Dodge Dakota Complaints (2005)

470 consumer complaints on file.

#10937968December 28, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10936512December 20, 2016
AIR BAGS
I HAVE BEEN APPOINTED SEVERAL TIMES LISTED FOR APPOINTMENTS CALL DIRECTLY TO FIELD OPERATIONS HEARD THE PROTOCOL AND I UNDERSTAND I CAN USE MY AUTO RESQUESTING FOR AN ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN I JUST RECEIVE A APOLOGY NOTE,,,DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY I KEEP RECEIVING THESE RECALL WITH OUT NO PROTOCOL FOR THE DEALER TO TAKE ACTION? *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10936303December 19, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE WIRING HARNESS AND ALARM SYSTEM WERE BURNED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. IN ADDITION, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD SHIFT INTO PARK OR NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10935983December 17, 2016
POWER TRAIN
RANDOMLY, THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE WILL ENGAGE WHEN NOT SELECTED. SO FAR THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED AT LOW SPEED (IN PARKING LOTS). I CAN TELL IT IS ENGAGED BECAUSE I GET WHEEL SLIPPAGE WHILE TURNING. AFTER STRAIGHTENING THE TRUCK AND SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL, THE PROBLEM WILL BE RESOLVED. ADDITIONALLY, THE "SERVICE 4WD" LIGHT OR "4LO" LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING, BUT THE TRANSFER CASE DOES NOT APPEAR TO ACTUALLY SHIFT. NO DAMAGE TO DRIVE TRAIN SO FAR. THIRDLY, THE TRANSFER CASE WILL SHIFT WHILE THE TRUCK IS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE IGNITION IS OFF, AND THE KEY REMOVED, WITH NO-ONE IN THE VEHICLE. I CAN HEAR THE SHIFT MOTOR TRYING TO ENGAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10934621December 12, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED OVERHEATING AFTER BEING OPERATED IN THE SUMMER. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A OIL RADIATOR COOLER WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10929423December 1, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10928774November 30, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL - REC'D. NOTIFICATION OF RECALL BEGINNING OF JULY 2016. REGISTERED FOR EMAIL NOTIFICATION OF WHEN REPL. PARTS WOULD BE AVAIL. FROM CHRYSLER 7-22-16 (THEIR REF# 29749366). CALLED CHRYSLER TODAY TO FOLLOW-UP AS I'VE NOT HEARD ANYTHING. WAS TOLD THAT PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAIL - THEY HAVEN'T EVEN BEEN MADE YET! SPOKE WITH DAWN @ NHTSA ABOUT FILING COMPLAINT (YOUR REF#: 1047892). THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10928674November 29, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING DEFECTIVE PASSENGER AIRBAG IN JULY 2016. WRITTEN NOTICE INDICATES THAT AIR BAG CAN DEPLOY AT ANY TIME AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. LAST CONTACT WITH DEALER ON NOVEMBER 29, 2016 INDICATED THAT PART IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE TO HAVE AIRBAG ISSUE RESOLVED AND NO INDICATION OF WHEN IT WOULD BE FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10928681November 29, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL I'VE BEEN ASK FOR THE REPLACEMENT APPROX FOR 6-7 MONTHS. IT'S PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. WHICH WAS ALREADY RECALLED AND REPLACED W/ ANOTHER DEFECTIVE AIRBAG, IN 2005. I HAVE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG TURN OFF. HOWEVER, I WANT IT FIXED!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10926648November 17, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. ...UPDATED 05/19/17 *BF UPDATED 09/20/2017*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10926274November 15, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TRANSFER CASE SHIFTING INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE ON ITS OWN. YOU CAN SOMETIMES HERE IT SHIFTING WHEN YOU OPEN THE DOOR NO KEY EVEN IN THE CAR YET ? IT TRIES TO SHIFT INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE AT ALL SPEEDS . IT SOMETIMES GOES INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS ? I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM PAYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT NO ONE SEEMS TO HAVE A SOLUTION ? CHANGE FRONT CONTROL MODULE?, TRANSFER CASE SHIFT MOTOR?,CHANGE WIRING FROM MODULE TO TRANSFER CASE ? CHANGE 4 WHEEL DRIVE SELECTOR SWITCH . WHICH ONE, WHERE DO YOU START . NEED HELP! SHOULD BE A RECALL. SEEM'S VERY DANGEROUS . SOUNDS LIKE HUNDREDS WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND NO ANSWER'S .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10920542November 1, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10919300October 27, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE ISSUE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10918631October 24, 2016
POWER TRAIN
