Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#10622173August 13, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WENT TO USE TURN SIGNALS AND THEY HANG UP. THEY DO NOT QUIT BLINKING RIGHT AWAY. DOES NOT MATTER WHICH ONE YOU TURN ON-LEFT OR RIGHT (UP OR DOWN). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10618271August 1, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 60K MILES, DON'T DRIVE A WHOLE BUNCH, BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN 2002. 2 TIMES I HAVE HAD THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL AND BREAKS CATCH ON FIRE DUE TO THE BRAKES/CALIPER LOCKING UP. ONE INCIDENT WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 25 MPH, THE OTHER INCIDENT ON HIGHWAY AROUND 55 MPH. BETWEEN TOWING AND REPLACING BRAKES, ROTORS, CALIPER, BRAKE LINES, AROUND $500-$750 EACH TIME. I AM ON HERE BECAUSE MY BRAKE LINE FROM FRONT TO BACK HAS ERODED AWAY NEAR GAS TANK, SAME AS EVERYONE'S I HAVE READ AND BECAUSE MY PASSENGER WHEEL HAS BEGAN TO GIVE SIGNS THAT IT WILL BE LOCKING UP AGAIN. HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE LINE DUE TO THE LINE BEING CRACKED WHERE THE BANJO BOLT IS. THESE SEEM TO ALL BE HUGE ISSUES AND VERY DANGEROUS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10617614July 30, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CALIPERS SEIZED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ROTORS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE CONTACT REPLACED THE CALIPERS HIMSELF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000. UPDATED 9/4/14*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10617180July 29, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, SEAT BELTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
RE: 2008 DODGE DAKOTA BEEN SEARCHING FOR RECALL ON THE ABOVE VEHICLE, BEEN STOPPED NUMEROUS OF TIME BY OFFICERS ABOUT SIGNALS. HAVE REPLACED BULBS AND DOESN'T WORK. PROBLEMS: TURNS LEFT SIGNAL LIGHT ON AND THE RIGHT ONE COMES ON, THIS HAPPENS 95% OF THE TIME. EMERGENCY FLASHES DOES NOT WORK 75% OF THE TIME. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616167July 24, 2014
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE
I WAS GOING DOWN FORT SILL BLVD AND I REAR ENDED ANOTHER TRUCK. I WAS GOING ROUGHLY 40 TO 45 MILES PER HOUR. MY ENTIRE FRONT END WAS COMPLETELY SMASHED IN, YET MY AIR BAGS STILL DIDN'T DEPLOY?? THIS IS HE SECOND ACCIDENT THAT THEY DIDN'T DEPLOY. I HAVE SEVERAL PHOTOS OF MY TRUCKS FRONT END AND THE INSIDE SHOWING THAT THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10615550July 23, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE RISING NEAR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE CALIPER FAILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CALIPER AND ROTOR AND REMEDIED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10614776July 20, 2014
ENGINE
WHILE I WAS TRAVELING UPHILL THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AS I WAS GOING OVER THE FREEWAY OVERPASS TO ENTER THE SOUTH BOUND FREEWAY ENTRANCE. I LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES AND HAD JUST ENOUGH POWER TO ROLL DOWNHILL PAST THE FREEWAY ENTRANCE TO TURN ON A STREET TO ROLL TO A STOP JUST AS I TURNED THE CORNER. THANK GOODNESS I WASN'T ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED OR HAVE ANY CARS IN FRONT OF ME AS I WAS ROLLING DOWNHILL BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE BRAKES. I TRIED TO START THE ENGINE AND GOT NO POWER, BUT NOTICED THE MILEAGE READER SAID "NO BUS". I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED HOME. FOR THE NEXT 2-3 MONTHS THE TRUCK WOULD START SOMETIMES AND RUN FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND SHUT OFF AND OTHER TIMES IT WOULD JUST TURN OVER AS IF IT HAD A BAD ALTERNATOR.THE STRANGE THING IS WHEN IT WAS 70-74 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND BELOW THE TRUCK WOULD START AND RUN FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES BEFORE SHUTTING OFF AND WHEN YOU TRIED TO START THE ENGINE RIGHT AFTER IT WOULD JUST TURN OVER AND NOT START. IF IT WAS CLOSE TO 80 DEGREES OR HOTTER OUTSIDE, THE TRUCK WOULD NEVER START, IT WOULD JUST TURN OVER LIKE A BAD ALTERNATOR. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE "NO BUS" CODE, I FOUND OUT THAT THIS WAS AN INDICATION THAT THE POWER CONTROL MODULE (PCM/ECM COMPUTER) WAS BAD. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH I FOUND THAT HEAT AFFECTED THE PCM AND THAT'S WHY IT STARTED ON SOME DAYS AND NOT OTHERS. I BOUGHT A REBUILT PCM AND THE TRUCK DID THE SAME THING AFTER A MONTH AND A HALF. THIS PART SHOULD NOT BE SOLD BY AS A REBUILD BECAUSE THE COMPUTER BOARD MELTS AND LEAKS A GREASY LIKE SUBSTANCE. MY BROTHER IN-LAW HAS EXPERIENCE WITH COMPUTERS AND SAID IT RESEMBLED MELTED HEAT COATING FROM THE COMPUTER BOARD. WE HAD SUCCESS WITH A REMANUFACTURED PCM. THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED AND CORRECTED. THERE IS A LIST OF PEOPLE ON THE DODGE FORUM WHO HAVE SUFFERED WITH THE SAME ISSUES AND I'M SURE SOMEONE OUT HERE HAS WRECKED OR DIED OVER THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10611050July 16, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED ON AN INCLINE, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR INDEPENDENTLY AND ROLLED BACKWARD CRASHING INTO A HOUSE. THE FENDER, TIRE ROD, BUMPER AND TAIL LIGHTS WERE DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND LATER EXPLAINED THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,618. UPDATED 8/29/14*CN UPDATED 11/18/2014 *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10611122July 16, 2014
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 55 MILES AN HOUR THE 4LO LIGHT STARTED FLASHING LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO SHIFT INTO 4LO. IT ALSO SHIFTED INTO TOW NEUTRAL WITHOUT EVEN BEING STARTED. YOU CAN HEAR THE SERVO MOTOR TRYING TO ENGAGE THE 4WD WITH THE TRUCK PARKED. I'M WORRIED ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THE 4LO ENGAGED ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610462July 14, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FAULTY. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608945July 8, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINES RUSTED-LOST ALL THE FLUID. THE BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED AND FABRICATED BY THE REPAIR SHOP. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608982July 8, 2014
STEERING, POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION
I GOT THE '99 DAKOTA ABOUT 7 MONTHS AGO AND LIKED IT DROVE PRETTY GOOD EVEN THROUGH THE WEEK WHEN IT WAS ALL SINGLE DIGITS NO PROBLEM. THEN ONCE IT STARTED TO WARM UP INTO THE MID TO HIGH TEENS AND UP TO THEN 60S AND 70 IT WOULD SHAKE AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK. IT ALWAYS SEEMED TO START AT ABOUT 45 THEN ONCE THE ENGINE WARMED UP IT WOULD STOP. THAT STOPPED NOW THAT ITS IN THE 80S AND 90S. NOW I BARELY HAVE POWER STEERING AND LOOKING AT IT, IT SEEMS TO BE THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT WHICH LOOKING AT ALL THE COMPLAINTS I'M SURPRISED YOU HAVEN'T LOOKED INTO IT FOR IT TO BE RECALLED BY NOW ALONG WITH THE TIE RODS, BALL JOINTS, ETC. THESE THINGS SEEM TO BE FALLING APART AT THE FRONT. I JUST HOPE NOBODY DIES BEFORE THIS IS FIXED. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608654July 7, 2014
STEERING
HARD STEERING. STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT STRAIGHTEN OUT WHEN DRIVING. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608400July 6, 2014
POWER TRAIN
REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP AFTER PULLING ONTO ROADWAY FROM A GRADE AND TURNING LEFT. ACCELERATED TO APPROX. 25 MPH TO ENTER ROADWAY, HEARD LOUD BANG AND FELT VEHICLE SHUDDER. DRIVE SHAFT SEPARATED FROM REAR DIFFERENTIAL, REAR WHEELS WOULD NOT MOVE; VEHICLE STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF 35 MPH ROADWAY. METAL SHAFT APPEARS SHEARED OFF. USED 4X4 MODE TO POWER FRONT WHEELS TO PULL ONTO SHOULDER. HAD I BEEN MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY MY TRUCK COULD HAVE STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING, POTENTIALLY CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. VEHICLE REMOVED BY FLATBED TOW - AGAIN REAR WHEELS WOULD NOT ROLL. VEHICLE SERVICED REGULARLY INCLUDING REAR DIFFERENTIAL PINION SEAL REPLACED ON 11/5/10 AND AGAIN ON11/29/13 BY DODGE DEALER. 2005 DODGE DAKOTA LARAMIE 4X4 QUAD CAB WITH TOW PACKAGE; VERY LITTLE TOWING PERFORMED OVER VEHICLE LIFE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608445July 6, 2014
