2000 Dodge Dakota complaints

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 REPLACED IN OCTOBER 2000. MY MAIN CONSERN WOULD BE THAT THE CALIPERS ARE HANGING UP AND THE ROTORS ARE HEATING CAUSING WARPAGE, OR THAT THE MATERIALS USED IN THESE COMPONENTS ARE INFERIOR AND SHOULD BE IMPROVED. IF THE CALIPERS ARE HEATING UP THE SYSTEM, PERHAPS THIS COULD LEAD TO FLUID HEAT AND FAILURE THEREOF.

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 MY FINGERNAILS OR PERHAPS 1/8TH OF AN INCH. THE SEPARATIONS WERE ON THE PORTION OF TEH TIRE, RIGHT ABOVE THE STEEL TIRE RIMS AND ARE ARRANGED IN A CIRCULAR PATTERN. THE TIRE APPEARED TO HAVE A SMALL LUMP ON ITS SIDEWALL. THE TIRE HAD ABOUT 12,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. I NOTIFIED GOODYEAR CUSTOMER SVC AT THE CORPORATION, CHRSYLER CORPORATION (CORP FILE #7828657), CHESTERFIELD DODGE, MIDLOTHIAN, VA (WHERE I PURCHASED TEH TRUCK DURING JUNE 2000) AND THE GEMINI GOODYEAR AUTO SHOP, HARBOUR DRIVE, MIDLOTHIAN, VA. THE GEMINI GOODYEAR AUTO SHOP REPLACED THE TIRE ON 10 OCT 2000. I NOTIFIED GOODYEAR CORPORATION AND CHRSYLER CORPORATION THAT I PREFERRED ALL TIRES TO BE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A BRAND OTHER THAN GOODYEAR WRANGLER ST. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT ALL TIRES ON MY TRUCK MIGHT BE FROM THE SAME MANUFACTURERS LOT NUMBER AND COULD BE A POTENTIAL SOURCE OF PROBLEMS. I CAN BE REACHED AT HOME AT 804-739-1572 OR AT WORK 804-786-6627. MY NAME IS WILLIAM H. FENNELL (TIRESIZE: P215/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/75R15 )

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 UNDER DESIGNED FOR VEHICLE WEIGHT AND CAN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME. PLEASE HELP. MY BRAKES ON OTHER NEW DODGES DIDN'T DO THIS UNTIL 15 TO 20K. LOTS OF EXCESSIVE BRAKE DUST. SOMETHING MUST BE WRONG. THANKS. *AK

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 ON LEFT 131 5/15)

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,TRAFFIC THEN PROCEEDED AND WE DID AS WELL.WE WERE NEVER CLOSER THAN 8-10 CAR LENGTHS.TRAFFIC AGAIN SLOWED SUDDENLY,WE APPLIED OUR BRAKES, THEY SHOOK VIOLENTLY,WE HEARD A SQUEAL FROM THE TIRES,AND THE BRAKES RELEASED,WE THEN REAR-ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US..THE DEALER AND ALL APPLICABLE PARTIES WERE NOTIFIED OF THE OCCURRENCE,THE BODY SHOP DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING OBVIOUS WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM.ONCE THE BODY WORK WAS COMPLETED IT WAS TOWED TO RON TONKIN DODGE WHER DAIMLER/CHRYSLER HAD ARRANGED FOR AN INDEPENDENT EVALUATION.THEY FOND NOTHING IN THE COMPUTER AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES THEMSELVES(EVEN THE PULSATION WAS GONE).THEY RELEASED THE VEHICLE TO US.3-4 DAYS LATER THE TRUCK RESUMED THE PULSATION THE SAME WAY IT DID ORIGINALLY.WE WAITED 10 DAYS FROM THE EVALUATION AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO VERIFY THE PROBLEM.DAVE CORDRAY THE ABS TECH TEST DROVE THE TRUCK WITH ME AND FELT THE PULSATION AND SAID" THATS NOT RIGHT".JOHN GERACI THE SEVICE MANAGER ASKED IF IT WAS SAFE AND DAVE SAID IF ITS HIS NAME ON THE REPAIR ORDER HE WOULDNT LET US DRIVE IT..WE WERE GIVEN A RENTAL CAR.3 DAYS LATER THEY CALLED BACK AND SAID THE VEHICLE WAS FINE AND

