Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#746086May 29, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM
BOUGHT TRUCK NEW, 1200 MILES LATER UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS THE BRAKES STARTED SHUDDERING. AT 5000 MILES DODGE REPLACED THE REAR DRUMS UNDER WARRANTEE BECAUSE OF WARPAGE THAT WAS CAUSING BRAKING TO BE MORE DIFFICULT AND LESS CONTROLLED. 1500 MILES LATER THEY STARTED WARPING AGAIN. WITH 9000 MILES ON THE TRUCK (NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS) I BROUGHT THE TRUCK IN WITH THE SHUDDERING PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WASN'T BAD ENOUGH TO REPLACE OR TURN UNDER WARRANTEE. 3500 MILES LATER THEY WERE BAD ENOUGHT TO REPLACE BUT BY THE THE TIME I BROUGHT THE TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE THEY WERE OUT OF WARRANTEE (12K). DODGE TOLD ME THEY NEEDED TO BE TURNED OR REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE (12,500 MILES ON THE VEHICLE). THEY CONTINUE TO WARP AND CAUSE THE TRUCK TO SHAKE AND PULL UNDER NORMAL BRAKING. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR FACTORY INSTALLED EQUIPMENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746105May 29, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS
HUBS ARE WARPED W/O HARSH DRIVING, HAULING, TOWING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745889May 25, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I BELONG TO A NATION CLUB OF DAKOTA OWNERS AND WARPED ROTORS IS THE #1 PROBLEM WE TALK ABOUT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889078May 24, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON WHEN OTHER VEHICLE CUT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE OFF. NONE OF FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889108May 24, 2001
SEATS
LEVER TO RELEASE FRONT SEAT ON SIDE HAD SQUEEZED CHILD'S FINGERS AS CHILD WAS ENTERING REAR SEAT OF EXTENDED CAB. THIS CAUSED FINGERS TO BE SLICED OPEN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#745855May 24, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
PROBLEM IS THAT THE BRAKE PADS ARE LIKE BRAND NEW AND THE ROTORS ARE HEAVILY GROOVED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROTOR AND IT IS BOTH ROTORS.IT TOOK THE FACTORY REP FROM DODGE TWO MONTHS TO LOOK AT IT AND WHEN HE FINALLY DID HE SAID IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR.I HAVE HAD VEHICLES FOR OVER 7 YEARS FOR ONE VEHICLE AND HAVE NEVER HAD TO EVEN REPLACE THE BRAKES.THEY TRIED TO TELL ME IT IS STOP AND GO TRAFFIC OR PULLING MY BOAT AND I TOLD THEM I HAVE ONLY PULLED IT ABOUT 5 TIMES.WHY WOULD YOU PUT A TOWING PACKAGE ON THE TRUCK IF YOU WERE GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE ROTORS EVEY 15 THOUSAND MILES.THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND SOMEONE IS GOIN TO BE KILLED ONE DAY IF THEY ALREADY HAVEN'T.CAN YOU DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM OR ARE WE JUST SCREWED AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745857May 24, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD AND SIDE WINDOWS ON PASSENGER SIDE HAS STARS IN IT AND THE MANUFACTURER'S REP SAID THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT BUT WILL INVESTIGATE IT FURTHER.THEY SEEM TO BUBBLE UP AND YOU CAN SCRAPE THE TOP OFF OF THEM WITH A RAZOR BLADE.ONE OF THE MECHANICS SAID THEY HAD A WHOLE LOAD OF CARAVANS THAT CAME IN LIKE THAT AND THEY REPLACED ALL OF THE WINDOWS.DODGE NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND IT'S PRODUCTSAND GIVE THE CUSTOMER WHAT THEY PAID FOR BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT CHEAP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745858May 24, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD AND SIDE WINDOWS ON PASSENGER SIDE HAS STARS IN IT AND THE MANUFACTURE REP SAID THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT BUT WILL INVESTIGATE IT FURTHER.THEY SEEM TO BUBBLE UP AND YOU CAN SCRAPE THE TOP OFF OF THEM WITH A RAZOR BLADE.ONE OF THE MECHANICS SAID THEY HAD A WHOLE LOAD OF CARAVANS THAT CAME IN LIKE THAT AND THEY REPLACED ALL OF THE WINDOWS.DODGE NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND IT'S PRODUCTSAND GIVE THE CUSTOMER WHAT THEY PAID FOR BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT CHEAP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745789May 23, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
AT 9,000 MILES I NOTICED A SHAKE WHENEVER I USED THE BRAKES AND IT WAS GETTING WORSE. I WENT INTO LYNNWOOD DODGE - THEY RESURFACED THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND THE SHAKING STOPPED FOR A WHILE. THE SHAKING CAME BACK SO AT 16,000 MILES THEY REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS. WITHIN A FEW THOUSAND MILES THE SHAKING HAD BEGUN AGAIN AND AT 26,000 MILES (MY NEXT APPT. WITH THE DEALER) THEY RESURFACED THE BRAKES AGAIN. NOW AT JUST ABOVE 27,000 MILES I AM TRYING TO BE SUPER SENSITIVE ABOUT IT. I BELIEVE IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL IT STARTS SHAKING AHEAD. THE SERVICE GUY AT THE DEALER SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH DAKOTAS AND THAT THE FRONT ROTORS ARE UNDERSIZED FOR THE SIZE OF THE TRUCK. I WAS TOLD I WOULD BE CONTACTED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER OF LYNNWOOD DODGE (WHERE I HAD IT SERVICED) BUT I HAVE YET TO HEAR FROM HIM AS OF YET. *AK ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: CONSUMER STATES AT 29,700 MILES - ROTORS RESURFACED AGAIN AND ALSO AT 34,000. (MJJ - HOTLINE)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745803May 23, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
