2010 DODGE DAKOTA Problems & Recalls

THE ROADS WERE SLICK AND I WAS TRAVELING SLOW CAME OVER THE CREST OF A SMALL HILL OVER BYPASS AND HEADED DOWN HILL BRAKING SLOWLY I COULD TELL IT FELT LIKE I WASN'T SLOWING DOWN LIKE I EXPECTED AS I APPROACHED A VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME STOPPED AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT,SO I PUMPED THE BRAKES TWICE AND THE EN...

Mileage: 92,700

THE ROADS WERE SLICK AND I WAS TRAVELING SLOW CAME OVER THE CREST OF A SMALL HILL OVER BYPASS AND HEADED DOWN HILL BRAKING SLOWLY I COULD TELL IT FELT LIKE I WASN'T SLOWING DOWN LIKE I EXPECTED AS I APPROACHED A VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME STOPPED AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT,SO I PUMPED THE BRAKES TWICE AND THE EN...

Mileage: 92,700

REAR PINON SEAL HAS DETERIORATED ALONGSIDE SIMILAR DODGE TRUCKS WITHIN THE SAME YEAR OF MODEL, BUT THE 2010 DODGE DAKOTA IS NOT COVERED AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

DODGE DOKATA 2010. HEATER RESISTOR OVERHEATS REPEATEDLY. ELECTRICAL SMOKE AND BURNING SMELL REPEATEDLY. VERY HOT TO TOUCH. SO OVERHEATED WIRES AND RESISTOR MELTS. RESISTOR AND WIRES REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. SAME RESULTS. FRONT BALL JOINTS KEEP GOING BAD CAUSING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ...

Mileage: 65,000

DODGE DOKATA 2010. HEATER RESISTOR OVERHEATS REPEATEDLY. ELECTRICAL SMOKE AND BURNING SMELL REPEATEDLY. VERY HOT TO TOUCH. SO OVERHEATED WIRES AND RESISTOR MELTS. RESISTOR AND WIRES REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. SAME RESULTS. FRONT BALL JOINTS KEEP GOING BAD CAUSING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ...

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE AND AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, AND ECM CODE (ENGINE) NEEDED TO BE R...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE AND AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, AND ECM CODE (ENGINE) NEEDED TO BE R...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE AND AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, AND ECM CODE (ENGINE) NEEDED TO BE R...

Mileage: 140,000

I TOOK MY TRUCK TO EASTGATE CHRYSLER AT 500 NORTH SHADELAND AVE. 46219 PH.# 317-352-7192 TO HAVE MY AIRBAG RECALL REPAIRED AND A WHEEL ALIGNMENT, THERE WASN'T ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY TRUCK WHEN I TOOK IT INTO THEM, ON MY WAY HOME I NOTICE THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS FLICKERING WHEN I TURNED CORNER SOME...

Mileage: 34,847

I TOOK MY TRUCK TO EASTGATE CHRYSLER AT 500 NORTH SHADELAND AVE. 46219 PH.# 317-352-7192 TO HAVE MY AIRBAG RECALL REPAIRED AND A WHEEL ALIGNMENT, THERE WASN'T ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY TRUCK WHEN I TOOK IT INTO THEM, ON MY WAY HOME I NOTICE THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS FLICKERING WHEN I TURNED CORNER SOME...

Mileage: 34,847

I TOOK MY TRUCK TO EASTGATE CHRYSLER AT 500 NORTH SHADELAND AVE. 46219 PH.# 317-352-7192 TO HAVE MY AIRBAG RECALL REPAIRED AND A WHEEL ALIGNMENT, THERE WASN'T ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY TRUCK WHEN I TOOK IT INTO THEM, ON MY WAY HOME I NOTICE THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS FLICKERING WHEN I TURNED CORNER SOME...

Mileage: 34,847

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND FLIPPED OVER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IN ADDITION, IT WAS SUSPECTED THAT THE HARNESS STRAP OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE CONTACT DURING TH...

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND FLIPPED OVER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IN ADDITION, IT WAS SUSPECTED THAT THE HARNESS STRAP OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE CONTACT DURING TH...

Mileage: 60,000

TAKATARECALL WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE WIPER WASHERS, THE BLADES MOVE, BUT NO WASHER FLUID SPRAYS ON THE WINDOW. SOMETIMES THE WIPERS WORK AND SOMETIMES THEY DO NOT WORK AND ONLY RESUME WORKING AFTER I USE THE TURN SIGNAL OR PUSH THE WASHER STICK. THIS HAPPENS WHILE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR M...

Mileage: 102,000

I TOOK MY 2010 DODGE DAKOTA TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP (SOUTH HILLS DODGE) ON JUNE 5TH 2017 AFTER RECEIVING MULTIPLE RECALL NOTICES ABOUT THE R25 PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR. THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER THE PART AND I WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL IT ARRIVES. I WENT THERE AGAIN A MONTH LATER AND IT ...

I RECEIVE AIR BAG RECALL NOTICE IN 2016. I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR KOONS CHRYSLER AND DODGE DEALER IN MCLEAN. VA TO FIX RECALL FOR OVER 6 MONTHS. I TOOK THE PICK UP TRUCK WITH AN APPOINTMENT SEVERAL MONTHS AGO BUT THEY DID NOT FIX IT BECAUSE THEY NEEDED TO ORDER A PART. I HAVE TO DRIVE MY PICK UP TRU...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANU...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS M...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE DAKOTA CREW CAB 4X2. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MA...

RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL2015 ON 12/29/2015 ABT 905 AM I CALLED CUTTER CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE OF PEARL CITY ABOUT THE RECALL THEY CALLED ME BACK @ ABOUT 0931 AM SAYING THEY NEED TO ORDER THE PARTS AND WILL CALL ME WHEN THEY COME IN AND MAKE THE APPOINTMENT TO SCHEDULE FOR SERVICE NEVER ...

