1993 DODGE DAKOTA Problems & Recalls
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1993 DODGE DAKOTA HIGH BEAM FLASHING ON AND OFF
Mileage: 3
1993 DODGE DAKOTA HIGH BEAM FLASHING ON AND OFF
Mileage: 3
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.
Mileage: 160,000
TL*THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER OWNS A 1993 DODGE DAKOTA WITH FIRESTONE FIREHAWK ATX TIRES. HE STATED THAT WHILE HIS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 40 MPH, SHE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE BLOWOUT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FALL INTO A DITCH; IN ADDITION, THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE T...
Mileage: 105,618
CONSUMER HAD A 1993 DODGE DAKOTA AND A NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION OF THE VEHICLE. OWNER HAD TO REPLACE THE UPPER BALL JOINTS AFTER 32,000 MI. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE NOISE THAT WAS BEING HEARD WAS NORMAL. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Mileage: 32,000
WHILE DRIVING, THE HOOD BLEW INTO THE WINDSHIELD. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED THE CLAIM. *JB
Mileage: 81,000
VEHICLE IS WELL MAINTAINED AND CARED FOR. LARGE CHUCKS OF PAINT PEELING FROM HOOD MOMENTARILY DISTRACT OR STARTLE DRIVER AND HAVE CAUSED SITUATIONS WHERE AN ACCIDENT WAS JUST BARELY AVOIDED. THE LAST INCIDENT A LARGE SHEET OF THE PAINT COVERED THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD OBSTRUCTING THE OPERATOR'S ...
Mileage: 80,000
THE CONSUMER WORKED FOR A GOVERNMENT AGENCY AND WAS FORCED TO DRIVE A DECOMMISSIONED VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION. THE CONSUMER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAD SEPARATED FROM THE MUFFLER. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED PERMANENT HEA...
Mileage: 68,000
I BOUGHT A USED 1993 DODGE DAKATO IN APRIL OF 96, AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE THE PAINT WAS ALREADY FLAKING OFF IN LARGE PIECES(BLUE/SILVER), AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REBUILT ONCE(60,000 MILES). SINCE THE TIME OF PURCHASE ALL OF THE PAINT IS GONE OFF THE HOOD AND ROOF, THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN COM...
Mileage: 60,000
THE DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE, OPENED THE HOOD AND VIEWED THE ENGINE ON FIRE. *PH *SC
WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ABS LOCKED UP THE FRONT WHEEL, BUT THE REAR WHEEL KEPT TURNING. THE DEALER STATED IT WAS NORMAL . *AK THE CONSUMER ALMOST WRECKED 4-5 TIMES WHEN SLIPPERY. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS FOUND LEAKING AND THE ABS DIAGNOSTIC MODULE FAILED. *SC *JB
Mileage: 102,000
WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ABS LOCKED UP THE FRONT WHEEL, BUT THE REAR WHEEL KEPT TURNING. THE DEALER STATED IT WAS NORMAL . *AK THE CONSUMER ALMOST WRECKED 4-5 TIMES WHEN SLIPPERY. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS FOUND LEAKING AND THE ABS DIAGNOSTIC MODULE FAILED. *SC *JB
Mileage: 102,000
THE VEHICLE DIDN'T HAVE REAR BRAKES. *PH THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING. *SC
RED AND WHITE 93 DAKOTA. WHITE PAINT CHIPPING OFF. RED IS GOOD.
Mileage: 120,000
PAINT HAS BEEN PEELING ON THE ROOF OF THE CAB AND THE HOOD OF THE TRUCK. THE AREA WHERE THE PAINT HAS PEELED HAS NOW RUSTED.
I HAVE NOT STARTED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PAINT DUE TO IT STARTED PEELING REALLY BAD A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. A FRIEND OF MINE RECOMMENDED CONTACTING THE ZONE REPRESENTATIVE FROM DODGE TO SEE IF THEY WILL CORRECT THE ISSUE. I AM GOING CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP TO GET THE REPRESENTATIVE'S NAME. THE...
