Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#10099081October 28, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
DODGE DAKOTA HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS AT LOW MILES, NOTICE SCRUNCH SOUND IN FRONT SUSPENSION WHENEVER CONSUMER PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY. *BF *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097928October 28, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
BOUGHT 2002 DODGE DAKOTA CLUB CAB SLT+ IN JUNE OF 2002. WITHIN 6,000 MILES, BEGAN TO HEAR AN OCCASIONAL 'SCRUNCH' SOUND WHEN TURNING SHARP (LIKE INTO PARKING SPACES) - MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN HITTING A BUMP WHILE TURNING SHARP (ON MY STREET, THERE'S A SLIGHT - LESS THAN 2 INCH - DROPOFF FROM THE ROAD TO MY DRIVEWAY). GRADUALLY GOT MORE AND MORE NOTICEABLE, AND TOOK LESS AND LESS TO CAUSE THE SOUND, UNTIL I TOOK IT IN AT ABOUT 24,000 MILES. BOTH SIDES, BOTH BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. TRUCK DROVE GREAT FOR A WHILE, THEN AT ABOUT 30,000 OR SO, STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN. SAME THING. TRUCK NOW HAS 48,000 MILES, AND IS IN THE SHOP AGAIN FOR THE SAME SERVICE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098979October 28, 2004
AIR BAGS
IN JULY 2003 CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 20 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS SLIGHTLY INJURIED, BUT NOTHING SERIOUS. CONSUMER CONTACTED DODGE AND THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM, BUT HAS NOT HEARD FROM THEM.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10098952October 28, 2004
SUSPENSION
2001 DODGE DAKOTA HAD A CLUNK IN THE FRONT END WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE BALL JOINTS HAD FAILED AT LOW MILEAGE. *BF *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098951October 28, 2004
SUSPENSION
2001 DODGE DAKOTA HAD SEVERAL BALL JOINT REPLACEMENTS AT LOW MILES. *BF ALL THE BALL JOINTS WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098945October 28, 2004
SUSPENSION
LOW MILES ON DODGE DAKOTA, UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096488October 27, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW IN 2001. I COMPLAINED ABOUT CLUNKING NOISES COMING FROM THE WHEEL AREA WHEN I MADE TURNS. SLOW AND USUALLY AT INTERSECTIONS. NOW IT IS MORE ADVANCED AND NOISY ON BUMPS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096526October 27, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
THE FRONT END OF MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB 4WD KNOCKS DURING TURNS. FRONT TIRES BADLY WORN. BROUGHT TO INDEPENDENT SHOP AND WAS TOLD FRONT BALL JOINTS, SHOCKS, AND TIE ROD ENDS BADLY WORN AND NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. WILL COST OVER $900 TO REPAIR. FIRST NOTICED FRONT END NOISE AROUND 60000 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096378October 25, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN RIGHT THE STEERLING LOCKED UP AND WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO OFF OF THE ROAD AND INTO A FIELD BEFORE STOPPING. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE IF THERE HAD BEEN OTHER VEHICLES INVOLVED.*AK MECHANIC HAS RECOMENDED THAT ALL OF THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS BE REPLACED. (4) BALL JOINTS (2) CONTROL ARMS (2) TIE ROD ENDS HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT PREMATURE FAILURES OF THE COMPONENTS ON 97 - 04 DODGE DAKOTA AND DURANGO MODELS. MINE IS A 98 DAKOTA W/ 63665 MILES. CHRYSLER HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL, STATING THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN YOUR STEERING WHEEL SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE TO ME. AFTER CONSIDERABLE EFFORT I WAS ABLE TO BREAK THE "LOCKED" CONDITION AND FREE UP THE STEERING. AFTER THIS, THE STEERING WAS STILL STICKING, BUT GOT BETTER AS TIME WENT ON. IT SEEMS TO STICK THE MOST WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 40 DEG. F. I HAVE NOT HAD THE REPAIRS DONE YET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096293October 24, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
THIS IS IN REGARDS TO MY 2002 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB 4X4. I BEGAN NOTICING POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE WHEEL AT APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER WHO CLAIMED NOTHING WAS WRONG. 6,000 MILES LATER IT WAS GETTING WORSE SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. SURE ENOUGH I HAD A BAD UPPER BALL JOINT, WHICH THEY REPLACED UNDER WARRENTY. I NOW HAVE 40,000 MILES ON THIS TRUCK AND THE RIGHT SIDE IS MAKING THE POPPING NOISE. I WISH DODGE WOULD MAKE A RECALL A FIX THE PROBLEM FOR GOOD. I FEEL THAT IF I WAS NOT DILLEGENT IN MY PURSUIT TO HAVE MY TRUCK REPAIRED, THAT I WOULD HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THERE FRONT WHEEL FALL OFF WHILE DRIVING THEIR DAKOTA OR DURANGO.