Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#10012446March 25, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V193000 IN 12/01. HOWEVER THE DEALER STATED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10012491March 25, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
THE LOWER BALL JOINT SNAPPED IN HALF. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010933March 24, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
OUR 2002 DODGE DAKOTA 5-SPEED GOT STUCK IN A SNOW DRIFT DURING OUR BLIZZARD LAST WEEK. AFTER SHOVELING IT OUT, I FORGOT TO RELEASE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BEFORE PUTTING IT INTO GEAR, NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME THE ENTIRE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM IS BLOWN AND IT WILL COST $1200.00 TO FIX. CHERRY CREEK DODGE HAS THE TRUCK, THEY TELL ME THIS IS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE AND THEY HAVE SEVERAL OTHERS IN THE SHOP WITH THIS PROBLEM NOW. IT SEEMS LIKE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT FOR SOMETHING LITTLE LIKE THIS TO CAUSE SO MUCH DAMAGE TO AN EXPENSIVE VEHICLE. I WANT AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS PROBLEM, IT SOUNDS LIKE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THE REPAIR SHOPS ARE MILKING LOTS OF MONEY FROM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010902March 23, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WARM ENGINE IDLE ON 4.7L ENGINE IN 2002 DAKOTA QUAD CAB STUMBLES WHEN IDLING AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS. RPM AT NORMAL IDLE ONLY 500 TO 550. WHEN FLUCTUATION OCCURS IDLE SPEED RANGES BETWEEN 450 RPMS TO 650 RPMS. ENGINE VIBRATES DUE TO LOW IDLE RPM AND HAS STALLED ON ONE OCCASION. TO PREVENT STALL OUT I NEED TO SHIFT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL. HAVE BEEN TO DEALER TWICE AND WAS TOLD THEY CAN'T FIX AS NO TSB HAS BEEN RECEIVED ALLOWING FOR CHANGE TO COMPUTER. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW LAST JUNE. NOT JUST DATE SPECIFIC AS REQUESTED BY AN INCIDENT DATE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010819March 20, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A TUNNEL IN BOSTON AND MY TRUCK SUDDENLY DIED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER FAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT WAS STILL IN THE TRAVEL LANE. THE ODOMETER WAS FLASHING "NO BUS" AND ALL THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE ON. THE VEHICLE SHOWED NO MECHANICAL SIGNS OF FAILURE PRIOR TO STALLING AND MADE NO NOISE WHEN STALLING - IT JUST DIED. AFTER BEING TOWED OUT OF THE TUNNEL (30 MIN. AFTER THE VEHICLE STALLING), I ATTEMPTED TO START THE TRUCK AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD NO SERVICE APPOINTMENTS FOR ONE WEEK. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. THEN, TODAY (MARCH 21), THE TRUCK DIED AGAIN IN THE SAME TUNNEL ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. THIS TIME, IT STARTED UP AFTER 5 MINUTES BEFORE THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND DODGE SEEMS UNINTERESTED IN FIXING IT PROMPTLY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011362March 19, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT
WHILE DRIVING ABS BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. ABS LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY WAS ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10012004March 18, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN EXHAUST LEAK. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010581March 17, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
BALL JOINTS FAILED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010584March 17, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
FUEL LEVEL IS OFF. THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE 7-8 GALLONS OUT OF 22 WHEN FUEL LIGHT COMES ON. BOOK SAYS YOU HAVE 1/8 LEFT, EQUALLS ABOUT 2 7/8 GAL. DEALER AND CHRYSLER SAY IT IS OK, HAVE TO KEEP FUEL PUMP COOL? *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011899March 17, 2003
POWER TRAIN
THE FRONT 4 WHEEL DRIVE CV SHAFT BROKE, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO PULL HARD TO THE RIGHT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010640March 17, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WARPING ROTORS ON DODGE DAKOTA. I AM ON MY THIRD PAIR OF ROTOR'S WHICH ARE ALSO WARPED. THE DEALER HAS TOLD ME IT IS THE WAY I DRIVE. I AM SORRY, BUT I DRIVE MY COMPANY VAN A LOT HARDER THAN I DRIVE MY TRUCK, AND IT HAS NOT HAD A PROBLEM WITH WARPING ROTOR'S. THIS KIND OF THING REALLY MAKES ME WANT TO BY ANOTHER DODGE, "NOT". *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010541March 16, 2003
TIRES:SIDEWALL, TIRES
