Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#10109518February 1, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE. DRIVER NOTICED WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL A CLANKING NOISE WOULD FOLLOW. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT UPPER BALL JOINTS NEEDED NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109243January 31, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE ROTORS AND BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR CHECKUP. THIS DEFECT MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108280January 31, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
NO INJURY YET. WE DROVE FROM CA TO TX. JUST BEFORE WE GET TO TEXAS THE DRIVER SIDE LOCK STARTED MAKING VERY LOUD SHRILL NOISE EVERYTIME WE STARTED AND STOPPED THE ENGINE. LOCKES ON THIS TRUCK LOCK AND OPEN WHEN ENGINE IS STARTED OR STOPPED, WHICH IS VERY BAD. HUSBAND TRIED TO FIX PROBLEM, THEN IT LOCKED UP FOR GOOD. HUSBAND HAD TO SLIDE IN FROM PASSENGER SIDE THE REST OF THE TRIP. THESE LOCKS ARE VERY DANGEROUS. TOOK TRUCK TO DODGE DEALER, THEY SUGGESTED TO TAKE IT TO COLLISION PLACE. TOOK 2 HOURS AT COLLISION PLACE TO GET DOOR OPEN. BUT DOOR IS NOT FIXED. HAVE TO MANUALLY OPEN AND LOCK DOOR FROM PASSENGER SIDE NOW. NOW THE BACKDOOR ON DRIVERS SIDE IS MAKING THE SAME SOUND AND SOMETIMES WORKS AND SOMETIMES NOT. THEY SHOULD HAVE NEVER CHANGED LOCKS TO OPEN AN CLOSE WITH TURNING ON THE ENGINE. ONCE THESE LOCKES STOP WORKING ONE CANNOT GET IN OR OUT OF THE DOOR. IF THERE IS A WRECK AND THESE LOCKS STOP WORKING, THERE WILL BE INJURY OR DEATH. I AM TRYING TO WARN PEOPLE BEFORE THERE IS AN INJURY OR DEATH. THIS IS VERY SERIOUS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108278January 31, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
MY 2001 DODGE DAKOTA IS NOW EXPERIENCING ITS THIRD OCCURANCE OF WARPED ROTORS. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 37,000 MILES ON IT. THE PROBLEM REAPPEARS ABOUT EVERY 12,000 MILES. HE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO DEFECT WITH THE ROTORS. I DON'T BELIEVE THEM.*AK AFTER LOOKING AT THE DAKOTA WEB SITE, I FIND THERE ARE MANY OTHER OWNERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM ON ALMOST THE SAME RECURRING TIME SCHEDULE. THE PULSATING CAUSED BY THE WARPED ROTOR COULD AFFECT THE ABS SYSTEM DURING HARD BRAKING. IT IS TIME FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108331January 31, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
IN AUGUST 2004. A 2001 DODGE DAKAOTA PICKUP RAN A STOP SIGN AND I HIT HIM. THE TRUCK ROLLED AND CONTINUED TO RUN AND CAUGHT THE VEHICAL ON FIRE AND BURNED THE DRIVER CRITICALLY, AND HE ULTIMATELY DIED. WHY DIDN'T THE VEHICLE INERTIA SWITCH CUT THE VEHICAL OFF. I HAVE A FILE CLAIMED AGAINST THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND AN INVESTIGATION MAY BE LAUNCH ON THE TRUCK. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
1
#10108236January 30, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
63000MILES AND UPPER BALL JOINT DRY AND SQUEAKING. FOUND URETHANE SEAL DETERIORATED ALLOWING WATER/SALT INTRUSION AND PURGING OF GREASE. WHY NOT DETECTED IN VEHICLE TESTING???*AK WILL REPAIR MYSELF WITH PREPPED AFTERMARKET COMPONENTS THANK YOU VERY MUCH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108226January 29, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS SEVERELY WORN . DUST BOOTS TORN AND NO GREASE FITTINGS (SUPPOSE TO BE LIFETIME LUBRICATED). REPLACED WITH AFTER MARKET ONES WITH GREASE FITTINGS. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 64,700 MILES . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109191January 28, 2005
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE WAS LEANING TO THE RIGHT, AND WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED IT PULLED TO THE RIGHT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108000January 27, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
UPPER BALL JOINTS PREMATURELY WORN OUT DUE TO LUBRICATION BEING WASHED OUT (SAME PROBLEM AS DETAILED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V596000, BUT MY VEHICLE IS A 1998 MODEL AND THIS CAMPAIGN IS FOR 2000 AND NEWER).*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108048January 27, 2005
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
SLIGHT NOISE, LOUD NOISE. POWER STEERING PUMP. *AK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108941January 26, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT UPPER BALL JOINT/TIE RODS WERER WORN OUT. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108970January 26, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108975January 26, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
AT 46,000 MILES THE BALL JOINTS FAILED. THERE WAS GRINDING IN THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. HAD TO HAVE THE TIE RODS AND WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106823January 26, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS PROBLEM. WHEN DRIVING THERE WAS A CLANKING NOISE. COULD HEAR IT WHEN PULLING IN AND OUT OF PARKING SPACES. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL FOR THESE VEHICLES WERE BETWEEN THE YEARS 2000 TO 2003. THEY WILL NOT MAKE AN EXCEPTION. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106751January 26, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR THE UPPER BALL JOINT RECALL. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT AS WELL, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MANUFACTURER STATED NO RECALL.*AK RECALL CAMPAIGN; NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V596000 DEALING WITH UPPER BALL JOINTS. THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WITH THE SAME DEFECT. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V216000; DEALING WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WAS SERVICED AND HAD AT LEAST ONE FAILURE SINCE THE REPAIR. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 03V389000 DEALING WITH THE DASH WIRING HARNESS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108802January 25, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
RECALL CAMPAIGN: 2002 DODGE DAKOTA HAVE UPPER BALL JOINTS PROBLEMS. REPLACED UPPER BALL JOINTS. *BF RECALL CAMPAIGN; THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE TO HAVE THE UPPER BALL JOINTS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE TIE ROD REPLACEMENT AND FRONT END ALIGNMENT WOULD NOT BE COVERED. *TC THE CONSUMER HAD THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108796January 25, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT AND SLID INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS FORCED OVER TWO LANES. THE CONSUMER STRUCK A CONCRETE DIVIDER. THE CONSUMER WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT, BUT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND DID NOT NEEDED TO BE TRANSPORTED TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE BOTH NOTIFIED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10108811January 25, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
NHTSA CAMPAIGN 04V596000; DAIMLER CHRYLSER ISSUED AN UPPER BALL JOINT RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT THERE WERE NO AVAILABLE APPOINTMENTS UNTIL MAY, WHICH COULD BE DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE WHEELS CAN FALL OFF. *JB. CONSUMER STATED NO AVAILABLE APPOINTMENTS UNTIL MAY WAS RIDICULOUS SINCE THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107880January 25, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
2 LOWER BALL JOINTS, 2 UPPER BALL JOINTS AND 2 INNER TIE RODS ALL REPLACED AT 48,600 MILES IN 2/02. NEW RECALL ONLY COVERS 2000-2004 DAKOTAS WHEN IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE 1999 MODEL SHOULD ALSO BE COVERED. REIMBURSEMENT FROM CHRYSLER FOR PARTS/LABOR/ALIGNMENT AT $806 FOR DEFECTIVE PARTS SHOULD BE EXPECTED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108878January 25, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR A SAFETY INSPECTION. HE WAS THEN INFORMED THE BALL JOINTS WERE WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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