Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#10102552December 10, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
1 DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS ON 1999 DAKOTA; MISALIGNED FRONT WHEELS, AND 3 REPLACES ALL FOUR JOINTS ON FRONT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102549December 10, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
2000 DODGE DAKOTA UPPER BALL JOINTS. LAST YEAR, MY UPPER LEFT BALL JOINT (BJ) FAILED. THANKFULLY I WAS STILL IN A PARKIGN LOT AT THE TIME. IF THIS FAILED AT SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY, IT WOULD HAVE INVLOVED SGINIFICANT INJURIES. *AK DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE ONE BJ, I HAD A DODGE DEALER REPLACE THE LEFT TIRE ROD END AND THE LEFT FRONT AXLE SHAFT ASSEMBLY SINCE THEY BENT WHEN THE TIRE AND WHEEL ASSMEMBLY CAME LOOSE. IN ADDITION, I HAD THE BOTH LOWER JOINTS REPLACED AND THE RIGHT UPPER BJ AND RIGHT SIDE TIE ROD. THE PROBLEM I HAVE NOW IS THAT THE NEW DODGE TIE RODS RUB AGAINST THE WHEELS ON SHARP TURNS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE AND THE SERVICE REPS INDICATED THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THIS. HOWEVER, THE TIE ROD ENDS CONTINUE TO WEAR THE FACTORY ALUMINUM WHEELS. ONE DEALER REP INDICATED THAT IN 2001 THE DAKOTAS WENT TO 16" WHEELS, AND SINCE MY 2000 HAS 15" WHEELS, THAT I NEED TO BUY 16 WHEELS SO THE TIE RODS DON'T RUB. WELL, QUITE FRANKLY THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE. I FIND DODGE / DAMILER CHRYSLER RESPONSE TO THE UPPER BALL JOINT ISSUES PATHETIC. IN ADDITION, THE SPRAY NOZZLE FREEZE UP ANYTIME THE TEMPERATURE GOES BELOW 30 DEGREES. I'VE USED ALL KINDS OF WASHER FLUI, AND EVEN ADDED RUBBING ALCOHOL TO THE FUILD, REGARDLESS THIS IS A VISIBILITY HAZARD, AND IT SHOULD BE NOTED THE DESIGN WAS CHANGED IN THE 2001 DAKOTA / DURANGO MODELS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102558December 10, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
ON 11/12/04 I BROUGHT MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA, EXTENDED CAB, 4X4 , WITH 36,703 MILES, IN FOR A ROUTINE FRONT END ALLIGNMENT. THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME THAT THE RIGHT UPPER BALL JOINT WAS BAD. I HAD IT REPLACED. THE COST WAS PARTS: 92.39, LABOR: 96.00. TODAY, I HEARD ON THE NEWS THAT YOU ARE CURRENTLY CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103530December 10, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE WENT INTO THE MEDIAN AND STOPPED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE, AND CAUGHT ON FIRE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102569December 10, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT
2000 DODGE DAKOTA FRONT END PROBLEM. NOTHING HAS HAPPENED YET, BUT THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK MAKES UNIDENTIFIABLE NOISE WHEN TURNING. I HAVE BEEN TO THE MECHANIC 3 TIMES AND NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY OR FIX IT. I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS IF IT DEFECT.AS WELL, I WOULD LIKE THE PROBLEM CORRECTED. PLEASE ADVISE. THANKS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102573December 10, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
I BOUGHT A 2000 DAKOTA 4X4 USED, WITH 42,000 MI. IN OCT. 03. WENT TO GET A MISSOURI STATE INSPECTION CERTIFICATE, I WAS TOLD UPPER & LOWER BALLJOINTS WERE "GOING BAD". JULY 04, TRUCK STARTED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT.IT"S AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR THAT I CANNOT AFFORD RIGHT NOW. I SAW A NEWS STORY ON THIS ISSUE AND REALIZED I AM NOT ALONE. I BELIVE DODGE MAKES A GREAT TRUCK. THEY SHOULD STAND BEHIND THERE NAME, AS WELL AS PRODUCT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102563December 10, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
BAD FRONT BALL JOINTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102565December 10, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
2001 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB 4X4, VIN NO. [XXX] - FAILURE OF THE FRONT BALL JOINT AND THE TIE ROD END THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED AT MY COST AND WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE THE OTHER SIDE NEXT YEAR ACCOURDING TO THE DEALER THAT REPLACED THE THE BALL JOINT.. THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK HAS BEEN MAKING NOISE FROM THE TIME I BOUGHT THE TRUCK WITH 59 MILES FOR THE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS BECUASE OF THE GREASELESS BALL JOINT AND THE ONLY WAY TO HAVE IT . *AK UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102567December 10, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
PER MECHANIC UPPER BALL JOINTS WORN OUT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102585December 10, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
I BROUGHT MY DODGE TRUCK (2002) REG. CAB (NO 4X4) TO THE DEALER BACK IN 01/30/2003 I HAD 6470 MILES ON IT. I COMPLAINED ABOUT A THUMPING NOISE IN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WHEN I GO OVER A BUMP. PRYER TO THIS WHEN I WAS GETTING AN INSPECTION A WEEK EARLIER THEY TOLD ME MY BALL JOINT WAS BAD. WHEN THE DEALER TOOK IT IN THEY SAID THAT THE BALL JOINT PLAY WAS WITHIN SPECIFICATION AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. TO THIS DAY I STILL HAVE THE SAME THUMPING NOISE IN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE/BALL JOINT. I AM VERY WORRIED THAT THIS IS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM ALL ALONG AND HAS BEEN COVERED UP. WHAT SHOULD I DO NOW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102589December 10, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD NO TOP RUBBER, WINDSHEILD BECOMING LOOSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102591December 10, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
