Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#10067017April 12, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE MAKING LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS CONSUMER NOTICED A POPPING NOISE. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED BY A TECHNICIAN , WHO DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT AXLE HAD PROBLEMS, BUT FAILED TO FIX IT UNTIL IT WAS RECALLED A FEW MONTHS LATER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING SOUND AGAIN WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE SLIDING SIDEWAYS AND CRASHING INTO A TREE; VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066004April 12, 2004
STRUCTURE
I OWN A 1998 DODGE DAKOTA SPORT 4X4 5.2L V-8 W/125K MILES, IN THE LAST TWO YEARS THE ONCE SHINY BLACK PAINT IS FLAKING OFF IN LARGE AREAS ON THE ROOF, THE FLAKING/PEELING HAS NOW BEGUN TO START ON THE TOP OF THE DOORS AND THE BED RAILS. *AK I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER HERE IN DUBLIN CALIFORNIA AND SPOKE DIRECTLY WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO TOLD ME THAT DODGE HAS NOT TAKEN A POSITION ON THIS ISSUE, THAT THEY REALIZE IT IS WIDE SPREAD AND REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. MANY OTHER DODGE OWNERS INTHE MID WEST HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RECEIVE SOME SORT OF GOOD FAITH EFFORT FORM THEIR LOCAL DEALER BY WAY OF A $300 CREDIT TOWARD PAINT. HERE IN CALIFORNIA WE ARE NOT SO LUCKY. THE LOCAL DEALERS DO NOT GIVE A [XXX] ABOUT THE DODGE OWNERS ONCE THE LEAVE THE LOT. I CHALLENGE ANY NORTHERN CALIF DEALER TO PROVE TO ME THIS IS AN ISOLATED ISSUE! DODGE WILL NEVER GET ANY OF MONEY AGAIN AND HAVE SOURED ME FROM ANY DODGE CHRYSLER PRODUCT! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065872April 10, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
LOCAL DODGE DEALER SERVICE DEPT INFORMED ME TODAY THAT MOST LIKELY BALL JOINTS ON MY 2001 DODGE DAKOTA PROBALLY NEED TO BE REPLACED. WITH LESS THAN 30000 MILES THIS IS UNBELIEVEABLE. JWK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065888April 10, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
MY 99 DAKOTA BEGAN HOWLING AND WHINNING IN THE REAR END. I HAD THE REAR END AND GEAR LUBE INSPECTED. GEAR LUBE WAS FULL, AND GEARS AND BEARINGS SHOWED NO SIGN OF WEAR. ABOUT 1 WEEK LATER WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY ABS AND E-BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. BRAKE FLUID WAS NEARLY EMPTY. MECHANIC FOUND FRONT AND REAR BRAKE LINERS WORN, AND REPAIRED AS NECASSARY. THIS DID NOT FIX ANY LIGHT OR NOISE PROBLEMS. AS SOON AS THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON, MY SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT FUNCTION UNDER 40 MPH, AND ENGINE WOULD STALL AT STOPS. MECHANIC REMOVED DIFFERENTIAL, AND PINION GEAR. PINION BEARING WAS SHREDDED BADLY, CAUSING THE HOWLING. ALL BEARINGS IN REAR END WERE REPLACED, AND REAR END NOISE WAS CURED. THE BEARING SHAVINGS MAY HAVE DAMAGED THE REAR ABS SPEED SENSOR. I HAVE HEARD OF THE SAME SYMPTOMS FOR THE REAR END NOISE FROM OTHER DAKOTA OWNERS BOTH ON LINE AND IN PERSON. THIS WAS A COSTLY AND STRESSFUL DIAGNOSIS PROCEEDURE, AND MAY WARRANT SOME SORT OF POSSIBLE RECALL INVESTIGATION. IS THE MANUFACTURER USING AN INFERIOR LUBRICANT? THIS TRUCK'S FRONT BUMPER WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY RUSTED BY 40,000MI. NOT THE FIRST I'VE HEARD OF THAT ISSUE EITHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065895April 10, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
DRIVER SIDE UPPER BALL JOINT COMPLETELY FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. MECHANIC INDICATED THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS "NOT IN GOOD SHAPE" BUT OPERATING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066883April 9, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE STALLED 2 SECONDS LATER. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF OIL PUMP FAILURE. THE OIL PRESSURE WASN'T BEING EVENLY DISTRIBUTED, AND IT DESTROYED THE ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065834April 9, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE SEVERELY WORN OUT. WHILE PULLING ONTO SHOP PARKING LOT TO BE REPAIRED THE UPPER BALL JOINT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SEPARATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065864April 9, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT. MAKES A HORRIBLE POPPING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL OR INTIALLY GOING FORWARD AND BACKING UP WHILE CUTTING THE WHEEL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065866April 9, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
CAR BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. NEXT DAY TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP. THEY DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS BALL JOINTS.BOTH ARE COMPLETELY WORN OUT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED A LONG TIME AGO. REPAIR ESTIMATE $1,000. THIS IS A 1999 DODGE DAKOTA PICKUP TRUCK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067140April 8, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
UPPER BALL JOINT AND LEFT RIGHT TIE ROD END FAILURE. *PH *LA
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065758April 8, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP FAILED AT 41,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066848April 8, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A CLANKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, AND FOUND THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066852April 8, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INSPECTION STATION AND VEHICLE DID NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO WORN OUT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. CONSUMER WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062843April 8, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT END FAILED. CONSUMER STATED FRONT END WAS ON THE VERGE OF COLLAPSING. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT BALL JOINTS, INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS FAILED. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063279April 8, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
AT VERY LOW MILEAGE, AN INDEPENDENT SHOP REPLACED THE LOWER AND UPPER BALL JOINTS AT THE CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061562April 8, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
MECHANIC NOTICED THAT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE BAD, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHILE PERFORMING A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065674April 7, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT
I OWN A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA, AND HAVE NOTICED A POPPING NOISE ON THE DIRVERS SIDE FRONT END. I HAVE SINCE DETERMINED THAT IT IS IN FACT THE UPPER BALL JOINT THAT IS BADLY WORN, AND HAS AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF PLAY IN IT. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS BECOMMING A GROWING PROBLEM AND WANTED TO ADD TO IT IN HOPES OF GETTING IT REPLACED BEFORE MY FRONT WHEEL FALLS OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066700April 7, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHEN DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED OIL LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066707April 7, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE MISS MISFIRE DAND STALLLED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065686April 7, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
40,000 MILES TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WOULD NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY FROM FIRST TO SECOND. 45,000 MILES IGINITION PROBLEMS. SHORT IN THE IGNITION, CAR WOULD DO NOTHING. NOT START, NO LIGHTS, NOTHING. 50,000 MILES AND THE BALL JOINTS WENT OUT. I WAS TOLD BY TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS AT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH DAKOTA'S AND DURANGOS AND THAT THE BALL JOINTS USED ON THOSE TWO CARS WERE VERY WEAK AND NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HANDLE THE VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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