Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#854361December 23, 1999
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
DEFECTIVE DRIVER'S SIDE TIE ROD END BROKE, CAUSING A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. ALSO, BALL JOINTS LOOKED WORN OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716349December 22, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
TRUCK HAS ONLY 46000 MILES ON IT. HIGHWAY USE, VERY LITTLE 4-WD USAGE. I FIND IT SUSPICIOUS THAT THE BALL JOINTS WORE OUT SO QUICKLY, AND THE PARTS ARE NATIONALLY BACKORDERED FOR 1 MONTH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716199December 18, 1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THIS TRUCK HAS A 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE TRUCK WILL START IN GEAR WITHOUT HAVING TO DEPRESS THE CLUTCH. FROM WHAT I CAN FIND OUT THERE WAS NO SWITCH PUT ON THIS MODEL TO PREVENT THIS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854112December 17, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
DEFECTIVE IGNITION COIL CAUSES VEHICLE TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853276December 16, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
LOWER BOLT THAT HOLD SEATBACK BROKE, CAUSING SEAT TO TIP BACKWARDSWHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716138December 16, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
THE FILLER NECK ASSEMBLY FELL UNDER MY TRUCK WHILE I WAS PUTTING GASOLINE IN THE TANK. IT IS ONLY HELD BY 4 SCREWS WHICH HAD FALLEN OUT AND THERE IS NO FLANGE TO KEEP THE FILLER LINE FROM FALLING BENEATH THE TRUCK. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER IF IT HAD HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND IT COULD HAVE CAUSED MY TRUCK TO CATCH ON FIRE. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY HAD NO "FIX" FOR IT OTHER THAN TO PUT NEW SHEET-METAL SCREWS BACK ON IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854081December 15, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS IN A FRONT END COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549911December 10, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
VEHICLE IS PINGING NUMERIOUS TIMES BROKEN THE MANIFOLD BOLTS. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#508932December 10, 1999
POWER TRAIN
PULLED INTO ALLEY IN DOWNTOWN HANOVER. TRUCK ON SLIGHT INCLINE TO THE REAR. PUT TRANSMISSION IN PARK THEN VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715908December 10, 1999
TIRES, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANMISSION ONGOING, POPPING IN REAR ONGOING, TIRES BALD IN 5,000 MILES. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC AND HAVING THE TRANSMISSION NOT WORK PROPERLY( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215 75R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715923December 10, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
5.2L ENGINE HAS A LOUD KNOCK WHEN WARM AND ACCELERATING PAST 2200RPM. THE ENGINE ALSO BURNS 2+ QTS OF OIL BETWEEN SCHEDULED CHANGES. CORTESE DODGE TWICE HAS TOLD ME THIS IS NORMAL BEHAVIOR. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED AT 9000 MILES, STILL THERE AT 12000 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715571December 2, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THIS TRUCK HAS RUINED TWO SETS OF ROTORS IN UNDER 22K MILES!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853472November 30, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT CAUSING FAILURE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND CLAIMS THAT BRAKES PULL BECAUSE OF ROAD. *AK *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853504November 30, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
BOTH PASSENGER & DRIVER BACK REST COLLAPSED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715356November 28, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANS. SHIFTS VERY HARD/POPPING NOISE FROM STEERING..DEALER CAN'T FIX..??!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715294November 26, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
MOTOR FAILED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845055November 17, 1999
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH HEARD A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR. THEN IT MADE A CLUNKING NOISE.THE DRIVESHAFT WAS DEFECTIVE & THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEABLE. WAS TOWED TO SHOP THE REAR END OF DRIVESHAFT WAS SHOT. HAD THE WRONG REAR END PUT IN VEHICLE. HAD TO REPLACE IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853030November 17, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
I SMELLED FUMES IN PASENGER'S COMPARTMENT. PULLED OVER AND NOTICED FUAL LEAKING FROM FUEL NECK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714901November 17, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TIMING CHAIN NOISE. REPAIR SHOP QUOTE IS $450 TO REPLACE. TSB 9-7-97 COVERS THIS--NHTSA ITEM NUMBER: SB052529. SHOULD I EXPECT A DODGE DEALER TO MAKE THIS REPAIR AT NO COST?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852852November 15, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50-60 MPH AND ACCELERATING , GOING UP HILL, ALL SERVICE LIGHTS WILL COME ON, AND FOR ABOUT 20 SECONDS ALL BRAKE/HAZARD/DIRECTIONAL HEADLIGHTS ETC., WILL BECOME INOPERATIVE. BUT ENGINE WILL STILL RUN. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE OF DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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