ELECTRIC BLUE PAINT ON EVERY DAKOTA LITERALLY FLAKING OFF THE ENTIRE VEHICLE RIGHT DOWN TO THE PRIMER,HAS TO BE A PAINT DEFECT,CHRYSLER SAYS TOO BAD. EVERY DODGE THAT IS THIS COLOR LOOKS THIS WAY.*AK
Mileage: 60,000
THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO START AND STALLED WHILE DRIVING. *NLM
THE VEHICLE RUNS FINE, BUT WHEN YOU STOP AT LIGHT OR SIGN THE VEHCLE WILL STALL. YOU CAN EVEN PUT IN NEUTRAL WHEN YOU STOP AND STILL STALLS. NOW THE TRUCK IS HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING. IT BACK FIRES AND RUNS ROUGH FOR A MIN. TO START YOU HAVE TO HOLD THE THROLLE DOWN FOR A MIN. HAS HAD FULL TUNE UP A...
PAINT ON HOOD AND ROOF BEGAN TO BUBBLE (WHITE CHALKY APPEARANCE) AND PAINT BEGAN PEELING. MR
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
WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS HAS OCCURRED TO OTHER OWNERS OF DODGE DAKOTAS. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
BRAKE ROTOR AND DRUM WARPED DUE TO HEAT UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS.*JB
SEATBACK FAILED DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING DRIVERS HEAD TO HIT REAR WINDOW. *AK
THE LAW FIRM REPRESENTING CONSUMER EXPLAINS THAT THE VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF PARK AND BACKED OVER HIM, CONSUMER SUFFERED SEVERE INJURIES.(ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT). *JG
THE LAW FIRM REPRESENTING CONSUMER EXPLAINS THAT THE VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF PARK AND BACKED OVER HIM, CONSUMER SUFFERED SEVERE INJURIES.(ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT). *JG
REPLACEMENT TIRES, 20000 MILES, P215/75R15, DOT# C4X3600 A05 R, WHILE TRAVELING AT 65MPH DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE SEPARATED, AND THEN THE TIRE BLEWUP/SPLIT ON SIDEWALL. *AK *JG
I NOTICED IN WINTER 2000 THE PAINT ON THE TOP OF THE TRUCK WAS PEALING. WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR AN ESTIMATE I WAS TOLD IT WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECT. THE PAINT LOSES COHESION WITH THE PRIMER USED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER DID AGREE TO PAY $218 TO FIX WHERE THE PAINT WAS PEALING AT THAT TIME...
VEHICLE SHAKES WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. APPLIED BRAKES, AND VEHICLE TREMBLED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEED WITHOUT WARNING, CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER 5 TIMES, BUT THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE.*AK
FRONT SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT ONCE LOCKING INTO PLACE. *AK BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM, THE DRIVER SIDE WAS REPLACED AND STILL WILL NOT RETRACT ONCE LOCKING INTO PLACE. *SLC
ABS MALFUCTION IS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE ABS MODULE, CAUSING T PEDAL TO GO TO FLOOR, AND A DELAYED IN STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
HOOD LATCH FAILED CAUSING THE HOOD TO OPEN AND CRASH ON THE ROOF OF VEHICLE. *AK
I HAD BEEN RUNNING A FEW ERRANDS AND HAD JUST LEFT MY CELLULAR PHONE COMPANY WHEN I AND A PASSENGER SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. WE PROCEEDED TO LOOK OUT THE WINDOWS FOR A BUILDING ON FIRE WHEN I NOTICED THAT MY PICKUP BEGAN TO SLOW. I TRIED SHIFTING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOWN TO ANOTHER GEAR ...
TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 9:50X15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 9:50X15 )
TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 9:50X15 )
THE PAINT IS PEELING OFF THE BODY IN HUGE CHUNKS. I HAVE READ THAT THE PAINT COMING LOOSE AND FALLING OFF CAN BE A HAZARD AS THE WINSHEILD CAN COME OFF EASILY IF THE PAINT LOOSENS. I WANT CHRYSLER TO PAY FOR THE COST OF REPAINTING MY ENTIRE VEHICLE. PLEASE CONTACT ME AT [email protected] OR...