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096295October 24, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING DOWN 1994 AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUSED A HUGE FIRE. MELTING ALL THE WIRING AND DESTROYING THE TRUCK. THE DETROIT FIREDEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND THE TRUCK IS A TOTAL LOSS. MY INSURANCE COMPANY WILL NOT PAY FOR IT BECAUSE I HAD BASIC COVERAGE. I DID NOT KNOW IT WAS A RECALL. I WAS NEVER CONTACTED. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 1993 AFTER THE RECALL. I BOUGHT IT FROM A DEALER YOU WOULD THINK THEY WOULD HAVE FIXED IT. LUCKILY THE POLICE AND FIRE WERE CLOSE AND THEY PUT IT OUT BEFORE IT BLEW UP. THE FREEWAY WAS CLOSED FOR A WHILE AFTER THIS HAPPENED. DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE TO MAKE DODGE REPAIR THIS? IT HAS BEEN SITTING FOR 1 YEAR AND I COULD NOT AFFORD TO FIX IT. I AM NOT SURE OF THE EXACT DATE BUT IT WAS A WEEK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096301October 24, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
MY 2002 DODGE DAKOTA'S UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED AT AROUND 48,000 MILES OF REGULAR HIGHWAY DRIVING, AND NOW AT 58,000 IT FEELS AS IF THEY ARE GOING AGAIN. THEY WERE REPLACED WITH DODGE PARTS, AND CHRYSLER TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE NOT RECALLING IT. AFTER ALL THE NEWS I'VE SEEN ON DAKOTA/DURANGO BALL JOINT PROBLEMS, I FIGURED I'D FILE A COMPLAINT WITH YOU GUYS, I'M JUST FED UP I GUESS.THANK YOU . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096256October 22, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
UPPER BALL JOINT FAILED ON THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE; ENTIRE WHEEL ASSEMBLY FELL OFF THE DODGE DAKOTA TRUCK. FORTUNATELY MY WIFE WAS ONLY DRIVING AT ABOUT 5 TO 10 MPH WHEN IT HAPPENED. NO ONE WAS INJURED. MY WIFE HAD JUST BEEN ON THE PA TURNPIKE 30 MINUTES EARLIER SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IF THE UPPER BALL JOINT HAD FAILED WHEN SHE WAS ON THE TURNPIKE. 2 001 DODGE DAKOTA 4-WHEEL DRIVE TRUCK, V8 ENGINE. DEALER CAN FIX THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY, WE HAVE YET TO GET THE BILL, THE TRUCK IS STILL IN THE SHOP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096148October 21, 2004
SUSPENSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, STEERING
2004 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB 4X4, PURCHASED 8/16/04. CURRENTLY 2,200 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK OF OWNERSHIP, THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED RATTLING OR CLUNKING NOISES IN THE FRONT END WHEN TRAVELING OVER BUMPS. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT, AND PULLS TO THE LEFT WHEN BRAKING. TIRE WEAR (ALTHOUGH VERY SLIGHT @ 2,200 MILES IN NOT SYMMETRICAL BETWEEN LH FRONT TO RH FRONT TIRE). I WILL BE TAKING THE TRUCK INTO THE DEALERSHIP @ 3,000 MILES TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT THE FRONT END, AS WELL AS THE ALIGNMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096196October 21, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
BEGINING SYMPTOMS OF BALL JOINT WEAR AND POSSIBLE FAILURE ON MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA. HAVE ALSO REPLACED MY FRONT ROTORS FOUR TIMES WITH ONLY 61,000 MILES ON VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096090October 20, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS SNAPPING OFF. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 3.9 LITER ENGINES IN THE DODGE TRUCKS. EXHAUST FUMES THEN ESCAPE AND GET SUCKED INTO THE CABIN AREA AND THERE IS ALSO A FIRE HAZARD AS MORE BOLTS SNAP AND THE MANIFOLD SEPARATES FROM THE HEAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096133October 20, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
UPPER AND LOWER BALL WENT BAD AFTER ONLY 40,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096014October 19, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
UPPER BALL JOINTS PREMATURELY WORE OUT. FELL APART DURING CHANGING OF BALL JOINTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097113October 19, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, A SQUEAKING/POPPING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT BOTH FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096032October 19, 2004
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER, INTERIOR LIGHTING
THE MODULE CONTROLLING MY 2002 DODGE DAKOTA'S HEADLIGHT'S, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, INTERIOT LIGHTS FAILED. SYMPTOMS ARE SHOCKINGLY CLOSE TO THOSE OF THE RECALL (I DO HAVE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION). HEADLIGHTS FAILED, BRIGHTS FAILED, WIPERS FAILED. ONLY TURN SIGNALS HORN AND CAUTION LIGHTS REMAIN. DEALER REFUSES TO ADMIT IT IS RELATED TO RECALL. SYMPTOMS ARE THE SAME! WHAT DO I DO ABOUT THIS!?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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