Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#753922October 31, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
AT 10,500 MILES, TRUCKS BEGAN JITTERING AND SHAKING REALLY BAD. UPON INSPECTING FRONT ROTORS, MAJOR SCARRING HAD OCCURRED. BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP, REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 11,106 MILES. WARRANTY LIKELY WILL NOT COVER REPLACEMENTS WHEN THESE FAIL, AS ALL RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THEY WILL. DODGE NEEDS TO REPLACE THESE FAULTY ROTORS, AS THEY ARE A HAZARD TO NOT ONLY MYSELF, BUT ALSO WHOEVER MAY BE NEAR ME WHILE I'M DRIVING. DEALER STATED THAT THEY KNEW OF NO OTHER DAKOTA'S WITH THIS PROBLEM.*AK (TIRESIZE: 16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753934October 31, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753915October 30, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
REAR BRAKE PULSATING OR SHUDDERING. HAVE RESEARCH PROBLEM AND SEEMS TO BE WIDE SPREAD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898430October 30, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
RECALL 00V199000; FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753853October 29, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
WHEN APPLIED BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH, THE REAR BRAKES WILL PULSE CAUSING THE REAR END OF THE TRUCK TO HOP. THE REAR DRUMS ARE WARPED BUT "HARDLY WORN" ACCORDING TO THE INSPECTOR AT MIDAS. THE TECHNICIAN AT MIDAS TOLD ME THAT RE-SURFACING THE DRUMS WOULDN'T FIX THE PULSING & HOPPING PROBLEM. I FIRST REALLY NOTICED THIS PROBLEM AT AROUND 17K MILES AND IT HAS BEEN CONSISTENT AND REOCCURRING EVER SINCE. I HAVE TRIED TO FIND RECALLS OR TSB'S FROM DODGE (DAIMLERCHRYSLER) REGARDING THIS PROBLEM BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN ISSUED THAT I COULD FIND. THERE ARE, HOWEVER, MANY OWNERS WHO ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM WITH SIMILAR DODGE DAKOTAS AS IS EVIDENT BUT THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE SEEN POSTED ON VARIOUS SITES ON THE INTERNET.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753795October 28, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS HAVE EXCESSIVLY WARPED TWICE IN 23K MILES. COMMON PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898318October 26, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES WHEN IT IS IN IDLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. AK VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER SEVEARL TIMES, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898246October 25, 2001
SUSPENSION
WHILE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT ANY SPEED THERE IS VIBRATION IN STEERING COLUMN. THERE IS ALSO A NOISE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN DURING ACCELERATION. DEALERSHIP HAS MADE NO DETERMINATION AS TO A CAUSE FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753567October 23, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WARPED FRONT ROTORS CAUSING SEVERE VIBRATION IN STREERING WHEEL AT CRITICAL BRAKING SITUATIONS, LIKE COMING DOWN HILLS IN TENN. OR PULLING A TRAILER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753593October 23, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS PROBLEM HAS TO DEAL WITH A ROUGH/LOW IDLE AND OFF IDLE HESITATION WHICH SOMETIMES RESULTS IN ENGINE STALLING IN TRAFFIC OR WHEN CROSSING HIGHWAYS. THE IN GEAR WARM IDLE IS AT A VERY ROUGH 500-600RPM. WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS TURNED ON THE IDLE JUMPS UP TO A FAIRLY SMOOTH 700 RPM, AND THE TRUCK RUNS FINE. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD ALL CURRENT UPDATES AND RECALLS PERFORMED. THE DEALER HAS CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY AND IAC MOTOR UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE PROBLEM IS LESS EVIDENT IN COLD WEATHER OR WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD. THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED TWICE; ONCE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND ONCE WHEN CROSSING THE HIGHWAY. THE ROUGH IDLE IS ALWAYS PRESENT (SOMETIMES WORSE THAN OTHERS), BUT THE STALLING IS VERY INTERMITENT. I AM AFFRAID THAT THIS WILL AT SOME POINT CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753520October 22, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER 45,500 MILES. DEALER HAD TRIED TO FIX PROBLEM IN APRIL 2001 BUT TRANSMISSION FAILED IN OCTOBER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753402October 18, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKES KEEP FAILING ON THIS VEHICLE- DANGEROUS STOPPING CONDITIONS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753403October 18, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKES KEEP FAILING ON THIS VEHICLE -LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE SLOWING DOWN FOR EXIT RAMP. LEFT ROAD AND SLID ON GRASS TO A STOP. DO YOU NEED FATALITIES TO MAKE THIS AN ISSUE? WITH MORE THEN 50 DOCUMENTED COMPLAINTS ON FILE WITH NHTSA IT WONT BE LONG NOW. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753293October 16, 2001
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
THE 1988-1990 DAKOTAS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS CONCERN WHY NOT THE 1987? 01V232000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897621October 11, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WARPING. ROTORS HAVE BEEN RESURFACED AT 8,000/ 17,000 AND 23,000 MILES, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY CAUSE. *AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753083October 11, 2001
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
ON 06/22/01, THE REAR WHEEL OF OUR DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB CAME OFF THE TRUCK WHILE TOWING A HORSE TRAILER. AFTER IT WAS TOWED TO SUNSET CHRYSTLER DEALERSHIP IN GRENADA, MS, THEY TURNED IN TO THE WARRANTY THAT THE TRUCK HAD BEEN WRECKED AND THAT IS WHY THE WHEEL CAME OFF. SINCE THEN WE FIXED THE REAR WHEEL BY REPLACING THE LUG BOLTS AND NUTS WITH SOME THAT ARE NOT A DODGE PRODUCT. WE FOUND OUT AT THE TIME THAT YOU CAN NOT ORDER THE REAR LUG BOLTS FOR THE DODGE DAKOTA QEADCAB. WE ARE NOW HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE OTHER TIRES ON THE VEHICLE DOING THE SAME THING. THE LUG BOLTS ARE COMING LOOSE AND REQUIRING TIGHTENING ALMOST DAILY. A MECHANIC AT APPLEWHITE'S GARAGE IN WINONA, MS LOOKED AT THEM AND SAID THAT THERE IS A SHIM BEHIND THE RIM ON EACH LUG BOLT. WE CAN NOT FIND ANYONE THAT KNOWS WHAT OR WHY THESE ARE ON THE LUG BOLTS. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY HAZARRADOUS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563618October 9, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION CONCERNING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE STEEL MANUAL VALVE, HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND MILES ON THE TRANSMISSION, IN ORDER FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS TO BE EFFECTIVE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REBUILT AT CONSUMERS EXPENSE, CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS JUST AN EXCUSE IN CASE OF A PRODUCT FAILURE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752970October 5, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
PREMATURE FAILURE OF BALL JOIN DURING INSPECTION BY DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897337October 4, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
VEHICLE WAS PARKED, ENGINE OFF, PARK BRAKE NOT APPLIED. VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF PARK INTO DRIVE AND ROLLED FORWARD ON A SLIGHT DOWN GRADE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO JUMP IN, APPLIED PARK BRAKE, AND STOPPED VEHICLE. DAMAGE WAS $ 3000.00, NO INJURIES.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9004836October 3, 2001
TIRES
DEFECTIVE WRANGLER TIRES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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