2000 DODGE DAKOTA Problems & Recalls

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Air bag light and Engine light comes on and off. Headlights, break lights, and blinkers keep going on and off while light switch is on. Rust on body due to clear coat peeling. Steering is sometimes hard to do even with full steering fluid. Shifts hard. Brake fluid has leaked. Coolant has leaked, alo...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2000 DODGE DAKOTA EQUIPPED WITH COOPER TIRES, TIRE LINE: FUTURA, TIRE SIZE: 275/75/R15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE VERY LOUD WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED HE TOOK THE TIRES TO PEPBOYS (7725 W NEWBERRY RD, GAINESVILLE, FL 32606, (352)332-6003) TO BE INSPECTED. THE...

Mileage: 235,177

MY TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING RIGHT AND IT IS VERY SLUGGISH IN FREEWAY AND WHILE WE IDLING. *TR

Mileage: 250,000

MY TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING RIGHT AND IT IS VERY SLUGGISH IN FREEWAY AND WHILE WE IDLING. *TR

Mileage: 250,000

MY TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING RIGHT AND IT IS VERY SLUGGISH IN FREEWAY AND WHILE WE IDLING. *TR

Mileage: 250,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE, THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS CONTACTED AND CAME TO THE CONTACT'S HOUSE. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDE...

Mileage: 60,000

BAD RUST ISSUE TO AREAS INCLUDING FRONT AND REAR BUMBER, THE ENTIRE BED INCLUDING MOUNTING POINTS, FENDERS, CAB CORNERS AND FRAME. LOST FENDER FLARE TWICE DUE TO RUST AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT THE ENTIRE BED SLID BACK AND ALMOST FELL OFF AND FENDERS AND BUMBERS ARE BASICALLY RUST AND NEED REPLAC...

Mileage: 130,000

BAD RUST ISSUE TO AREAS INCLUDING FRONT AND REAR BUMBER, THE ENTIRE BED INCLUDING MOUNTING POINTS, FENDERS, CAB CORNERS AND FRAME. LOST FENDER FLARE TWICE DUE TO RUST AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT THE ENTIRE BED SLID BACK AND ALMOST FELL OFF AND FENDERS AND BUMBERS ARE BASICALLY RUST AND NEED REPLAC...

Mileage: 130,000

BAD RUST ISSUE TO AREAS INCLUDING FRONT AND REAR BUMBER, THE ENTIRE BED INCLUDING MOUNTING POINTS, FENDERS, CAB CORNERS AND FRAME. LOST FENDER FLARE TWICE DUE TO RUST AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT THE ENTIRE BED SLID BACK AND ALMOST FELL OFF AND FENDERS AND BUMBERS ARE BASICALLY RUST AND NEED REPLAC...

Mileage: 130,000

"TAKATA RECALL" THE POWER STEERING CONTINUES TO LEAK EVEN AFTER SEVERAL REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.

Mileage: 200,000

"TAKATA RECALL" THE POWER STEERING CONTINUES TO LEAK EVEN AFTER SEVERAL REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.

Mileage: 200,000

"TAKATA RECALL" THE POWER STEERING CONTINUES TO LEAK EVEN AFTER SEVERAL REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.

Mileage: 200,000

I HAVE BEEN THE OWNER OF MY TRUCK SINCE 2007 . I HAVE HAD 3 CAR WRECKERS AND MY6 AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLODED. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO DO ? ..UPDATED 09/28/17 *BF UPDATED 7/19/18*JB *TR

Mileage: 27,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE FRAME UNDERNEATH THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED OR TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT...

Mileage: 150,000

WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION, THE DRIVERS SEAT SLIDES FORWARDS. I CAN'T SEEM TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THE SEAT TO MOVE FORWARD WHEN COMING TO A STOP

Mileage: 60,000

COMPLAINT #10734989 7-19-2015.NO RESPONSE FROM YOU. CALLING AND SENDING E MAILS SINCE OCTOBER 2013 NOT JUST YOUR DEPARTMENT! NO ONE WILL HELP. YOU, DODGE OR THE PERSON WHEN I WAS SITTING ON THE SIDE OF 71S. & PROMISED SOMEONE WOULD CALL ME BACK - OH IT WAS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVERYONE WAS LEAVI...

COMPLAINT #10734989 7-19-2015.NO RESPONSE FROM YOU. CALLING AND SENDING E MAILS SINCE OCTOBER 2013 NOT JUST YOUR DEPARTMENT! NO ONE WILL HELP. YOU, DODGE OR THE PERSON WHEN I WAS SITTING ON THE SIDE OF 71S. & PROMISED SOMEONE WOULD CALL ME BACK - OH IT WAS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVERYONE WAS LEAVI...

COMPLAINT #10734989 7-19-2015.NO RESPONSE FROM YOU. CALLING AND SENDING E MAILS SINCE OCTOBER 2013 NOT JUST YOUR DEPARTMENT! NO ONE WILL HELP. YOU, DODGE OR THE PERSON WHEN I WAS SITTING ON THE SIDE OF 71S. & PROMISED SOMEONE WOULD CALL ME BACK - OH IT WAS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVERYONE WAS LEAVI...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, STEAM APPEARED FROM THE VENTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEATING COIL SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHIC...

Mileage: 118,795

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, STEAM APPEARED FROM THE VENTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEATING COIL SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHIC...

Mileage: 118,795

IT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED. I HAVE RECEIVED A SECOND OPINION AND HAVE BEEN TOLD INTERMEDIATE DRIVE SHAFT NEEDS TO REPLACED. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND AM TOTALLY CONFUSED AS TO WHY CHRYSTAL HAS NOT YET ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS FAULTY PART, IT HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR MANY DODGE OWNERS. ALL NH...

Mileage: 207,834

I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO TURN INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS SPEEDING AND TOOK A CURVE TO FAST AND CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AND HIT HEAD ON. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WAS BUSTED WHEN IT WAS DEPLOYED. THE STEERING WHEEL INNER COMPONETS CAME ...

Mileage: 224,000

I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO TURN INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS SPEEDING AND TOOK A CURVE TO FAST AND CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AND HIT HEAD ON. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WAS BUSTED WHEN IT WAS DEPLOYED. THE STEERING WHEEL INNER COMPONETS CAME ...

Mileage: 224,000

I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO TURN INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS SPEEDING AND TOOK A CURVE TO FAST AND CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AND HIT HEAD ON. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WAS BUSTED WHEN IT WAS DEPLOYED. THE STEERING WHEEL INNER COMPONETS CAME ...

Mileage: 224,000

WHILE DRIVING CAR, TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING, ALL FUSES AND RELAYS AND NEW TURN SIGNAL HAVE BEEN REPLACED, AND TURN SIGNALS STILL NOT WORKING, SINCE THIS HAPPENED IT STILL HAS NOT BEEN WORKING. ALSO AT IDLE, CAR REVS UP TO 2000 RPM, AND DROPS BACK TO NORMAL IDLE, THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED...

Mileage: 126,000

WHILE DRIVING CAR, TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING, ALL FUSES AND RELAYS AND NEW TURN SIGNAL HAVE BEEN REPLACED, AND TURN SIGNALS STILL NOT WORKING, SINCE THIS HAPPENED IT STILL HAS NOT BEEN WORKING. ALSO AT IDLE, CAR REVS UP TO 2000 RPM, AND DROPS BACK TO NORMAL IDLE, THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED...

Mileage: 126,000

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, HY...

Mileage: 200,000

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, HY...

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. UPDAT...

Mileage: 140,000

BRAKE LINES RUSTED-LOST ALL THE FLUID. THE BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED AND FABRICATED BY THE REPAIR SHOP. *JS

Mileage: 66,313

MY FRONT BRAKES KEEP STICKING. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IT'S HAPPENED. I'VE REPLACED THE PADS, CALIPERS, DISCS AND LINES TWICE NOW. I JUST FINISHED THAT REPAIR ABOUT 5000 MILES AGO BECAUSE OF THE SAME PROBLEM. LAST WEEK, SMOKE POURS OUT OF MY FRONT RIGHT WHEEL WELL, AND THE TRUCK IS PULLING AND VI...

Mileage: 95,000

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM TIRE BUT DID NOT LOSE AIR AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. TIRE TREAD CAUSED OVER $2,000 DAMAGE TO THE BED OF THE 2000 DODGE DAKOTA PU AS THE TREAD EXPLOSIVELY SEPARATED FROM THE TRUCK. THE TIRE WAS 6 YEARS AND 3 MONTHS OL...

Mileage: 40,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. THE LOCAL MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC WHICH LOCATED A FAILURE CODE AT THE CLOCK SPRING. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA C...

Mileage: 110,000

I HAVE NOTICED THAT MOST IF NOT ALL DODGE VEHICLES ARE HAVING A PEELING PROBLEM WITH THE CLEAR COAT OF PAINT WHICH OVER TIME AFFECTS THE PAINT AND THEN RUSTS THE VEHICLES, WHETHER THEY ARE A CAR,SUV OR TRUCK. I AM ASSUMING THAT IT IS FROM WATERING DOWN THE PAINT TO SAVE MONIES FOR THE COMPANY BUT C...

PURCHASED THIS 2000 DODGE DAKOTA , ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY ON STATING LARGE LEAK IN EVAP SYSTEM. P0455. FUEL LEAK AT GAS CAP. NO WAY TO FIX THIS, ODOR IS STRONG SMELL THE GAS LEAKING OUT. UNABLE TO PASS NYS INSPECTION! *TR

Mileage: 41,000

2000 DODGE DAKOTA TRUCK. CONSUMER REQUEST AN INVESTIGATION ON DEFECTIVE TIRES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES HE PURCHASED, WOULD LOSE AIR ON A CONSTANT BASIS. ALSO, THERE WERE RUST STAINS COMING FROM THE SIDE OF THE TIRES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED, THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING AND A STRONG BURNING ODOR AND SMOKE EMITTED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE ROTORS, CALIPERS AND MASTER CYLINDER WERE REPLAC...

Mileage: 40,000

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 ...

Mileage: 78,000

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 ...

Mileage: 78,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE CONTACT BEGAN TO HEAR A SQUEAKING NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BECAME LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY INFORMED THAT THE THE STEERING WHEEL FAILURE WAS RELATED TO ...

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA . THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP. THE FRONT CALIPERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 165,000. UPDATED 04/22/11

Mileage: 140,000

2000 DODGE DAKOTA SLT. VERY LOW MILEAGE 36,300 EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE: DRIVING FAILURE: BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH TO POINT OF FAILURE. FIRST OCCURRENCE IN THIS TRUCK. ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. SPILLED BRAKE FLUID ON A 2 MILE DRIVE TO WORK. DID NOT KNOW WAS SPILLING. WARNING LIGHT CAME ON O...

Mileage: 36,300

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING, THE REAR TIRES WOULD SUDDENLY LOCK UP. HE HAD TO PRESS THE OVERDRIVE BUTTON TO STOP THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PROBLEM CAUSED HIM TO HAVE TO REPLACE TWO TRANSMISSIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR S...

Mileage: 90,000

STEERING LOCKING UP DUE TO FAULTY STEERING SHAFT UNIVERSAL JOINT. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA WITH TBC BIG O SXP TIRES, LINE SIZE P255/70/R15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES EXHIBITED ABNORMAL BUBBLING. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED HOWEVER THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WOULD ONLY LAST FOR ONE YEAR AND A HALF BEFORE EXHIBITING ...

Mileage: 52,000

UNIVERSAL IN THE SHAFT WEARS OUT AND CAUSES EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL,AND COULD BREAK. HAD TO BUY A NEW SHAFT OFF EBAY,THAT DODGE HAS SINCE IMPROVED. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

BRAKE LINES TOTALLY RUSTED OUT ALL OVER TRUCK AT 70K;HAVE CONTACTED NHTSA BEFORE ABOUT TERRIBLE OEM QUALITY VS RUST OF BRAKE LINES. PLEASE MANDATE STAINLESS LINES AND BRASS OR STAINLESS FITTINGS .~ 5$ PER CAR, SAVE 1000'S OF LIVES. THE PRESENT "PROTECTION" COATINGS ON STEEL ARE TRULY USELESS. ...

Mileage: 70,000

HEATER CORE IN DODGE DAKOTAS. THE HEATER CORE IN DODGE DAKOTAS SEEMS TO BE A REALLY BIG ISSUE WITH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE PART. WITH A BAD HEATER CORE, ANTI-FREEZE IS EXPELLED THROUGH THE AC VENTS AS A STEAM WHICH IS INHALED BY THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS. INHALING ANT...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE. ALSO THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WOULD NOT ACTIVATE. HE HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO-DATE. HE CALLED THE MAN...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE. ALSO THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WOULD NOT ACTIVATE. HE HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO-DATE. HE CALLED THE MAN...

Mileage: 100,000

ROTORS TURNED AND THEN WARPED/WORE SET OF PADS DOWN TO BARE METAL IN LESS THAN 20,000 MILES. ROTORS WERE WARPED AT 32,000 (AT TIME OF PURCHASE), 50,000, 63,000, AND 80,000. REAR BRAKES REPLACED AT SAME INTERVAL AS FRONT BRAKES, BUT HARDLY ANY WEAR WAS PRESENT AT TIME OF MALFUNCTION OF FRONT BRAKES...

Mileage: 32,000

ROTORS TURNED AND THEN WARPED/WORE SET OF PADS DOWN TO BARE METAL IN LESS THAN 20,000 MILES. ROTORS WERE WARPED AT 32,000 (AT TIME OF PURCHASE), 50,000, 63,000, AND 80,000. REAR BRAKES REPLACED AT SAME INTERVAL AS FRONT BRAKES, BUT HARDLY ANY WEAR WAS PRESENT AT TIME OF MALFUNCTION OF FRONT BRAKES...

Mileage: 32,000

DODGE/CHRYSLER 9.25 INCH REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. RETAINING CLIPS FOR THE CLUTCH PACK OF THE TRUE-TRAK DIFFERENTIAL FALL OUT. THE METAL PARTS GET CHEWED UP BY THE RING AND PINION AND CAUSE THE REAR END TO FAIL. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AS I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND HUNDREDS PROBABLY M...

Mileage: 90,300

THE BALL JOINTS IN 2000 DAKOTAS WERE RECALLED ON ONLY THE 4X4 MODELS. I HAVE A 2000 WITH 2 WHEELS DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER SENT OUT A LETTER SAYING IT WAS RECALLED, INSPECTED IT AND SAID THEY WERE FINE. THAT WAS AT 50,000 MILES. NOW AT 99,000 THE BALL JOINT DISCONNECTED FROM ITS UNIT, CAUSING ME TO A...

Mileage: 99,100

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA. IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THE CONTACT PLACED OIL IN THE VEHICLE. HE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT BEGAN SHAKING EVEN WOR...

Mileage: 130,100

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT NOTICED A SMALL RED PUDDLE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, HE OBSERVED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL WAS LOW. HE ADDED TRANSMISSION FLUID TO THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER...

Mileage: 174,168

THE TRUCK WAS BEING DRIVEN AT APPROX 25 MI PER HOUR. THERE WAS A LOUD THUMP. SMOKE BEGAN TO POUR OUT OF THE HOOD. I PULLED OVER. FLAMES WERE VISIBLE UNDERNEATH. THE HOOD BLEW OPEN AND FLAMES POURED OUT. IN LESS THAN 4 MINUTES THE TRUCK WAS TOTALED. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

ENGINE OVERHEATED RELAY AND RELAY BOARD MELTED. CAN NOT REPLACE RELAY DODGE KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM AND SELLS A RELAY RELOCATION DEVICE. THIS IS DEFECT AND THEY KNOW IT. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA. WHENEVER THE CONTACT TURNS THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE POPS. SHE ALSO HEARS A CLANKING NOISE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER...

Mileage: 8,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-35 MPH, THE CONTACT SWERVED TO AVOID A CAT AND STRUCK A TREE AND A PARKED CAR. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE KEY BROKE OFF IN THE IGNITION AND THE TURN SIGNAL WAS DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT'S FACE STRUCK...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB. WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED HOT BRAKE FLUID AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PADS WERE GRINDING INTO THE ROTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A DEFECT IN THE KNUCKLE OF THE VE...

Mileage: 169,000

NO SPECIFIC CRASHES THAT I AM PERSONALLY AWARE OF, BUT THERE HAVE SURELY BEEN MANY, POSSIBLY ATTRIBUTED TO OTHER CAUSES. THE FAILURE-SEVERELY RUSTED BRAKE FLUID LINES WHICH HAVE CAUSED LOSS OF BRAKING. IT OCCURS VERY FREQUENTLY IN THE 'RUST BELT STATES', IE MASSACHUSETTS FOR EXAMPLE. REPAIR INVOLV...

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS WARMING UP FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES, THE SERVICE CAP ON THE RADIATOR HOSE RUPTURED. THE VEHICLE IS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 117,000.

Mileage: 117,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA WITH COOPER DISCOVERY A/T TIRES (TIRE SIZE P215/75/R15). SHE OBSERVED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS VERY LOW ON ALL FOUR TIRES. THE MECHANIC STATED THE TIRES WERE CRACKED AND WOULD BE UNABLE TO MAINTAIN AIR. IN ADDITION, HE STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE...

WE BOUGHT A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA SPORT IN JANUARY 2008. EVER SINCE WE'VE HAD IT, IT'S RPM GOES UP TO 3 1/2 TO 4 RPMS BEFORE IT SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND AND FROM SECOND TO THIRD. AT FIRST, IT WAS WHEN WE WOULD FIRST LEAVE OUR PARKING LOT, AND NOW IT DOES IT ALMOST ALL THE TIME. WE BOUGHT IT AT KUNES I...

Mileage: 64,000

TIMING COVER HOUSING THAT ALSO HOUSES WATER PUMP AND THERMOSTAT, HAS POOR CASTING QUALITY WHERE COOLANT ENTERS HOUSING FROM LOWER RADIATOR HOSE RESULTING IN EROSION OF MATERIAL AND ULTIMATELY LEAKS OUT RADIATOR FLUID. AFTER SPEAKING WITH CHRYSLER CORPORATE, THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO FURNISH PARS FOR R...

Mileage: 97,000

PREMATURE FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILURE: REPLACED LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING AT 72,026 MILES; NEEDS REPLACEMENT AGAIN AT 79,505 MILES; 15 MONTHS LATER. (2000 DODGE DAKOTA: P/N: 52009528AE. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE QUADCAB 4.7 PIECE OF CRAP TRUCK THAT I BOUGHT NEW. IT HAS 59,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED SINCE NEW WITH THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. IN ADDITION, I HAVE REPLACED TWO OF THE COMPUTERS WHICH COST ME ABOUT $1800 COMBINED. FOR THE PAST YEAR OR SO IT HAS BEEN RUNNI...

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE QUADCAB 4.7 PIECE OF CRAP TRUCK THAT I BOUGHT NEW. IT HAS 59,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED SINCE NEW WITH THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. IN ADDITION, I HAVE REPLACED TWO OF THE COMPUTERS WHICH COST ME ABOUT $1800 COMBINED. FOR THE PAST YEAR OR SO IT HAS BEEN RUNNI...

CLIPS IN REAR DIFFERENTIAL BROKE (BELIEVE THEY HELD THE SPRING TO THE CLUTCH PLATES). CAR IS DODGE DAKOTA 2000, WITH 80,000 MILES OF LIGHT USE ( NO TOWING, LIGHT AND INFREQUENT HAULING) BELEIVE THERE IS A DESIGN DEFECT WITH THE CLIPS THAT MAY CAUSE PREMATURE FAILURE IN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL.*CN

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE METALLIC BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED. THE...

Mileage: 92,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE METALLIC BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED. THE...

Mileage: 92,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN HE DROVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. HE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOOSE WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE UPPER BALL JOINT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE UPPER BALL J...

Mileage: 95,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA. THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY HAS FAILED. THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER WILL NOT REPLACE THE ASSEMBLY FREE OF CHARGE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 93,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

Mileage: 52,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STEERING THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE RACK AND PINION, BALL JOINTS, AND TIRE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC PERFORMED THE REPAIR. APPROXIMATELY FOUR YEARS LATER, THE V...

Mileage: 57,400

ROTORS AND FRONT BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT PREMATURLY. ROTOR WEAR INDICATES THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WITH THE CALIPER PRIMARILY APPLYING PREASSURE FROM THE PISTON SIDE WHILE THE OPOSING SIDE SEEMS TO BIND. REAR BRAKES ARE STILL ORIGINAL WHILE FRONT HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES.

TRUCK FUEL LEAK. 2000 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB PURCHASED NEW DECEMBER 1999; MILEAGE 66,000 + ; EXTENSIVE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON VEHICLE, ALSO GARAGED WHEN NOT IN USE; TRUCK IS NOT 4WD AND IS ONLY DRIVEN OVER PAVED ROADS. . STARTED SMELLING FUEL IN GARAGE, THEN COULD SMELL FUEL WHEN TR...

Mileage: 66,300

THE DOOR LOCKS ON MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA HAVE FAILED TO WORK. THEY LOCK BUT DO NOT UNLOCK FROM THE INSIDE. THEY HAVE BEEN REPAIRED 2 TIMES AND HAVE FAILED A THIRD . I WAS TOLD THE DOOR LATCH/LOCK ASSEMBLY IS THE PART THAT IS FAILING ALSO THE CENTRAL TIMER MODULE IS ALSO IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. THE...

NOISE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND VIBRATION FROM STEERING WHEEL. SOUNDS AS IF POWER STEERING PUMP WAS LOW ON FLUID. MAKES A LOAD NOISE WHEN STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. DROVE SHORT DISTANCE TO REPAIR FACILITY AND WAS SHOCKED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE HOSES HAD SPLIT. ALSO THE RACK AND PINION STE...

Mileage: 71,528

NOISE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND VIBRATION FROM STEERING WHEEL. SOUNDS AS IF POWER STEERING PUMP WAS LOW ON FLUID. MAKES A LOAD NOISE WHEN STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. DROVE SHORT DISTANCE TO REPAIR FACILITY AND WAS SHOCKED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE HOSES HAD SPLIT. ALSO THE RACK AND PINION STE...

Mileage: 71,528

NOISE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND VIBRATION FROM STEERING WHEEL. SOUNDS AS IF POWER STEERING PUMP WAS LOW ON FLUID. MAKES A LOAD NOISE WHEN STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. DROVE SHORT DISTANCE TO REPAIR FACILITY AND WAS SHOCKED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE HOSES HAD SPLIT. ALSO THE RACK AND PINION STE...

Mileage: 71,528

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HER 2000 DODGE DAKOTA (139000 FAILURE MILEAGE) AT 50 MPH IN THE LIGHT RAIN, SHE ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND A SLIGHTLY SHARP CURVE, BUT THE CURVE TURNED OUT TO BE SHARPER THAN EXPECTED. WHEN THE CONTACTS APPLIED THE BRAKES HEAVILY THE WHEELS LOCKED, AND THE CO...

Mileage: 139,000

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HER 2000 DODGE DAKOTA (139000 FAILURE MILEAGE) AT 50 MPH IN THE LIGHT RAIN, SHE ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND A SLIGHTLY SHARP CURVE, BUT THE CURVE TURNED OUT TO BE SHARPER THAN EXPECTED. WHEN THE CONTACTS APPLIED THE BRAKES HEAVILY THE WHEELS LOCKED, AND THE CO...

Mileage: 139,000

TRUCK STARTED TO PULL TO RIGHT UPON MID-LEVEL BRAKING. WAS TOLD BRAKES OK, TIE ROD ENDS BAD/REPLACED, NO CHANGE. THEN TOLD RACK & PINION BAD/REPLACED, SLIGHT CHANGE, STILL PULLS TO RIGHT, GETTING WORSE. NOW 3 MONTHS LATER AND AFTER $400.00 IN REPAIRS, I GO WITH A DIFFERENT SHOP, I WAS TOLD BRAKES CA...

Mileage: 115,000

MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR HAS FAILED. I ALSO OWN A 2001 CARAVAN WHOSE DRIVERS SIDE REGULATOR BROKE 2 YEARS AGO AND MY 2001 DURANGO HAD BOTH LEFT SIDE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE AS WELL. THAT IS NOW 4 WINDOWS REGULATORS FAILED IN LESS THAN 3 YEARS. *NM

Mileage: 45,300

HEATER CORE BUSTED AT 42000 MILES. *JB

A DESIGN FAILURE IN THE TIMING CHAIN COVER 4.7 CID 2000 DODGE DAKOTA IN THE HOUSING WHERE THE THER. HOUSING BOLTS TO THE COVER. A PIN HOLE LEAK OCCURRED. DODGE HAS REDESIGNED THIS COVER 2 TIMES TO CORRECT THE DESIGN ERROR. DEFECT COVER IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. 145,000 MILES. *NM

Mileage: 140,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE STEERING WHEEL MALFUNCTIONED ON A WORSENING BASIS WHILE TRYING TO TURN IN ANY DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT OF THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED....

Mileage: 100,000

I OWN A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB. 3 OUT 4 ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING IN THE SAME YEAR AND THE LAST THAT HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED WILL NOT LOCK WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE. *NM

Mileage: 38,560

I BOUGHT A 00 DAKOTA R/T USED NOT FROM A DEALER IN 2004. I HAD SOME ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TRUCK WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED FROM. THEY SAID THEY NEEDED TO CHANGE SOME PARTS TO ALIGN IT WHICH COST OVER $1000. ABOUT 1 1/2 YEARS LATER IT NEEDED ALIGNMENT AGAIN AND NOW THE ...

Mileage: 43,000

FELT 'CLUNKING' NOISES THROUGH STEERING WHEEL. DURING ANNUAL MASSACHUSETTS VEHICLE INSPECTION IN AUGUST 2006 TRUCK FAILED ON FRONT SUSPENSION TEST. TOOK TO WCS AUTOMOTIVE IN ROCKLAND, MA. MECHANIC DETERMINED BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. TOTAL REP...

Mileage: 57,122

FELT 'CLUNKING' NOISES THROUGH STEERING WHEEL. DURING ANNUAL MASSACHUSETTS VEHICLE INSPECTION IN AUGUST 2006 TRUCK FAILED ON FRONT SUSPENSION TEST. TOOK TO WCS AUTOMOTIVE IN ROCKLAND, MA. MECHANIC DETERMINED BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. TOTAL REP...

Mileage: 57,122

I OWN A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA 2WD. THERE ARE DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS ON THE FRONT END. THERE WAS A RECALL ON 4WD DAKOTAS, HOWEVER, THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL FOR THE BALL JOINTS ON THE 2WD MODELS. THERE WAS AN "EXTENDED WARRANTY" THAT WAS SILENTLY (AS IN I NEVER KNEW THERE WAS AN ISSUE) ON THE BALL JOINTS O...

Mileage: 4,000

I OWN A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA 2WD. THERE ARE DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS ON THE FRONT END. THERE WAS A RECALL ON 4WD DAKOTAS, HOWEVER, THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL FOR THE BALL JOINTS ON THE 2WD MODELS. THERE WAS AN "EXTENDED WARRANTY" THAT WAS SILENTLY (AS IN I NEVER KNEW THERE WAS AN ISSUE) ON THE BALL JOINTS O...

Mileage: 4,000

THE DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCKING INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT ACTIVATING THE POWER DOOR LOCK SWITCH. THERE IS ALSO A CLICKING SOUND FROM THE POWER DOOR LOCKS. *JB

Mileage: 53,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ANOTHER DRIVER TURNED IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING 35-40MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT THE VEHICLES COLLIDED IN A NEAR HEAD ON POSITION. THE CONTACT WAS NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT, BUT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE POLICE TOOK A REPORT AT THE SCENE AND THE VEHICLE WA...

Mileage: 80,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BACKING OUT OF AN ANGLED PARKING SPACE, THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WOULD NOT TURN. THE CONTACT DETERMINED THE OUTER TIE ROD CAME APART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

Mileage: 106,395

CONSUMER COMPLAINT REGARDING UPPER BALL JOINT RECALL (04V-596000)THAT CAUSED POSSIBLE COLLISION AND DEATH OF PASSENGER. *TS *NM

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA PICKUP TRUCK. SHE HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE AND THE ENGINE LOCKED UP. FORTUNATELY SHE WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP (SHE OF COURSE LOST ALL POWER ASSIST TO THE STEERING AND BRAKES). THE DEALERSHIP DENIED MY EXTENDED WARRANTY CLAIM SO I PURCHAS...

Mileage: 56,278

2000 DODGE DAKOTA CONSTANT MECHANICAL FAILURE DUE TO THE TYPE OF ROTORS, BRAKE PADS, AND BALL JOINTS THEY USE. THEY USE INFERIOR PRODUCTS THAT DO NOT LAST ON A VEHICLE BASED ON NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. HAVE TO CONSTANTLY REPLACE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ABOUT EVERY 20,000 MILES. THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE...

Mileage: 110,000

2000 DODGE DAKOTA CONSTANT MECHANICAL FAILURE DUE TO THE TYPE OF ROTORS, BRAKE PADS, AND BALL JOINTS THEY USE. THEY USE INFERIOR PRODUCTS THAT DO NOT LAST ON A VEHICLE BASED ON NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. HAVE TO CONSTANTLY REPLACE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ABOUT EVERY 20,000 MILES. THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE...

Mileage: 110,000

2000 DODGE DAKOTA CONSTANT MECHANICAL FAILURE DUE TO THE TYPE OF ROTORS, BRAKE PADS, AND BALL JOINTS THEY USE. THEY USE INFERIOR PRODUCTS THAT DO NOT LAST ON A VEHICLE BASED ON NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. HAVE TO CONSTANTLY REPLACE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ABOUT EVERY 20,000 MILES. THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE...

Mileage: 110,000

WHEN THE TRUCK IS STARTED THE REAR DRUM BRAKES HAVE A TENDENCY TO LOCK UPON FIRST BRAKING. ABS DOES NOT ENGAGE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. BRAKE OPERATION NORMAL AFTERWARDS. HAD AN ASE MECHANIC ADJUST DRUMS PROBLEM RETURNED FOUR MONTHS LATER. FRONT ROTORS HAVE WARPED TWICE. FIRST TIME THE ROTORS WERE ...

Mileage: 55,000

WHEN THE TRUCK IS OFF FOR SEVERAL MINUTES OR MORE, IT TAKES SEVERAL SECONDS FOR THE ENGINE TO START. THIS STARTED WHEN IT WAS ABOUT 5 YRS OLD WITH ABOUT 70,000 MILES ON IT. IT WILL START IMMEDIATELY IF IT HAS JUST BEEN TURNED OFF. I SUSPECT A LOWERING OF GAS LINE PRESSURE WHEN THE ENGINE IS OFF. ...

Mileage: 70,000

DT: THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH. IT STRUCK A TREE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT. HOWEVER, HE SUSTAINED FACIAL INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FR...

Mileage: 40,000

THE 2000 4 WD DODGE DAKOTA WITH THE 4.7 ENGINE THAT WE OWN AND BOUGHT NEW (LAST TIME...) HAD AN OIL PUMP FAILURE AT 60K MILES. THE DEALER HAD THE VEHICLE FOR A WEEK TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM CITING SLUDGE BUILD UP AND LACK OF MAINTENANCE AS THE REASON FOR THE FAILURE AND THE REASON FOR THE LONGER THAN ...

Mileage: 60,000

THERE HAS BEEN A FAILURE OF THE OIL PUMP IN MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA SLE WITH THE 3.8 LITER ENGINE.... 60K MILES, OUT OF WARRANTY...!! 60000 MILES !! THE DEALER SERVICE DEPT CLAIMS THAT IT WAS DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP OF THE PICK UP TUBE OF THE OIL PUMP. I CHANGED THE OIL OFTEN AND USE A GOOD QUALITY SY...

Mileage: 60,500

ON MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA MY STEERING KNUCKLE SNAPPED PAST THE TIE ROD ON THE WHEEL PART OF THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE IF THE VEHICLE (FRONT) THIS PART IS APPROXIMATELY A 1 INCH BY ONE INCH OF SOLID STEEL. THIS RESULTED IN A CRASH WITH A PARKED MANATEE COUNTY PATROL CAR. I BELIEVE THIS PART SHOULD...

Mileage: 72,000

I READ IN TODAY'S PAPER ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION OF 2004-05 DAKOTAS AND DURANGOS WITH THE INVESTIGATION INTO STEERING LOOSENESS AND PROBLEMS - OUR 2000 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB HAD TO HAVE THE SHAFT REPLACED DUE TO A BROKEN CONNECTION - IT HAD LOOSENED FOR A LONG TIME UNTIL IT AFFECTED OUR DRIVING. THE...

Mileage: 98,000

BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO RUSTED BRAKE PIPES. *JB

Mileage: 18,000

POWER LOCK ACTUATORS ALL FAILED ONE AFTER ANOTHER. THE FIRST ONE TO FAIL WAS THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR IN 2002. THE OTHER REAR AND PASSENGER FRONT FAILED IN 2004 AND NOW THE DRIVER'S POWER LOCK ACTUATOR IS MALFUNCTIONING. IS THIS COMMON AND SHOULD THERE BE A RECALL IF SO?*JB

Mileage: 29,000

DT: 2000 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONSUMER HAD AN INDICATION THAT IT LOOKED LIKE A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT UNLESS THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ON THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. SPOKE TO A MECHANIC, HE SAID THAT EVEN THOUGH THE WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT ON NOW THAT THE AIRBAG WILL EVENT...

TRANSMISSION FAILED ON DODGE DAKOTA ON A HILL. NO CRASH BUT I HEARD THIS IS HAPPENING TO TONS OF DODGE TRUCKS AT AROUND 70,000 MILES. SOME ONE COULD GET HURT. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. *NM

Mileage: 77,000

2000 DODGE DAKOTA DEVELOPED A MISFIRE IN THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECENTLY READ WHERE THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT REGARDING A SENSOR IN THE TRANSMISSION. *JB

2000 DODGE DAKOTA DEVELOPED A MISFIRE IN THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECENTLY READ WHERE THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT REGARDING A SENSOR IN THE TRANSMISSION. *JB

BRAKES, OUT OF ROUND OR WARPED ROTORS AND DRUMS, PREVENTS SMOOTH STOPPING AND LOCKS-UP INDIVIDUAL WHEELS. FRONT ROTORS AND REAR DRUMS REPLACED TWICE IN 50K MILES, AND WORN OUT AGAIN. *JB

Mileage: 9,000

2000 DODGE DAKOTA RECALL #119667 (UPPER BALL JOINT REPLACEMENT). I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO GET THE RECALL PERFORMED AND I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO PAY FOR AN ALIGNMENT TO SET CASTER, THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THE TOE ADJUSTMENT IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BUT NOT THE CASTER, DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE AGREES WIT...

Mileage: 65,000

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA SPORT. THE COLOR IS SOLAR YELLOW. IN LATE APRIL OF THIS YEAR, I NOTICED THAT MY CLEAR COAT WAS STARTING TO PEEL AND IT WAS TURNING WHITE IN OTHER SECTIONS OF MY TRUCK. I TOOK IT INTO A DODGE DEALER WHICH TOLD ME THAT THE CLEAR COAT IS TOO THIN ON ALL PANELS. HE CONTACT...

Mileage: 57,700

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE OF MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA TRUCK, 4.7 LITER V8, JUST QUIT. THE RESULT WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. POWER ASSIST FOR THE BRAKES QUIT AFTER TWO ATTEMPS AT BRAKEING. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF ROAD AND STOPPED. I RESTARTED THE TR...

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE HAD THE RECALL WORK DONE FOR THE UPPER BALL JOINTS AND THAT AFTER THE RECALL WORK WAS DONE THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A FRONT END ALIGNMENT WHICH WO...

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE HAD THE RECALL WORK DONE FOR THE UPPER BALL JOINTS AND THAT AFTER THE RECALL WORK WAS DONE THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A FRONT END ALIGNMENT WHICH WO...

I PURCHACED IN MARCH 2004 A USED 2000 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB WITH 71,000 MILES. WITH IN THE FIRST MONTH THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW REGULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN JULY '04 THE RIGHT FRONT DOOR REGULATOR WENT OUT THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN SEPT '04 THE LEFT REAR WINDOW WENT BAD. IN MAY 2005 THE LEF...

THE CONSUMER HAD TROUBLE UNLOCKING THE PASSENGER DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THE CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER. *JB POWER LOCKS WILL NOT UNLOCK EITHER DOOR OF VEHICLE, WHETHER USING THE KEYLESS ENTRY KEYHOLE OR USING THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE DOOR. THE ONLY WAY TO UNLOCK VEHICLE IS BY A COMBINATION OF...

TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ROUGH FROM WHEN IT WAS BRAND NEW. BROUGHT TO DEALERSHOP NO LESS THEN 10 TIMES IN 5 YEARS COMPLAINING. NO PROBLEM COULD BE ID'D UNTIL LAST WEEK. THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON WHILE SITTING IN PARK. THE DEALERSHIP ID'D PROBLEM AS FAULTY VALVE BODY. REPLACED VALVE BODY AND T...

