Dodge Dakota Complaints (2003)

296 consumer complaints on file.

#10048335November 19, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DRIVING A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE WIRE HARNESS. DEALERSHIP/ECHANIC TRIED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE 3 TIMES BEFORE, BUT HAD NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046909November 14, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
MY BALL JOINTS HAVE WORN OUT AT ABOUT 55,000 MILES. IT IS NOT COVERED IN MY 7 YEAR 70,000 MILE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046917November 14, 2003
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD HEARD A BANG LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND HIT A PARKED CAR. CAR WAS TOWED AWAY AND FIXED BODY SHOP AND FRONT END SHOP SAID TIE ROD AND BALL JOINT SNAPPED OFF CLEAN THIS TRUCK ONLY HAS 5000 MILES ON IT, ALSO I HAVE ALL THE DAMAGED PARTS IF ANY BODY WANTS TO TEST THEM. *LA
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046895November 13, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PURCHASED A 2003 DAKOTA QUAD CAB IN JULY 2003. WHEN I TEST DROVE THE TRUCK I NOTICED A HOWL IN THE REAR BRAKES WHEN BACKING UP. THE DEALERSHIP ADMITTED THAT IT WAS AN ISSUE BUT THAT DODGE WAS WORKING ON A SOLUTION AND THAT THEY WOULD ADD ME TO THEIR LIST. MY TRUCK WAS WORKED ON PER TSB 0050603. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER THE NOISE RETURNED. I TOOK MY TRUCK INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS INFORMED THAT DODGE HAS TOLD THEM TO NOT WORK ON THE TRUCKS THAT THEY ARE WORKING ON A SOLUTION BUT DO NOT KNOW WHY THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047837November 12, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, A SQUEAKING NOISE CAN BE HEARD. THE DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045643November 7, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHEN THE TRUCK IS STARTED AND ALLOWED TO WARM UP FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 4 MINUTES AND THEN PUT INTO REVERSE THE TRUCK DIES. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES NOW. THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO GET THE PROBLEM TO REPLICATE. I KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT TRUE BECAUSE I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK FOR THREE MONTHS AND IT HAS DIED EVERY TIME I HAVE PUT IT INTO REVERSE. THE LAST TIME THEY CALLED ME TO TELL ME THAT THEY COULD NOT GET THE TRUCK TO DIE SO I MADE A TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP AND REPLICATED THE PROBLEM FOR THEM. THE DEALERSHIP THEN CALLED CHRYSLER AND CHRYSLER TOLD THEM TO PUT A "CO-PILOT" ON THE TRUCK AND HOPEFULLY THAT WOULD CATCH THE PROBLEM. I PICKED THE TRUCK UP YESTERDAY AFTER THEY INSTALLED THE CO PILOT AND TODAY WHEN I WENT OUT TO START IT, DIED SIX TIMES WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE. I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING AND THEY REMOVED THE CO PILOT AND SAID THAT THEY WOULD SEND THE INFO TO CHRYSLER. I AM HOPING TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW I AM NOT GOING TO HOLD MY BREATH. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046499November 6, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM
WHEN HITTING ANY SIZE BUMP IN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE LOOSES CONTROL. DEALER STATES THAT UPPER CONTROL ARM BOLT MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045466November 4, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT ROTORS ON MY 2002 DODGE CC 4X4 DAKOTA WARPED AT 18,000 MILES. HAD THEM TURNED AND THE REAR BRAKES ADJUSTED. WARPING AGAIN AFTER 8000 MILES. DODGE DEALER (SAM LEMAN DODGE IN MORTON ILLINOIS)WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM. THEY OFFERED TO CUT ROTOR AT MY EXPENSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045056October 30, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
ON 2003 AND 2004 DODGE VEHICLES, THE PIECE OF TRIM AND WEATHER STRIPPING ARE NOT BEING PUT AT THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE GAP BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD AND THE CAR BODY RANGES FROM NONE TO 3/8 INCH WIDE BY 1/2 INCH DEEP. WATER COULD GET IN THIS GAP AND FREEZE CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD TO COME LOOSE, CRACK, OR SHATTER. WATER EXPANDS AS IT FREEZES AND THE PRESSURE FROM THE EXPANSION COULD CAUSE SEVERE PROBLEMS IF THE WINDSHIELD CAME LOOSE, CRACKED, OR SHATTERED WHEN DRIVING. WATER IS NATURALLY GOING TO COLLECT IN THIS GAP EITHER FROM RAIN, CAR WASHING, OR SNOW MELTING. THE MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE WOULD CAUSE THE WATER TO FREEZE FASTER IN BELOW FREEZING CONDITIONS. I NOTIFIED DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER, WHICH I DID AND THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS DONE BY THE FACTORY STARTING WITH THE 2003 MODEL YEAR. CUSTOMER SERVICE AT DAIMLER-CHRYSLER ACTS AS IF YOU ARE BOTHERING THEM WITH PROBLEMS LIKE THIS BUT I FEEL IT COULD BE A REAL SERIOUS PROBLEM IN THE COLDER NORTHERN STATES LIKE OHIO. THE GAP RUNS THE FULL WIDTH OF THE BODY. THANKS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043717October 28, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
