Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#10098384November 6, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
MY 1998 DODGE DAKOTA SPORT 4WD 5.2 AUTO HAS A LOUD SQUEAK IN THE SUSPENSION AREA. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND ASKED THAT THEY MAKE SURE THEY LUBRICATE ALL AREAS. THE TECH TOLD ME MY BALL JOINT WAS THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT NEEDS REPLACED. HE TOLD ME THAT DODGE HAD A RECALL ON THEM. IS THIS TRUE? I WILL BE CALLING THE DEALER THIS WEEK TO SEE IF THEY CAN REPAIR SINCE THIS MAY BE OR ALREADY IS A RECALL. *JB
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101437November 5, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN REFERENCE TO THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. *NM RECALL# 04V216000. THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *SC
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10101155November 5, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED. *NM DRIVERS SIDE HEATED UP SO MUCH THAT IT BLEW THE TIRE AND THE RIM OFF THE HUB WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. DUE TO THE DAMAGE THE WHEEL BEARING HUB, ROTOR, BRAKE AND TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED. ONE WEEK LATER THE PASSENGERS SIDE FAILED. *TC *JB
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10099498November 5, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
THERE IS A SQUEAKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT ALL 4 BALL JOINTS NEEDS TO REPLACED DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098350November 5, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS ARE DEFECTIVE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. MY 1999 DODGE DAKOTA SPORT HAS 55,000 MILES. VIA INTERNET AND WORD OF MOUTH I HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF MANY OTHER DAKOTAS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MUCH LESS MILES.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099549November 5, 2004
STEERING, SUSPENSION
HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE FROM FRONT END. VEHICLE ALSO SHAKES WHEN APPLY BRAKES. *BF WHILE DRIVING OVER 65 MPH THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK AS THOUGH IT WAS MISALIGNED OR UNBALANCED. IT ALSO SHOOK WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH OR HIGHER. THE VEHICLE'S WHEELS HAVE BEEN BALANCED, THE STEERING ALIGNED, THE BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED YET THE PROBLEM RECURS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099370November 4, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM
WHILE DRIVING AND UPON HITTING ANYTHING IN THE ROAD VEHICLE WILL MAKE A CLANKING NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO BE LOOKED AT. CONSUMER HAD THE SHOCKS CHANGED. HOWEVER, IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. CONTACTED THE DODGE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THEY NEEDED THE UPPER CONTROL ARM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099420November 4, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099359November 3, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
WHEN VEHICLE HAS 3/4 TANK OF GAS. WHEN SLOWING DOWN THERE IS A THUMPING NOISE COMING FROM REAR UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. *BF WHEN BRAKING AND COMING TO A STOP A DELAY THEN A THUMP SOUND COMES FROM THE BACK WALL OF THE TRUCK. 1ST GAS TANK STARTED THIS OVER HALF OF A TANK. TANK WAS REPLACED AND NOW YOU HEAR THE THUMP WHEN THE TANK IS AT 3/4 FULL. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098207November 3, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
FAILURE OF UPPER BALL JOINT. 2000 DODGE DAKOTA. DISCOVERED DURING A TIRE PURCHASE. HAVING FIXED AT DEALERSHIP. WEAR IS PREMATURE.*AK
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097131November 3, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
THE VEHICLE HAD TO HAVE BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 29,045MI ON IT. *JB (RIGHT AND LEFT LOWER BALL JOINTS) THERE WAS EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS TO BE WORN WITHIN EXCESS OF THE SPECIFICATIONS AND COULD NOT BE ALIGNED. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098179November 2, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
PREMATURE BALL JOINT FAILURE IN 2002 DODGE DAKOTA 4X4. BALL JOINTS WHERE MAKING CLUNKING SOUND AND WERE BAD AT 35000 BUT DEALER REFUSED TO FIX. NOW WHEN I RETURNED AT 79000 AND THEY ARE REALLY REALLY BAD AND UNSAFE THEY ADMIT THAT THEY ARE BAD AND THAT THEY KNOW DODGE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BALL JOINTS BUT STILL REFUSED TO FIX UNDER WARRANTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099547November 1, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
2003 DODGE DAKOTA BALL JOINT FAILURE AT LOW MILES. BALL JOINTS SQUEAKING, NOISE WAS CONSTANT, REPLACED BOTH UPPER JOINTS. *BF THE VEHICLE BALL JOINTS BEGAN TO SQUEAK AT 20000 MILES BUT THE CONSUMER DIDN'T REALIZE THE SEVERITY OF THE NOISE. AT 40000 MILE THE CONSUMER INSPECTED THE JOINT BECAUSE THE SQUEAK HAD TURNED INTO A CLUNK AND WAS CONSTANT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT BOTH UPPER JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098091November 1, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
NEED TO REPLACE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON DAKOTA WITH 173,000 MILES. THIS WILL BE THE 7TH SET OF BALL JOINTS ON THIS VEHICLE. DEALER STATES "NO OTHER CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098094November 1, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
FRONT END VIBRATION AND CREEKING. DEALER STATES BOTH UPPER FRONT BALL JOINTS WORN AND NEED REPLACING. OLD PARTS AVAILABLE.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098119November 1, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
I HAD THE TELL-TALE SIGN OF POPPING SOUNDS IN THE FRONT END - ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING. SURE ENOUGH, BOTH UPPER & LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE BAD. BOTH SIDES! GIVEN THE COST OF LABOR, I AM DOING IT MYSELF (IM A C MECHANIC PART-TIME). THE PLAY WAS SO BAD; FIRESTONE COULD NOT DO AN ALIGNMENT! I AM REPLACING ALL BALL JOINTS. HAVE RECEIPTS & SAVING ALL PARTS FOR ANY POSSIBLE INVESTIGATION BY NHTSA. I DID NOTICE, AFTER DOING 1 SIDE, THAT THE BALL JOINTS LOOK LIKE THE WEAR SURFACE INSIDE IS TOTALLY GONE! IT IS METAL-METAL CONTACT. THE UPPER JOINTS COME FROM THE FACTORY SEALED (LUBED FOR LIFE). SOME FLAKES OF PLASTIC DID FALL OUT OF THE UPPER BALL JOINT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098012October 30, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE WORN TO THE POINT OF MAKING ALIGNMENT IMPOSSIBLE. ALIGNMENT SHOP SAYS CONDITION IS DANGEROUS AND COULD RESULT IN WHEEL SEPARATION. CONDITION HAS EXISTED AND HAS WORSENED SINCE ABOUT 30,000 MILES. THIS CONDITION WAS REPEATEDLY MIS-DIAGNOSED BY SEVERAL DODGE DEALERSHIPS UNTIL WARRANTY EXPIRED. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098034October 30, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
I OWN A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA THAT I BOUGHT NEW. IT IS A CLUB CAB 4X4 WITH THE 4.7L V8 AN AUTOMATIC. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD AND HAS JUST TURNED 51,000 MILES. WITHOUT WARNING THE PASS. SIDE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS BOTH WORE OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS OF COURSE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY . LUCKILY I CAUGHT THE PROBLEM BEFORE THE WHEEL FELL OFF. I DRIVE APPROX. 90 MILES A DAY ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND IF THE WHEEL WOULD HAVE COME OFF IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098039October 30, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
DISCOVERED UPON VEHICLE INSPECTION; ABNORMAL WEAR TO FRONT TIRES, FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS, UPPER AND LOWER FRONT BALL JOINTS. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097979October 29, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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