Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#10086966August 16, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN A DISCUSSION WITH THE DEALER REPRESENTATIVE, I WAS TOLD TO RETAIN MY BILL SINCE ALTHOUGH THERE HAD NOT YET BEEN A RECALL, THERE MAY BE ONE IN THE FUTURE. FROM THIS CONVERSATION, IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM AS HAS BEEN INDICATED ON SEVERAL NEWS REPORTS AND NEWSPAPER ARTICLES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086970August 16, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHEEL AND ASSEMBLY CAME OFF WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. CV JOINT, BALL JOINTS, BRAKE REMOVED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10087981August 16, 2004
WHEELS:HUB
WHILE DRIVING, THE HUB ASSEMBLY WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER AND THE DEALER DENIED THE CLAIM. THE WHOLE FRONT TIRE BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED MORE PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING AND FRONT END ASSEMBLY. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086877August 15, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY
ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO, PAINT STARTED TO BLOW OFF MY 1995 DODGE DAKOTA. THIS TRUCK HAS HAD NO BODY WORK DONE AND HAS SUFFERED NO DAMAGE. THE PAINT IS PEELING IN MANY PLACES ALL OVER THE CAB AND IN A COUPLE OF AREAS HAS BEGUN TO RUST. PAINT SHOULD LAST MORE THAN 9 YEARS AND I AM SURPRISED THAT DODGE WOULD ALLOW SUCH A PROBLEM FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. MY VEHICLE IS A 1995 CLUB CAB SHORT BED 4X4 AND IS TWO TONE BLUE AND GREY IN COLOR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086905August 15, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TRAVELING APPROX 25 MPH ON WET ROADS. APPLIED BRAKES NOTHING HAPPENED. TRUCK DIDN'T SLOW DOWN WITH BRAKE TO FLOOR. COLLISION OCCURRED (REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE) AND FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WEARING SEAT BELT. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086906August 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I OWN A DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB 2001 5.9 V8 THE BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS SUCKED. THE FRONT ROTORS WARPED OVER AND OVER AGAIN I'M FORCED IN BUYING A BIGGER KIT THAT WILL COST ME $3,000. THE REAR END LEAKS AND THE DEALER SAYS ITS NATURAL. THESE TWO PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN WITH ME FOR 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER DODGE AGAIN. I THINK THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING NOW AND THE STEERING PUMP IS GOING TOO. THE TRUCK HAS 66,000 MILES NOW. IT LOOKS NICE BUT HP , BRAKES AND OVER ALL PERFORMANCE SUCKS. IF I WAS IN THE CREATIVE END WORKING FOR DODGE I COULD IMPROVE THEIR VEHICLES GREATLY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086913August 15, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
2001 DAKOTA CLUB CAB BALL JOINTS WORN COMPLETELY OUT AT 59K MILES. 1 JOINT HAD 7/8 OF UP AND DOWN MOVEMENT, ALMOST COMPLETELY OUT OF SOCKET. ALL MILES HWY MILES.SEVERAL OTHER PROBLEMS SINCE NEW ALSO. VERY POORLY BUILT. WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT, NEVER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086862August 14, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
BOTH UNPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES OF MY 1999 DODGE DAKOTA FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED THIS MARCH WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC SAID THE BALL JOINTS WERE RUINED AND THAT IT WAS IN LARGE PART TO THERE BEING TO SMALL AND ALSO HAVING NO GREASE FITTINGS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086774August 13, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE IS MISFIREING AND LOSING POWER. DEALER HAS NO SOLUTION TO PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086785August 13, 2004
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
1.REAR END MAKING ALOT OF NOISE. 2.REAR END LOCKED UP, TRUCK WENT OFF THE ROAD. .REAR END REBUILT.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086706August 12, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, STEERING:RACK AND PINION
BAD BALL JOINTS AND TIE ROD ENDS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087804August 12, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
THE VEHICLE WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE BALL JOINTS. THE BALL JOINTS CAUSED EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR FROM THE INNER SIDEWALLS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083328August 12, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
PE 03-032 , FRONT SUSP. UPPER BALL JOINT:THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN. *JB THE VEHICLE'S ROTORS WERE ALSO WARPED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083332August 12, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS RELEASED, THE ENGINE IDLED HIGH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB WHEN MOVING SLOWLY OR ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO IDLE HIGH A WHILE BEFORE IT WOULD IDLE DOWN. THE VEHICLE'S THROTTLE SENSOR AND AIR SENSOR WERE REPLACED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072006August 12, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FRONT END STEERING MECHANISM HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK BOTH OF THE VEHICLE'S LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. THE STARTER ASSEMBLEY WAS REPLACED. THE BATTERY TERMINALS WERE ALSO REPLACED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087671August 11, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WITHIN SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES OF OWNERSHIP VEHICLE EXPERIENCED HEAVY VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT. SEVERAL PARTS WERE REPLACED, EXCEPT THE ORIGINAL BALL JOINTS. VEHICLE WAS BACK AT DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO CHANGE IN CONDITION OR REPLACEMENT OF THE ORIGINAL BALL JOINTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086635August 11, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
BROUGHT 2002 DAKOTA TO DEALER CAUSE OF POPPING NOISES COMING FROM FRONT END ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING. DEALER SAID NO PROBLEM FOUND. TRUCK STILL MAKES NOISES. HEARD THAT THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH BALL JOINTS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086655August 11, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
MY TRUCK STARTED TO TAKE LONGER TO GET IT TO START AFTER TAKING IT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP IT WAS FOUND TO BE THE FUEL PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE ON THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING BACK INTO THE FUEL TANK THIS WAS NO SURPRISE BECAUSE WHEN THE SYMPTOMS FIRST STARTED I INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEM ON SOME DAKOTA GROUPS ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND IT TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS. YOU WOULD THINK DODGE WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM BUT THEN AGAIN THEY CHARGE $442 FOR A FUEL PUMP SO WHERE IS THE INCENTIVE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086512August 10, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A LIGHT KNOCKING IN MY ENGINE. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY STATED THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE, BUT UNABLE TO INDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. I TOOK IT BACK AGAIN. THEY HAD IT FOR 3 DAYS, AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THEY SAY ALL DODGE ENGINES MAKE THAT NOISE. UNKNOWN TO THEM, I HAVE 2 AND MY OTHER DOES NOT MAKE THE SAME NOISE. IT HAS OCCASIONALLY STALLED BOTH BACKING UP AND GOING FORWARD. THERE IS A PULLING TO THE RIGHT EVEN AFTER HAVING IT ALIGNED AND BALANCED. IT DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AND WON'T STAY IN CRUISE CONTROL WHILE CLIMBING A HILL. ALSO MY OIL HOSE WAS LOOSE CAUSING A RATTLING UNDER THE HOOD. THE LIGHT SHOWING YOU THE GEAR YOUR IN DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. OVER ALL THE WORSE VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED WITH A HEFTY TAG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087406August 9, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL SEPARATED AND FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH. NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE WERE SUSTAINED BECAUSE OF THE LOW SPEED BEING DRIVEN AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE FRONT UPPER BALL JOINT AND TIE ROD SEPARATED AND FELL OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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