2001 Dodge Dakota complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 58 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A DEER. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER SENT A REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH IMPACT TO CAUSE THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT DISAGREED AS THE FRONT BUMPER WAS PUSHED INTO THE FRONT WHEELS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 291,000. .... UPDATED 03/08/13 *BF UPDATED 03/13/13

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE CONTROL MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 01V077000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 220,000.

REAR BRAKE LINE BELOW DRIVERS SIDE BLEW OUT. LOST BRAKES HAD TO DOWN SHIFT TO SLOW DOWN AND HAD TO GET TOWED HOME. *TR

WHILE DRIVING I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND NOW IT COMES ON EVERY TIME I TURN THE WHEEL, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT DIRECTION. THERE SEEMS TO BE A RECALL FOR THE 2000 MODEL YEAR, BUT NOT MY YEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH UP A HILL, HE ATTEMPTED TO DOWN SHIFT FROM FIFTH TO FOURTH GEAR, BUT THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REBUILT AND THE TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO LOCK OUT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM SHIFTING INTO REVERE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

APPLIED SERVICE BRAKE TO AVOID ANIMAL ON HIGHWAY AND REAR BRAKE LINE FAILED. AFTER AN INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT ALL OF THE HYDRAULIC LINE IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM SHOULD BE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. VEHICLE HAS HAD THE BRAKE FLUID REPLACED EVERY 2 YEARS FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS. THE CORROSION IS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BRAKE LINES AND IS EXTREMELY EXCESSIVE FOR THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND THE CURRENT STATE OF THE SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM IS THAT OF A 20 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. THE CERTIFICATE OF COMPLACENCY FOR THE MATERIAL USED TO FABRICATE THE LINES SHOULD BE PRESENTED TO THE NHTSA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH WHEN ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD AREA WHICH THEN IGNITED INTO A FIRE. THE DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED AND WAS ABEL TO EXIT THE VEHICLE SAFELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE SENSOR TIMER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE FAILURE WAS PENDING AN INVESTIGATION. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 104,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WITH THE HEATER IN ACTIVATION AND SUDDENLY THE HEATER FAILED TO OPERATE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A STRONG BURNING ODOR AND SMOKE EMITTING INTO OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE HEATER BLOWER RELAY WIRES MELTED. THE FAILURE CAUSED PERMANENT DAMAGE TO THE HEATER BLOWER RELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,000.

I STARTED NOTICING A "LURCH OR LATERAL SHIFT" OF THE FRONT END DURING TIGHT LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS AT LOW SPEED (35 MPH OR LESS). DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON STRAIGHT ROADS DID NOT INDICATE ANY PROBLEMS. RECENTLY, DURING A BRAKE SYSTEM INSPECTION, SIGNIFICANT "SLOP / FREE MOVEMENT" AT THE UPPER BALL JOINT & WHEEL KNUCKLE ASSEMBLY CONNECTION WAS NOTED (> 0.5"). I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND DISCOVERED THE NHTSA ISSUED RECALL FOR "UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURES ON 2000-2003 DODGE DAKOTAS" AS WELL AS THE DODGE ISSUED TSB FOR THE SAME DEFECT. I TOOK MY 2001 DAKOTA IN TO A DODGE DEALER FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DODGE DEALER AND CHRYSLER BOTH CONVENIENTLY TOOK THE POSITION THAT MY VIN WAS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL, THEREFORE THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING THE REPAIR. MY VEHICLE HAS THE SAME FAILURE MODE DESCRIBED IN THE NHTSA RECALL AND THE DODGE ISSUED TSB. THE NHTSA SHOULD FORCE DODGE TO EXPAND THE SCOPE OF VIN'S COVERED BY THE RECALL TO INCLUDE ALL 2000-2003 DAKOTAS THAT EXPERIENCE PREMATURE BALL JOINT FAILURES. A SAFETY RELATED SUSPENSION COMPONENT SHOULD NOT FAIL AT 50,000 MILES. TO ARBITRARILY EXCLUDE SOME VEHICLE VIN'S FROM THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE THE SAME DEFECTS IS DISHONEST AND NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE TRAVELING PUBLIC. I URGE THE NHTSA TO FORCE DODGE/CHRYSLER TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT ON ALL 2000-2003 DAKOTAS. *TR