BALL JOINT FAILURE RIGHT FRONT SIDE,AND NOW THE LEFT FRONT SIDE IS GOING OUT.I REPLACED THE PART MYSELF WITH A GREASABLE BALL JOINT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103536December 10, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TWO MONTHS AGO CONSUMER STARTED TO NOTICE BRAKE FAILURE. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE CAR JERKED SPORADICALLY. THE PROBLEM STEADILY GOT WORSE. THREE WEEKS LATER THIS VEHICLE STARTED TO WORK PROPERLY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. TWO DAYS AGO, THE SAME PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102594December 10, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
THE STEERING OF MY VEHILCLE DISPLAYED EXCESS MOVEMENT AND MADE A CLICKING / LOOSE KIND OF SOUND WHEN CHANGING STEERING DIRECTION. IT WAS NECESSARY FOR ME TO REPLACE THE FRONT END OF MY 1999 DODGE DAKOTA. THIS CONSISTED OF THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES. THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY THE DEALER. I HAD ALL WORK PERFORMED BY MY LOCAL MECHANIC AT MY EXPENSE. I SAW THE ARTICLE ON LINE REGARDING THE POSSIBLE RECALL AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF MY VEHICLE AS WELL AS THOSE OF OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCEDN THIS CONDITION AND HAVE PAID FOR THESE REPAIRS THEMSELVES CAN BE CONSIDERED PART OF THIS ACTION AND POSSIBLY RECEIVE REINBURSMENT TO OFF SET THESE EXPENSES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102595December 10, 2004
STEERING
I PURCHASED A 2003 DODGE DAKOTA ON 02/01/2003. SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE I HEAR A METALIC POPPING NOISE WHEN I TURN SHARPLY. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE NOISE IS PROBABLY MY SPARE TIRE LOCK BUT EVEN IF I SECURE THE LOCK THE NOISE CONTINUES. BECAUSE OF THE RECENT NEWS STORIES ABOUT A POSSIBLE RECALL I'M CONCERNED THAT THE NOISE I AM HEARING MAY BE FROM THE BALL-JOINT DEFECT THAT IS BEING SCRUTINIZED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103542December 10, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
TWO MONTHS AGO CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. THE FRONT END JERKED, ESPECIALLY WHILE MAKING TURNS. HE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO GET IT SERVICED, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE ROTORS. THEY NEEDED TO BE SHAVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102603December 10, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
TIRES ON THE FRONT END OF MY 2001 DODGE DAKOTA 4WD 3.9L V6 WERE WEARING REALLY UNEVENLY. COME TO FIND OUT THAT I HAD ONE UPPER AND ONE LOWER BALL JOINT ON OPPOSING SIDES THAT WENT BAD. MY TRUCK ONLY HAD 40,000 MILES ON IT AND THEY WERE ALL HIGHWAY. BOTH BALL JOINTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND WAS DONE IN DECEMBER 2003. IT WORE OUT TWO BRAND NEW TIRES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102605December 10, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, TIRES
I PURCHASED MY 2003 DAKOTA QUAD CAB 2WD IN EARLY JANUARY OF 2004. IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 21K. SIGNS OF THE STEERING MAKING A CREAKING SOUND WHEN BEING TURNED WERE FIRST NOTICED AT APPROXIMATELY 8000. IT IS MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN ENTERING AN ELEVATED STREET OR A DRIVEWAY, WHILE MAKING THE TURN. I BELIEVE THE SAME DEFECTIVE STEERING COMPONENTS UTILIZED IN THE 4X4 DAKOTA ALSO APPLY TO THE 2WD VERSIONS. I WOULD LIKE THE INITIATIVE BE TAKEN TO INCLUDE THE 2WD DODGE DAKOTAS IN THE RECALL AS WELL. MY TRUCK HAS NOT YET BEEN SERVICED, BUT IF STUDY INFORMATION IS REQUIRED, SUCH AS AN ANALYSIS OF THE JOINT, I AM WILLING TO VOLUNTEER MY VEHICLE FOR SUCH A STUDY IF IT WOULD HELP IN MOVING FORWARD WITH THE RECALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102612December 10, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED (WITH NO WARNING), CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY TRUCK AS IT WENT AROUND A CORNER. I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE MOMENTARILY, DUE TO THE UNEXPECTED HEAVYNESS OF THE STREEING AND THE LOW SPEED (ABOUT 10 MPH). I DID REGAIN REGAINED CONTROL AND AVOIDED HITTING THE CARS IN THE ONCOMING LANES. I MADE IT HOME, PARKED THE TRUCK UNTIL I COULD BRING IT IN FOR SERVICE. THE TRUCK WAS NOT DRIVABLE AROUND TOWN WITH THE POWER STEERING BROKEN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP UNIT (PART #52106253AF). I BELIEVE I DISPOSED OF THE UNIT. MY TRUCK IS A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB 4X4 WITH THE 4.7 AND AUTOMATIC. THE MILEAGE ON THE TRUCK WAS ONLY 32,501, BUT THE DEALER TOLD ME THE IN SERVICE DATE OF 23 JUNE 2000 PUT THE TRUCK OUT OF THE WARRANTEE PERIOD. COST OF THE REPAIR WAS $501.23. THE TRUCK HAS NOT SEEN ANY OFF-ROAD ABUSE AND IS RESPONSIBLY DRIVEN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102622December 10, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
HAD TO HAVE THE BALLJOINTS REPLACED AT LESS THAN 50'000 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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