Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#10668632December 29, 2014
AIR BAGS
I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE (14V-354) IN THE MAIL IN DECEMBER OF 2014. THIS NOTICE PERTAINED TO MY 2005 DODGE DAKOTA AND THE POSSIBILITY THAT IT CONTAINED FAULTY AIRBAG INFLATORS. ON THIS SAME DATE I CONTACTED CUTTER DODGE IN HONOLULU, HI TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT - I MADE THIS APPOINTMENT VIA THEIR WEBSITE (AND PROVIDED FULL DETAILS OF THE RECALL, ETC.), AS WELL AS OVER THE TELEPHONE SHORTLY THEREAFTER. MY APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED/CONFIRMED FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEK. I ATTEMPTED TO DROP MY VEHICLE OFF FOR THIS SCHEDULED SERVICE BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY OF THE NECESSARY PARTS AT THE TIME, AND WOULD NOT UNTIL MID-JANUARY (AT WHICH TIME THEY ANTICIPATE HAVING ONLY A LIMITED SUPPLY). MY CONCERN IS THAT I HAVE BEEN, AND CURRENTLY AM, DRIVING A POTENTIALLY UNSAFE VEHICLE AND AM AFRAID THAT I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL AT LEAST MID-JANUARY FOR THIS ISSUE TO BE CORRECTED. WHAT IF THE DEALER STILL DOES NOT HAVE ANY/ENOUGH PARTS IN MID-JANUARY? HOW MUCH LONGER WILL I HAVE TO WAIT IF THEY ARE UNABLE TO ACCOMMODATE ME AT THAT TIME? IT SEEMS THAT THE DEALER SHOULD RECEIVE ENOUGH PARTS TO FIX THIS ISSUE IN ALL OF THE VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL (SEEMS TO BE QUITE A LARGE NUMBER), AND NOT JUST A LIMITED NUMBER SO AS TO ONLY HELP PEOPLE ON A FIRST-COME FIRST-SERVED BASIS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE TO ME SO THAT THIS ISSUE CAN GET CORRECTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND/OR SO THAT I DO NOT HAVE TO POSSIBLY WAIT BEYOND MID-JANUARY FOR A SOLUTION. THANK YOU. [XXX] 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
#10668545December 28, 2014
SUSPENSION
I'VE HAD MY 2003 DODGE DAKOTA 4X4 FOR 2.5 YEARS AND THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAS ALWAYS HAD A CLUNCKING NOISE IN IT. I SEEN THE RECALL FROM DAIMLER/CHRYSLER IN REFERENCE TO SUSPENSION(FRONT CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT) NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V596000. NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA03023. I THOUGHT FOR SURE THAT MY TRUCK WOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL,HOWEVER, IT APPEARS TO ME THAT IT ISN'T. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 75,000 MILES ON IT NOW AND I AM WORRIED THAT THE BALL JOINTS MAY SEPARATE AND CAUSE ME OR MY WIFE TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK BECAUSE OF EVACUATION OF THE LUBRICANT DUE TO MOISTURE LEAKS INTO THE FRONT SUSPENSION UPPER BALL JOINTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668462December 27, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER
NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED...JUST A GRADUAL DOWNFALL OF THE GASKET ON THE WINDSHIELD THAT IS NOW COMPLETELY OUT OF THE WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN THE UPPER CORNER..CAN SEE THE CURVE OF THE GASKET OUT OF THE WINDOW...ITS AS IF IT SHRUNK FROM ONE WEEK TO THE NEXT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668229December 25, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES
STEPPED ON BRAKE ON WET ROAD,ABS KICKED IN ON REAR AXLE AND TRUCK WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. ALMOST HAD A REAR END COLLISION. VERY DANGEROUS, HAVE SEEN A LOT OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT SAME THING. ALSO LOSE ALL ELECTRICAL POWER WITH HEADLIGHTS ON MOMENTARILY LEAVING YOU WITHOUT LIGHTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668159December 24, 2014
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS INADEQUATE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BRAKE TUBE AND THE POWER STEERING HOSE, WHICH CAUSED THE POWER STEERING HOSE TO BECOME PUNCTURED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 00V193000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668009December 23, 2014