DRIVING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF FORT COLLINS COLORADO AND STOPPING FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE FRONT BRAKES ON MY 2001 DODGE DAKOTA PICKUP TRUCK LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT RELEASE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS ALLOWED TO SIT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY, WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING, BOTH ROTORS AND PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT AND WEAR. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES WHEN THE BRAKES AGAIN LOCKED UP AFTER COMING TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND BEGAN TO SMOKE FROM EXCESSIVE HEAT BUILD UP ON THE LEFT FRONT ROTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE REPAIR FACILITY WHERE LEFT FRONT CALIPER WAS REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TEST DRIVEN, AT WHICH TIME THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LOCKED UP IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE LEFT FRONT HAD. THE REPAIR FACILITY RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM FURTHER AND DISCOVERED VIA IDENTAFIX.COM THAT THE HYDRAULIC LINES AND CALIPERS ON BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS WAS NOT THE ONLY OCCURRENCE OF THIS PROBLEM AND IT APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING AT AROUND 70 TO 80,000 MILES. HAD THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE I WAS TOWING MY TRAVEL TRAILER, WHICH I HAD JUST DONE, AND WHEN GOING DOWN A LONG OR STEEP GRADE AT THE VERY MINIMUM IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS OCCURRENCE. THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT THAT CHRYSLER CORP. NEEDS TO ADDRESS UNDER RECALL FOR THE AFFECTED MODELS. *TR

2001 DODGE DAKOTA HAS HAD FRONT BRAKES DRAG/LOCK UP. HAS HAPPENED TWICE, BOTH TIMES THE CALIPERS/ROTORS GOT EXTREMELY HOT AND SMOKED. AFTER FIRST TIME, TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG BUT COULD SEE THAT ROTORS HAD GOTTEN EXTREMELY HOT. AFTER ALLOWING CAR TO SIT FOR SEVERAL HOURS, THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO GO AWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME, WHERE THE TIE ROD AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING WHEN AIR CONDITIONER WAS TURNED ON. THIS WAS DUE TO THE FAN CLUTCH NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, OIL PRESSURE GAUGE IS BROKEN IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND SO IS NOT REPORTING OIL PRESSURE ACCURATELY. THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT GAUGE CLUSTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TO REPAIR THIS. *KB

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL, AIRBAG AND HORN WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE UPPER BALL JOINTS ARM SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

AN EXISTING NHTSA RECALL, 06V039000, EXISTS FOR 2006 DODGE DAKOTAS. "STATIC CAN DISABLE HEADLAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, & WINDSHIELD WIPERS". I HAVE A 2001 DAKOTA WITH THE SAME ISSUE. IT HAPPEN 2-5 TIMES PER YEAR. EVERYTHING WORKS AGAIN IF I CYCLE THE IGNITION, BUT THAT 'S SMALL COMFORT IF THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT @ 75 MPH. DODGE HAS REFUSED TO FIX IT FOR FREE, SAYING THAT IT ONLY APPLIES TO 2006. IF IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR A 2006, THEN IT IS A SAFETY RISK FOR 2001 TOO. THE KNOWN FIX IS TO "RE-FLASH" THE DASH, WHICH I ASSUME MEANS TO REPROGRAM THE DASH CONTROL PROCESSOR.

2001 DODGE DAKOTA: CLOCKSPRING FAILURE LEADING TO NON FUNCTIONING HORN AND AIR BAGS: HISTORY: NORMAL USE, VERY LOW MILEAGE (27000) SYMPTOMS: ON-STEERING-WHEEL HORN AND SPEED CONTROLS FAIL, THEN AIRBAG SYSTEM CAUSE: FAILURE IN CLOCKSPRING. PREVIOUS RECALLS FOR DODGERAM, DAKOTA AND DURANGO COVER THIS IN OTHER MODELS, BUT NOT MINE ALTHOUGH MY DAKOTA WAS BUILT IN ONE OF THE RECALL-EFFECTED PLANTS DURING THE MDH TIME RANGE: SEE RECALL #982 REPAIR: REQUIRES REPLACING CLOCK SPRING $180 "STREET PRICE" FOR PART PLUS LABOR. COMMENT: INTERNET SEARCHES SUGGEST THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH DAKOTA TRUCKS OUTSIDE THE AFOREMENTIONED RECALL. IT MAY BE APPROPRIATE TO INCREASE THE RANGE OF COVERAGE OF MODELS, VIN'S AND MDH'S SUBJECT TO RECALL. *TR

RECALL ID # 03V389000: ON 2001 DODGE DAKOTA WIRING HARNESS REROUTING/REPAIR RECALL ID#09EO12000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING RECALL ID#09EO25000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING HEADLIGHTS THE 2001 DODGE DAKOTA WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH TURN SIGNALS ,TAIL LIGHT, DASH LIGHTING, & RADIO FAILURE I HAVE TALKED TO 20 OR 30 DAKOTA OWNERS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION &SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

