Dodge Dakota Complaints (2001)

678 consumer complaints on file.

#766529August 31, 2002
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
IF WE WERE TRAVELING AT A HIGHER SPEED WE WOULD HAVE BEEN SEVERLY INJURED OR KILLED. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017283August 27, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE SHIFTING VEHICLE INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE VEHICLE DOES NOT MOVE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND REPAIRED FIVE TIMES, BUT VEHICLE STILL HAS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766258August 26, 2002
TIRES
ALL FOUR TIRES ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ARE CRACKING AT THE BEAD. CRACKS ARE SEVERAL INCHES LONG. GOODYEAR DEALER SAYS "HEAT CRACKING" AND WILL REPLACE AT PRORATED VALUE. IF THESE TIRES WERE RECALLED PER YOUR WEBSITE, I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. INFORMATION IS FOR PAPER TRAIL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567106August 13, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES WITH SOME FORCE, THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK SUDDENLY VEERED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT. WHEN CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT, THE TRUCK THEN VEERED DANGEROUSLY IN THE OTHER DIRECTION. THE DRIVING CONDITIONS WERE DRY PAVEMENT AND CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO BRING THE TRUCK UNDER CONTROL. THE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUST AND DETERIORATION. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015320August 1, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND WITHOUT WARNING WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION.*AK WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND TRUCK CRASHED INTO THE CONSUMERS HOUSE. *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015091July 30, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE DRIVING 50-60 MPH VEHICLE SWERVED TO MISS FROM HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND RIGHT/ LEFT TIRES HIT SOMETHING, CAUSING STEERING COLUMN TO MALFUNCTION AND TO BECOME INOPERABLE.*AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014915July 29, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION
VEHICLE WILL START TO MOVE TO THE RIGHT WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIES THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING. PROBLEM GETS WORSE WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES, BUT THE REPAIRS DO NOT WORK . CONTACTED DEALER. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE CAIPLERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, ALSO THE VEHICLE WAS REALIGNED, ALSO THERE WAS AN OIL AND TRANSMISSIN LEAK.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014476July 22, 2002
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY CONSUMER TURNS ON AIR CONDITIONER AND IT WAS BLOWING HOT AIR. ALSO, VEHICLE WAS LEAKING COOLANT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764443July 19, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN SLOWED TO NEAR STOP AS WHEN PARKING, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES AS IF ACCELERATOR HAS BEEN HEAVILY DEPRESSED -- FOOT IS ON BRAKE, NOT ON ACCELERATOR. . DOES NOT OCCUR EVERY STOP. NO WARNING WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES. LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED, VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN BEING PARKED,AND ALMOST RAN THROUGH BUSINESS STORE FRONT. OPERATOR TRIED PUTTING TWO FEET ON BRAKE = NO RESULTS...OPERATOR BARELY ABLE TO THROW INTO NUETRAL TO STOP VEHICLE. MASSIVE DAMAGE TO FRAME OF TRUCK. FORTUNATELY, NO PERSONS INJURED OR REAL PROPERTY DAMAGED. CONCERN IS FOR FUTURE DRIVING WHEN VEHICLE IS REPAIRED. THIS SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014125July 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE STALLING WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP OR WHILE APPLYING ACCELERATOR PEDAL FROM A STOP POSTION. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014129July 17, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WOULD JUMP OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING 50-55 MPH. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764313July 16, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
THE CHECK ENGINE / MIL (MALFUNCTION IGNITION LIGHT) COMES ON & THE TRUCK RUNS ROUGH & THE GAS MILEAGE GOES DOWN TO HALF THE NORMAL AMOUNT. THE 1ST TIME WAS 11 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE & HAS HAPPENED APPROX. EVERY 3 TO 4 MONTHS SINCE. THE SPARK PLUGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AFTER FINDING 1 CRACKED, THE RIGHT SIDE HEAD WAS REPLACED DUE TO WARPING & THE #1 FUEL INJECTOR REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013725July 11, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE IS LOSING POWER WHEN CONSUMER IS DRIVING, AND WHEN TOWING OBJECTS, CONSUMER WILL LOSE POWER AGAIN. VEHICLE FEELS LIKE IT IS ABOUT TO SHUT OFF. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566563July 10, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SUSPENSION:REAR, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT WHEN DRIVING, ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HAS JERKED TO THE LEFT IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO TAKE CONTROL AWAY FROM THE DRIVER, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TIRES HAD NEVER BEEN BALANCED, A FRONT END MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER STATES THAT NOW THE FRONT TIRES JUMP OR CUP DURING SHARP TURNS TO THE LEFT, THE REAR END WAS ALSO REPLACED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012799June 27, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
