Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#10089969August 30, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE UPPER BALL JOINTS. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM FOUR TIMES, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089990August 30, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA A RECALL 04V21600 ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TWO MONTHS AGO. TWO MONTHS LATER, DEALERSHIP STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO CONDUCT THE RECALL. THIS DEALERSHIP IS THE ONLY ONE IN TOWN. THE NEXT DEALERSHIP IS ABOUT 350 MILES AWAY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088820August 30, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088848August 30, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE BRAKES ON MY DAKOTA HAVE BEEN CAUSING PROBLEMS SINCE THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK NOW HAS ABOUT 20,000 MILES AND THE ROTORS NEED TURNED DOWN AND NEW BRAKES. THERE SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM THAT WOULD CAUSE THEM TO GO BAD SO QUICKLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088764August 29, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
BECAUSE I HEARD OF ALL THE PROBLEMS WITH FRONT ENDS ON THESE VEHICLES I HAVE IT CHECKED EVERY TIME I GET MY OIL CHANGED. WITH ONLY 35,000 MILES ON MY DODGE DOKOTA SPORT I HAD THEUPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINT REPLACED, THE TIE ROD ENDS AND LAST WEEK THE U-JOINT. HARD TO BELIEVE THERE<S NOT BEEN A RECALL ON SUCH A DANGEROUS DEFECT, GUESS NOT ENUOUGH INJURIES AND DEATHS YET! PLEASE CAMPLAIN IF YOU'VE HAD THESE PROBLEMS, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088728August 28, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
I HAVE A 2001 DODGE DAKOTA AND MY BALL JOINTS ARE ABNORMALLY WORN AND I'M GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE THEM HERE SOON. I KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE BALL JOINTS NOT BEING LUBED AND I'M ASKING THAT YOU GUYS PUSH DAIMLER/CHRYSLER INTO RECALLING THE DODGE DAKOTA 2001 WITH THE DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS. I KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE, THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN NOTED WITH DODGE DURANGOS BUT THE DAKOTAS USE THE SAME BALL JOINTS. RECALL PLEASE. I DON'T WANT MY WHEELS TO FALL OFF BECAUSE OF THE BALL JOINTS. RECALL. URGE DAIMLER/CHRYSLER PLEASE, PROTECT US THE CONSUMER. 2001 DODGE DAKOTA CABPLUS 35000 MILES4X4 THANK YOU. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088679August 27, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
I HAD NOTICED THE FRONT TIRES CUPPING AND BROUGHT IT TO A DEALER FOR AN ALIGNMENT, THERE THEY TOLD ME IT NEEDED UPPER BALL JOINTS, LOWER BALL JOINTS, AND A TIE ROD END. I THEN BROUGHT IT BACK THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND THEY TOLD ME THE AMOUNT OF "PLAY" IS ACCEPTABLE ACCORDING TO DODGE MEASUREMENTS, HOWEVER THEY DID RECOMMEND TO REPLACE THE TIE ROD END, WHICH I HAD THEM DO AND HAD TO BRING IT ELSEWHERE FOR AN ALIGNMENT AS THEY DIDN'T HAVE AN ALIGNMENT RACK. I THEN BROUGHT IT TO A PLACE THEY RECOMMENDED CLOSE TO WHERE I LIVE FOR THE ALIGNMENT, WHERE I WAS TOLD THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE SHOT AND THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ALIGN IT. I THEN HAD THE SHOP REPLACE THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WITH AFTERMARKET PARTS THAT CAN BE LUBED AND HAD A WARRANTY ALONG WITH AN ALIGNMENT. THE TRUCK IS A '99 CLUB CAB V8 4X4 W/47500 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089917August 27, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT ABS LOCKED UP WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON WET ROAD SURFACE. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN REPAIR SHOP, AND THEY COULD NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088708August 27, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
