Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#10050761December 19, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT
DENIAL OF PROBLEM AND REFUSAL TO RESOLVE FRONT SUSPENSION PROBLEM. *AK
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0
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0
#10050764December 19, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT A FULL STOP YOU FEEL LIKE A "BUMP" IN THE TRANSMISSION, OR JUST LIKE SOMEONE HIT YOU FROM THE BACK. IT DOESN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME. IT NORMALLY HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR MORE THAN HALF HOUR IN TRAFFIC OR LOCAL ROADS WITH FREQUENT STOPS. DEALER HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, WHICH STARTED AT 1500 MILES. THEY SERVICE THE DIFFERENTIAL BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. THEY HAVEN'T BEEN WILLING TO DRIVE IT ENOUGH EVEN WHEN I LEFT THE VEHICLE FOR THEM TO TRY FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS. VEHICLE NOW HAS 17,000 MILES, HAS BEEN SERVICED EVERY 3000 MILES IN FIVE START DEALER.*AK
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10050766December 19, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
BALL JOINTS. MY 2001 DAKOTA QUAD CAB WAS ONLY ONE YEAR OLD WHEN MY BALL JOINTS STARTED SQUEEKING. NOW TWO YEARS OLD AND THEY ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND WORN. *AK
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10050770December 19, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
PREMATURE FAILURE OF UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON RIGHT FRONT SIDE.*AK
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10050781December 19, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO BEING WORN OUT ON MY 2002 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB 4X4. DEALER NEVER MENTIONED THE ONGOING INVESTIGATION OR PROBLEMS WITH BALL JOINTS. SUBSEQUENTLY VIEWED THE CBS REPORT ON DAKOTA BALL JOINTS AND ONGOING INVESTIGATION THE NIGHT WE GOT TRUCK BACK FROM DEALER WITH NEW BALL JOINTS.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050789December 19, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
2000 DAKOTA 4X2 CLUB CAB EXPERIENCING WORN BALL JOINTS AT 45000 MILES. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050796December 19, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
AT BARELY 39000 MILES ON MY 2002 DODGE DAKOTA SXT, WE HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT UPPER BALL JOINT IS NEARLY SHOT. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE NOISE AND PROBLEMS BEGAN WAY BEFORE THE 36000 MILE MARK BUT WE NEVER CONSIDERED THAT IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT NEEDED MAJOR REPAIR. NOW WE ARE BEYOND THE 36000 MILE WARRANTY AND WE HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OURSELVES. AFTER RESEARCH WE HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS QUICKLY BECOMING A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. SO WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE OUR ISSUE KNOWN IN CONJUNCTION WITH ANY OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM IN HOPES THAT MAYBE DODGE WILL TAKE SOME CORRECTIVE ACTION. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050792December 19, 2003
STEERING:LINKAGES
WBZ, CHANNEL 4 IN BOSTON, HAD A REPORT ABOUT PROBLEM WITH BALL JOINTS ON DODGE DAKOTA'S. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051845December 19, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
VEHICLE VIBRATED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER REPLACED THE LEFT UPPER BALL JOINT TWICE. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050800December 19, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
I'VE GOT A 1998 DODGE DAKOTA AND JUST HAD THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD ABOUT 65000 MILES OR SO WHEN I NOTICED THE PROBLEM AND I FINALLY HAD THEM REPLACED AT ABOUT 73000 MILES. I EMAILED DODGE ABOUT IT AND THEY GAVE ME NO WORTHWHILE ANSWERS EXCEPT I DIDN'T QUALIFY FOR ANY RECALLS OR REIMBURSEMENT. I KNOW BALL JOINTS SHOULDN'T GO OUT THIS SOON AND WANTED TO SEND THIS INFORMATION TO YOU BECAUSE I SAW WHERE YOU ARE LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER. IF YOU NEED ANY OTHER INFORMATION PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. THANKS, GREGORY THOMAS. *AK
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10050808December 19, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
MY DODGE DAKOTA 2000, IS SHAKING THE FRONT WHEELS AND I DISCOVERED THAT MY UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE CRACKED. THE DEALER "MAIN STREET DODGE" TOLD ME THEY WILL NOT REPAIR THIS PROBLEM FREE BECAUSE DODGE DO NOT RECALL THIS VEHICLES. I OFFERED TO BUY THE PARTS AND DO THE WORK MYSELF IF THEY TELL ME WHAT IS THE NAME OF THESE AND THEY SAID THEY WILL CHARGE ME FOR THIS SERVICE OF IDENTIFYING THE PARTS, TOO.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050812December 19, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