SUSPENSION:REAR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE REAR END DIFFERENTIAL FRACTURED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN 90 DEGREES INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND CRASH. THE SPECIFICS OF THE CRASH WERE NOT AVAILABLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667207December 19, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PASS A SEMI. THE CRUISE WAS SET AT 70. THE SEMI SPED UP TO 70 ALSO AND I HAD TO TOUCH MY ACCELERATOR TO GET PAST HIM. AS I DID, MY TRANSMISSION DROPPED INTO NEUTRAL AND I HAD TO LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR. IT DROPPED BACK INTO GEAR AT 65. I WAS THEN ABLE TO SPEED UP TO 75 AND PASS THE SEMI. I HAD A LINE OF CARS BEHIND ME ALSO DOING 70. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667295December 19, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS GOING 60MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE JUST WENT OUT OF CONTROL FOR NO UNKNOWN REASON. I SLIDE ACROSS THE MEDIAN AND HIT A LOADED TRACTOR/TRAILER HEAD-ON. IT TOOK THE JAWS OF LIFE TO GET ME OUT OF THE TRUCK. I SUFFERED 8 BROKEN RIBS, A BROKEN LEG, BROKEN JAW AND A LACERATION UNDER MY CHIN. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS VEHICLE THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD BEFORE IT CAUSES LOSS OF LIFE. IT ALMOST COST ME MY LIFE AND AFTER 3 MONTHS I AM STILL RECUPERATING FROM THE RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10667376December 19, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS IT SPUN IN CIRCLES. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THERE WERE NO INURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,140.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667381December 19, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,140.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664214December 15, 2014
SEATS
DRIVER SEAT RECLINE WHEN DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663941December 12, 2014
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 DODGE DAKOTA DOWN THE STREET TURNING LEFT WHEN THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. I LOST THE ENGINE, STEERING AND BRAKES. I NEARLY HIT A UTILITY POLE BY INCHES. I STARTED THE TRUCK UP AGAIN AND STARTED WITHOUT ANY ISSUE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND I CONTINUED TO DRIVE DOWN THE STREET, WHEN I WENT TO GO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AGAIN, THE TRUCK COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AGAIN. AT THIS POINT MY TRUCK WHEN OVER AND ONTO A CURB, I TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL AND BRAKE BUT HAD NO CONTROL (LUCKILY NO ONE WAS ON THE SIDEWALK SO THERE WERE NO INJURIES). AT THIS POINT I KNEW I COULD NOT DRIVE THE TRUCK AND HAD TO CALL TO GET IT TOWED. ONCE AT THE DEALERSHIP HERB CHAMBERS DODGE IN MILLBURY, MA THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. I ASKED IF IT WAS A COMMON PART TO BREAK BECAUSE OF THE NEAR ACCIDENTS I COULD OF HAD AND ALL THEY WOULD SAY IS THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT. WHEN I SAID I DIDN'T ASK IF THERE WAS A RECALL I ASKED IF IT IS COMMON FOR THIS PART TO BREAK AND LOOSE ALL POWER IN THE CAR HE JUST REPEATED HIMSELF "THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS PART". I HAVE OWNED A 2006 DODGE DAKOTA (I HAD TO REPLACE THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR TWICE) AND NOW MY 2010 DODGE DAKOTA HAD THE SAME ISSUE. BETWEEN MY 2 VEHICLES THIS PART HAS FAILED 3 TIMES. I AM WORRIED ABOUT THIS PART CAUSING ACCIDENTS, AND MAKING DRIVERS NOT HAVING CONTROL OF THERE VEHICLES. IF A SENSOR FAILS I DON'T BELIEVE THE WHOLE VEHICLE SHOULD SHUT DOWN IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND PUTS THE DRIVERS, OTHER DRIVERS, AND ANY PEDESTRIANS ON THE STREET. I ALSO CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER ABOUT THE ISSUE AND I RECEIVED THE SAME RESPONSE "IM SORRY THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS PART." *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663405December 10, 2014
