Dodge Dakota Complaints (2006)

285 consumer complaints on file.

#10216224January 27, 2008
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
2006 DODGE DAKOTA 4X4 SXT PICK UP TRUCK WITH 27,000 MILES POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK WHEN COLD. PROBLEM SEEMS TO GO AWAY AFTER ENGINE HAS WARMED UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215547January 21, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY/EXPRESSWAY THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SEEM TO SHIFT TO THE NEXT GEAR. THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE VERY ROUGHLY AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE TO THE DESIRED SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213641January 3, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
ENGINE WAS REPLACED PRIOR TO PURCHASE TRUCK WAS SOLD AS NEW ENGINE REPLACEMENT WAS NOT DISCLOSED, CONTINUING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, REPLACED TRANSMISSION AT 8800 MILES, VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE IN MOTION ON FREEWAY, MULTIPLE EXHAUST LEAKS, HUB FAN REPLACED. WHEN A PROBLEM REPEATS ITSELF THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS IT TO BE "NORMAL". DEALER PRINCIPLE UNWILLING TO ADDRESS ISSUES. I CONTINUE TO HEAR NOISES AND HAVE TRANSMISSION ISSUES. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT DO ANY WORK ON THE VEHICLE UNLESS I GO WHEN ITS CONVIENT FOR THE "TECHNICIAN" TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. DEALERSHIP LIED ABOUT ENGINE BEING RECALLED AS AN EXPLANATION FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE WHEN IN FACT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATING TO THE ENGINE. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS ALL REPAIRS ARE NORMAL WHEN IN THE MANUEL IT ONLY STATES MAINTENANCE IS REQUIRED AT HIGH MILEAGE NOT REPLACEMENT BEFORE 10K.*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211792December 13, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SUSPENSION:REAR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD JUMP SIDEWAYS WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP OR POTHOLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE. AS OF DECEMBER 13, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210287November 29, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DAKOTA. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE OIL FILTER. SHE WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE INTERNAL ENGINE AND THE ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CHRYSLER ADVISED HER TO FAX ALL THE OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS. THE CONTACT CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207819November 3, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I HAD A COLLISION CAUSING $5,000 OF DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10207502October 31, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY IN MAINE, SHAKING OF REAR WHEEL WAS NOTICED AND 2006 DODGE DAKOTA WAS PULLED OVER. TWO WHEEL STUDS WERE BROKEN, NUTS MISSING. ALL REMAINING WHEEL NUTS ON ALL WHEELS WERE CHECKED AND WERE ALL LOOSE. UPON TIGHTENING A THIRD NUT ON THE SAME REAR TIRE, IT BROKE OFF. WHEN THE REAR DRUM WAS LATER REMOVED FOR REPAIR, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THERE WERE THREE CRACKS ON THE BRAKE DRUM LINING. ALLOY WHEEL RIM WAS DAMAGED. REPAIRS NEEDED TO BE PERFORMED WITHOUT DEALER ASSISTANCE DUE TO REMOTE LOCATION. ORIGINAL DEALER WAS NOTIFIED , BUT HAS YET TO CHECK VEHICLE. ANOTHER DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND WILL PERFORM A SAFETY CHECK. WEB SEARCHES INDICATE THAT DEATHS HAVE RESULTED FROM THIS TYPE OF FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207523October 31, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS
POST WHEEL STUD FAILURES PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AND WHILE REPAIRING THE VEHICLE FOR THAT ISSUE, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINING ON DRUM FROM THE WHEEL WITH THE BROKEN STUDS SHOWED THREE CRACKS VISIBLE. TWO CRACKS WERE ABOUT THE WIDTH OF THE LINING AND ONE WAS A SMALLER FRACTURE ON THE EDGE. ORIGINAL DEALER WAS INFORMED ON 10/22/07, BUT HAS NOT RESPONDED WITH R A CONFIRMATION FOR A SAFETY CHECK APPOINTMENT. OR MEETING TO DISCUSS THE FAILURES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205652October 15, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND GREATER, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VIBRATION IS MORE FREQUENT AT LOWER SPEEDS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ROTORS WERE FAILING INTERMITTENTLY AS WELL. THE FAILURE BEGAN IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V038000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE). THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 550 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,192. UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200251August 21, 2007
