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2000 Dodge Dakota complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2000 record →

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum › Shoes/Linings
Filed Jan 14, 2003WA

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 FIX IT THE SAME DAY I WENT HOME TO TEST IN THE SAME MANOR I DID IN THE FIRST TIME AND STILL NO BACK BRAKES OTHERS FROM THE R/T TRUCK CLUB I BELONG TO ALSO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THERE 2000 MODELS AND DC HAD BOUGHT THEM BACK BECAUSE OF A "DESIGN FLAW" IF THEY KNOW ITS A "DESIGN FLAW" WHY DO THEY LET THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE DRIVE AROUND THE STREETS WITH OF THERE BRAKING ABILITY? TO ME THAT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND THEY SHOULD DO SOMETHING TO FIX IT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum › Shoes/Linings
Filed Jan 13, 2003MT

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 AT LEAST 10 R/T'S WITHOUT REAR BRAKES! WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO INVESTIGATE THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED? I'VE COMPLAINED TO DEAF EARS!

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum › Wheel Cylinders
Filed Jan 13, 200356,000 milesFL

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.

Wheels › Rim
Filed Jan 9, 2003PA

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

Power Train › Automatic TransmissionCrash1 injured
Filed Jan 9, 200316,647 milesAZ

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 LEFT FRONT FENDER OF THE TRUCK. WHEN THE TRUCK STOPPED I GOT IN AND STILL FOUND IT INDICATING IN "PARK". THE DRIVEWAY WAS LEVEL. I HAVE SINCE BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE CONDITION WITH THE GEAR SHIFT JUST SLIGHTLY OUT OF "PARK", PARTICULARLY WITH A COLD ENGINE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Jan 8, 2003MT

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 TURNING UNDER UNDER ANY CONDITION EXCEPT USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. FOUND THIS OUT ON SNOWY STREET WHILE STOPPING. WHEN VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 10 MPH! LOOKED OUT DOOR AT REAR WHEELS AND THEY WERE SPINNING WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED HARD. IT'S NO WONDER THEY CAN'T KEEP FRONT ROTORS ON THESE VEHICLES, THEY ARE DOING 100% OF THE STOPPING!

Air BagsCrash
Filed Dec 20, 2002KY

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

Wheels › Rim
Filed Dec 19, 2002PA

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

Wheels › Rim
Filed Dec 19, 2002PA

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.

Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Dec 10, 2002AZ

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

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Dec 5, 2002OH

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 THEY FOUND WHEN IT WAS HOOKED UP TO A MACHINE. THEY ARE NOT REALLY SURE WHAT EXACTLY IS GOING ON UNTIL THEY TEAR IT APART AND REALLY LOOKS INSIDE. THEY SAY IT WILL COST A COUPLE OF HUNDRED DOLLARS TO DO THAT, AND PROBABLY A COUPLE HUNDRED MORE TO FIX. IF I JUST WANTED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE ON A TRUCK THAT IS LESS THAN 3YRS OLD, IT WILL COST $4,624.00 THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THEY CONTACTED THE DIAMLER-CHRYSLER REPRESENTATIVE AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO COVER THE REPAIR OR EVEN HELP WITH THE COST. I CONTACTED THE DIAMLER-CHRYSLER CORPORATION MYSELF AND WAS TOLD THAT A DECISION WAS MADE AND THEY WON'T DISCUSS IT ANY FURTHER. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSON I SPOKE WITH (SANDY NORRIS), SAID SHE WOULDN'T LET ME SPEAK TO ANYONE ELSE REGARDING THE ISSUE AND DISCONNECTED THE CALL. IT IS VERY TROUBLING THAT WE AS CONSUMER ALLOW THIS TYPE OF INFERIOR PRODUCT TO BE SOLD TO US, THEN BE TOLD THAT UNLESS WE BUY MORE OF A WARRANTY THEY WON'T BACK ANYTHING.

Wheels
Filed Dec 4, 2002NV

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 AND WON'T FIX THE PROBLEM EITHER. TS

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Nov 20, 2002NY

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 MESSAGE BOARDS AT WWW.DODGEDAKOTAS.COM YOU WILL SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. DT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Nov 16, 2002LA

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 GOES AWAY FOR A WHILE. DT

Unknown or Other
Filed Nov 5, 200255,000 milesMD

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Oct 29, 2002WA

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

Service Brakes, Air › Disc › Rotor
Filed Oct 25, 2002SC

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Oct 25, 2002GA

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-MARKET FRONT BRAKE PADS. ALSO, THIS IS AN ON-GOING PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK. 4 SETS OF ROTORS WARPED IN LESS THAN 10,000 MILES. NOT GOOD. WEAK BRAKES. DT