Mileage: 63,500

THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW FAILED THEN TWO WEEKS LATER DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FAILED. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS MADE A LOUD NOISE WHEN LOCKING OR UNLOCKING. MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *NM

Mileage: 51,945

THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW FAILED THEN TWO WEEKS LATER DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FAILED. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS MADE A LOUD NOISE WHEN LOCKING OR UNLOCKING. MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *NM

Mileage: 51,945

VEHICLE 2000 DODGE DAKOTA PICK UP 2 WHEEL DRIVE. FAILED NEW JERSEY MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION FOR BALL JOINTS. THERE WAS A LETTER ABOUT THE UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE. UPON INSPECTION FOUND BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS HAVE EXCESSIVE PLAY TO THE POINT WHERE THEY MAY PULL OUT OF THE SOCKET.

Mileage: 50,000

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MADE A COMPLETE STOP STARTED TO MAKE RIGHT TURN BUT THE TIRES DID NOT TURN LUCKIELY I STOPPED JUST IN TIME TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT THE STEERING SHAFT THAT CONNECTS TO THE STEERING COLUM COMPLETLY BROKE OFF THERFORE LEAVING ME WITH NO CONTROL OF MY TRUCK. I REPLACED THE STEERING...

Mileage: 60,000

VIBRATIONS DURING BRAKING AT HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS. PULSING WHILE DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL. TODAY THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE OVERHEATED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON LEVEL ROAD. THE DISC BRAKES WERE LOCKED UP ON THE ROTOR AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. APPEARS TO BE A FAILURE WITHIN THE CALIPER??? I HAVE HEARD S...

Mileage: 63,716

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED STEERING RACK AND PINION FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE LEFT, AND RESULTING IN A COLLISION. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK

Mileage: 88,500

2000 DODOGE DAKOTA - IMMEDIATE, CATASTOPHIC FAILUE OF UPPER BALL JOINT. VEHICLE OPERATED FINE JUST DAYS BEFORE THEN SUDDENLY LOUD CLUNKOMG AND STEERING PULL TO THE RIGHT. TANDARD AUTO PARTS HOUSES DO NOT CARRY THE PROPER PARTS - CITING DODGE SAYS YOU MUST REPLACE THE ENTIRE LOWER CONTROL ARM.*AK

Mileage: 85,000

HAVE A DODGE DAKOTA-IT HAD A LEAKY HEAD GASKET; WHEN BROUGHT IN FOR REPAIRS CHRYSLER WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER BECAUSE THEY SAY THERE IS SLUDGE IN ENGINE DUE TO LACK OF OIL CHANGES; I HAVE CHANGED OIL AND I DON'T SEE HOW A LACK OF OIL CHANGES WOULD CAUSE A LEAKY HEAD GASKET ANYWAY. PAID EXTRA FOR EXTE...

Mileage: 57,863

NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE FOR RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V596000. CONCERNING BALL JOINTS. LITHI DODGE, 425-255-7220. *AK *SC *JB

NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE FOR RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V596000. CONCERNING BALL JOINTS. LITHI DODGE, 425-255-7220. *AK *SC *JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V596000 CONCERNING BALL JOINT WEAR IN DECEMBER 2004. CONSUMER CONTACTED 3 DEALERSHIPS, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT GET THE PARTS.*AK

A LOUD NOISE CAME FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. DRIVER PULLED OVER, AND NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL, AND THE TIRE DAMAGED THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE TRUCK. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CHANGE THE TIRE, AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER...

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE REPAIR SHOP FOR A FRONT END ALIGNMENT, THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE UPPER AND THE LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB CONSUMER BELIEVE 2 WHEEL DRIVE AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE DODGE DAKOTA TRUCKS HAVE THE SAME FRONT BALL JOINTS, THEREFORE REPAIRS SHO...

Mileage: 90,000

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE REPAIR SHOP FOR A FRONT END ALIGNMENT, THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE UPPER AND THE LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB CONSUMER BELIEVE 2 WHEEL DRIVE AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE DODGE DAKOTA TRUCKS HAVE THE SAME FRONT BALL JOINTS, THEREFORE REPAIRS SHO...

Mileage: 90,000

WHILE SERVICING VEHICLE FOR NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V596000 CONCERNING UPPER BALL JOINTS IT WAS DETERMINED THAT INNER TIE RODS WERE BAD DUE TO WEAR.*AK

WHILE SERVICING VEHICLE FOR NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V596000 CONCERNING UPPER BALL JOINTS IT WAS DETERMINED THAT INNER TIE RODS WERE BAD DUE TO WEAR.*AK

DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB 2000, PROBLEM WITH TRANSFER CASE SHIFTING. *BF THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHIFT OUT OF NORMAL GEAR. WHEN THE VEHICLE DID GO OUT OF GEAR, THE CONSUMER HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE HE COULD GET THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT BACK INTO GEAR. THE CONSU...

Mileage: 45,000

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS TO THIRD. ALSO, VEHICLE FAILED TO GO INTO REVERSE. EXCESSIVE FORCE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO CLUTCH TO GET IT TO GO INTO REVERSE. THEN, VEHICLE STALLED. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO CHANGE GEARS WITH 2 FINGERS. DEALERSH...

Mileage: 37,000

THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A WHINING NOISE WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH OR MORE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED THIS WOULD BE THE FORTH REPLACEMENT WITHIN A YEAR. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WER...

Mileage: 48,666

THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A WHINING NOISE WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH OR MORE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED THIS WOULD BE THE FORTH REPLACEMENT WITHIN A YEAR. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WER...

Mileage: 48,666

THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A WHINING NOISE WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH OR MORE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED THIS WOULD BE THE FORTH REPLACEMENT WITHIN A YEAR. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WER...

Mileage: 48,666

WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT THE PINION NUT FELL OFF, CAUSING THE REAR END TO LOCK UP. THIS CAUSED THE PINION TO TWIST INSIDE THE DIFFERENTIAL, AND LOCK UP BETWEEN THE DIFFERENTIAL CASING AND THE RING GEAR. *AK

Mileage: 75,883

' RECALL CAMPAIGN' ISSUED FOR 2000 DODGE DAKOTA 4X4 FOR UPPER BALL JOINTS, PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *BF RECALL# 04V596000. *SC *JB

POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA WITH ONLY 60,000 MILES. APPARENTLY THE MAIN SEAL BLEW OUT AND ALL FLUID LEAKED OUT CAUSING DIFFICULT STEERING. REQUIRED THAT THE ENTIRE PUMP BE REPLACED. *AK

Mileage: 60,100

CONSUMER WAS A PART OF A RECALL FOR THE BALL JOINT. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO PARTS. WAS TOLD HE WOULD BE PLACED ON A LIST. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V596000; DAIMLER CHRYSLER ISSUED AN UPPER BALL JOINT RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN, BUT THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE FELL OFF AT 55 MPH. *AK

DODGE DAKOTA 2000 CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE SHAKES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *BF THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE HE HEARD ABOUT A RECALL ON THE DODGE DAKOTA. THE DEALER EXPLAINED THAT THE RECALL WAS FOR 4X4 VEHICLE'S ONLY. *NM

'RECALL CAMPAIGN' DODGE DAKOTA 2000, CONSUMER REPLACED BALL JOINTS . *BF THE CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED BY PHONE THAT HE WOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE BALL JOINTS WHICH FAILED. THE TIE RODS ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED AND CONSUMER FEELS HE SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THAT AS WELL. *NM

Mileage: 42,050

A LOUD CLANKING NOISE STARTED COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER ALSO NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SWAY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ON ITS OWN. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE SUSPENSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT DUE TO WEAR A...

ALL THE BALLJOINTS ON MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB 2WD WITH 51,000 MILES, HAVE GONE BAD. THE LOWERS I REPLACED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL OR NOTICE OF EXTENDED WARRANTY. WHILE REPLACING THE LOWERS, ONE THE THE DUST BOOTS FELL OFF THE UPPER BALL JOINT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I THEN INSPECTED THE BOO...

Mileage: 48,000

ALL THE BALLJOINTS ON MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB 2WD WITH 51,000 MILES, HAVE GONE BAD. THE LOWERS I REPLACED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL OR NOTICE OF EXTENDED WARRANTY. WHILE REPLACING THE LOWERS, ONE THE THE DUST BOOTS FELL OFF THE UPPER BALL JOINT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I THEN INSPECTED THE BOO...

Mileage: 48,000

THE TILT FEATURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL OF THE CONSUMER'S 2000 DODGE DAKOTA SHORTED OUT A WIRE WHICH CAUSED THE HEADLIGHTS TO GO OUT. *NM THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS 16 MONTHS OLD AND RECURRED 12 MONTHS LATER. *SC

NHTSA RECALL 04V596000 CONCERNING BALL JOINT WEAR. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE NEXT AVAILABLE APPOINTMENT WOULD BE MAY 07, 2005. *AK *NM

WHILE PULLING INSIDE OF THE PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE. THE NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WHEEL FAILED TO MOVE ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND TIE ROD NEEDED TO B...

WHILE PULLING INSIDE OF THE PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE. THE NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WHEEL FAILED TO MOVE ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND TIE ROD NEEDED TO B...

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE STEERING ALSO FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A GUARD RAIL. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK

Mileage: 52,000

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE STEERING ALSO FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A GUARD RAIL. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK

Mileage: 52,000

RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V596000 CONCERNING BALL JOINT WEAR. UNABLE TO GET THE DEALER TO HONOR THE RECALL. CONSUMER STATED, IT HAS BEEN OVER THREE MONTHS. *AK

NO INJURY YET. WE DROVE FROM CA TO TX. JUST BEFORE WE GET TO TEXAS THE DRIVER SIDE LOCK STARTED MAKING VERY LOUD SHRILL NOISE EVERYTIME WE STARTED AND STOPPED THE ENGINE. LOCKES ON THIS TRUCK LOCK AND OPEN WHEN ENGINE IS STARTED OR STOPPED, WHICH IS VERY BAD. HUSBAND TRIED TO FIX PROBLEM, THEN IT L...

Mileage: 35,000

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE UPPER BALL JOINT RECALL. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE UPPER BALL JOINT AND INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE PARTS BEING DECTIVE PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 15 MPH COMING OUT OF A DRIVE- THRU AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHIN THE LAST 6,000 MI. THE DEALER WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, WITHIN THE LAST 7 MILES, ALL FOUR BRAKES HAVE LOCKED UP ...

Mileage: 4,000

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, CONSUMER HIT A POT HOLE. SUDDENLY THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL LITERALLY FELL OFF. *NM

AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK ON 2000 DODGE DAKOTA FAILED IN THE LOCKED POSITION, WAS NOT ABLE TO OPEN WITH KEY, KEY FOB OR DOOR HANDLES, INSIDE OR OUT. IF FAILED BEFORE AN ACCIDENT, EMERGENCY PERSONNEL WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN DOOR. REPLACED DOOR LATCH WITH BUILT IN ACTUATOR. *NM

Mileage: 57,950

DEALER HAS NOT HAD PARTS FOR THREE WEEKS. THIS IS FOR NHTSA'S RECALL # 04V596000 REGARDING BALL JOINTS. *NM

STEERING COLUMN DEVELOPS CLUNK. IS MOST NOTABLE ON BRAKING AND ACCELERATION. ORIGINAL COLUMN REPLACED AT END OF 36000 MI WARRANTY PERIOD. NEW UNIT DEVELOPED SAME PROBLEM AFTER 12000 MI. CONCERNED THAT FAILURE MAY CAUSE BINDING IN STEERING AND LOSS OF CONTROL. *NM

Mileage: 36,000

THE VEHICLE'S STEERING RACK FAILED RESULTING IN NOISE WHILE STEERING. *NM THE VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE BALL JOINT RECALL DONE. THE CONSUMER INFORMED THE DEALER OF A CREAKING NOISE IN THE STEERING AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE NOISE WAS A SYMPTOM OF THE RECALLED BALL JOI...

Mileage: 48,000

ON THE EVENING OF NOVEMBER 4, 2004, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE ASSEMBLY OF MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA PICKUP TRUCK FELL OFF. MY 17 YEAR OLD SON WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO THE DRIVEWAY OF A FRIEND'S HOME WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD BANG. WHEN HE GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK HE FOUND THE RIGHT FRONT-END OF THE TRUCK RESTING...

Mileage: 89,375

ON THE EVENING OF NOVEMBER 4, 2004, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE ASSEMBLY OF MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA PICKUP TRUCK FELL OFF. MY 17 YEAR OLD SON WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO THE DRIVEWAY OF A FRIEND'S HOME WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD BANG. WHEN HE GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK HE FOUND THE RIGHT FRONT-END OF THE TRUCK RESTING...

Mileage: 89,375

ON THE EVENING OF NOVEMBER 4, 2004, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE ASSEMBLY OF MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA PICKUP TRUCK FELL OFF. MY 17 YEAR OLD SON WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO THE DRIVEWAY OF A FRIEND'S HOME WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD BANG. WHEN HE GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK HE FOUND THE RIGHT FRONT-END OF THE TRUCK RESTING...

Mileage: 89,375

I HAVE HAD WOBBLING ON THE FREEWAY AND HAD TO REPLACE BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS AND ONE LOWER ONE TO GET THE PROBLEM CORRECTED. MY 2000 4X2 DAKOTA ONLY HAS 45,000 MILES ON IT AND I REPLACED THE FIRST JOINT AT 38,000. I HAVE SENT A LETTER TO CHRYSLER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR PARTS AND LABOR AND ...

Mileage: 38,000

2000 DODGE DAKOTA DEVELOPED A BRAKE PROBLEM.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***.*MR THE BRAKE WOULD PULSATE WHEN BRAKING AND CAUSE SEVERE PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS WHICH ALMOST TOOK THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROAD. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED A YEAR PRIOR. *SC

I OWN A 1999 DODGE DAKOTA 4X4 WHICH HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE 2000-2003 BALL JOINTS PROBLEMS. CONSUMER WANTS THE VEHICLE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *BF THE FRONT END FELT LOOSE WITH SHAKING AND CLUNKING NOISES. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPL...

I OWN A 1999 DODGE DAKOTA 4X4 WHICH HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE 2000-2003 BALL JOINTS PROBLEMS. CONSUMER WANTS THE VEHICLE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *BF THE FRONT END FELT LOOSE WITH SHAKING AND CLUNKING NOISES. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPL...

I HAVE A '2000 DODGE DAKOTA, QUAD CAB 4X4 THAT HAS REOCCURING BREAK WARPAGE PROBLEMS. I DRIVE ABOUT 12000 MILES A YEAR, MOSTLY HIGHWAY, AND NEED TO REPLACE MY ROTORS ATLEAST EVERY 18 MONTHS. DURRING NORMAL BREAKING DURRING WET OR ICY CONDITIONS THERE IS EXCESSIVE PULSING THAT LEADS TO INDIVIDUAL TIR...

I HAVE A '2000 DODGE DAKOTA, QUAD CAB 4X4 THAT HAS REOCCURING BREAK WARPAGE PROBLEMS. I DRIVE ABOUT 12000 MILES A YEAR, MOSTLY HIGHWAY, AND NEED TO REPLACE MY ROTORS ATLEAST EVERY 18 MONTHS. DURRING NORMAL BREAKING DURRING WET OR ICY CONDITIONS THERE IS EXCESSIVE PULSING THAT LEADS TO INDIVIDUAL TIR...

THE STATE VEHICLE INSPECTION STATION WAS INSPECTING THE VEHICLE. THE INSPECTOR INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED THE INSPECTION BECAUSE BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL.*AK

Mileage: 105,000

THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT PREMATURELY ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. *AK

Mileage: 115,000

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL SEPARATED. DEALER STATED THE UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED. *AK

Mileage: 55,000

I'VE HAD MY OIL CHANGED AT THE DEALER THE DAY I GOT IT..AND FOR THE NEXT FEW TIMES, I CHANGED MINE TWICE AND HAVE ONE OF THE RECIEPTS...BUT IT STILL COVERS THE DURATION OF THE TWO ACCORDING TO THE OWNERS MANUAL. MY 4.7L EQUIPPED DAKOTA BLEW UP....I PURCHASED A WARRANTY FOR OVER $1K AT PURCHASE, BUT ...

Mileage: 68,000

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A ROUTINE INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONTAL LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WORN OUT PARTS. *AK

Mileage: 48,000

CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD TO HAVE THE LOWER BALL JOINT, AND TIE ROD REPLACED. *AK

CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD TO HAVE THE LOWER BALL JOINT, AND TIE ROD REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA CAMPAIGN 04V596000; DAIMLER CHRYSLER ISSUED AN UPPER BALL JOINT RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT THERE WERE NO APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE UNTIL APRIL, WHICH COULD BE DANGEROUS FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE DRIVEN.*AK

CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR NHTSA RECALL 04V596000 CONCERNING BALL JOINT REPLACEMENT. AFTER RETRIEVING THE VEHICLE AND ARRIVING HOME THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT RIM CRACKED, AND THE TIRE WAS RUINED. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT LUGS: NUTS WERE PLACED ON TOO TIGHTLY. THE DEALER DENIED THAT A...

Mileage: 104,000

CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR NHTSA RECALL 04V596000 CONCERNING BALL JOINT REPLACEMENT. AFTER RETRIEVING THE VEHICLE AND ARRIVING HOME THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT RIM CRACKED, AND THE TIRE WAS RUINED. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT LUGS: NUTS WERE PLACED ON TOO TIGHTLY. THE DEALER DENIED THAT A...

Mileage: 104,000

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UPPER BALL JOINTS PROBLEMS. IN THE PROCESS THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE BEING EFFECTED BY THE DEFECT OF THE UPPER BALL JOINTS. CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERS FOR THURSDAY JANUARY 6, 2005. *AK

Mileage: 60,000

NHTSA CAMPAIGN 04V596000; DAIMLER CHRYSLER ISSUED AN UPPER BALL JOINT RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION IF LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE NOT REPAIRED. DEALER WILL REPAIR FOR RECALL O...

NHTSA CAMPAIGN 04V596000; DAIMLER CHRYSLER ISSUED AN UPPER BALL JOINT RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION IF LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE NOT REPAIRED. DEALER WILL REPAIR FOR RECALL O...

MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA R/T 5.9 IS MAKING A LOUD CHUNK NOISE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THE CURRENT RECALL ONLY INVOLVES 4X4 MODELS AND MY VEHICLE IS A 4X2 SO IT IS NOT INCLUDED. MY TRUCK HAS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AND I FEEL UNSAFE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT OF SOME TYPE. ...

POPPING AND CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT WHEELS (BALL JOINTS) WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. REPORTED TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, AND WAS TOLD "THAT'S COMMON, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT." I'VE BEEN REPORTING IT TO THEN EACH TIME I BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE OVER THE LAST YEAR AND THEY NEVER BOTHERED O...

POPPING AND CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT WHEELS (BALL JOINTS) WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. REPORTED TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, AND WAS TOLD "THAT'S COMMON, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT." I'VE BEEN REPORTING IT TO THEN EACH TIME I BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE OVER THE LAST YEAR AND THEY NEVER BOTHERED O...

DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY PART #55256713AB FAILED THUS OCCUPANT CAN NOT OPEN DOOR. *JB

Mileage: 76,021

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH STEERING SHAFT FAILED. AS A RESULT, STEERING FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A GUARD RAIL. *AK

Mileage: 70,000

UPPER BALL JOINTS ON MY VEHICLE HAVE FAILED AND DAIMLER CHRYSLER REFUSES TO REPAIR AND ALSO REFUSES TO AGREE TO A RE-EMBURSMENT WHEN A RECALL DOES COME OUT AFFECTING MY VEHICLE. I OWN A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA R/T TWO WHEEL DRIVE REGULAR CAB PICKUP TRUCK. *AK

Mileage: 92,000

I CALLED MOSS BROTHERS DODGE TO GET AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE RECALL #D47 TO REPLACE THE FRONT UPPER BALL JOINTS. THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL FEBRUARY 1ST 2005 BEFORE THEY WOULD HAVE THE BALL JOINT IN STOCK.*AK I LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS AT 7,000 FEET AND HAVE TO DRIVE DOWN THE HILL AB...

THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE CAME OFF WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 30 MPH. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. THERE WAS A SECOND OCCURRENCE WHEN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE CAME OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. *AK

Mileage: 142,322

EMAIL CONSUMER LETTER ADD TO ODI NUMBER 10051116 REGARDING UPPER BALL JOINTS ON 2000 DODGE DAKOTA.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED HIS VEHICLE EXHIBITED A POPPING NOISE. *JB *SC

MY WIFE DRIVES A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA CLUB CAB 2 WHEEL DRIVE I DRIVE A 1999 DAKOTA 2 WHEEL DRIVE. FOR MONTHS MY WIFE'S TRUCK HAD A POPPING NOISE FROM THE LEFT FRONT END IT WAS EXAMINED AND NOTHING WAS FOUND WRONG WE KEPT DRIVING IT,THE POPPING GOT MUCH WORSE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD JERK TO THE LEF...

Mileage: 50,000

RECALL 2000-2004 4X4 DAKOTAS/DURANGOS HEY, WHAT'S UP WITH ONLY 4X4S???? TWO WHEEL DRIVE DAKOTAS AND DURANGOS HAVE THE SAME BALL JOINTS AS THE 4X4S. WHY DO I HAVE TO WAIT TO SEE IF MY WHEELS FALL OFF BEFORE THE 100,000 MILE GUARANTEE BEING OFFERED ON MINE IS UP? WHAT'S THIS NONSENSE IT "ONLY HAPP...

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA 2WD CLUB CAB PICKUP. THE BALL JOINT ON THE UPPER RIGHT SIDE WENT BAD AT 60000 MILES. I KNOW THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION INVOLVING THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE VERSION OF THIS TRUCK AND I WAS WANTING TO SHOW THAT THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE 2WD VERSION ALSO. ON FIRST INSPECTION BY ...

Mileage: 60,000

MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA WOULD NOT PASS FOR INSPECTION DUE TO UPPER BALL JOINTS SO I HAD THEM REPAIRED. WHEN I GOT MY DODGE DAKOTA BACK ABOUT A WEEK LATER THE LOWER BALL JOINT ON THE DRIVER SIDE BROKE AND CAUSED A CRASH. WHEN THE BALL JOINT BROKE IT CAUSED THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK TO DROP DOWN ONTO THE FR...

Mileage: 5

THE FRONT BALL JOINTS ARE MAKING A POPPING NOISE, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO SHKAE AND RUST TO FALL OFF. DEALER WAS INFORMED BY CONSUMER FOR REPAIRS.*AK

WITH THE PENDING DODGE RECALL ON THE BALL JOINTS, WHY WILL IT ONLY COVER THE 4X4 TRUCKS. THE SAME BALL JOINTS ARE USED ON THE 2 WHEEL DRIVE ONES AND HAVE HAD THE SAME FAILURES. I AM THE OWNER OF A 2000 DAKOTA CLUB CAB. I TRAVEL 110+ MILES A DAY WITH THE TRUCK. CURRENTLY AT 90000 AND PLANING ON 2...

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA 2WD WITH BAD BALL JOINTS. THE 2 WHEEL DRIVE AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE HAVE THE SAME "DEFECTIVE" BALL JOINTS.*AK

2000 DODGE DAKOTA UPPER BALL JOINTS. LAST YEAR, MY UPPER LEFT BALL JOINT (BJ) FAILED. THANKFULLY I WAS STILL IN A PARKIGN LOT AT THE TIME. IF THIS FAILED AT SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY, IT WOULD HAVE INVLOVED SGINIFICANT INJURIES. *AK DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE ONE BJ, I HAD A DODGE DEALER REPLACE ...

ON 11/12/04 I BROUGHT MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA, EXTENDED CAB, 4X4 , WITH 36,703 MILES, IN FOR A ROUTINE FRONT END ALLIGNMENT. THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME THAT THE RIGHT UPPER BALL JOINT WAS BAD. I HAD IT REPLACED. THE COST WAS PARTS: 92.39, LABOR: 96.00. TODAY, I HEARD ON THE NEWS THAT YOU ARE CURRENTL...

Mileage: 36,703

2000 DODGE DAKOTA FRONT END PROBLEM. NOTHING HAS HAPPENED YET, BUT THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK MAKES UNIDENTIFIABLE NOISE WHEN TURNING. I HAVE BEEN TO THE MECHANIC 3 TIMES AND NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY OR FIX IT. I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS IF IT DEFECT.AS WELL, I WOULD LIKE THE ...

I BOUGHT A 2000 DAKOTA 4X4 USED, WITH 42,000 MI. IN OCT. 03. WENT TO GET A MISSOURI STATE INSPECTION CERTIFICATE, I WAS TOLD UPPER & LOWER BALLJOINTS WERE "GOING BAD". JULY 04, TRUCK STARTED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT.IT"S AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR THAT I CANNOT AFFORD RIGHT NOW. I SAW A NEWS STORY ON THIS IS...

Mileage: 42,000

I BOUGHT A 2000 DAKOTA 4X4 USED, WITH 42,000 MI. IN OCT. 03. WENT TO GET A MISSOURI STATE INSPECTION CERTIFICATE, I WAS TOLD UPPER & LOWER BALLJOINTS WERE "GOING BAD". JULY 04, TRUCK STARTED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT.IT"S AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR THAT I CANNOT AFFORD RIGHT NOW. I SAW A NEWS STORY ON THIS IS...

Mileage: 42,000

BAD FRONT BALL JOINTS.*AK

Mileage: 70,000

BAD FRONT BALL JOINTS.*AK

Mileage: 70,000

PER MECHANIC UPPER BALL JOINTS WORN OUT.*AK

TWO MONTHS AGO CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. THE FRONT END JERKED, ESPECIALLY WHILE MAKING TURNS. HE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO GET IT SERVICED, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE ROTORS. THEY NEEDED TO BE SHAVED. *AK

THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED (WITH NO WARNING), CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY TRUCK AS IT WENT AROUND A CORNER. I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE MOMENTARILY, DUE TO THE UNEXPECTED HEAVYNESS OF THE STREEING AND THE LOW SPEED (ABOUT 10 MPH). I DID REGAIN REGAINED CONTROL AND AVOIDED HITTING THE CA...

Mileage: 32,501

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPLACED 3 TIMES. ROTORS WARPED BETWEEN 10,000 TO 20,000 MILES. IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THEM AGAIN ONLY WITH HIGH PERFORMANCE ROTORS, DODGE BRAKE ROTORS ARE NO GOOD.*AK

Mileage: 10,000

NO EVENT YET, HOWEVER AS THE 2000 4 X 2WD DODGE DAKOTA HAS THE SAME BALL JOINTS AS THE 4 X 4 VERSION IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. SINCE IT IS NOT, I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT. IF ANY FAILURE, ACCIDENT OR INJURY DOES OCCUR FROM DODGE'S REFUSAL TO REPAIR MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA UNDER THIS RECALL I...

NO EVENT YET, HOWEVER AS THE 2000 4 X 2WD DODGE DAKOTA HAS THE SAME BALL JOINTS AS THE 4 X 4 VERSION IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. SINCE IT IS NOT, I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT. IF ANY FAILURE, ACCIDENT OR INJURY DOES OCCUR FROM DODGE'S REFUSAL TO REPAIR MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA UNDER THIS RECALL I...

DODGE DAKOTA UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE. SHAKING STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END NOISE CLUED ME IN TO THE KNOWN PROBLEM. BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED WITH BETTER MOOG GREASABLE ONES.*AK

Mileage: 70,000

PREMATURE WEAR OF FACTORY BALL JOINTS ON MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA AND WATER LEAK THAT FILLS UP MY PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD. DEALER HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO FIND WATER LEAK PROBLEM.*AK

Mileage: 40,000

SUBJECT VEHICLE: 2000 DODGE DAKOTA R/T, ILES: 49000; USAGE: DAILY DRIVER-CITY/HWY ONLY; COMPLAINT: EXCESSIVE UPPER BALL JOINT PLAY EARLY FAILURE. *AK AT APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MILES I NOTICED A SLIGHT CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT RIGHT SUSPENSION. I LUBED THE FRONT END USING THE APPROPRI...

Mileage: 35,000

DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD END NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT APPROX. 55,000 MILES. THIS UNIT IS SEALED AT THE FACTORY AND NOT SERVICABLE BY THE OWNER. IT WAS REPLACED BY VISSING DODGE, JEFFERSONVILLE. IN. SERVICE MANAGER NOTED THAT THIS UNIT COULD FAIL RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL,(WORST CASE SENERIO). I ...

Mileage: 55,000

TIE ROD BROKE. REPLACED TOE ROD AND ALL BALL JOINTS. *AK

TIE ROD BROKE. REPLACED TOE ROD AND ALL BALL JOINTS. *AK

TIE ROD BROKE. REPLACED TOE ROD AND ALL BALL JOINTS. *AK

PROBLEM STARTED WITH POPPING NOISE IN FRONT SUSPENSION. TIRES EVENTUALLY WERE WEARING UNEVEN. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER FOR ALIGNMENT. THEY COULD NOT PERFORM DUE TO WORN OUT UPPER BALL JOINTS. REPLACED BALL JOINTS AND NOTICED LEFT UPPER JOINT HAD DETERIORATED TO THE POINT THAT IT WAS CLOSE TO SEPARAT...

Mileage: 40,000

SINCE FILING MY COMPLAINT LAST MONTH, MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE UPPER BALL JOINT DETACHED AND CAUSE MY WHEEL TO NEARLY FALL OFF. LUCKILY I HAD JUST PULLED ONTO A STREET WHEN THE WHEEL FELL OFF, SO MY SPEED WAS LESS THAN 5MPH. I HAVE BEEN WAITING ON BACKORDERED PARTS TO BE SHIPPED SINCE MY ORIGNAL CO...

Mileage: 73,000

ALL FOUR OF THE DOOR ACTUATOR HAVE FAILED. FIRST THEY MAKE ATERRIBLE GRATING SOUND THEN IF NOT REPLACED, AT AN INCREASINGLY INFLATING RATE (NOW OVER $200 EACH), THE DOOR WILL EVENTUALLY LOCK AND CANNOT BE UNLOCKED BY THE KEYLESS ENTRY. YOU CAN BE LOCKED OUT OR A SMALL CHILD COULD BE LOCKED IN. AT AN...

ALL FOUR OF THE DOOR ACTUATOR HAVE FAILED. FIRST THEY MAKE ATERRIBLE GRATING SOUND THEN IF NOT REPLACED, AT AN INCREASINGLY INFLATING RATE (NOW OVER $200 EACH), THE DOOR WILL EVENTUALLY LOCK AND CANNOT BE UNLOCKED BY THE KEYLESS ENTRY. YOU CAN BE LOCKED OUT OR A SMALL CHILD COULD BE LOCKED IN. AT AN...

BRAKING SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE IS SUB STANDARD FOR STOPING, ON A EMERGENCY STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, BUT WILL NOT STOP AS IT SHOULD. WAS IN AN ACCIDENT THE OTHER DAY, THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IT THE BRAKES WORKED AS THEY SHOULD, I HAVE A (2002) DARANGO AND THE BRAKING SYSEM IS L...

BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS ARE LOOSE REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. *JB

Mileage: 40,000

NOTICED VERY LOUD SQUEAKING IN FRONT END OF 2000 DODGE DAKOTA. TOOK IN FOR DEALER TO SERVICE(46,000 MILES). MENTIONED BALL JOINTS. THEY REPLACED SWAY BAR BUSHINGS. FOUR MONTHS LATER SQUEAKING WAS BACK(51,000 MILES). RETURNED TO DEALER QUESTIONING BALL JOINTS AGAIN. THEY LUBRICATED THE SWAY BA...

Mileage: 55,300

DODGE DAKOTA TIE RODS. TIE ROD ACTUALLY BROKE. *BF THE CONSUMER SENT IN A COMPLAINT TO THE NHTSA ON LINE BUT HAD TROUBLE. *TC

DODGE DAKOTA TIE RODS. TIE ROD ACTUALLY BROKE. *BF THE CONSUMER SENT IN A COMPLAINT TO THE NHTSA ON LINE BUT HAD TROUBLE. *TC

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA. ON NOVEMBER 2,2004 WHILE DRIVING ON CITY SIDE STREETS THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. WHILE WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK TO ARRIVE, I CALLED THE DODGE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I HAD MY VEC...

Mileage: 78,800

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA. ON NOVEMBER 2,2004 WHILE DRIVING ON CITY SIDE STREETS THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. WHILE WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK TO ARRIVE, I CALLED THE DODGE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I HAD MY VEC...

Mileage: 78,800

1-GRABBING & SQUEAKY BRAKES; 2-FRONT ROTORS & DISC PADS; 3-REPLACED FRONT ROTORS & DISC PADS. DEALERSHIP KEPT OLD PARTS. AK

Mileage: 73,817

1-GRABBING & SQUEAKY BRAKES; 2-FRONT ROTORS & DISC PADS; 3-REPLACED FRONT ROTORS & DISC PADS. DEALERSHIP KEPT OLD PARTS. AK

Mileage: 73,817

WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL JUMPED ON ITS ON. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE RACK AND PINION STEERING AND UPPER BALL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL JUMPED ON ITS ON. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE RACK AND PINION STEERING AND UPPER BALL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

ELECTRIC REAR DOOR LOCKS FAILED. LOUD BUZZ NOISE FROM RIGHT REAR DOOR WHEN DOOR LOCKS ACTIVATED. TOOK TO DEALER AND HAD FIXED AT A CONSIDERABLE CHARGE. APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS LATER THE LEFT REAR DOOR LOCK BEGAN DOING THE SAME THING; DUE TO COST HAVEN'T HAD REPLACED AND NOW THE DOOR LOCK WILL NOT ...

Mileage: 60,000

I NOTICED THAT MY DODGE DAKOTA 2000 4 X4 WITH 39,000 MILES WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT. I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE THE ALIGNMENT ADJUSTED AND WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD NOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE THE LOWER BALL JOINT ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WAS FAILING. SEEMS TO ME THAT NO PART OF THE BALL JOINT SHOULD BE FAILIN...

HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE FROM FRONT END. VEHICLE ALSO SHAKES WHEN APPLY BRAKES. *BF WHILE DRIVING OVER 65 MPH THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK AS THOUGH IT WAS MISALIGNED OR UNBALANCED. IT ALSO SHOOK WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH OR HIGHER. THE VEHICLE'S WHEELS HAVE BEEN BALA...

HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE FROM FRONT END. VEHICLE ALSO SHAKES WHEN APPLY BRAKES. *BF WHILE DRIVING OVER 65 MPH THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK AS THOUGH IT WAS MISALIGNED OR UNBALANCED. IT ALSO SHOOK WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH OR HIGHER. THE VEHICLE'S WHEELS HAVE BEEN BALA...

FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED. *AK

Mileage: 43,000

FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED. *AK

Mileage: 43,000

FAILURE OF UPPER BALL JOINT. 2000 DODGE DAKOTA. DISCOVERED DURING A TIRE PURCHASE. HAVING FIXED AT DEALERSHIP. WEAR IS PREMATURE.*AK

Mileage: 57,750

FAILURE OF UPPER BALL JOINT. 2000 DODGE DAKOTA. DISCOVERED DURING A TIRE PURCHASE. HAVING FIXED AT DEALERSHIP. WEAR IS PREMATURE.*AK

Mileage: 57,750

FAILURE OF UPPER BALL JOINT. 2000 DODGE DAKOTA. DISCOVERED DURING A TIRE PURCHASE. HAVING FIXED AT DEALERSHIP. WEAR IS PREMATURE.*AK

Mileage: 57,750

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE WORN TO THE POINT OF MAKING ALIGNMENT IMPOSSIBLE. ALIGNMENT SHOP SAYS CONDITION IS DANGEROUS AND COULD RESULT IN WHEEL SEPARATION. CONDITION HAS EXISTED AND HAS WORSENED SINCE ABOUT 30,000 MILES. THIS CONDITION WAS REPEATEDLY MIS-DIAGNOSED BY SEVERAL DODGE DEALERSHI...

Mileage: 30,000

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE WORN TO THE POINT OF MAKING ALIGNMENT IMPOSSIBLE. ALIGNMENT SHOP SAYS CONDITION IS DANGEROUS AND COULD RESULT IN WHEEL SEPARATION. CONDITION HAS EXISTED AND HAS WORSENED SINCE ABOUT 30,000 MILES. THIS CONDITION WAS REPEATEDLY MIS-DIAGNOSED BY SEVERAL DODGE DEALERSHI...

Mileage: 30,000

I OWN A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA THAT I BOUGHT NEW. IT IS A CLUB CAB 4X4 WITH THE 4.7L V8 AN AUTOMATIC. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD AND HAS JUST TURNED 51,000 MILES. WITHOUT WARNING THE PASS. SIDE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS BOTH WORE OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS OF COURSE WAS NOT COVERED U...

Mileage: 51,085

I OWN A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA THAT I BOUGHT NEW. IT IS A CLUB CAB 4X4 WITH THE 4.7L V8 AN AUTOMATIC. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD AND HAS JUST TURNED 51,000 MILES. WITHOUT WARNING THE PASS. SIDE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS BOTH WORE OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS OF COURSE WAS NOT COVERED U...