I KEEP HEARING A LOUD "BANG" AND LOUDING CREAKING NOISES IN THE FRONT END OF MY 2003 DODGE DAKOTA WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DODGE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THEY HAVEN'T FOUND ANYTHING. I KEEP TELLING THEM IT SOUNDS LIKE A CRACKED COIL SPRING OR BODY MOUNT. THEY SAID IF I BRING IT IN AGAIN AS WARRANTY WORK, THEN THEY'LL CHARGE ME FOR THE TIME. ALSO, THE TURN SIGNALS KEEP SHORTING OUT AND WHEN YOU TURN THE LEFT ONE ON, THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS COME ON. FINALLY, THE LEFT POWER WINDOW SLOWS DOWN EXCESSIVELY WHEN I ATTEMPT TO PUT THE WINDOW UP. IT GOES DOWN FINE, BUT IT WON'T GO UP AT NORMAL SPEED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044884October 28, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE GUARD RAIL. THE DRIVER WAS INJURIED AND TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL.A POLICE REPORT WAS DONE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. THE MECHANIC DETECTED THAT BOTH FRONTAL BALL JOINTS CRACKED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10040079October 24, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HESITATED THEN LOST TOTAL POWER. *AK THERE WAS POOR IDLING, HESITATION AND SUDDEN STOPS AT INTERSECTION'S, LOSS OF POWER AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD SHUT OFF. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042259October 3, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OR STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL DETAILS. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039534September 25, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE DAY I BROUGHT MY 2003 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB HOME, I NOTICED A HOWLING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES WHEN IN REVERSE. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS THE CAUSE AND FOR IT TO BE REPAIRED. SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT THE BREAKS NEEDED TO BE BROKEN IN AND THEN THE NOISE WOULD STOP. TOOK TRUCK BACK FOR OIL CHANGE AFTER 3000 MILES AND INFORMED SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE TRUCK WAS STILL MAKING HOWLING NOISE. TOLD ME THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS PROBLEM AND THAT AS SOON AS THE PARTS CAME IN HE WOULD CALL . I'M STILL WAITING. ALSO I AM HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WHEN I AM CLIMBING A GRADE THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO GET STUCK IN SECOND GEAR. I HAVE TO LET OFF THE GAS FOR IT TO SHIFT. SOMETIMES THE SHIFT IS VERY HARSH AND AT OTHER TIMES IT MISSES A GEAR ALTOGETHER. TRUCK HAS A HARD TIME MAINTAINING SET SPEED WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS SET. SEEMS TO WAIT TOO LONG TO SHIFT TO BRING THE TRUCK UP TO SPEED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039556September 25, 2003
POWER TRAIN, PARKING BRAKE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL), POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
VEHICLE (1)SHIFTS HARSHLY, (2)DOES NOT UPSHIFT SMOOTHLY/UPSHIFTS AT EXCESSIVE RPM, (3)STALLS WHEN MAKING LOW-SPEED LEFT-HAND TURNS, (4)IDLES ROUGHLY, (5)FAILS TO MAINTAIN SPEED IN CRUISE CONTROL, (6)DOWNSHIFTS HARSHLY AFTER LOSING SPEED IN CRUISE CONTROL, (7)TRANSMISSION GEAR INDICATOR DID NOT INDICATE ACTUAL GEAR VEHICLE WAS IN, (8)VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT FROM REVERSE TO PARK, AND FROM PARK TO REVERSE, AND (9)VEHICLE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED TO RELEASE, THEN FAILED TO HOLD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10036874August 29, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY
WATER LEAKING ONTO PASSENGER'S SIDE FLOOR, MOLDY CARPETING, SMELLS BADLY. DEALER ATTEMPTED REPAIRS, BUT DEFECT CONTINUES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033114August 19, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, ENGINE LOCKED UP WITH ONLY 665 MILES. OIL PRESSURE GAUGE ALSO WENT TO ZERO.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033913August 14, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
UPON PARKING TRUCK OWNER NOTICED A GLOWING UNDER CAB. A TECHNICIAN SERVICED VEHICLE AND NOTICED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032626August 12, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
REAR BRAKES MAKE A HOWLING SOUND WHEN IN REVERSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032627August 12, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES SQUEAL AND HOWLING SOUND.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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