TIRE SUDDENLY DEVELOPED ABOUT 20 LARGE CRACKS AROUND 270 DEGREES OF IT'S CIRCUMFERENCE CAUSING RAPID DEFLATION. TIRE HAS APPROX. 30,000 MILES ON IT AND HAD SHOWN NO ABNORMAL WEAR. VEHICLE LOCATION WAS RF SINCE NEW.*AK (DOT NUMBER: UU NX71278 TIRESIZE: P225/R7015)
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
APPROACHED A SIGNAL LIGHT AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. HAD A HARD PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE ENTERED THE INTERSECTION AGAINST THE LIGHT AND WAS STRUCK BY A VEHICLE THAT HAD THE RIGHT-OF-WAY.
I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH I WAS REAR-ENDED. AT THAT TIME, BOTH OF THE FRONT SEATS BROKE, AND WE WERE THROWN BACKWARD. SUBSEQUENTLY, I COULD NOT SEE WHERE I WAS GOING NOR REACH THE BRAKE PEDAL, SO I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE POOR QUALITY OF THE SEAT DESIGN CONTRIBUTED TO HEAD AND NECK IN...
IGNITION SWITCH BECAME VERY HOT AND MELTED THE STEERING COLUMN PLASTIC, SMOKE EXITED KEY HOLE ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AIR CONDITIONING AND BLOWER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING. *AK
IGNITION SWITCH BECAME VERY HOT AND MELTED THE STEERING COLUMN PLASTIC, SMOKE EXITED KEY HOLE ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AIR CONDITIONING AND BLOWER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING. *AK
IGNITION SWITCH BECAME VERY HOT AND MELTED THE STEERING COLUMN PLASTIC, SMOKE EXITED KEY HOLE ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AIR CONDITIONING AND BLOWER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING. *AK
IGNITION SWITCH BECAME VERY HOT AND MELTED THE STEERING COLUMN PLASTIC, SMOKE EXITED KEY HOLE ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AIR CONDITIONING AND BLOWER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING. *AK
TIRE TREAD BLEW APART AFTER DRIVING 100 MILES IN 80 DEGREE WEATHER CAUSING TRUCK TO VEAR OFF THE HIGHWAY. SHREADED TIRE TREAD WHICH JUST SEPERATED FROM THE REST OF THE TIRE AND BEAT AGAINST THE FENDER CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE IN EXCESS OF $1000 . I CONTACTED (2) SEPERATE FIRESTONE DEALERS AND W...
WIRING HARNESS FROM COMPUTER AND ENGINE TO STEERING WHEEL AT HOLO SWITCH(IGNITION SWITCH) HEATS UP AND CATHES FIRE AND MELTED PLASTIC SHROULD AT THIS TIME COMING TO A STOP ENGINE WILL DIE IT WILL CONTINUE TO RUN.
WIRING HARNESS FROM COMPUTER AND ENGINE TO STEERING WHEEL AT HOLO SWITCH(IGNITION SWITCH) HEATS UP AND CATHES FIRE AND MELTED PLASTIC SHROULD AT THIS TIME COMING TO A STOP ENGINE WILL DIE IT WILL CONTINUE TO RUN.
THE BOLTS HOLDING THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBACK AND RACKET ASSY HAVE FAILED TWICE. THEY SEEM BRITTLE. SEATBACK WILL FALL REARWARD SUDDENLY. *AK
PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT DOES NOT CLICK INTO RETRACTOR FOR SUPPORT. *AK
SHIFT LEVER WILL NOT STAY IN PARK. VEHICLE WILL STILL MOVE EVEN WITH GEAR SELECTER IN PARK. CONSUMER MUST START VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL.*AK
WHILE VEHICLE STOPPED IT WAS REAR ENDED, AND BOTH SEATS COLLAPSED BACKWARD WITHOUT A WARNING. *AK BOTH THE PASSENGER AND THE DRIVER WERE INJURED IN THIS ACCIDENT, IN WHICH SEAT BACK RESTS COLLAPSED. *YH
WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-60 MPH IGNITION SWITCH GOT SO HOT THAT IT MELTED A HOLE IN THE STEERING COLUMN'S BOTTOM COVER. THIS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN BLOWER FAN WAS BEING USED ON HIGH SPEED. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. OWNER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH HIMSELF, BUT THE THE SWITCH STILL GETS HO...