Mileage: 51,085

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS

Mileage: 55,000

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS

Mileage: 55,000

IN JULY 2003 CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 20 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS SLIGHTLY INJURIED, BUT NOTHING SERIOUS. CONSUMER CONTACTED DODGE AND THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM, BUT HAS NOT HEARD FROM THEM.*AK

THE FRONT END OF MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB 4WD KNOCKS DURING TURNS. FRONT TIRES BADLY WORN. BROUGHT TO INDEPENDENT SHOP AND WAS TOLD FRONT BALL JOINTS, SHOCKS, AND TIE ROD ENDS BADLY WORN AND NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. WILL COST OVER $900 TO REPAIR. FIRST NOTICED FRONT END NOISE AROUND 60000 MILES....

Mileage: 60,000

THE FRONT END OF MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB 4WD KNOCKS DURING TURNS. FRONT TIRES BADLY WORN. BROUGHT TO INDEPENDENT SHOP AND WAS TOLD FRONT BALL JOINTS, SHOCKS, AND TIE ROD ENDS BADLY WORN AND NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. WILL COST OVER $900 TO REPAIR. FIRST NOTICED FRONT END NOISE AROUND 60000 MILES....

Mileage: 60,000

THE FRONT END OF MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB 4WD KNOCKS DURING TURNS. FRONT TIRES BADLY WORN. BROUGHT TO INDEPENDENT SHOP AND WAS TOLD FRONT BALL JOINTS, SHOCKS, AND TIE ROD ENDS BADLY WORN AND NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. WILL COST OVER $900 TO REPAIR. FIRST NOTICED FRONT END NOISE AROUND 60000 MILES....

Mileage: 60,000

BEGINING SYMPTOMS OF BALL JOINT WEAR AND POSSIBLE FAILURE ON MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA. HAVE ALSO REPLACED MY FRONT ROTORS FOUR TIMES WITH ONLY 61,000 MILES ON VEHICLE.

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS SNAPPING OFF. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 3.9 LITER ENGINES IN THE DODGE TRUCKS. EXHAUST FUMES THEN ESCAPE AND GET SUCKED INTO THE CABIN AREA AND THERE IS ALSO A FIRE HAZARD AS MORE BOLTS SNAP AND THE MANIFOLD SEPARATES FROM THE HEAD.

Mileage: 100,000

UPPER BALL JOINTS PREMATURELY WORE OUT. FELL APART DURING CHANGING OF BALL JOINTS. *AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. WHILE DRIVING ALONG AT APROX 40 MPH WITH THE WINDOWS UP AND AIR CONDITIONING FAN ON HIGH SPEED, I DIDN'T HEAR AN APPROACHING FIRE TRUCK AS I NEARED AN INTERSECTION. UPON ENTERING THE INTERSECTION, I WAS STARTELED BY THE LOUD BLOW OF THE FIRE TRUCK'S AIR HORN AND IMMEDIATEL...

Mileage: 39,527

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINT WERE BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEAS...

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINT WERE BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEAS...

I OWN A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB VIN [XXX]. THIS VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 58000 MILES. DURING AN INSPECTION OF MY BRAKES, I DISCOVERED SEVERAL FRONT END PARTS WITH UNACCEPTABLE WEAR. AT MY OWN EXPENSE, I AM REPLACING UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES AS WELL AS BOTH OUTER TIE-ROD ENDS. I ...

Mileage: 58,000

I OWN A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB VIN [XXX]. THIS VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 58000 MILES. DURING AN INSPECTION OF MY BRAKES, I DISCOVERED SEVERAL FRONT END PARTS WITH UNACCEPTABLE WEAR. AT MY OWN EXPENSE, I AM REPLACING UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES AS WELL AS BOTH OUTER TIE-ROD ENDS. I ...

Mileage: 58,000

I OWN A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB VIN [XXX]. THIS VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 58000 MILES. DURING AN INSPECTION OF MY BRAKES, I DISCOVERED SEVERAL FRONT END PARTS WITH UNACCEPTABLE WEAR. AT MY OWN EXPENSE, I AM REPLACING UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES AS WELL AS BOTH OUTER TIE-ROD ENDS. I ...

Mileage: 58,000

VEHICLE VIBRATED SEVERELY WHEN BRAKING FROM 5-65 MPH. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND DEALER DETERMINED THAT FRONT PADS BROKE, AND BOTH FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED.*AK

Mileage: 15,809

VEHICLE VIBRATED SEVERELY WHEN BRAKING FROM 5-65 MPH. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND DEALER DETERMINED THAT FRONT PADS BROKE, AND BOTH FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED.*AK

Mileage: 15,809

THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS LEADING UP TO THE UPPER BALL JOINT FAILING, AND THE FRONT LEFT TIRE FOLDING OVER, CAUSING THE TRUCK SLOW QUICKLY AND PULL TO THE RIGHT. SO FAR THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT CALLED WITH ANY REPAIR PRICES. *AK

Mileage: 50,000

2000 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB 52000 MILES DEALER MAINTAINED REGULARLY TURNED INTO PARKING LOT WHERE ENTRANCE CROSSED OVER CITY SIDEWALK, MILD TO MODERATE BUMP, HEARD A LOUD THUMP, THEN GRINDING, AND LOST STEERING CONTROL. STOPPED CAR AND FOUND RIGHT FRONT UPPER BALL JOINT SEPARATED WITH WHEEL ALMOST C...

Mileage: 52,750

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL SNAPPED OFF. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED THAT STEERING DID NOT FEEL RIGHT IN THE FRONT END. *TC

Mileage: 31,183

I OWN A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB TRUCK, AND WANTED IT TO BE NOTED THAT BOTH FRONT TIRES CAME OFF THE TRUCK DUE TO INNER TIE ROD SOCKET DISCONNECTED FROM MAIN RACK AND VARIOUS BALL JOINT REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THUS FAR, I HAVE NOT CRASHED OR INJURED ANYONE, BUT THAT MAY BE BECAUSE I AM AFRAID TO D...

Mileage: 35,000

I OWN A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB TRUCK, AND WANTED IT TO BE NOTED THAT BOTH FRONT TIRES CAME OFF THE TRUCK DUE TO INNER TIE ROD SOCKET DISCONNECTED FROM MAIN RACK AND VARIOUS BALL JOINT REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THUS FAR, I HAVE NOT CRASHED OR INJURED ANYONE, BUT THAT MAY BE BECAUSE I AM AFRAID TO D...

Mileage: 35,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH OUT OF A DRIVEWAY RIGHT FRONT WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND ROLLED DOWN THE ROAD. VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED ON THE BUMPER AND THE UNDER CARRIAGE. *AK *TC

Mileage: 92,000

AT 72,000 MILES HAD THE UPPER BALL JOINTS REPLACED THREE TIMES. *AK *TC

Mileage: 35,000

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER TIRE FELL OFF. AFTER TOWING THE VEHICLE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE UPPER BALL JOINT. *SC

Mileage: 62,200

THE UPPER CONTROL ARM BROKE AT 5 MPH. THIS CAUSED THE LEFT FRONT TIRE TO CAVE IN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE UPPER CONTROL ARE ON BOTH SIDES. *AK ON RIGHT HAND TURNS, THERE WAS A CLUNK NOISE AND THE STEERING HAD BECOME DIFFICULT. THE TIRE COLLAPSED IN THE WHEEL WELL. THE...

Mileage: 67,022

8/18/04: MY SON WAS DRIVING WEST BOUND ON 2ND AVE (TX HWY 22). JUST PRIOR TO TURNING LEFT FROM 15TH ST (ALSO HWY 22), HE HEARD A POPPING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK. AFTER TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 2 BLOCKS, HIS FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL FELL OFF, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL AND PULL TO THE LEFT...

Mileage: 30,000

WHILE DRIVING, HEARD A RUBBING NOISE FROM FRONT WHEEL AREA. BALL JOINTS AND TIE ROD ON FRONT DRIVER SIDE HAD WENT BAD. DID NOT HEAR ANY PRE-WARNING SIGNS. ONLY NOTICED WHEN THE NOISE OF RUBBING STARTED. HAD TO REPLACE BOTH BALL JOINTS AND TIE ROD. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, HEARD A RUBBING NOISE FROM FRONT WHEEL AREA. BALL JOINTS AND TIE ROD ON FRONT DRIVER SIDE HAD WENT BAD. DID NOT HEAR ANY PRE-WARNING SIGNS. ONLY NOTICED WHEN THE NOISE OF RUBBING STARTED. HAD TO REPLACE BOTH BALL JOINTS AND TIE ROD. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BANG COME FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER SAW THE WHEEL FROM THE VEHICLE ROLL ACROSS THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE SKIDDED ACROSS THE ROAD AND ENDED UP IN A DITCH. THE CONSUMER NOR THE PASSENGER WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. A TOW TRUCK MECHANIC INFO...

Mileage: 50,002

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BANG COME FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER SAW THE WHEEL FROM THE VEHICLE ROLL ACROSS THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE SKIDDED ACROSS THE ROAD AND ENDED UP IN A DITCH. THE CONSUMER NOR THE PASSENGER WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. A TOW TRUCK MECHANIC INFO...

Mileage: 50,002

FRONT BALL JOINTS FAIL ON A REGULAR AND FAR TOO OFTEN BASIS. *JB

Mileage: 84,000

FRONT BALL JOINTS FAIL ON A REGULAR AND FAR TOO OFTEN BASIS. *JB

Mileage: 84,000

WHILE AN INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED BEING PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE. AFTER SEARCHING THE WEB A RECALL WAS FOUND. *JB

Mileage: 63,000

PROBLEMS REGARDING 2000 DODGE DAKOTA. *MR THE CONSUMER THOUGHT THIS WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THIS WAS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. THE #5 CYLINDER MISFIRED DUE TO A CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD. THE LEFT HEAD AND GASKET WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH A BLOWN BELLY PAN GASKET. THE CONSUME...

DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL SEPARATED AND FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH. NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE WERE SUSTAINED BECAUSE OF THE LOW SPEED BEING DRIVEN AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE FRONT UPPER BALL JOINT AND TIE ROD SEPARATED AND FELL OFF. *AK

Mileage: 97,000

DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL SEPARATED AND FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH. NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE WERE SUSTAINED BECAUSE OF THE LOW SPEED BEING DRIVEN AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE FRONT UPPER BALL JOINT AND TIE ROD SEPARATED AND FELL OFF. *AK

Mileage: 97,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND TECHNICIAN DETERMINED VEHICLE OVERHEATED, AS RESULT, THE HEAD GASKET CRACKED. ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

I OWN A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA WITH JUST OVER 75,000 MILES ON IT. ON A RECENT SERVICE VISIT I WAS INFORMED THAT MY UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS, ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE NEED TO BE REPLACED. WHILE LOOKING ONLINE I SAW THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE DAKOTA AND DURANGO SO I WANTED T...

I OWN A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA WITH JUST OVER 75,000 MILES ON IT. ON A RECENT SERVICE VISIT I WAS INFORMED THAT MY UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS, ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE NEED TO BE REPLACED. WHILE LOOKING ONLINE I SAW THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE DAKOTA AND DURANGO SO I WANTED T...

"CLUNKING NOISE" COMING FROM FRONT OF AUTO WHEN DRIVING OVER UNEVEN SURFACES/BUMPS. FRONT RIGHT WHEEL ASSEMBLY DETACHED FROM VEHICLE AT UPPER BALL JOINT. LOWER BALL JOINT REMAINED ATTACHED. ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS REPLACES. RIGHT BRAKE LINE REPLACED. WARNED OF DAMAGE TO CV SHAFT, HOWEVER DEALER ONLY ...

Mileage: 40,960

"CLUNKING NOISE" COMING FROM FRONT OF AUTO WHEN DRIVING OVER UNEVEN SURFACES/BUMPS. FRONT RIGHT WHEEL ASSEMBLY DETACHED FROM VEHICLE AT UPPER BALL JOINT. LOWER BALL JOINT REMAINED ATTACHED. ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS REPLACES. RIGHT BRAKE LINE REPLACED. WARNED OF DAMAGE TO CV SHAFT, HOWEVER DEALER ONLY ...

Mileage: 40,960

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH BALL JOINTS ON DRIVER'S SIDE EXPLODED UNDERNEATH THE PICKUP, BREAKING INTO BITS AND PIECES. THE TIRE COMPLETELY DISENGAGED. THE AXLE WAS BENT, AND THE INNER TIE ROD HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK *TS *TC

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH BALL JOINTS ON DRIVER'S SIDE EXPLODED UNDERNEATH THE PICKUP, BREAKING INTO BITS AND PIECES. THE TIRE COMPLETELY DISENGAGED. THE AXLE WAS BENT, AND THE INNER TIE ROD HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK *TS *TC

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH BALL JOINTS ON DRIVER'S SIDE EXPLODED UNDERNEATH THE PICKUP, BREAKING INTO BITS AND PIECES. THE TIRE COMPLETELY DISENGAGED. THE AXLE WAS BENT, AND THE INNER TIE ROD HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK *TS *TC

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH BALL JOINTS ON DRIVER'S SIDE EXPLODED UNDERNEATH THE PICKUP, BREAKING INTO BITS AND PIECES. THE TIRE COMPLETELY DISENGAGED. THE AXLE WAS BENT, AND THE INNER TIE ROD HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK *TS *TC

THE BRAKE DISC STEEL IS FAULTY, AND PITS. THIS CAUSES VERY JERKY, DIFFICULT, AND UNRELIABLE BRAKING. AS IF ONE WAS BRAKING ON TOP OF LOGS. TWO YEARS AGO WE HAD THE DISC(S) MACHINED, AND THAT FIXED THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. BUT IT RETURNED. TODAY WE ARE HAVING THE DISCS REPLACED. I THINK DODGE SHOULD ...

FAX FM SARAH M. PENDLETON(FL) RE HER SON, DR. WIZARD PENDLETON'S 2000 DODGE DAKOTA TRUCK,DEFECTIVE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *MR IT'S THE OPINION OF THE TECHNICIAN WHO LOOKED AT THE CAR THAT THE ENGINE SUFFERED A MECHANICAL DEFECT IN THE #4 PISTON WRIST PIN. THAT WRIST PIN CRACK AND CAUSED THE P...

Mileage: 57,400

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED. *AK

BOLTS BROKE ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD SHIELD AND SHIELD FELL BETWEEN STEERING SHAFT AND MOTOR, CAUSING STEERING TO JAM IN STRAIGHT AHEAD POSITION ON HIGHWAY. COULD NOT PULL OVER TO BREAKDOWN LANE TO AVOID OTHER TRAFFIC. BOLTS BROKE FROM HEAT STRESS I IMAGINE, NOT TOO GOOD A THING TO HAPPEN ON A HIGHWAY BU...

Mileage: 142,000

ONLY 70000 ON THE 2000 DODGE DAKOTA. TIE RODS BROKE WITHOUT WARNING. HAD TO REPLACE 2 OUTER AND 1 INNER TIE ROD. AT THE SAME TIME THE BALL BEARINGS WERE FOUND TO BE IN HORRIBLE SHAPE. THOSE HAD TO BE REPLACED TOO. *AK

Mileage: 72,000

ONLY 70000 ON THE 2000 DODGE DAKOTA. TIE RODS BROKE WITHOUT WARNING. HAD TO REPLACE 2 OUTER AND 1 INNER TIE ROD. AT THE SAME TIME THE BALL BEARINGS WERE FOUND TO BE IN HORRIBLE SHAPE. THOSE HAD TO BE REPLACED TOO. *AK

Mileage: 72,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH THE CONSUMER TURNED A CORNER AND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SNAPPED OFF. THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE UPPER RIGHT BALL JOINT</A> HAS MALFUNCTIONED. THIS CAUSED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE UNDER BODY OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO THE RIGHT CONTROL ARM BROKE AFTER THE RIGHT BALL JOINT WAS REPL...

Mileage: 25,000

2000 DODGE DAKOTA STEERING PROBLEMS.*MR THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE MADE STRANGE NOISES, SHOOK EXCESSIVELY AND PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE CONSUMER SUSPECTS THAT THE BALL JOINTS ARE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE STATUS OF THE INVESTIGATION IN PROGRESS ON THE DODGE DAKOTA'S...

VEHICLES TRANSMISSION WOULD HEAT UP AND WE COULD ONLY USE FIRST GEAR. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE 25 MILES AT 55 MPH TRANSMISSION WOULD ONLY USE FIRST, REVERSE AND PARK. IT HAS BEEN TO TWO TRANSMISSION SHOPS AND TWO DEALERSHIPS AND STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG. *JB

BALL JOINTS ON 2000 DODGE DAKOTA 4X4, I HAVE JUST REPLACED ALL BALL JOINT,S ON MY VEHICLE, AN WAS JUST TOLD BY A COLISION BUSINES THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR IT, DUE TO THE FACT THAT DODGE IS HIDING THE FACT OF BAD BALL JOINTS ON THEIR VEHICLES, HE ALSO SAID THAT AT 59000 MILES I SHOULD NO...

Mileage: 59,300

BALL JOINTS ON 2000 DODGE DAKOTA 4X4, I HAVE JUST REPLACED ALL BALL JOINT,S ON MY VEHICLE, AN WAS JUST TOLD BY A COLISION BUSINES THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR IT, DUE TO THE FACT THAT DODGE IS HIDING THE FACT OF BAD BALL JOINTS ON THEIR VEHICLES, HE ALSO SAID THAT AT 59000 MILES I SHOULD NO...

Mileage: 59,300

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BALL JOINT PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS NOISY AROUND 35,000 MILES . CURRENTLY, AT 50,000 MILES THE BALL JOINTS CORRODED. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR GENERAL MAINTENANCE WHEN IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK

Mileage: 35,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BALL JOINT PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS NOISY AROUND 35,000 MILES . CURRENTLY, AT 50,000 MILES THE BALL JOINTS CORRODED. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR GENERAL MAINTENANCE WHEN IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK

Mileage: 35,000

THE CONSUMER HAD THE BALL JOINTS CHECKED AND IT WAS CONFIRMED BY THE DODGE DEALER THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THERE WERE PROBLEMS WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS. *SC *JB BALL JOINTS FAILED TIRES FELL OFF. WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE BALL JOINTS CAME APART AND THE MANY...

Mileage: 56,000

THE CONSUMER HAD THE BALL JOINTS CHECKED AND IT WAS CONFIRMED BY THE DODGE DEALER THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THERE WERE PROBLEMS WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS. *SC *JB BALL JOINTS FAILED TIRES FELL OFF. WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE BALL JOINTS CAME APART AND THE MANY...

Mileage: 56,000

I HAVE A 2000 DDGE DAKOTA & WENT TO GET A TIRE FIXED & LEARNED THAT MY FRONT TIRES ARE ABOUT TO FALL OFF!!! I HAD NO IDEA THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE BAD! THEN I FOUND OUT THAT A RECALL MAY BE ISSUED FOR THESE CONCIDERING HOW MANY HAVE WENT BAD!!! I AM JUST VERY LUCKY THAT MY 2 INFANT CHILDREN...

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

Mileage: 86,000

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THEN, THE MOTOR BLEW OUT. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 79,203

THE TRANSMISSION JUST ACT LIKED IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL, BUT NOW I KNOW THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY WENT OUT SUDDENLY. *JB

Mileage: 76,494

2000 DODGE DAKOTA 78200 MILES FRONT RIGHT TIRE SHIMMIED/SHOOK AT SPEEDS FROM 40 MPH ON UP. NO NOISE OR POPPING SOUNDS HEARD. FRONT END WOULD JUMP AROUND IF A POT HOLE WAS HIT GOING AROUND A TURN. TOOK TRUCK IN FOR ALIGNMENT & TIRE BALANCING. SERVICE TECH FOUND UPPER RIGHT BALL JOINT WAS WORN OU...

Mileage: 78,200

FRONT DRIVE AXEL, LEFT MOUNT BROKE. DODGE HAS A TSB # 889 ISSUED ON AUG 2000, REGARDING THIS. THIS TSB COVERS THE FRONT AXEL PINNION NOSE BRACKET BOLTS WHICH MAY LOSEN. THESE LOOSE PINNION BRACKET BOLTS CANCAN CAUSE THE BRACKET TO BREAK OFF. IN ADDITION A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION WAS ISS...

Mileage: 52,000

I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, DOING ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN THE RIGHT UPPER BALL JOINT ON MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA FAILED CAUSING THE WHOLE TIRE ASSEMBLY TO FALL OFF. THE TRUCK STARTED TO SPIN ACROSS THREE LANES OFF TRAFFIC, THE TRUCK STARTED TO TURN ON ITS SIDE UNTIL IT HIT THE GUARD RAIL CAUSING IT TO LAND ...

Mileage: 49,000

WHILE DRIVING ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC REPLACED A SENSOR INSIDE OF THE ABS UNIT. *AK

NORMAL, REGULAR DUTY USE OF A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB V8 REQUIRING REGULAR MAINTENANCE, NEEDED A FRONT END ALIGNMENT AT 57,000 MILES. THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER (MIKE BROWN @ GRANBURY) PERFORMED THE ALIGNMENT, CONDUCTED TWO (2) TEST DRIVES WHILE I WAS THERE AND RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO ME WITH A COMME...

Mileage: 57,001

WHILE BRAKING, THE BRAKES WERE WARPED, AND VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD. THIS PROBLEM WAS CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP MECHANIC TRIED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM 4 TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

Mileage: 38,000

2000 DODGE DAKOTA 4X4. WHILE CRESTING A HILL ON A MAINTAINED GRAVEL ROAD TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH BRAKES WERE APPLIED. CONTROL OF VEHICLE WAS LOST. VEHICLE STRUCK BERM ON RIGHT SIDE OF ROAD AND RETURNED TO CENTER OF ROAD. VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER SLIDING ABOUT 50 YARDS TO THE BOTTOM OF A DOWNGRAD...

Mileage: 115,000

2000 DODGE DAKOTA 4X4. WHILE CRESTING A HILL ON A MAINTAINED GRAVEL ROAD TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH BRAKES WERE APPLIED. CONTROL OF VEHICLE WAS LOST. VEHICLE STRUCK BERM ON RIGHT SIDE OF ROAD AND RETURNED TO CENTER OF ROAD. VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER SLIDING ABOUT 50 YARDS TO THE BOTTOM OF A DOWNGRAD...

Mileage: 115,000

BOTH ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS HAVE FAILED IN EXACTLY THE SAME WAY. THEY DON'T UNLOCK PROPERLY BUT, INSTEAD, STICK IN A HALFWAY. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD.*AK

Mileage: 74,000

DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT FRONT UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT. CONSUMER WAS NOT HAVING ANY PROBLEMS AT THIS TIME. DEALERSHIP DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *LA

Mileage: 41,000

WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS AT ANY SPEED, THE CONSUMER COULD HEAR A RATTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER CAN ALSO FEEL A THUMPING SENSATION COMING THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE LEFT UPPER BALL JOINT. *NM *NM

Mileage: 48,153

WHEN REPLACING TIRES ON MY 2000 DAKOTA, I WAS ADVISED THAT MY BALL JOINTS WERE WORN TO THE POINT OF BEING UNSAFE. MY VEHICLE WAS LESS THAN 30 DAYS BEYOND THE EXPIRATION OF THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY, AND HAD APPROXIMATELY 19,000 MILES ON IT. I BELIEVE BOTH THE BALL JOINTS AND THE TIRES SHOULD WEA...

Mileage: 19,000

WHEN REPLACING TIRES ON MY 2000 DAKOTA, I WAS ADVISED THAT MY BALL JOINTS WERE WORN TO THE POINT OF BEING UNSAFE. MY VEHICLE WAS LESS THAN 30 DAYS BEYOND THE EXPIRATION OF THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY, AND HAD APPROXIMATELY 19,000 MILES ON IT. I BELIEVE BOTH THE BALL JOINTS AND THE TIRES SHOULD WEA...

Mileage: 19,000

DURING INSPECTION, THE MECHANIC INFORMWD THE CONSUMER THAT THEIR FRONT LOWER/UPPER BALL JOINT WERE WEARING. *JB

Mileage: 67,000

DURING INSPECTION, THE MECHANIC INFORMWD THE CONSUMER THAT THEIR FRONT LOWER/UPPER BALL JOINT WERE WEARING. *JB

Mileage: 67,000

2000 QUAD CAB 4 X 4 DAKOTA. I BOUGHT THE DAKOTA USED WITH 59,000 MILES. SHORTLY AFTER THE FRONT END BEGAN TO SQUEAK AND CLUNK. A DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSISED THE PROBLEM TO BE THE UPPER BALL JOINTS. THIS IS AWEFUL EARLY TO HAVE BALL JOINT FAILURES. I HAD THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED FOR $360. THE SERVICE...

Mileage: 65,000

2000 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB 4X4 SLT. HEAVY DUTY SUSPENSION. TOP OF THE LINE MODEL. TOOK TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE ON A SQUEEKING FRONT END SUSPENSION. SERVICE FINDS RIGHT UPPER BALL JOINT NEEDS REPLACED. ONCE THE TECHNICIAN GOT INTO THE WORK HE FINDS ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS, UPPERS AND LOWERS, NEED TO BE ...

Mileage: 87,000

2000 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB 4X4 SLT. HEAVY DUTY SUSPENSION. TOP OF THE LINE MODEL. TOOK TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE ON A SQUEEKING FRONT END SUSPENSION. SERVICE FINDS RIGHT UPPER BALL JOINT NEEDS REPLACED. ONCE THE TECHNICIAN GOT INTO THE WORK HE FINDS ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS, UPPERS AND LOWERS, NEED TO BE ...

Mileage: 87,000

HAD SEEN A NEWS STORY REGARDING 2000 DODGE DAKOTA UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURES WHERE FRONT WHEEL WOULD COME OFF. I SUSPECTED MINE WERE MAKING CLUNKING NOISES SO I ASKED THE DEALER TO CHECK THEM AT ABOUT 62,000 MILES. I TOLD THEM I HAD HAD HEARD OF COMPLAINTS/POSSIBLE ISSUES RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM. TH...

Mileage: 67,450

THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE GARAGE FOR INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED. *AK THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED TWICE AT 30K MILES. THE SERVICE DEALER AND CHRYSLER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS WITH THE BALL JOINTS AND THERE WER...

Mileage: 10,000

AT 31450 MILES DEALERSHIP REPLACED LOWER BALL JOINT AND LEFT UPPER BALL JOINT. *AK *LA

Mileage: 31,450

AT 31450 MILES DEALERSHIP REPLACED LOWER BALL JOINT AND LEFT UPPER BALL JOINT. *AK *LA

Mileage: 31,450

WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER CAR. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK *LA

Mileage: 88,000

UPPER AND LOWER BALLJOINT FAILURE IN MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA,NEC TO REPLACE BALLJOINT DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR

Mileage: 61,000

UPPER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. *AK

Mileage: 50,000

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BOTH FRONTAL UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WORN OUT PARTS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BOTH FRONTAL UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WORN OUT PARTS. *AK

2000 DODGE DAKOTA SPORT 49,000 MILES, NEED BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS REPLACED. UPON HEARING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED PRIOR TO GOING ON A TRIP. AFTER THE DEALER LOOKED AT THE TRUCK, THEY SAID THE RIGHT WHEEL WAS ABOUT READY TO FALL OFF AND THE LEFT WAS BAD AS WE...

Mileage: 49,075

VEHICLE WAS THREE YEARS OLD WHEN THE RIGHT BALL JOINT HAD TO BE REPLACED. *PH THE CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH ALERTED HIM OF A PROBLEM. *JB

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT. MAKES A HORRIBLE POPPING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL OR INTIALLY GOING FORWARD AND BACKING UP WHILE CUTTING THE WHEEL.*AK

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT. MAKES A HORRIBLE POPPING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL OR INTIALLY GOING FORWARD AND BACKING UP WHILE CUTTING THE WHEEL.*AK

AT VERY LOW MILEAGE, AN INDEPENDENT SHOP REPLACED THE LOWER AND UPPER BALL JOINTS AT THE CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK *JB

AT VERY LOW MILEAGE, AN INDEPENDENT SHOP REPLACED THE LOWER AND UPPER BALL JOINTS AT THE CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK *JB

I OWN A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA, AND HAVE NOTICED A POPPING NOISE ON THE DIRVERS SIDE FRONT END. I HAVE SINCE DETERMINED THAT IT IS IN FACT THE UPPER BALL JOINT THAT IS BADLY WORN, AND HAS AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF PLAY IN IT. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS BECOMMING A GROWING PROBLEM AND WANTED TO ADD TO IT IN H...

Mileage: 20,000

I OWN A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA, AND HAVE NOTICED A POPPING NOISE ON THE DIRVERS SIDE FRONT END. I HAVE SINCE DETERMINED THAT IT IS IN FACT THE UPPER BALL JOINT THAT IS BADLY WORN, AND HAS AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF PLAY IN IT. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS BECOMMING A GROWING PROBLEM AND WANTED TO ADD TO IT IN H...

Mileage: 20,000

AT APPROX. 8K MILES, PULSING AND SHIMMY STARTED IN FRONT END. HAD TO RESURFACE ROTORS. HAD TO DO AGAIN LATER AT ABOUT 35K. NOT NORMAL. AT 15K REPORTED FRONT END CREAKS/GROANS DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM. AT 35K MORE OF THE SAME, DEALER REPLACED FRONT STABILIZER/SWAY BUSHING. AT 38K MILES, REPLACE...

Mileage: 15,000

AT APPROX. 8K MILES, PULSING AND SHIMMY STARTED IN FRONT END. HAD TO RESURFACE ROTORS. HAD TO DO AGAIN LATER AT ABOUT 35K. NOT NORMAL. AT 15K REPORTED FRONT END CREAKS/GROANS DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM. AT 35K MORE OF THE SAME, DEALER REPLACED FRONT STABILIZER/SWAY BUSHING. AT 38K MILES, REPLACE...

Mileage: 15,000

AT APPROX. 8K MILES, PULSING AND SHIMMY STARTED IN FRONT END. HAD TO RESURFACE ROTORS. HAD TO DO AGAIN LATER AT ABOUT 35K. NOT NORMAL. AT 15K REPORTED FRONT END CREAKS/GROANS DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM. AT 35K MORE OF THE SAME, DEALER REPLACED FRONT STABILIZER/SWAY BUSHING. AT 38K MILES, REPLACE...

Mileage: 15,000

AT APPROX. 8K MILES, PULSING AND SHIMMY STARTED IN FRONT END. HAD TO RESURFACE ROTORS. HAD TO DO AGAIN LATER AT ABOUT 35K. NOT NORMAL. AT 15K REPORTED FRONT END CREAKS/GROANS DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM. AT 35K MORE OF THE SAME, DEALER REPLACED FRONT STABILIZER/SWAY BUSHING. AT 38K MILES, REPLACE...

Mileage: 15,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE, THE SUSPENSION COLLAPSED COMPLETELY, SEVERING THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE WHICH COLLAPSED TO THE GROUND. THE TOWING MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT. *AK *SC *JB

Mileage: 63,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT STEERING COLUMN/HEADLIGHTS. WHEN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS IN THE TILT UPRIGHT POSITION, THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS OPERATED. WHEN THE TILT STEERING WHEEL WAS IN THE STRAIGHT POSITION THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WENT OUT AUTOMATICALLY.*AK THE CONSUMER FOUND OUT THE LOW BEAM WIRE AT THE ...

Mileage: 42,500

DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT UPPER FRONT BALL JOINT WERE WORN OUT. CONSUMER WAS NOT HAVING ANY PROBLEMS AT THIS TIME. DEALERSHIP HAD NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER RECEIVED A COPY OF A CONSUMER REPORT REGARDING THE PROBLEM WITH BALL JOINTS ON VEHICLE, BUT MANUFACTURER SAID THEY DON'...

Mileage: 16,000

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A POPPING METAL NOISE IN THE FRONT END. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE UPPER THEN THE LOWER BALL JOINTS BECAUSE THEY WERE WORN OUT. *AK THE BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED AT 27K MILES AND AGAIN AT 65K MILES. *SC

Mileage: 27,492

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A POPPING METAL NOISE IN THE FRONT END. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE UPPER THEN THE LOWER BALL JOINTS BECAUSE THEY WERE WORN OUT. *AK THE BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED AT 27K MILES AND AGAIN AT 65K MILES. *SC

Mileage: 27,492

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE UPPER BALL JOINTS. CONSUMER HAD THE PROBLEM REPAIRED. *AK *MR

Mileage: 75,000

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE UPPER BALL JOINTS. CONSUMER HAD THE PROBLEM REPAIRED. *AK *MR

Mileage: 75,000

ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS FAIL REPEATEDLY AND OFTEN. THEY PRESENT A REAL DANGER IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION OR FIRE, WHEN THE DOOR MAY NOT BE EASILY OPENED. ON A MORE MUNDANE LEVEL I WOULD THINK THEY COULD BUILD AN ELECTRIC LOCK SYSTEM THAT DOESN'T NEED TO BE REPLACED EVERY 12-24 MONTHS. I AM TOTALLY DISG...

Mileage: 18,000

DURING ROUTINE BRAKE MAINTENANCE, DEALERSHIP WARNED THAT UPPER BALL JOINTS ARE LOOSE AND UPPER CONTROL BUSHINGS ARE CRACKED AND BOTH ARE IN URGENT NEED OF REPLACING. VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS AT 55,746. BALL JOINTS ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST TO 100,000 MILES. VEHICLE IS SECONDARY FAMILY VEHICLE AND ONLY DRIVEN...

Mileage: 55,746

FAX FM KERRIE M. STUDLEY (MA) RE THE DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS ON HER 2002 CHRYSLER DODGE DAKOTA 4X4 QUAD CAB PICKUP TRUCK, REPLY ATTN MARK STERNMAN/BOSTON OFC. *PH *MR

WHILE THE TIRES WERE BEING ROTATED MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER ABOUT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS, AND RECOMMENDED THAT VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. *AK

BALL BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE DRY, LOOSE, AND WORN OUT ACCORDING TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. WHEEL WOULD HAVE COME OFF THE TRUCK WHILE DRIVING IF NOT REPLACED IN TIME. *JB

THE UPPER BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACEMENT BASED ON THE OBSERVATION OF A MECHANIC THAT WAS SERVICING THE VEHICLE. *AK *LA

Mileage: 28,021

2000 DODGE DAKOTA PICKUP 27,700 MILES OF USE 4 YEARS OLD THE LOCAL DEALER REPLACED ALL FOUR FRONT END BALL JOINTS AND BOTH TIE RODS. THE DEALER PAID FOR ALL PARTS AND I PAID $365.00 IN LABOR COSTS. THE DEALER STATED THESE PARTS WERE DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD HAVE LASTED MUCH LONGER THAN THE 27,700 MIL...

Mileage: 27,700

MY 2000 DAKOTA QUAD CAB WHICH HAS 63,000 MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT BECAUSE IT WAS MAKING CLUNKING NOISES AND ALSO MAKE SQUEAKING NOISES IN THE FRONT END (LIKE A WORN OUT 70S MODEL TRUCK). THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE THE TRUCK HAD ABOUT 30,000 MILES ...

Mileage: 63,000

MY 2000 DAKOTA QUAD CAB WHICH HAS 63,000 MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT BECAUSE IT WAS MAKING CLUNKING NOISES AND ALSO MAKE SQUEAKING NOISES IN THE FRONT END (LIKE A WORN OUT 70S MODEL TRUCK). THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE THE TRUCK HAD ABOUT 30,000 MILES ...

Mileage: 63,000

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS DEFECTIVE. REPLACED @ 75,000 MILES WHEN HANDLING DEGRADED AND "CLUNKING" NOISE STARTED TO AVOID CATASTROPHIC EVENT.*AK

Mileage: 74,000

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS DEFECTIVE. REPLACED @ 75,000 MILES WHEN HANDLING DEGRADED AND "CLUNKING" NOISE STARTED TO AVOID CATASTROPHIC EVENT.*AK

Mileage: 74,000

WHILE TRAVELING AND WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES VEHICLE VIBRATED UNTIL IT CAME TO A STOP. *AK ABOUT EVERY 20K MILES THE ROTORS WOULD WARP AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIMMY IN THE FRONT END, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD ALSO SHAKE WHEN...

WHILE TRAVELING AND WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES VEHICLE VIBRATED UNTIL IT CAME TO A STOP. *AK ABOUT EVERY 20K MILES THE ROTORS WOULD WARP AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIMMY IN THE FRONT END, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD ALSO SHAKE WHEN...

THE FRONT OF VEHICLE EXPERIENCED VIBRATION. AFTER HAVING VEHICLE SERVICED CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK

THE FRONT OF VEHICLE EXPERIENCED VIBRATION. AFTER HAVING VEHICLE SERVICED CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK

CONSUMER SERVICED THE VEHICLE, AND A TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT BALL JOINTS BECAME LOOSE. *AK

CONSUMER SERVICED THE VEHICLE, AND A TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT BALL JOINTS BECAME LOOSE. *AK

WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AT LOW SPEEDS FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL DISCONNECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 125,000

WHILE DRIVING FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WOBBLED. DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM PERTAINED TO A FRONT BALL JOINT FAILURE. *AK

Mileage: 49,000

WHEN DRIVING IT FEELS LIKE VEHICLE HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN. DRIVER WILL ATTEMPT TO DRIVE STRAIGHT, YET IT FEELS LIKE VEHICLE IS ALTERNATELY PULLING TOWARDS LEFT AND RIGHT. DEALER REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS THREE TIMES. THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAD BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER FIVE...

