Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#741728March 1, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAN PUT MY TRUCK INTO REVERE AND IT WILL NOT MOVE. THE DASH SAYS ITS IN REVERSE(DIGITAL READ OUT) BUT ACTS AS IF IT IS STILL IN NEUTRAL. HAVE FILE ARBITRATION AND HAD TO REFILE AFTER DISATISFACTION OF OUTCOME. DAIMLER CHRYSLER SAYS ITS NOT UNASFE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881866March 1, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD BE HARD TO CONTROL. VEHICLE WOULD JUMP TO LEFT OR RIGHT SUDDENLY. DEALER HAS REPLACED BALL JOINTS 9 TIMES, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741645February 27, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
REAR END HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES, BUT STILL HAVE WHINE, DODGE TELLS DEALER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE UNTIL THEY FIND PROBLEM, AND THAT HAS BEEN A 1YR AGO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741602February 27, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 5,000 SAME PROBLEM AGAIN AT 18,000 ALSO DRUMS THIS TIME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881530February 27, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
CONSUMER WENT TO DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL 00V198000/ BRAKE HOSE REPAIRS, AND WAS DENIED SERVICE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881584February 27, 2001
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
CONSUMER WAS UNDERNEATH VEHICLE PUTTING IN A CLUTCH PRESSURE PLATE AND FOUND FRONT FRAME BROKEN. BREAKAGE WAS RIGHT BENEATH SPINDLE AND FRONT WHEELS. IF SUPPORT FAILED IT COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH. DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT MANUFACTURER FOR MORE ASSISTANCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881588February 27, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
VEHICLE ABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL; MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WAS NOT COVER UNDER A RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741570February 26, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS IS THE 2ND DODGE TRUCK TRANSMISSION I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE OTHER WAS A 96 RAM WITH 63,000 AND I WAS TOLD THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH DODGE TRUCK TRANSMISSIONS AS THE PLACES I TOOK THE 94 DAKOTA THERE WERE 2 IN FOR THE SAME THING ONE WAS A 1999 RAM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881402February 26, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
A FEW MONTHS AGO CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP, AND DEALER SERVICED BRAKES ON 23RD OF FEBRUARY, 2001. CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT, AND BRAKES DID NOT WORK AS GOOD AS THEY SHOULD HAVE WORKED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE WERE 3 FATALATIES AND 1 INJURY. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
3
#741430February 24, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
THERE IS PLAY IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL MOVE APPROXIMATELY 1/8 TO 1/4" UP AND DOWN. THE DEALER CLAIMS IT'S BECAUSE OF THE COLLASPABLE STEERING COLUMN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741352February 22, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
AT 6000 MILES I HAD A JERK WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, I GOT MUCH WORSE AS TIME WENT ON. AT 14000 MILES I FINALLY HAD THE DEALERSHIP REPLACE THE ROTORS BECAUSE BRAKING WAS VERY DANGEROUS. NOW AT 30000 I ONCE AGAIN HAVE PROBLEMS. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE ROTORS VERY SOON AGAIN AND I HAVE A FEELING THAT THE REAR DRUMS ARE ALSO WARPED. I ALSO HAVE A AWFUL SQUEEL COMING FROM ALL 4 BRAKES. I WORK WITH 3 PEOPLE THAT HAVE 97 OR NEWER AND THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881097February 22, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880930February 21, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AT 35,000 MILES FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. PRIOR TO THIS, ROTORS WERE TURNED AT 16,000 MILES AND 21,000 MILES. ALSO, IF CRUISE CONTROL IS SET BETWEEN 58-60MPH VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFT 3 GEARS AND WILL GO TO 4500 RPMS, AND THEN ACCELERATE SUDDENLY TO 65 MPH. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER TIMES, BUT HAS RECEIVED NO SATISFACTION. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880989February 21, 2001
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
WHILE DRIVING LUGS: NUTS ON FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE CAME OFF WHICH CAUSED TIRE TO SEPARATE FROM AXLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785293February 20, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS OFF SET 1.25-1.50 INCHES TO THE RIGHT, THIS IS CAUSING VEHICLE TO WHINE AND MAKE NOISE OVER SMALL BUMPS WHILE TRAVELING A LIGHT SPEED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741206February 20, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DIP STICK WILL NOT FULLY SEAT IN TUBE, PERMITTING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK FROM TUBE DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. FLUID DRIPS ONTO HOT ENGINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785285February 17, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY EXPLODED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE CASE AND UNDERHOOD NOISE INSULATION. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741004February 16, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
RECALL 871 WAS PERFORMED ON 21 JUNE 2000 AND WHEN COMPLEATED TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO OVERDRIV ( 4TH GEAR), ALSO CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK. ON 10 JULY 2000 TRUCK WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALER AND TRANSMISSION INSPECTED AND COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. MANUFACTURE CALLED AND THEY WOULD DUE NOTHING ABOUT PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559700February 15, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL), UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
AFTER RECALL REPAIR 00V-106 THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE AND CAUSED THE WATER PUMP TO FAIL, THE VEHICLE NEVER HAD TRANSMISSION TROUBLE UNTIL THE RECALL REPAIR WAS DONE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880653February 15, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED WITHOUT BACKING PLATE. WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND GOING OVER A PUDDLE OF WATER , PEDAL BECAME SOFT, AND VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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