8/18/04: MY SON WAS DRIVING WEST BOUND ON 2ND AVE (TX HWY 22). JUST PRIOR TO TURNING LEFT FROM 15TH ST (ALSO HWY 22), HE HEARD A POPPING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK. AFTER TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 2 BLOCKS, HIS FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL FELL OFF, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL AND PULL TO THE LEFT ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY, HE DID NOT HIT A CAR AND CAME TO REST IN A PARKING LOT FOR AN A/C COMPANY. ALTHOUGH THE DAMAGE IS BEING FIXED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, CHRYSLER AND THE DEALERSHIP (BERRY CHRYSLER/JEEP/DODGE, CORSICANA, TX) ARE REFUSING TO REPLACE THE TIRE THAT WAS DRAGGED ON ITS SIDEWALL APPROXIMATELY 200FT; THE TIRE WAS PINNED UNDER THE TRUCK. THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS TWO BROKEN BALL JOINTS ON THAT WHEEL. I ORIGNALLY BELIEVED THIS PROBLEM TO BE FAULTY CRAFTSMANSHIP ON THE DEALERSHIP WHICH HAD REPAIRED ANOTHER PROBLEM ON THAT WHEEL A YEAR AGO; THE BRAKE CALIPER FELL OFF. I NOW BELIEVE THIS TO BE THE MANUFACTURER AS MANY DAKOTAS AND DURANGOS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND OFTEN SIMILAR CONSEQUENCES.L. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088628August 26, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS
FELT PULSING IN FRONT BRAKES DUE TO ROTOR OVERHEATING AND WARPING. BRAKE FAILURE, NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089779August 25, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 04V216000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. SERVICE MANAGER TERRY SOTUS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088571August 25, 2004
STRUCTURE
VEHICLE LEAKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARD. AFTER SEARCHING FOR THE LEAK SPOTTED THE SOURCE UNDER THE FRONT DASH.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088457August 24, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
PREMATURE FAILURE ON LEFT UPPER BALL JOINT FOR 2002 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB 4X4, 36,990 MILES. POPPING SOUNDS COMING FROM FRONT LEFT, SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR EVALUATION. I WAS CHARGED FOR THE BALL JOINT CHECK AND DEDUCTABLE ON EXTENDED WARRANTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088462August 24, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
SHAKING IN FRONT END WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, ALSO RATTLE IN FRONT END. DODGE DEALER FOUND FRONT BRAKE ROTORS TO BE SEVERELY RUSTED AND PITTED AND THAT BRAKE PAD CLIPS WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED OFF FRONT PADS CAUSING RATTLE. ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED AND OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. DODGE REFUSED TO PAY FOR REPAIRS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088489August 24, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
NOISE IN FRONT END OF 1999 DODGE DAKOTA TRUCK WITH ONLY 51,000 MILES ON IT . AD TO REPLACE BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS AND ONE TIE ROD END.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088516August 24, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
FAILURE OF UPPER BALL JOINT/SOCKET ASSEMBLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088382August 23, 2004
VISIBILITY
VEHICLE IS WELL MAINTAINED AND CARED FOR. LARGE CHUCKS OF PAINT PEELING FROM HOOD MOMENTARILY DISTRACT OR STARTLE DRIVER AND HAVE CAUSED SITUATIONS WHERE AN ACCIDENT WAS JUST BARELY AVOIDED. THE LAST INCIDENT A LARGE SHEET OF THE PAINT COVERED THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD OBSTRUCTING THE OPERATOR'S VIEW DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. OPERATOR WAS ABLE TO AVOID COLLISION BY HITTING BRAKES AND TURNING ONTO THE ROADSIDE GRASS, AFTER JUMPING CURB AND NARROWLY MISSING A GUARD RAIL DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK WAS A BROKEN BALL JOINT AND A BENT CONTROL ARM. IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE HAD THE VEHICLE OVERTURNED! THE AFFECTED PAINT HAS BEEN SANDED AND PRIMED BUT OTHER SPOTS CONTINUE TO PEEL UP .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088389August 23, 2004