FRONT END SQUEAKED WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT FRONT CALIPER TREADS WERE STRIPPED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE REAR BRAKE BACKING PLATES WERE POORLY ENGINEERED AND WERE MADE WITH UNSUITABLE METAL, THEY ARE RUSTED AND CORRODED. *JB
FRONT END SQUEAKED WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT FRONT CALIPER TREADS WERE STRIPPED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE REAR BRAKE BACKING PLATES WERE POORLY ENGINEERED AND WERE MADE WITH UNSUITABLE METAL, THEY ARE RUSTED AND CORRODED. *JB
IT RUNS ROUGH SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES IT RUNS FINE, AND NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE RECENTLY REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER/MUFFLERS/EGR VALVE/OXYGEN SENSOR/IGNITION COIL/FUEL FILTER/AIR FILTER AND IT STILL CONTINUES TO RUN ROUGH. ANY THOUGHTS ON WHAT THE PROBLEM MIGHT B...
IT RUNS ROUGH SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES IT RUNS FINE, AND NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE RECENTLY REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER/MUFFLERS/EGR VALVE/OXYGEN SENSOR/IGNITION COIL/FUEL FILTER/AIR FILTER AND IT STILL CONTINUES TO RUN ROUGH. ANY THOUGHTS ON WHAT THE PROBLEM MIGHT B...
IT RUNS ROUGH SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES IT RUNS FINE, AND NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE RECENTLY REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER/MUFFLERS/EGR VALVE/OXYGEN SENSOR/IGNITION COIL/FUEL FILTER/AIR FILTER AND IT STILL CONTINUES TO RUN ROUGH. ANY THOUGHTS ON WHAT THE PROBLEM MIGHT B...
IT RUNS ROUGH SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES IT RUNS FINE, AND NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE RECENTLY REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER/MUFFLERS/EGR VALVE/OXYGEN SENSOR/IGNITION COIL/FUEL FILTER/AIR FILTER AND IT STILL CONTINUES TO RUN ROUGH. ANY THOUGHTS ON WHAT THE PROBLEM MIGHT B...
IT RUNS ROUGH SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES IT RUNS FINE, AND NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE RECENTLY REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER/MUFFLERS/EGR VALVE/OXYGEN SENSOR/IGNITION COIL/FUEL FILTER/AIR FILTER AND IT STILL CONTINUES TO RUN ROUGH. ANY THOUGHTS ON WHAT THE PROBLEM MIGHT B...
IT RUNS ROUGH SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES IT RUNS FINE, AND NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE RECENTLY REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER/MUFFLERS/EGR VALVE/OXYGEN SENSOR/IGNITION COIL/FUEL FILTER/AIR FILTER AND IT STILL CONTINUES TO RUN ROUGH. ANY THOUGHTS ON WHAT THE PROBLEM MIGHT B...
IT RUNS ROUGH SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES IT RUNS FINE, AND NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE RECENTLY REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER/MUFFLERS/EGR VALVE/OXYGEN SENSOR/IGNITION COIL/FUEL FILTER/AIR FILTER AND IT STILL CONTINUES TO RUN ROUGH. ANY THOUGHTS ON WHAT THE PROBLEM MIGHT B...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
PAINT ON TOP OF PASSENGER CAB HAS BEGUN TO BUBBLE AND PEEL. THE PAINT HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED, WASHED AND WAXED IN A REGULAR BASIS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE AS I HAVE BEGUN TO NOTICE QUITE A FEW OF DOKOTA P/U'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFECT FOUND IN SUMMARY. *AK
NO SUMMARY.
THE OVERDRIVE IN VEHICLE, CHEWS UP THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO THE BEARINGS WORKING LOOSE. THIS WAS CAUSED BY A LACK OF LUBRICATION ON THE BEARINGS. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE NOT TO BE ABLE TO SHIFT INTO GEARS WHEN THIS HAPPENS. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE MECHANIC CHECK.