WHEN DRIVING IT FEELS LIKE VEHICLE HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN. DRIVER WILL ATTEMPT TO DRIVE STRAIGHT, YET IT FEELS LIKE VEHICLE IS ALTERNATELY PULLING TOWARDS LEFT AND RIGHT. DEALER REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS THREE TIMES. THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAD BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER FIVE...

WHEN DRIVING IT FEELS LIKE VEHICLE HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN. DRIVER WILL ATTEMPT TO DRIVE STRAIGHT, YET IT FEELS LIKE VEHICLE IS ALTERNATELY PULLING TOWARDS LEFT AND RIGHT. DEALER REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS THREE TIMES. THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAD BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER FIVE...

TRUCK WITH 53,000 FAILED STATE INSPECTION WITH A WORN UPPER BALL JOINT. IT IS POSSIBLE TO REPLACE THIS PART WITHOUT THE CONTROL ARM, SAVING ABOUT $100 IN REPAIR COSTS. HOWEVER, DODGE HAS THESE PARTS ON BACKORDER DUE TO THE HIGH DEMAND(COINCIDENCE??), RESULTING IN A $300 REPAIR BILL FOR MY TRUCK TO P...

Mileage: 57,000

IN A PARKING LOT WHILE TRAVELLING LESS THAN 5MPH THE PASSENGER SIDE UPPER BALL JOINT SEPERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENTIRE WHEEL, BRAKE, AND CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY ROTATED UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. BEFORE PULLING INTO THIS PARKING LOT I HAD BEEN TRAVELLING AT 55MPH ON A HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 48,549

CONSUMER INDICATES THERE IS A LOT OF PLAY IN THE FRONT WHEELS, AND CAN HEAR A POPPING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER FEELS THIS MAY BE RELATED TO BALL JOINT PROBLEM, AND THE WHEEL MAY COME OFF. *AK

CONSUMER INDICATES THERE IS A LOT OF PLAY IN THE FRONT WHEELS, AND CAN HEAR A POPPING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER FEELS THIS MAY BE RELATED TO BALL JOINT PROBLEM, AND THE WHEEL MAY COME OFF. *AK

UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED. AS A RESULT, WHEN TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION WHEELS WOBBLE BACK AND FORTH. *AK

Mileage: 56,000

CONSUMER STATED THAT BALL JOINTS WERE POPPING SO BADLY THAT HE WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE MADE A TURN EITHER RIGHT OF LEFT IT SOUNDED AS IF THE WHEEL WAS COMING OFF. THIS PROBLEM STARTED AT 60,000 MILES.*AK

Mileage: 60,000

CONSUMER STATED THAT BALL JOINTS WERE POPPING SO BADLY THAT HE WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE MADE A TURN EITHER RIGHT OF LEFT IT SOUNDED AS IF THE WHEEL WAS COMING OFF. THIS PROBLEM STARTED AT 60,000 MILES.*AK

Mileage: 60,000

I TOO AM EXPERIENCING SHAKING, POPPING IN THE FRONT END OF MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD..TURN THE WHEEL TOO SHARPLY AND A BAD SHAKE, ENGINE WANTS TO DIE OUT. TIRES AREN'T WEARING EVENLY (2ND SET) AND ON MY 3RD SET OF ROTORS (ALL WARPED, MECHANIC IN COLUMBIA, SC SAID DODGE PUT UNDERSIZED ROTORS ON...KN...

Mileage: 10,000

MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA WAS IN THE SHOP TO HAVE UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS REPLACED ON THE LEFT FRONT SIDE. THE VEHICLE HAD 90923 MILES AT THE TIME OF REPAIR, AT A COST OF $803. *JB

Mileage: 90,923

NOISE FELT IN FRONT SUSPENSION WHEN TURNING - ESPECIALLY WITH LEFT TURNS. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM. TOOK TO A DIFFERENT DEALER A FEW MONTHS LATER AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED NEW UPPER BALL JOINTS. I TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED NEW LOWER B...

NOISE FELT IN FRONT SUSPENSION WHEN TURNING - ESPECIALLY WITH LEFT TURNS. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM. TOOK TO A DIFFERENT DEALER A FEW MONTHS LATER AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED NEW UPPER BALL JOINTS. I TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED NEW LOWER B...

UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED. *AK

Mileage: 64,031

FRONT END NOISES. CLUNKING SOUND THAT CONTINUES TO GET LOUDER. HAS BEEN CHECKED BY DODGE SERVICE CENTER A FEW TIMES. THE LAST TIME THEY REPLACED FRONT BALL JOINT. STILL HAS A LOUD CLUNK. ALSO, IT WILL NOT HOLD AN ALIGNMENT FOR ANY LENGHT OF TIME.

FRONT END NOISES. CLUNKING SOUND THAT CONTINUES TO GET LOUDER. HAS BEEN CHECKED BY DODGE SERVICE CENTER A FEW TIMES. THE LAST TIME THEY REPLACED FRONT BALL JOINT. STILL HAS A LOUD CLUNK. ALSO, IT WILL NOT HOLD AN ALIGNMENT FOR ANY LENGHT OF TIME.

WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT OF VEHICLE VIBRATED SEVERELY. CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRES, BUT MECHANIC TOLD HER THEY COULD NOT DO AN ALIGNMENT DUE TO BALL JOINT FAILURE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT OF VEHICLE VIBRATED SEVERELY. CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRES, BUT MECHANIC TOLD HER THEY COULD NOT DO AN ALIGNMENT DUE TO BALL JOINT FAILURE. *AK

MY HUSBAND AND I USE TO OWN A 2000 DAKOTA QUAD CAB.I DON'T RECALL EXACTLY WHEN WE DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM, BUT I DO REMEMBER THE COST TO FIX IT WAS GOING TO BE APPROXIMATELY $2000.00. WE ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IT WAS A TIRE OR BRAKE OR AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. OURS DIDN'T SQUEEK OR CLUNK, OURS SHIMMIED SO B...

HAD TO REPLACE LOWER BALL JOINT AT 55,000 MILES. *AK

Mileage: 55,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT, CONSUMER HEARD A RATTLES NOISE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT SHOP, MECHANIC DETERMINED NEED TO BE REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS. DEALER NOTIFIED.

WHEN VEHICLE HIT A BUMP A CLICKING SOUND CAME FROM THE FRONT WHEELS. A MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE SEVERELY WORN OUT. ALSO, ROTORS ON BOTH SIDES WERE WARPED TO THE POINT THAT THEY COULDN'T BE TURNED SAFELY.*AK

Mileage: 40,000

WHEN VEHICLE HIT A BUMP A CLICKING SOUND CAME FROM THE FRONT WHEELS. A MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE SEVERELY WORN OUT. ALSO, ROTORS ON BOTH SIDES WERE WARPED TO THE POINT THAT THEY COULDN'T BE TURNED SAFELY.*AK

Mileage: 40,000

DEALER REPLACED LOWER BALL JOINTS AT 60,000 MILES. *AK

MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA HAS WORN OUT BALL JOINTS. THERE IS NO WAY THESE THINGS SHOULD HAVE WORN OUT. I COULD NOT FIND ANYPLACE TO GREASE THEM. MY DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. MY TEEN SON IS DRIVING THIS TRUCK AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE. I CAN'T BELIEVE CHRYSLER IS STICKING...

Mileage: 73,000

THE BRAKE ROTORS ON MY 200 DODGE DAKOTA WARP, CAUSING INEFFICIENT BRAKING AND VIBRATIONS AFTER ONLY 15K MILES. DODGE WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEFECT, IN MY OPINION BECAUSE THEY ARE MAKING TOO MUCH MONEY ON REPLACEMENT PARTS. IT'S DANGEROUS!!

WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, A SQUEAKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT. THE DRIVER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACING DUE TO WORN PARTS. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

UNEVEN WEAR OF FRONT TIRES PROMPTED AN ALIGNMENT. DURING ALIGNMENT INSPECTION, UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE FOUND TO BE "SEVERELY WORN". OTHERWISE VEHICLE DROVE NORMAL. *AK

Mileage: 61,000

I RECENTLY MOVED TO MISOURRI AND TOOK MY TRUCK IN FOR THE REQUIRED SAFETY INSPECTION. I WAS TOLD THAT MY UPPER BALL JOINT WAS WEARING SIGNIFICANTLY. *AK

PREMATURE FAILURE OF RIGHT FRONT UPPER CONTROL ARM BALLJOINT AND LOWER BALLJOINT (50,000 MILES). *AK

Mileage: 51,236

PREMATURE FAILURE OF RIGHT FRONT UPPER CONTROL ARM BALLJOINT AND LOWER BALLJOINT (50,000 MILES). *AK

Mileage: 51,236

RIGHT UPPER BALL JOINT LOOSE. *JB

Mileage: 32,539

MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA TRUCK HAD TO HAVE THE UPPER RIGHT BALL JOINT REPLACED. THE TRUCK HAS UNDER 38,000 MILES OF LIGHT-DUTY USE. THIS SEEMS TOO EARLY FOR THIS TYPE OF PART FAILURE. WHEN WILL THE OTHER BALL JOINTS FAIL?*AK

Mileage: 37,500

MOST RECENT PROBLEM. FRONT END: ) "CLUNKING" NOISES FOLLOWED BY FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY BREAK. FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY DISENGAGED FROM VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING.*AK HOSTORY OF BRAKE PROBLEMS: 1) REAR DRUMS INEFFECTIVE, AND LOCK UP UNDER HUMID CONDITION AFTER SITTING. 2) FRONT ROTORS WARPED X2 OCCUREN...

Mileage: 40,000

MOST RECENT PROBLEM. RONT END: 1) "CLUNKING" NOISES FOLLOWED BY FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY BREAK. FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY DISENGAGED FROM VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. *AK HOSTORY OF BRAKE PROBLEMS: 1) REAR DRUMS INEFFECTIVE, AND LOCK UP UNDER HUMID CONDITION AFTER SITTING. 2) FRONT ROTORS WARPED X2 OCCURENC...

Mileage: 40,000

UPON SERVICING THE VEHICLE TECHNICIAN INSPECTED BALL JOINTS AND NOTICED ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *MR

Mileage: 63,505

UPON SERVICING THE VEHICLE TECHNICIAN INSPECTED BALL JOINTS AND NOTICED ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *MR

Mileage: 63,505

REPLACEMENT OF BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS AT MY EXPENSE BECAUSE THEY WERE LOOSE.*AK

Mileage: 60,000

FAILED VA STATE SAFETY INSPECTION BECAUSE OF LOOSE INNER TIE ROD, THE ENTIRE RACK WAS REPLACED INORDER FOR IT TO PASS.*AK

Mileage: 64,833

ONE OF THE FRONT UPPER BALL JOINTS POPPED OFF, CAUSING THE TIRE TO DETACH AND ROLL UNDER THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND AVOID A COLLISION. *AK THE DETACHMENT OCCURRED ON THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE CAUSE WAS ...

Mileage: 79,000

I BOUGHT A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA EXTENDED CAB SLE MODEL. IT NOW HAS ABOUT 50,000 MILES ON IT. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN REGULARLY WASHED AND WAXED BUT IS NOT GARAGED. IT IS BLACK WITH A GRAY LOWER BODY PANEL. SEVERAL LARGE WHITE DISCOLORATIONS HAVE APPEARED ON THE ROOF OF THE TRUCK. NO AMOUNT OF WASHING W...

Mileage: 50,000

HEARD A LOT OF SQUEAKING AND CLUNKING, TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD UPPER BALL JOINTS HAVE GONE BAD ALONG WITH INNER TIE-RODS. THIS WOULD COST AROUND $1200 TO FIX, THAT COST COULD BE REDUCED ALOT IF A PERSON COULD FIND NON-OEM PARTS BUT INSTEAD YOU ARE FORCED TO BUY FROM DODGE AND THEN YOU CANT EVEN...

Mileage: 45,000

HEARD A LOT OF SQUEAKING AND CLUNKING, TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD UPPER BALL JOINTS HAVE GONE BAD ALONG WITH INNER TIE-RODS. THIS WOULD COST AROUND $1200 TO FIX, THAT COST COULD BE REDUCED ALOT IF A PERSON COULD FIND NON-OEM PARTS BUT INSTEAD YOU ARE FORCED TO BUY FROM DODGE AND THEN YOU CANT EVEN...

Mileage: 45,000

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO REPAIR SHOP FOR HEATER CORE REPLACEMENT. THE MECHANIC WAS ON A TEST DRIVE WHEN THE TIE ROD BROKE. *AK *SCC

Mileage: 76,000

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO REPAIR SHOP FOR HEATER CORE REPLACEMENT. THE MECHANIC WAS ON A TEST DRIVE WHEN THE TIE ROD BROKE. *AK *SCC

Mileage: 76,000

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A CLANKING SOUND WHEN TURNING CORNERS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO FOUND THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *MR

Mileage: 4,800

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A CLANKING SOUND WHEN TURNING CORNERS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO FOUND THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *MR

Mileage: 4,800

UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS FAILED. THE PARTS WERE REPLACED TWICE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *MR

Mileage: 74,800

UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS FAILED. THE PARTS WERE REPLACED TWICE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *MR

Mileage: 74,800

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE AND PULL TO THE RIGHT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AN INDEPENDENT SHOP DETERMINED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *NM

Mileage: 40,000

BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS ON THIS TRUCK HAVE EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THEM. ONLY 45,000 MILES WHEN PROBLEM BEGAN.

Mileage: 45,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BALL JOINT PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 70,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BALL JOINT PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 70,000

WHEN MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN THE CONSUMER COULD HEAR A RATTLING NOISE IN THE FRONT END. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE.*AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE LEFT AND RIGHT BALL JOINTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NM

Mileage: 39,320

THE VEHICLE'S BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE WHICH MADE IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE DEFECT. *AK *NM

Mileage: 57,000

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR BALL JOINT REPLACEMENT. WHEEL CAME OFF, AND CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REPAIR BALL JOINTS. ALSO, THEY WOULD NOT ALLOW CONSUMER TO SPEAK TO ANY DIAMLER CHRYSLER DODGE PERSONNEL, AND THEY WERE NOT GIVING ANY ADEQUATE INFORMATION CONC...

Mileage: 69,000

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR BALL JOINT REPLACEMENT. WHEEL CAME OFF, AND CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REPAIR BALL JOINTS. ALSO, THEY WOULD NOT ALLOW CONSUMER TO SPEAK TO ANY DIAMLER CHRYSLER DODGE PERSONNEL, AND THEY WERE NOT GIVING ANY ADEQUATE INFORMATION CONC...

Mileage: 69,000

2000 DODGE DAKOTA WORN OUT BALL JOINTS ON FRONT OF TRUCK. WAS TOLD THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON ALL DAKOTA'S OF THIS TYPE BY SEVERAL MECHANICS. THERE IS NO WAY TO GREASE THE BALL JOINTS . WAS TOLD PARTS ARE IN VERY HIGH DEMAND DUE TO SO MANY TRUCKS WITH FAILURES. MY TRUCK PULLS TO THE RIGHT VERY...

Mileage: 71,000

CONSUMER SAW ON NEWS ABOUT VEHICLE MANUFACTURER'S BALL JOINT PROBLEMS WHERE JOINTS ARE PREMATURELY BRAKING ALLOWING THE ASSEMBLY AND THE WHEEL TO COME LOOSE ON DODGE DAKOTA PICKUP TRUCKS. *LA *MR

CONSUMER WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT A POWER STEERING PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION POWER STEERING LOCKED. VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED.*AK

Mileage: 52,000

I HAVE NEEDED TO HAVE THE ROTORS ON MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB FOR THE SECOND TIME NOW AND IT ONLY HAS 39K MILES ON IT! THE TRUCK VIBRATE UNCONTROLLABLY FROM HIGHWAY TO ANYTHING ABOVE 30MPH WHEN YOU TRY AND STOP. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN PERSISTANT SINCE ABOUT 12000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. ILL DODG...

Mileage: 12,000

BAD BALL JOINTS FAILED. *AK

BAD BALL JOINTS FAILED. *AK

THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED. *AK *SC *JB

Mileage: 25,000

AFTER HEARING OF THE PROBLEMS WITH UPPER BALL JOINTS, I PULLED THE RIGHT SIDE UPPER BALL JOINT LOOSE AND FOUND EXTREME PLAY IN THE JOINT. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT LOCATE A JOINT FOR ME ANYWHERE IN THE STATE AND DETERMINED THAT THE JOINT WAS BACKORDERED BY 3000. TO GET THE BALL JOINT I HAD TO REPLA...

Mileage: 90,000

BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS ON MY TRUCK ARE BAD, THE MECHANIC WORKING ON THE VEHICLE SAID THEY COULD CAUSE A WRECK IF THEY FAIL WHILE I AM DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *LA

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARP ABOUT EVERY 10 TO 11,000 MILES. HAVE HAD THEN TURNED ONCE AT APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES, AND HAVE LIVED WITH IT SINCE THEN. COST $115 TO TURN THE ROTORS THE FIRST TIME, AND IT'S NOT WORTH IT THAT OFTEN. *LA

Mileage: 15,000

FRONT UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILING AT APROX 43,000 MILES. I HEARD THE SQUEEKY / RATTLE NOISE COMING FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS OR TURNING. I EVENTUALLY MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH DODGE DEALER. VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. DODGE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY.

Mileage: 43,000

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR FRONT ALIGNMENT. DURING THE REPAIRS MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Mileage: 38,000

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR FRONT ALIGNMENT. DURING THE REPAIRS MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Mileage: 38,000

PREMATURE WEAR ON FRONT END COMPONENTS. UPPER BALL JOINTS AND BRAKES.*AK

Mileage: 44,000

PREMATURE WEAR ON FRONT END COMPONENTS. UPPER BALL JOINTS AND BRAKES.*AK

Mileage: 44,000

I LIVE IN MASSACHUSETTS AND I FAILLED MY YEARLY TRUCK INSPECTION BECAUSE OF A BAD UPPER BALL JOINT. I HACE A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB AND IT IS A 4 X 4. THE TRUCK HAS 33,900 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NO RECORCE BUT TO FIX IT SINCE I NEED MY VEHICLE TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT C...

WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL FELL OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS BROKE OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM *MR

Mileage: 69,000

THERE WAS A BALL JOINT PROBLEM IN WHICH THE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE TURNING INTO A SERVICE STATION . *AK THE SUSPENSION. THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO HISTORY OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD FALLEN OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE UPPER BALL JOI...

Mileage: 44,610

TRANSMISSION IN A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA, TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP IN OVERDRIVE. DODGE RECOMMENDED A TOTAL REBUILD. TOTAL COST OF REBUILD WAS $1465.00 AT MY EXPENSE. *CB

Mileage: 60,000

I OWN A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA. I RECENTLY FOUND OUT ABOUT THE UPPER BALL JOINT SITUATION WITH THESE VEHICLES AND DECIDED TO CHECK MINE. BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE UPPER BALL JOINTS ARE TOAST. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN LIKE THIS. THEY SHALL BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY, THOUGH. I VISITED DODGE...

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE SURGE, ENGINE KNOCKING AND LOST OF OIL PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CONSUMER RECEIVED NO HELP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

Mileage: 58,000

REAR DIFF WENT OUT

Mileage: 60,077

REAR DIFF WENT OUT

Mileage: 60,077

AFTER FOLLOWING ALL MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED SERVICING AND OIL CHANGES, MY HUSBANDS '00 DODGE DAKOTA STARTED MAKING RATTLING NOISES IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD AND HAS BEEN VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF. SO WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR. APPARENTLY THE ENGINE...

Mileage: 60,818

WHEN BRAKING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 21,037

AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES PREMATURE FAILURE OF UPPER CONTROL ARMS, BALL JOINTS, TIE RODS AND THEN TIRES AND ALLIGNMENT COSTING OVER $1200 ON 2000 DODGE DAKOTA 2WD . **AK

Mileage: 30,000

AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES PREMATURE FAILURE OF UPPER CONTROL ARMS, BALL JOINTS, TIE RODS AND THEN TIRES AND ALLIGNMENT COSTING OVER $1200 ON 2000 DODGE DAKOTA 2WD . **AK

Mileage: 30,000

REAR DIFFERENTIAL ON VEHICLE LOCKED UP AND THE PINION SHAFT BEHIND THE FORWARD DIFFERENTIAL BEARING SHEARED AND THE ENTIRE DRIVE SHAFT FELL OUT OF THE TRUCK.*MR THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE VEHICLE WAS MADE WITH POOR QUALITY OR SUB-STANDARD PARTS. *JB

Mileage: 53,000

PURCHASED 2000 DODGE DAKOTA. QUAD CAB SUMMER 2002, APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES AT TIME OF PURCHASE. VEHICLE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AT THAT TIME. HAD PROBLEMS WITH STEERING. THE WHEEL WOULD JERK FROM SIDE TO SIDE AS IF THE POWER STEERING WOULD ENGAGE AND THEN DISENGAGE DURING A TURN. BROUGHT TO DEALER...

2000 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD 4X4, UPPER BALL JOINT FAILED AT 40,000 MILES. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, DID NOT RECEIVE A SATISFACTORY RESPONSE. *LA

Mileage: 40,000

THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL SEPARATED AND CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS WAS DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR OF THE BALL JOINTS BECAUSE OF POOR LUBRICATION. THE PART WAS REPLACED, BUT CURRENTLY THEY WERE LOOSE.*AK

Mileage: 72,000

THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL SEPARATED AND CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS WAS DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR OF THE BALL JOINTS BECAUSE OF POOR LUBRICATION. THE PART WAS REPLACED, BUT CURRENTLY THEY WERE LOOSE.*AK

Mileage: 72,000

2000 DODGE DAKOTA 4.7L QUAD CAB BALL JOINTS STARTED MAKING SQUEAKING NOISES WHEN TURNING AT AROUND 40,000 MILES. NOISE IS NOW GETTING UNBEARABLE AND STEERING SOMEWHAT "LURCHES" WHEN TURNING TIGHTLY. NEEDS MAJOR WORK ON BALL JOINTS MUCH EARLIER THAN WOULD BE REASONABLE. *LA

Mileage: 45,000

2000 DODGE DAKOTA 4.7L QUAD CAB BALL JOINTS STARTED MAKING SQUEAKING NOISES WHEN TURNING AT AROUND 40,000 MILES. NOISE IS NOW GETTING UNBEARABLE AND STEERING SOMEWHAT "LURCHES" WHEN TURNING TIGHTLY. NEEDS MAJOR WORK ON BALL JOINTS MUCH EARLIER THAN WOULD BE REASONABLE. *LA

Mileage: 45,000

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, AND MECHANIC NOTICED THAT BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WORN OUT PARTS.*AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, AND MECHANIC NOTICED THAT BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WORN OUT PARTS.*AK

TIE RODS AND BALL JOINTS FAILED PREMATURELY, CAUSING THE LEFT FRONT TIRE TO BLOW OUT AT 10,000 MILES. ALSO, THE RIM WAS DESTROYED. *AK

Mileage: 10,000

TIE RODS AND BALL JOINTS FAILED PREMATURELY, CAUSING THE LEFT FRONT TIRE TO BLOW OUT AT 10,000 MILES. ALSO, THE RIM WAS DESTROYED. *AK

Mileage: 10,000

TIE RODS AND BALL JOINTS FAILED PREMATURELY, CAUSING THE LEFT FRONT TIRE TO BLOW OUT AT 10,000 MILES. ALSO, THE RIM WAS DESTROYED. *AK

Mileage: 10,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HIT A BUMP AND JUMPED OFF THE ROAD. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE UPPER/LOWER BALL JOINTS AND THE LEFT OUTER TIE ROD END WAS WORN OUT AND MUST BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

Mileage: 35,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HIT A BUMP AND JUMPED OFF THE ROAD. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE UPPER/LOWER BALL JOINTS AND THE LEFT OUTER TIE ROD END WAS WORN OUT AND MUST BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

Mileage: 35,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HIT A BUMP AND JUMPED OFF THE ROAD. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE UPPER/LOWER BALL JOINTS AND THE LEFT OUTER TIE ROD END WAS WORN OUT AND MUST BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

Mileage: 35,000

I HAVE A POPING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE (2000 DAKOTA) THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE ABOUT 5000 MILES , I HAVE 50,000 ON IT NOW. I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM WITH MORE FREQUENCY, IT DEFINITELY SOUNDS LIKE THE BALL JOINT ISSUE. WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOME IS KILLED, WHAT IF IS W...

Mileage: 5,000

I HAVE A POPING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE (2000 DAKOTA) THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE ABOUT 5000 MILES , I HAVE 50,000 ON IT NOW. I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM WITH MORE FREQUENCY, IT DEFINITELY SOUNDS LIKE THE BALL JOINT ISSUE. WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOME IS KILLED, WHAT IF IS W...

Mileage: 5,000

I HAVE A POPING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE (2000 DAKOTA) THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE ABOUT 5000 MILES , I HAVE 50,000 ON IT NOW. I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM WITH MORE FREQUENCY, IT DEFINITELY SOUNDS LIKE THE BALL JOINT ISSUE. WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOME IS KILLED, WHAT IF IS W...

Mileage: 5,000

COMPLAINT REGARDING THE FAILURE OF THE BALL JOINTS ON MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA PICK UP.*AK

Mileage: 38,000

COMPLAINT REGARDING THE FAILURE OF THE BALL JOINTS ON MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA PICK UP.*AK

Mileage: 38,000

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALER INDICATED THAT ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS FAILED PREMATURELY AND NEED TO BE REPLACED SOON. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM

Mileage: 65,000

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALER INDICATED THAT ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS FAILED PREMATURELY AND NEED TO BE REPLACED SOON. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM

Mileage: 65,000

CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE DEALER ,WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE FALLING APART, AND REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS. *AK

Mileage: 76,000

I HAVE BEEN HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH MY DODGE DAKOTA 4X4 CLUB CAB TRUCK SINCE THE FIRST 6,000 MILES. WARPED ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST 5 TIMES AND I HAVE ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT POOR STOPPING POWER OF BACK BRAKES. DODGE DEALERSHIP "CHECKED" THEM AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. ALSO HAVING LOTS OF...

Mileage: 5,000

I HAVE BEEN HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH MY DODGE DAKOTA 4X4 CLUB CAB TRUCK SINCE THE FIRST 6,000 MILES. WARPED ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST 5 TIMES AND I HAVE ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT POOR STOPPING POWER OF BACK BRAKES. DODGE DEALERSHIP "CHECKED" THEM AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. ALSO HAVING LOTS OF...

Mileage: 5,000

RIGHT UPPER BALL JOINT WENT BAD. *LA

Mileage: 65,000

I AM RESPONDING TO THE NEWS OF THE FAULTY BALL JOINTS IN DODGE DAKOTAS. I TOO HAVE A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB WITH JUST OVER 56,000 MILES ON IT AND IT NEEDS TO HAVE THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED. *LA

I AM RESPONDING TO THE NEWS OF THE FAULTY BALL JOINTS IN DODGE DAKOTAS. I TOO HAVE A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB WITH JUST OVER 56,000 MILES ON IT AND IT NEEDS TO HAVE THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED. *LA

UPPER LOWER BALLJOINT CORROSION: I TOOK MY DAKOTA R/T IN FOR A "POPPING SOUND" THAT WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT END. I WAS TOLD BY YOUR SERVICE REP AT THE DEALER THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY FRONT END. I TOOK MY DAKOTA TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, HE TOLD ME THAT BOTH MY UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WE...

Mileage: 27,196

UPPER LOWER BALLJOINT CORROSION: I TOOK MY DAKOTA R/T IN FOR A "POPPING SOUND" THAT WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT END. I WAS TOLD BY YOUR SERVICE REP AT THE DEALER THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY FRONT END. I TOOK MY DAKOTA TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, HE TOLD ME THAT BOTH MY UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WE...

Mileage: 27,196

DENIAL OF PROBLEM AND REFUSAL TO RESOLVE FRONT SUSPENSION PROBLEM. *AK

PREMATURE FAILURE OF UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON RIGHT FRONT SIDE.*AK

Mileage: 36,900

PREMATURE FAILURE OF UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON RIGHT FRONT SIDE.*AK

Mileage: 36,900

2000 DAKOTA 4X2 CLUB CAB EXPERIENCING WORN BALL JOINTS AT 45000 MILES. *AK

Mileage: 45,000

MY DODGE DAKOTA 2000, IS SHAKING THE FRONT WHEELS AND I DISCOVERED THAT MY UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE CRACKED. THE DEALER "MAIN STREET DODGE" TOLD ME THEY WILL NOT REPAIR THIS PROBLEM FREE BECAUSE DODGE DO NOT RECALL THIS VEHICLES. I OFFERED TO BUY THE PARTS AND DO THE WORK MYSELF IF THEY TELL...

MY DODGE DAKOTA 2000, IS SHAKING THE FRONT WHEELS AND I DISCOVERED THAT MY UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE CRACKED. THE DEALER "MAIN STREET DODGE" TOLD ME THEY WILL NOT REPAIR THIS PROBLEM FREE BECAUSE DODGE DO NOT RECALL THIS VEHICLES. I OFFERED TO BUY THE PARTS AND DO THE WORK MYSELF IF THEY TELL...

BRAKES ON MY 2000 DODGE DOKOTA HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. THEY CONTINUE TO PULSE WHEN APPLIED. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED OR REPLACED THREE TIMES. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO ANSWER FROM THE DODGE PEOPLE. *AK

Mileage: 5,000

UPPER LEFT BALL JOINTS WERE DETACHED AND THE UPPER RIGHT BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE. CONSUMER HAD BOTH SIDES REPLACED. *AK *MR

Mileage: 32,000

UPPER LEFT BALL JOINTS WERE DETACHED AND THE UPPER RIGHT BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE. CONSUMER HAD BOTH SIDES REPLACED. *AK *MR

Mileage: 32,000

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO REPAIR SHOP TO GET A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE ALIGNMENT COULD NOT BE DONE BECAUSE THE BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT. *AK

Mileage: 37,000

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO REPAIR SHOP TO GET A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE ALIGNMENT COULD NOT BE DONE BECAUSE THE BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT. *AK

Mileage: 37,000

2000 DODGE DAKOTA FRONT LEFT BALL JOINT BROKE, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO FALL OFF.

Mileage: 56,458

HAVE REPLACED UPPER/LOWER BALL JOINTS ONCE THIS YEAR. THEY NOW NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN! AM NOW ALSO GETTING "WHIRRING NOISE" WHEN I AM DRIVING. WHEN REVERSING OUT OF PARKING SPACE OR TURNING CORNER, PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY, GET HUGE CLANKING NOISE CONSISTENTLY. DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE AT 30,150 MI...

HAVE REPLACED UPPER/LOWER BALL JOINTS ONCE THIS YEAR. THEY NOW NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN! AM NOW ALSO GETTING "WHIRRING NOISE" WHEN I AM DRIVING. WHEN REVERSING OUT OF PARKING SPACE OR TURNING CORNER, PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY, GET HUGE CLANKING NOISE CONSISTENTLY. DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE AT 30,150 MI...

FAILURE OF REAR DIFFERENTIAL. *AK

Mileage: 53,000

KEPT FEELING A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING AND AN OCCASIONAL CLUNG. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED IT TO BE A LOOSE UPPER BALL JOINT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE UPPER LEFT CONTROL ARM AND PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED, BUT AT MY EXPENSE. I HAVE BEEN HEARING ABOUT BALLJOINT PROBLEMS ON THESE VEHICLES ...

Mileage: 49,476

SIDEWALL OF TIRE COMPLETELY BLEW OUT ON 12/11/03. APPROX VEHICLE SPEED 65MPH, OUTSIDE TEMP APPROX 30 DEGREES, VEHICLE - 2000 DODGE DAKOTA, TIRES WERE REPLACEMENT FOR O.E. - HERCULES LTD, 215/75 R15, TIRE PRESSURE APPROX 32LBS., MILEAGE APPROX 16,000.*AK

Mileage: 16,000

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL AFTER TURNING ON THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS. WHEN THE HIGH BEAMS WERE TURNED OFF, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD STOP WORKING UNTIL THE CONSUMER TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT. *AK THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD COME ON AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS...

Mileage: 50,000

CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE FRONT PASSENGER/REAR DOORS TO ENTER/EXIT THE VEHICLE. PASSENGERS WOULD HAVE TO CLIMB IN THROUGH THE DRIVER'S SIDE TO ENTER/EXIT THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED.*AK

Mileage: 67,000

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS PREMATURE WEAR OUT 45,000 MILES . *AK

Mileage: 45,000

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS PREMATURE WEAR OUT 45,000 MILES . *AK

Mileage: 45,000

GSA FLEET VEHICLE DEFECT REPORT.*MR THE DEFECT REPORT CONCERNS THE 2000 DODGE DAKOTA WHICH HAD A FIRE CAUSED BY A SHORT IN THE VEHICLE'S DASH. *CB *JB

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PREMATURE WEAR OF THE UPPER BALL JOINTS THAT CAUSED POPPING AND RATTLING IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION. *NLM

Mileage: 47,000

2000 DODGE DAKOTA FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTORS ARE RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT.*MR THIS FAILURE CAUSED SEVERE SHUTTERING WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. DEALER STATED ROTORS AND PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT DODGE WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT WOULD REPLACE THE ROTORS/PADS UP...

Mileage: 30,000

2000 DODGE DAKOTA FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTORS ARE RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT.*MR THIS FAILURE CAUSED SEVERE SHUTTERING WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. DEALER STATED ROTORS AND PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT DODGE WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT WOULD REPLACE THE ROTORS/PADS UP...

Mileage: 30,000

WHILE ROTATING TIRES RIGHT FRONT TIRE FELL OFF WITH THE LUG NUTS STILL IN PLACE. THIS OCCURRED AFTER CONSUMER JACKED THE VEHICLE UP. BALL JOINTS SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, FRONT END WOULD BOUNCE UPON COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. *AK 2000 DODGE DAKOTA PASSENGER FRONT TIRE FELL...

Mileage: 56,000

WHILE ROTATING TIRES RIGHT FRONT TIRE FELL OFF WITH THE LUG NUTS STILL IN PLACE. THIS OCCURRED AFTER CONSUMER JACKED THE VEHICLE UP. BALL JOINTS SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, FRONT END WOULD BOUNCE UPON COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. *AK 2000 DODGE DAKOTA PASSENGER FRONT TIRE FELL...

Mileage: 56,000

WHILE ROTATING TIRES RIGHT FRONT TIRE FELL OFF WITH THE LUG NUTS STILL IN PLACE. THIS OCCURRED AFTER CONSUMER JACKED THE VEHICLE UP. BALL JOINTS SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, FRONT END WOULD BOUNCE UPON COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. *AK 2000 DODGE DAKOTA PASSENGER FRONT TIRE FELL...

Mileage: 56,000

CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GAS STATION, AND MECHANIC NOTICED THAT BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. *AK

CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GAS STATION, AND MECHANIC NOTICED THAT BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. *AK

THE BALL JOINTS ON MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA HAVE FAILED WITH 41,000 MILES ON IT. *LA

Mileage: 41,881

THE BALL JOINTS ON MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA HAVE FAILED WITH 41,000 MILES ON IT. *LA

Mileage: 41,881

MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA R/T HAS JUST UNDER 50,000 MILES AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH FAULTY UPPER BALL JOINTS. ALONG WITH A SLEW OF FRONT SUSPENSION COMPONENTS INCLUDING TIE RODS, SWAY BARS, AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS. *LA

Mileage: 49,000

MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA R/T HAS JUST UNDER 50,000 MILES AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH FAULTY UPPER BALL JOINTS. ALONG WITH A SLEW OF FRONT SUSPENSION COMPONENTS INCLUDING TIE RODS, SWAY BARS, AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS. *LA

Mileage: 49,000

MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA R/T HAS JUST UNDER 50,000 MILES AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH FAULTY UPPER BALL JOINTS. ALONG WITH A SLEW OF FRONT SUSPENSION COMPONENTS INCLUDING TIE RODS, SWAY BARS, AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS. *LA

Mileage: 49,000

2000 DODGE DAKOTA SPORT 42,000 MILES, BALL JOINTS NEED REPLACEMENT. *LA

Mileage: 42,000

2000 DODGE DAKOTA SPORT 42,000 MILES, BALL JOINTS NEED REPLACEMENT. *LA

Mileage: 42,000

MY WIFE'S 2000 DODGE DAKOTA 4X4... FAILED PENNSYLVANIA STATE SAFETY INSPECTION AT 37,000 BECAUSE OF WORN UPPER BALL JOINTS. ESTIMATED REPAIR COST $275. IT'S ABSURD THAT THIS IMPORTANT SAFETY ITEM WORE OUT BEFORE THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES AND DODGE IS DEMANDING FULL PRICE TO CORRECT AN OBVIO...

Mileage: 36,000

CONSUMER NOTICED WHILE CHANGING HIGH BEAMS TO LOW BEAMS THAT HEADLIGHTS WOULD CUT OFF. *AK WHEN THE CONSUMER SWITCHED FROM HIGH BEAM TO LOW BEAM THE HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH THAT CONTROLS THE HEAD LIGHTS DIMMER, TURN SIGNAL AND WIPERS IS BA...