I OWN A 1999 DODGE DAKOTA SPORT 4X4 AND I NEEDED TO HAVE THE BALL JOINTS (UPPER AND LOWER) AND TIE RODS REPLACED AT 67,000 MILES. I FOUND OUT THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE I WAS HAVING BRAND NEW TIRES INSTALLED, AND WHEN NEW TIRES ARE INSTALLED I FIGURED IT WOULD BE GOOD TO GET AN ALIGNMENT AS WELL. THE MECHANICE SAID HE COULDN'T GIVE THE TRUCK AN ALIGNMENT BECAUSE THE BALL JOINTS WERE TOO LOOSE - AND THIS IS A VERY REPUTABLE MECHANIC HERE IN TOWN, SO I KNEW I WASN'T GETTING TAKEN FOR A RIDE. SO, FOR A COST OF $1,052 I HAD TO HAVE THE BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS REPLACED. THE MECHANIC DID SAY IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AS OF YET, BUT AFTER SEEING IN THE NEWS RECENTLY WITH ALL THE OTHER DAKOTAS/DURANGOS HAVING THIS PROBLEM, I WONDER HOW MUCH LONGER I COULD HAVE GONE BEFORE IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE, SO I'M GLAD I HAD THEM REPLACED, BUT AM THINKING THE TRUCK SHOULD BE RECALLED AND THE JOINTS REPLACED NOT WITH THE SAME JOINTS, BUT WITH A BETTER DESIGNED ONE.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050817December 19, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
PER BROADCAST ON DECEMBER 19, 2003 ON CBS NIGHTLY NEWS, THE DODGE DURANGO/DAKOTA BALL JOINT, UPPER AND LOWER ISSUES, NOT YET A RECALL BY THE MFG. WE OWN A 1998 DODGE DAKOTA, PURCHASED IN 2000 AND AT EVERY STATE INSPECTION, THE UPPER AND LOWER FRONT BALL JOINTS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE SITUATION THAT ALL DODGES 97 AND UP HAVE BALL JOINT ISSUES, SO THE MFG IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM FOR A LONG TIME NOW. EVERY YEAR IT IS 300+ $ TO REPLACE THESE FOR THE NEEDED STATE INSPECTION, THEY GO BAD EVERY YEAR, AND ARE DANGEROUS IF NOT REPLACED. WE ONLY PUT ABOUT 10, 000 MILES A YEAR ON THE VEHICLE ALSO. THE JOINTS CANNOT BE GREASED W/O DEALER OR MECHANIC ASSISTANCE. PER THE NEWS THESE ITEMS NEED TO BE REPLACED TO ACCOMODATE LARGER BALL JOINTS WHICH IS GOING TO BE COSTLY. WE CALLED ABOUT 2YRS AGO TO CHRYSLER DODGE, WHO ADVISE THERE IS NOTHING WRONG AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. NOW WE SEE THERE ARE MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES REGARDING THIS DEFECT AND CAUSING FATALITIES AND ACCIDENTS. WE DONT WANT TO FIND OUT THIS WAY, WE WOULD LIKE IT TO BE A RECALL TO HAVE THE JOINTS AND ARMS REPLACED TO ACCOMODATE THE BIGGER BALL JOINTS REQUIRED FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE RE ALL DODGE TRUCKS/ SUVS AND NEEDS TO HAVE A PROMPT INVESTIGATION DONE NOT ONLY BY THE DEALERS/CHRYSLER DODGE WHO ALREADY ARE AWARE ANYWAY, NO NEED FOR THEM TO INVESTIGATE SOMETHING THEY HAVE BEEN REPAIRING AT THE COST OF THE CUSTOMER FOR THE PAST 10YRS OR SO. THIS NEEDS INVESTIGATED BY SOMEONE WHO HAS THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE CHRYSLER RECALL THIS DANGEROUS LIFE THREATENING DEFECT.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050822December 19, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
I RECENTLY SAW A CBS NEWS STORY CONCERNING THE UPPER BALL JOINTS OF DODGE DAKOTAS WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. MY DAKOTA IS A 2002. I HAVE TAKEN IN INTO MY LOCAL DODGE DEALORSHIP REPEATEDLY BECAUSE I HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND WHEN MAKING A TURN, ESPECIALLY ON AN INCLINE. EVERY TIME I HAVE TAKEN IT IN, THEY ARE NEVER ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE EVEN TAKEN THE MECHANIC FOR A RIDE WITH ME AFTER THEY HAD IT ALL MORNING AND THE NOISE, SURE ENOUGH, CAN'T BE DUPLICATED WHILE HE IS IN THE TRUCK. BUT SURE ENOUGH, 3 OR 4 DAYS LATER THE NOISE COMES BACK. AND THE PORCESS REPEATS AGAIN. I TAKE IT, THEY CAN'T FIND IT, I TAKE THE MECHANIC AND THE NOISE IS GONE, 3 OR 4 DAYS LETTER - HELLO - ITS BACK! CAN YOU HELP ME? FYI: FOR THE INCIDENT DATE, I JUST PUT TODAY'S DATE. I TOOK THE TRUCK IN WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT ON 5/24/2002; 12/6/2002; & 9/3/2003 . *AK
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0
Deaths:
0
#10050825December 19, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKES ON MY 2000 DODGE DOKOTA HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. THEY CONTINUE TO PULSE WHEN APPLIED. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED OR REPLACED THREE TIMES. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO ANSWER FROM THE DODGE PEOPLE. *AK
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10050685December 18, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
THE FRONT SUSPENSION OF MY '98 2WD DODGE DAKOTA MAKES A LOUD 'POPPING' NOISE DURING SHARP LOWSPEED TURNS - A CHECK OF THE MESSAGE BOARDS REVEALED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLE WITH DAKOTAS AND DURANGOS RESULTING FROM IMPROPERLY ENGINEERED OR MANUFACTURED BALL JOINTS CONSTITUTING AN OBVIOUS DRIVER SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD THESE PARTS FAIL PREMATURELY AS THEY HAVE IN MANY LOW MILEAGE VEHICLES.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050689December 18, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
BALL JOINTS ON 2001 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB HAVE GONE OUT.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051728December 18, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING A NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE, AND THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT. DEALER DETERMINED THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT AND REPLACED THEM. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051767December 18, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
UPPER LEFT BALL JOINTS WERE DETACHED AND THE UPPER RIGHT BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE. CONSUMER HAD BOTH SIDES REPLACED. *AK *MR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051770December 18, 2003
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE TWO WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERATIVE. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE BECAME STUCK IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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