DESIGN FLAW OF BEARING IN A GEAR IN OVERDRIVE WORKED ITS WAY LOOSE BECAUSE OF INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION IN THE MANUFACTURING STAGE WHICH RESULTED IN FAILURE TO THE TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER, THE OVERDRIVE AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILD TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *YC
BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOORS ARE INOPERABLE, DOORS DO NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE, TRAPPING THE OCCUPANTS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE DOOR LOCKS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AT 40-45MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SEATBACK COLLAPSED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO GO BACK INTO THE REAR, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
NO SUMMARY
NO SUMMARY
INTERMITTENTLY TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE IN DRIVE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO INTO DRIVE FROM PARK HAVE TO GO TO REVERS FIRST THEN TO DRIVE( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P21575R14 )
AXLE SHAFT SEALS FAILED, CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK INTO VEHICLE AND CREATED A BAD SMELL. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SEALS 4 TIMES, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
HAVE CONTACTED DEALER, SERVICE REP, MANUFACTUER, MARK III NO AVAIL ON PAINT PEELING PROBLEM, THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. MOST DODGE VECHICLES HAVE PEELING PAINT PROBLEMS, BUT THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR, PLEASE ASSIST US IN THIS MATTER. THANK YOU THERESA ALEY. *AK
THE VEHICLE IS WHITE IN COLOR. LAST YEAR APPROXIMATELY IN JUNE 1998 I NOTICED THAT THE PAINT ON THE CAB OF THE TRUCK STARTED TO PEEL. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND IS VERY CLEAN. NOW I HAVE A CAB THAT IS AN EYE SORE DUE TO THE PEELING SPOTS ON THE VEHICLE. ANOTHER CONCERN IS THAT I NOTI...
THE DRIVER'S DOOR BOTTOM HINGES CANNOT HOLD THE DOOR ,CAUSING THE HINGES TO BREAK, AND THE DOOR MAY OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY. MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT/INJURIES. CURRENTLY, PASSENGER'S DOOR IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
REAR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WORK LIKE ANTI-LIKE BRAKES SHOULD..THEY ARE NOT ACTIVE AT ANY TIME OR SPEED .I HAVE HAD DEALERS AND MECHANICS CHECK THEM AND CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG.BUT WHEN I AN STOPPED, I COULD STAND ON THE BRAKES AND LIGHTLY TOUCH THE GAS PEDAL,) AND SPIN THE REAR TIRES EVEN WITH ANTI-LOCK B...
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE RUSTED/PITTED AND WORE THE BRAKE PADS DOWN TO AN UNUSEABLE AND UNSAFE CONDITION. I STILL HAVE THE OLD ROTORS, AND I CALLED CHRYSLER AND ALL THEY SAID WAS THAT I COULD HAVE GOTTEN THE ROTORS FROM ANY JUNK YARD, AND WAS JUST TRYING TO RIP THEM OFF. I DID NOT TAKE MY TRUCK TO A...
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS PITTED ON BOTH SIDES. ALSO FRONT BRAKE PADS WORE OUT.
CONSUMER BECAME TRAPPED IN SEAT BELT, AND HAD TO GO TO THE SERVICE STATION AND HAVE THEM CUT HIM OUT OF THE SEAT BELT. *AK
HOOD UNLATCH WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. DEALER NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK
ROTORS PITTED AND FLAKING CAUSING THEM TO MAKE NOISE.
SEAT BELT RETRACTORS HAVE FAILED ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE.
SPEEDOMETER FAILED.
BELTS NOISY.
DESIGN OF VEHICLE CAUSED THE BOTTOM HOSE FROM THE RADIATOR TO REST ON THE POWER STEERING LINE ULTIMATELY RUBBING A HOLE IN THE LINE CAUSING IT TO LEAK FLUID.
WHEN DRIVING AND BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, TWO STUDS THAT HOLD THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER AND ONE OTHER STUD SNAPPED AND SHEARED OFF, CAUSE BRAKES TO BECOME LOOSE INSTANTLY. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED, MANUFACTURER CONTACTED AND NO RESPONSE. CONSUMER STATED IT WAS A DESIGN DEFECT. *AK
WHILE DRIVING WAS PULLING INTO AN INTERSECTION WHEN VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN LOCKED UP DUE TO DEFECTIVE TRANSFER CASE. VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WOULD NOT REPAIR UNLESS COST IS PAID THE CONSUMER. *AK
RADIATOR IS LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS UNDETERMINED. *AK
PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR MOULDING HAS CAUSED WATER DAMAGE TO CARPET. DOOR JAM PLASTIC MOULDING SET DOWN WITH 5 SCREWS, PENETRATING THROUGH SHEET METAL NO RUBBER WASHERS/OTHER COMPONENTS WERE UTILIZED TO PREVENT OUTSIDE WATER FROM SEEPING UP IN THE SCREW HOLES. IN ADDITION, UTILIZED TOO MUCH TORQUE WITH...
