Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#10075970June 9, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THEN, THE MOTOR BLEW OUT. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075765June 7, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE WHEN APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AT 20 - 25 MPH IT FAILED TO DO SO. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER APPLIED MORE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THEN, TABS LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE SKIDDED. VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN IT SMASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON A WET ROAD. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATED WHEN DEPRESSED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074879June 6, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
AT JUST 24000 MILES MY BRAKES WERE REPLACED BECAUSE THE FRONT END WOULD SHIMMY WHEN STOPPING. UPON INSPECTION, THE ROTORS WERE GOUGED BUT THERE WAS PLENTY OF WEAR LEFT ON THE PADS. BECAUSE OF THESE FAULTY/POORLY DESIGNED BRAKES I WAS INVOLVED IN A MVA WHEN MY BRAKES FAILED TO STOP ME WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN WHEN APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION. I APPLIED THE BRAKES WHILE ONLY GOING 20MPH (IN THE RAIN) BUT MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP. WHEN I FIRST PRESSED ON THEM THERE WAS NO EFFECT, WHEN I PUSHED A LITTLE HARDER THEY LOCKED. I RELEASED THEM AND TRIED TO STOP AGAIN BUT THEY LOCKED AGAIN AND I SLID INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AS THERE WAS NO WHERE TO TURN. MY DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED OF BRAKE PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS BUT TOLD ME THE BRAKES AND ROTORS ONLY LAST 25000MILES. THESE BRAKES DIDN'T WORK AND THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056004June 6, 2004
SUSPENSION
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BALL JOINT PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE RUBBER BUSHINGS WORE OUT. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE LOWER BUSHINGS WERE GONE AND THAT THE UPPER ONES WERE FAILING. THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS. THERE WAS A SCREECHING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. THE SERVICE DEALER FOUND THE LEFT PLATE RUBBING THE ROTOR. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074859June 5, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT ROTORS ON MY 2002 DODGE DAKOTA ARE HABITUALLY WARPING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. UPON REPLACEMENT OF THE ROTORS WITH RAYBESTOS SEVERE DUTY ROTORS, THEY WARPED AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP WON'T TOUCH THE ISSUE UPON REQUESTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071675June 4, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. UPON HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED, THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE BALL JOINT WERE WORN. THE UPPER AND LOWER JOINTS WERE LOOSE AND NOISY, AND THE FRONT BRAKES HAD RUSTED. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066889June 4, 2004
TIRES, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE IN THE FRONT END WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS AND WHEN DOWN HILL. UPON INSPECTION OF THE FRONT END BY A MECHANIC IT WAS DETERMINED THAT FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE AND FRONT UPPER BALL JOINT WERE LOOSE. VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP WHO INDICATED THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE NOT LOOSE ENOUGH TO BE REPLACED.*AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065430June 4, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. *AK *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075886June 3, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH 2003 DODGE DAKOTA. *MR THERE WERE BACKFIRES AT TIMES, THE PEDAL WOULD BARELY MOVE AT STOP SIGNS, WHEN BACKING OUT, THE VEHICLE WOULD STAY IN SECOND GEAR FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME AND THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO LET OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL THEN SHIFT INTO HIGH GEAR, SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE, THEN AS SOON AS IT STARTED TO MISFIRE, THE VEHICLE WOULD DROP TO OVERDRIVE, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS INOPERATIVE, THERE WAS A WHINE AND OR HOWL IN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AROUND 50 MPH, THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD NEVER COME ON, SOMETIMES THE SHIFT LEVER WOULD BE PLACED IN PARK AND THE VEHICLE WOULD START, AT TIMES WHEN SHIFTING TO REVERSE OR DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE AND THE WOULD HAVE TO BE JERKED AROUND ON THE SHIFT LEVER, THE HEATER CONTROLS WERE INOPERATIVE, AND THERE WERE NOISES WHEN THE LIGHTS ON THE RADIO WERE TURNED ON. THE VALVE ON THE TRANSMISSION WAS CHANGE AND HELPED THE VEHICLE, BUT SOMETIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED UP OR DOWN IN GEAR IT WOULD BE A PROBLEM. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075659June 3, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
