1999 Dodge Dakota complaints

BOTH REAR AXLES LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. . FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

GOT AN ABS WARNING LAMP (STAYED LIT) ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHEN I STARTED THE CAR. WHEN I DROVE DOWN THE ROAD, THE SPEEDOMETER DIDN'T WORK. I TROUBLESHOT THE PROBLEM MYSELF AND CORRECTED IT. THE SPEED SENSOR, MOUNTED IN THE REAR END, WAS BAD (READ "OPEN" WITH AN OHMMETER). I PURCHASED A NEW SENSOR ($42) FROM THE DEALER AND INSTALLED IT. CAR WORKS OK NOW.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE STALLED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, RECOMMENDED TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE.*AK

LEFT REAR SPRING IS LOOSE, CAUSING CONSUMERTO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH AXLE. COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

MANUFACTOR DATE OF THE TIRE IS 2400, ALL TIRES FAILING AT THE OUTSIDE ONE QUARTER AWAY FROM THE BEAD AND IT LOOKS LIKE DRY ROT AND THE CRACK IS ABOUT ONE EIGHT INCH DEEP. *AK

STARTING THE IGNITION WITHOUT WARNING THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION UNDER THE HOOD. MECHANIC STATED BATTERY EXPLODED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY PROBLEM OCCURRED.*AK

HAS A BLIND SPOT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE THAT CAUSED A VEHICLE CRASH.*AK THERE IS ALSO A BLIND SPOT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE MIRRORS ARE TOO LARGE AND CAUSE A BLIND SPOT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME AN ACCIDENT HAS OCCURED DUE TO THIS BLIND SPOT. *JG

IT SEEMS MY FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND REAR DRUMS ARE WARPED CAUSING SEVERE PULSATING, SHAKING AND VIBRATION WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED WITH NORMAL PRESSURE. THE PROBLEM IS GETTING MORE SEVERE NOW EACH MONTH. THIS PROBLEM HAS PROGRSSED TO A POINT NOW THAT I NOTICED THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE ABS BRAKING IS SUFFERING. THE ABS SYSTEM LOCKED UP MY BRAKES DURING A LIGHT RAIN AT A STOP SYSTEM CAUSING MY DAKOTA TO SLIDE HALFWAY THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. I AM AFRAID THE SENSORS ARE GETTING BAD INFORMATION DUE TO THE ALREADY PULSATING BRAKES BY THE APPARANT DRUM AND ROTOR WARPAGE. I HAVE A 1969 CHEVY IMPALA WITH THE ORIGINAL DRUMS AND 110,000 MILES, THESE BRAKES STILL WORK FINE.*AK

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS, AND MAY NOT START BACK UP. PROBLEM IS ASSUMED TO BE FUEL PUMP. DIAGNOSTIC TEST HAD NO READINGS. *AK CONSUMER STATED SOMETIMES AFTER SITTING FOR AN HOUR IT MAY START, PROBLEM MAY BE FUEL INJECTOR, POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE OR AUTOMATIC SHUTDOWN RELAY. *YH

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT AT ALL TIMES. DEALER FOUND EXCESSIVE PLAY IN BALL JOINTS AND HAD TO REPLACE THEM, ALSO PERFORMED A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. *TT

VEHICLE VIBRATES AND TREMBLES WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WHEN ACCELERATING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK *YH

WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT OR HITTING A BUMP THERE'S A LITTLE BUMP IN STEERING. CONSUMER CAN PULL IN AND OUT ON FRONT WHEELS WITH BARE HANDS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHILCE HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK 3 TIMES. DEALER ADVISED ON PURCHASE DATE THAT ENGINE LIGHT REPRESENTED MINOR PROBLEM THAT THEY FIXED. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE BOUNCED AND VIBRATED, ALSO THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER DETERMINED THAT FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, FRONT CALIPER WAS STICKING AND THAT WAS ALSO REPLACED. *AK *YD

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY ABS BRAKING LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL AND AIRBAGS ARE NOT OPERABLE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO HAVE CHRYSLER FIX THE PROBLEM WITH DAKOTA BRAKE ROTORS HAVE FAILED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. SHE WAS BENDING DOWN TO PICK UP SOMETHING FROM THE FLOOR WHILE VEHICLE WAS STILL TRAVELING AND HIT A BRICK FENCE. UPON IMPACT, FRONT AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF.*AK WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25-30 MPH ON RESIDENTIAL STREET. THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF CONSUMER LOST OBJECT FROM BACK OF HIS TRUCK. CONSUMER SWERVED TO MISS AND HIT A PARKED CAR. UPON IMPACT AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF. CONSUMER STATED THAT A/C WAS INOPERATIVE, TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY, ENGINE LEAKS OIL FROM OIL PAN AREA, THERMOSTAT LEAKS, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS LEAKING. *YH

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH VEHICLE HIT A FARM WAGON HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. NO INJURIES, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK

ENGINE BLOCK HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO DEFECTIVE CYLINDER HEADS. MANUFACTURER DECLINES ANY RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE NO EXTENDED WARRENTY WAS PURCHASED.*AK

