Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#10061646March 9, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
CONSUMER INDICATES THERE IS A LOT OF PLAY IN THE FRONT WHEELS, AND CAN HEAR A POPPING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER FEELS THIS MAY BE RELATED TO BALL JOINT PROBLEM, AND THE WHEEL MAY COME OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061652March 9, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED. AS A RESULT, WHEN TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION WHEELS WOBBLE BACK AND FORTH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061710March 9, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED. AS A RESULT, FRONT WHEELS WOBBLED WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061719March 9, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING A RATTLING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT BOTH FRONT WHEELS WERE LOOSE. DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD STRESS MARKS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061726March 9, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE IN THE FRONT END. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A PROBLEM WITH THE BALL JOINTS. CONSUMER REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 55,000 MILES. CURRENTLY, HE WAS ABOUT TO PUT ON A NEW SET OF BALL JOINTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060849March 9, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
FAULTY BALL JOINTS IN MY 1999 DODGE DAKOTA AT 34,000 MILES AND 74,000 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061553March 8, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE MAKING RIGHT HAND TURNS CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060685March 8, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
2001 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB. LOUD GROANING NOISE FROM FRONT END WHEN MAKING HARD LEFT TURN OVER BUMP (E.G., DRIVEWAY APRON) AT SLOW SPEED. FEAR IT MAY BE A BALL-JOINT PROBLEM. WILL BE INSPECTED AT NEXT SERVICE. 22K000 MILES ON VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060719March 8, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS DEFECTIVE AND WORN AFTER 60,000 MILES. BALL JOINTS REPLACED BY 3RD PARTY AUTOSHOP FOR LESS THAN 1/3 OF QUOTED PRICE FROM DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061618March 8, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
CONSUMER STATED THAT BALL JOINTS WERE POPPING SO BADLY THAT HE WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE MADE A TURN EITHER RIGHT OF LEFT IT SOUNDED AS IF THE WHEEL WAS COMING OFF. THIS PROBLEM STARTED AT 60,000 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060755March 8, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
I TOO AM EXPERIENCING SHAKING, POPPING IN THE FRONT END OF MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD..TURN THE WHEEL TOO SHARPLY AND A BAD SHAKE, ENGINE WANTS TO DIE OUT. TIRES AREN'T WEARING EVENLY (2ND SET) AND ON MY 3RD SET OF ROTORS (ALL WARPED, MECHANIC IN COLUMBIA, SC SAID DODGE PUT UNDERSIZED ROTORS ON...KNOCK ON WOOD - ROTORS ARE HANGING IN THERE SO FAR AFTER 1 YEAR). TIRES & ROTORS (WAY TOO MANY CHANGES HAVE COST ME OVER $2000 WITH A BRAKE JOB). I NOW HAVE SOMETHING CALLED A LOCK ACTUATOR THAT HAS GONE BAD, LOCKS MAKE HORRIBLE NOISE WHEN LOCKING/UNLOCKING & REAR RIGHT DOESN'T LOCK. HUMID MORNINGS MAKE FOR A ROUGH START AS THE ENGINE WILL RACE IN PARK (HIGH IDLE), THEN RAPIDLY DROP, DIES OUT SOMETIMES. DEALER COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM (THEY ADMITTED NOT STARTING IT UNTIL NOON!!). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061634March 8, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING A LOUD RATTLING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE. CONSUMER CONTACTED A MECHANIC ABOUT THE PROBLEM. DRIVER STATED THAT HE WOULD BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR ANALYSIS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060650March 7, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA WAS IN THE SHOP TO HAVE UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS REPLACED ON THE LEFT FRONT SIDE. THE VEHICLE HAD 90923 MILES AT THE TIME OF REPAIR, AT A COST OF $803. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060655March 7, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WANT TO CHECK TO SEE HOW MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE AIRBAG CLOCK SPRING ON A 2001 DODGE DAKOTA. ALSO WANT TO NO MORE ABOUT THE BALL JOINT ON THE SAME TRUCK AND WHAT CAUSE THE PROBLEM AND ROUGHLY HOW MANY MILES ON THESE VEHICLE BEFORE THIS OCCURS. THANKS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060562March 6, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
FAILURE OF UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060564March 6, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
1997 DODGE DAKOTA - BALL JOINT PROBLEMS - PREMATURE WEAR. ALSO CAUSING TIRES TO PREMATURELY WEAR AND SCALP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060585March 6, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TOWING PACKAGE 7 PIN TO 4 PIN ADAPTOR FOR TRAILER LIGHTS FREQUENTLY SHORT OR FAIL TO MAKE CONTACT WHICH CAUSES A EXTREME SAFETY SITUATION WHEN PULLING A TRAILER. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WHICH HAS KEPT ME FROM PULLING MY BOAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060598March 6, 2004
SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPED. STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES. WAY TO EARLY TO BE WARPED. HAVE READ OF MANY OTHERS WITH SAME PROBLEM. ALSO HEARD NOISE FROM FRONT SUSPENSION, THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE BALL JOINT OR SUSPENSION PROBLEM, BUT DEALER STATED THAT IT IS OK. READ QUITE A BIT ABOUT BALL JOINT PROBLEMS ON SAME VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060465March 5, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
POPPING NOISE IN THE FRONT BALL JOINTS OF MY 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. I NOTICED THIS THE DAY I BOUGHT THIS UNIT. AND JUST TODAY (3-4-04) I FOUND OUT ON CBS THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. AND WOULD LIKE VERY MUCH TO HAVE THE PROBLEM RESOLVED BEFORE SOMETHING BAD DOES HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060484March 5, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
NOISE FELT IN FRONT SUSPENSION WHEN TURNING - ESPECIALLY WITH LEFT TURNS. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM. TOOK TO A DIFFERENT DEALER A FEW MONTHS LATER AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED NEW UPPER BALL JOINTS. I TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED NEW LOWER BALL JOINTS. I HAVE REPLACED THE LOWER BALL JOINTS FOR A LITTLE OVER $600! I STILL CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE THE UPPER BALL JOINTS AND I AM STILL FEELING A SLIGHT THUMP WHEN TURNING. THIS PROBLEM IS SO COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE AND I AM MAD AT DODGE FOR NOT RECALLING. I READ A REPORT ON 60 MINUTES ABOUT BALL JOINT PROBLEMS CAUSING TIRES TO FALL OFF VEHICLES DURING DRIVING. WHAT A DANGEROUS THING TO HAPPEN. I THINK OF THIS EVERYDAY AS I DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF MY TIRES FELL OF ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING OVER 60 MPH? I HOPE DODGE GETS SOME SENSE AND DOES A RECALL ON THIS! HERE IS THE LINK TO THE ARTICLE: HTTP://WWW.CBSNEWS.COM/STORIES/2004/03/03/EVENINGNEWS/MAIN603833.SHTML *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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