SEAT BELT LATCH IN FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT IN A LATCH POSITON WILL NOT UNLATCH. IT IS STUCK . DEALER SAID IT BROKE, NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS DEFECT CAN RESULT IN INJURIES IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. *AK
RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT AXLE SEALS FAILED, LEAKING GEAR OIL.
AXLE SHAFT CRAKED CAUSING KNOCKING SOUND WHILE GOING UP HILL.
WHILE SLOWING DOWN AND TURNING OR WHEN IN NEUTRAL POSITION THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE SHUTS OFF.
FUEL GAUGE FAILED.
THE TILT WHEEL WIRING HARNESS BREAKS WHENEVER STEERING WHEEL IS TILTED AFTER A FEW MONTHS USE. WHENEVER STRESS IS APPLIED, THE WIRES ARE CONNECTED IN DOWN POSITION. IN THE UP POSITION, STEERING WHEEL WIRES ARE SEPARATED. TOOK TO THE DEALER & PROBLEM COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. *AK SOLDERING THE WIRES...
HEATER CORE LEAKED COOLANT INTO CAB OF VEHICLE.
FAN MOTOR FOR HEATER FAILED.
ROUTING OF THE FUEL LINES CAUSES THE FUEL LINES TO RUB AGAINST OTHER COMPONENTS. THIS HAS CAUSED THE FUEL LINES TO WEAR THROUGH AND GAS TO LEAK.
THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT CAUSE, INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. CAUSE OF PROBLEM WAS A DEFECTIVE SENSOR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SURGE FORWARD. HAD APPLIED BRAKES, BUT STILL REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. TOOK TO DEALER ABOUT GROWLING & TOLD CHARACTER OF VEHICLE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE OWNER HEARS A POPPING , AND CAN FEEL THE POPPING IN THE STEERING COLUMN; THIS IS A POTENTIAL FOR FURTHER STEERING PROBLEMS. *AK
ENGINE STALLS.
ENGINE STALLS.
CLUTCH PLATE CRACKED.
WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY 75 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, IT APPEARS THAT RANSFER CASE CAME APART, CAUSING FRONT WHEELS TO LOCK UP, NO NOISE/WARNING, VEHICLE WITH DEALER, TRANSFER CASE AND TRANSMISSION ORDERED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING APPLIED THE ABS BRAKES ONE OF THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP. THE ROAD HAD ICE ON IT. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AROUND 15-20 MPH. *AK
VEHICLE BEGAN PULLING TO THE LEFT. FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS HAD TO BE REPLACED.
THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC LAP AND SHOULDER BELT LATCH WILL NOT RELEASE FROM THE LOCKED POSITION, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO BE INOPERATIVE. PLEASE EXPLAIN FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
FAILURE OF THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE BRAKE CALIPER, THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT BRAKE CALIPER WAS DISENGAGED FROM THE DISC DUE TO A RUSTED BOLT. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN MORE DETAILS. *AK
THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL IS CRACKED. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TWICE.
VEHICLE PULLING TO THE RIGHT/VIBRATING.
TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT FROM THIRD TO FOURTH GEAR.