REAR BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL TO OPERATE. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763434June 25, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
I HAVE BEEN TO MY DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS AND THEY HAVE TOLD THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL LOCATION AND TRAVEL CHANGED WITH THE 2000 YEAR MODELS AND THAT MINE IS "NORMAL". THE PROBLEM AND MY CONCERN IS THAT ONE CAN PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL ANDINITIAL POSITION AND TRAVEL MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO THEN HIT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT THE END OF THE STROKE. THIS HAPPENED TO ME ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND LUCKILY NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES HAVE OCCURRED WITH ME OR MY VEHICLE. AT MY DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE A COUPLE OTHER DODGE MODELS WHERE THE SAME COMPLAINT HAS BEEN MADE. I KNOW THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM AND THAT THERE WILL BE ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF IT. I ALSO FEAR THAT BECAUSE THIS IS A 15-PASSENGER VAN, IT IS OFTEN USED BY SCHOOLS AND DAYCARE TO TRANSPORT LOTS OF SMALL CHILDREN. I DON'T EVEN WANT TO THINK ABOUT THE CATASTROPHIC POSSIBILITIES OF ONE OF THESE VEHICLES PULLING UP TO LARGE GROUPS OF SMALL CHILDREN. *AK PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE. I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO DEMONSTRATE THE PROBLEM FOR ANYONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011938June 17, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE DUE TO VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL AND SHAKING OF EHICLE. ROTORS WERE WARPED, AT THIS TIME ROTORS NEED REPLACEMENT AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763134June 16, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
AROUND 16,000 MILES, I NOTICED THE PULLING AND PULSATING OF THE BRAKES WHEN I APPLIED PRESSURE TO THEM EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS. TOOK THE TRUCK INTO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND THE FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED AND THE REAR BRAKE DRUMS WERE CRACKED. THEY CHARGED US FOR MACHINING THE FRONT ROTORS BUT REPLACED THE REAR DRUMS UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER RECEIVING THE VEHICLE BACK, NOTICED THAT THEY STILL ACTED WARPED. RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WITHIN A WEEK AND THEY REPLACED THE DRUMS AGAIN BECAUSE THEY FOUND THEY WERE ALSO WARPED. RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AGAIN BECAUSE OF SAME SYMPTOMS WITHIN A WEEK AND THEY TURNED THE DRUMS AGAIN BECAUSE THE 2ND REPLACEMENT ONES WERE ALSO WARPED. AT THAT TIME THE FRONT BRAKES WERE ALSO SQUEAKING, SO THEY ATTEMPTED TO CLEAN AND LUBE CALIPERS. DID NOT FIX THE NOISE IN THE FRONT ROTORS AND THE REAR DRUMS ARE STILL FEELING WARPED. WILL ATTEMPT TO RETURN TO THE DEALER AGAIN FOR FURTHER REPAIRS BUT FEAR WILL BE CHARGED AS WE WERE THE FIRST TIME FOR A PROBLEM THAT IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE BRAKING SYSTEMS IN THE DODGE DAKOTA'S.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009376June 13, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN THE VEHICLE TAKES OFF FROM A DEAD STOP THE VEHICLE DOES NOT WANT TO MOVE. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND RIGHT AFTER THAT THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AND THE VEHICLE RUNS AT A HIGH RPM UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF. THE PROBLEM THEN CORRECTS ITSELF TEMPORARILY. I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK SERVICED AT FREDERICK DODGE 4 TIMES. FIRST IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS BEING LOW ON TRANSMISSION FLUID(CLAIMED IT WAS NOT TOPPED OFF AT DELIVERY) AND IT WAS CAUSING REAR SENSOR ON TRANS TO SHUT DOWN TRANSMISSION. SECOND TIME BROUGHT IN FOR SAME PROBLEM, TOLD THAT REAR SENSOR IS BAD, THAT WAS REPLACED, THIRD TIME, SAME PROBLEM, TOLD THAT SOFTWARE FOR TCM NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. FOURTH TIME, TCM AND TRANSMISSION BEING REPLACED. TRUCK IS STILL IN SHOP. TOTALLY FED UP. TRUCK HAS LESS 9500 MILES ON IT. *TS *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS***763038
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762629June 4, 2002
TIRES
TWO WEEKS FROM THIS DATE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HAD A BLOWOUT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE. TOOK TIRE TO GOOD YEAR DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS A TIRE DEFECT AND THEY WOULD ONLY PRO-RATE THE TIRE. TWO DAYS AGO FROM TODAY THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE IS NOW CRACKING. GOOD YEAR DEALER SAID IT WAS ANOTHER DEFECTIVE TIRE AND THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH GOOD YEAR TIRES ON THESE SIZE AND MODELS. NEED A SAFETY RECALL ON THESE TIRES AND FREE REPLACEMENT BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. THE TIRES ARE CRACKEING AND SPLITING ALONG THE BASE ON THE RIM. CRACK IS ABOUT 8" - 12" LONG.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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