STEERING:COLUMN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO ADJUST. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS UNCORRECTABLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THIS TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500. UPDATED 09/11/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192915June 11, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WE PURCHASED A 2006 DODGE DAKOTA CLUB 4X4 TRUCK INTENDED FOR OUR BUSINESS USE AND PERSONAL USE, IN SEPTEMBER 2006 WITH 15 MILES ON IT FROM NEBRASKA, WE LIVE IN IOWA. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE AND REPAIRED JANUARY 2007, (EXACT DATES UNAVAILABLE AT THIS WRITING DUE TO THE FACT THE VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP). THE BRAKES WOULD GRAB INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DESCENDING A HILL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHIMMER AND SHAKE VICIOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN AND REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE FREE. TOTAL DAYS LOST 2. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED ON MAY 30, 2007. WE WERE ON VACATION IN WI AND THE VEHICLE WOULDN'TSTART. WE WERE MADE TO WAIT FOR A TOW TRUCK THAT HAD TO DRIVE AN HOUR AWAY TO BE ABLE TO TOW US LESS THAN 15 MILES. WE HAD TO RENT A VEHICLE (CAR) THAT I WAS UNABLE TO USE FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES, TO RETURN HOME FOR MY SPOUSE TO BE ABLE TO GET TO WORK. THIS MEANT WE HAD TO DRIVE BACK WITH THE RENTAL TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE. IT WAS 4 DAYS WITH THE RENTAL. THE DIAGNOSIS COULD NOT BE MADE WITH THE TOOL UNTIL THE MASTER COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. AFTER THIS WAS DONE, NOTHING WRONG. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS USED AFTER OUR RETURN HOME, I DROVE LESS THAN 15 MILES AND IT DID THE SAME THING, WOULDN'T START. THE ENGINE WOULD CRANK BUT NOT TURN OVER. AGAIN, NO WARNING LIGHTS. I CALLED THE TOWING SERVICE PROVIDED BY DAIMLER, I WAITED AN HOUR AND 45 MINUTES. I DECIDED TO TRY IT AGAIN JUST SECONDS BEFORE THE TOW GUY ARRIVED AND IT STARTED. I DECIDED TO NOT HAVE IT TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR, THE MANAGER OF THE TOW SERVICE REASSURED ME, I PANICKED AND IT WAS A VAPOR LOCK. OH YEAH THIS WAS ON JUNE 8, 2007 JUST 4 DAYS AFTER RECEIVING OUR VEHICLE BACK. I BELIEVED HIM. I WENT MAYBE 5 BLOCKS, CROSSED OVER A BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN THE WHOLE TRUCK SHOOK (FELT LIKE THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO FALL OUT) AND STALLED, COASTED OVER THE HILL TO SAFETY. WE WERE NOTIFIED THE NEXT DAY AND HE SAID, AFTER DRIVING IT 5 MILES, NOTHING HAPPENED, TRIED IT AGAIN STILL BEING SERVICED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185342March 16, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS
BOUGHT THE VECHILE USED WITH 5500 MILES ON IT AND HAVE HAD IT BACK TO SERVICE 5 TIMES NOW FOR REAR BRAKE DRUM WARPAGE. IT BEGINS TO HAVE A VERY NOTICABLE SHUTTER STOPPING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS(55-60 MPH). 1ST TIME THRU RESURFACED DRUMS.2,3 AND 4TH TIMES THRU BAD SET OF DRUMS ..REPLACED SHOES AND DRUMS, 5TH TIME DODGE REFUSES TO REPLACE ANYTHING DEALER PICKED UP THE TAB TO RESURFACE DRUMS ONLY... THE CLAIM THEY CHECK FOR AXEL RUNOUT AND CHECKED ALL THEY COULD..DODGE WARRENTY FOLKS WON'T EVEN TALK TO BE ABOUT IT OTHER THEN TO SAY "SO SORRY" VERY VERY VERY UPSET MY FIRST DODGE AND MY LAST...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184998March 13, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FORTHE 2006 DODGE DAKOTA TO HAVE THE CAB COMPARTMENT NODE REPAIRED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR 4 HOURS, AND ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE HAND HELD COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP A SECOND TIME, AND AFTER WAITING FOUR HOURS THE CONTACT REQUESTED THE VEHICLE, AND STATED HE WOULD RESCHEDULE. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 29,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176547December 19, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* - THE CONTACT SAID THAT HE WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM HIS TRUCK. THEN CONTACT PULLED OVER AT WHICH TIME HE NOTICED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING WHICH CREATED THE SMOKE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THEY FOUND A SMALL FIRE UNDER THE CAR. THE CONTACT SAID THAT HE WILL RETAIN A COPY OF THE REPORT ONCE IT IS RECEIVED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT KNOW ONE HAS HELPED HIM. THE DEALER (AUTO WEST DODGE) AT ROSEVILLE CA, TOLD HIM THE THEY CAN NOT REPAIR THE CAR UNTIL THE MANUFACTURER TELLS THEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173637November 16, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONTAL IMPACT CRASH. THE APPROXIMATE SPEED AT TIME OF IMPACT WAS 45 MPH. THERE WAS PRE-IMPACT BRAKING. THE OCCUPANT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED THREE BROKEN RIBS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STERNUM AND A FRACTURED LEFT SCAPULA. