Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#10171492October 21, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
I OWN A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB. 3 OUT 4 ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING IN THE SAME YEAR AND THE LAST THAT HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED WILL NOT LOCK WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171493October 21, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I HAVE A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB. PROBLEM: THE KEY, ONCE INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION IT WILL NOT ROTATE AND THUS NOT START THE TRUCK. IT IS AS IF THE IGNITION IS LOCKED UP. AFTER REMOVING, REINSERTING, AND TRYING TO START THE TRUCK NUMEROUS TIMES, IT FINALLY WILL START. IT DOES NOT DO THIS EVERYTIME, BUT IN THE PAST MONTH IT HAS HAPPENED CLOSE TO A DOZEN TIMES. HAS THIS BEEN REPORTED BEFORE, AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO FIX THIS FRUSTRATING PROBLEM? *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171316October 19, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
1999 DODGE DAKOTA BALL JOINT FAILURE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171063October 17, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
1. NORMAL DRIVING CIRCUMSTANCES. FRONT END SUSPENSION STARTED MAKING CLUNKING/POPPING NOISES AND STEERING BECAME ERRATIC. TRUCK HAS 85,000 MILES. 2. COULD NOT SAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING WAS TOO RISKY. I ALSO NOTICED WHILE THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER WAS PULLING THE VEHICLE ONTO THE TRUCK THAT THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL WAS LEANING OVER AT ABOUT 30 DEGREE ANGLE. 3. MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS HAS BASICALLY RUSTED AND DETERIORATED. LOWER JOINTS WERE ALSO ON THEIR WAY TO FAILURE. ADDITIONAL RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE MODELS WERE RECALLED. WHY WEREN'T THE 2 WHEEL DRIVES. THIS PROBLEM MIRRORS THE ISSUE THAT THEY HAD. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170967October 16, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE, THE VEHICLE SHIMMIED. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE ROTORS AND DRUMS WERE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE REAR DRUMS, REAR AXLE SHAFT, REAR BRAKE SHOES AND REAR BRAKE DRUMS WERE REPLACED ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE FRONT ROTORS WERE ALSO RESURFACED. THEN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE PEDAL HAD TO BE PUMPED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER. UPDATED 11/2/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170509October 11, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AIR-BAG WARNING LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY SOMETIMES REMAIN ON FOR MILES. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. QUESTION IS, WILL THEY WORK WHEN NEEDED? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170231October 8, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT ROTORS BECOME HOT AND WARPED. IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND ROTORS WERE ROTATED AND PUT BACK ON. RECEIVED THE VEHICLE BACK AND IT STILL FELT LIKE ROTORS WERE STILL WARPED... A LOT OF SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE PEDAL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170212October 7, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TIMING CONTROL MODULE, TCM IS PULSING INTERIOR/EXTERIOR LIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, ETC. TO AN OFF STATE AT ONCE PER SECOND CONTINUOUSLY. WHEN TRUCK IS PARKED, HEADLAMP RELAY CAN BE HEARD PULSING. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN AT NIGHT DUE TO VISUAL CONFUSION AND SAFETY PROBLEMS WITH OTHER TRAFFIC. NO APPARENT CAUSE OF FAILURE. TRUCK HAS 18K MILES AND IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD. OTHER COMPLAINTS INDICATE THAT TCM WAS REPLACED TO FIX PROBLEM. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE MAY NOT BE INTERNAL TO TCM AND REPLACING IT WILL BE AN ONGOING EVENT. HAS DODGE DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THIS MODULE FAILURE? IS THIS NOT A DESIGN FLAW SINCE THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM? *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170121October 6, 2006
SUSPENSION
I BOUGHT A 00 DAKOTA R/T USED NOT FROM A DEALER IN 2004. I HAD SOME ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TRUCK WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED FROM. THEY SAID THEY NEEDED TO CHANGE SOME PARTS TO ALIGN IT WHICH COST OVER $1000. ABOUT 1 1/2 YEARS LATER IT NEEDED ALIGNMENT AGAIN AND NOW THE ALIGNMENT IS STILL OFF. THE WHEELS ARE FIGHTING EACH OTHER AND THERE IS A CREAKING SOUND WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AND IT ALSO FEELS LIKE THERE IS NO SUSPENSION AT ALL. I HAVE CHANGED THE SHOCKS RECENTLY AND IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE WHATSOEVER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169831October 3, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