NOT SURE IF REAR WHEEL DRIVE. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED. VERY LUCKY LEAKING BRAKE CYLIDERS CAUGHT BY MECHANICS DURING ROUTINE TIRE ROTATION. SAFETY ISSUE. *AK

E-BRAKE RUBBING AGAINST FRAME. INFORMED DEALER WHO PUT A RUBBER HOSE OVER CABLE. HOSE FELL OFF 20 MILES LATER. E-BRAKE WILL EVENTUALLY WEAR THROUGH AND FAIL. *JB *NLM ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*****755550

THERE IS PREMATURE WEAR OF INTAKE MANIFOLD. DEALER HAS REPLACED MANIFOLD 5 TIMES. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK

FORTUNETLY THERE WERE NO OTHER PARTIES INVOLVED. THERE WAS A TERRIBLE GRINDING NOISE IN THE TRANSMISSION WHEN OPERATED AT 5 MPH OR 55 MPH. BROUGHT TO MOTORQUEST OF WELLESLEY, MA AND THEY DIAGNOSSED THE VEHICLE WITH A DEAD TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE IS USED PRIMARILY FOR TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM WORK AT AN AVERAGE OF 60- 70 MILES /DAY. WE HAVE NOT USED IT FOR OFF ROADING AND HAVE REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND SERVICING DONE. ISN'T IT UNUSUAL FOR A VEHICLE WITH 45000-46000 MILES TO NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION?*AK

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC THERE SAID HE HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM A FEW TIMES WITH THIS SAME MODEL. THAT IT WAS A DEFECT IN THE OIL PUMP. REPAIR WOULD COST AROUND $4,000. VEHICLE WAS WELL CARED FOR AND WE HAVE COMPLETE JOURNAL OF OIL CHANGES AND ALL OTHER CARE AND REPAIRS.*AK

PREMATURE FAILURE OF BALL JOIN DURING INSPECTION BY DEALER. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION 2 YEARS IN A ROW BECAUSE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT. CONSUMER HAD AN APPOINTMENT AT DEALER TO FIND OUT THE CAUSE.

TIRE CENTER INDICATES THAT TOW END THROWS ALIGNMENT OUT AND WEARS THE TIRE TREAD OUT. THE CONSUMER HAS GONE THROUGH 4 SETS OF TIRES IN 40,000 MILES. TIRE TECHNICIAN SAYS PROBLEM IS INHERENT WITH DAKOTA TRUCKS.*AK

A FEW MINUTES AFTER VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT JUMPED OUT OF PARK INTO DRIVE AND ROLLED FORWARD, CAUSING DAMAGES TO GARAGE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

VEHICLE HAS BEEN THROUGH 5 TRANSMISSIONS WITHIN LAST 10,000 MILES. ONCE A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION IS PUT IN IT BURNS RIGHT OUT. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHR INFORMATION.*AK

UPPER BALL JOINTS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING WHICH HAS CAUSED A PROBLEM WITH STEERING CONTROL. ALSO, VEHICLE HAS DEVELOPED A VERY LOUD NOISE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS PREMATURELY NEED REPLACEMENT., EXCESSIVE PLAY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BALL JOINTS HAVE 60 THOUSANDS OF AN INCH PLAY FROM THE FACTORY. I HAD AN INDEPENDENT FRONT END SPECIALIST INSPECT MY BRAKES AND DOING SO HE FOUND THE BALL JOINTS IN THE FRONT END NO GOOD (EXCESSIVE PLAY). HE SAID THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THROUGHOUT THE INDUSTRY AND DODGE HAS NOT CORRECTED THIS PROBLEM.*AK

BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS HAVE PREMATURELY FAILED AT 60,000 MILES. DEALER CLAIMS THEY ARE BAD, AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. BUT, PARTS ARE ON NATIONAL BACKORDER.*AK

ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES AND TURNED 5 TIMES IN A YEAR, REAR HUBS RELACED 3 TIMES IN A YEAR AND I STILL DO NOT HAVE BRAKES. DEALT WITH CHRYSLER AND SPEEDWAY DODGE. NO ONE CAN FIX THE PROBLEM. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO REPLACE THIS VECHICLE. THE DEALERSHIPS, 3 OF THEM SAY THAT IS JUST A DODGE. IF THAT IS JUST A DODGE, WHY ARE THEY ALLOWED TO SELL THEM. HAVING NO BRAKES IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. I HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU, THE DEALERSHIPS NHTSA AND STILL NO ANSWERS OR LUCK IN GETTING THIS VECHICLE FIXED.*AK (TIRESIZE: 255/65/R15)

ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES AND TURNED 4 TIMES , BACK REPLACED THREE TIMES. HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS WITH CHRYSLER, NHTSA, AND 3 DEALERSHIPS. NO ONE CAN FIX OR REPLACE THIS TRUCK. CHRYSLER SAID THEY WOULD SENT AN ENGINNER DOWN TO LOOK AT IT, IT HAS BEEN 3 MONTHS, NOTHING YET. THE DEALERSHIP WHO SOLD THIS TRUCK , SHOULD REPLACE THIS TRUCK.*AK