PE 03-032, FRONT SUSPENSION UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE: AFTER INSPECTING THE WHEELS, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS ARE RUSTING OUT ON BOTH SIDE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074736June 3, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION JUST ACT LIKED IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL, BUT NOW I KNOW THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY WENT OUT SUDDENLY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075672June 3, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING,THE VEHICLE WOULD STALLED. THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART, BUT WAS UNABLE TO START. THE DRIVER NOTICED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION WHILE TURNING ON THE LIGHTS. THE INTERIOR, AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND OFF ON ITS OWN. THE DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DETERMINE. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074743June 3, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WAS INCORRECT. NOTIFIED DEALER OF THIS ISSUE AND ALSO AN ISSUE WITH GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON THE FRONT AND EVEN ADMITTED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN A HIGH FAILURE RATE FOR THIS. ALSO THEY REPLACED THE VACUUM TUBE HARNESS UNDER THE GAS TANK. THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE SENSOR WAS LOOSE AND WAS CORRECTED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074646June 2, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT SUSPENSION POPPING WHEN STOPPING AND TURNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074645June 2, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT SUSPENSION POPPING WHEN STOPPING AND TURNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075569June 2, 2004
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
CONSUMER INDICATED THAT TIRE PRESSURE STICKER PROVIDED WRONG INFORMATION. ALSO, THE MANUAL INSTRUCTION DID NOT PROVIDE THE RIGHT PSI PRESSURE ON THE FRONT AND REAR TIRES. DEALER ADMITTED THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074693June 2, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
AT 24775 MILES; THE RIGHT UPPER BALL JOINT FAILED ON MY 2003 DODGE DAKOTA 4X2. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057242June 2, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN MAKING SHARP TURN A POPPING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK THE REPORTS WERE MADE WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD RELATIVELY LOW MILES. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE BALL JOINTS INDICATED THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A QUOTE TO REPLACE THE UPPER BALL JOINT BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET. THE LOWER BALL JOINT ALSO NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER ALSO HEARD A RATTLING NOISE UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH OR HIGHER THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF WIND NOISE. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT DOOR WEATHER STRIP. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074538May 31, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON 12, 27, 2001 I PURCHASED FROM NEMER CHRYSLER/PLYMOUTH/DODGE IN QUEENSBURY, NEW YORK,12804 A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA, SLT PICK-UP TRUCK. THUS FAR THE VALVE BODY OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ON 12,19, 2002.*AK ON 5,25,2004 WITH 26THOUSAND + ,MILES, THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECASUE OF SUSPECTED POOR WORKMANSHIP AND MATERIALS IN THE METAL. (THE PADS WITH 26 THOUSAND MILES WERE IN LIKE NEW CONDITION)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074553May 31, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
MY HUSBAND AND I OWN A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. WE PURCHASED IT IN MARCH 2002 AND MOVED TO PUERTO RICO IN SEPTEMBER 2002, WHERE WE TOOK OUR DAKOTA TO AN AUTHORIZED DODGE DEALERSHIP WHEN PROBLEMS AROSE. IN APRIL 2003, WE BEGAN TO HEAR UNUSUAL NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT LEFT TIRE AREA. THE SERVICE TECHS REPORTED PREMATURE WEARING OF THE BALL JOINT AND REPLACED IT, PLUS THE UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS, AS WELL AS THE SWAY ARM AND ALL RELATED BUSHINGS (THEY SHOWED PREMATURE WEAR, TOO). THE FOLLOWING JANUARY (1/23/04), LESS THAN 12 MONTHS LATER, WE BEGAN TO HEAR SIMILAR NOISES FROM THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE AREA. THE SERVICE TECHS AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP AS BEFORE REPLACED THE SAME ITEMS FOR THE SAME REASONS THAT AFFECTED THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE. ALL NEW PARTS, CORRECT? WE THOUGHT SO, BUT AS MY HUSBAND WAS MAKING A U-TURN ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN EARLY APRIL 2004, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE DISCONNECTED FROM THE VEHICLE (DUE TO DEFECTIVE PARTS--THE VERY ONES THAT THEY REPLACED IN JANUARY 2004. WE VIDEO-TAPED THE DAMAGES TO OUR VEHICLE (BALL JOINT, CV JOINT, CONTROL ARMS, TIRE, RIM, BRAKE LINES, FRONT BUMPER AND FOG LIGHT) AND HAD THE TRUCK TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH WHOM WE PREVIOUSLY DEALT. THE DEALER EVENTUALLY AGREED THAT THE PARTS WERE INDEED DEFECTIVE AND THE CAUSE OF OUR ACCIDENT. THEY REPLACED ALL DAMAGED PARTS. NOW THAT WE HAVE 37000 MILES ON THE TRUCK, RELATIVELY LOW FOR THAT YEAR MODEL, WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL OCCUR AGAIN WHEN WE ARE NOT DRIVING AT SUCH A LOW SPEED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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