Steering › Rack and Pinion
Filed Oct 22, 2002NV

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

Power Train › Driveline › Driveshaft
Filed Oct 18, 2002MA

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

Unknown or Other
Filed Oct 8, 2002WY

MR

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed Sep 27, 2002VA

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 BE THE CAUSE. YH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Sep 17, 2002PA

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

Suspension › FrontCrash1 injured
Filed Sep 12, 2002WI

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 27, 2002TX

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 WARPED ROTORS IN THE FRONT. DEALER TURNED ROTORS AND REPORTED ESSENTIALLY ZERO WEAR ON THE BRAKEPADS. DEALER ALSO REPLACED BRAKE PADS. DEALER SURMISED THAT THERE WAS A CHRONIC MATERIAL PROBLEM WITH THE DAKOTA DISK BRAKE SYSTEM. THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO MANIFEST ITSELF AGAIN NOW, SOME 8000 MILES LATER. WHEN I RECENTLY CONTACTED CHRYSLER BY E-MAIL AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM, THEIR RESPONSE WAS MERELY THAT THERE WAS CURRENTLY NO OPEN PROBLEM (HENCE NO ACTION). WHAT IS HARD TO FATHOM IS THAT NHTSA WITH SOME 100 USER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE VERY SAME SAFETY-RELATED PROBLEM DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE PURSUING THIS ISSUE. CORRECTIVE ACTION BY DODGE IN THE FORM OF A RECALL AND REPLACEMENT OF THE FAILURE-PRONE DISK SYSTEM IS CLEARLY WARRANTED IN THIS SITUATION. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT, IF ANY, ACTION NHTSA IS TAKING, OR PLANS TO TAKE, TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. THIS TRULY IS A MATTER OF "PEOPLE SAVING PEOPLE."*AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Aug 21, 2002IA

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Aug 13, 2002TN

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. ROTORS TURNED AT 17,000 MILES AND 34000 MILES. EXPECT TO HAVE TO TURN THEM AGAIN AT 52000 MILES.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Aug 11, 2002TX

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) MANIFESTS ITSELF. WHAT IS NHTSA DOING TO GET DODGE TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION? THIS SITUATION IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED!!! THERE ARE OVER 100 COMPLAINTS IN YOUR DATABASE ABOUT THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM WITH THE SAME VEHICLE. HAVE DESCRIBED THE SITUATION TO CHRYSLER BUT DOUBT THAT THEY WILL RESPOND WITH A CONSTRUCTIVE SOLUTION WITHOUT SOME PRESSURE FROM NHTSA. AFTER ALL, THIS IS ALL ABOUT "PEOPLE SAVING PEOPLE" SO LET'S HAVE SOME ACTION BEFORE WE HAVE ANOTHER FIRESTONE-LIKE DISASTER ON OUR HANDS.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 7, 2002KY

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 and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineFire
Filed Aug 3, 2002AZ

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, THE FAN STOPPED, AND SMELL OF BURNED PLASTIC STOPPED. RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS ON 8/3/02.*AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jul 26, 2002CA

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

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jul 26, 2002CA

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

Suspension › Rear
Filed Jul 26, 2002CA

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jul 21, 2002OH

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 19, 2002NY

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

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Jul 18, 2002FL

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Jul 15, 2002ID

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jul 11, 2002MD

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

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery
Filed Jul 9, 2002NY

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

Steering
Filed Jul 3, 2002MI

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 1, 2002CA

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 1, 2002CA

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 28, 2002CA

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

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jun 27, 2002NY

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 HAVE TAKEN IT TO MY DEALER A YEAR AGO FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT ALL THEY DID WAS TIGHTENED THINGS IN THE STEERING COLUMN.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jun 26, 2002OH

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 ROTORS FOR THE TRUCK.

Tires
Filed Jun 21, 2002TX

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

Steering › Linkages › Tie Rod Assembly
Filed Jun 20, 2002WI

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

Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices
Filed Jun 14, 2002NY

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. I HAVE NOTIFIED DODGE ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND ALL THEY SAY IS THERE ARE NO FACTORY TOWING MIRRORS FOR THE DAKOTA TRUCKS. YET THEY CONTINUE TO OFFER FACTORY INSTALLED TOWING PACKAGES. THIS POLICY DOES NOT MAKE SENSE. IF THEY DO NOT OFFER TOWING MIRRORS FOR THIS MODEL THEN THEY SHOULD NOT OFFER A TOWING PACKAGE. I CANNOT EVEN LOCATE A TOWING MIRROR REPLACEMENT ONLY THE UNIVERSAL STRAP ON ONES WHICH DO NOT WORK WELL. CIPA OFFERS A SLIDE OVER TOWING MIRROR BUT NOT FOR THE DODGE DAKOTA SLT MODEL THAT I HAVE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 4, 2002NH

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jun 3, 2002TX

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.

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