WHILE HAVING VEHICLE OUT SIDE OF DEALER SHIP TECHNICIAN STATED ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED . CONSUMER LET MANUFACTURER'S DEALER LOOK AT BALL JOINTS. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK *SLC

UPPER BALL JOINT WORE OUT ON A 2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE ,REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVEILABLE. *AK

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER RELEASING PARKING BRAKE, LIGHT STAYED ON. CONSUMER STATES AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES ABS,ENGINE CHECK LIGHT, AND EMRGENCY BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON, THEN, VEHICLE DIED. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING MOTOR WILL SPEED UP AND THEN COME BACK DOWN. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES DEALER INSTALLED A THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR.*JB

WHILE IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WITHOUT WARNING ENGINE BLEW WHILE DRIVING. PRIOR TO INCIDENT, VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY DEALER. DEALER CHANGED THE GUAGE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE DUE TO UNUSUAL WEAR. TRANSMISSION SENSOR HAS GOEN OUT TWICE, BALL JOINTS & LEVERS ARE BAD.*AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A HILL WITHOUT PARKING BRAKE ON, CAR WAS RUNNING, CONSUMER ACCIDENTLY HIT GEAR SHIFT, AND CONSUMER 'S BODY WAS NOT ALL THE WAY IN TRUCK WHEN VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS, TRAPPING CONSUMER BETWEEN TRUCK AND DOOR, AND REAR SHOULDER WAS RAN OVER. CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO SHIFT INTERLOCKING SYSTEM.*AK *JB

DEALER SAID OUR INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS BLOWN AT 34000 MILES NOW A PLACE IS TELLING US OUR THERMOSTAT IS GONE, DOES NOT SEEM RIGHT FOR ONLY A 2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. *AK

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS CRACKED, CAUSING EXHAUST FUMES TO COME INSIDE VEHICLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

ALL FOUR TIRES THAT WERE FACTORY INSTALLED ON 1999, DODGE, DAKOTA ARE SPLITTING RIGHT ON SEAM OF SIDEWALL NEAR THE RIM. THESE TIRES HAVE APPROXIMATELY 31,000 MILES ON THEM, AND CONSUMER NOTICED SPLITTING RIGHT BEFORE 30,000 MILES. TIRE SIZE IS P215/75R15, DOT # IS M6HFFKWR258. GOODYEAR CENTER SAID THAT DEFECT WAS A RESULT OF FLOW CRACKING. *AK *SLC

THE SIDEWALLS OF ALL 4 OF MY WRANGLER ST TIRES ARE FAILING AT THE SEAMS, AND AT THE SAME TIME. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MY GOODYEAR STORE CALLED IT "FLOW CRACKING" AND SAID "THAT IS NOT GOOD". THE TIRES ARE ORIGINAL TO THE TRUCK INSTALLED DURING IT'S PRODUCTION. THE FOLLOWING IS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOUND ON THE TIRES: DOT M6HF FKWR 258, THERE IS A NUMBER AND LETTER, E13 ENCLOSED BY A CIRCLE, ANOTHER NUMBER LOCATED ON TIRE IS T302962-GPF-95-MMS , THERE IS A NUMBER 100S AND THE LETTERS BS, ANOTHER NUMBER IS 026951 M+S, GOODYEAR IS REPLACING THE TIRES UNDER THE WARRANTY ON A PRORATED BASIS AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFECT IN THE TIRE. THE LOCAL GOODYEAR STORE IS EDWARDS AUTO SERVICE CENTER 13936 JEFF-DAVIS HWY WOODBRIDGE VA 22191, 703 494-7181. FAX 703 494-5140, THEY SAID IT'D BE A WEEK BEFORE THE REPLACEMENTS ARRIVE. I SUBMIT THIS AS THE START OF ANY PAPER TRAIL SHOULD THIS GOODYEAR TIRE DEFECT, BE A PRELUDE TO A SITUATION AS OCCURRED WITH FIRESTONE AND THE FORD EXPLORER.*AK (DOT NUMBER: M6HF TIRESIZE: P215/75R15)

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE BACK FIRED AND NOTICED A LOT OF RACKET, AND A LOT OF OIL CONSUMPTION. CONSUMER STATED IT WAS MANIFOLD GASKET. *AK

THIS WILL BE MY SEVENTH TIME TO THE GARAGE AT 40000 MILE I CAN'T SEEM TO GET ANY RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. I FEEL THAT THEY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT I HAD WITH THEIR PRODUCT. CAN YOU HELP? THANK YOU. RLG OHIO P.S I HAVE 7 DIFFERENT PROBLEMS..NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK

CONSUMER HIT BRICKWALL AT 60 MPH, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DODGE CO SAID IT WAS AT A 30 DEGREE ANGLE, AIRBAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $11,000. *AK CONSUMER STATES AIR BAG SENSOR IS LOCATED UNDER DRIVER'S SEAT IT TAKES 17 DEGREES OF FORCE TO TRIP SENSOR AND MUST BE HIT DIRECTLY ON DRIVER'S SIDE, THE CAR ALSO HIT REAR END AS IT SPUN ON ICE, ALSO NOT DEPLOYING AIR BAG. *JB