POWER TRAIN
"4LO" INTERMITTENTLY FLASHES WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEED. "SVC 4WD" MAY COME ON AND GO OUT FOR A FEW SECONDS, FOLLOWING BY "4LOCK" FLASHING FOR A SECOND OR TWO. 4WD WILL ENGAGE/DISENGAGE ON IT'S OWN WITH NO INDICATION. TRANSFER CASE MOTOR WILL ENGAGE/DISENGAGE ON IT'S OWN WHILE VEHICLE IS PARKED, TURNED OFF, AND KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. TODAY, THE 4WD ENGAGED AND BOUND UP THE WHEELS. TRANSFER CASE WAS OVERHEATING. PULLED IN PARKING LOT AND CAN MANUALLY "4LOCK", THEN "2HI", THEN PULLED FCM FUSE TO DISABLE 4WD. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663433December 10, 2014
STEERING
MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HIS 08 DODGE DAKOTA LESS THAN 2 MILES FROM OUR HOME. WE LIVE IN A VERY RURAL AREA. HE WAS NOT GOING MORE THAN 35-40 MPH. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF SHAKING IN THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK. LUCKILY, HE WAS CLOSE TO A RARELY USED ROAD AND PULLED OVER. IT WAS UNUSABLE AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE MECHANIC'S SHOP. BOTH TIE RODS HAD BROKEN ALONG WITH OTHER PARTS THAT WERE SEVERELY WORN. WE HAD JUST HAD A BABY LESS THAN TWO WEEKS BEFORE AND WE HAD ALL RIDDEN IN THE TRUCK TOGETHER DAYS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. THANK THE GOOD LORD MY HUSBAND DID NOT WRECK AND THE BABY AND MYSELF WERE NOT WITH HIM. THE CHRYSLER COMPANY NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM!!! IT WAS EXPENSIVE TO FIX FOR A FAMILY WITH A NEW BABY AND VERY, VERY DANGEROUS!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10661594December 2, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR EMITTING OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 00V199000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653342November 26, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
2002 DODGE DAKOTA CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT BRAKE LINE *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED WITH INFERIOR MATERIALS. THE GAS TANK STRAPS BROKE AND THE TRANSMISSION AND BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED AND WERE LEAKING. THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE AND BRAKE HOSE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659929November 21, 2014
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASH REMAINS ON AFTER STARTUP. I HAVE HAD THIS CHECKED OUT 3 TIMES BY DIFFERENT MECHANICS ALL HAVE SAID ITS A SENSOR. I HAVE HAD THE SENSOR CHANGED WHICH HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT WHILE, WHEN I SAY A SHORT WHILE I MEAN FOR AT LEAST 2 MILES OF DRIVING AFTER FIXING. IT THEN COMES ON AND REMAINS ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659603November 20, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
PROBLEM WHEN REFILLING THE GAS TANK. WHEN THE TANK GETS FULL, FUEL SPRAYS OUT OF THE GAS TANK FILL PORT. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS FAULTY EQUIPMENT AT THE GAS STATION BUT IT HAS HAPPENED CONSECUTIVE TIMES AT DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS. PROBABLY SPRAYS OUT 8 OR 12 OUNCES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659865November 20, 2014
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE FAILED STATE SAFETY TEST DUE TO NEED FOR LOWER BALL JOINTS AT <70K MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659866November 20, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEEL CYLINDER FOR THE REAR BRAKES WAS FAULTY AND LEAKING. THIS LED TO THE BRAKES BEING PARTIALLY ON CONSTANTLY, AND THE BRAKE SHOES TO WEAR TO BELOW SAFE LIMITS WITHIN A YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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