GAS CAPS ARE DEFECTIVE ON DODGE DAKOTA'S 2003 SERIES...THIS CAUSES COMPUTER TO FIRE AN ERROR THAT THEIR IS A LEAK IN THE POLLUTION SYSTEM..TAKE TO DEALERS AND THEY CHARGE 90 DOLLARS TO RESET AND THEN TELL YOU GAS CAP IS ALL RIGHT AND IF IT DOES IT AGAIN BRING IT BACK...AGAIN AT A 90 DOLLAR CHARGE. ON THE INTERNET I WAS ABLE TO DISCOVER THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVING EXACTLY THE SAME BAD GAS CAPS......THEN I WROTE THE MANUFACTURER AND BACK AND FORTH ON 3 REPLIES..EACH TIME THEY SIMPLY TELL ME GO TO A DEALER ...APPARENTLY THEY DO NOT EVEN PROPERLY READ E MAILS THEY RECEIVE...THESE ARE AVAILABLE IF NEEDED! THE POLLUTION CONTROL SYSTEM IS MAJOR ON THE NEWER VEHICLES, AND CERTAINLY A KNOWN CONTINUOUS FAILURE OF FAULTY GAS CAPS EFFECTS THE ENTIRE SYSTEM AND IS A HIGH COST ITEM FOR THE CONSUMER TO TRY WORKING OVER AND OVER WITH THE DEALERS..WHEN THE MANUFACTURE IS OR MUST BE AWARE OF THE DEFECTIVE GAS CAP FAILURES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169625September 29, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
BALL JOINT FAILURE ON DODGE DAKOTA 4X4. RECALL ON OTHER VINS NOT MINE. FAILURE AT 30000 MILES. THE DEALER SAID 1200 DOLLARS AND THEY WOULD PUT ON THE NEW MODIFIED ONES. WHY AM I PAYING FOR A DODGE DEFECT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169228September 25, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
MY RELATIVELY NEW (4000K) 2006 QUAD CAB DODGE DAKOTA KEEPS STALLING WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT. DURING ONE OF THESE EVENTS, I WAS ON A HILL AND APPROACHED A STOP SIGN WHEN MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. IT WAS THEN IT STARTED TO ROLL BACK AND ALMOST IMPACT THE CAR BEHIND ME. THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL MORE TIMES IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AND WHERE SEVERAL CARS BEHIND ME STARTED TO MOVE IN ANTICIPATION OF MY VEHICLE MOVING AND ALMOST HIT MY CAR. NOT RISKING A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT, I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR SHOP. THE SHOP STATED IT WAS THE GAS QUALITY AND NO CODES WERE PRESENT IN THE COMPUTER. IT WAS ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT I SHOULD TRY A DIFFERENT GAS! I THEN DID SOME RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE (BECAUSE I KNEW IT WAS NOT THE GAS) AND IT WAS REVEALED TOO ME THAT THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM IN DODGE TRUCKS. THE RESPONSE FROM THE DEALERSHIP IS ALSO COMMON, WITH THIS PROBLEM (AND IT HAPPENED TO ME) THAT NO CODES CAME UP IN THE COMPUTER, THEREFORE CANNOT BE FIXED. THIS IS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT JUST WAITING TO HAPPEN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169148September 24, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
LOSS OF ENGINE COMPRESSION, WHICH RESULTED IN THE #3 CYLINDER MISFIRING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYING ON AND NOT ABLE TO RESET. VEHICLE WAS AT THE MECHANICS SHOP FOR 2 WEEKS. AFTER RECEIVING VEHICLE BACK, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. WHEN THE PROBLEM OF THE #3 CYLINDER MISFIRE WAS DETECTED, IT WAS CAUSED BY 2 VALVES BEING BENT, WHICH ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC WAS DUE TO A CARBON BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE. VEHICLE IS AND ALWAYS WAS WELL MAINTAINED AND NEVER HAD ANY SORT OF MECHANICAL PROBLEM. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND PURCHASED NEW IN 2001, ONLY HAD 63,000 MILES ON IT. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP PARTS DEPARTMENT, THE 4.7L ENGINE IS KNOWN FOR A CARBON BUILD UP AROUND 50,000 MILES OR SO AND THE PROBLEM THAT I HAD WAS NOT AN UNCOMMON ONE. WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT WAS ONE OF THE KINKS THAT DODGE NEVER COULD CORRECT. GEE THANKS! I CORRECTED THE PROBLEM MYSELF, HOWEVER, I TRADED IT IN ON A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA. IT'S NO WONDER WHY THE AMERICAN AUTO INDUSTRY IS IN SUCH POOR SHAPE! *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168818September 21, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
FELT 'CLUNKING' NOISES THROUGH STEERING WHEEL. DURING ANNUAL MASSACHUSETTS VEHICLE INSPECTION IN AUGUST 2006 TRUCK FAILED ON FRONT SUSPENSION TEST. TOOK TO WCS AUTOMOTIVE IN ROCKLAND, MA. MECHANIC DETERMINED BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. TOTAL REPAIR BILL WAS $809.56. OLD (ORIGINAL) PARTS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169103September 21, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1991 DODGE DAKOTA CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *KB THE CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE PRIOR TO THE FIRE ERUPTED. THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN SERVICE A WEEK BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE BURNED COMPLETELY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169116September 21, 2006
