Dodge Dakota Complaints (1997)

446 consumer complaints on file.

#10012446March 25, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V193000 IN 12/01. HOWEVER THE DEALER STATED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010191March 9, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
1997 DODGE DAKOTA CLUB CAB 2 WD PICKUP HAD EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR AT 25,000 MILES SO ALL TIRES REPLACED. TIRES HAD BEEN ROTATED EVERY 7,000 MI. AFTER TIRE REPLACED TOOK TO DODGE DEALER FOR FRONT END ALIGNMENT. DEALER REFUSED BECAUSE THEY SAID FRONT BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACED COSTING $900. WHEN ASKED IF THIS WAS UNUSUAL DEALER SAID NO AND THAT BALL JOINTS COULD WEAR OUT IN 10,000 MILES. I CALLED DAIMLER CHRYSLER TO COMPLAIN AND THEY REFUSED MY REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE SAYING NO PROBLEMS OF THIS TYPE HAVE BEEN REPORTED. THE TRUCK WAS NEVER DRIVEN OFF ROAD, NEVER INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, ONLY DRIVEN TO WORK AND HOME WITHIN 40 MILES OF MY HOME. TRUCK WAS NEVER ABUSED AND I FEEL THE BALL JOINTS (AND TIRES) SHOULD NOT HAVE WORN OUT IN THIS SMALL AMOUNT OF TIME. I AM AN ENGINEER AND BELIEVE THERE IS A DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING PROBLEM THAT LED TO THIS PREMATURE FAILURE. I HAVE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK WITHOUT REPLACING THE BALL JOINTS YET SINCE NO ONE HAS TOLD ME THERE IS ANY SAFETY REASON NOT TO. THE TRUCK DRIVES FINE, STRAIGHT, AND EASY. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009939March 5, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH HANDLE CAME OFF, WHICH RESULTED IN THE TAIL LIGHTS NOT WORKING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007548February 15, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
CLANKING NOISE IN RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. AXLE SEAL BROKE, REPLACED, 3 WEEKS LATER NOISE AGAIN BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004966January 30, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
VEHICLE SEAT BEAL FAILED,DRIVER SIDE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
1
#10004439January 22, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE HAD POPPED, CAUSING THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO STAY ON. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001288December 20, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE VEHICLES' HEADLIGHT GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH 3 TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURS. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001129December 18, 2002
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLES STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. CONSUMER STATES' WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IT FILL LIKE THE BRAKE PEDAL IS KICKING BACK. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#568315November 29, 2002
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS ACTING ERRATICALLY, TE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACE 3 COMPUTER MODULES (CENTER TIMER MODULE, PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD MODULE AND AIRBAG MODULE), THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THROUGH THE INTERNET THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR HIS VEHICLE BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE CURRENT RECALL DID NOT FIT THE MECHANICAL SYMPTOMS HIS TRUCK WAS EXPERIENCING. *JG *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023148November 21, 2002
STEERING
NHTSA# 13411-01-V-153-000: CLOCK SPRING MATERIAL, COULD INTERFERE WITH THE CLOCKSPRING RIBBON AND CAUSE AN OPEN CIRCUIT THE DRIVER AIR BAG SYSTEM WILL BECOME DISABLED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WILL BE ON. CONSUMER STATES HAS THE SAME PROBLEM HIS VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021817October 29, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
CONSUMER STATES OF HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS NOZLE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019927October 1, 2002
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
CONSUMER STATES WHEN VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BACK RECLINE BACKWARDS INTO THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SEAT AND THE SEAT FRAME TWISTED. WHICH COULD OF CAUSED SERIOUS INJURIES IT REAR SEAT WAS OCCUPIED AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.DEALER CONTACTED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019172September 23, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE CHANGING LANES ON A HIGHWAYPOWER STEERING FAILED WITH NO WARNING. SHAFT BROKE BEHIND THE PULLEY DUE TO FLUID NOT PASSING THROUGH THE SYSTEM, RESULTING IN THE STEERING WHEEL STFFENING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015987August 12, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
IN A REAR END COLLISON NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT. IMPACT WAS SO SEVERE THAT IT CRACKED RADIATOR.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566863July 24, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS FAILED PREMATURELY, THIS CAUSED WEAR ON THE FRONT TIRES. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764224July 14, 2002
POWER TRAIN, SEATS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
SPEEDOMETOR AND CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING REPLACED SPEED SENSOR PER DEALER AND STILL NOT WORKING. ALSO SEAT DOESN'T LOCK IN UPRIGHT POSITION ON DRIVERS SIDE. TRANSFER CASE SEAL WENT OUT AND HAD TO REPLACE TRANSFER CASE. I HATE THIS TRUCK AND I COULDN'T GIVE IT AWAY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566508July 9, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, STRUCTURE
TWO FREEZE PLUGS WERE NOT REPLACED IN THE BACK OF THE BLOCK, CHRYSLERS RESOLUTION WAS STOP LEAK, HOWEVER AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC PULLED THE TRANSMISSION TO REPLACE THE FREEZE PLUGS AND FOUND STOP LEAK ALL OVER THE FLY WHEEL AREA, EVEN THOUGH CHRYSLER STATED THAT THEY HAD REMEDIED THE PROBLEM.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012580June 25, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUTOUT PRIOR WARNING A DEER RAN ACROSS THE STREET AND WAS HIT BY CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012254June 20, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 65-70 MPH BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011408June 10, 2002
STRUCTURE
WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A RED LIGHT, VEHICLE WENT BACKARDS, CONSUMER RESTARTED AND VEHICLE WENT FORWARD. CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION MOUNT BROKE, CAUSING THE ACCIDENT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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