Mileage: 29,925

CONSUMER STATED WITHOUT ANY INDICATION REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO A GEAR HIGHER THAN TWO. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE ACEUM PISTON, IN THE VALVE BODY BROKE. *AK

Mileage: 70,000

WHEN HAVING NEW TIRES PUT ON MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA, THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE EFT FRONT TIE ROD WAS LOOSE. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND GOT AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THEY LOOKED AT IT AND SAID THE TIE ROD WAS LOOSE AS WELL AS THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. THEY SAID THE BALL JOINTS WERE...

Mileage: 47,000

WHEN HAVING NEW TIRES PUT ON MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA, THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE EFT FRONT TIE ROD WAS LOOSE. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND GOT AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THEY LOOKED AT IT AND SAID THE TIE ROD WAS LOOSE AS WELL AS THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. THEY SAID THE BALL JOINTS WERE...

Mileage: 47,000

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S LEFT UPPER BALL JOINT.*MR WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER COULD HEAR A THUMPING NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT UPPER BALL JOINT WAS BAD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DENIED ANY KNO...

WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO BE INSPECTED, AND MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE WEARING PREMATURELY. *AK

FREQUENT POPPING FEELING IN THE STEERING WHEEL COMING FROM FRONT SUSPENSION. ALWAYS RELATES TO FRONT SUSPENSION UP/DOWN MOVEMENT. SEVERAL GARAGES HAVE INSPECTED, BUT CANNOT LOCATE PROBLEM. SUSPECT PROBLEM HAS TO DO WITH EARLY SIGN OF BALL JOINT FAILURE. DEALER ADMITS HISTORY FRONT SUSPENSION AND BA...

Mileage: 75,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH CONSUMER WAS FOLLOWING ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND UPON STEPPING ON THE BRAKES CONSUMER'S VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN AND COLLIDED WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS WEARING SEAT BELTS, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE BRAKES USUALLY LOCKED UP, CA...

Mileage: 35,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH CONSUMER WAS FOLLOWING ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND UPON STEPPING ON THE BRAKES CONSUMER'S VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN AND COLLIDED WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS WEARING SEAT BELTS, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE BRAKES USUALLY LOCKED UP, CA...

Mileage: 35,000

THE RIGHT FRONT UPPER BALL JOINT BROKE THEN THE FRONT AXLE BROKE AND CAUSED THE WHEEL TO FALL OFF. CAUSING MY HUSBAND TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ENDING UP IN A 10-12 FT DEEP DITCH WITH WATER. *LA

Mileage: 75,000

DEFECTIVE OIL PUMP ON THE 4.7L DODGE DAKOTA ENGINE CAUSES ENGINE TO SEIZE WITHOUT WARNING AND NEED REPLACEMENT.

Mileage: 45,000

TIE ROD BROKE ON A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA.*MR WHEN RETURNING HOME, THE CONSUMER TURNED THE CORNER AND THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO SLIDE. IMMEDIATELY IT BEGAN TO SHAKE SIDE TO SIDE LIKE A WASHING MACHINE WITH AN UNEVEN LOAD. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO GET OFF THE ROAD ONTO A PARKING LOT. CONSUMER...

Mileage: 77,000

UPPER BALLJOINTS ON MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA WERE BADLY WORN OUT AND TOOK IT TO KIRKWOOD DODGE SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY DID NOT FIX IT. THEN TOOK IT TO NEWARK DODGE AND THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM AND FIXED IT BUT MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED SO I HAD TO PAY FULL PRICE. I WAS LUCKY THAT NOTHING BAD HAPPENED WHILE D...

THE POWER STEERING COOLER LINE WAS CHAFFED(RUBBED A HOLE) FROM A BIGGER POWER STEERING HOSE WITH A GUARD ON IT. CHAFFED LINE TURNED INTO A LEAK OF THE POWER STEERING FLIUD, WHICH IN TIME WILL CAUSE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE TO THE SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE THIS IS ON, IS A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB P...

Mileage: 59,000

I HAVE A SAFETY CONCERN WITH MY FRONT SUSPENSION ON MY 2000 DAKOTA QUAD CAB 4X4. I HEAR A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT SHOCK AND CONTROL ARM AREA. I ALSO NOTICE EXCESSIVE ABNORMAL WEAR ON RECENTLY NEW TIRES. I ALSO HEAR A LOT OF TIRE NOISE WHEN DRIVING AND SOME FRONT END SHAKE.*AK

Mileage: 50,000

WHEN MAKING A STOP OR TURNING A CORNER VEHICLE MADE NOISE IN THE FRONT END. *AK

SHUDDERING AND VIBRATION IN BRAKES WHEN STOPPING AT ALL SPEEDS. HAVE REPLACED PADS, AND ROTORS TWICE. HAD ROTORS TURNED ONCE IN BETWEEN CHANGES. HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS AND SERVICE BULLETINS ISSUED ON THIS. WHY IS NO ONE DOING A DEFECT INVESTIGATION?*AK

Mileage: 93,426

SHUDDERING AND VIBRATION IN BRAKES WHEN STOPPING AT ALL SPEEDS. HAVE REPLACED PADS, AND ROTORS TWICE. HAD ROTORS TURNED ONCE IN BETWEEN CHANGES. HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS AND SERVICE BULLETINS ISSUED ON THIS. WHY IS NO ONE DOING A DEFECT INVESTIGATION?*AK

Mileage: 93,426

2000 DODGE DAKOTA, BOUGHT WITH 27,200 MILES, BALL JOINTS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE IN TWO YEARS TIME AND UNABLE TO REPLACE PARTS VEHICLE NOW HAS 74,000 MILES A VEHICLE THIS YOUNG SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEMS. *LA

Mileage: 27,500

2000 DODGE DAKOTA, BOUGHT WITH 27,200 MILES, BALL JOINTS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE IN TWO YEARS TIME AND UNABLE TO REPLACE PARTS VEHICLE NOW HAS 74,000 MILES A VEHICLE THIS YOUNG SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEMS. *LA

Mileage: 27,500

2000 DODGE DAKOTA, BOUGHT WITH 27,200 MILES, BALL JOINTS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE IN TWO YEARS TIME AND UNABLE TO REPLACE PARTS VEHICLE NOW HAS 74,000 MILES A VEHICLE THIS YOUNG SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEMS. *LA

Mileage: 27,500

2000 DODGE DAKOTA WITH ONLY 13,531 MILES HAS UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE. *LA

Mileage: 1,351

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THERE WAS A LOUD THUMPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT IT WAS DUE TO FRONT BALL JOINT FAILURE. *AK FRONT ALIGNMENT SUDDENLY WENT OUT OF WHACK. VEHICLE WAS 6 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP DENIED THERE WAS A...

Mileage: 36,000

UPPER CONTROL ARMS LOOSE, DEFECTIVE, PLUS STEERING LINKAGE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *LA

Mileage: 28,832

UPPER CONTROL ARMS LOOSE, DEFECTIVE, PLUS STEERING LINKAGE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *LA

Mileage: 28,832

2000 DODGE DAKOTA- SPORT W/ EX-CAB. I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE THROUGH AUTOMAX IN MELBOURNE, FL AND OVERALL AM QUITE HAPPY WITH THE VEHICLE. BUT, THE FRONT BRAKES ARE SINGING A HIGH SHRILL SONG TO ME. I WENT TO WWW.DODGEDAKOTAS.COM, AND WAS EVEN MORE SURPRISED TO SEE THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS O...

THE SPARK PLUGS KNOCK IN THE ENGINE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE INTAKE GASKET. DEALER REPLACED THE INTAKE GASKET. *AK

Mileage: 35,000

THE SPARK PLUGS KNOCK IN THE ENGINE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE INTAKE GASKET. DEALER REPLACED THE INTAKE GASKET. *AK

Mileage: 35,000

RIGHT UPPER BALL JOINT WORN AT 32,000 MILES. *AK

Mileage: 31,000

DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB, 2000 UPPER AND LOWER FRONT BALL JOINTS FAILED. *AK

Mileage: 64,825

DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB, 2000 UPPER AND LOWER FRONT BALL JOINTS FAILED. *AK

Mileage: 64,825

THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS (ALSO CALLED THE LATCH ASSEMBLY) ON MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA BOTH ARE DEFECTIVE AND THE DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED EVEN WITH A KEY FROM THE OUTSIDE IF THE DOORS ARE LOCKED. MY VIN # IS 1B7GL22XYS592928. AN ONLINE SEARCH SHOWED THAT OTHER 2000 DODGE DAKOTA OWNERS HAVE HAD PROBLEMS W...

Mileage: 39,000

THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK *TS *JB

TRUCK SHAKES WHEN BRAKING AT SLOW OR MODERATE SPEED. REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND PADS THREE MONTHS AGO AT 38,000 MILES. NOW WITH 43,000 MILES THE SHAKING HAS RETURNED. *LA

Mileage: 38,000

TRUCK SHAKES WHEN BRAKING AT SLOW OR MODERATE SPEED. REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND PADS THREE MONTHS AGO AT 38,000 MILES. NOW WITH 43,000 MILES THE SHAKING HAS RETURNED. *LA

Mileage: 38,000

SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF ELECTRICAL FAILURE (DATE BELOW FIRST INCIDENT) SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK; ABS LIGHT STAYS ON; COMPUTER SHORTED OUT; DEALER FOUND COMPUTER BOLTED ON TOP OF WIRES; FAN STAYED ON; DATES VARY OVER LAST 1 1/2 YEARS NUMBER OF FAILURES IS A BEST GUESS. *LA

Mileage: 1,800

SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF ELECTRICAL FAILURE (DATE BELOW FIRST INCIDENT) SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK; ABS LIGHT STAYS ON; COMPUTER SHORTED OUT; DEALER FOUND COMPUTER BOLTED ON TOP OF WIRES; FAN STAYED ON; DATES VARY OVER LAST 1 1/2 YEARS NUMBER OF FAILURES IS A BEST GUESS. *LA

Mileage: 1,800

CONSUMER COMPLAINS ABOUT BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE ROTORS WARPED AT 10309 AND 15,000 MILES THE CONSUMER EVENTUALLY REPLACED THE BRAKE SYSTEM WITH AN AFTERMARKET SYSTEM. ON ONE OCCASION THE FRONT BRAKES STARTED SMOKING. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE CALIPER HAD STUCK AND OVERHEATED. BRAKES LOCK UP...

Mileage: 52,551

I OWN A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA - HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS 3 TIMES AND PADS ONCE IN 26,000 MILES AND NOW AT APPROX 29,000 MILES THE ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN.

Mileage: 18,952

BRAKE ROTORS ON DODGE DAKOTAS. MINE HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES IN 50,000 MILES. THE ORIGINALS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARANTEE IN 2000 MILES. I CAN'T KEEP A SET OF ROTORS ON THE TRUCK WITHOUT THEM WARPING.

POWER STEERING FAILS. LOSE CONTROL OF STEERING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AFTER ABOUT 1.25 HOURS. FIRST OCCURANCE IN AUGUST 2002, THEN OCTOBER, 2002. DID NOT DRIVE ON HIGHWAY FOR EXTENDED PERIOD UNTIL AUGUST 2003 - FAILED AGAIN AND AGAIN ON MOUNTAIN ROADS, EXITS, STRAIGHTAWAYS WHILE PASSING, GENTLE CURVES. N...

Mileage: 20,000

POWER STEERING FAILS. LOSE CONTROL OF STEERING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AFTER ABOUT 1.25 HOURS. FIRST OCCURANCE IN AUGUST 2002, THEN OCTOBER, 2002. DID NOT DRIVE ON HIGHWAY FOR EXTENDED PERIOD UNTIL AUGUST 2003 - FAILED AGAIN AND AGAIN ON MOUNTAIN ROADS, EXITS, STRAIGHTAWAYS WHILE PASSING, GENTLE CURVES. N...

Mileage: 20,000

POWER STEERING FAILS. LOSE CONTROL OF STEERING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AFTER ABOUT 1.25 HOURS. FIRST OCCURANCE IN AUGUST 2002, THEN OCTOBER, 2002. DID NOT DRIVE ON HIGHWAY FOR EXTENDED PERIOD UNTIL AUGUST 2003 - FAILED AGAIN AND AGAIN ON MOUNTAIN ROADS, EXITS, STRAIGHTAWAYS WHILE PASSING, GENTLE CURVES. N...

Mileage: 20,000

CONSUMER STATES BOTH UPPER BALL AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE WAS RUNNING WITHOUT WARRANTY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *TS

Mileage: 60,000

CONSUMER STATES BOTH UPPER BALL AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE WAS RUNNING WITHOUT WARRANTY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *TS

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE TRAVELING AT 20 MPH DRIVER BEGAN TO HEAR CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL. STEERING WHEEL HAD A LOT LOOSE CONTROL, AND THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL WAS TURNING, BUT THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BUCKLED UNDER VEHICLE. TIRES WERE WEARING PREMATURELY DUE TO UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE. *AK

Mileage: 60,280

WHILE TRAVELING AT 20 MPH DRIVER BEGAN TO HEAR CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL. STEERING WHEEL HAD A LOT LOOSE CONTROL, AND THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL WAS TURNING, BUT THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BUCKLED UNDER VEHICLE. TIRES WERE WEARING PREMATURELY DUE TO UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE. *AK

Mileage: 60,280

BRAKE ROTOR ON MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA HAVE BEEN TURNED DOWN TWICE AND REPLACE ONCE IN 30,000 MILES. THE WAS DUE TO EXCESSIVE PULSATING AND DEGRADATION OF STOPPING ABILITY. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE OCCURRENCE OF REDUCED BRAKING POWER. THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURING ONC...

Mileage: 51,000

BRAKE ROTOR ON MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA HAVE BEEN TURNED DOWN TWICE AND REPLACE ONCE IN 30,000 MILES. THE WAS DUE TO EXCESSIVE PULSATING AND DEGRADATION OF STOPPING ABILITY. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE OCCURRENCE OF REDUCED BRAKING POWER. THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURING ONC...

Mileage: 51,000

BRAKE ROTOR ON MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA HAVE BEEN TURNED DOWN TWICE AND REPLACE ONCE IN 30,000 MILES. THE WAS DUE TO EXCESSIVE PULSATING AND DEGRADATION OF STOPPING ABILITY. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE OCCURRENCE OF REDUCED BRAKING POWER. THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURING ONC...

Mileage: 51,000

FRONT ROTORS WARPED CAUSING VIOLENT PULSATIONS UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS. ROTORS WERE TURNED AND THEN FINALLY REPLACED AT 30K MILES. NEW ROTORS LASTED 5000 MILES BEFORE SHIMMY RETURNED. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ONGOING PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE'S DRIVER SIDE TIRE SEPARATED AT THE BEAD. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *PH. THE CONSUMER STATED ALL FOUR TIRES SEPARATED AT THE BEAD. *JB

Mileage: 11,850

ALL FOUR TIRES SPLIT AT THE BEAD. *MR THE TIRES HAD ALL BROKEN AT THE BEAD. THE LEFT UPPER BALL JOINT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A REFUND. *SCC *JB

Mileage: 11,850

ALL FOUR TIRES SPLIT AT THE BEAD. *MR THE TIRES HAD ALL BROKEN AT THE BEAD. THE LEFT UPPER BALL JOINT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A REFUND. *SCC *JB

Mileage: 11,850

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE DRIVER PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND OPENED THE HOOD. THE HOT LIQUID BLEW OUT ONTO THE CONSUMERS FACE, CHEST, ARM AND HAND. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED BUT SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK *NLM

Mileage: 56,000

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ON THE 2000 DODGE DAKOTA TRUCK ARE OF INADEQUATE DESIGNED, THEY WARP TOO OFTEN..NO SUPPORT FROM THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER.*AK

Mileage: 20,000

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD SNAPPED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER PULLED OFF THE ROAD INTO A PARKING LOT, THEN BACKED UP, AND THE TIE ROD SNAPPED OFF. THE TIE ROD HAD GONE THROUGH THE RIM ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WHICH ALL HAD TO...

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY SHIFT TO NEUTRAL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *PH WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN 3RD GEAR IT WENT TO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE RPM'S INCREASED FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE CHANGED TO 4TH GEAR. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE S...

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY SHIFT TO NEUTRAL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *PH WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN 3RD GEAR IT WENT TO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE RPM'S INCREASED FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE CHANGED TO 4TH GEAR. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE S...

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY SHIFT TO NEUTRAL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *PH WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN 3RD GEAR IT WENT TO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE RPM'S INCREASED FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE CHANGED TO 4TH GEAR. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE S...

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY SHIFT TO NEUTRAL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *PH WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN 3RD GEAR IT WENT TO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE RPM'S INCREASED FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE CHANGED TO 4TH GEAR. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE S...

I AM HAVING MY BALL JOINTS REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO HAS THE EXACT SAME VEHICLE, AND THEY HAVE HAD THEIRS DONE FOUR TIMES. I ALSO KNOW AT LEAST THREE OTHER PEOPLE WITH SAME TRUCK (YEAR,MAKE,MODEL) THAT HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM MULTIPLE TIMES. THIS IS NOT MERE COINICIDENCE...

I AM HAVING MY BALL JOINTS REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO HAS THE EXACT SAME VEHICLE, AND THEY HAVE HAD THEIRS DONE FOUR TIMES. I ALSO KNOW AT LEAST THREE OTHER PEOPLE WITH SAME TRUCK (YEAR,MAKE,MODEL) THAT HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM MULTIPLE TIMES. THIS IS NOT MERE COINICIDENCE...

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA R/T. IT ONLY HAS 25K ON IT. I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM AT PROBABLY 20000. THE PROBLEM IS THE ROTORS. WHENEVER I SLOWING DOWN TO STOP AT A LIGHT/INTERSECTION THE WHOLE TRUCK SHAKES.*AK

Mileage: 20,000

REPEATED REPLACEMENT OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS DUE TO WARPING. DEALERS KEPT SAYING NEVER HEARD OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH DODGE DAKOTA BRAKE PROBLEMS.*AK

Mileage: 11,898

REPEATED REPLACEMENT OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS DUE TO WARPING. DEALERS KEPT SAYING NEVER HEARD OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH DODGE DAKOTA BRAKE PROBLEMS.*AK

Mileage: 11,898

CONSUMER STATES THAT UPPER BALL JOINT IS WEARING PREMATURELY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT UPPER CONTROL ARM HAS FAILED.*AK

THE ROTORS ON MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA CONTINUE TO WARP. I HAVE REPLACED THEM AT MY EXPENSE (BECAUSE THE DEALER WON'T RECOGNIZE THE OBVIOUS ENGINEERING PROBLEM) VARIOUS TIMES. AFTERMARKET PARTS DON'T SEEM TO HELP THOUGH IT DOES SLOW THE PROCESS DOWN. *PH

Mileage: 14,000

VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED OUT.*MR ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. DEALER NOTIFIED. *CB

MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA HAS HAS FRONT ROTOR PROBLEMS CONTINUALLY. DEALER TEMPORARLY CURED THE PROBLEM BY CHANGING FRONT PADS, TURNING DOWN FRONT ROTORS AND REAR DRUMS. WARRANTY RAN OUT AND I HAD SAME PROBLEM. WARPED FRONT ROTORS. I HAD HEAVY DUTY ROTORS INSTALLED AND CERAMIC PADS INSTALLED AT DIFFE...

MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA HAS HAS FRONT ROTOR PROBLEMS CONTINUALLY. DEALER TEMPORARLY CURED THE PROBLEM BY CHANGING FRONT PADS, TURNING DOWN FRONT ROTORS AND REAR DRUMS. WARRANTY RAN OUT AND I HAD SAME PROBLEM. WARPED FRONT ROTORS. I HAD HEAVY DUTY ROTORS INSTALLED AND CERAMIC PADS INSTALLED AT DIFFE...

MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA HAS HAS FRONT ROTOR PROBLEMS CONTINUALLY. DEALER TEMPORARLY CURED THE PROBLEM BY CHANGING FRONT PADS, TURNING DOWN FRONT ROTORS AND REAR DRUMS. WARRANTY RAN OUT AND I HAD SAME PROBLEM. WARPED FRONT ROTORS. I HAD HEAVY DUTY ROTORS INSTALLED AND CERAMIC PADS INSTALLED AT DIFFE...

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA, I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER A COUNTLESS AMOUNT OF TIMES COMPLAINING ABOUT MY FROM, EVERY FROM NOISE TO INSTABILITY, EXCESSIVE BOUNCE. I AM GIVEN EVERY EXCUSE IN THE WORLD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM , I HAVE EVEN TOLD THEM WHAT IT IS , THE BALL JOINTS, THE TELL ME THAT IT WHEELL AND...

Mileage: 34,900

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA, I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER A COUNTLESS AMOUNT OF TIMES COMPLAINING ABOUT MY FROM, EVERY FROM NOISE TO INSTABILITY, EXCESSIVE BOUNCE. I AM GIVEN EVERY EXCUSE IN THE WORLD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM , I HAVE EVEN TOLD THEM WHAT IT IS , THE BALL JOINTS, THE TELL ME THAT IT WHEELL AND...

Mileage: 34,900

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA, I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER A COUNTLESS AMOUNT OF TIMES COMPLAINING ABOUT MY FROM, EVERY FROM NOISE TO INSTABILITY, EXCESSIVE BOUNCE. I AM GIVEN EVERY EXCUSE IN THE WORLD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM , I HAVE EVEN TOLD THEM WHAT IT IS , THE BALL JOINTS, THE TELL ME THAT IT WHEELL AND...

Mileage: 34,900

I CURRENTLY HAVE A HEAVY SURGING SENSATION WHILE BRAKING. I WAS TOLD MY ROTORS WERE WARPED. MY DODGE DAKOTA 4X2 QUAD CAB HAS 40000 MILES. I FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE ABLE TO RELY ON MY VEHICLE TO STOP WITHOUT SHAKING ME OR MY FAMILY LIKE A RAG DOLL. THE HEAVY SHAKING MAY LEAD TO MY ABILITY TO CONTRO...

Mileage: 36,000

BRAKE ROTORS WARP PREMATURELY AND THERE IS SHAKING AND VIBRATION INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

THE UPPER DRIVER SIDE BALL JOINT SEPARATED. THE MALE END OF THE BALL JOINT CAME APART FROM THE FEMALE PART. DODGE, UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY REPLACED ALL 4 BALL JOINTS AND THE TWO UPPER CONTROL ARMS.*AK

Mileage: 89,000

MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THE DISC BRAKES IN MY DAKOTA. ORIGINAL ROTORS WARPED ONCE, I HAD THEM TURNED (PAID FOR BY ME), THEY WARPED A SECOND TIME. I PAID THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE WITH NEW ROTORS. THESE ROTORS WARPED. THE DEALERSHIP PAID TO REPLACE THIS SET OF ROTORS. I WAS ON MY 3RD SET OF ROTORS ...

Mileage: 30,000

NUMEROUS FRONT SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. BAD BALL JOINT/CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLIES/ BAD TIE-RODS/BAD SHOCK ABSORBERS, AND BAD STRUT BUSHINGS. ALL OF THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY THE DEALER. MOST OF THE PROBLEMS STARTED AT ABOUT 15000 MILES, AND HAVE CONTINUED. WAY TOO MANY PROBLEMS AT LOW MILES. I STIL...

Mileage: 19,532

NUMEROUS FRONT SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. BAD BALL JOINT/CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLIES/ BAD TIE-RODS/BAD SHOCK ABSORBERS, AND BAD STRUT BUSHINGS. ALL OF THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY THE DEALER. MOST OF THE PROBLEMS STARTED AT ABOUT 15000 MILES, AND HAVE CONTINUED. WAY TOO MANY PROBLEMS AT LOW MILES. I STIL...

Mileage: 19,532

NUMEROUS FRONT SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. BAD BALL JOINT/CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLIES/ BAD TIE-RODS/BAD SHOCK ABSORBERS, AND BAD STRUT BUSHINGS. ALL OF THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY THE DEALER. MOST OF THE PROBLEMS STARTED AT ABOUT 15000 MILES, AND HAVE CONTINUED. WAY TOO MANY PROBLEMS AT LOW MILES. I STIL...

Mileage: 19,532

NUMEROUS FRONT SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. BAD BALL JOINT/CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLIES/ BAD TIE-RODS/BAD SHOCK ABSORBERS, AND BAD STRUT BUSHINGS. ALL OF THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY THE DEALER. MOST OF THE PROBLEMS STARTED AT ABOUT 15000 MILES, AND HAVE CONTINUED. WAY TOO MANY PROBLEMS AT LOW MILES. I STIL...

Mileage: 19,532

2000 DODGE DAKOTA,4.7L AOUT TRANSMISSION/UPPER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY DEFECTIVE.REPLACED AT 1.100 MILES,LOWER CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY BALL JOINT CAME APART AT 9,200 WHEEL CAME OFF. *AK

Mileage: 1,100

2000 DODGE DAKOTA,4.7L AOUT TRANSMISSION/UPPER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY DEFECTIVE.REPLACED AT 1.100 MILES,LOWER CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY BALL JOINT CAME APART AT 9,200 WHEEL CAME OFF. *AK

Mileage: 1,100

2000 DODGE DAKOTA BALL JOINTS FAILED PREMATURELY AND WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY CAME LOOSE.

Mileage: 45,000

2000 DODGE DAKOTA BALL JOINTS FAILED PREMATURELY AND WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY CAME LOOSE.

Mileage: 45,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK I NEEDED TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A TURN. I PRESSED THE BRAKE AND IT WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY I DO NOT HAVE AN AUTOMATIC BECAUSE I HAD TO POWER SHIFT DOWN AND I BARELY MADE THE TURN NOT TO MENTION ALMOST HITTING A TELEPHONE POLE. I WAS JUST ABOUT HOME SO I PR...

FRONT ROTORS WARPED AFTER 6 MO./11,000 MILES, REPLACED ROTORS AND PADS. WARPED AGAIN AT 15 MONTHS, 33,000, BUT USED FOR ADDITIONAL YEAR+. REPLACED AGAIN AT 32 MONTHS/60,000. AGAIN WARPED AFTER 40 MO/73,000, BUT USED 5 MONTHS. REPLACING AGAIN WITH HIGH PERFORMANCE SLOTTED/DRILLED AND KEEPING MY F...

Mileage: 11,000

FRONT ROTORS WARPED AFTER 6 MO./11,000 MILES, REPLACED ROTORS AND PADS. WARPED AGAIN AT 15 MONTHS, 33,000, BUT USED FOR ADDITIONAL YEAR+. REPLACED AGAIN AT 32 MONTHS/60,000. AGAIN WARPED AFTER 40 MO/73,000, BUT USED 5 MONTHS. REPLACING AGAIN WITH HIGH PERFORMANCE SLOTTED/DRILLED AND KEEPING MY F...

Mileage: 11,000

ROTORS WARPED FRONT ROTORS WARPED DUE TO POOR BACK BRAKES ADJUSTER. *AK

Mileage: 17,000

I HAVE 19,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK AND IT HAS HAD 3 BRAKE JOBES ALREADY AND HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS, DEALER IS UNRESPONSIVE, TRUCK PULSATES SO BAD IT'S A ROAD HAZARD. *AK

Mileage: 6,000

ROTORS AND DRUMS ON 2000 DODGE DAKOTA NEED TURNED OR CHANGED OFTEN. *AK

Mileage: 15,000

ROTORS AND DRUMS ON 2000 DODGE DAKOTA NEED TURNED OR CHANGED OFTEN. *AK

Mileage: 15,000

FRONT BRAKE DISKS HAVE WARPED TWICE IN 30,000 MILES. I DO MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. HAVE HAD THEM TURNED TWICE, THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM THEY KNOW OF WITH THE ROTORS. *JB

Mileage: 15,000

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS HAVE FAILED. 40,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. BALL JOINTS SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER THAN THIS. DEALER WANTS $1,200.00 TO CHANGE THEM. TRUCK HAS ALREADY HAD NEW FRONT DRIVE SHAFT, NEW SWAY BAR BUSHINGS, NEW DRIVER SEAT CUSHION, NEW FUEL INJECTORS, NEW ELECTRIC MOTOR IN RIGHT RE...

Mileage: 40,000

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS HAVE FAILED. 40,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. BALL JOINTS SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER THAN THIS. DEALER WANTS $1,200.00 TO CHANGE THEM. TRUCK HAS ALREADY HAD NEW FRONT DRIVE SHAFT, NEW SWAY BAR BUSHINGS, NEW DRIVER SEAT CUSHION, NEW FUEL INJECTORS, NEW ELECTRIC MOTOR IN RIGHT RE...

Mileage: 40,000

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS HAVE FAILED. 40,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. BALL JOINTS SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER THAN THIS. DEALER WANTS $1,200.00 TO CHANGE THEM. TRUCK HAS ALREADY HAD NEW FRONT DRIVE SHAFT, NEW SWAY BAR BUSHINGS, NEW DRIVER SEAT CUSHION, NEW FUEL INJECTORS, NEW ELECTRIC MOTOR IN RIGHT RE...

Mileage: 40,000

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS HAVE FAILED. 40,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. BALL JOINTS SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER THAN THIS. DEALER WANTS $1,200.00 TO CHANGE THEM. TRUCK HAS ALREADY HAD NEW FRONT DRIVE SHAFT, NEW SWAY BAR BUSHINGS, NEW DRIVER SEAT CUSHION, NEW FUEL INJECTORS, NEW ELECTRIC MOTOR IN RIGHT RE...

Mileage: 40,000

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS HAVE FAILED. 40,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. BALL JOINTS SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER THAN THIS. DEALER WANTS $1,200.00 TO CHANGE THEM. TRUCK HAS ALREADY HAD NEW FRONT DRIVE SHAFT, NEW SWAY BAR BUSHINGS, NEW DRIVER SEAT CUSHION, NEW FUEL INJECTORS, NEW ELECTRIC MOTOR IN RIGHT RE...

Mileage: 40,000

HAVE HAD FRONT ROTORS WARP 5 TIMES IN LESS THAN 48,000 MILES. DEALER WILL NOT RECTIFY PROBLEM. *NLM

Mileage: 12,000

NOTICED PULSATING OF BRAKES AT APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES. THE PULSATING HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY WORSE NOW AT 30,000 MILES. I FEEL THAT THE BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR SAFE, PREDICTABLE STOPPING. *NLM

Mileage: 20,000

BRAKE ROTORS ARE WEARING AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE WILL HAVE A HEAVY VIBRATION, AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS WARP ON 2000 DODGE DAKOTA. I HAD TO HAVE THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS TURNED TWICE, FOLLOWED BY REPLACEMENT OF THE ROTORS, ALL BEFORE 50,000 MILES. THE NEW ROTORS HAVE ALREADY STARTED TO WARP, LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AFTER INSTALLATION. NOTE: BRAKE PADS SHOW NO UNUSUAL WEAR AND HAVEN'T BEEN REPLAC...

Mileage: 50,000

BRAKE ROTORS WARP ON 2000 DODGE DAKOTA. I HAD TO HAVE THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS TURNED TWICE, FOLLOWED BY REPLACEMENT OF THE ROTORS, ALL BEFORE 50,000 MILES. THE NEW ROTORS HAVE ALREADY STARTED TO WARP, LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AFTER INSTALLATION. NOTE: BRAKE PADS SHOW NO UNUSUAL WEAR AND HAVEN'T BEEN REPLAC...

Mileage: 50,000

SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THE WARPED BRAKE ROTORS ON NEWER DODGE DAKOTA'S. EVERYONE I TALK TO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. IF YOU REPLACE THEM, THEY GO BACK TO BEING WARPED AFTER A FEW THOUSAND MILES. *NLM

ELECTRICAL LOCKING SYSTEM HAS FAILED. IF YOU USE THE ELECTRICAL LOCK SYSTEM, THE DOORS DO NOT ELECTRONICALLY OPEN, YOU MUST MANUALLY PUSH THE LOCKS UP TO OPEN AND EXIT THE VEHICLE. YOU CANNOT MANUALLY PUSH THE LOCKS UP TO EXIT THE VEHICLE UNLESS YOU HIT THE ELECTRIC DOOR BUTTON UP AND THEN AND ONL...

Mileage: 50,000

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB

Mileage: 89,000

THE POWER SEAT ADJUSTMENTS ON THE DRIVER SIDE STOPPED WORKING IN 04/2003. THE SEAT WAS ALSO UNSTABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE SERIAL NUMBER FOR THE PART IS 5012532-AA. *NLM

I BEGAN TO SMELL HORRIBLE ANTIFREEZE/MUSTY SMELL (TRUCK HAD ALWAYS HAD MUSTY SMELL, BUT THIS WAS MUCH WORSE). IT WAS SO BAD THAT I HAD TO TURN THE HEAT OFF AND ROLL THE WINDOWS ALL THE WAY DOWN AND KEEP THEM THAT WAY THROUGH THE DEAD OF WINTER BECAUSE THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT IN, I WAS TOLD NOTHING...

Mileage: 23,000

THE BRAKE SYSTEM OVERHEATED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE LEFT WHILE BRAKING. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKES DID NOT RELEASE WHILE DRIVING. *NLM

WHEN THE CONSUMER MADE A STOP, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. WHEN THE CONSUMER GOT OUT OF VEHICLE, SHE SAW THE WHEELS WERE HOT, BECAUSE THE BRAKES FAILED TO RELEASE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE DEALER STATED THE ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

CARRIED 2000 DODGE DAKOTA SLT BACK TO DEALER @ 8496 MILES FOR FRONT END SHIMMIE UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS.

Mileage: 8,496

CARRIED 2000 DODGE DAKOTA SLT BACK TO DEALER @11503 MILESFOR FRONT END SHIMMIE UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDTIONS.

Mileage: 11,503

RIGHT FRONT BRAKE STICKING AT RANDOM TIME HAD TO PRY PISTON BACK TO RELEASE PAD AND PREVENT FIRE AND RELEASE BRAKE DRAG. *NLM

POWER STEERING PUMP WENT BAD, CAUSING A MAJOR LEAK OF POWER STEERING FLUID TO BE SPRAYED THROUGHOUT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CAUSING BOTH THE POWER STEERING TO FAIL WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSING THE DRIVE TRAIN BELT TO BEGIN SLIPPING. *NLM

Mileage: 41,500

VIOLENT PULSATION IN THE BRAKES STARTED AT 3000 MILES. PERSONALLY PAID FOR ROTOR RESURFACING AND BRAKE SERVICING. THE PULSATION RESUMED AT ABOUT 10000 MILES. *NLM

Mileage: 10,000

I STOPPED THE TRUCK AND PUT IN THE PARK POSITION, I THEN CAME OUT OF THE TRUCK, CLOSED THE DOOR AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO MOVE IN THE REVERSE DIRECTION, I RAN AFTER THE TRUCK TO SEE IF I COULD STOP IT BUT THE REVERSE SPEED WAS TO FAST FOR ME AND THE TRUCK HIT THE TREE DAMAGING THE REAR BUMPER AND I F...

Mileage: 50,000

REAR END OF TRUCK IS FAILING. THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING ON MANY OTHER DAKOTA'S AND THERE IS SHORTAGE OF USED AND REPLACEMENT PARTS.*JB

TOOK DELIVERY OF TRUCK ON 12/10/99. ON 2/12/00 (4524 MILES) REPORTED PROBLEM OF BRAKE PULSATION WHICH RESULTED IN THE FRONT ROTORS BEING REPLACED ON 5/1/00 (9998 MILES). SINCE THAT TIME, PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON 10/18/00 (21234 MILES) AND 10/15/02 (55228 MILES) A...

Mileage: 4,524

THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT, FAILED TO PROPERLY RESTRAIN THE CONSUMER. *JB

BRAKE ROTOR WARPING AGAIN & AGAIN & AGAIN. I ONLY HAVE 48000 MILES ON MY TRUCK AND I AM ON MY THIRD SET OF ROTORS AND STILL THE SAME PADS WHICH HAVE ABOUT 3/8 OF AN INCH LEFT. THE DEALER TELLS ME IT IS HOW I DRIVE, I DISAGREE WITH THAT. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE UNLESS THEY FIND A SOLUTION TO T...

Mileage: 15,000

THE VEHICLES FRONT BRAKE ROTORS RUSTED PITTED AND WARPED WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO VIBRATE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *NLM *NLM

Mileage: 23,000

THE LOWER BALL JOINT SNAPPED IN HALF. *JB

BALL JOINTS FAILED. *NLM

Mileage: 38,000

BALL JOINTS FAILED. *NLM

Mileage: 38,000

WARPING ROTORS ON DODGE DAKOTA. I AM ON MY THIRD PAIR OF ROTOR'S WHICH ARE ALSO WARPED. THE DEALER HAS TOLD ME IT IS THE WAY I DRIVE. I AM SORRY, BUT I DRIVE MY COMPANY VAN A LOT HARDER THAN I DRIVE MY TRUCK, AND IT HAS NOT HAD A PROBLEM WITH WARPING ROTOR'S. THIS KIND OF THING REALLY MAKES ME W...