DEAR SIRS, I HAVE ATTACHES A COPY OF THE NOTE I SENT TO GOODYEAR RUBBER COMPANY IN REGARDS TO THE TIRES ON MY VEHICLE. IT SOUNDS SUSPICIOUSLY LIKE A PROBLEM THAT FIRESTONE HAD AND MAY RESULT IN ACCIDENTS. I THOUGHT I WOULD LET YOU KNOW AS WELL FOR YOUR DATABASE. I HAVE 3 OUT OF 4 GOODYEAR WILDERNESS TRACKER TIRES THAT ARE FACTORY TIRES ON MY DODGE DAKOTA THAT HAVE 2-4 INCH SPLITS ON THE SIDEWALL NEXT TO THE BEAD. SOME ARE ON THE OUTSIDE BUT SOME ARE ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL. THE GOODYEAR DEALER OFFERED ME 40 $ OFF A 120$ REPLACEMENT TIRE . THE TIRES HAVE 27,000 MILES ON THEM. NOT ONLY IS THAT UNACCEPTABLE FOR AN OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE TIRE BUT I DID NOT WANT MORE OF THE SAME TIRE. I DISCOVERED THIS PROBLEM AS I HAD 2 REAR TIRES GOING FLAT WITH NO FOREIGN OBJECTS IN THE TREAD. THE GOODYEAR REP STATED THAT HE HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SO IT IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND IS UNSAFE. WHILE I DOUBT GOODYEAR WILL OFFER ME ANY REIMBURSEMENT I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND I WILL BE CONTACTING DODGE AND THE NHTSA WITH MY CONCERNS AS WELL . IT WOULD BE QUITE DISASTROUS IF THE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE BEAD WHILE AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. TIM FULTZ....*NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#565450March 14, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHEN THE HEATER WAS TURNED ON. SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10010441March 14, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKES HAVE SEVERE VIBRATION AFTER ONLY 8000 MILE, PROBABLY DEFECTIVE ROTOR. SAW NUMEROUS COMPLAINT OF THE SAME LISTED. RECALL SHOULD BE DONE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010470March 14, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING , THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON AND MY ACCELERATION DROPPED 20 MPH WHILE STILL PRESSING ON THE PEDAL. HESITATION ALSO WHILE CLIMBING HILLS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010478March 14, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THE WATER PUMP FAILED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010481March 14, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO SHIFT ERRATICALLY, DESPITE BEING SEEN BY TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS. THE TCM SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE. REPROGRAMMING IT DOESN'T SEEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE FACTORY TSB HAS BEEN DONE TWICE BUT HAS FAILED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE WILL SOMETIMES LURCH UP INTO 2ND GEAR AT LOWER SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING OR DOWN TO 1ST FROM 2ND WITHOUT WARNING DESPITE TRAVELING AT A CONSTANT SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. AFTER 22500 MILES THE VEHICLE HAS DEVELOPED A MODERATE TO SEVERE PROBLEM WHEN BRAKING. THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO HOP IN THE FRONT END DURING BRAKING AND THE BRAKES SEEM TO LOOSE EFFECTIVENESS MOMENTARILY. CLOSER INVESTIGATION REVEALED BOTH FRONT SHOCKS HAD FAILED. THE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. NO LEAKS, NORMAL PAD AND ROTOR WEAR, NO GROOVES ON ROTOR, THE FRONT SHOCKS WERE REPLACED BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HAVE THE BRAKING HOPPING PULSATING PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010264March 11, 2003
STRUCTURE
FRAME CRACKED IN HALF BEHIND THE SUSPENSION ON PASSENGER SIDE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010312March 11, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT
WATER PUMP FAILURE, AFTER REPLACEMENT OF CATALYTIC CONVERTER EXHAUST LEAK DETECTED, SLOW SPEED FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR, GEAR STICKS FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEAR, ROUGH IDLING, ODOMETER READING FAILURE, ABS LIGHT STAYS ON, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS LIT, GAS TANK SENSOR FAILURE (READS EMPTY WHEN TANK IS FULL), WHEN DRIVING APPROX. 10 - 20 MPH ENGINE STALLS / SHUTS OFF, COMING TO STOP ENGINE SHUTS OFF, VEHICLE VIBRATION WHEN BRAKES APPLIED TO COME TO A STOP OR SLOWING DOWN (REAR BRAKES), ENGINE PINGS / KNOCKS IN NORMAL OPERATION AT SPEEDS FROM 30 TO 70+ MPH, AFTER THE ENGINE WARMS UP, ANTI-LOCK / ABS SENSOR OUT, FUEL GAUGE - SENDING UNIT MALFUNCTION, INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING, GASKET CRACKED / LEAKING, THERMOSTAT GASKET LEAKING, DRIVE BELT CRACKING / DETERIORATING, FUEL INDUCTION SYSTEM FAILING. PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE. PURCHASED FROM HONDA NORTH DEALER.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009544March 10, 2003
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
THE DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARDS, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *DT *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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