Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#10472323August 24, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
APPLIED LEFT TURN SIGNAL AND NOTICED THE RIGHT SIGNAL WAS BLINKING. I CANCELED SIGNAL AND THEN REAPPLIED AND LEFT SIGNAL FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. SINCE INITIAL OCCURRENCE THE TURN SIGNALS HAVE GOTTEN PROGRESSIVE WORSE. APPLICATION OF THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL TURNS ON LEFT ONE, APPLICATION OF THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL TURNS ON RIGHT ONE. SOMETIME NEITHER SIGNAL OPERATES. MY TRUCK HAS A TILT STEERING WHEEL AND I HAVE NOTICED THAT MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL UP OR DOWN - WHILE DRIVING - INITIALLY CLEARED THE PROBLEM AND ALLOWED THE CORRECT SIGNAL TO OPERATE. BUT NOW THE SIGNALS EITHER DO NOT WORK OR MALFUNCTION MOST OF THE TIME NO MATTER WHICH POSITION THE STEERING WHEEL IS IN. ADJUSTING THE STEERING WHEEL HAS LITTLE TO NO AFFECT ON IF THE SIGNALS WILL OPERATE PROPERLY. AS YOU MAY REALIZE THINKING YOUR LEFT / RIGHT TURN SIGNAL IS ON AND FINDING OUT THE OPPOSITE ONE IS ACTUALLY BLINKING HAS CAUSED SOME "INTERESTING" TRAFFIC SITUATIONS AS WELL AS A FEW NEAR CRASHES UNTIL I REALIZED WHAT WAS HAPPENING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472003August 23, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE SPARE TIRE HOIST / CARRIER CABLE BROKE, CAUSING THE FULL SIZE SPARE TIRE TO DROP TO THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY, IT HAPPENED AS I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY. THIS COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN A SEVERE ACCIDENT ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471872August 22, 2012
SUSPENSION, STEERING
PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND THE BOTTOM OF THE CONTROL ARM BROKE FREE LETTING THE WHEEL COME FREE FROM THE VEHICLE..... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10470356August 13, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED, THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING AND A STRONG BURNING ODOR AND SMOKE EMITTED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE ROTORS, CALIPERS AND MASTER CYLINDER WERE REPLACED TWICE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SMOKE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469597August 7, 2012
TIRES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE DAKOTA QUADCAB 4X4 WITH BF GOODRICH RUGGED TRAIL TIRES, LINE SIZES P265/70/R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE DRY ROTTEN. THE TIRES WERE TAKEN TO DISCOUNT TIRE AN AUTHORIZED DEALER OF BF GOODRICH, WHO OFFERED TO PROVIDE SOME FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TOWARD THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,300. UPDATED 9/10/12 *CN THEY OFFERED 50% ON THE FRONT TIRES AND 40% ON THE REAR TIRES. AFTER CONTACTING AND EXECUTIVE, THEY OFFERED 75%OFF OFF THE NEW TIRES. UPDATED 09/19/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10468980August 2, 2012
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DAKOTA 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A TURN THEN UNEXPECTEDLY THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL COLLAPSED DUE TO A FRACTURED BALL JOINT. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CEMENT POST IN A PARKING LOT. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V596000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT); HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10467715July 25, 2012
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AS A RESULT OF A FRACTURED BALL JOINT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT WERE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE FAILURE AS DESCRIBED BY THE CONTACT. NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465854July 16, 2012
WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE INSPECTING THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE PRESSURE THE VALVE STEM FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE VALVE STEM AND TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465276July 11, 2012
WHEELS, TIRES:VALVE
ON 9 JULY 2012, I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO T J TIRE AND SERVICE IN RICHLANDS, NC. I WAS THERE TO HAVE TIRES INSTALLED ONTO MY TRUCK. THE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A VERY BAD SITUATION WITH MY VALVE STEMS AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PERFORM THE INSTALL WITH THE CURRENT VALVE STEMS. THE PROBLEM WITH THE VALVE STEM IS THAT THEY WERE SEVERELY CORRODED AND WERE BREAKING AND FRAGMENTING APART. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORPORATION TO SEE IF THERE WAS A TSB OR A RECALL. THEY RESPONDED THAT THERE WAS NOT ONE IN EFFECT OR PENDING. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VALVE STEM IT WAS FOUND TO BE COMPOSED OF AN ALUMINUM STEM, BRASS VALVE CORE AND A CAP OF UNKNOWN METAL/ALLOY. THIS COMBINATION OF DISSIMILAR METALS ON A COMPONENT EXPOSED TO WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS IS NOT ADVISABLE. THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A DIRECT CORRELATION BETWEEN THE DISSIMILAR METALS AND INCREASED RATE OF CORROSION. THIS COMPONENT IS SUBJECT TO FAILURE AND WOULD POSE A SIGNIFICANT RISK AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464397July 6, 2012
ENGINE
