Dodge Dakota Complaints (2005)

470 consumer complaints on file.

#10673087January 16, 2015
SEATS
WHILE DRIVING, MY DAUGHTER SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND PULLED OVER TO INVESTIGATE. SHE NOTICED THE COAT SHE WAS WEARING WHILE DRIVING WAS SMOKING AND WAS SCORCHED AT THE BOTTOM. SHE THEN NOTICED THE DRIVERS SEAT WHERE SHE WAS SITTING WAS ALSO SCORCHED AND HAD BURNED A HOLE THROUGH THE FABRIC OF THE SEAT. SHE STATED SHE HAD THE HEATED SEAT TURNED ON HIGH AT THE TIME. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, I HAVE FELT A BURNING SENSATION TO MY RIGHT BUTTOCK WHILE DRIVING AND JUST TURNED THE SEAT HEATER OFF NOT THINKING ANY FURTHER THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10673089January 16, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V817000 (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. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10672253January 13, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V817000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668632December 29, 2014
AIR BAGS
I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE (14V-354) IN THE MAIL IN DECEMBER OF 2014. THIS NOTICE PERTAINED TO MY 2005 DODGE DAKOTA AND THE POSSIBILITY THAT IT CONTAINED FAULTY AIRBAG INFLATORS. ON THIS SAME DATE I CONTACTED CUTTER DODGE IN HONOLULU, HI TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT - I MADE THIS APPOINTMENT VIA THEIR WEBSITE (AND PROVIDED FULL DETAILS OF THE RECALL, ETC.), AS WELL AS OVER THE TELEPHONE SHORTLY THEREAFTER. MY APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED/CONFIRMED FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEK. I ATTEMPTED TO DROP MY VEHICLE OFF FOR THIS SCHEDULED SERVICE BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY OF THE NECESSARY PARTS AT THE TIME, AND WOULD NOT UNTIL MID-JANUARY (AT WHICH TIME THEY ANTICIPATE HAVING ONLY A LIMITED SUPPLY). MY CONCERN IS THAT I HAVE BEEN, AND CURRENTLY AM, DRIVING A POTENTIALLY UNSAFE VEHICLE AND AM AFRAID THAT I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL AT LEAST MID-JANUARY FOR THIS ISSUE TO BE CORRECTED. WHAT IF THE DEALER STILL DOES NOT HAVE ANY/ENOUGH PARTS IN MID-JANUARY? HOW MUCH LONGER WILL I HAVE TO WAIT IF THEY ARE UNABLE TO ACCOMMODATE ME AT THAT TIME? IT SEEMS THAT THE DEALER SHOULD RECEIVE ENOUGH PARTS TO FIX THIS ISSUE IN ALL OF THE VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL (SEEMS TO BE QUITE A LARGE NUMBER), AND NOT JUST A LIMITED NUMBER SO AS TO ONLY HELP PEOPLE ON A FIRST-COME FIRST-SERVED BASIS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE TO ME SO THAT THIS ISSUE CAN GET CORRECTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND/OR SO THAT I DO NOT HAVE TO POSSIBLY WAIT BEYOND MID-JANUARY FOR A SOLUTION. THANK YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667376December 19, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS IT SPUN IN CIRCLES. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THERE WERE NO INURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,140.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667381December 19, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,140.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663405December 10, 2014
POWER TRAIN
"4LO" INTERMITTENTLY FLASHES WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEED. "SVC 4WD" MAY COME ON AND GO OUT FOR A FEW SECONDS, FOLLOWING BY "4LOCK" FLASHING FOR A SECOND OR TWO. 4WD WILL ENGAGE/DISENGAGE ON IT'S OWN WITH NO INDICATION. TRANSFER CASE MOTOR WILL ENGAGE/DISENGAGE ON IT'S OWN WHILE VEHICLE IS PARKED, TURNED OFF, AND KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. TODAY, THE 4WD ENGAGED AND BOUND UP THE WHEELS. TRANSFER CASE WAS OVERHEATING. PULLED IN PARKING LOT AND CAN MANUALLY "4LOCK", THEN "2HI", THEN PULLED FCM FUSE TO DISABLE 4WD. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659929November 21, 2014
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASH REMAINS ON AFTER STARTUP. I HAVE HAD THIS CHECKED OUT 3 TIMES BY DIFFERENT MECHANICS ALL HAVE SAID ITS A SENSOR. I HAVE HAD THE SENSOR CHANGED WHICH HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT WHILE, WHEN I SAY A SHORT WHILE I MEAN FOR AT LEAST 2 MILES OF DRIVING AFTER FIXING. IT THEN COMES ON AND REMAINS ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10658630November 17, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHTS KEEP GOING ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, AND THE AIRBAG INDICATOR NEXT TO THE SPEEDOMETER ALSO GOES ON AND OFF AT THE SAME TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649587October 24, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, RAN OUT OF FUEL. FUEL GAUGE AND WARNING LIGHT FAILED. REQUIRED CONSIDERABLE EFFORT TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD. FUEL GAUGE REGISTERS TANK HAS FUEL WHEN TANK IS EMPTY. REQUIRED STATE POLICE ASSISTANCE BECAUSE OF HIGH DANGER ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN IN VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10648365October 17, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
