Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#10054493January 20, 2004
SEAT BELTS
I BOUGHT MY 1998 DODGE DAKOTA WITH THE CONFIDENCE OF KNOWING THAT I HAD SELECTED A SAFE, COMFORTABLE, RELIABLE CAR. HOWEVER, THAT PERCEPTION WAS GONE THIS MORNING WHEN I FOUND THE WEBSITE CALLED WWW.UNSAFEBELTS.COM . *AK I AM APPALLED (YET NOT SURPRISED, QUITE HONESTLY) TO LEARN THAT CHRYSLER IS KNOWINGLY ALLOWING MANY PEOPLE TO DRIVE THEIR CARS WITH SEATBELTS THAT ARE NOT ADEQUATE OR RELIABLE. I AM MORE SHOCKED THAT NHTSA AND OTHER GROUPS LIKE IT ARE NOT LOBBYING FOR SAFER BELTS. AS THE OTHER OWNER OF MY CAR DRIVES THE VEHICLE AT LEAST 20 HOURS PER WEEK, I AM SHOCKED AND SADDENED BY THIS INACTION. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL FOR A RECALL OF THESE BELTS. I WILL BE CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MY CAR TODAY AND REQUESTING REPLACEMENTS FOR MY SEAT BELTS. I WILL ALSO BE ASKING CHRYSLER TO COVER THE COST OF THIS REPLACEMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054496January 20, 2004
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
MY 03 DAKOTA'S AXLE AIR BREATHER CAME LOOSE DUE TO A FAULTY MOUNTING CLIP. AS A RESULT THE CAP AT THE END OF THE TUBE, WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO PREVENT WATER (DUE TO SUBMERGING OR SPLASES FROM RIDING IN THE RAIN) BECAME INVERTED AND SERVED AS A RESERVOIR TO SUCK UP WATER INTO THE AXLE. DODGE CLAIMS THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT SUBMERSION. THIS TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN IN MORE THAN A FEW INCHES OF RAIN WATER FROM THE STREET.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054505January 20, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
I PURCHASED MY 2001 DAKOTA ON 11/13/2000. BY APRIL 2001 I HEARD POPPING AND CREAKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE HUB WAS LOOSE AND RE-TORQUED THE BOLT. THEN ABOUT 6 TO 9 MONTHS LATER I HEARD THE SAME NOISE AGAIN. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS THE STEER STOP. THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG, JUST NOT TO TURN THE WHEELS ALL THE WAY TO ONE DIRECTION OR THE OTHER. AT 25,000 I REPLACED THE TIRES BECAUSE THEY WENT BALD ON THE OUTER EDGE, BUT HAD PLENTY OF TREAD ON THE INNER EDGE. ON THE NEWS, I HEARD ABLE THE ISSUES WITH THE BALL JOINTS ON DODGE DAKOTAS AND DURANGOS. UPON RESEARCHING THE BALL JOINT ISSUE, I FOUND THAT FAILURE OF THE BALL JOINTS CAN LEAD TO POPPING AND CREAKING NOISES IN THE SUSPENSION, AND PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. I ALSO LEARNED THAT THERE WERE A COUPLE INSTANCES WHERE THE WHEEL ACTUALLY SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. ON 11/13/2003, THE FACTORY WARRANTY EXPIRED...LEAVING ME ON THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE NOISE HAS SINCE GOTTEN LOUDER, SO ON 1/19/2004 I TOOK MY VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE NOISE CHECKED AND TO ENSURE THAT THE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE UPPER RIGHT BALL JOINT IS FAILING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL COVER THE REPAIR, HOWEVER WILL NOT COVER THE ALIGNMENT THAT IS REQUIRED TO MAKE SURE THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETY DRIVEABLE AND SAFE AGAIN. I FEEL THAT THE DEALER WAITED ON THE BALL JOINT ISSUE UNTIL THE FACTORY WARRANTY EXPIRED. I ALSO FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE BALL JOINTS FOR THESE VEHICLES. TODAY, MY DAKOTA HAS 25,500 MILES ON IT. BALL JOINTS ARE A SAFETY ISSUE, AND SHOULD LAST OVE 50,000 MILE OR MORE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054503January 20, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
BALL JOINT FAILURE AT 25,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054517January 20, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
