Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#10061666April 20, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
AT 31450 MILES DEALERSHIP REPLACED LOWER BALL JOINT AND LEFT UPPER BALL JOINT. *AK *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057668April 20, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE GARAGE FOR INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED. *AK THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED TWICE AT 30K MILES. THE SERVICE DEALER AND CHRYSLER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS WITH THE BALL JOINTS AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066439April 19, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
I HAVE REPLACED THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO AND MY LEFT FRONT ALREADY STARTED SQUEAKING AGAIN. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THEM ONCE MORE. I BELIEVE DODGE SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLES FOR THIS PURPOSE. IT HAS CAUSED MY TIRES TO WEAR UNEVENLY AND I HAVE TO REPLACE THEM PREMATURELY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067332April 19, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE STALLED AND DID NOT RE-START. VEHICLE STALLED AT LEAST 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066450April 19, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
PREMATURE WEAR TO UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON 1999 DODGE DAKOTA. DEALERSHIP QUOTED $1000.00 TO FIX! I PUT NEW TIRES ON THE TRUCK AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DO AN ALLIGNMENT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. IT'S SEEMS VERY UNSAFE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067357April 19, 2004
TIRES, SUSPENSION
PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE WOBBLED WHILE DRIVING. AS A RESULT, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067400April 19, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
UPPER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066415April 18, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2001 DODGE DAKOTA EQUIPPED WITH A 4.7 LITER EIGHT CYLINDER ENGINE WITH 46024 MILES BEGAN TO HAVE A LIGHT KNOCK. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO METROLINA DODGE WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SPUN A ROD, DUE TO EXCESSIVE OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITH A EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT I WAS INFORMED THAT THE DAMAGE WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY BECAUSE THE OIL HAD NOT BEEN CHANGED BY DODGE CERTIFIED MECHANICS. MY HUSBAND AND FATHER HAVE CHANGED THE OIL EVERY 3500 MILES, BUT ACCORDING TO THE PEOPLE AT METROLINA IF DODGE DID NOT PERFORM ALL THE MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE THEN THE WARRANTY IS VOIDED. MY HUSBAND WENT TO METROLINA DODGE TO HAVE THE SERVICE WRITER SHOW HIM THE SLUDGE BUILD UP THAT THEY WERE TELLING ME ABOUT. WHILE HE WAS THERE THE SERVICE WRITER KEVIN ST.CLAIR TOLD MY HUSBAND THAT THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL 4.7 AND 2.7-LITER ENGINES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. KEVIN SAID THAT IT WOULD COST $6500.00 TO REPLACE THE CRANKSHAFT, ONE ROD, AND THE BEARINGS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067437April 15, 2004
SUSPENSION
CONSUMER QUESTIONED WHETHER THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF BALL JOINT FAILURE WOULD BE ENOUGH TO ISSUE A RECALL. *PH WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE SHOP TO BE SERVICED, HE WAS TOLD THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL WERE BAD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066225April 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE
I AM ON MY THIRD CATALYTIC CONVERTER ON A 1998 DODGE DAKOTA, I JUST HIT 70,000 MILES AND THERE SEEMS TO BE AN AWEFUL LOT OF BAD CATALYTIC CONVERTERS ON THIS VEHICLE. NOW THE DEALER TELLS ME THE BIGGEST SAFETY PROBLEM WITH MY TRUCK IS THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS (IT'LL COST ALMOST $1000), THESE ARE THE SAME AS USED ON THE DURANGO AND THEY HAVE HAD ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS ALSO.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066231April 15, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
FAILED RIGHT UPPER BALL JOINT WITH 42,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. PROBLEM FOUND AFTER VEHICLE EXHIBITED WHEEL BINDING WHILE MAKING HARD RIGHT HAND TURNS, CLUNKING NOISES DURING LEFT HAND TURNS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067226April 15, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BOTH FRONTAL UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WORN OUT PARTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066249April 15, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