THE STEERING RACK CONTINUES TO LET LOOSE. WHENEVER STARTING OR STOPPING THE VEHICLE, DRIVER CAN FEEL SOMETHING MOVING AROUND IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND ITS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP.*AK
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND LEFT IN IDLE POSITION, IN PARK, JUMPED OUT OF GEAR. *AK
STEERING WHEEL SEEMS TO HAVE HARD SPOTS WHEN TURNING. TENDS TO LOCK UP. RACK & PINION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.*AK
THE TRUCK HAS A LEAKING RACK & PINION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE NOTICED THE SMOKE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK
THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED ABOUT FIVE TIMES WHILE DRIVING.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
IN WET WEATHER WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY LOCK UP, THERE NO BRAKES. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE ASSEMBLED INCORRECTLY, CAUSING CABLE TO REST ON CATALYTIC CONVERTER/BURN. *SD
PURCHASE TRUCK USED WHEN APPLIED THE BRAKE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LOCKED UP AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKE. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
PURCHASE TRUCK USED WHEN APPLIED THE BRAKE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LOCKED UP AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKE. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
ELECTRICAL HARNESS UNDER HOOD CORRODED, CAUSING LIGHTING FAILURES. TT
FUEL IS LEAKING FROM THE GAS LINE. TT
FUEL IS LEAKING FROM THE GAS LINE. TT
WHEN TAP ON BRAKES TO DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL, VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN MOMENTARILY, SPEEDED BACK UP TO SET SPEED; HIT SNOW/ICE PACK, SPUN AROUND, REAR END HIT BANK
TRANSMISSION LOCKED IN PARK, UPON RELEASING, VEHICLE SHOT OUT OF CONTROL, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *DH
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE HOOD CAME OPEN . TT
BRAKE SHOE BROKE. *SD
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BOLT BROKE CAUSING SEAT BACK TO GO INTO THE FULLY RECLINE POSITION. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
THE ROTORS ARE RUSTED TO THE POINT THAT THEY CAN NOT BE TURNED. NOW THE BRAKES ARE INOPERTIVE. TT
HAD PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE WANDERING, HAD STEERING RACK REPLACED. TT
STEERING RACK FAILED TWICE. *SD
VEHICLES FRONT RIGHT ABS BRAKING SYSTEM WHEEL LOCKS UP AND CAUSES TRUCK TO SKID AND LOSS CONTROL. TT
THE SEAT BELT IS TOO HIGH , CAUSING IT TO REST ACROSS THE NECK OF THE DRIVER WHO IS APPROX. 5"9' IN HEIGHT. TT
REAR BRAKES DO NOT WORK WHEN THERE IS WEIGHT IN THE TRUCK, RESULTING IN SKIDDING, ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. *AK
THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BOLT BROKE AND THE SEAT MOVES UP AND DOWN. CHRYSLER WILL NOT FIX IT NOR WILL MARK III. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS WILL LOCK UP AT ANYTIME. BRAKE PADS BY BENDIX WERE POSSIBLE CAUSE. HILL KELLY DODGE REFUSED TO ASSIST ANY FURTHER. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.
THE FRONT ARM BROKE LOOSE AND CAUSED THE WHOLE FRONT END TO FALL TO THE PAVEMENT. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
ON BACK ROAD FRONT TIRE HIT SOMETHING AND THE STEERING COLUMN SEPARATED. TT
RACK AND PINION FAILURE, P0WER STEERING FLUID LEAKING. TT
RACK AND PINION FAILURE, P0WER STEERING FLUID LEAKING. TT
DRIVER/PASSENGER DOORS ARE WEAK. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOWER DOOR HINGE BROKE OFF FROM DOOR. TT
WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED, WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION IN REVERSE, IMPACT 6:00 POSITION SPEED UNKNOWN. TT
LEFT FRONT UPPER CONTROL ARM AND BALL JOINT SEPARATED; SPEED 65 MPH; NO PRIOR WARNING; CAUSED MINIMUM LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. TT
SEATBELT RETRACTORS FAIL TO RETRACT. *TW
VEHICLE LOST CONTROL IN HEAVY SNOW, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *SKD
STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE, NEEDS NEW STEERING COLUMN. TT
MAN-TRAN 4SP: WHEN SHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEAR RPM RUNS UP TO 500 ABOVE NORMAL; HOLDS 30 SECONDS, DROPS BACK, VERY SLOW; NO WARNING. TT
AXLE SEALS REPLACED 3 TIMES. ALSO REPLACED DRIVESHAFT.
TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR AFTER STARTING//MUST BE PUT BACK INTO PARK THEN INTO GEAR, ALSO TRANSFER CASE (4WD) BROKE 4 TIMES. *AK
FRONT END FAILED TWICE.
FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP ON WET ROADS, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SKD
VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE GEAR UNTIL SHIFT LEVER IS MOVED INTO ANOTHER GEAR AND THEN INTO DRIVE. *SKD