PREMATURE FAILURE AT 34,000 MILES ON BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS ON MY 2002 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB. FRONT-END NOISES (AT TURNING, ROUGH PAVEMENT, SPEED BUMPS) STARTED OCCURRING BEFORE 10,000 MILES AND CONTINUED TO GROW WORSE UNTIL REPLACEMENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054522January 20, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
PREMATURE WEAR OF BALL JOINTS ON 2002 DODGE DAKOTA PICKUP. THIS WEAR COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT IF NOT REPAIRED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054376January 18, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
2003 DODGE DAKOTA WITH 19,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE BALL JOINTS WILL NEED REPLACING VERY SOON. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054366January 17, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BOUGHT TRUCK NEW. ROTORS WORN BEYOND REPAIR AT 25000 MILES. BRAKES PADS WERE LESS THEN HALF WORN. SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055551January 16, 2004
POWER TRAIN
CONSUMER WANTED TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *PH NOTHING HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK AND BACK INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WENT FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED, PLACED IN PARK, THEN RESTARTED. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054280January 16, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINT REQUIRE REPLACEMENTS AS WELL AS TIE RODS. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055304January 16, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL FELL OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS BROKE OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055313January 16, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED WHICH CAUSED THE POWER STEERING SHAFT TO BREAK. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FAILURE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070785January 15, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRANSFER CASE LEAKS FLUID ON OUTPUT SHAFT SEAL. FIRST REPAIR ATTEMPT REPLACED SEAL. SECOND ATTEMPT AT 2531 MILES REPLACED SEAL AGAIN. THIRD ATTEMPT AT 2909 MILES REPLACED EXTENSION HOUSING ON TRANSFER CASE. EXTENSION CAME WITH NEW SEAL ALREADY INSTALLED. FOURTH ATTEMPT AT 6,745 MILES REPLACED EXTENSION HOUSING AGAIN ALSO NEW YOKE AND CHECKED BALANCE IN DRIVELINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070823January 15, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AIR CONDITIONING--STILL WORKS BUT AT TIMES IT SHUTS OF THE UPPER AIR DUCTS AND I HAVE TO SHUT IT OFF ON RESTART IT TO MAKE IT WORK RIGHT. ENGINE--- MAKES A NOISE ( STARTED AT 20,000 MILES) TOOK IT TO A DEALER THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IT WAS. AFTER WARRANTY WAS UP TOLD ITS THE TIMING CHAIN.AT 92,000 STILL MAKES THE SAME NOISE POWER WINDOW-- PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT WORK OTHER--1. RADIO (TAPE DECK) TAPE DECK TURNS THE WIND AND REWIND ON BY ITSELF. HAVE TO TURN THE MOTOR OFF AND RESTART TO GET IT TO QUITE. 2.HAVE ALL KINDS OF WIRE PROBLEMS, ALL THE PLASTIC COATING COMES OFF AND WIRES BREAK 3.TAIL LIGHT PLUGS WON'T STAY PLUGGED IN PAINT-- CHIPS EASILY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070938January 15, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE NOT STARTED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PAINT DUE TO IT STARTED PEELING REALLY BAD A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. A FRIEND OF MINE RECOMMENDED CONTACTING THE ZONE REPRESENTATIVE FROM DODGE TO SEE IF THEY WILL CORRECT THE ISSUE. I AM GOING CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP TO GET THE REPRESENTATIVE'S NAME. THE PAINT STARTED FLAKING SEVERAL YEARS AGO, NOTHING TO BE REALLY ALARMED AT. I JUST CHALKED IT UP TO NORMAL WEAR. TWO YEARS OR THREE YEARS AGO THE PAINT STARTED PEALING OFF IN SHEETS. A LIGHT BREEZE WILL FLAKE OFF A SHEET OF PAINT. NOW RUST IS STARTING TO SHOW ON THE AREAS THAT HAS HAD PAINT FLAKE OFF. PAINT HAS COME OFF THE HOOD AND CAB OF THE TRUCK. I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED. I LIKE YOUR WEBSITE. I FOUND SOME OF THE PROBLEMS OF MY TRUCK ON YOUR SITE, AT LEAST I KNOW THAT I AM NOT HEARING THINGS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070952January 15, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