SHIFTING ON ITS OWN. MY TRUCK HAS 75,186 MILES ON IT AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. FOR THE PAST 10,000 MILES OR SO, IT HAS BEEN SHIFTING IN AND OUT OF 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND LO 4X4 RANDOMLY BY ITSELF WITHOUT ANY HUMAN INTERACTION. EVEN SITTING PARKED YOU COULD HEAR IT CYCLING AND SHIFTING ELECTRONICALLY IN AND OUT OF 4X4. I RECENTLY PARKED IT IN A GRASS FIELD NEAR A POND AND LEFT IT - WAS WORKING FINE WHEN I PULLED IN. CAME BACK ABOUT AN HOUR LATER, GOT IN, STARTED IT AND TRIED TO GO... NOTHING AT ALL. IT HAD SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL (RED "N" LIGHTED) AND IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR FORWARD OR REVERSE. ROLLED FREELY NOW BOTH DIRECTIONS. HAD TO GET IT TOWED OUT OF THE FIELD AND UP TO THE ROADWAY AND THEN ANOTHER COMPANY TO COME LOAD IT AND TOW IT TO THE SHOP. SEARCHED ONLINE - THERE ARE MANY SIMILAR INSTANCES ABOUT THIS VEHICLE SHIFTING IN AND OUT OF GEARS RANDOMLY ON ITS OWN. WHY HASN'T THIS ELECTRONIC SHIFTING MECHANISM BEEN RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED? MY TRUCK EASILY ROLLED REGARDLESS OF THE SHIFTING POSITION. JUST LUCKY I WAS ON FLAT LAND IN A FIELD AT THIS TIME AND NOT ON A SLOPING STREET - HORRIBLE TO THINK WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED LAST WEEK WHEN I PARKED IN THE SLOPING PARKING LOT AT TEH SCHOOL ABOVE THE FOOTBALL CROWD AT THE GAME BELOW. TOO TERRIBLE TO IMAGINE IF IT WOULD HAVE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL BY ITSELF AT THAT TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10915272October 11, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL I AM UPSET AT THE WAY THESE TAKATA RECALLS ARE BEING HANDLED BY DEALERS AND THE MANUFACTURER. NEITHER DEALER OR MANUFACTURER SEEM TO HAVE A HANDLE ON WHAT IS HAPPENING, WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE, DISSEMINATING PROPER INFORMATION TO CUSTOMERS, ETC. I JUST RETURNED FROM WASTING THIS MORNING AT A DODGE DEALER BECAUSE I SCHEDULED THE WORK, AND WHEN I GOT THERE WAS TOLD NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT WHEN I SCHEDULED THE WORK. I LIVE 45 MINUTES ONE WAY, SO IT TAKES TIME AND MONEY TO MAKE THESE USELESS TRIPS. I THINK MUCH PRESSURE SHOULD BE EXERTED ON MANUFACTURERS TO DIVERT AIRBAGS TO RECALLS, AND PULL THE AIRBAGS AWAY FROM NEW CAR PRODUCTION UNTIL THIS ISSUE IS RESOLVED. THERE SHOULD ALSO BE ONE PERSON IN CHARGE OF AIRBAG RECALLS AT EACH DEALERSHIP TO COORDINATE THE FLOW OF INFORMATION, SCHEDULING, PARTS, ETC. AND TAKATA SHOULD PAY THE BILL FOR THESE PERSONS. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10914030October 5, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON OCTOBER 5, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:45 P.M., L ENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL AT A SPEED OF 55 MILES PER HOUR. WHEN I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE TRUCK ACCELERATED TO A SPEED OF 60 MILES AND HIGHER. I TESTED THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM TWICE MORE AND IT DID THE SAME THING. THE VEHICLE NEVER SLOWED DOWN. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I WAS ON DAM NECK ROAD WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 55 MILES PER HOUR. THIS IS A CITY STREET. AFTER THIS OCCURRED MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, WHICH CLEARLY INDICATES A MECHANICAL PROBLEM. I THINK THERE MAY BE OTHER VEHICLES THAT COULD HAVE THIS SAME MALFUNCTION AND CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR DEATH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10913754October 4, 2016
AIR BAGS
SIGNED UP FOR PASSENGER AIR BAG RECALL ON JULY 22, 2016. I HAVE WAITED OVER TWO AND A HALF MONTHS TO BE NOTIFIED TO BRING MY TRUCK IN TO HAVE AIRBAG REPLACED. I HAVE MADE NUMEROUS CALLS TO 1-800-853-1403, ONLY TO HAVE BEEN HUNG UP ON. THEY LEAVE ME AND MY PASSENGER IN DANGER. THE TRUCK IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND I'M WORRIED EACH TIME I HAVE TO USE IT THAT HOPE THE AIRBAG DOES NOT EXPLODE. I NEED MY TRUCK AND NEED THEM TO REPAIR IT CAUSE THEY CREATED THE PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP ME TO GET MY TRUCK AIRBAG REPLACED, I THINK I HAVE GIVEN THEM MORE THAN ENOUGH TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10910999October 2, 2016
POWER TRAIN
4 WHEEL DRIVE IS TRYING TO ENGAGE ON IT'S OWN EVEN IF IT IS NOT RUNNING. I AM NOT GOING TO GO INTO DETAIL BECAUSE THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM KIND OF CURIOUS AS TO WHY, WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS, SOMETHING HASN'T BEEN DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10910488September 29, 2016
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY THE ENGINE STARTED A TAPPING NOISE. HAD A MECHANIC CHECK IT OUT, AND FOUND OUT THE ROCKER ARM WAS OFF , FELL LOOSE IN THE VALVE COVER AND THE VALVE SEAT AND VALVE GUIDE WERE ALSO LOOSE WHICH HAS CAUSED THE ROCKER ARM TO FALL OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10910399September 28, 2016
AIR BAGS
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Dodge Dakota