Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#10105499June 24, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE CONSUMER HAD TROUBLE UNLOCKING THE PASSENGER DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THE CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER. *JB POWER LOCKS WILL NOT UNLOCK EITHER DOOR OF VEHICLE, WHETHER USING THE KEYLESS ENTRY KEYHOLE OR USING THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE DOOR. THE ONLY WAY TO UNLOCK VEHICLE IS BY A COMBINATION OF USING KEY AND REMOTE AT THE SAME TIME AS PULLING UP THE DOOR LOCK BUTTON. THIS CONDITION WOULD BE QUITE UNSAFE IN ANY EMERGENCY SITUATION AND NEED TO REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER. VEHICLE STARTED MAKING NOISE AT 34,000 MILES BUT STILL WORK. VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING AT ABOUT 38,500 MILES. *SB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126409June 23, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 485 AT CHARLOTTE, NC AND AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITH ABSOLUTELY NO COLLSION. WENT TO DEALER AND ALL THEY WANTED TO DO WAS CHARGE ME 2700.00 TO FIX THE AIRBAGS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126064June 21, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT:CONSUMER BOUGHT NEW VEHICLE, DODGE DAKOTA, CONSUMER FOUND THAT WHEN HE TRIED TO BACK OUT OF A NEIGHBOR'S DRIVEWAY THAT WAS ON AN INCLINE VEHICLE BOGGED. VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD INTO THE ROAD. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS THE SAME AS PREVIOUS YEAR DODGE INTREPID. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN REVERSE THE TRANSMISSION AUTOMATICALLY WENT TO SECOND GEAR. VEHICLE DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO CLIME ON INCLINE IN REVERSE BECAUSE OF TRANSMISSION BEING IN SECOND GEAR. CONSUMER SAYS THAT WHEN VEHICLE WOULD CLIMB HILL THAT THERE WAS A SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING, THE SMELL CAME FROM THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. DEALER STATES THAT ALL DAKOTAS 2005 WITH 6 CYLINDERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, AND DEALER CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126130June 21, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ROUGH FROM WHEN IT WAS BRAND NEW. BROUGHT TO DEALERSHOP NO LESS THEN 10 TIMES IN 5 YEARS COMPLAINING. NO PROBLEM COULD BE ID'D UNTIL LAST WEEK. THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON WHILE SITTING IN PARK. THE DEALERSHIP ID'D PROBLEM AS FAULTY VALVE BODY. REPLACED VALVE BODY AND TRANSMISSION SOLENOID, AT A COST OF OVER $950. VEHICLE HAS 63,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126874June 20, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
2003 DODGE DAKOTA UPPER LEFT BALL JOINT HAD TO BE REPLACED.*MR THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT THE DEALER ALSO REPLACE THE UPPER RIGHT BALL JOINT BUT THEY REFUSED STATING THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULDN'T COVER THE REPLACEMENT UNTIL IT FAILED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125749June 19, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TRUCK WAS SITTING IN DRIVEWAY AND CAUGHT FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT AT FIREWALL AND WINDSHIELD.IT HADNOT BEEN DRIVEN IN ABOUT 36 HOURS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125714June 18, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CALIPER
I HAVE AN 05 DODGE DAKOTA WITH A BRAKE PULSATIAN PROBLEM THAT THE DEALER AND DALMER CRYSTLER DO NOT HAVE A FIX FOR. AFTER HAVE A LOAN CAR FOR 8 STRAIGHT DAYS THEY MADE ME TAKE MY TRUCK BACK UNFIXED. THEY STATE IT IS A NON SAFETY ISSUES. BUT WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE ENTRIE TRUCK SHAKES REAL BAD. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR JUST ABOUT 2 MONTHS. I HAVE HAD THIS IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM WITHOUT A FIX. THEY HAVE REPLACED JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING THERE IS TO REPLACE AND I STILL HAVE THE SAME SHAKING PROBLEM. THIS LAST TIME THEY HAD MY TRUCK FOR 8 STRAIGHT DAYS AND NOW I AM BEING TOLD CORP WILL BE DOWN ON FRIDAY THE 24TH TO LOOK AT THE TRUCK AND DECIDE WHAT TO DO WITH IT. I JUST WANT TO HAVE THIS DOCUMENTED JUST IN CASE THEY STATE I MUST KEEP THE TRUCK.PLEASE CALL ME WITH QUESTIONS THANK YOU