PEELING PAINT FROM FRONT GRILLE ASSEMBLY. ALSO AT 10600 MILES THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD. BOTH UPSHIFTS AND DOWNSHIFTS CAUSE A NOISE AND A SLIGHT HESITATION, FOLLOWED BY A VERY HARSH SHIFT. AND THE ENGINE SEEMS TO ENGAGE THE ELECTRIC HEAT/EXCHANGER FAN ASSEMBLY CAUSING A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF CAB NOISE. NO TEMPERATURE CHANGE HAS BEEN DETECTED WITH THE DASH GAUGES WHEN THE ELECTRIC RADIATOR HAS ENGAGED. VERY NOISY. THERE WILL BE A FOLLOW UP LETTER AFTER THE TRUCK IS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. OCT. 5TH, 2003. 2:30 PM MST
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070966January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
AS TRUCK PULLS OUT (1-5MIN.)IT SLOWS DOWN AND BACKFIRES REAL LOUD. DOESNT STALL OUT, BUT NO POWER. WHEN YOU STEP ON THE GAS NOTHING HAPPENS IT STILL IS CRAWLING AROUND 5MI.THIS WILL HAPPEN ABOUT 1-3MMINUTES THEN IT AUTOMATICALLY PICKS UP BY ITSELF AND RESUMES SPEED. HAPPENING EVERY 2WKS THEN EVERY WK. SOMETIMES A DAY APART.HAD CO-PILOT ON TWICE BUT RESULTS WERE O. NOTHING SHOWS ON THE DASHBOARD WHEN IT HAPPEND, BUT THE BACKFIRING IS GETTING LOUDER. CALLED CONSUMER AROUND 5 TIMES BUT I AM RIGHT WHERE I STARTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071140January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR WHEN CLIMBING GRADES. ALSO TRUCK WILL STALL OUT WITH NO WARNING OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071170January 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
WHEN THE TRUCK IS STARTED AND PUT INTO DRIVE IT HESITATES THEN SHIFTS REALLY HARD. ALSO WHEN THE TRUCK IS STARTED AND ALLOWED TO WARM UP FOR AROUND THREE MINUTES IT DIES WHEN IT IS PUT IN REVERSE. WHEN IT DOES THIS NONE OF THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL COME ON. THE TRUCK JUST DIES. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES NOW. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT IN, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDN'T GET THE PROBLEM TO REPLICATE AND TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK WHEN IT GOT WORSE. I AM NOW ON MY FORTH ATTEMPT TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED AND THEY ARE CONTINUING TO TELL ME THAT THEY CAN'T GET THE PROBLEM TO REPLICATE. SO I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND REPLICATED THE PROBLEM FOR THEM. THAT WAS ON 10-27-03. IT IS NOW 11-06-03 AND THEY CALLED ME TODAY TO TELL ME THAT THEY STILL CAN'T GET THE TRUCK TO REPLICATE. BUT THEY HAVE HOOKED UP A "CO-PILOT" WHICH WILL READ THE TRUCKS COMPUTER AND HOPEFULLY CATCH THE PROBLEM. I AM HAVING A REALLY HARD TIME BELIEVING THAT THEY CAN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK FOR THREE MONTHS NOW AND THE [XXX] THING HAS DIED EVERY SINGLE TIME I HAVE PUT IT IN REVERSE. I AM POSITIVE THAT I AM BEING BENT OVER. I KNOW THAT I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER AGAIN. 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
#10071198January 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SUSPENSION, TIRES
I HAVE EXPERIENCED CLANKING AND FRONT END JUMPING WHEN MAKING TURNS IN THE FRONT END OF MY 1999 DODGE DAKOTA. THIS WAS PRESENTED, WHICH WAS ADRESSED BY ROTATING AND BALANCING THE FRONT AND BACK TIRES COME TO FIND OUT IT WAS MY UPPER BALL JOINTS IN MY SUSPENSION !!!!!!!! DUE TO THE MILAGE PUT ON MY FRONT TIRES, ABNORMAL WEAR HAS OCCURED DUE TO THE SUSPENSION. I MUST ALSO REPLACE THE DAMAGED TIRES CAUSED BY A DODGE DEFECT!!!!!!! I AM ALSO SUSPECTING EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR IN THE FRONT END DUE TO THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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