Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#10424106September 7, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED IN THE DIRECTION THE VEHICLE WAS TURNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10423197September 4, 2011
SUSPENSION, WHEELS
AFTER ONLY 62,000 MILES MY BALL JOINTS ARE SHOT. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS IN THE PAST AND NEVER HAD TO REPLACE BALL JOINTS. THIS IS NOT ALOT OF MILES TO WEAR DOWN BALL JOINTS ON A TRUCK, IT IS OBVIOUS THERE IS A DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10423005September 2, 2011
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS:FRONT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING LEFT AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO HIM AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO HIS KNEES AND CHEST AS A RESULT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP HERE IT WAS BEING REPAIRED FOR THE BODY DAMAGES. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 49,000. UPDATED 09/30/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER BEING STRUCK BY VEHICLE # 2. VEHICLE #3 WAS LIFTED UP AND TURNED SIDEWAYS AND ROLLED INTO VEHICLE# 3. THE COLLISION FORCED THE CONSUMER DOWN AND FORWARD IN THE SEAT CAUSING BOTH OF HIS LEGS TO COME UP AND OFF THE FLOOR, STRIKING THE DASHBOARD. THE MOVEMENT IS WHAT MADE THE CONSUMER BELIEVE THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK INTO PLACE. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY OTHERS, THAT THE SEAT BELT DID LOCK, BUT IT WAS THE BELT THAT CAUSED THE PAIN ACROSS HIS CHEST AND LEFT CLAVICLE. UPDATE 11/04/11
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10423077September 2, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SUSPENSION
TRUCK HAS BEEN DRIVING LIKE SOMETHING WAS GRINDING AGAINST MY FRONT RIGHT WHEEL FOR A WEEK OR SO, I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT, IT HAD JUST BECOME AN ANNOYANCE. ID LOOK UNDER THE WHEEL AND EVERYTHING LOOKED OKAY AND IN SHAPE, NO DAMAGE WAS BEING DONE. THE OTHER DAY I DROVE A SHORT DISTANCE AND HEARD A POP, LIKE SOMETHING HAD POPPED NEAR THE WHEEL, I PULLED OVER AND COULD SEE NO DAMAGE. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND NOTICED THAT THE GRINDING HAD STOPPED AND MY WHEEL SEEMED TO BE FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. I ARRIVED TO MY DESTINATION WITH NO PROBLEM. WHEN I LEFT THE DESTINATION TO RETURN HOME, I STARTED FEELING HEAVY PULL TO THE RIGHT ON MY STEERING WHEEL, IF I LET GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL I WOULD HAVE GONE INTO A DITCH OR THE WOODS OR ANOTHER CAR. I THEN STARTED NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM MY RIGHT WHEEL, I WAS A FEW BLOCKS AWAY FROM HOME AND FIGURED I COULD MAKE IT, I STARTED NOTICING MY BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING TOO WELL, AND ANYTIME ID PUSH ON THE BRAKES MORE SMOKE WOULD ARISE, I WENT THE 3 STOP SIGNS TO MY HOUSE AND PULLED IN, RAN AROUND AND SAW THAT BEHIND MY WHEEL HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE, TOOK ABOUT 5 MINUTES TO PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH WATER AND SOME CAT LITTER WE HAD LYING AROUND. IT WAS SO HOT THAT IT WOULDN'T COOL DOWN FOR ABOUT 45 MINS TO AN HOUR. WE WOULD THROW WATER ON IT AND IT WOULD SIZZLE. I QUICKLY REMOVED THE TIRE TO PREVENT ANY DAMAGE TO IT. I NOTICED IT HAD STARTED TO MELT THE PLASTIC BOOT COVER ON THE SUSPENSION. WHEN YOU LOOKED AT THE WHEEL YOU COULD SEE IT HAD SNAPPED OFF ON THE BOTTOM HALF, CAUSING THE WHOLE WHEEL TO TILT INWARD WHICH THEN CAUSED A FULL ON GRIND OF THE WHEEL AND THE BRAKEPADS AND WHATEVER ELSE IS DOWN THERE CAUSING SUCH FRICTION THAT IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. I THEN DID RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THEIR HAD BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE... :( *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422837August 31, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