WITH ONLY 41750 MILES ON MY 2010 DAKOTA, I WAS BACKING UP A LIGHT TRAILER WHEN SUDDENLY THE REAR TIRES STARTED SPINNING AND IT SEEMED LIKE SOMETHING WAS BLOCKING THE TRUCK/TRAILER FROM MOVING. I WALKED AROUND THE VEHICLE AND SAW NO BLOCKAGES, BUT DID NOTICE THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS POINTED LEFT AND ...

Mileage: 41,750

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN MAY OF 2015. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAIL...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONT...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANU...

WHILE GOING AROUND A LEFT HAND CORNER AT 45 MILES AN HOUR ,I HIT SOME BUMPS IN MY LANE . THE TRUCK ENDED UP HALF WAY INTO THE INCOMING LANE.I GOT IT UNDER CONTROL AND RESUMED MY TRIP AT 45 MILES AN HOUR.

Mileage: 89,697

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. T...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE REAR AXLE PINION NUT AND THE DRIVE TRAIN FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN ...

Mileage: 90,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE REAR AXLE PINION NUT AND THE DRIVE TRAIN FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN ...

Mileage: 90,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS TURNED ON AND THE SIGNAL SWITCHED TO THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WITHOUT BEING PROMPTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WA...

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS TURNED ON AND THE SIGNAL SWITCHED TO THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WITHOUT BEING PROMPTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WA...

Mileage: 50,000

I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PASS A SEMI. THE CRUISE WAS SET AT 70. THE SEMI SPED UP TO 70 ALSO AND I HAD TO TOUCH MY ACCELERATOR TO GET PAST HIM. AS I DID, MY TRANSMISSION DROPPED INTO NEUTRAL AND I HAD TO LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR. IT DROPPED BACK INTO GEAR AT 65. I WAS THEN ABLE TO SPEED UP TO 75 AND PA...

Mileage: 75,500

I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 DODGE DAKOTA DOWN THE STREET TURNING LEFT WHEN THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. I LOST THE ENGINE, STEERING AND BRAKES. I NEARLY HIT A UTILITY POLE BY INCHES. I STARTED THE TRUCK UP AGAIN AND STARTED WITHOUT ANY ISSUE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND I CONTINUED TO DRIVE DOW...

Mileage: 67,500

TRUCK WAS BEING DRIVEN AT A SLOW SPEED WHEN THE TIE ROD FELL OFF AND TRUCK HIT A TREE. NO INJURY BUT LEFT FRONT SIDE OF BUMPER DAMAGED. THE TIE ROD END WAS REPLACED AT A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE BALL JOINT END WAS BADLY DETERIORATED. *TR

Mileage: 23,400

TRUCK WAS BEING DRIVEN AT A SLOW SPEED WHEN THE TIE ROD FELL OFF AND TRUCK HIT A TREE. NO INJURY BUT LEFT FRONT SIDE OF BUMPER DAMAGED. THE TIE ROD END WAS REPLACED AT A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE BALL JOINT END WAS BADLY DETERIORATED. *TR

Mileage: 23,400

MY 2010 DODGE DAKOTA 4DR 4X4 HAS TURNED OFF WHILE ON AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED IT (PURCHASED USED WITH ABOUT 17,000 MILES) AND THEY SAID THAT NOTHING SHOWED/THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I SAID OK, AND THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND AGAIN. IT JUST ...

Mileage: 18,000

MY 2010 DODGE DAKOTA 4DR 4X4 HAS TURNED OFF WHILE ON AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED IT (PURCHASED USED WITH ABOUT 17,000 MILES) AND THEY SAID THAT NOTHING SHOWED/THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I SAID OK, AND THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND AGAIN. IT JUST ...

Mileage: 18,000

MY 2010 DODGE DAKOTA 4DR 4X4 HAS TURNED OFF WHILE ON AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED IT (PURCHASED USED WITH ABOUT 17,000 MILES) AND THEY SAID THAT NOTHING SHOWED/THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I SAID OK, AND THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND AGAIN. IT JUST ...

Mileage: 18,000

ROLLING SLOWLY THROUGH A PARKING LOT, THE TRUCK LUNGED FORWARD, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO OVER REV WILDLY UP AND DOWN. (MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AT THIS POINT. EARLIER THIS YEAR IT DID IT ON THE FREEWAY RAMP AS I ATTEMPTED TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. I TOOK THE TRUCK ...

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION SUMMER OF 2013. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVA...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR SERVICE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V474000 (POWER TRAIN) WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE...

Mileage: 3,000

EACH OCCURRENCE HAPPENED IN RAIN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ENGINE LIGHT AND LIGHTING BOLT ILLUMINATED ON DASH AND LOSS OF ACCELERATION SAME TIME. HAD TO PULL OVER WHEN I COULD AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. ONCE RESTARTED AGAIN, ACCELERATION PROBLEM WENT AWAY. TOOK TO DLR RAN COMPUTER SENSOR...

Mileage: 23,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE DAKOTA QUADCAB 4X4 WITH BF GOODRICH RUGGED TRAIL TIRES, LINE SIZES P265/70/R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE DRY ROTTEN. THE TIRES WERE TAKEN TO DISCOUNT TIRE AN AUTHORIZED DEALER OF BF GOODRICH, WHO OFFERED TO PROVIDE SOME FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TOWARD THE ...

Mileage: 26,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,112 AND ...

Mileage: 32,112

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE POWER STEERING FLUID WHICH WAS LEAKING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO INSTALLED A NEW RACK AND PINION GEAR AND STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY. T...

Mileage: 7,934