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125691June 17, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
APPROX. 2 MONTHS AGO I HAD UPPER BALLS JOINTS REPLACED UNDER RECALL, THE DEALSHIP NOTED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS AND TIERODS WERE WORN AS WELL, WAS QUTOED APPROX. $700.00 TO BE FIXED. TODAY MY DAIUGHTER WAS STARTING TO PULL OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WITH HER 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, THE TIEROD FELL OUT OF PLACE CAUSING THE TRUCK TO STOP. LUCKLY MY DAUGHTER WASN'T DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY BAD ACCIDENT ON A VERY BUSY STREET!!! I WANT TO KNOW WHY THERE IS A RECALL ON THE UPPER BALL JOINTS BUT NOT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS AND TIERODS, IT IS A FACT THAT THERE ARE SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THESE PARTS, ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO BE KILLED BECAUSE OF THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS?? THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME I PURCHASE A CHRYSLER PRODUCT IF THESE MATTERS ARE NOT DEALT WITH WHEN PROBLEMS WITH DEFECTIVE PARTS ARE PRESENTED!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125135June 13, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
AT ANY SPEED DURING BRAKING, HARD OR SOFT, THERE SEEMS TO BE A WASH BOARD EFFECT. TRUCK SEEMS TO BUCK. FROM READING OTHER REPORTS, IT SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT IS BEING IGNORED BY THE MANUFACTURER. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK WITH 62000 MILES AND AT THE TIME, THERE WAS SMOOTH BRAKING. NOW AT 73000 I HAVE THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROBLEM. I WILL NOT TAKE IT TO A DEALER, RATHER I WILL TAKE IT TO A REPUTABLE BRAKE SHOP TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124947June 10, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
II HAD NOTED A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND AT OTHER TIMES INVOLVING TURNING OR DRIVING OVER SPEED BUMPS OR TURNING UP AN INCLINE, ALSO THE STEERING FEEL HAD BECOME VAGUE. DURING MY ANNUAL STATE INSP. THE MECH STATED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES WERE COMPLELY WORN OUT, AND AS SUCH COULD NOT PASS IT WITHOUT REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124563June 8, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DT: THE DASHLIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS STARTED FLASHING AND HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL. ALSO, THE REMOTE WOULD NOT OPEN DOORS, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND HAVD TO REPLACE CENTRAL TIMER MODULE (CTM). DEALER UNHOOKED THE MODULE AND CONECTED IT BACK, AND ITWORKED FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117334June 7, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER HIT AN IRON POLE WHILE CROSSING RAIL ROAD TRACKS AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED, AND NEITHER FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. VEHICLE IS AT THE BODY SHOP FOR INSPECTION. *AK THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124776June 3, 2005
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER SEEKING HELP FOR 2003 DODGE DAKOTA AIRBAG CLOCKSPRING REPAIRS. *MR THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT. *SC THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS SAFTEY RELATED HE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REAPIRS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10123855June 1, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
BRAKES. THE STEEL BRAKE LINES ARE MOUNTED TO THE TOP OF THE FRAME WITH A BRACKET DIRECTLY UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER AND TO THE REAR OF THE FENDER WELL. THE LINES HAVE RUSTED THROUGH AND BURST WHLILE I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION. FORTUNATELY NO CARS WERE IN FRONT OF ME AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP SAFELY. I WAS AMAZED AS TO HOW RUSTY THE ARE AND LEFT TO BE THAT SUBJECT TO THE ELEMENTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122577May 31, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: THE TRUCK WILL NOT ENGAGE IN REVERSE WHEN MANEUVERED TO BACK UP A SLIGHT INCLINE ON EITHER PAVEMENT OR LOOSE GROUND WITH OR WITHOUT TRAILER IN TOW. ALSO, WILL NOT PERFORM EVEN WHEN IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE. TOOK TO DEALER, AND DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM. DEALER DID SEARCH ONLINE TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM THROUGH CHRYSLER. SERVICE BULLETIN NOTED THIS PROBLEM HOWEVER DID NOT PROVIDE A CURRENT REMEDY ONLY SUGGESTED TO DRIVE FORWARD. THIS ISSUE IS UNDER REVIEW BY CHRYSLER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122463May 30, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THIS IS MY SECOND POSTING. MY 2002 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB IS STILL DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE FOUR WHEEL ABS SYSTEM WILL NOT STOP THE VEHICLE IN A PANIC SITUATION. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED HARD, THE ABS KICKS IN AND RELEASES THE WHEELS BUT IF I LET OFF WHEN THAT HAPPENS AND REAPPLY THE BRAKES, THERE IS ALMOST NO BRAKING. THE PEDAL SEEMS TO HIT A BLOCK AND THE TRUCK CONTINUES TO ROLL ALMOST FREELY. THE PROBLEM IS REALLY EXACERBATED OVER ROUGH SURFACES OR ON WET PAVEMENT. I'VE LEARNED TO GIVE MYSELF ABOUT FIVE TIMES THE NORMAL SAFE FOLLOWING DISTANCE BUT THAT JUST RESULTS IN PEOPLE PULLING IN FRONT OF ME TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE GAP AND THEREBY TAKING AWAY THE SAFETY MARGIN I NEED WITH THIS VEHICLE. THERE ARE MANY POSTS AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS EXACT PROBLEM. IS ANYONE THERE LISTENING? THE DEALERS CAN DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT ARE TOLD BY CHRYSLER THAT THE SYSTEM IS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. PLEASE DO SOMETHING. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE IN A ACCIDENT BEFORE YOU INVESTIGATE AND PROVIDE SOME ANSWERS?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122295May 27, 2005
SEATS, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
FRONT SEAT BOLT-DRIVER SIDE BROKE WITH SEAT GOING STRAIGHT BACK INTO BACK SEAT-REACHING FOR WALLET BOTH TIMES IT BROKE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122364May 27, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
FRONT BRAKES RUBBING ON ROTORS CAUSING BRAKE PADS TO SMOKE. THIS CAUSED THE WARPING OF THE BRAKE ROTORS. REPLACED BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 1 (ONE) MONTH. THIS TIME AFTER SMELLING THE BRAKES AND SEEING SMOKE, I TRIED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD BUT THE TRUCK WOULD BARELY MOVE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. I HAD FOUND THE FRONT LEFT CALIPER MOUNTING BOLT HAD BECOME LOOSE AND STRIPPED THE BOLT HOLE. I HELI-COILED THE HOLE AND LOCTITED THE BOLT IN PLACE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122214May 26, 2005
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
VEHICLE 2000 DODGE DAKOTA PICK UP 2 WHEEL DRIVE. FAILED NEW JERSEY MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION FOR BALL JOINTS. THERE WAS A LETTER ABOUT THE UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE. UPON INSPECTION FOUND BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS HAVE EXCESSIVE PLAY TO THE POINT WHERE THEY MAY PULL OUT OF THE SOCKET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120687May 26, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: HEADLIGHTS NOT FUNCTIONING. ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS NOT FUNCTIONING, THE WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE HIGH, LOW SELECTION FOR WIPERS DOES WORK. KEYLESS ENTRY DOES NOT WORK. CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO COURTESY TIRE TWICE, THEN TO BBC DODGE THREE TIMES FOR ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS. THIS STARTED AROUND 11/26/04. WAS TOLD THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A LOOSE GROUND WIRE, SECOND TIME THEY THOUGHT IT WAS TIMER MODULE PART NO#TI-8035033 AND THIS MODULE WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES, PROBABLY FOUR TIMES AS CONSUMER IS TAKING CARE AGAIN TOMORROW. WHEN THE MODULE IS FIRST PUT IN EVERYTHING WORKS WELL FOR AWHILE OR UNTIL IT RAINS. CONSUMER STATES HE NOTICES THAT AFTER IT RAINS EVERYTHING LISTED ABOVE STOPS WORKING AGAIN. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED HIS ATTORNEY GENERAL TO REPORT THIS SITUATION. *NM THE TRANSMISSION MADE A HARSH SOUND WHEN IT WAS PLACED INTO GEAR. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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