CLUTCH FAILURE (BROKEN CENTER) AFTER ONLY 45000 MILES, ALSO TOOK OUT SLAVE CYLINDER IN THE PROCESS. VEHICLE WAS NOT USED FOR TOWING (OTHER THAN THE OCCASIONAL STALLED CAR), THE DEALER HAD NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE AND CLUTCHES WERE ON A NATIONAL BACK-ORDER STATUS. PROBLEM MANIFEST ITSELF AS A "CANT GET...

Mileage: 45,000

REAR TIRE ON PASSENGERS SIDE STICKS OUT ABOUT 2 INCHES MORE THAN THE DRIVERS SIDE. DEALER CALLED FACTORY. DEALER TOLD ME THAT THIS IS NORMAL CONDITION. *NLM

WHEN CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 60 AND 75 MPH VEHICLE WOULD SURGE, AND SPEED WOULD INCREASE AND DECREASE. THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. *JB

Mileage: 26,000

ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE SENSOR HOUSING GASKET LEAKING. FACTORY INSTALLED. BOLTS FOUND LOOSE.*JB

Mileage: 38,000

THERE WAS A STRONG GAS SMELL IN CAB WITH ALL WINDOWS CLOSED. I CLOSED THE VENT, BUT IT WAS STILL VERY STRONG AND GETTING WORSE. NO FUEL LEAKS FOUND. THIS HAS OCCURRED 5 TIMES. SEEMS TO BE INTERMITTENT AND NOT DIRECTLY CONNECTED WITH RE/FUELING, OR FUEL TANK LEVEL. I WAS TOLD IT WAS POSSIBLY THE ORV...

Mileage: 35,000

THE SLIDING SEAT BELT CLIP ON THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT OF THE 2000 DODGE DAKOTA EXTENDED CAB LOSES TENSION ON VERY SHORT TRIPS (I.E., 3 MILES OR MORE). THIS LOSS OF TENSION HAS RENDERED THE SEAT UNSAFE FOR TRANSPORTING CHILDREN AND ADULTS BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT STAY SNUG AGAINST A PERSON'S BODY ...

Mileage: 26,389

THERE SEEMS TO BE A WIND NOISE COMING FROM THE WINDSHIELD. IS THIS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE? THE DEALER SAID IT WAS. I DON'T TRUST THE DEALER. *JB

THE RIM ON THE SPARE TIRE WAS CRACKED ALTHOUGH THE TIRE HAD NEVER BEEN USED. *NLM

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING SLACK IN THE STEERING COLUMN. ALSO, THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE RACK AND PINION STEERING. RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE IS CAUSING THE TIRES TO WEAR UNEVENLY. THERE IS A RATTLING AND SQUEAKING NOISE IN THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE. *AK *JB

Mileage: 66,000

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING SLACK IN THE STEERING COLUMN. ALSO, THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE RACK AND PINION STEERING. RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE IS CAUSING THE TIRES TO WEAR UNEVENLY. THERE IS A RATTLING AND SQUEAKING NOISE IN THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE. *AK *JB

Mileage: 66,000

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING SLACK IN THE STEERING COLUMN. ALSO, THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE RACK AND PINION STEERING. RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE IS CAUSING THE TIRES TO WEAR UNEVENLY. THERE IS A RATTLING AND SQUEAKING NOISE IN THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE. *AK *JB

Mileage: 66,000

RADIO WAS POPPING DURING DRIVE FROM SEATTLE TO MONTANA. AFTER A DINNER BREAK IN IDAHO, ENGINE DIED AFTER DRIVING ACROSS BRIDGE TO GET BACK ON FREEWAY. SMOKE WAS ISSUING FROM HOOD (REAR DRIVERS SIDE OF HOOD) BEFORE COASTING TO A STOP. VEHICLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND ENGINE WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED...

Mileage: 42,000

EXPERIENCED WARPED ROTORS. DEALER REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING. STATES DRIVING HABITS CAUSED IT. I DISAGREE.

Mileage: 25,000

2000 DODGE DAKOTA / MOTOR LOCKED UP AT 52,000 MILES / HAVING TO REPLACE MOTOR

Mileage: 52,000

THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS OFF TRACK.*JB

VEHICLE STRUCK A TREE STUMP AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT RELEASED, THROWING DRIVER INTO THE WINDOW. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

Mileage: 40,000

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS CONTINUE TO WARP, CAUSING TRUCK TO VIBRATE WILDLY UNDER BRAKING. FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE TURNED @ 9K, 15K, 31K. NOW AT 45K UNABLE TO TURN THEM AGAIN AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE. FRONT SHOCKS ALSO BEING REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR.

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS CONTINUE TO WARP, CAUSING TRUCK TO VIBRATE WILDLY UNDER BRAKING. FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE TURNED @ 9K, 15K, 31K. NOW AT 45K UNABLE TO TURN THEM AGAIN AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE. FRONT SHOCKS ALSO BEING REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR.

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *TS. THE CONSUMER BACK WAS BROKE, ALSO THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT HIT HARD ENOUGH FOR THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. *JB

Mileage: 27,000

LATEST PROBLEM IS STALLING AT STOPS. ONE OCCURRED WHILE CROSSING RAILROAD TRACKS. THE PROBLEM WAS TRACED TO THE TRANSMISSION. PH

Mileage: 330

LATEST PROBLEM IS STALLING AT STOPS. ONE OCCURRED WHILE CROSSING RAILROAD TRACKS. THE PROBLEM WAS TRACED TO THE TRANSMISSION. PH

Mileage: 330

LATEST PROBLEM IS STALLING AT STOPS. ONE OCCURRED WHILE CROSSING RAILROAD TRACKS. THE PROBLEM WAS TRACED TO THE TRANSMISSION. PH

Mileage: 330

LATEST PROBLEM IS STALLING AT STOPS. ONE OCCURRED WHILE CROSSING RAILROAD TRACKS. THE PROBLEM WAS TRACED TO THE TRANSMISSION. PH

Mileage: 330

LATEST PROBLEM IS STALLING AT STOPS. ONE OCCURRED WHILE CROSSING RAILROAD TRACKS. THE PROBLEM WAS TRACED TO THE TRANSMISSION. PH

Mileage: 330

LATEST PROBLEM IS STALLING AT STOPS. ONE OCCURRED WHILE CROSSING RAILROAD TRACKS. THE PROBLEM WAS TRACED TO THE TRANSMISSION. PH

Mileage: 330

AFTER 30K MILES ON MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA R/T MY FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED AND THE FRONT SEEMED TO DO 100% OF THE BRAKING SO I JACKED UP THE TRUCK AND PUT IT ON BLOCKS AND TESTED THE BACK BRAKES THEY DIDNT EVEN STOP UNDER IDLE SO I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER TOM MATSON'S DODGE OF AUBURN,WA AND HAD THEM...

MY 2000 DAKOTA R/T HAD NO REAR BRAKES, CHRYSLER BOUGHT IT BACK AND FURNISHED A 03 FOR ME. IT HAS A COMPLETE DIFFERENT BRAKE SYSTEM THAN THE 00 DID. CHRYSLER ADMITTED A PROBLEM. NOW I HAVE CONTACTED SEVERAL OWNERS OF R/T'S 2000 TO 2002 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I KNOW OF A...

LACK OF BRAKING BIAS TO THE REAR OF MY 2000 DAKOTA R/T PICKUP. THIS HAS CAUSED MY TRUCK TO GO THROUGH 3 SETS OF ROTORS IN 55, 000 MILES. I HAVE ALSO HAD SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS TO TO THE REDUCED BRAKING. I HAVE SIMILAR TRUCKS BUILT IN 98 AND 99 WITHOUT THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 56,000

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE RIM OF THE SPARE TIRE. ALSO STATED THAT IT IS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT AND THAT THE TIRE WAS NEVER USED. *NLM

2000 DODGE DAKOTA QUADCAB - I WAS GOING FORWARD IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I STOPPED THE TRUCK AND PUT IT IN "PARK", ENGINE STILL RUNNING. I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS IT ENGAGED ITSELF IN REVERSE. IT SMASHED THROUGH A GATE AND I GOT INJURED WHEN I GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE GATE AND THE...

Mileage: 16,647

2000 DAKOTA CLUB CAB R/T WITH REAR ABS BRAKES ONLY. COMPLAINT: NEVER HAD WORKING REAR BRAKES, COULDN'T BE FIXED BY DEALER, SOLD BACK TO CHRYSLER. NOW I HAVE DISCOVERED SEVERAL MORE R/T'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM! CHRYSLER/DODGE WON'T OR CAN'T FIX! HOW MANY MORE ARE OUT THERE? REAR WHEELS WILL NOT STOP ...

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN HIT AT 45MPH IN THE FRONT CENTER OF THE VEHICLE THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING A DEFECTIVE RIM ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO STATED THAT THERE IS A CRACK OF ABOUT TWO INCHES TRUE THE WHOLE RIM AND IS NEVER BEEN USED ALSO SAID THAT THIS IS A SPARE TIRE. MANUFACTURE WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL. TS

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING A DEFECTIVE RIM ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO STATED THAT THERE IS A CRACK OF ABOUT TWO INCHES TRUE THE WHOLE RIM AND IS NEVER BEEN USED ALSO SAID THAT THIS IS A SPARE TIRE. MANUFACTURE WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL.

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACKWARDS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

I BOUGHT A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA BRAND NEW FROM NELSON AUTO GROUP IN MARYSVILLE, OHIO. THE TRUCK IS LESS THAN 3YRS OLD AND ONLY HAS 55,000 MILES ON IT, WHICH 95% OF THEM ARE HIGHWAY, AND THE ENGINE WENT BAD. I TOOK IT BACK TO NELSON'S AND THEY SAID THE MOTOR MIGHT NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SOME THINGS ...

I BOUGHT A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA BRAND NEW FROM NELSON AUTO GROUP IN MARYSVILLE, OHIO. THE TRUCK IS LESS THAN 3 YRS OLD AND ONLY HAS 55,000 MILES ON IT, WHICH 95% OF THEM ARE HIGHWAY, AND THE ENGINE WENT BAD. I TOOK IT BACK TO NELSON'S AND THEY SAID THE MOTOR MIGHT NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SOMETHING...

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH FRONT RIGHT WHEEL. ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL CAME OFF MAKING DAMAGES TO THE AXLE AND TO THE VEHICLE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND DOES NOT WANT TO TELL THE CONSUMER WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AN...

FACTORY BRAKE COMPONENTS NOT ADEQUATE FOR STOPPING THIS TRUCKS. EVERYONE WHO OWNS A DAKOTA HAS A PROBLEM WITH FREQUENT BRAKE ROTOR WARPAGE. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS DODGE REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. OWNERS FORCED TO BUY EXPENSIVE BRAKE OVERHAULS EVERY FEW THOUSAND MILES. CHECK OUT THE MESS...

THE ROTORS HAVE CONTINUELY WARP AT ABOUT EVERY 12000 MILES. I HAVE HAD THEM TURNED 4 TIMES AND INSTALLED NEW ROTORS AT ABOUT 38000 MILES. THEY ARE AGAINED WARPED AT 60,000 MILES AND NEED TO BE TURNED AGAIN. VECHILE VIBRATES AT 30 TO 40 MPH WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. WHEN ROTORS ARE TURNED THE PROBLEM...

2000 DODGE DAKOTA. ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****769308. *AK *JB

Mileage: 55,000

DEALER INDICATED THAT MANUFACTERER IS AWARE OF DESIGN DEFECT WITH NO FIX COMMITED. THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARP OVER TIME WHICH DEGRADES THE BRAKING SYSTEM PERFORMANCE AND CONFUSES THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM IN 55000 MILES. ROTORS HAVE BEEN ALREADY TURNED TWICE AND ARE ALREADY WARPED AGAIN. DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE BRAKE ROTORS ARE WORN CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED DEALER REPLACE THREE TIMES ALREADY TS

MY ROTORS HAVE WARPED 4 TIMES IN 38,530 MILES. NEW DODGE PARTS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED. THIS MOST RECENT TIME I GOT A SURPRISE. DODGE SAID AFTERMARKET BRAKE PADS HAD BEEN INSTALLED. I HAVE ONLY HAD BRAKE SERVICE PERFORMED AT MARIETTA DODGE. THE PREVIOUS INSTALLATION SOMEONE MUST HAVE USED AFTER-MA...

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING APPROX 45 MPH VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING FAILED W/O WARNING. CHECKED BY DLR WHO ADVISED RACK AND PINION FAILED. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE DRIVE SHAFT ARE HITTING THE RIGHT REAR TIRE CAUSING HEAVY VIBRATION AND DAMAGE TO THE TIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

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CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE'S COMPUTER IS DEFECTIVE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *MR THE VEHICLE FAILED STATE EMISSION TEST AND THE DEALER REPLACED SPARK PLUGS AND SERVICED THE FUEL INJECTION. BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED THE EMISSION TEST AGAIN. ANOTHER MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER COULD POSSIBLY ...

CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE'S COMPUTER IS DEFECTIVE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *MR THE VEHICLE FAILED STATE EMISSION TEST AND THE DEALER REPLACED SPARK PLUGS AND SERVICED THE FUEL INJECTION. BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED THE EMISSION TEST AGAIN. ANOTHER MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER COULD POSSIBLY ...

ROTORS DETERIORATED AND WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION ON FRONT WHEELS. ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED TO MAKE VEHICLE SAFE TO OPERATE. MILEAGE IS 10991 AT TIME OF FAILURE.*AK

I DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO VEHICLE AT THIS TIME FOR ADDITIONAL INFO, ACCIDENT WAS VS TREE, FRONT END. *AK

AFTER ABOUT 13000 MILES, APPLICATION OF BRAKES CAUSED INCREASINGLY SEVERE SHUDDERING OF FRONT OF TRUCK ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT EXTENSION OF BRAKING DISTANCE (AT LEAST 30%). NARROWLY AVOIDED WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR COLLISION. SUSPECTED FAILURE OF ABS, TOOK CAR TO DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED IT AS WA...

AFTER ABOUT 13000 MILES, APPLICATION OF BRAKES CAUSED INCREASINGLY SEVERE SHUDDERING OF FRONT OF TRUCK ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT EXTENSION OF BRAKING DISTANCE (AT LEAST 30%). NARROWLY AVOIDED WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR COLLISION. SUSPECTED FAILURE OF ABS, TOOK CAR TO DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED IT AS WA...

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION INTO A VAN. ESTIMATED SPEED OF IMPACT WAS 30 MPH. DRIVER DID MAKE CONTACT WITH CONSOLE OR SIDE OF TRUCK. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, AND DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

FRONT DISC ROTORS GET WARPED EVERY 17000 MILES OF DRIVING. ALTHOUGH THE TRUCK HAS THE TOWING PACKAGE, I RARELY TOW ANYTHING. MY DRIVING IS NORMAL DRIVING WITH MOST OF IT ON THE INTERSTATE. AFTER 17000 MILES, THE WHOLE FRONT-END OF THE TRUCK SHAKES TERRIBLY UNTIL THE ROTORS GET TURNED. PADS ARE FINE....

EVEN WITH LIGHT APPLICATION OF BRAKES, PROGRESSIVELY SEVERE SHUDDERING OF ENTIRE FRONT END. SERVICE DEPT. DETERMINED WARPED BRAKE DISCS AND INCORRECT BRAKE PAD (OEM). DISKS WERE TURNED AND BRAKE PADS REPLACED. NOW, 5000 MILES LATER, SAME PROBLEM (PULSATING CONDITION UPON LIGHT BRAKE APPLICATION) MAN...

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS PULSATE. BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS IS FAILING. STOPPING DISTANCES HAS INCREASED. ROTORS ARE STARTING TO GO EVERY 14,000 MILES. DEALER IS AWARE. PLEASE ADD MORE DETAILS. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS PULSATE. BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS IS FAILING. STOPPING DISTANCES HAS INCREASED. ROTORS ARE STARTING TO GO EVERY 14,000 MILES. DEALER IS AWARE. PLEASE ADD MORE DETAILS. *AK

ENGINE PARTIALLY STALLED ONCE AND THEN AGAIN - ENGINE TROUBLE LIGHT CAME ON. UPON STOPPING VEHICLE, NOTED THAT AUXILLARY FAN CONTINUED TO RUN EVEN THOUGH ENGINE WAS COOL. NOTED A SMELL OF BURNING PLASTIC AND DISCOVERD FAN RELAY IN FUSE BOX WAS SMOKING AND EXTREMELY HOT. UPON REMOVAL OF FAN RELAY...

ENGINE PARTIALLY STALLED ONCE AND THEN AGAIN - ENGINE TROUBLE LIGHT CAME ON. UPON STOPPING VEHICLE, NOTED THAT AUXILLARY FAN CONTINUED TO RUN EVEN THOUGH ENGINE WAS COOL. NOTED A SMELL OF BURNING PLASTIC AND DISCOVERD FAN RELAY IN FUSE BOX WAS SMOKING AND EXTREMELY HOT. UPON REMOVAL OF FAN RELAY...

WHEN SHIFTING TRANSMISSION MADE A CRUNCHING SOUND AND HESITATED, THEN, WOULD NOT SHIFT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER 3-4 TIMES, COULD NOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME. THIS STARTED AT 5000 MILES.*AK

WHILE AT DEALER FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, MECHANIC DETERMINED ENGINE HEAD WAS CRACKED. PLEASE ADD FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE AT DEALER FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, MECHANIC DETERMINED ENGINE HEAD WAS CRACKED. PLEASE ADD FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN MAKING TIGHT TURNS AND BACKING UP CONSUMER CAN HEAR A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM REAR END. VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME. PLEASE ADD FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

2000 DAKOTA BRAKES ARE UNSAFE AND START 'BOUNCING' AFTER A FEW THOUSAND MILES DUE TO WARPING ROTORS. DEALERSHIP WILL DO NOTHING TO FIX PROBLEM. HAVE SPOKE WITH NUMEROUS OTHER DAKOTA OWNERS AND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM.*AK

BRAKES ARE MAKING LOUD NOISES/PULSATE WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES THEM. ALSO, THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

BRAKES ARE MAKING LOUD NOISES/PULSATE WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES THEM. ALSO, THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING BRAKES WENT OUT ,CAUSING AND ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED SHORTLY AFTER REACHING 12,000 MILES, MANUFACTURER DID NOT WARRANTY DUE TO MILEAGE.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THE SHAFT UNDER THE HOOD FELL APART AT THE GEAR BOX, THIS CAUSED CONSUMER COMPLETE STEERING LOSS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

$400 COST TO ME $50 MY COST?EXTENDED COVERAGE SHOULD BE COVERED, RIGHT. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

TRUCK WAS IN FOR SEVERAL THINGS WRONGAT 1542 MILES , BRAKES AND POWERTRAIN WAS A COUPLE OF THEN THEY SAID IT WAS OKAY, THEY MUST NOT HAVE CHECKED ANYTHING BECAUSE NOW THEY ARE FAILLING IN A SHORT TIME WHILE I'M TRING TO GET ALL THIS STRAIGHTENED OUT MY TRUCK IS GETTING WORSE PLEASE HELP

TRUCK WAS IN FOR SEVERAL THINGS WRONGAT 1542 MILES , BRAKES AND POWERTRAIN WAS A COUPLE OF THEN THEY SAID IT WAS OKAY, THEY MUST NOT HAVE CHECKED ANYTHING BECAUSE NOW THEY ARE FAILLING IN A SHORT TIME WHILE I'M TRING TO GET ALL THIS STRAIGHTENED OUT MY TRUCK IS GETTING WORSE PLEASE HELP

OF COUSE THEY SAID IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED POLICY AND IF MY BRAKES COMPLETLY FAIL AT ONLY 23,000 MILES IT'S NORMAL WEAR. *AK

THE STEERING COLUMN STARTING SQUEAKING, AND THE SHIFT STICK WOULD WIGGLE A LITTLE WHILE IN GEAR. THEN ONE OF THE NEXT TIMES I WENT TO GO MOVE THE TRUCK I PUT IT INTO REVERSE, STEPPED ON THE GAS AND IT SHIFTED ITSELF INTO DRIVE. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING IT, WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL IT WOULD CHANGE GEARS. I...

BRAKE ROTORS CONTINUE TO WARP BEYOND USE AND REPAIR. HAVE HAD AFTER MAKET AND OEM ROTORS AND BOTH BEGIN TO WARP WITHIN THREE TO 5000 MILES AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER MARKET ROTORS LAST LONGER AND DONT WARP AS FAST AS OEM BUT I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO REPLACE MY ROTORS TWICE A YEAR DUE TO UNDER SIZED...

CONSUMER WAS SOLD A VEHICLE WHICH HAD FACTORY DEFECTIVE TIRES. UPON TAKING VEHICLE TO GET THE TIRES SIZED CONSUMER WAS ADVISED OF THE DEFECT. TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. (GOODYEAR P215/75R-15) *JG

WHILE DRIVING 20-25 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING LEFT TIE ROD FELL OFF, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, STATED IT WAS CAUSED BY WEAR AND TEAR. *AK

THIS VEHICLE WAS SPECIFICALLY ORDERED FROM DODGE AS A TOWING VEHICLE. THE TRUCK CAME WITH THE FACTORY INSTALLED TOWING PACKAGE. HOWEVER, THERE ARE NO TOWING MIRRORS OFFERED AS AN OPTION. I DO NOT THINK DODGE SHOULD BUILD TOWING VEHICLES WITHOUT PROVIDING THE AVAILABILITY TO PURCHASE SUCH MIRRORS....

LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN BRAKING AT MODERATE SPEEDS, SEE YOUR CONSUMER COMPLAINT DATABASE. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTOR WARPED. DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER SQUIRTER DISAPPEARED FROM SIGHT AND NO LONGER WORKS. PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER SQUIRTER NO LONGER WORKS. FRONT LICENSE PLATE (REQUIRED IN TEXAS) BOLT FAILED, LOST LICENSE PLATE SOMEWHERE.

FRONT BRAKE ROTOR WARPED. DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER SQUIRTER DISAPPEARED FROM SIGHT AND NO LONGER WORKS. PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER SQUIRTER NO LONGER WORKS. FRONT LICENSE PLATE (REQUIRED IN TEXAS) BOLT FAILED, LOST LICENSE PLATE SOMEWHERE.

FRONT BRAKE ROTOR WARPED. DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER SQUIRTER DISAPPEARED FROM SIGHT AND NO LONGER WORKS. PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER SQUIRTER NO LONGER WORKS. FRONT LICENSE PLATE (REQUIRED IN TEXAS) BOLT FAILED, LOST LICENSE PLATE SOMEWHERE.

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO OTHER GEARS. LEVER, WILL GO INTO OTHER GEARS IF DRIVER HITS IT WITH ARM OR SOMETHING BY AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER HAS TO FORCE LEVER TO STAY IN POSITION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

HAD TO REPLACE FRONT ROTORS THREE TIMES, 24000 MILES,29000 MILES, AND 33000 MILES FOR WARPED ROTORS, CAUSING THE BREAKS TO PULSATE WHEN APPLIED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE MAKES A THUMPING NOISE AND SHIMMIES WHEN GET UP TO SPEED. TOOK TO DEALER ,AND HAD REPAIRED VEHICLE, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *ASKI

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE AND COULD NOT TURN. AFTER STOPPING AND LOOKING AT VEHICLE SAW FRONT TIE ROD HAD COME APART.TOWED VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO DETERMINED TIR ROD CAME APART AND THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE BAD.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE AND COULD NOT TURN. AFTER STOPPING AND LOOKING AT VEHICLE SAW FRONT TIE ROD HAD COME APART.TOWED VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO DETERMINED TIR ROD CAME APART AND THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE BAD.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY NOTICED RADIO POP. THEN, WHITE SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM VENT. VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. FIRE STARTED FROM ENGINE. *AK

WARPED BRAKE ROTORS ARE CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL. THIS WILL BE THE FOURTH SET OF ROTORS IN 28000 MILES. THE DEALER TALKED ME INTO PAYING FOR NEW PADS LAST TIME BECAUSE HE SAID BRAKE PROBLEMS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AFTER 12000 MILES. WHY ISN'T THE NHTSA RESPONDING TO THIS UNSAFE ISSUE?...

WHILE DRIVING, LOCKING MECHANISM MALFUNCTIONED, ELECTRIC LOCKING SYSTEM GRINDS UPON LOCKING, ONCE LOCKED, THEY CAN NOT BE UNLOCKED, EVEN WITH KEY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED AS OF YET. *AK *YH

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED,,TURNED AT DEALERS EXPENSE:PROBLEM ADDVISED V-8 DAKOTAS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. NOT PRESENT IN 6 OR 4 CYL MODELS. ROTOR SUBSTANDARD FOR BRAKENG WEIGHT OF ENGINE.*AK

ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION AND CHIPPING ON BRAKES. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK CONSUMERS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PREMATURE FAILURE OF FRONT ROTORS. METAL ON ROTORS IS FLAKING OFF AND PEELING AWAY, BECAUSE OF THIS THE FRONT DISC BRAKE PADS HA...

BOTH OUTSIDE MIRRORS CANNOT BE ADJUSTED AND ARE TOO LARGE. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE AROUND THEM, DEALER STATED THEY WERE STANDARD EQUIPMENT, AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT.*AK CONSUMER CANNOT SEE PEOPLE STANDING OR CROSSING THE STREET ON THE SIDE BLOCKED BY THE MIRRORS. *JG

ROTORS HAVE WARPPED UNTIMELY CHECK WEBSITE DODGEDAKOTA.COM NOTE ALL THE FRONT ROTOR WARPPING. DODGE MECHANIC ADVISED HE SEE A LOT OF THESE IN THE V-8 DAKOTAS, HIS OPINION IS THE ROTORS ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR THE ENGINE WEIGHT WHILE BRAKEING. COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF CONTROL AND POSSIBLE ACCIDENTS.*AK

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH PULSATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. THIS OCCURRED 3 TIMES. DEALER FOUND FRONT ROTORS WARPED AND REPLACED BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS APPALLED WHEN ADVISED THAT 3 WARPED BRAKE ROTORS PROBLEMS WITHIN 30,000 MILES WERE DUE TO HIS DRIVING HABITS. MA...

IS ANYONE READING THESE COMPLAINTS ON DAKOTA BRAKE ROTORS?!? I AM ON MY 4TH SET OF FRONT ROTORS, WHICH ARE ALREADY WARPED. EACH SET GOES ABOUT 10-11K UNTILL NEEDING RESURFACING/ REPLACEMENT.. MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP ACTUALLY BILLED SOME OF MY VISITS FOR ROTORS IN A MANNER THAT THE DEALERSHIP I BOU...

IS ANYONE READING THESE COMPLAINTS ON DAKOTA BRAKE ROTORS?!? I AM ON MY 4TH SET OF FRONT ROTORS, WHICH ARE ALREADY WARPED. EACH SET GOES ABOUT 10-11K UNTILL NEEDING RESURFACING/ REPLACEMENT.. MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP ACTUALLY BILLED SOME OF MY VISITS FOR ROTORS IN A MANNER THAT THE DEALERSHIP I BOU...

WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO EXIT MAIN ROAD, BUT COULD NOT CONTROL STEERING, VEHICLE HIT A CURB AND CAME TO A REST, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER WHO DETERMINED FRONT TIE ROD HAD COME APART. *AK *TT

I EXPERIENCED TWO TIRE FAILURES, SIX MONTHS APART, ON MY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES. BOTH INSTANCES I WAS TRAVELLING ON PAVED ROADS ABOUT SIXTY MPH. I HAD SOME CAMPING GEAR IN THE PICKUP BED, BUT BY NO MEANS AN EXCESSIVE LOAD. IN EACH INSTANCE I FELT A SLIGHT WOBBLE, THEN EXPERIENCED A TIRE FAILURE...

UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE AND HAVE BEEN MAKING CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

WHILE CONSUMER WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HEAD-ON, BUT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONTACTED DEALER WHO WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVER?S SEAT BELT DID NOT KEEP THE DRIVERS HEAD FROM SLAMMING INTO THE STEERING ...

WHILE CONSUMER WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HEAD-ON, BUT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONTACTED DEALER WHO WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVER?S SEAT BELT DID NOT KEEP THE DRIVERS HEAD FROM SLAMMING INTO THE STEERING ...

WHILE CONSUMER WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HEAD-ON, BUT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONTACTED DEALER WHO WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVER?S SEAT BELT DID NOT KEEP THE DRIVERS HEAD FROM SLAMMING INTO THE STEERING ...

CONSUMER HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES, CONSUMER IS APPROACHING THE END OF THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY AND IS STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES, CONSUMER STATES THAT BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED EVERY 3 TO 5,000 MILES, AND DEALER IS STARTING TO DENY CLAIM FOR REPAIRS. *TT

CONSUMER HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES, CONSUMER IS APPROACHING THE END OF THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY AND IS STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES, CONSUMER STATES THAT BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED EVERY 3 TO 5,000 MILES, AND DEALER IS STARTING TO DENY CLAIM FOR REPAIRS. *TT

REAR BRAKES HAVE BEEN INOPERABLE SINCE THE DAY WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE, RETURNED TO DEALER WITH COMPLAINT. THEY SAID IT WAS "NORMAL". RETURNED LATER WITH FURTHER EVIDENCE TO SHOW THEM AND THEY TESTED IT , ADJUSTED THE BRAKES AND SAID IT WAS OK. LATER I JACKED THE VEHICLE UP WITH THE WHEELS POWERED U...

CONSUMER STATED THERE IS NO BRAKING ACTION COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO DEALERSHIP WHERE PARTS WERE REPLACED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK. CONSUMER STATED WHEN STOPPING ON SNOW AND ICE THE REAR WHEELS CONTINUE TO SPIN AFTER THE FRONT WHEELS HAVE STOPPED, NO MATTER HO...

FRONT BRAKES ROTOR PROBLEM, REPLACED SEVER TIMES, ROTORS ARE WARPED OR HAVE EXCESSIVE RUN OUT, CAN NOT FIND THE CAUSE. RESULTING IN VEHICLE VIBRATION WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. REPLACED FRONT DISC ROTORS SEVERAL TIMES.

#1 BRAKES FRONT AND REAR WHEN APPLIED VIBRATE THE WHOLE TRUCK # 2WHEN TRUCK SHIFTS FROM 2 TO 3 IT BANGS HARD INTO GEAR. *AK

I AM THE DAUGHTER OF THE OWNER AND AM WRITING AND SENDING THIS BECAUSE MY FATHER IS ILLITERATE AND SPEAKS VERY LITTLE ENGLISH. HE IS 70 YEARS OLD AND RETIRED. MY PARENTS WERE TRAVELING BACK FROM ALBUQUERQUE, NM ON I-40 APPROX. 8:30 PM AT 75 MPH WHEN THEY HEARD THIS LOUD, TERRIBLE NOISE FROM UNDERN...

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE SWAYS BACK AND FORTH, THE FRONT END IS WEARING TIRES AND IS TOO STIFF. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, REPLACED TIRES AND HAD AN ALIGNMENT, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *TT

REAR BRAKES FAILED TO WORK FROM THE FACTORY, (NEVER WORKED) AND DODGE CANNOT FIX IT, SO THEY RECOMMEND I TAKE IT HOME!*AK

BAD ROTORS AFTER 12,000K,DEALER WILL NOT COVER. LOW IDLE AND ENGINE STUDDERING AT 400 RPM AFTER 2 PCM RECALLS FOR REPROGRAMING, DEALER CAN'T FIND PROBLEM WITH IDLE. PROBLEM WITH THE BAFFLES IN THE GAS TANK, YOU CAN FEEL THE FUEL MOVING AROUND WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP AT ABOUT 3/4 FULL TANK. CONDENSAT...

BAD ROTORS AFTER 12,000K,DEALER WILL NOT COVER. LOW IDLE AND ENGINE STUDDERING AT 400 RPM AFTER 2 PCM RECALLS FOR REPROGRAMING, DEALER CAN'T FIND PROBLEM WITH IDLE. PROBLEM WITH THE BAFFLES IN THE GAS TANK, YOU CAN FEEL THE FUEL MOVING AROUND WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP AT ABOUT 3/4 FULL TANK. CONDENSAT...

BAD ROTORS AFTER 12,000K,DEALER WILL NOT COVER. LOW IDLE AND ENGINE STUDDERING AT 400 RPM AFTER 2 PCM RECALLS FOR REPROGRAMING, DEALER CAN'T FIND PROBLEM WITH IDLE. PROBLEM WITH THE BAFFLES IN THE GAS TANK, YOU CAN FEEL THE FUEL MOVING AROUND WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP AT ABOUT 3/4 FULL TANK. CONDENSAT...

GOODYEAR TIRES ARE BAD SIZE P215-75R15

FRONT SUSPENSION MAKES A POPPING NOISE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED AND THE VEHICLE'S FRONT SUSPENSION IS COMPRESSING AND DECOMPRESSING. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED TWICE AND THEY STATE THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT (UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM).*AK

I PURCHASED THE 2000 DODGE DAKOTA CLB. NEW. I NOTICED THE SHIMMY IN THE BRAKES WITH LESS THAN 5000 MILES.IT WAS NOT SO BAD AS TO AFFECT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. AT 11,430 MILES THE DEALER TURNED THE FRONT ROTERS UPON MY INSISTANCE THAT THE SHIMMY WAS A SAFETY PROB...

WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP BY DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL, BRAKES LOCKED UP AND FAILED TO RESPOND ,CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE . ALSO, THERE WAS SUDDEN VIBRATION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP BY DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL, BRAKES LOCKED UP AND FAILED TO RESPOND ,CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE . ALSO, THERE WAS SUDDEN VIBRATION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A GRADUAL STOP BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, VEHICLE VIBRATED UPON BRAKING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A GRADUAL STOP BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, VEHICLE VIBRATED UPON BRAKING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN COMING TO A GRADUAL OR A SUDDEN STOP, DEALER HAS NOT TO BE CONTACTED.*AK CONSUMER STATED HE DID CONTACT THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD NO LONGER CORRECT THE PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY, SINCE THE FRONT ROTORS HAD BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES PRIOR....

ROTORS REFACED BY DEALER AT 11848 MILES, WARPED AGAIN AND REPLACED AT 22946, WARPED AGAIN AT 33000 AND I'M NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. CONTINUOUS PROBLEM FROM DODGE DAKOTA'S. PLEASE PUSH FOR A RECALL SO ALL OF US CAN BE COMPENSATED. *AKI

THE FACTORY BRAKES WARP AND CAUSE EXCESSIVE SHAKING WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEFECTIVE ROTORS. I'VE HEARD A LOT OF OTHER DODGE OWNERS ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS, AND IT SEEMS PRETTY UNREASONABLE TO HAVE TO REPLACE MY ROTORS AND HUBS EVERY 5K-10K MILES. THE TRUCK IS GREAT, BUT THE BRAKES ARE POOR...

THERE HAS BEEN A REDESIGN OF THIS OIL FILLER CAP.....WHY?*AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPING EVERY 2000 MILES. *AK

THIS VEHICLE IS PART OF RECALL FOR REAR BRAKE HOSE .CONSUMER STATES THERE WERE TWO RECALLS FOR SAME MALFUNCTION. *AK

WHEN ON ANY INCLINE, GOING IN FORWARD OR REVERSE, ENGINE STARTS TO COAST FOR 5 SECONDS THEN SUDDENLY ACCELERATES BY ITSELF TO 1100 RPM'S. ON FLAT GROUND ENGINE IDLES AT 650 RPM BUT THE SECOND YOU TOUCH THE ACCELERATOR IT JUMPS UP TO 1100 RPM . IF YOU LET IT GO IT WILL CHANGE INTO 2ND GEAR AND THE VE...

WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ACTIVATED, VEHICLE WILL REV UP TO 4500 RPMS, AND SOMETIMES VEHICLE WILL DOWN SHIFT, CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

ABOUT EVERY 12-15K MILES, THE ROTORS ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WARPED AND EITHER HAVE TO BE REPLACED OR TURNED. I HAVE NEVER HAD A VECHICLE THAT WARPED ROTERS...LET ALONE ONE THAT WARPS THEM SO OFTEN. THE MANUFACTURE SAYS IT'S NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND WILL NOT COVER IT. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL PEOP...

VEHICLE ACCELERATES TO 3800 RPM IN FIRST GEAR GOING DOWN HILL. VEHICLE DOES NOT SLOW WITH COMPRESSION UNTIL THIS POINT. MUST RIDE BRAKES TO SLOW. BRAKES GET HOT ROTOR WARPS. BRAKE FAILURE. MANUFACTURER WILL NOT ADDRESS; NOT WARRANTED EVEN WITH MAXICARE WARRANTY.*AK

VEHICLE ACCELERATES TO 3800 RPM IN FIRST GEAR GOING DOWN HILL. VEHICLE DOES NOT SLOW WITH COMPRESSION UNTIL THIS POINT. MUST RIDE BRAKES TO SLOW. BRAKES GET HOT ROTOR WARPS. BRAKE FAILURE. MANUFACTURER WILL NOT ADDRESS; NOT WARRANTED EVEN WITH MAXICARE WARRANTY.*AK

VEHICLE ACCELERATES TO 3800 RPM IN FIRST GEAR GOING DOWN HILL. VEHICLE DOES NOT SLOW WITH COMPRESSION UNTIL THIS POINT. MUST RIDE BRAKES TO SLOW. BRAKES GET HOT ROTOR WARPS. BRAKE FAILURE. MANUFACTURER WILL NOT ADDRESS; NOT WARRANTED EVEN WITH MAXICARE WARRANTY.*AK

WARPED REAR BRAKE DRUMS. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN WARPING SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. FIRST REPORTED AT 8833 MILES. ROTORS WERE REPLACED. SECOND REPORT WAS AT 16157 MILES; ROTORS WERE REPLACED AGAIN. VEHICLE NOW HAS 20850 MILES AND BRAKES ARE PULSATING AGAIN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THREE DEALERS OVER THE PAS...