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

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

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 PADS, CAUSING THE ROTORS TO GET HOT AT A FASTER RATE. AT THIS PACE I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE ROTORS WAY BEFORE I HAVE TO REPLACE THE PADS. I THINK I KNOW ALOT ABOUT CARS AND THAT DOES NOT SEEM RIGHT . THANK YOU. *AK

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.

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. *AK

THE BRAKE LIGHT DO NOT ILLUMINATE AS SOON AS THE BRAKE IS DEPRESSED, ONLY AFTER THE PEDDLE IS DEPRESSED ABOUT A HALF INCH. 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 WERE APPLIED. BY 19,000 MILES THE VIBRATION HAD STARTED BACK. AT 24,000 MILES THE VIBRATION IS SEVER AGAIN. *AK

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 IT IS FOR ME AS WELL AS ANYONE ELSE THAT PURCHASES THIS VEHICLE. THEY DID FIND THE REAR SPRINGS ON MINE TO BE DEFECTIVE, AND REPLACED THEM. MY BRAKES FAILED AFTER THIS INCIDENT. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS PROBABLY CAUSED BY THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SPRINGS IN THAT SOMETHING WAS OVERLOOKED AT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I AM INTERESTED IN MAKING SURE THIS IS NOT CAUSED DO TO THE RT REAR WHEEL NOT ALIGNING CORRECTLY, AND COULD THIS CAUSE ANY SAFETY PROBLEMS IN TOWING HEAVY LOADS IN THE BED. *AK

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 THE PROBLEM. *AK

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

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

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 CLAIMS IT IS A DESIGN FLAW AND SUGGESTS TO ONLY FILL TANK HALF FULL. MANUFACTURE CLAIMS DUE TO LACK OF BAFFLE IN TANK, UPON STOPPING. GAS SLOSHES AROUND CAUSING INTERNAL INTERNAL PARTS TO HIT INSIDE OF TANK. THEY HAVE NO PLANS ON CHANGING THE DESIGN OR COMING UP WITH A REPAIR. THEY SAY THIS IS NORMAL. THEY DID REPLACE THE TANK ONLY AND THE CONDITION IS STILL PRESENT. I ASKED FOR SOMETHING IN WRITING FROM THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURE AS TO THE SAFETY IMPLICATIONS. THEY BOTH REFUSED TO PUT ANY THING ABOUT SAFETY IN WRITING. THE ONLY THING THEY DID, IS SAY IT IS NORMAL. I AM A FEDERAL EMPLOYEE, PART OF MY JOB IS TO CONDUCT SAFETY INSPECTIONS FOR OSHA COMPLIANCE AND ACCIDENT INVESTAGATIONS. I AM ALSO PART OT THT NATIONAL AIRCRAFT CRASH RESPONSE TEAM, AND AN ENGINEER. ENOUGH SAID? ISN'T THE VIOLENT MOVEMENT OF GASOLINE IN THE PRESENTS OF OXYGEN AND METAL COMPONENTS A GOOD POSSIBILITY OF AN EXPLOSION OR JUST THE WEAR FACTOR OF CONSTANT CONTACT AGAINST THE TANK EVERY TIME YOU STOP A POTENTIAL FOR A LEAK ? I EXPLAINED TO BOTH OF THEM THE POTENTIAL AND THE ONLY RESPONSE WAS LAUGHTER. I ALSO INFORMED THEM OF MY EMPLOYER AND BACK GROUND. I ALSO TOLD THEM I WOULD CONTACT THE NHTSA, ONLY MORE LAUGH

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.