1994 DODGE DAKOTA Power Train Problems

FRONT LEFT DOOR SNAPPED OFF. I CAN'T OPEN THE DRIVERS DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. ALSO, BOTH SEAT BELTS SNAPPED, THE AIR AND HEAT DOESN'T WORK, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, WHICH AFFECTED THE STEERING. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED THREE TIMED, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOOSE POWER AND THE ENGINE WOULD DIE. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER RATTLED. THERE WAS A ROUGH IDLE AND THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS INOPERATIVE, THE TIRES WORE OUT PREMATURELY. ALSO, I HAD DIFFICULTY GETTING THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. THE IDLER ARM IS IN THE PROCESS OF BREAKING, THE IGNITION BROKE AFTER THE KEYS BECAME STUCK, THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND THE BEARING AND BUSHING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED IMPROPERLY. THE CONSUMER CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, AND THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED UP, DUE TO WRONG INFORMATION PRINTED ON THE DIP STICK. *JB

Mileage: 170,000

VEHICLE WAS PARKED, ENGINE OFF, PARK BRAKE NOT APPLIED. VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF PARK INTO DRIVE AND ROLLED FORWARD ON A SLIGHT DOWN GRADE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO JUMP IN, APPLIED PARK BRAKE, AND STOPPED VEHICLE. DAMAGE WAS $ 3000.00, NO INJURIES.*AK

THIS IS THE 2ND DODGE TRUCK TRANSMISSION I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE OTHER WAS A 96 RAM WITH 63,000 AND I WAS TOLD THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH DODGE TRUCK TRANSMISSIONS AS THE PLACES I TOOK THE 94 DAKOTA THERE WERE 2 IN FOR THE SAME THING ONE WAS A 1999 RAM. *AK

DEALER REFUSED TO DO APPLICABLE TEST TO SEE IF TSB WAS WARRANTED PRIOR TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHEN TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO FAIL DODGE ONLY OFFERED TO PAY HALF OF COSTS AND LATER RENEGED ON THAT OFFER. *AK

THE TRUCK POPS OUT OF O/D INTO DRIVE AND SLOWS DOWN THE VEIHICLE DRASTICALLY. THIS COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WHEN TRAVELING AT 55-70 MPH. IT HAS DONE THIS ABOUT 6 TIMES TO ME AND IT JUST STARTED WITH MY BOSSES 1998 2 WD DAKOTA. IT REALLY SCARES TH

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 40 -60 MPH TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF THE SET GEAR, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS NOISY,NOT SHIFTING PAINT, ENGINE PROBLEMS

TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE ABOUT 70 MPH, NOTICED SMOKE AND SPARKS COMING FROM THE REAR TIRE. BEFORE DRIVER GOT A CHANCE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE DRIVESHAFT FELL OFF FROM UNDER THE CAR. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COOLANT LINES CONNECTORS FAILED, OWNER NOTICED LEAKAGE ON FLOOR. THIS PART WAS RECALLED BY DODGE ON THE FULL-SIZE PICKUPS COVERING THE SAME YEAR AS DAKOTA. OWNER BELIEVES THIS PART WAS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED.

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION FAILED. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND HE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER, SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING.

UNIVERSAL JOINT BROKE.

PURCHASED TRUCK USED, SOMETIMES YOU CANNOT SHIFT INTO GEAR, DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. *AK

VEHICLE IDLE POSITION AND LEFT IN PARKED, JUMPED OUT GEAR AND ROLLED BACKWARDS, AND WAS IMPACTED AT 8:00 POSITION. *AK

TRUCK HAS INADVERTANTLY SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND CAUSED TWO ACCIDENTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AXLE SEAL FAILED, CAUSING IT TO LEAK.

SPEEDOMETER PINION UNDERSIZED, CAUSING SPEEDOMETER TO REGISTER WRONG SPEED, AND ODOMETER TO REGISTER INCORRECT MILEAGE.

TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SD

REAR AXLE BROKE, CAUSING REAR TIRE TO FALL OFF. *SD

THE TRANSMISSION LOCK UP, IN PARK AND REVERSE TOOK TO DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH TRANSMISSION AND ALL FOUR TIRES WORN OUT THEY WERE GOOD YEAR TIRE

THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE AND JUMPS GEAR. TT

WHEN VEHICLE REACHES A SPEED OF 48 MPH DRIVE LINE WHINES. TT

MANUAL TRANSMISSION THE CLUTCH DO NOT HAVE TO BE DEPRESSED TO START VEHICLE. TT