST AROUND $1200 TO FIX, THAT COST COULD BE REDUCED ALOT IF A PERSON COULD FIND NON-OEM PARTS BUT INSTEAD YOU ARE FORCED TO BUY FROM DODGE AND THEN YOU CANT EVEN BUY THE INDIVIDUAL TIE-RODS YOU HAVE TO BUY THE ENTIRE STEERING ASSEMBLY. DODGE KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM AND DID HELP WITH THE COST OF THE PARTS BUT THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD GO OUT ON A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 45000 MILES, ESPECIALLY WHEN IF EITHER PART HAD FAILED COMPLETELY I COULD HAVE LOST TOTAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059319February 19, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE AND PULL TO THE RIGHT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AN INDEPENDENT SHOP DETERMINED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053489February 19, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A CLANKING SOUND WHEN TURNING CORNERS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO FOUND THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053655February 19, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS FAILED. THE PARTS WERE REPLACED TWICE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053387February 19, 2004
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO REPAIR SHOP FOR HEATER CORE REPLACEMENT. THE MECHANIC WAS ON A TEST DRIVE WHEN THE TIE ROD BROKE. *AK *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057057February 12, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS ON THIS TRUCK HAVE EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THEM. ONLY 45,000 MILES WHEN PROBLEM BEGAN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057971February 11, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BALL JOINT PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057850February 10, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR BALL JOINT REPLACEMENT. WHEEL CAME OFF, AND CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REPAIR BALL JOINTS. ALSO, THEY WOULD NOT ALLOW CONSUMER TO SPEAK TO ANY DIAMLER CHRYSLER DODGE PERSONNEL, AND THEY WERE NOT GIVING ANY ADEQUATE INFORMATION CONCERNING REPAIR COST OR EVEN IF THEY WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053602February 10, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
THE VEHICLE'S BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE WHICH MADE IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE DEFECT. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046419February 10, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHEN MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN THE CONSUMER COULD HEAR A RATTLING NOISE IN THE FRONT END. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE.*AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE LEFT AND RIGHT BALL JOINTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056743February 7, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
2000 DODGE DAKOTA WORN OUT BALL JOINTS ON FRONT OF TRUCK. WAS TOLD THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON ALL DAKOTA'S OF THIS TYPE BY SEVERAL MECHANICS. THERE IS NO WAY TO GREASE THE BALL JOINTS . WAS TOLD PARTS ARE IN VERY HIGH DEMAND DUE TO SO MANY TRUCKS WITH FAILURES. MY TRUCK PULLS TO THE RIGHT VERY BADLY .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057869February 4, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
CONSUMER SAW ON NEWS ABOUT VEHICLE MANUFACTURER'S BALL JOINT PROBLEMS WHERE JOINTS ARE PREMATURELY BRAKING ALLOWING THE ASSEMBLY AND THE WHEEL TO COME LOOSE ON DODGE DAKOTA PICKUP TRUCKS. *LA *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057226January 30, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
CONSUMER WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT A POWER STEERING PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION POWER STEERING LOCKED. VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055184January 29, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I HAVE NEEDED TO HAVE THE ROTORS ON MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB FOR THE SECOND TIME NOW AND IT ONLY HAS 39K MILES ON IT! THE TRUCK VIBRATE UNCONTROLLABLY FROM HIGHWAY TO ANYTHING ABOVE 30MPH WHEN YOU TRY AND STOP. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN PERSISTANT SINCE ABOUT 12000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. ILL DODGE EVER STAND BEHIND THIS OR MAKE A GOOD REPLACEMENT PART OR DO WE ALL HAVE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT??*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055214January 29, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
BAD BALL JOINTS FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052003January 27, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED. *AK *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054833January 25, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
AFTER HEARING OF THE PROBLEMS WITH UPPER BALL JOINTS, I PULLED THE RIGHT SIDE UPPER BALL JOINT LOOSE AND FOUND EXTREME PLAY IN THE JOINT. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT LOCATE A JOINT FOR ME ANYWHERE IN THE STATE AND DETERMINED THAT THE JOINT WAS BACKORDERED BY 3000. TO GET THE BALL JOINT I HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE UPPER CONTROL ARM AT THE PRICE OF 175.00.(PART ONLY) I REMOVED THE ORIGINAL CONTROL ARM AND CUT AWAY THE RUBBER SEAL TO FIND THAT THE LOWER PORTION OF THE JOINT WAS FRACTURED AND THE JOINT WAS WORN TO THE POINT THAT IT WAS ABOUT TO FALL APART. I BELIEVE THAT WITH SOME PRESSURE I COULD PULL THE JOINT APART WITH MY HANDS. WHAT MAKES THIS PROBLEM SO DANGEROUS IS THAT I HAD NO PULLING, TIRE WEAR, KNOCKING, OR CREAKING NOISES TO ALERT ME OF THIS PROBLEM. IF I HAD NOT TAKEN A PROACTIVE LOOK AT THIS JOINT, IT WOULD DEFINITELY HAVE COME APART SOON. I HAVE SAVED THE PART AND WOULD BE WILLING TO SHIP IT TO ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO EXAMINE IT. I HAVE ALSO ORDERED A LEFT SIDE BALL JOINT TO REPLACE AS SOON AS IT IS AVAILABLE. IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER. DODGE SHOULD IGNORE THE LAWYERS AND STEP UP TO THE PLATE TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT. IT MIGHT JUST SAVE A CUSTOMER. RIGHT NOW THE NEW FORD TRUCK IS LOOKING BETTER THAN THE DODGE FOR MY NEXT PURCHASE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054788January 24, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS ON MY TRUCK ARE BAD, THE MECHANIC WORKING ON THE VEHICLE SAID THEY COULD CAUSE A WRECK IF THEY FAIL WHILE I AM DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054815January 24, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARP ABOUT EVERY 10 TO 11,000 MILES. HAVE HAD THEN TURNED ONCE AT APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES, AND HAVE LIVED WITH IT SINCE THEN. COST $115 TO TURN THE ROTORS THE FIRST TIME, AND IT'S NOT WORTH IT THAT OFTEN. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054654January 22, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
FRONT UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILING AT APROX 43,000 MILES. I HEARD THE SQUEEKY / RATTLE NOISE COMING FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS OR TURNING. I EVENTUALLY MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH DODGE DEALER. VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. DODGE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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