FAULTY BALL JOINTS AND BUSHINGS IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION FAILED BEFORE 50,000 MILES. THIS COULD CREATE A CONDITION WHERE THE FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY BREAKS OFF FROM THE VEHICLE AND CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066135April 14, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH DODGE CHRYSLER DAIMLER TO RESOLVE A PROBLEM WITH OUR CRUISE CONTROL. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT YOU ARE NEVER SURE HOW THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL RESPOND. SOMETIMES YOU NOTICE CARS AND TRUCK WHIZZING BY AND YOU'RE HOLDING UP THE TRAFFIC. BASED THE DEALERS REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX THE PROBLEM AND THE MANUFACTURER'S BULLETIN ON HOW TO TRY TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM BY "RE TRAINING THE COMPUTER", I BELIEVE THE REAL FIX GOES BACK TO THE COMPUTER PROGRAM AND SENSORS USED IN THE SYSTEM. CAN YOU PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS ISSUE FOR ME AND LET ME KNOW WHAT YOUR ADVISE IS? COPY OF PART OF THE CORRESPONDENCE TO DEALER FOLLOWS: DODGE COUNTRY OF APPLETON 4400 WEST COLLEGE AVENUE AS YOU CAN CONFIRM WE HAVE HAD OUR 2003 DODGE DAKOTA IN THREE OR MORE TIMES NOW TO TRY AND FIX THE CRUISE CONTROL. [XXX] THERE ARE BASICALLY TWO MAIN SYMPTOMS: 1) UNEXPECTED SHIFT INTO HIGH GEAR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ON CRUISE CONTROL - THESE EVENTS DO NOT SEEM TO COINCIDE WITH ANY SPECIFIC ROAD CONDITION. 2) NON - RESPONSIVE CRUISE CONTROL - THE VEHICLE SPEED DRIFTS DOWN 10 MPH OR MORE OFF OF SET POINT ON A VERY GRADUAL INCLINE WITH NO RESPONSE AT ALL BY THE CRUISE CONTROL. ONCE YOU REACH LEVEL ROAD THE SPEED WILL VERY SLOWLY CREEP UP OVER WHAT SEEMS LIKE SEVERAL MILES. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN CONSISTENTLY OR REPEAT UNDER ANY SPECIFIC ROAD CONDITION. SOMETIMES AT 60 - 70 MPH ON BOTH GENTLE AND STEEP INCLINES THE CRUISE WORKS FINE. SPEED MAY ONLY DROP OF ONE OR TWO MPH AND THE ENGINE DOESN'T EVEN SHIFT INTO A HIGHER GEAR. YET UNDER IDENTICAL CONDITIONS, SOMETIMES AT THE SAME SPEEDS OF 60 - 70 MPH THE CRUISE WILL RESPOND BY KICKING INTO THE NEXT HIGHER GEAR AND OTHER TIMES THE CRUISE WILL NOT RESPOND AT ALL LET THE SPEED DROP DOWN 10MPH. TOO SLOW A SPEED IS JUST AS DANGEROUS AS TOO FAST A SPEED. ANOTHER PERSON I ASKED WITH AN IDENTICAL VEHICLE INDICATED SIMILAR PROBLEMS. UPDATED 07/26/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067162April 14, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILT UP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066027April 13, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME THAT THE FRONT BALL JOINTS ON MY DODGE DAKOTA ARE BAD. WHEN I ASKED IF THIS WAS NORMAL WITH ONLY 56,000 MILES ON A VEHICLE THEY BECAME VERY EVASIVE AND WOULD NOT GIVE AN ANSWER. I ASKED IF CHRYSLER WAS HELPING THEIR CUSTOMERS ON THIS ISSUE. I WAS TOLD THEY WERE TAKING CARE OF SOME OF THEM BUT THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME. THE FIRST 2 YEARS I HAD THIS VEHICLE IT WAS IN THE SHOP 23 TIMES FOR REPAIRS. I HAD TO GO THROUGH ARBITRATION TWICE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE CHRYSLERS REGIONAL MANAGER TOLD THE DEALERSHIP NOT TO WORK ON IT ANYMORE. THEY REFUSED TO HONOR THE FACTORY WARRANTY. NOW THEY WANT $1,100 TO REPAIR A DEFECT THAT REQUIRES $150 WORTH OF PARTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066095April 13, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
2000 DODGE DAKOTA SPORT 49,000 MILES, NEED BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS REPLACED. UPON HEARING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED PRIOR TO GOING ON A TRIP. AFTER THE DEALER LOOKED AT THE TRUCK, THEY SAID THE RIGHT WHEEL WAS ABOUT READY TO FALL OFF AND THE LEFT WAS BAD AS WELL. THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT DRIVE IT ACROSS TOWN. THEY PROVIDED ME A CAR TO DRIVE UNTIL THEY FIX IT. DODGE NEEDS TO PERFORM A RECALL ON THESE AND FIX THE PROBLEM FOR GOOD. I'M AM CONCERNED THAT IT WILL JUST HAPPEN AGAIN LATER, JUST LIKE SOME OF THE OTHER REPORTS OF NEEDING REPLACEMENT MULTIPLE TIMES. IF THEY DON'T DO A RECALL, IT WILL NOT ONLY EFFECT MY WALLET, BUT ALSO FUTURE BUYING DECISIONS. I WANT A COMPANY TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. I THINK THE RESALE VALUE WOULD ALSO BE EFFECTED IF A RECALL IS NOT DONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067079April 13, 2004
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE WAS THREE YEARS OLD WHEN THE RIGHT BALL JOINT HAD TO BE REPLACED. *PH THE CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH ALERTED HIM OF A PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067015April 12, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FOIA REQUEST ALL MATERIAL RE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, STUDIES, TESTS, RECALLS, CIVIL SUITS INVOLVING 1998 CHRYSLER DODGE DAKOTA, FIRM REPRESENT CLIENT CHARGED W/DEATH OF A PASSENGER IN HIS VEHICLE FOLLOWING AN ACCIDENT (SEARCH ATTACHED). (NAR) *PH *CB *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10065968April 12, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
BALL JOINTS HAVE FAILED AFTER 29,000 MILES. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE COMPLAINING OF THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM AND DID NOT FIX IT. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO ANOTHER MECHANIC HE DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A BALL JOINT ISSUE. THE VEHICAL IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTEE, AND I AM AFFAID THAT THE DEALERSHIP IS GOING TO ASK ME TO PAY FOR THE FIX. I AM WAITING FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO CONTACT ME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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