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. UPDATED 01/31/07. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10173646November 16, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 DODGE DAKOTA 4X4 QUAD CAB, 4508 MILES, FAILED MASTER SWITCH FOR POWER WINDOWS (SWITCH FOR RIGHT REAR WINDOW DOES NOT WORK). THIS MASTER SWITCH FAILED A MONTH AFTER PURCHASING NEW IN 04 AUGUST 2006. ON MY SECOND VISIT 16-NOV-2006 TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY FOUND THE SWITCH TO BE DEFECTIVE AGAIN. NOW I HAVE TO TAKE THE TRUCK IN AGAIN TO GET THE SWITCH REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME. DODGE CLAIMS THERE IS NO RECALL BUT THE MASTER SWITCH IS ON BACK ORDER. MAKES YOU WONDER IF DODGE IS NOT REVEALING SOMETHING. I HAVE DRIVEN ALMOST 50 TO 60 MILES ROUND TRIP TO GET THIS RESOLVED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172455November 2, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ONLY ONE GALLON OF GAS WOULD FLOW INTO THE GAS TANK AT A TIME. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO FILL THE TANK, GASOLINE BACKED UP OUT OF THE FILLER NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT 10 TO 12 INCHES OF THE VENT HOSE WAS MELTED. THE PARTS WERE ORDERED. UPDATED 11/30/06.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171798October 25, 2006
STEERING:COLUMN
WE PURCHASED A NEW 2006 DODGE DAKOTA IN AUGUST. AFTER TEST DRIVING SEVERAL MODELS WE ORDERED ONE FROM THE DEALERSHIP. WE WERE NOT TOLD THAT WE WERE TEST DRIVING A VEHICLE WITH TILT WHEEL. SO THE VEHICLE WE RECEIVED HAD NO TILT WHEEL, WHICH WOULD BE FINE IF YOU COULD SEE THE SPEEDOMETER WHEN THE SPEED IS 50 TO 70 MPH. THE DRIVERS ARE 5'6" AND 6' TALL. THE 6' TALL PERSON HAS THE SEAT BACK AS FAR AS THE LEGS WILL ALLOW AND HAS THE SEAT TILTED BACK. THE 5'6' PERSON IS UNABLE TO SIT UP STRAIGHT IN THE SEAT AND SEE THE SPEEDOMETER. UPON CALLING THE DEALERSHIP WE WERE TOLD THAT THE STEERING COLUMN IS A DESIGN FLAW AND WE ARE STUCK WITH THE PROBLEM. WE FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE CORRECTED. TILT WHEELS SHOULD NOT BE AN OPTION IT SHOULD BE STANDARD. CHRYSLER'S SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES TOLD US THAT ITS WAS OUR PROBLEM, THEY WOULD NOT ALLOW US TO TALK TO THEIR MANAGERS AND EVENTUALLY HUNG UP ON US. WE WERE UN ABLE TO CONTACT THE CHRYSLER REGIONAL REPRSENTATIVE FOR OUR AREA, BECAUSE THEY REFUSE TO GIVE OUT THAT INFORMATION. EVERYONE HAS BEEN QUITE UNCOOPERATIVE IN THIS SITUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169228September 25, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
MY RELATIVELY NEW (4000K) 2006 QUAD CAB DODGE DAKOTA KEEPS STALLING WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT. DURING ONE OF THESE EVENTS, I WAS ON A HILL AND APPROACHED A STOP SIGN WHEN MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. IT WAS THEN IT STARTED TO ROLL BACK AND ALMOST IMPACT THE CAR BEHIND ME. THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL MORE TIMES IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AND WHERE SEVERAL CARS BEHIND ME STARTED TO MOVE IN ANTICIPATION OF MY VEHICLE MOVING AND ALMOST HIT MY CAR. NOT RISKING A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT, I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR SHOP. THE SHOP STATED IT WAS THE GAS QUALITY AND NO CODES WERE PRESENT IN THE COMPUTER. IT WAS ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT I SHOULD TRY A DIFFERENT GAS! I THEN DID SOME RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE (BECAUSE I KNEW IT WAS NOT THE GAS) AND IT WAS REVEALED TOO ME THAT THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM IN DODGE TRUCKS. THE RESPONSE FROM THE DEALERSHIP IS ALSO COMMON, WITH THIS PROBLEM (AND IT HAPPENED TO ME) THAT NO CODES CAME UP IN THE COMPUTER, THEREFORE CANNOT BE FIXED. THIS IS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT JUST WAITING TO HAPPEN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163356July 24, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ON 07/17/06 AT APPROX. 3:45 PM. WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 - 40 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC IN PHOENIX AZ.. OUTSIDE TEMP. AROUND 108 - 110 *F ON A NEWISH RUBBERIZED SURFACE. THE CARS AHEAD OF ME STOPPED QUITE QUICKLY. I APPLIED THE BRAKES FIRMLY THE TRUCK FELT AS IF I WERE ON ICE. NOT SEEMING TO SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN AT ALL. RESULTING IN A CRASH. THERE WERE 2 SKID MARKS FROM THE REAR TIRES. NOTHING FROM THE FRONT. IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTN. THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL OF MANY DAKOTA 2006 TRUCKS RE: ABS BRAKES NOT STOPPING CORRECTLY CAUSING ACCIDENTS. THIS DESCRIBES WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO ME. IS THIS TRUCK DEFECTIVE. THERE HAS BEEN RECALL ON THIS TRUCK TYPE . IS THIS ONE OF THEM. VIN # [XXX] 2006 DAKOTA, PLEASE RESPOND TO [XXX] OR [XXX], [XXX], THANK YOU ! *NM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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