Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#8021594October 25, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE BRAKE ROTORS ARE WORN CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED DEALER REPLACE THREE TIMES ALREADY TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567985October 23, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION WAS DESTROYED DUE TO AN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED CHECK VALVE. THIS STOPPED ALL FLOW TO AND FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLER. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021367October 22, 2002
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING APPROX 45 MPH VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING FAILED W/O WARNING. CHECKED BY DLR WHO ADVISED RACK AND PINION FAILED. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021106October 18, 2002
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE DRIVE SHAFT ARE HITTING THE RIGHT REAR TIRE CAUSING HEAVY VIBRATION AND DAMAGE TO THE TIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020900October 16, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER STATES THAT THERES KNOCKING IN ENGINE AT ANY SPEED OR SITTING STILL, CHAIN IS HITTING THE SIDE OF MOUNTS. CONSUMER STATES IF CHAIN BREAKS AT HIGH SPEED VEHICLE WILL COME TO A STOP, AND CONSUMER COULD BE REAR ENDED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020937October 16, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT UP TO FOURTH GEAR. CONSUMER CHECKED FLUIDS AND FOUND TRANSMISSION FLUID LOW, ALSO HOT AND BROWN. AFTER ADDING FLUID THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED PROPERLY. THE DEALER STATED TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. MR THE FAILURE WAS IN THE ONE WAY VALVE WHICH WAS REVERSED IN THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE, AND FAILED TO SHIFT TO FOURTH GEAR WHILE DRIVING. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT. SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768442October 14, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY
PAINT ON HOOD AND ROOF BEGAN TO BUBBLE (WHITE CHALKY APPEARANCE) AND PAINT BEGAN PEELING. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020648October 10, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED ENGINE STALLS AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATES WHILE APPLYING BRAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567749October 8, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM EXCEPT FOR THE BRAKE CABLES HAD TO BE REPLACED IN JULY. TWO WEEKS AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING FOR ABOUT FOUR HOURS, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED FROM THE HANDLE DOWN ABOUT 12 INCHES, WHICH MADE THE BATTERY FAIL. CONSUEMR CALLED SEARS, WHO DID THE BRAKE JOB, AND THEY ARE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CABLE FIRE. THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID LEAKING ONTO CONSUMERS DRIVEWAY AND THE VEHICLE WAS PUT BACK IN THE SHOP FOR REPLACEMENT OF ALL THE BRAKE CABLES. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768250October 8, 2002
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020342October 8, 2002
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE WONDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD. TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER REPLACED THE TIE RODS, BALL JOINTS, UPPER CONTROL ARM. CONSUMER STATES SIX MONTHS LATER PROBLEM REOCCURED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020451October 8, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY
CONSUMER NOTICED THAT PAINT IS PEELING ONTO THE STRUCTURE AND BODY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, PLEASE CALL FEDERAL TRADE COMISSION AT 877-382-4357, PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020188October 4, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 30-40 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN FRONTAL COLLISION. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020226October 4, 2002
STEERING
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOUR MONTHS AGO AND DEALER STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE PART. CONSUMER CALL EVERY OTHER MONTHS AND DEALER STILLDOES NOT HAVE THE PART. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767982October 2, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
I HAVE HAD TO REDO THE FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTORS AND CALIPERS TWICE AND THEY NEED REPLACING A THIRD TIME DUE TO WARPING OF THE ROTORS. THE DEALER SAYS THIS IS CAUSED BY IMPROPER TORQUING OF THE WHEEL NUTS WHEN REPLACING THE WHEEL. I GOT THE MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDED TORQUE SETTING AND MADE SURE THE BOLTS WERE HAND TORQUED TO THAT POUNDAGE SINCE THEY CLAIMED "TORQUE STICKS" SEEMS TO BE IN QUESTION. THE ROTORS STILL CONTINUE TO WARP. THE BRAKES FUNCTION BUT THE FRONT BRAKE PEDAL TREMBLES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AND THE WARPING ACCELERATES THE FAILURE OF THE CALIPERS. OTHER LOCAL MECHANICS HAVE TOLD ME THEY SEE THIS PROBLEM ON DAKOTA TRUCKS ON A REGULAR BASIS. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020093October 2, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE RIGHT CONTROL ARM BOLT BECAME LOOSE. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. NLM CONSUMER COMPALINED OF A NOISE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BEFORE THE INCIDENT OCCURED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019927October 1, 2002
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
CONSUMER STATES WHEN VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BACK RECLINE BACKWARDS INTO THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SEAT AND THE SEAT FRAME TWISTED. WHICH COULD OF CAUSED SERIOUS INJURIES IT REAR SEAT WAS OCCUPIED AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.DEALER CONTACTED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019650September 27, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE'S COMPUTER IS DEFECTIVE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *MR THE VEHICLE FAILED STATE EMISSION TEST AND THE DEALER REPLACED SPARK PLUGS AND SERVICED THE FUEL INJECTION. BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED THE EMISSION TEST AGAIN. ANOTHER MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER COULD POSSIBLY BE THE CAUSE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019729September 27, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER HAVING PROBLEMS WITH SEAT BELT EQUIPMENT NOT STAYING LATCHED. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767765September 26, 2002
STRUCTURE
DISCOVERED WATER UNDER CARPET IN DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE FLOORBOARD. LEAK WAS FOUND TO BE A FAULTY/UNINSTALLED BODY SEAM/SEAL. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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