STARTED MY TRUCK AND WAS TRYING TO PULL OUT OF DRIVEWAY WHEN BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT TO THE FLOOR. I TURNED OFF THE TRUCK AND HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. I WAS EXTREMELY FORTUNATELY THAT I HAD NOT ENTERED MY STREET WITH THE TRUCK RUNNING SINCE THERE WERE MANY KIDS PLAYING AT THAT TIME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CUL DE SAC. MY MECHANIC SAID THE FRONT BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED AND WERE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. FOR OTHER REASONS I SOLD THE TRUCK LESS THAN 100 MILES LATER AND WAS CALLED BY THE BUYER IN PANIC STATING THAT HE WAS DRIVING AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HE GOT THE TRUCK TO HIS MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE REAR BREAK LINES HAD RUSTED AND WERE THE CAUSE OF HIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I TRULY HOPE THE GOV'T DOES SOMETHING ABOUT IT BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. HOW CAN BRAKE LINES RUST WITH SO LITTLE MILEAGE? THIS IS NUTS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10644120October 12, 2014
POWER TRAIN
WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED "4LO" MULTIPLE TIMES, "4LOCK", THEN "SVC 4WD". 4LOCK AUTONOMOUSLY ENGAGED WITH NO VISUAL INDICATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10637976September 22, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE KEY FOB CONNECTION FAILED AND A NEW KEY FOB WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10637991September 22, 2014
SEATS
THE DRIVERS SEAT BACK WILL NOT STAY IN POSITION AND WILL GO IN A TOTAL RECLINE POSITION AT ANY TIME.THE LOCKING SYSTEM WILL NOT HOLD. THIS COULD BE A PROBLEM IF IT SUDDENLY LETS GO WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630920September 5, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
I AM A TALL DRIVER STANDING 6'9" EVEN WITH THE SEAT ALL THE WAY DOWN AND ALL THE WAY BACK. AFTER INHERITING THE 2005 DODGE DAKOTA SXT QUAD CAB PICKUP TRUCK FROM MY STEP FATHER THAT PASTED AWAY IN OCTOBER OF 2013. I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND MY RIGHT KNEE HIT THE KEY WHILE IN THE ON POSITION KNOCKING INTO THE AUXILIARY POSITION TURNING THE TRUCK ALMOST COMPLETELY OFF. ALL THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON THE AC SHUT OFF TURNED OVER TO HEAT AND STARTED GETTING VERY HOT INSIDE THE TRUCK. WE WHEN TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER THEY HOOKED UP OF A MACHINE THAT GAVE THEM A CODE THAT SAID OUR COMPUTER WAS OUT OF FACTORY SPEC'S. THE GUY SAID IF WE WANTED IT TO BE LOOKED AT TO BE DIAGNOST.WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $198.00 TO HAVE THEM SEP UP AN APPOINTMENT FOR US TO BRING IT IN AND PUT IT ON THE "BIG COMPUTER" AND IF THE COMPUTER IN THE TRUCK CAN BE RESTORED TO FACTORY SPEC'S THAT WOULD BE DONE WITH T THE $198.00. THE SAME GUY SAID IF THEY CAN'T GET IT BACK TO FACTORY SPEC'S AND WE NEED A NEW BRAIN COMPUTER FOR OUR TRUCK WHICH MY STEP FATHER PURCHASED NEW IN 2005 FROM A DIFFERENT DEALER. THE GUY SAID THE NEW COMPUTER WOULD COST US $2000.00 SINCE THIS FIRST INCIDENT IT HAS HAPPENED FOUR OTHER TIMES WITH THE SAME THING HAPPENING EACH TIME. I AM DISABLED AND CAN'T AFFORD THIS HEADACHE OFF THESE ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10622195August 14, 2014
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
PASSENGER SEAT BELT OFF AND PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF WARNING LIGHTS LIGHT UP INTERMITTENTLY; EVEN WHEN NOTHING IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE WARNING LIGHTS LIGHT UP FOR NO REASON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10611050July 16, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED ON AN INCLINE, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR INDEPENDENTLY AND ROLLED BACKWARD CRASHING INTO A HOUSE. THE FENDER, TIRE ROD, BUMPER AND TAIL LIGHTS WERE DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND LATER EXPLAINED THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,618. UPDATED 8/29/14*CN UPDATED 11/18/2014 *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10611122July 16, 2014
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 55 MILES AN HOUR THE 4LO LIGHT STARTED FLASHING LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO SHIFT INTO 4LO. IT ALSO SHIFTED INTO TOW NEUTRAL WITHOUT EVEN BEING STARTED. YOU CAN HEAR THE SERVO MOTOR TRYING TO ENGAGE THE 4WD WITH THE TRUCK PARKED. I'M WORRIED ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THE 4LO ENGAGED ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608400July 6, 2014
POWER TRAIN
REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP AFTER PULLING ONTO ROADWAY FROM A GRADE AND TURNING LEFT. ACCELERATED TO APPROX. 25 MPH TO ENTER ROADWAY, HEARD LOUD BANG AND FELT VEHICLE SHUDDER. DRIVE SHAFT SEPARATED FROM REAR DIFFERENTIAL, REAR WHEELS WOULD NOT MOVE; VEHICLE STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF 35 MPH ROADWAY. METAL SHAFT APPEARS SHEARED OFF. USED 4X4 MODE TO POWER FRONT WHEELS TO PULL ONTO SHOULDER. HAD I BEEN MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY MY TRUCK COULD HAVE STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING, POTENTIALLY CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. VEHICLE REMOVED BY FLATBED TOW - AGAIN REAR WHEELS WOULD NOT ROLL. VEHICLE SERVICED REGULARLY INCLUDING REAR DIFFERENTIAL PINION SEAL REPLACED ON 11/5/10 AND AGAIN ON11/29/13 BY DODGE DEALER. 2005 DODGE DAKOTA LARAMIE 4X4 QUAD CAB WITH TOW PACKAGE; VERY LITTLE TOWING PERFORMED OVER VEHICLE LIFE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598554June 16, 2014
SUSPENSION, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THE FOUR WHEEL SYSTEM DISENGAGED ON ITS OWNS WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS. THE DOORS MALFUNCTIONED AND LOCKED AND UNLOCKED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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