VEHICLE PULSES WHILE BRAKING, AND STOPING DISTANCE HAS INCREASED. DEALER HAS TURNED THE FRONT DISCS ONCE, AT APP. 11000 MILES, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS SINCE RETURNED AT APP. 17000 MILES. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE TO FIX THIS ANNOYING PROBLEM. THERE ARE TOO MANY COMPLAINTS, OF THE SAME PROBLEM, BY SO MANY O...

VEHICLE PULSES WHILE BRAKING, AND STOPING DISTANCE HAS INCREASED. DEALER HAS TURNED THE FRONT DISCS ONCE, AT APP. 11000 MILES, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS SINCE RETURNED AT APP. 17000 MILES. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE TO FIX THIS ANNOYING PROBLEM. THERE ARE TOO MANY COMPLAINTS, OF THE SAME PROBLEM, BY SO MANY O...

VEHICLE SHUDDERS ON BRAKING (VIOLENTLY ON HARD BRAKING), DEALER SAYS BOTH ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALTHOUGH THE ORIGINAL BRAKE PADS ARE STILL IN GOOD CONDITION. *AK

FRONT ROTORS ARE WARPING ON A REGULAR BASIS. ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 18000/40000/47000/57000. CURRENTLY AT 59000 MILES, ROTORS NEED REPLACEMENT AGAIN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED THIS TIME, VEHICLE HAS 68000 MILES AND IT FEELS AS IF THE FRONT BRAKES ARE HANGING UP,...

FRONT ROTORS ARE WARPING ON A REGULAR BASIS. ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 18000/40000/47000/57000. CURRENTLY AT 59000 MILES, ROTORS NEED REPLACEMENT AGAIN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED THIS TIME, VEHICLE HAS 68000 MILES AND IT FEELS AS IF THE FRONT BRAKES ARE HANGING UP,...

CONSUMER STATES FRONT END SHAKES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ALMOST CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL, DEALER STATES THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE ONLY HAS 19500 MILES ON IT. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES FRONT END SHAKES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ALMOST CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL, DEALER STATES THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE ONLY HAS 19500 MILES ON IT. *SLC

ENGINE PROBLEM DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. HAD ENGINE CLEANED BY JIFFY LUBE DURING AN OIL CHANGE AFTER TECH SHOWED ME SLUDGE IN OIL CAP AND IN THE TUBE WHERE YOU POUR IN THE OIL. STARTED HAVING OIL PRESSURE PROBLEMS AND TOOK IT TO DEALER. THEY SAY THAT DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE TO ENGINE BEARINGS AND MAYBE RODS A...

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE. DEALER REPLACED BOTH FRONT ROTORS AT 10000/ 19000 AND 26000 MILES. AT THIS TIME, ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN.*AK

ABS SYSTEM ONLY WORKS WHEN PEDAL IS APPLIED VERY HARD. WHEN APPLIED ON ICE FRONT WILL LOCK UP AND REAR WILL KEEP GOING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO 2 DEALERSHIPS, BOTH STATED THIS WAS NORMAL FOR VEHICLE.*AK

WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISON AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT 25-30 MPH. *AK *YH

EVERY 9000-10000 MI. FRONT ROTORS WARP AND PULSATE REDUCING BRAKING ABILITY.*AK

CRACKS ON SIDWALL OF RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS 18 INCHES LONG, AND WAS CIRCLING THE RIM OF TIRE AT LEAST 1/4 INCH DEEP. TIRE REMAINED INFLATED. ON TWO FRONT TIRES, CRACKS WERE NEAR THE RIM OF SIDEWALL AND STILL INFLATED. HAD CHECKED TIRES AFTER RETURNING FROM TRIP. TAKEN TO TIRE RETAILER, AND TIRES REPL...

REAR BRAKE ROTORS/DRUMS ARE WARPED, THIS WAS UNDER NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, NEED TO BE RECALLED AND REPLACED,*AK

REAR BRAKE ROTORS/DRUMS ARE WARPED, THIS WAS UNDER NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, NEED TO BE RECALLED AND REPLACED,*AK

REAR BRAKE ROTORS/DRUMS ARE WARPED, THIS WAS UNDER NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, NEED TO BE RECALLED AND REPLACED,*AK

REAR BRAKE ROTORS/DRUMS ARE WARPED, THIS WAS UNDER NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, NEED TO BE RECALLED AND REPLACED,*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

MY DODGE DAKOTA SPORT 4X4 4.7LTR V-8'S BRAKES STARTED SPUTTERING AND HOPPING AT ABOUT 13000 MILES. SINCE THAT TIME THE PROBLEM HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE. I AM CURRENTLY AT ABOUT 24000 MILES. I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE WHERE I WORK THAT HAVE OWNED DODGE VEHICLES (99 AND NEWER) AND ALL OF THEM HAVE H...

REAR DRUMS AND FRONT ROTORS HAVE WARPED UNDER LIGHT DRIVING CONDITIONS. *AK

REAR DRUMS AND FRONT ROTORS HAVE WARPED UNDER LIGHT DRIVING CONDITIONS. *AK

DURING NORMAL OPERATION THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED UPPER LEFT BALL JOINT AND UPPER LEFT CONTROL ARM WERE BEGINNING TO SEPARATE. DEALERSHIP PERFORMED REPAIRS, BUT PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN AS CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AWAY FROM DEALE...

REAR BRAKE PULSATING OR SHUDDERING. HAVE RESEARCH PROBLEM AND SEEMS TO BE WIDE SPREAD.*AK

WHEN APPLIED BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH, THE REAR BRAKES WILL PULSE CAUSING THE REAR END OF THE TRUCK TO HOP. THE REAR DRUMS ARE WARPED BUT "HARDLY WORN" ACCORDING TO THE INSPECTOR AT MIDAS. THE TECHNICIAN AT MIDAS TOLD ME THAT RE-SURFACING THE DRUMS WOULDN'T FIX THE PULSING & HOPPING PROBLEM. I FIRST...

ROTORS HAVE EXCESSIVLY WARPED TWICE IN 23K MILES. COMMON PROBLEM. *AK

WARPED FRONT ROTORS CAUSING SEVERE VIBRATION IN STREERING WHEEL AT CRITICAL BRAKING SITUATIONS, LIKE COMING DOWN HILLS IN TENN. OR PULLING A TRAILER.*AK

THIS PROBLEM HAS TO DEAL WITH A ROUGH/LOW IDLE AND OFF IDLE HESITATION WHICH SOMETIMES RESULTS IN ENGINE STALLING IN TRAFFIC OR WHEN CROSSING HIGHWAYS. THE IN GEAR WARM IDLE IS AT A VERY ROUGH 500-600RPM. WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS TURNED ON THE IDLE JUMPS UP TO A FAIRLY SMOOTH 700 RPM, AND THE TRU...

TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER 45,500 MILES. DEALER HAD TRIED TO FIX PROBLEM IN APRIL 2001 BUT TRANSMISSION FAILED IN OCTOBER.

BRAKES KEEP FAILING ON THIS VEHICLE- DANGEROUS STOPPING CONDITIONS. *AK

BRAKES KEEP FAILING ON THIS VEHICLE -LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE SLOWING DOWN FOR EXIT RAMP. LEFT ROAD AND SLID ON GRASS TO A STOP. DO YOU NEED FATALITIES TO MAKE THIS AN ISSUE? WITH MORE THEN 50 DOCUMENTED COMPLAINTS ON FILE WITH NHTSA IT WONT BE LONG NOW. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WARPING. ROTORS HAVE BEEN RESURFACED AT 8,000/ 17,000 AND 23,000 MILES, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY CAUSE. *AK *YH

ON 06/22/01, THE REAR WHEEL OF OUR DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB CAME OFF THE TRUCK WHILE TOWING A HORSE TRAILER. AFTER IT WAS TOWED TO SUNSET CHRYSTLER DEALERSHIP IN GRENADA, MS, THEY TURNED IN TO THE WARRANTY THAT THE TRUCK HAD BEEN WRECKED AND THAT IS WHY THE WHEEL CAME OFF. SINCE THEN WE FIXED THE REAR ...

JUST ANOTHER ONE ON MANY ROTOR FAILURES ON DAKOTAS. *AK

DEFECTIVE WRANGLER TIRES

FRONT DISC WARP SEVERELY, FRONT END SHUDDERS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, TURNED AND REPLACED ROTORS SEVERAL TIMES

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 55 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPED. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY WILL PULSATE OR FLUTTER. ALSO, VEHICLE HAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND HAD TO REPLACE ROTORS.*AK

BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPED. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY WILL PULSATE OR FLUTTER. ALSO, VEHICLE HAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND HAD TO REPLACE ROTORS.*AK

PULSATION IN FRONT BRAKING SYSTEM AT 26000 MILES. BROUGHT INTO DEALER AND SAID ROTORS WERE WARPED. HAD ROTORS TURNED AND NOW 8000 MILES LATER THEY ARE WARPED AGAIN. I'M NOW IN THE POSITION OF REPLACING ROTORS ON A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM MANY DAKOTA OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME SYMPTOMS. DURING BRAKING FROM ANY SPEED THE ENTIRE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY. I THINK THAT THEY HAVE DEFECTIVE ROTORS OR DRUMS.*AK

SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM MANY DAKOTA OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME SYMPTOMS. DURING BRAKING FROM ANY SPEED THE ENTIRE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY. I THINK THAT THEY HAVE DEFECTIVE ROTORS OR DRUMS.*AK

WHEN I APPLED THE BRAKES THE FRONT END WOULD SHAKE. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS HOT SPOTS AND WAS NOT UNCOMMAN FOR A TRUCK WITH 21000 MILES. THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY SO I REMOVED THE WHEEL AND FOND THE OUTER RETAINER HANGING LOOSE AND SEEN MARKS ON THE RIM WHERE IT HAD BEEN RIDING. TH...

BRAKE VIBRATION WITH LESS THAN 11,000 MILES, GOT ROTORS TURNED. THE VIBRATION RETURNED, HAD ROTORS TURNED. SIX MONTHS LATER THEY STARTED TO VIBRATE AGAIN AND STILL ARE. REPLACED ROTORS WITH HIGH PERFORMANCE ROTORS.

I CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY ROTORS ON MY DAKOTA. MY FIRST COMPLAINT WAS AT 3286 MILES, THE BRAKES WERE MAKING A RUBBING NOISE. THE ROTORS WERE MACHINED AT 22173 MILES. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 35500, 47095 AND ONCE AGAIN TODAY AT 62000. WHEN I FIRST COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM I WAS...

YOU WILL SEE IF YOU GO TO THE WEB SIGHT GIVEN YOU THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT DODGE'S DRUMS AND ROTORS GOING OUT AT LOW MILEAGE TIMES. MY DODGE IS VERY NEW AND SO FAR HAVE NOT HAD THAT PROBLEM. BUT IT SEEMS TO ME THAT DODGE IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THESE PARTS. THEY SAY THAT THE ROTORS AR...

DEALER TURNED ROTORS @ 17,000 M. @ COST TO ME OF $128.00 ROTORS WARPED @ 22,000 M. AND I HAVE LIVED WITH THEM. I AM LOOKING FOR REPLACMENT ROTORS THAT AREN'T MADE BY DODGE.*AK

CLUTCH SYSTEM/FLYWHEEL FAILED DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT. VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN USED FOR TOWING OR HAULING, AND HAD RELATIVELY LOW MILES. FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND REAR BRAKE DRUMS WERE WARPED AND HAD TO BE MACHINED TO SPECIFICATIONS. NO WORK WAS COVERED BY MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY OR EXTENDED WARRANTY.

CLUTCH SYSTEM/FLYWHEEL FAILED DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT. VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN USED FOR TOWING OR HAULING, AND HAD RELATIVELY LOW MILES. FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND REAR BRAKE DRUMS WERE WARPED AND HAD TO BE MACHINED TO SPECIFICATIONS. NO WORK WAS COVERED BY MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY OR EXTENDED WARRANTY.

CLUTCH SYSTEM/FLYWHEEL FAILED DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT. VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN USED FOR TOWING OR HAULING, AND HAD RELATIVELY LOW MILES. FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND REAR BRAKE DRUMS WERE WARPED AND HAD TO BE MACHINED TO SPECIFICATIONS. NO WORK WAS COVERED BY MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY OR EXTENDED WARRANTY.

WHEN SLAMMING ON BRAKES ABS BRAKING SYSTEM WORKED. HOWEVER, WHEN AT A TRAFFIC STOP AND APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THERE WERE NO HOLDS, AND HE WENT THOUGH INTERSECTION. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

EXPERIENCING SEVERE BRAKE ROTOR WARPAGE AFTER APPROX. 14K MILES OF 80% HIGHWAY DRIVING. THE TRUCK IS NOT USED FOR HAULING OR TOWING ALTHOUGH IT IS INTENDED FOR SUCH AS IT HAS THE TOWING PACKAGE OPTION. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN FOR THIS PROBLEM ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE FIRST OCCASION, THE DEALER TURNED ...

WHILE BACKING UP SHE COULD NOT STRAIGHTEN WHEELS, HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER WHO IS REPLACING A BROKEN TIE ROD AT THIS TIME, SIDE UNKNOWN. *AK

2000, DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB WITH ORIGINAL TIRES. SET OF TIRES ON VEHICLE HAVE CRACKS ON SIDEWALL BELOW THE RIM. GOODYEAR STORE WILL PRORATE THE TIRES, SIZE P215/75R15, DOT#M6HFEKWR1000. *AK THE CRACKS WERE ON INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE TIRES. THE TIRE DEALER SAYS THE CRACKS WERE DUE TO THE O...

POOR ROTOR QUALITY. IN SPEAKING WITH MANY OTHER DAKOTA OWNERS, AFTERMARKET ROTORS FIXES THIS PROBLEM.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

BRAKES HAVE A PULSESATING FEEL. HAD THE FRONT ROTORS TURNED AND THIS TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MONTHS. IT'S PULSESATING AGAIN. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES FRONT BRAKES LOCKS UP AND THE VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT AND RIGHT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR EVERYTIME THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, TWO MECHANIS COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES, THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TU...

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES FRONT BRAKES LOCKS UP AND THE VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT AND RIGHT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR EVERYTIME THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, TWO MECHANIS COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES, THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TU...

HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 7 TIMES WITH PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE HOPPING AND JUMPING DURING BRAKING, BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 40 TO 30 AND UNDER. THE DEALER HAS TURNED THE FRONT ROTORS TWICE AND REPLACED THEM ONCE. THE REAR DRUMS HAVE ALSO BEEN TURNED AND REPLACED. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS NOT ONLY I...

HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 7 TIMES WITH PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE HOPPING AND JUMPING DURING BRAKING, BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 40 TO 30 AND UNDER. THE DEALER HAS TURNED THE FRONT ROTORS TWICE AND REPLACED THEM ONCE. THE REAR DRUMS HAVE ALSO BEEN TURNED AND REPLACED. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS NOT ONLY I...

AT APPROXIMATELY 7000 MILES I STARTED EXPERIENCING AN ENGINE RPM SURGE AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN GEAR AFTER A COLD START. ENGINE RPM WOULD INSTANTLY RISE TO 1400 - 1500 RPM WITHOUT ANY THROTTLE INPUT CAUSING THE TRUCK TO LUNGE FORWARD OR BACKWARD DEPENDING ON THE GEAR IT WAS IN. I REPORTED THE PR...

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND FELT VIBRATION. REAR PASSENGER'S TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. HE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE. GOODYEAR TIRE, P265R/15. *AK

NOTICED NOISE UPON STARTING IN MORNING. FOUND BATTERY CABLE THAT GOES TO STARTER HAD CAME IN CONTACT WITH POWER STEERING PULLEY DUE TO CABLE NOT BEING IN RETAINING CLIP. REPLACED BATTERY CABLE ASSEMBLY. UPON REPLACEMENT OLD CABLE WAS FOUND TO HAVE BEEN CUT BY PULLEY INTO THE COPPER WIRE ABOUT 1/6".

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE. DEALER HAS CHANGED FRONT & BACK BRAKES, BUT VEHICLE IS STILL HAVING SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE. DEALER HAS CHANGED FRONT & BACK BRAKES, BUT VEHICLE IS STILL HAVING SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH EXTRAORDINARY WEAR OF BRAKE COMPONENTS. FRONT ROTORS TURNED AT 17,000 MILES CURRENT MILEAGE 31,000 AND SYSTEM IS IN NEED OF REPAIRS AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WILL ALMOST "JUMP" OFF THE GROUND WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN NORMAL CONDITIONS. IF THE ROAD IS WET THEY WILL LOCK UNDER NO...

4 WAY FLASHES FAILED REPEATEDLY (CRUSHED WIRING HARNESS WAS DISCOVERED WHILE LOOKING FOR SOURCE OF DIFFERENT PROBLEM). FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AGAIN & AGAIN. ROTORS TURNED 2-3 TIMES, REPLACED ONCE, THEN TURNED AGAIN. SMOKE COMING FROM CENTER A/C VENTS IN DASH. REAR LEAF SPRINGS WERE REPLACED. 2 D...

4 WAY FLASHES FAILED REPEATEDLY (CRUSHED WIRING HARNESS WAS DISCOVERED WHILE LOOKING FOR SOURCE OF DIFFERENT PROBLEM). FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AGAIN & AGAIN. ROTORS TURNED 2-3 TIMES, REPLACED ONCE, THEN TURNED AGAIN. SMOKE COMING FROM CENTER A/C VENTS IN DASH. REAR LEAF SPRINGS WERE REPLACED. 2 D...

4 WAY FLASHES FAILED REPEATEDLY (CRUSHED WIRING HARNESS WAS DISCOVERED WHILE LOOKING FOR SOURCE OF DIFFERENT PROBLEM). FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AGAIN & AGAIN. ROTORS TURNED 2-3 TIMES, REPLACED ONCE, THEN TURNED AGAIN. SMOKE COMING FROM CENTER A/C VENTS IN DASH. REAR LEAF SPRINGS WERE REPLACED. 2 D...

4 WAY FLASHES FAILED REPEATEDLY (CRUSHED WIRING HARNESS WAS DISCOVERED WHILE LOOKING FOR SOURCE OF DIFFERENT PROBLEM). FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AGAIN & AGAIN. ROTORS TURNED 2-3 TIMES, REPLACED ONCE, THEN TURNED AGAIN. SMOKE COMING FROM CENTER A/C VENTS IN DASH. REAR LEAF SPRINGS WERE REPLACED. 2 D...

4 WAY FLASHES FAILED REPEATEDLY (CRUSHED WIRING HARNESS WAS DISCOVERED WHILE LOOKING FOR SOURCE OF DIFFERENT PROBLEM). FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AGAIN & AGAIN. ROTORS TURNED 2-3 TIMES, REPLACED ONCE, THEN TURNED AGAIN. SMOKE COMING FROM CENTER A/C VENTS IN DASH. REAR LEAF SPRINGS WERE REPLACED. 2 D...

TRUCK ONLY HAS 22245 MILES. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE SEVERALLY CRACKED AT THE BEAD. SOME CRACKS WERE OVER TWO INCHES LONG. ALL FOUR TIRES DIPLAYED THE SAME CRACKS. THESE TIRES WERE ROTATED EVERY 6,OOO MILES AND PROPER AIR PRESSURE WAS MAINTAINED. THE PRODUCT CODE ON THESE TIRES IS 773025431. MANUFA...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

WHILE IN REVERSE REAR END LOCKED UP. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

LUGS NUTS ARE DEFECTIVE. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TAKEN FOR TIRE ROTATION NUTS HAVE TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK NOT ONLY THE NUTS HAVE TO BE REPLACED, THE BOLTS HOLDING THE TIRES HAVE CRACKED 10 OUT OF 12 TIMES AND BROKE ON THE REAR TIRES. NLM

VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM REAR AT 50 MPH IN WHICH DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARDS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN THE SEAT FAILED, SHE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER HANDS, SHOULDER, BACK, AND NECK. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE HIT A BARRIER HEAD ON, AND DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUFFERED HEAD INJURIES. RECEIVED RECALL LETTER ON CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY AFTER ACCIDENT. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO LOOK AT VEHICLE. INFORMATION PROVIDED BY ERIC EMANUELSON, ATTORNEY.*AK

05/30/2000- 10402 MILES FRONT ROTORS WARPED, ROTORS REPLACED. 10/20/2000 16936 MILES, ROTORS FOUND WARPED AGAIN, "UPDATED" PARTS ON ORDER, STILL ONLY 6534 MILES SINCE THE NEW ROTORS WERE INSTALLED. 02/26/2001 22066 MILES, "UPDATED" PARTS INSTALLED FOR PREVIOUS WARPED ROTORS ON 10/20/2000, STILL UN...

05/30/2000- 10402 MILES FRONT ROTORS WARPED, ROTORS REPLACED. 10/20/2000 16936 MILES, ROTORS FOUND WARPED AGAIN, "UPDATED" PARTS ON ORDER, STILL ONLY 6534 MILES SINCE THE NEW ROTORS WERE INSTALLED. 02/26/2001 22066 MILES, "UPDATED" PARTS INSTALLED FOR PREVIOUS WARPED ROTORS ON 10/20/2000, STILL UN...

WHEN TURNING VERY SHARP CORNER VEHICLE DIES. VEHICLE COULD EASILY BE REAR ENDED. ALSO, GEARS DO NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY. WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE IT READS THAT IT WAS IN A DIFFERENT GEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN TURNING VERY SHARP CORNER VEHICLE DIES. VEHICLE COULD EASILY BE REAR ENDED. ALSO, GEARS DO NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY. WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE IT READS THAT IT WAS IN A DIFFERENT GEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

REPLACED FRONT ROTORS UNDER WARRANTY AT 12,000 MILES AT 15000 HAD ROTORS TURNED KNOW AT 28000 ROTORS ARE WARPED AGAIN VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY, CHRYSLER(MANUFACTURE NOT DEALERSHIP) SAYS THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF PROBLEM BEFORE, DEALER CAN NOT REPLACE ROTORS UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE CHRYSLER WONT LET THEM...

BRAKE ROTORS NEED TO BE TURNED EVERY 10000 MILES, THEY ARE JUNK, AND NEED TO BE LOOKED AT. *AK

AT 8000 MILES FRONT DISCS BRAKES STARTED TO SHUTTER. CALLED DEALER . THEY SAID IT NORMAL. 11500 TOOK TOO DEALER TO REPAIR. THEY REPLACED ROTORS/PADS. THEY SAID THAT THEY FAILED DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND DRIVER ABUSE. REPLACED FOR FREE UNDER WARRENTY. AT 13400 I NOW NOTICE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN..... THESE ...

CONSISTENT FAILURE OF BRAKE ROTORS ON DAKOTAS, SEVERE AND EARLY WARPAGE LEADS ME TO BELIEVE IN SUBSTANDARD DESIGN/MANUFACTURE, REQUEST INVESTIGATION OF QUALITY ISSUES WHICH I FEEL MAY AFFECT SAFELY OF VEHICLE. *AK

BRAKE ROTOR NEEDED TO BE TURNED AFTER ONLY 30,000 DUE TO SHAKING. NOW 3,000 MILES LATER SHAKING HAS RETURNED. MANUFACTURER STATES THAT THIS IS NORMAL! NO BRAKE INTERLOCK-MY 3 YEAR OLD SON WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE TRUCK OUT OF GEAR AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK INTO A TREED AREA DAMAGING THE TRUCK. TH...

HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK IN 3 TIMES FOR BAD JERKY BRAKING. FRONT ROTORS TURNED AND NOW THEY WANT TO REPLACE THE FRONT ROTORS AND MACHINE THE REAR DRUMS, BUT HAVE NOT DECIDED IF THEY WILL COVER UNDER WARANTY. CURRENTLY AT 18,000 , MILES. SYMTOMS STARTED AT APPROX 9,000 MILES AND HAVE NEVER BEEN FIXED ...

THIS IS A CASE OF POOR BRAKING QUALITY, ROTORS WERE TURNED BY DEALER, BUT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED. BRAKING UNEVEN ONCE AGAIN. *AK

THIS IS A CASE OF POOR BRAKING QUALITY, ROTORS WERE TURNED BY DEALER, BUT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED. BRAKING UNEVEN ONCE AGAIN. *AK

BRAKES SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKING NORMALLY; TRANSMISSION POPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR (MANUAL TRANSMISSION).*AK

BRAKES SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKING NORMALLY; TRANSMISSION POPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR (MANUAL TRANSMISSION).*AK

PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED AND REPLACED AT 40000 MILES AND 1 1/2 YEARS ON THE ROAD. JUST HAD TRANSMISSION SERVICED 7000 MILES AGO. DODGE AGREED TO REPLACE PARTS, BUT I STILL HAVE TO PAY SERVICE WHICH IS OVER 1000. DODGE NEVER TOLD ME WHY IT FAILED, NOR HOW. I ASKED THEM TO CHECK FLUID LEVEL, NEVER DID....

TRANSMISSION FAILED AND REPLACED AT 40000 MILES AND 1 1/2 YEARS ON THE ROAD. JUST HAD TRANSMISSION SERVICED 7000 MILES AGO. DODGE AGREED TO REPLACE PARTS, BUT I STILL HAVE TO PAY SERVICE WHICH IS OVER 1000. DODGE NEVER TOLD ME WHY IT FAILED, NOR HOW. I ASKED THEM TO CHECK FLUID LEVEL, NEVER DID....

WHEN VEHICLE ACCELRATES A WINDING NOISE OCCURS IN REAR END DUE TO DEFECTIVE DRIVESHAFT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

SAME STORY AS THE OTHER 100 PEOPLE WHO HAVE TAKEN THE TIME TO GO THROUGH THIS PAIN IN THE ASS SYSTEM TO GET SOME GOVERNMENT ACTION TO PROTECT US!! 5 VISITS TO DEALER TO RESURFACE AND REPLACE ROTORS...FINALLY LOST CONTROL DUE TO "PULSING" BRAKES, LUCKILY, NOT HURT BAD. GONNA BE A BIG LAWSUIT WHEN S...

BOTH REAR DRUMS WERE WARPED AFTER LESS THAN 11K MILES. I HAVE NEVER TOWED OR HAULED HEAVY LOADS WITH THE TRUCK. *AK

BRAKE DRUMS ARE WARPING PREMATURELY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER IS NOT ADMITTING ANY PROBLEMS... ALTHOUGH EVERY DAKOTA OWNER IS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH CLOCK SPRING. HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO DEALER TWICE, AND BOTH TIMES DEALER HAS REPLACED CLOCK SPRINGS.*AK

WHEN BACK WINDOW IS ROLLED DOWN, AIR PRESSURE ON EARS IS INTENSE. *AK

I JUST HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED 2 WEEKS AGO AND THEY ARE ALREADY GETTING GROOVES IN THESE AGAIN. THE DODGE REP TOLD ME THE FIRST TIME IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR 495 DOLLARS LATER I HAVE SAME PROBLEM AND JUST 2 SHORT WEEKS FROM THE REPAIR. WHY HAS THEIR NOT BEEN A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *AK

THE STEERING WHEEL FEELS LOOSE ON THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE REGULARLY MAKES POPPING SOUND. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO OPERATE. *YH

BRAKING SYSTEM FAILS TO PROPERLY SLOW/STOP VEHICLE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE IS SLUGGISH TO SLOW DOWN, AND WILL IMPACT AN OBJECT IN FRONT IF A HARD STOP IS NECESSARY. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, ...

THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE JUNK AND DODGE WILL NOT ADMIT THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THEM. I PERSONALLY HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES ON THE DAKOTAS.*AK

BOUGHT TRUCK NEW, 1200 MILES LATER UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS THE BRAKES STARTED SHUDDERING. AT 5000 MILES DODGE REPLACED THE REAR DRUMS UNDER WARRANTEE BECAUSE OF WARPAGE THAT WAS CAUSING BRAKING TO BE MORE DIFFICULT AND LESS CONTROLLED. 1500 MILES LATER THEY STARTED WARPING AGAIN. WITH 9...

HUBS ARE WARPED W/O HARSH DRIVING, HAULING, TOWING. *AK

I BELONG TO A NATION CLUB OF DAKOTA OWNERS AND WARPED ROTORS IS THE #1 PROBLEM WE TALK ABOUT.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON WHEN OTHER VEHICLE CUT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE OFF. NONE OF FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

PROBLEM IS THAT THE BRAKE PADS ARE LIKE BRAND NEW AND THE ROTORS ARE HEAVILY GROOVED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROTOR AND IT IS BOTH ROTORS.IT TOOK THE FACTORY REP FROM DODGE TWO MONTHS TO LOOK AT IT AND WHEN HE FINALLY DID HE SAID IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR.I HAVE HAD VEHICLES FOR OVER 7 YEARS FOR ONE V...

PROBLEM IS THAT THE BRAKE PADS ARE LIKE BRAND NEW AND THE ROTORS ARE HEAVILY GROOVED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROTOR AND IT IS BOTH ROTORS.IT TOOK THE FACTORY REP FROM DODGE TWO MONTHS TO LOOK AT IT AND WHEN HE FINALLY DID HE SAID IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR.I HAVE HAD VEHICLES FOR OVER 7 YEARS FOR ONE V...

WINDSHIELD AND SIDE WINDOWS ON PASSENGER SIDE HAS STARS IN IT AND THE MANUFACTURER'S REP SAID THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT BUT WILL INVESTIGATE IT FURTHER.THEY SEEM TO BUBBLE UP AND YOU CAN SCRAPE THE TOP OFF OF THEM WITH A RAZOR BLADE.ONE OF THE MECHANICS SAID THEY HAD A WHOLE LOAD OF CARA...

WINDSHIELD AND SIDE WINDOWS ON PASSENGER SIDE HAS STARS IN IT AND THE MANUFACTURE REP SAID THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT BUT WILL INVESTIGATE IT FURTHER.THEY SEEM TO BUBBLE UP AND YOU CAN SCRAPE THE TOP OFF OF THEM WITH A RAZOR BLADE.ONE OF THE MECHANICS SAID THEY HAD A WHOLE LOAD OF CARAVAN...

AT 9,000 MILES I NOTICED A SHAKE WHENEVER I USED THE BRAKES AND IT WAS GETTING WORSE. I WENT INTO LYNNWOOD DODGE - THEY RESURFACED THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND THE SHAKING STOPPED FOR A WHILE. THE SHAKING CAME BACK SO AT 16,000 MILES THEY REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS. WITHIN A FEW THOUSAND MILES THE S...

HAD CALIPERS REBUILT AND ROTORS TURNED BECAUSE OF WARPAGE BY DEALER AT 12000 MILES I AM NOW AT 2100 MILES AND HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY SAYING 12000 MILES IS THE LIMIT TO THE BRAKE WARRANTY I KNOW OF OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS FIXED BEYOND THE 12000 MILE MARK...

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPING AND CAUSING SERIOUS BOUNCING/ VIBRATION WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS AND APPLYING BRAKES. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT DEFECT WAS A RESULT OF HARD DRIVING OF VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE SHOWED SIGNS OF WARPING AAT 12000 MILES. *SLC

EVERY 7000 TO 7500 MILES BRAKE ROTORS AND DRUMS HAVE TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WARPING AND EXCESSIVE WEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

EVERY 7000 TO 7500 MILES BRAKE ROTORS AND DRUMS HAVE TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WARPING AND EXCESSIVE WEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

ENGINE GAUGE, QUIT UNEXPECTEDLY IN MIDDLE OF FREEWAY, NO POWER BRAKES ETC.*AK

ENGINE GAUGE, QUIT UNEXPECTEDLY IN MIDDLE OF FREEWAY, NO POWER BRAKES ETC.*AK

MANUFACTURER PUT GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT TIRES, P23575R15, DOT PDHLFEWR109, ON VEHICLE WHICH IS FOR MUD/SNOW, AND FOR A 4 WHEEL DRIVE. WHEN VEHICLE IS A 2 WHEEL DRIVE IT CAUSED FRONT TIRES TO CUP AND FLATTEN OUT, WHICH CAN CAUSE A BLOWOUT.*AK THE 2 BAD TIRES WERE REPLACED BY TIRE DEALER, CONSUMER ...

BRAKES ARE OUT OF ROUND, AND VEHICLE VIBRATES REAL HARD. HARD TO HANDLE, AND HARD TO STOP. DEALER FEELS THAT CONSUMER IS HITTING BRAKES TOO HARD, AND MAY BE ABUSING THEM. CONSUMER WENT THROUGH THIS ONCE BEFORE WITH REAR BRAKES, AND THEN WITH FRONT BRAKES.*AK

BRAKES ARE OUT OF ROUND, AND VEHICLE VIBRATES REAL HARD. HARD TO HANDLE, AND HARD TO STOP. DEALER FEELS THAT CONSUMER IS HITTING BRAKES TOO HARD, AND MAY BE ABUSING THEM. CONSUMER WENT THROUGH THIS ONCE BEFORE WITH REAR BRAKES, AND THEN WITH FRONT BRAKES.*AK

THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE IN REAR AXLE. MANFACTURER'S REPRESENTATIVE WAS SENT OUT AND ACKNOWLEGED THE PROBLEM,BUT COULD NOT FIX IT. *AK THE REAR AXLE WAS REPLACED AFTER KEEPING THE VEHICLE FOR A PERIOD OF NINE DAYS, COME TO FIND OUT THE AXLE WAS NOT REPLACE THE AXLE WAS JUST REPAINTED THAT JUST JUST...

THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE IN REAR AXLE. MANFACTURER'S REPRESENTATIVE WAS SENT OUT AND ACKNOWLEGED THE PROBLEM,BUT COULD NOT FIX IT. *AK THE REAR AXLE WAS REPLACED AFTER KEEPING THE VEHICLE FOR A PERIOD OF NINE DAYS, COME TO FIND OUT THE AXLE WAS NOT REPLACE THE AXLE WAS JUST REPAINTED THAT JUST JUST...

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH ON A COOL DAY DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED, GLASS WAS FLYING ALL OVER INSIDE OF VEHICLE. *AK *SLC

BRAKES CONTINUE TO WEAR OUT AT ABOUT 4-5000 MILES. WHEN WORN, THE BRAKES BEGIN TO VIBRATE AND VEHICLE HAS DIFFICULTY STOPPING. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE BRAKES THREE TIMES AND THE FRONT ROTORS 2 TIMES. THEY BELIEVE THAT IT IS NOT A BIG PROBLEM. OR MAYBE THEY ARE WAITING TO ME TO GET INJURE...

FRONT ROTERS AND REAR DRUMS GO OUT OF ROUND AND WARP AFTER APROX 1K MILES. THIS PORBLEM HAS HAPPENED 5X . AFTER 4TH TIME ROTERS WERE REPLACED WITH PADS AT OWNERS COST. PROBLEM STILL SHOWING UP AFTER MORE THEN 3K OF DRIVING. MOSTLEY INTERSTATE DRIVING. NO CITY STOP AND GO IN THIS PART OF NH. *AK

FRONT ROTERS AND REAR DRUMS GO OUT OF ROUND AND WARP AFTER APROX 1K MILES. THIS PORBLEM HAS HAPPENED 5X . AFTER 4TH TIME ROTERS WERE REPLACED WITH PADS AT OWNERS COST. PROBLEM STILL SHOWING UP AFTER MORE THEN 3K OF DRIVING. MOSTLEY INTERSTATE DRIVING. NO CITY STOP AND GO IN THIS PART OF NH. *AK

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP. MECHANIC PUT VEHICLE UP ON A LATHE AND POINTED OUT HOW DRUM WOBBLED WHEN IT WAS ROTATED. IT WAS ABOUT A 1/8 OF AN INCH OFF CENTER. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY SAID BRAKE SYSTEM WAS ONLY W ARRANTIED FOR 12,000 MILES. VEHICLE HAS BEN IN SEVERAL TIME...

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP. MECHANIC PUT VEHICLE UP ON A LATHE AND POINTED OUT HOW DRUM WOBBLED WHEN IT WAS ROTATED. IT WAS ABOUT A 1/8 OF AN INCH OFF CENTER. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY SAID BRAKE SYSTEM WAS ONLY W ARRANTIED FOR 12,000 MILES. VEHICLE HAS BEN IN SEVERAL TIME...

RUBBER COVER CAME OFF BRAKE PEDAL WHILE APPLYING AND CAUSING DRIVER'S FOOT TO SLIDE ONTO ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WHICH ACCELERATED VEHICLE AND CAUSED A FOUR CAR ACCIDENT. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK THE RUBBER COVER FOR THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT GLUED AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESP...

I TOOK MY DAKOTA TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH POPPING NOISES IN THE BRAKES AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. I TOOK IT ON A LONG TRIP BEFORE THE 12000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE BRAKES WAS UP. IT STARED VIBRATING WHEN I BRAKED. I FINALLY GOT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THE 2000 PLUS MILE TRIP AND THEY SAID T...