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RELATED FAILURE, BUT A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT HAS GONE UNFIXED BY CHRYSLER CORPORATION, ACCORDING TO REPAIR SHOPS IN MY AREA. I HAVE A 1998 DODGE DAKOTA WITH 65,000 MILES. I'M THE 2ND OWNER. VIN# [XXX]. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE A/C EVAPORATOR. ACCORDING TO REPAIR SHOPS IN LOUISVILLE, KY. CHRYSLER HAS HAD A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THEIR EVAPORATORS FOR ALMOST 10 YEARS, SINCE CHANGING OVER TO THE 134 FREON. THE DEFECTIVE EVAPORATORS USUALLY WILL LAST TILL THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEN FAIL. ALL OEM REPLACEMENT PARTS HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED AND TEND TO NOT FAIL, ACCORDING TO THE SHOPS. THIS IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR, DUE TO DODGE PLACING THE EVAPORATOR UNDER THE DASH, WHICH HAS TO BE REMOVED TO REPAIR. I FEEL, BASED ON WHAT THE REPAIR SHOPS ARE TELLING ME, THAT DODGE SHOULD STAND BEHIND AT LEAST A PORTION OR THE COST TO REPLACE THESE EVAPORATORS. THE AVERAGE COST FOR A DODGE TRUCK IS $800.00. BELOW ARE 2 SHOPS WHICH I'VE SPOKEN: ROPPEL'S RADIATOR/AC 632 BAXTER AVE. LOUISVILLE, KY. 502-587-8648. *AK SE-CLIFFS TRUCK AC 4436 POPULAR LEVEL ROAD LOUISVILLE, KY. 502-458-5319 THANKS, FOR ANY HELP YOU MAY BE OF UPDATED 07/25/2012 *JS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088347August 22, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I'M A LITTLE DISTURBED AT THIS PAGE...."NUMBER OF DEATHS"? DOES SOMEBODY HAVE TO DIE BEFORE CONSUMERS ARE PROTECTED? MY COMPLAINT IS FOR THE BRAKES ON MY 2001 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB. I NO LONGER EXPECT MY BRAKES TO STOP ME WHEN I NEED THEM WHICH MEANS TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, I HAD BETTER ALWAYS BE LOOKING FOR A WAY TO STEER AROUND AN OBSTACLE! ON TWO OCCASIONS I CAN REMEMBER, I HAD TO STEER AROUND A STOPPED VEHICLE BECAUSE MY TRUCK WOULD JUST NOT STOP IN TIME. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON MY OWN AND THERE IS ENOUGH EVIDENCE ON THE INTERNET THAT PROVES THERE IS A REAL DEFECT IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM USED ON DODGE DAKOTA TRUCKS FROM 1999 TO 2002 FROM WHAT I'VE READ. WHEN YOU READ OF ONE PERSON COMPLAINING ABOUT WARPED ROTOR'S AND HAVING NO BRAKES WHEN YOU NEED THEM, THAT'S ONE THING. BUT WHEN YOU READ COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS OF THESE SAME THINGS..WHAT HAS TO BE DONE? HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE? OBVIOUSLY IT'S ABOUT MONEY...YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A ROCKET SCIENTIST TO FIGURE THAT OUT. CHRYSLER WOULD RATHER IGNORE PROBLEMS AND TAKE A HIT ON A COUPLE LAW SUITS EVERY YEAR AFTER SOMEONE DIES. IT MUST BE CHEAPER FOR THEM TO OPERATE THIS WAY BECAUSE OTHERWISE THEY WOULDN'T BE DOING IT. NOW IT'S YOUR JOB TO PROMOTE SAFETY...IS IT NOT? IF IT IS, THEN YOU SHOULD MAKE OUR HIGHWAY'S SAFER BY REMOVING DANGERS FROM THEM..SUCH AS DANGEROUS VEHICLES WITH BRAKES THAT FAIL.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088304August 21, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
AT 50K MILES THE FRONT END WAS EXTREMELY LOOSE AND STEERING CONTROL WAS BECOMING QUITE DANGEROUS. NO OFF ROAD ACTIVITIES. BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE PRETTY MUCH DESTROYED. AFTER 1300$ TO FIX THE FRONT END FOUND THAT THE STEERING WORM GEAR IS ALSO WORN OUT. STEERING IS STILL DANGEROUS. THE STEERING SHOULD PRETTY MUCH NEVER FAIL AND UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS THE BALL JOINTS SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 100K MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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