HAD CALIPERS REBUILT AND ROTORS TURNED BECAUSE OF WARPAGE BY DEALER AT 12000 MILES I AM NOW AT 2100 MILES AND HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY SAYING 12000 MILES IS THE LIMIT TO THE BRAKE WARRANTY I KNOW OF OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS FIXED BEYOND THE 12000 MILE MARK. I ONLY HAVE 9000 ON THIS SET OF BRAKES. THEY TELL ME THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT COVER IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888866May 22, 2001
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
LABLE LOCATED ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IS IMPROPERLY LABLED FOR A 16' TIRE, INFORMATION ON LABLE GIVES PSI FOR 15" RIM, NOT FOR 16' TIRE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745702May 22, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON WHILE WE WERE ON A TRIP TO PALM COAST, FL ON THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2001. THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED FROM NORMAL TO 0. WE PULLED OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT. THE TRUCK WAS STILL RUNNING, HOWEVER WE CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD TOW IT TO THE NEAREST DODGE DEALERSHIP. WE TOLD THEM TO TAKE IT TALLAHASSEE AS WE WERE IN MADISON. AFTER ONE WEEK BEING IN THE SHOP THEY TOLD US THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN DUE TO NON-MAINTENANCE (OIL CHANGES). WE DID NOT UNDERSTAND THAT BECAUSE WE HAD THE OIL CHANGED. IT WAS NOT EVERY 3000 MILES BUT IT WAS SUFFICIENT. THEY TOLD US THAT THE OIL HAD NEVER BEEN CHANGED IN THIS TRUCK. THIS IS TOTALLY UNTRUE. WE GAVE THEM RECEIPTS WHERE IT WAS CHANGED AND THEY SAID THE INSPECTOR FROM CHRYSLER HAD TO CHECK IT OUT. WE HAD TO PAY RUSSELL DODGE OVER $200.00 TO BREAK IT DOWN JUST FOR AN INSPECTION. THE INSPECTOR FOR CHRYSLER CAME AFTER 3 DAYS AND SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. SO MY HUSBAND WORKS FOR PRESTIGE INFINITI DEALERSHIP IN TALLAHASSEE AND WE HAD IT TOWED TO THEIR GARAGE TO LOOK AT. THEY TOLD US THE ENGINE WAS GONE AND THEY HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. WE BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE 6 CYLINDER 1998 DODGE TRUCK ENGINES, BECAUSE WE CAN PROVE THAT THE OIL WAS CHANGED, THEREFORE SOMETHING IN THE ENGINE WAS NOT WORKING AND CAUSED A BACK UP OF OIL OR SOMETHING WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE FUNNY THING IS THAT WHEN WE CALLED TO GET A REPLACEMENT ENGINE, THE PERSON WE ORDERED IT FROM SAID THEY HAD SOLD 17 ENGINES FOR 1998 DODGE 6 CYCLINDERS IN THE LAST MONTH. NOW COME ON 17 IN A MONTH, WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE???? A 1998 IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND OUR ENGINE HAD 42,000 MILES ON IT. SHOULD NOT AN ENGINE LAST MORE THAN 42,000 MILES WITHOUT BEING TOTALLED???? I THINK THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WRONG HERE. ALSO THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION WILL NOT SEND US A COPY OF THEIR INSPECTION REPORT DO THEY HAVE SOMETHING TO HIDE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745606May 21, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
A CRACKED FIFTH GEAR LEFT ME COASTING IN NEUTRAL AT 55 MPH ON A SIX LANE LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAY, DESPERATELY TRYING TO REACH THE SAFETY OF THE SHOULDER IN LATE EVENING TRAFFIC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888711May 21, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED A 10 YEAR OLD WAS ABLE TO CHANGE GEARS WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT A TREE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888596May 18, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE IS CAUSING A "PINGING" NOISE WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS PRESSED, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT PAN GASKET WAS SUCKING AIR AND CAUSING EXCESSIVE BURNING OF OIL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888508May 17, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY COME ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST BECAUSE IT WAS NOT COVER UNDER A RECALL, AND VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888510May 17, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
POWER WINDOWS FAILED TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY AND NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *AK CONSUMER STATES WIRE IN COLUM IGNITION SWITCH WAS BROKEN, THIS WIRE WAS HOT TO THE FUSE BLOCK AND POWERED, AIRBAG,BLOWER FAN, WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888375May 16, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPING AND CAUSING SERIOUS BOUNCING/ VIBRATION WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS AND APPLYING BRAKES. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT DEFECT WAS A RESULT OF HARD DRIVING OF VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE SHOWED SIGNS OF WARPING AAT 12000 MILES. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888424May 16, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS HIT BY A DEER WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH, DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND HIT A TREE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER . *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745362May 15, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON FREEWAY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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