IM NOT ALWAYS IN A GOOD PLACE TO STOP WHEN IT DIES ON ME,I ALMOST GOT HIT BY A CAR A FEW TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS, IT DIES AND WONT RESTART FOR AWHILE, I THINK ITS IN THE COMPUTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463963July 2, 2012
SUSPENSION
I WAS TOLD THE BALL JOINTS ARE NO GOOD ON MY 2003 DAKOTA 4X2 AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE WARRANTY ON THE BALL JOINTS WAS GIVEN A 10 YEAR EXTENSION ON 4X2 AND RECALLED ON 4X4. I WAS TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGH THE BALL JOINTS ARE CLEARLY THE FAULTY ONES MY MANUFACTURING DATE WAS 20 DAYS AFTER THE DEC 31 2002 CUT OFF FOR WARRANTY EXTENSION. HOW IS THAT MY TRUCK IS NOT COVERED, DESPITE BEING EFFECTED BY THE SAME RECALLED PARTS. IT WOULD SEEM 20 DAYS IS QUITE A SMALL WINDOW TO BE COMPLETELY EXCLUDED FROM THE EXTENSION, AND THAT THERE IS A REASONABLE MARGIN OF AREA. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463259June 27, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE ADDING GASOLINE TO THE FUEL TANK THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO ADD THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF FUEL TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL CANISTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463072June 25, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE SEIZED UNINTENDEDLY AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL TOWARD THE SAME DIRECTION. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY AFTER WAITING THIRTY MINUTES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FIVE THREE TIMES FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONSISTED OF REPLACING THE ENTIRE FRONT BRAKING SYSTEM, SUCH AS; BOTH ROTORS, CALIPERS, AND BRAKE LINES. ALSO INCLUDED IN THE REPAIR WAS THE REPLACEMENT OF BOTH FRONT BRAKE PADS AND MASTER CYLINDER. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462710June 22, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND INSTANTLY NOTICED A STRONG RAW GAS SMELL IN THE CAB. THINKING IT JUST OVERLOADED BY NOT STARTING IT FOR A MONTH, I WAITED FOR THE SMELL TO GO AWAY, BUT IT DIDN'T. LOOKING THROUGH THE REAR WHEEL WELL, I DISCOVERED THE FUEL HOSE FROM THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK HAD SPLIT AND WAS SPEWING GASOLINE ALL AROUND AND UNDER THE BED OF THE TRUCK. JUST TURNING ON THE KEY, WHICH STARTS THE FUEL PUMP AND PRESSURIZES THE FUEL LINE, CAUSES GAS TO BE DISCHARGED AT A HIGH RATE. THE TRUCK IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, WELL MAINTAINED, AND HAS JUST 54,000 MILES ON IT. I AM GLAD I DIDN'T DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY WITH IT; THE POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE AND/OR EXPLOSION WHILE DRIVING OR SITTING STILL AT AN INTERSECTION COULD CASE HARM TO NOT ONLY MYSELF, BUT OTHER DRIVERS AROUND ME. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461466June 13, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
ITS POOR QUALITY OF DODGE. THIS IS 1 OF COUNTLESS BRAKE PROBLEMS. IF I COULD AFFORD TO GET RID OF PICKUP I WOULD. APPLIED BRAKES AFTER COMING HOME FROM HOSPICE WHERE MY MOTHER IS WITH STAGE 3/4 BREAST CANCER. APPLIED BRAKES AT TRAFFIC LIGHT, LUCKY NO CARS INFRONT OF ME,ROLLED THOUGH LIGHT, PULLED INTO SHOPPING CENTER TO STOP. AT 60000 FRONT RIGHT CALIPER BURST REPLACED BOTH FRONT. HAVE REPLACED RANGER THAT HAD 105000 MILES WITH NO PROBLEMS, REPLACED BRAKE SHOES ONCE, TURNED ROTORS AT 92,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460291June 1, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
APPROACHING STOP LIGHT WHEN HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES SUDDENLY AND COMPLETELY RUPTURED CAUSING A CONDITION OF NO BRAKES AND IMPACT WITH VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459184May 21, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A SQUEAKING NOISE UPON ENTERING AND EXITING. THE NOISE WAS ALSO PRESENT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE HEAD WAS REBUILT AND THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND WAS WORKING WITH THE CONTACT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457986May 10, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND INTO DRIVE UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN SHIFT INTERLOCK WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V555000 9POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: LEVER AND LINKAGE: COLUMN SHIFT); HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457697May 7, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN FILLING THE TRUCK WITH GASOLINE, FUEL IMMEDIATELY STARTS SPITTING OUT OF THE FUEL FILLER NECK. UNLESS THE FUEL IS PUMPED EXTREMELY SLOWLY, IT SPRAYS ONTO HANDS, CLOTHES AND THE GROUND. IT DOES THIS REPEATEDLY AND AT ANY LEVEL OF FUEL IN THE TANK. IT CAN TAKE NEARLY 15 MINUTES TO FILL THE TANK INSTEAD OF AN AVERAGE TIME OF 5 MINUTES. EVEN WITH ATTEMPTING TO FILL SLOWLY, OCCASIONALLY FUEL KICKS BACK AT THE PERSON FILLING THE TANK. VERY DANGEROUS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456532April 26, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VISIBILITY/WIPER
MY TURN SIGNALS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK ALL THE TIME. IT OCCURS AT RANDOM TIMES AND I CAN TEMPORARILY FIX IT BY ADJUSTING THE STEERING COLUMN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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