WHEN STEERING TO LEFT OR TO RIGHT A NOISE WILL OCCUR. DEALER REPLACED STEERING SHAFT ONCE, AND STEERING COLUMN TWICE, BUT NOISE STILL OCCURS. *AK REAR BRAKE DRUMS AND FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED. *YH

WHEN STEERING TO LEFT OR TO RIGHT A NOISE WILL OCCUR. DEALER REPLACED STEERING SHAFT ONCE, AND STEERING COLUMN TWICE, BUT NOISE STILL OCCURS. *AK REAR BRAKE DRUMS AND FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED. *YH

WHEN STEERING TO LEFT OR TO RIGHT A NOISE WILL OCCUR. DEALER REPLACED STEERING SHAFT ONCE, AND STEERING COLUMN TWICE, BUT NOISE STILL OCCURS. *AK REAR BRAKE DRUMS AND FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED. *YH

WHEN STEERING TO LEFT OR TO RIGHT A NOISE WILL OCCUR. DEALER REPLACED STEERING SHAFT ONCE, AND STEERING COLUMN TWICE, BUT NOISE STILL OCCURS. *AK REAR BRAKE DRUMS AND FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED. *YH

MY WIFE HIT A CAR THAT TURNED IN FRONT OF HER (T-BONE)AT 35 MPH. AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE REAR SEATBELTS FAILED TO LOCK UP AND RESTRAIN BACK SEAT PASSENGER.

MY WIFE HIT A CAR THAT TURNED IN FRONT OF HER (T-BONE)AT 35 MPH. AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE REAR SEATBELTS FAILED TO LOCK UP AND RESTRAIN BACK SEAT PASSENGER.

WE HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES FOR THE ROTORS. 4 OF THE TIMES THEY REPLACED THE ROTORS AND ONCE THEY ONLY CUT THEM. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW AND THIS IS NOT NORMAL AS THE DEALER TRIED TO CLAIM IN THE BEGINNING. THE 4TH TIME THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS AND DISC BRAKE PADS ON...

DEALER SAID THAT THE ROTORS AND PADS SHOULD BE REPLACED EVERY 12K MILES....AT MY EXPENSE. NO WARRANTY FOR BRAKE PARTS. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WOBBLES. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK ROTORS WERE REPLACED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS WOBBLYING AGAIN AFTER 4,000 MILES. *YH

ROTORS HEATED UP AND WARPED AT 9000 MILES AND VEHICLE HAD A BOUNCY RIDE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS, THE PADS WERE LEFT ON BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T LOOK WARN. *SLC

WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES IN GRAVEL SAND ON STREET, FRONT TWO TIRES WILL LOCK UP, AND REAR WHEELS WILL NOT SLIDE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER FAILED TO PROPERLY FIX THE BRAKES AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *YH

AS I WAS DRIVING ALONG, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF, AND SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE HOOD. I OPENED THE HOOD, AND ALL THE WIRING IN THE ENGINE BAY WAS ON FIRE. THE TRUCK WAS A COMPLETE LOSS DUE TO FIRE DAMAGE. *AK

WARPED ROTORS AT 11000 MILES DEALER REPLACED. 16000 WARPED AGAIN. DEALER SAYS THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH NO SOLUTION. *AK

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND CAME UPON A STOP LIGHT. STARTED TO SMELL BURNING WIRES. THEN, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. INSURANCE TOTALED VEHICLE.*AK *SLC

MY TRANSMISSION STICKS AT INTERMITENT TIMES THE FIRST TIME IT DID THIS I WAS GOING 75PH ON THE FREEWAY AND COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE BACK INTO GEAR.*AK

CONSUMER NOTICED A POPPING SENSATION COMING FROM FRONT END. *AK LEFT FRONT BALL JOINT REPLACED, STEERING SHAFT FREPLACED, HOWEVER POPPING NOISE STILL EXISTS. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND THERE IS TIRE WEAR. *SLC

CONSUMER NOTICED A POPPING SENSATION COMING FROM FRONT END. *AK LEFT FRONT BALL JOINT REPLACED, STEERING SHAFT FREPLACED, HOWEVER POPPING NOISE STILL EXISTS. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND THERE IS TIRE WEAR. *SLC

CONSUMER NOTICED A POPPING SENSATION COMING FROM FRONT END. *AK LEFT FRONT BALL JOINT REPLACED, STEERING SHAFT FREPLACED, HOWEVER POPPING NOISE STILL EXISTS. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND THERE IS TIRE WEAR. *SLC

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE TO BE REPLACED ABOUT EVERY 15000 MILES. *AK *SLC

VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS CAUSED BURNS TO CONSUMER'S SKIN. NLM

WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION BACK END OF VEHICLE DROPPED AND LEANED TO LEFT. CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE OVER ,AND NOTICED LEFT BACK RIM CRACKED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE BOUNCES WILDLY AND BRAKE VIBRATION TRANSFERS TO BRAKE PEDAL. DURING NONE BRAKING BRAKES MAKE A SCRPEING/SQUEALING NOISE. HAD ROTORS TURNED AT DEALERSHIP PROBLEM TEMPORAILY GOT BETTER BUT EVENTUALLY WENT BACK TO SAME PROBLEM BUT WITH NOISE. VEHICLE WAS IN WARRANTY WHE...

CAN PUT THE TRUCK IN REVERSE AND NOT MOVE. THE DASH WILL SAY ITS IN REVERSE(DIGITAIL DASH) BUT TRUCK WILL NOT MOVE. ACTS AS IF IT IS STILL IN REVERSE. HAVE GONE TO ARBITRATION, AND THEN REFILE AGAIN .DISTIRCT MANAGER SAYS IT IS NOT UNSAFE. *AK

CAN PUT MY TRUCK INTO REVERE AND IT WILL NOT MOVE. THE DASH SAYS ITS IN REVERSE(DIGITAL READ OUT) BUT ACTS AS IF IT IS STILL IN NEUTRAL. HAVE FILE ARBITRATION AND HAD TO REFILE AFTER DISATISFACTION OF OUTCOME. DAIMLER CHRYSLER SAYS ITS NOT UNASFE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AROUND A SLIGHT CURVE THE DRIVER RAN OFF THE ROAD WITH THE TWO RIGHT WHEELS OF THE TRUCK, WHEN HE GOT BACK ON THE ROAD AND SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP AMD STEERED HIM INTO A TREE TOTALING THE VEHICLE. NLM

FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 5,000 SAME PROBLEM AGAIN AT 18,000 ALSO DRUMS THIS TIME

THERE IS PLAY IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL MOVE APPROXIMATELY 1/8 TO 1/4" UP AND DOWN. THE DEALER CLAIMS IT'S BECAUSE OF THE COLLASPABLE STEERING COLUMN.

AT 6000 MILES I HAD A JERK WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, I GOT MUCH WORSE AS TIME WENT ON. AT 14000 MILES I FINALLY HAD THE DEALERSHIP REPLACE THE ROTORS BECAUSE BRAKING WAS VERY DANGEROUS. NOW AT 30000 I ONCE AGAIN HAVE PROBLEMS. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE ROTORS VERY SOON AGAIN AND I HAVE A FEELING THAT TH...

AT 6000 MILES I HAD A JERK WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, I GOT MUCH WORSE AS TIME WENT ON. AT 14000 MILES I FINALLY HAD THE DEALERSHIP REPLACE THE ROTORS BECAUSE BRAKING WAS VERY DANGEROUS. NOW AT 30000 I ONCE AGAIN HAVE PROBLEMS. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE ROTORS VERY SOON AGAIN AND I HAVE A FEELING THAT TH...

AT 35,000 MILES FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. PRIOR TO THIS, ROTORS WERE TURNED AT 16,000 MILES AND 21,000 MILES. ALSO, IF CRUISE CONTROL IS SET BETWEEN 58-60MPH VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFT 3 GEARS AND WILL GO TO 4500 RPMS, AND THEN ACCELERATE SUDDENLY TO 65 MPH. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN...

AT 35,000 MILES FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. PRIOR TO THIS, ROTORS WERE TURNED AT 16,000 MILES AND 21,000 MILES. ALSO, IF CRUISE CONTROL IS SET BETWEEN 58-60MPH VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFT 3 GEARS AND WILL GO TO 4500 RPMS, AND THEN ACCELERATE SUDDENLY TO 65 MPH. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN...

DIP STICK WILL NOT FULLY SEAT IN TUBE, PERMITTING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK FROM TUBE DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. FLUID DRIPS ONTO HOT ENGINE.*AK

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS OFF SET 1.25-1.50 INCHES TO THE RIGHT, THIS IS CAUSING VEHICLE TO WHINE AND MAKE NOISE OVER SMALL BUMPS WHILE TRAVELING A LIGHT SPEED. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES DRIVELINE IS ON A POOR ANGLE. *SLC

VEHICLE GAVE NO WARNING TO FIRE OPERATED FINE UNTIL SHUT DOWN TO INVESTIGATE SMOKE. DEALERSHIP IS NOT WANTING ME TO KNOW CAUSE OF FAILTY WIRE AT POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER.*AK

ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED AND RESURFACED THREE TIMES, AND REPLACED ONCE. DEALER REFUSING TO HONOR WARRANTY.*AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED,DEALER REPLACED AT NO COST,DEALER SAID THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT.*AK

BRAKE ROTORS WARPED SO SEVERELY AFTER 15000 MI OF NORMAL DRIVING THAT BRAKING WAS DANGEROUS DUE TO VIBRATION. DEALERSHIP REPLACED ROTORS, AND THEY WARPED AGAIN WITHIN 2500 MI AFTER REPAIR. DODGE WANTS TO CHARGE ME $700 FOR REPAIRS DUE TO THEIR DEFECT!*AK

AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER A HEAD-ON COLLISON WHILE TRAVLING AT 65 MPH. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING TO AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER YET. *AK

RIGHT REAR BRAKES GRAB/LOCK UP INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BUT THE BRAKES CONTINUE TO LOCK UP. NLM

VEHICLE DIES IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND BACKING UP INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. ALSO, THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION.*AK *SLC

VEHICLE DIES IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND BACKING UP INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. ALSO, THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION.*AK *SLC

VEHICLE DIES IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND BACKING UP INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. ALSO, THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION.*AK *SLC

THE RIGHT REAR BRAKES LOCKS UP AND RELEASE AT LOW SPEEDS, WE TESTED (MECHANIC) THE BRAKES AND THE ABS DIDN'T WORK AT SOMETIMES, BUT THEN AGAIN IT WORK FINE. *AK

THE POSITION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH IS LOCATED TOO CLOSE TO STEERING WHEEL. POINT OF EXTRA KEYS DANGLING FROM KEY RING CAN SWING AND BECOME LODGED IN HOLE IN BACK OF STEERING WHEEL DURING LEFT HAND TURN. END RESULT IS STEERING LOCKED AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE...

SUBJECT: DAKOTA EXT. CAB 4X4. W/ 3.9L FUEL INJECTED ENGINE. DAIMLER CHRYSLER LEADS CONSUMERS TO BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE WOULD AVERAGE 18 MILES PER/GAL. HIGHWAY DIVING. I NOW HAVE 5400 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE AND THE BEST HIGHWAY MILEAGE I'M ABLE TO OBTAIN IS 13 MILES/PER GAL. AND ABOUT 10MI./PER G...

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ABS BRAKING SYSTEMS WAS DEFECTIVE, AND VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP. *AK REAR WHEELS LOCK UP DURING SNOW CONDITIONS BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *YH

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ABS BRAKING SYSTEMS WAS DEFECTIVE, AND VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP. *AK REAR WHEELS LOCK UP DURING SNOW CONDITIONS BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *YH

AS OF 10/22/00 UNTIL 01/14/01 I HAVE HAD 18 PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. WONT START AT DIFFERENT TIMES, BUT WILL RESTART AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. TRANSMISSION STAYS IN 3RD GEAR OR SLIPS IN & OUT OF GEAR. BRAKES MAKE GROWLING NOISE & SHUTTER. TRUCK WILL DIE WITH NO WARNING. HAS SPARK KNOCK WITH 87 OR 89 OCTA...

AS OF 10/22/00 UNTIL 01/14/01 I HAVE HAD 18 PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. WONT START AT DIFFERENT TIMES, BUT WILL RESTART AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. TRANSMISSION STAYS IN 3RD GEAR OR SLIPS IN & OUT OF GEAR. BRAKES MAKE GROWLING NOISE & SHUTTER. TRUCK WILL DIE WITH NO WARNING. HAS SPARK KNOCK WITH 87 OR 89 OCTA...

AS OF 10/22/00 UNTIL 01/14/01 I HAVE HAD 18 PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. WONT START AT DIFFERENT TIMES, BUT WILL RESTART AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. TRANSMISSION STAYS IN 3RD GEAR OR SLIPS IN & OUT OF GEAR. BRAKES MAKE GROWLING NOISE & SHUTTER. TRUCK WILL DIE WITH NO WARNING. HAS SPARK KNOCK WITH 87 OR 89 OCTA...

AS OF 10/22/00 UNTIL 01/14/01 I HAVE HAD 18 PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. WONT START AT DIFFERENT TIMES, BUT WILL RESTART AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. TRANSMISSION STAYS IN 3RD GEAR OR SLIPS IN & OUT OF GEAR. BRAKES MAKE GROWLING NOISE & SHUTTER. TRUCK WILL DIE WITH NO WARNING. HAS SPARK KNOCK WITH 87 OR 89 OCTA...

AS OF 10/22/00 UNTIL 01/14/01 I HAVE HAD 18 PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. WONT START AT DIFFERENT TIMES, BUT WILL RESTART AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. TRANSMISSION STAYS IN 3RD GEAR OR SLIPS IN & OUT OF GEAR. BRAKES MAKE GROWLING NOISE & SHUTTER. TRUCK WILL DIE WITH NO WARNING. HAS SPARK KNOCK WITH 87 OR 89 OCTA...

THIS VEHICLE HAS A LITTLE MORE THAN 12,000 MILES ON IT, AND IT HAS BEEN AT REPAIR SHOP TWICE FOR WARPED ROTORS. BRAKE PEDALL GOES TO FLOOR WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. ON. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

THIS VEHICLE HAS A LITTLE MORE THAN 12,000 MILES ON IT, AND IT HAS BEEN AT REPAIR SHOP TWICE FOR WARPED ROTORS. BRAKE PEDALL GOES TO FLOOR WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. ON. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE ROTORS. DEALER HAS REPLACED ROTORS FOUR TIMES.*AK

DEALER DIAGNOSED "WOBBLE" WHILE BRAKING AS WARPED ROTORS AND POSSIBLE WARPED REAR DRUMS. THIS AFTER 18000 MILES OF "NORMAL" DRIVING CONDITIONS. I SERIOUSLY QUESTION THE CAPABILITIES OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM THAT FAILS AFTER SUCH SHORT USE UNDER MAINLY HIGHWAY DRIVING. THIS IS APPARENTLY A CONDITION ON...

DEALER DIAGNOSED "WOBBLE" WHILE BRAKING AS WARPED ROTORS AND POSSIBLE WARPED REAR DRUMS. THIS AFTER 18000 MILES OF "NORMAL" DRIVING CONDITIONS. I SERIOUSLY QUESTION THE CAPABILITIES OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM THAT FAILS AFTER SUCH SHORT USE UNDER MAINLY HIGHWAY DRIVING. THIS IS APPARENTLY A CONDITION ON...

THE BACK REST BROKE AT THE WELD THAT HOOKS TO THE LOWER SEAT CAUSING THE SEAT BACK TO COLLAPSE WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER DID NOT LOOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. NLM

THE BACK REST BROKE AT THE WELD THAT HOOKS TO THE LOWER SEAT CAUSING THE SEAT BACK TO COLLAPSE WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER DID NOT LOOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. NLM

WHENEVER VEHICLE STOPS CONSUMER HEARS A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. DEALER SAID IT WAS FUEL IN THE TANK. CURRENTLY, DEALER CLAIMES IT IS FUEL WHICH IS NORLMAL. *AK THE CLUNKING NOISE IS LOUD AND CAUSES VIBRATION OF THE VEHCILE. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY AND THE IMPACT OF VIBRATION ON ...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

INITIAL PROBLEM (MILEAGE 17,803)WAS THAT THE TRUCK DID NOT WANT TO START, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. TRUCK FINALLY STARTED AND WAS TAKEN TO THE BEFORE MENTIONED DEALER. THEY CHECKED THE CODES: NO CRANK REFERENCE SIGNAL AT POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE, REPLACED CRANK SENSOR AND RETESTED O.K. / (...

INITIAL PROBLEM (MILEAGE 17,803)WAS THAT THE TRUCK DID NOT WANT TO START, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. TRUCK FINALLY STARTED AND WAS TAKEN TO THE BEFORE MENTIONED DEALER. THEY CHECKED THE CODES: NO CRANK REFERENCE SIGNAL AT POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE, REPLACED CRANK SENSOR AND RETESTED O.K. / (...

WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY INDICATION THE VEHICLE STARTED SPINNING AROUND IN CIRCLES AND HIT A CONCRETE DIVIDER DUE TO A BROKEN AXLE, THE REAR TIRE AND WHEEL ROLLED DOWN THE HILL AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE TIRE AND WHEEL WAS STILL MOUNTED TO THE OUTSIDE PART OF THE AXLE. THE CONSUMER WAS SLIGHTLY ...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR , LIGHTS FLASHED ON DASHBOARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. AFTER VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY DEALER IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT BOLT HOLDING CALIPERS POPPED OUT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY DEALER. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR , LIGHTS FLASHED ON DASHBOARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. AFTER VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY DEALER IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT BOLT HOLDING CALIPERS POPPED OUT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY DEALER. *AK

SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT OPERATE SMOOTHLY. ON ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION MOVEMENT IS ERRATIC (JERKY); IT MOVES AS IF IT IS GETTING STUCK. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER 3 TIMES WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. THEY NOW SAY THIS OPERATION IS 'NORMAL' BEACUSE IT IS ELECTRONIC AND COMPUTER CONTROLLED....

SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT OPERATE SMOOTHLY. ON ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION MOVEMENT IS ERRATIC (JERKY); IT MOVES AS IF IT IS GETTING STUCK. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER 3 TIMES WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. THEY NOW SAY THIS OPERATION IS 'NORMAL' BEACUSE IT IS ELECTRONIC AND COMPUTER CONTROLLED....

SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT OPERATE SMOOTHLY. ON ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION MOVEMENT IS ERRATIC (JERKY); IT MOVES AS IF IT IS GETTING STUCK. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER 3 TIMES WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. THEY NOW SAY THIS OPERATION IS 'NORMAL' BEACUSE IT IS ELECTRONIC AND COMPUTER CONTROLLED....

WHENEVER SLOWING DOWN OR CHANGING GEARS, VEHICLE WOULD EITHER STUTTER OR STALL. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP SERVERAL TIMES & MECHANIC INDICATED IT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT & THAT MANUFACTURER KNEW OF PROBLEM. CAN NOT RESOLVE STALLING PROBLEM. *AK

2000 DODGE DAKOTA WITH 4.7L ENGINE SKID PLATE AND 4-WHEEL DRIVE WHEN OIL IS CHANGED THE FILTER IS HARD TO REMOVE BECAUSE OF THE SSKID PLATE. THE OIL FROM THE FILTER SPILLS ON THE SKID PLATE(ABOUT 1QT.) AND ALOUD TO DRAIN ONTO THE GROUND. HOW MANY VEHICLES ARE DRIVING AROUND LEAKING OIL ON THE GROUND...

MY TRUCK DIES WHEN IT IS COLD AND WARM, JERKS WHEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, AND JERKS WHEN SHFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD.. *AK

ROTORS WARPED, DEALER SAYS FIX WHEN REPLACE BRAKES AT 25000 MI. ARE THEY KIDDING?*AK

WHILE COMING TO A STOP PEDAL WENT HALF WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND CONSUMER COULD HEAR A TICKING SOUND. TOOK TO DEALER, AND DEALER COULD'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK THE LEFT REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP AND SLIDED BRIEFLY WHILE TRYING TO STOPS. *YH

WHILE COMING TO A STOP PEDAL WENT HALF WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND CONSUMER COULD HEAR A TICKING SOUND. TOOK TO DEALER, AND DEALER COULD'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK THE LEFT REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP AND SLIDED BRIEFLY WHILE TRYING TO STOPS. *YH

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL BECOMES HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES.*AK

I WOULD LIKE TO QUESTION OF THE QUALITY OF THIS BRAKING SYSTEM AND HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS VISITS TO THE DEALER AND HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS 4 TIMES. I HAVE HAD THE REAR DRUMS AND SHOES REPLACED. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE FRONT CALIPERS AND FINALLY GOT THE RIGHT FRONT REPLAC...

I WOULD LIKE TO QUESTION OF THE QUALITY OF THIS BRAKING SYSTEM AND HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS VISITS TO THE DEALER AND HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS 4 TIMES. I HAVE HAD THE REAR DRUMS AND SHOES REPLACED. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE FRONT CALIPERS AND FINALLY GOT THE RIGHT FRONT REPLAC...

ON 7 OCT 2000, I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS AN OUTER SIDEWALL SEPARATION ON THE RIGHT FRONT (DRIVERS SIDE) TIRE (GOODYEAR WRANGLER ST ) OF MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA PICKUP TRUCK. THE SEPARATIONS CONSISTED OF 3-4 SPLITS THAT WERE SEPARATED BY DISTANCE. THE SPLITS WERE FROM 2-3 INCHES LONGS AND THE DEPTH OF M...

BRAKES JUMPY HAVE BEEN REPLACED/REPAIRED 3 TIMES, ROTORS REPLACED 2 (5,000 MI BETWEEN REPLACEMENT).

BRAKES JUMPY HAVE BEEN REPLACED/REPAIRED 3 TIMES, ROTORS REPLACED 2 (5,000 MI BETWEEN REPLACEMENT).

I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER AT 7000 MILES FOR THE ROTORS BEING GOUGED. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL. CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE IN MICHIGAN AND THEY TOLD THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE ROTORS. ONE THOUSAND MILES LATER THEY ARE GOUGED AGAIN AND SQUEALING. SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT BRAKE SYSTEM IS ...

I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER AT 7000 MILES FOR THE ROTORS BEING GOUGED. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL. CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE IN MICHIGAN AND THEY TOLD THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE ROTORS. ONE THOUSAND MILES LATER THEY ARE GOUGED AGAIN AND SQUEALING. SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT BRAKE SYSTEM IS ...

I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER AT 7000 MILES FOR THE ROTORS BEING GOUGED. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL. CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE IN MICHIGAN AND THEY TOLD THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE ROTORS. ONE THOUSAND MILES LATER THEY ARE GOUGED AGAIN AND SQUEALING. SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT BRAKE SYSTEM IS ...

I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER AT 7000 MILES FOR THE ROTORS BEING GOUGED. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL. CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE IN MICHIGAN AND THEY TOLD THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE ROTORS. ONE THOUSAND MILES LATER THEY ARE GOUGED AGAIN AND SQUEALING. SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT BRAKE SYSTEM IS ...

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE AND ENGAGING DRIVE OR REVERSE, ENGINE RACES AND VEHICEL JUMPS FORWARD (OR REVERSE) SEVERAL YARDS, EVEN WITH PARKING BRAKE APPLIED AND FOOTBRAKE APPLIED.*AK

ENGINE SHUT OFF AT 75MPH,NO WARNING,HAD TO WAIT 10MIN TO RE-START. TRUCK PULLS TO RIGHT DEALER ALGN TO FACTORY SPECS,STILL PULLS AND AT LOW SPEED 10-15MPH PULLS HARD WHEN APPLY BRAKES,DEALER SAY'S IT'S ROAD CROWN,PULLS ON ALL ROADS AND WITH DIFFERENT TIRES AND WHEEL SETUP(WB ON RIGHT IS 130 3/16 AND...

WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 2/26/00 AND HAD NO APPARENT PROBLEMS.BEGINNING IN MAY IT DEVELOPED AN INTERMITTENT BRAKE PULSATION.IT PROGRESSED QUICKLY TO A VERY STEADY AND VIOLENT SHAKING EVERYTIME WE APPLIED THE BRAKES.ON7/29/00 WE WERE DRIVING AND SAW TRAFFIC SLOWING AHEAD AND BEGAN TO SLOW AS WELL,T...

ROTORS WARPED AND BRAKES PULSATING, DEALER REPLACED ROTORS, STARTED AGAIN AT 16K MILES, DEALER TURNED ROTORS, SAME PROBLEM 19000.

BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS KEPT WARPING FOR NO REASON. BRAKES WOULD SHAKE WHEN APPLIED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF ROTORS WARPING. REPLACED ROTORS AGAIN. THIS WAS SECOND TIME THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 10 MPH BRAKES LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE STARTED SLIDING, AND TOUCHED THE BUMPER OF ANOTHER CAR, WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES THERE WAS AJUMPING MOTION LIKE BRAKES WERE TRYING TO LOCK UP.*AK

DEFECT APPLIES TO 5 SPEED TRANSMISION MODELS. VEHICLE INTERMITTANTELY STALLS SHUTTING DOWN POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKING SYSTEM TO SHUT DOWN.

WHEN VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF, THE AUXILIARY FAN KEEPS RUNNING, DEALER REPLACED FAN AND FOUND THE RELAY WAS STICKING. *SLC

CRANK SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE LIGHT TO BE ON. *SLC

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES, VIBRATION OCCURS WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, ROTORS OUT OF ROUND, REAR BRAKE ADJUSTMENT, FRONT ROTORS RESURFACED AND WHEEL BEARINGS PACKED, ROTORS TURNED AND ROTORS REPLACED. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE JUST DIED WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE APRIL OF THIS YEAR. *AK

WHEN MAKING A TURN UNDER BRAKING, EITHER AT TURN-IN OR JUST BEFORE THE TRUCK STOPS, A THUMP/CLUNK CAN BE HEARD FROM THE FRONT END, POSSIBLY ON THE LEFT. 3 VISITS TO THE DEALER HAS FAILED TO CORRECT THIS, ALTHOUGH THE NOISE HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEGED BY TECHNICIANS.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING SHUTDOWNS / STALLING. DEALER UNABLE TO FIX

FAULTY BRAKE ROTORS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE. NLM

RELAY SWITCH FAILED PREMATURELY CAUSING THE BLOWER MOTOR TO CONTINUE TO RUN WHEN THE TRUCK WAS TURNED OFF. NLM

TIRE EXPLODED ON NEW ASPHALT IN 104 TEMPERATURE. THE SIDE WALL BLEW OUT. I NORMALLY WOULD GO ON WITH LIFE BUT I HAVE TWO OTHER FRIENDS WITH SAME TIRES HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE REPLACED ALL TIRES WITH DIFFERENT BRAND. *AK( DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRE SIZE: 255X65X15 )

WHILE ACCELERATING TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE DRIVER HAS TO DEACCELERATE AND THEN ACCELERATED . DEALER HAS REPAIRED/REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION TWICE.*AK

DRIVER RELEASED EMERGENCY BRAKE WHILE THE TRUCK WAS PARKED ON A STEEP HILL. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. TRUCK ROLLED DOWN HILL BACKWARDS. EVEN THOUGH DRIVER STOOD ON THE BRAKE, TRUCK STILL CONTINUED TO ROLL, AND HIT TWO TREES. *AK *ML

AT APPROXIMENTLY 9000 MI. I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICALE STARTED TO SHIMMY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THEN AT APPORX. 14,000 I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A DODGE MECH. AND HAD THE FRONT ROTORS LOOKED AT. THE MECH. STATES THAT THE ROTORS ARE WARPED AND NEED TO BE MACHINED. I THINK THE PROBLEM IS IN THE BRAKE ...

GEAR SHIFT PATTERN INDICATOR WAS OUT OF LINE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK IT WOULD BE IN REVERSE, WHEN IN NEUTRAL IT WOULD BE IN DRIVE AND SO ON. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. DEALER TOLD HIM TO COME IN 2 WEEKS FOR A BRAKE CHECKUP. BY THE TIME THE CONSUMER WENT IN HIS BRAKES WERE SHOT.( NOTHING LEFT ON THE FRONT BRAKES).*AK

EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AND NOISE THROUGHOUT VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING WITH EITHER REAR WINDOW ROLLED DOWN. *AK

ADJUSTABLE SEAT BELT ANCHOR ON THE LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE PULLED OUT OF THE ASSEMBLY, CAUSING SEAT BELT TO BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

GLASS EXPLODED INTO DUST AND LODGED IN MY EYE CAUSING BLEEDING. THE GLASS DID NOT STAY INTACT LIKE WINDSHIELD GLASS DOES, DUE TO A PLASTIC FILM IN GLASS. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. LUCKILY I WAS NOT BLINDED, BUT I NEEDED TO REPSPOND TO THE DOCTORS THREE TIMES TO REMOVE ALL GLASS FROM MY EYE.

GLASS EXPLODED INTO DUST AND LODGED IN MY EYE CAUSING BLEEDING. THE GLASS DID NOT STAY INTACT LIKE WINDSHIELD GLASS DOES, DUE TO A PLASTIC FILM IN GLASS. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. LUCKILY I WAS NOT BLINDED, BUT I NEEDED TO REPSPOND TO THE DOCTORS THREE TIMES TO REMOVE ALL GLASS FROM MY EYE.

WHILE DRIVING IN DAMP WHEATHER APPLIED BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE, SEAT BELT BOLTS POPPED OUT, AND CONSUMER WENT INTO STEERING WHEEL. CONSUMER FELT THAT BOLT WITH LOCK TIGHT WAS NOT SCREWED IN. *AK

VEHICLE SHUTTERS AND SKIPS UPON SHIFTING INTO OVERDRIVE. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION. PROBLEM IS LESS, BUT STILL EVIDENT. DOES NOT ALWAYS DOWNSHIFT WHEN DEPRESSING PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE LOOSES POWER WHEN GOIN UP A LONG GRADE. VEHICLE IS PASSED BY SCHOOL BUSES. *...

THE BRAKE LIGHT DO NOT ILLUMINATE AS SOON AS THE BRAKE IS DEPRESSED, ONLY AFTER THE PEDDLE IS DEPRESSED ABOUT A HALF INCH. NLM

THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT DISENGAGE UNTIL UNTIL THE BRAKE IS PRESSED VERY HARD. NLM

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ONGOING STALLING PROBLEM WHICH THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX. THE TRUCK HAS STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. A TOW TRUCK WAS NEEDED. TRUCK HAD A PROBLEM ON THE FREEWAY FORCING THE TRUCK TO NOT EXCEED 40 MPH WHEN TRAFFIC WAS AT 55MPH. *AK

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE RATTLES AND MAKES EXCESSIVE NOISES. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE 8 TIMES, AND CAN'T FIND A SOLUTION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT AVERAGE SPEED TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING, AND LOST POWER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 65 MPH, TRUCK ACCELERATED UP TO A SPEED OF 85 MPH BEFORE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DISENGAGE THE SYSTEM. TRUCK WILL BE SEEN BY THE DEALERSHIP. TRUCK WAS CORRECTED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IN FEBRUARY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VIBRATION THROUGHOUT THE TRUCK WAS FIRST NOTICED WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT 7K MILES. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY "RESURFACED THE PADS AND ROTORS" BUT FOUND NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. AT 14,500 MILES THE DEALER REPLACED THE DRUMS, ROTORS, PADS, AND SHOES TO STOP SEVERE VIBRATION WHEN BRAKES...

WHILE DRIVING ON A ROAD WITH MANY TURNS THE BRAKES OVERHEATED TO THE POINT THAT THE ROTORS HAD DISCOLORED AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE BRAKES. *AK

THERE ARE SEVERAL TRUCKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS MINE ON TWO SEPARATE AUTO LOTS IN LOUISIANA, IN WHICH THE RT. REAR WHEEL PROTRUDES OUT FURTHER THAN THE OTHER THREE BY 1 TO 1/2 INCHES. DAIMLER'S SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE INSPECTED MINE AND SAID IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. I WANT TO MAKE ABSOLUTELY SURE THAT...

THERE ARE SEVERAL TRUCKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS MINE ON TWO SEPARATE AUTO LOTS IN LOUISIANA, IN WHICH THE RT. REAR WHEEL PROTRUDES OUT FURTHER THAN THE OTHER THREE BY 1 TO 1/2 INCHES. DAIMLER'S SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE INSPECTED MINE AND SAID IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. I WANT TO MAKE ABSOLUTELY SURE THAT...

EXTERIOR MIRRORS CAUSING BLOCK VISIBILITY FROM GROUND LEVEL UP TO 8'-10' HIGH TO 45 DEGREE TO THE LEFT SIDE, AND 20 DEGREE TO THE RIGHT. DEALER NOTIFIED. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

FRONT BRAKES KEEP WARPING DUE TO EXTREME HEAT. DEALER HAS RESURFACED BRAKES, AND REPLACED ROTORS. BUT DEFECT KEEPS REOCCURRING. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 60MPH, HIT BRAKES AND CRUISE CONTROL DIDN'T DISENGAGE. DRIVER STEERED VEHICLE INTO A DITCH TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. CONSUMER WILL BE CONTACTING DEALER. *AK *ML

TRAMISSION SLIPS ON SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD AT 3000 RPM WHEN COLD.TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED ONCE AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTED, TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST INTERMITTENTLY.

TRANSMISSION OIL PUMPS OUT OF FILLER TUBE ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST PIPE,AND STARTS A FIRE! *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ONGOING SHUTDOWN/STALLING PROBLEM. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER'S REPAIR SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND DEALER WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ALSO, INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY REFUSED TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE ANY LONGER UNTIL MANUFACTURER WOULD FORWARD A CORRECTION TO T...

WHEN THE REAR WINDOW IS OPENED AND WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED, VEHICLE VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE, AND CANNOT FIX IT. *AK

AT TIME OF PURCHASE CONSUMER ASKED THE DEALER WHAT THE SKID PLATES WERE MADE OUT OFF. CONSUMER WAS TOLD METAL. LATER, CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT THEY WERE PLASTIC AND BROKE OFF, CAUSING THE 4- WHEEL DRIVE TO QUIT. DEALER SAID THE DRIVESHAFT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *AK

AT TIME OF PURCHASE CONSUMER ASKED THE DEALER WHAT THE SKID PLATES WERE MADE OUT OFF. CONSUMER WAS TOLD METAL. LATER, CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT THEY WERE PLASTIC AND BROKE OFF, CAUSING THE 4- WHEEL DRIVE TO QUIT. DEALER SAID THE DRIVESHAFT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS HEARD A LOUD NOISE ,AND VEHICLE JERKED OR PULLED. ALSO, DEFROSTER PUTS A FILM ON THE INSIDE OF WINDSHIELD. DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED TO CLEAN INSIDE THE WINDSHIELD WITH WIPER FLUID. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS HEARD A LOUD NOISE ,AND VEHICLE JERKED OR PULLED. ALSO, DEFROSTER PUTS A FILM ON THE INSIDE OF WINDSHIELD. DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED TO CLEAN INSIDE THE WINDSHIELD WITH WIPER FLUID. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 3000 MILES. ALSO, ENGINE WAS MISSING SPARK PLUGS. *AK

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 3000 MILES. ALSO, ENGINE WAS MISSING SPARK PLUGS. *AK

FROM THE START OF TAKING DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE, WHEN STOPPING VEHICLE, FROM ANY SPEED, RIGHT AFTER IT STOPS, ABOUT 1/2 SECOND, A LOUD THUD CAN BE HEARD AND FELT. THIS ONLY OCCURS WHEN VEHICLE IS BETWEEN HALF FULL AND FULL. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURE AGREED IT WAS FROM THE FUEL TANK. MANUFACTURE CL...

LEFT REAR AXLE MAKES THUMPING NOISE WHEN VEHICLE IN MOTION, DEALER REPLACING AXLE AND BEARINGS. INSTRUMENT PANEL WORKS AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON WITH PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED, WHEN BRAKE RELEASED INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES DEAD AND SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON WITH VEHICLE IN MOTION.

LEFT REAR AXLE MAKES THUMPING NOISE WHEN VEHICLE IN MOTION, DEALER REPLACING AXLE AND BEARINGS. INSTRUMENT PANEL WORKS AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON WITH PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED, WHEN BRAKE RELEASED INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES DEAD AND SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON WITH VEHICLE IN MOTION.

WHILE DRIVING A PART FROM THE HEATER CORE FELL OFF AND SLIPPED UNDERNEATH THE BRAKE PEDAL. OCCUPANT COULD NOT STOP VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING 15-20 MPH AND WHEN PULLING OUT A PARKING SPACE ON WET PAVEMENT, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING VIBRATION AND UNNECESSARY NOISE WHENEVER EITHER BACK SIDE WINDOW IS ROLLED DOWN. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK

TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKS. TRANSMISSION WON'T DOWN SHIFT WHEN PULLING OUT ONTO HIGHWAY (INTERMITTENT PROBLEM). *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT CAUSING FAILURE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND CLAIMS THAT BRAKES PULL BECAUSE OF ROAD. *AK *YC

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. *AK