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A LOUD HUMMING NOISE IN FRONT END AND KNOCKING FROM FRONT AND A SQUEEKY NOISE FROM UNDERNEATH. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607964July 3, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
PAINT PEELING, RUST ON REAR FENDERS AND OTHER SPOTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608088July 3, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
LOWER CORE SUPPORT IS SEVERELY RUSTING AWAY. FRONT END WILL EVENTUALLY DROP OFF! CHRYSLER CORP. HAS DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SERVICE LESS THAN 2000 DAYS AND WAS MANUFACTURED WITH SHODDY PARTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608122July 3, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS PARKED IN A SPACE. I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO TAKE THE VEHICLE OUT IF PARK. I FELT THE PEDAL GO TO THE FLOOR AND HEARD A NOISE UNDER THE VEHICLE. I PUT THE VEHICLE BACK IN PARK AN GOT OUT TO SEE WHAT THE NOISE WAS AND SAW FLUID DRIPPING FROM MY GAS TANK. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION I REALIZED THE BRAKE LINE NEXT TO THE FUEL TANK HAD BURST DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION. THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE TO THE REAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE WORST DAMAGE WAS THE SECTION TUCKED BEHIND THE FUEL TANK WHERE IT WAS MORE DIFFICULT TO GET CLEANED DURING NORMAL WASHING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607678July 2, 2014
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2010 DODGE DAKOTA 4DR 4X4 HAS TURNED OFF WHILE ON AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED IT (PURCHASED USED WITH ABOUT 17,000 MILES) AND THEY SAID THAT NOTHING SHOWED/THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I SAID OK, AND THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND AGAIN. IT JUST SHUTS DOWN, I HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN I AM WONDERING WHY I'M SLOWING DOWN WHEN I HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS AND THEN NOTICE "O" THE TRUCK TURNED OFF! LUCKY THE 5-6 TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED I HAVE NOT BEEN ON A STRAIGHT PART OF THE ROAD, IT SEEMS TO LOOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES, I AM NOT SURE IF OTHER ELECTRICAL THINGS LIKE RADIO AND LIGHTS TURN OFF TO, I AM JUST CONCERNED WITH GETTING TO A STOP SAFELY TO START THE TRUCK AGAIN. AND I PUT IT IN PARK ONCE STOPPED AND IT STARTS RIGHT BACK UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5-6 TIMES AT LEAST SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED THE TRUCK ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO (MAYBE 3 YRS AGO). I AM WONDERING IF THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THEY JUST DISCOVERED IN OTHER DODGE VEHICLES SIMPLE TO THE CHEVY IGNITION RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607253July 1, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR CONNECTOR ON THE 2001 DODGE DAKOTA'S ARE OVERHEATING AND MELTING THE CONNECTORS, THIS IS CAUSING A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. *TR IF YOU DO A SEARCH ONLINE YOU WILL SEE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. ALL THE AUTO PARTS STORES HAVE THESE IN STOCK BECAUSE IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 YEARS AND WIRING 2 TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. DODGE EVEN SEEMS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE BLOWER MOTOR MAYBE DRAWING TO MANY AMPS, BUT WHEN YOU CONTACT THEM THEY JUST SAY THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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