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
CONSUMER WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS TO THERE 2004 DODGE DAKOTA SPORT. *KB THE RADIATOR FAILED AND RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE OVERHEATING. THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED. THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE, AXLE SHAFT ASSEMBLY WAS WORN. ELECTRIC ENGINE COOLING FAN FAILED WHICH DAMAGED THE NEW RADIATOR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168616September 19, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AIRBAG LIGHTS CONTINUE TO COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. PREVIOUS TRUCK WAS TRADED IN AS THE DEALER COULD NOT FIX THE ISSUE. NOW, THE NEW TRUCK IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE KEPT TRACK OF IN CASE OF A WIDESPREAD ISSUE CONCERNING AIRBAG WARNING LIGHTS IN SIMILAR VEHICLES (2005 DODGE DAKOTA). *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168467September 17, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
PREMATURE BALL JOINT FAILURE ON 1999 DODGE DAKOTA. THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE RECALL LIST OF 2000-2003 DODGE DAKOTAS AND DURANGOS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168334September 15, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2001 DODGE DAKOTA QUADCAB BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS AGO, FROM THIS DATE, 09/15/06. BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WAS ON. AFTER CHARGING ME $500.00 + FOR A TUNE-UP, CLEANING THE INJECTORS, AND REPLACING AN OXYGEN SENSOR, THE DEALERSHIP STILL COULD NOT MAKE THE TRUCK RUN SMOOTHLY. THEY ENDED UP TELLING ME THAT IF I LEFT IT WITH THEM FOR A WEEK OR SO THAT THEY COULD POSSIBLY DETERMINE THE PROBLEM AND IT WAS PROBABLY GOING TO ENTAIL THEM REMOVING THE HEADS AND WOULD BE A MINIMUM OF $1,000.00. I WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT MY FRONT END NEEDED TO BE ALIGNED. I JUST PUT THE TIRES ON LAST SUMMER, HAD ALL THESE PROBLEMS CHECKED BY ANOTHER MECHANIC. FRONT END DID NOT NEED ALIGNING BUT THEY DID DETERMINE THE PROBLEM WITH RUNNING ROUGH. SEEMS THAT DUE TO A CARBON BUILD-UP INSIDE THE CYLINDER, SOME CARBON ACTUALLY GOT INTO THE #3 CYLINDER AND CAUSED THE VALVE TO BEND SLIGHTLY. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE AND IT ONLY HAS 63,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NEVER RAN IT HOT, WITHOUT OIL AND ALWAYS MAKE SURE I MAINTAIN MY MAINTENANCE ON IT. LAST YEAR, MY FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS HAD TO BE REPLACED, AT $900.00 WHICH IN TURN RUINED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS. THE DEALERSHIP THEN TOLD ME THAT THE BOOTS IN THE CALIPERS WERE DRY ROTTED. I LIKE THE TRUCK BUT IT SEEMS AS IF SINCE I PAID IT OFF 3 YRS. AGO, I HAVE HAD SOME SORT OF MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH IT EVERY YEAR SINCE THEN. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS VEHICLE TO ANYONE, UNLESS THEY WERE A MECHANIC. MY MECHANIC SAYS THAT A LOT OF IT IS DUE TO POOR WORKMANSHIP. WHAT A SHAME, IT IS NO WONDER WHY THE U.S. AUTO INDUSTRY IS IN SUCH BAD SHAPE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168413September 15, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
ON SEPTEMBER 8 2006 MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS I WAS DRIVING HOME. WHILE CLIMBING A HILL THE ENGINE STARTED TO MISS FIRE AND THE TRUCK WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH. WHEN I CRESTED THE HILL THE VEHICLE STALLED AND I LOST POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. THERE WAS NO TRAFFICE SO I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND STOP THE VEHICLE SAFELY. I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND SEEN THAT THE VACUUM LINE WAS ROTTED IN HALF. I TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT RUN. I SPLICED THE LINE AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME. I WAS THEN LOOKING UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT THE VACUUM BOOSTER FOR THE BRAKES HAS RUST ON IT. I CALLED THE CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE LINE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THAT HAPPING ON A 2003. THEY ASKED ME THE MILAGE AND I TOLD THEM IT HAD 45000 MILES ON IT. I WAS THEN INSTRUCTED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A CHRYSLER DEALER AND HAVE IT CHECKED SO THEY COULD SEE IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO RICHLAND COUNTY CHRYSLER IN RICHLAND CENTER WI. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT AS SEE IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THEY LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND TOLD ME THAT YES THE VACUUM LINES ARE ROTTED AND THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER IS RUSTING. THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND CHARGED ME $80.00 TO LOOK AT IT. I HAVE THE OLD VACUUM LINES THAT ARE ROTTED AND I ALSO HAVE THE RUSTED VACUUM BOOSTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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