CONTINUED FAILURE OF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ON DODGE 4.7 LITER ENGINES. I BELIEVE ALL REPAIRS SHOULD BE DONE UNDER THE EMISSIONS WARRANTY UP TO 80,000 MILES BUT THAT IS NOT HAPPENING. HEADS ON THE BOLTS ARE BREAKING AT 50,00 AND 60,00 MILES. THE BOLTS BEING USED ARE CLEARLY OF BAD DESIGN OR DEFECTIVE FROM THE FACTORY..FIRST THE BOLTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FAILED AND NOW THE BOLTS ON THE DRIVER SIDE HAVE FAILED. INTERNET IS FULL OF FORUMS TALKING ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE HAVING THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM WHICH HAS TO BE A VIOLATION OF THE VEHICLES EMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422617August 30, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, SMOKE EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DROVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO DEFECTIVE CALIPERS. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422632August 30, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2001 DODGE DAKOTA HAS HAD FRONT BRAKES DRAG/LOCK UP. HAS HAPPENED TWICE, BOTH TIMES THE CALIPERS/ROTORS GOT EXTREMELY HOT AND SMOKED. AFTER FIRST TIME, TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG BUT COULD SEE THAT ROTORS HAD GOTTEN EXTREMELY HOT. AFTER ALLOWING CAR TO SIT FOR SEVERAL HOURS, THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO GO AWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421584August 26, 2011
STEERING
I HAVE A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA 4X4 CLUB CAB, I RECENTLY STARTED HAVING IRRATIC STEERING PROBLEMS WITH MY TRUCK WITH ONLY 40,000 MILES ON, THIS DODGE HAS HAD ALOT OF FRONT END PROBLEMS WITH LOW MILEAGE, FROM UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS, TYE ROD ENDS AND HUBS WAREING OUT. I HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED WITH ANY ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, THE PROBLEM IS TURNING THE VEHICLE WANTS TO OVER TURN, WHEN TURNING CORNERS OR ON CURVES ON HIGHWAY. WHICH I AM SURE CAN BE DANGEROUS TO ALL. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421643August 26, 2011
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THE THE WIRE CONNECTED TO THE HEATER BLOWER MELTED AND THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE POTENTIAL OF A FIRE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FAILURE NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FIALURE BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF ANOTHER REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421668August 26, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I WANT TO INFORM THIS ORGANIZATION AND FUTURE PEOPLE WHOM WOULD WANT TO BUY A 1/2 TON ADODGE RAM OR DAKOTA TO RESERCH IT FIRST. I TOOK MY 2007 DODGE DAKOTA 4X4 TO THE DEALER WITH JUST OVER 60,000 MILES DUE TO THE REAR END MAKING NOISE. THE DEALER FOUND 1 RETAINER CLIP THAT HOLDS THE CLUTCH PACKS TO FAIL PREMATURELY AND CAUSE SERVERE DAMAGE TO THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. I NEED TO REPLACE THE PINION BEARINGS, CARRIER BEARINGS, AND CLUTCH PACK ALONG WITH THE SAME RETAINER CLIPS THAT WILL BREAK IN ANOTHER 60,000 MILES OR LESS. WHEN I TOOK MY DAKOTA TO THE DEALER AND EXPLAINED TO THEM MY SYMPTOMS OF REAR END NOISE, THEY EXACTLY KNEW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. THEY TOLD ME THEY SEEN THIS ON MULTIPLE DODGE HALF TON TRUCKS AND DAKOTAS. I ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL, AND THEY SAID CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT IT AND WILL NOT ISSUE ONE. I WAS APPALED TO HERE SO MANY OWNERS OF THESE TRUCKS HAVING TO PAY FOR A POORLY DEISGNED DIFFERENTIAL WITH INHERRIENT DANGERIOUS PROBLEMS. IF ONE OF THOSE CLIPS BROKE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY DIFFERENTIAL WOULD LOCK UP AND I WOULD GET IN A CRASH. I CALLED CHRYSLER HEAD QUARTERS FOR SOME TYPE OF ASSISTANCE AND WAS RENDERED WITH NONE. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE FIXED AND ADDRESSED OR PEOPLE WILL BE KILLED. THIS IS NOT AS SERIOUS AS TOYOTA'S PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLES, BUT IT TOOK PEOPLE TO DIE IN ACCIDENTS FOR A RECALL TO BE ISSUED. LETS NOT DO THAT AND GET SOMETHING ROLLING ON THIS. THANKS FOR YOU TIME. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421418August 25, 2011
STEERING
