Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#10058620February 20, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
UPPER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT PREMATURLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059319February 19, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE AND PULL TO THE RIGHT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AN INDEPENDENT SHOP DETERMINED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055556February 19, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE STALLED WHEN DRIVEN AT 50 MPH OR GREATER. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AT LEAST 4 TIMES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053489February 19, 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 WHEN TURNING CORNERS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO FOUND THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053515February 19, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
UPPER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. *AK *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053655February 19, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS FAILED. THE PARTS WERE REPLACED TWICE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053703February 19, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BALL JOINT PROBLEM. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE TIRES REPLACED WHEN IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE GREASE WAS ABLE TO WASH OUT AND THERE WAS NO PLACE TO GREASE THE BALL JOINTS. THE DEALER FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052063February 19, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE VEHICLE WAS GETTING A REGULAR CHECK UP CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT, AND THE NUT HOLDING THEM TOGETHER WAS STRIPPED COMPLETELY. *AK THERE WAS ABNORMAL TIRE WEAR SEVEN WEEKS EARLIER. THE DEALER CHECKED THE FRONT END FOR NOISE AND FOUND NO PROBLEM. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052200February 19, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
THE STEERING FELT LOOSE WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB THE MECHANIC CONTACTED THE CONSUMER'S INSURANCE COMPANY AND RECEIVED AUTHORIZATION TO REPLACE THE LEFT AND RIGHT LOWER BALL JOINTS. PRIOR TO THE BALL JOINTS BEING REPLACED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR LOOSE STEERING, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053387February 19, 2004
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO REPAIR SHOP FOR HEATER CORE REPLACEMENT. THE MECHANIC WAS ON A TEST DRIVE WHEN THE TIE ROD BROKE. *AK *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051930February 19, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046057February 19, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT FRONT BALL JOINTS WERE WEARING OUT. *AK *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046077February 19, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
THE UPPER BALL JOINTS HAVE BECOME LOOSE, CAUSING FRONT END TO PRODUCE A LOUD THUMPING NOISE. *AK *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058408February 18, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
UPPER BALL JOINTS ON 2001 DODGE DAKOTA BOTH BALLJOINTS FILLED AT AROUND 100,000 MI. OF HIGHWAY DRIING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058421February 18, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
BALL JOINT REPLACEMENT. I AM ON MY THIRD SET OF BALL JOINT ON 1999 DODGE DAKOTA 4 BY 4. WITH THE 5.2 LITER V8. LAST YEAR AT ANNUAL INSECTION AND AGAIN THIS YEAR AT ANNUAL INSPECTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058356February 17, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
NEAR CRASH DUE TO FAULTY BALL JOINTS ON A 2001 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB 4X4. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054206February 16, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE UPPER BALL JOINTS DUE TO DETERIORATION. *JB THE BALL JOINTS WERE WORN. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058113February 13, 2004
AIR BAGS, STEERING
AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY WHEN AN ACCIDENT OCCURED AT 43 MPH. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHEN MY SON HIT THE BRAKES TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057057February 12, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS ON THIS TRUCK HAVE EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THEM. ONLY 45,000 MILES WHEN PROBLEM BEGAN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057060February 12, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
FRONT UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE ON 2001 DOSGE DAKOTA WITH 43,980 MILES ON ODOMETER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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