OUR 2008 DODGE DAKOTA HAD TWO TIE RODS FAIL IN TWO MONTHS. THE TRUCK WAS FRESH OUT OF WARRANTY WITH APPROX 63,000 MILES. FIRST ONE TIE ROD BROKE, THEN WITHIN TWO MONTHS, THE OTHER. NO WARNING, WHEN FIRST TIE ROD END WAS REPLACED, OTHER TIE ROD WAS CHECKED,LOOKED OK. NEW TIE ROD ENDS WERE INSTALLED. BOTH PRESENTED DRAMATIC SAFETY ISSUES. THE TIE ROD BROKE AND FELL SO THAT THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL OF THE FRONT WHEELS. BY SHEER LUCK, WE WERE NOT DRIVING 65 MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY, BUT IN A RURAL TOWN SETTING, SO WE DID NOT CRASH THE TRUCK. THE MECHANICS ON THE SECOND BREAKDOWN OF THE TIE ROD END TOLD US SOMETHING HAD TO BE WRONG WITH THE SECOND ONE GOING. THIS DOESN'T JUST HAPPEN TWICE ON ONE TRUCK. CHRYSLER "CUSTOMER SERVICE" OFFERED TO PAY FOR THE PARTS. CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE DID NOT UNDERSTAND ENGLISH AND WE COULD NOT UNDERSTAND THE REPRESENTATIVE, WHO SPOKE WITH A HEAVY ACCENT, MAKING IT DIFFICULT, NO, IMPOSSIBLE TO UNDERSTAND THE REPRESENTATIVE. FROM THE RESPONSES WE GOT FROM OUR MECHANICS AND CHRYSLER, IT IS OBVIOUS TO US THAT THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TRUCK THAT CAME IN WITH THE VERY SAME PROBLEM. THE TIE ROD ENDS FAILING IS NOT THE SAME AS THE HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER QUITTING. IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, AND WE GOT NO SATISFACTION AND WERE TREATED AS THOUGH IT WAS SOME IRRITATION THAT THEY WERE BOTHERED WITH. WE BELIEVE THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM, AND THEIR (CUSTOMER SERVICE) KNOW ABOUT IT AND ONLY WANTED TO GET US OFF THEIR BACK BY GIVING US THE LOWEST POSSIBLE QUALITY OF CUSTOMER SERVICE. LIKE MOST GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES, THEY WOULD NOT COMMIT ANY OF THEIR COMMENTS TO WRITING, BUT, I AM SURE, RECORDED EVERYTHING, WHERE IT MAY OR MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419174August 12, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE BRAKES SEIZED. LATER, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE HUB OF THE BRAKE HAD BURNED AND WAS AN ABNORMAL COLOR. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 09/21/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE REPLACED THE CALIPER, BRAKES, HOSES, BRAKE PADS AND TURNED THE ROTORS. UPDATED 10/05/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418334August 10, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES RUPTURED BEHIND THE FUEL TANK DUE TO CORROSION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT A LOT OF SALT WAS NOT USED ON THE ROADWAYS, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN MARYLAND. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT SOFT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 195,000. UPDATED 9/27/11 *CN UPDATED 10/007/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418358August 10, 2011
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME, WHERE THE TIE ROD AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418199August 9, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER AND HEAT BLOWER FAN FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE RESISTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE WIRING WAS MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417922August 8, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, HE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WERE GETTING HOT AND SEIZING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE BRAKE PADS, SHOES, AND CALIPERS WERE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417609August 5, 2011
AIR BAGS
I TURNED OFF OF HIGHWAY 501 AND WAS HEADING EAST ON A 40 MPH ROAD. A 2001 SATURN STATION WAGON TURNED LEFT DIRECTLY IN MY PATH AND I T-BONED THE SATURN DEAD CENTER OF MY DODGE DAKOTA, COLLIDED WITH THE READ PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE. THE REAR TIRES CAME APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET OFF THE GROUND. BOTH AIR BAGS FIRED ON THE SATURN STATION WAGON. MY AIRBAG DID NOT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10416997August 4, 2011
STEERING
LOWER STEERING SHAFT U JOINTS ARE UNPROTECTED AND RUSTED OUT CAUSING STICKY STEERING AND DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE IN A TURN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416618August 2, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SPUTTER OR HESITATE PRIOR TO STALLING AND WHEN THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT IS FLASHING, HE IS NOT ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS TO PLAY WITH THE REMOTE TO GET THE LIGHT TO TURN OFF, AND STATED THAT ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STOPPED WORKING WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416645August 2, 2011
STEERING, STEERING:LINKAGES
THE STEERING LINKAGE BALL JOINT BROKE ON MY 2008 DODGE DAKOTA WITH ONLY 23,153 MILES. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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