NO CRASH, NO INJURIES. 2001 DODGE DAKOTA CREW CAB, COLUMN SHIFTER SHIFTS OUT OF PARK WITH OUT PRESSING BRAKE WHILE THE KEY IS IN THE ON POSITION. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2001 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB BRAND NEW AND UNTIL THIS DATE, I HAVE ONLY HAD ONE ISSUE. THE POWER WINDOW MOTOR QUIT AND WAS REPLACED IN 2008. ON OCTOBER 1ST, 2010, MY CRUISE CONTROL WENT OUT. THINKING IT WAS WEAR AND TEAR, I WAS NOT IN A RUSH TO FIX IT. THEN THE HORN QUIT WORKING. WHEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED FLASHING WHEN I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL, I TOOK IT IN TO BE SERVICED. MY CONCERN IS THAT I HAVE THE SAME ISSUES AS A PREVIOUS RECALL, BUT MY VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT PERIOD. MY MECHANIC SAYS IT IS THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THE PART IS EXPENSIVE. LOOKING ONLINE, IT APPEARS DODGE IS NOT MAKING GOOD. MY VIN # MATCHES THE OTHER COMPLAINTS. AFTER CONTACTING DODGE (11/10/10), I WAS OFFERED A 50% REFUND ON REPAIR WORK. THIS SAYS TO ME THAT THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH OTHER MODELS/YEAR. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE NO MATTER HOW OLD THE VEHICLE IS. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH DODGE. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE DAKOTA. WHEN NEW, I INSTALLED A CURT MANUFACTURING TOW HITCH. I TAKE GREAT CARE OF MY VEHICLES. I TOW ONLY ON RARE OCCASIONS, PROBABLY 6-10 DAYS A YEAR. RECENTLY, I NOTICED EXTREME CORROSION ON THE SIDE SUPPORTS AND MAIN TUBE OF THE TOW HITCH. I HAVE NO OTHER CORROSION OF THIS SORT ON MY VEHICLE. THE SIDES SEEM TO BE CORRODING IN SHEETS (STEEL) AS IF IT WAS A PLYWOOD. IT IS TOTALLY UNSAFE TO TOW ANYTHING WHILE IT IS IN THIS CONDITION. IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. CURT HAS A LIFETIME WARRANTEE. I CONTACTED THEM AND SENT PICTURES. I BELIEVE IT MAY BE INFERIOR STEEL OR COATING FROM FACTORY. ANYWAYS, THEY DENIED MY CLAIM. I WANTED A REPLACEMENT. I HAVE ORIGINAL RECEIPT AND INSTRUCTIONS. I AM CONCERNED THAT OTHERS MY HAVE THIS, AND IF NOT ADDRESSED COULD LEAD TO A CATASTROPHIC TOWING ACCIDENT AS EVERYTHING TOWED CONNECTS ONLY TO THIS ACCESSORY. *TR

MOVEMENT OF TILT STEERING WHEEL IN LOWER HALF OF RANGE WILL CAUSE SHORT-CIRCUIT OF TURN SIGNAL OPERATION. LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WILL BE INOPERATIVE. RADIO CIRCUIT ALSO AFFECTED. MOVEMENT BACK INTO UPPER HALF OF RANGE WILL CORRECT PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO TRAVEL INTO A DIFFERENT LANE WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FRONT CALIPERS AND BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. ALSO, THE FRONT ROTORS WERE RESURFACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE AND THE SAME REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE THIRD TIME FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRENCE. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ON A RESPONSE FROM THE TECHNICIAN REGARDING THE EXTENT OF THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CENTRAL TIMING MODULE OF THE VEHICLE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECTIVE PART THE IGNITION LIGHTS FLASH WHEN HE REMOVED THE KEY, THE HORN BLOWS, AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS GO OFF. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD GET THE PART BUT THEY DO NOT KNOW WHEN IT WILL ARRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 179,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE FAILURE YET THE PART NEEDED FOR REPAIRS WAS ON A NATIONAL BACKORDER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PART WAS BEING RE-DESIGNED DUE TO THE COMMON FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 86,000. UPDATED 11/16/10. *LJ

FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP OR DRAG ON 2001 DODGE DAKOTA. EXTENSIVE RESEARCH IN THE INTERNET REVEALS NUMEROUS IDENTICAL PROBLEMS 2000-2005 DODGE DAKOTA AND DURANGO. PROBLEM BAFFLES ALL. NO RELIABLE FIX FOUND. BRAKES DRAG AND OVERHEAT, SMOKE, BURST INTO FLAMES, MAY CAUSE SEVERE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THE DOORS WOULD LOCK INDEPENDENTLY. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD ENGAGE INDEPENDENTLY AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD SPORADICALLY FLICKER ON AND OFF. THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE CENTRAL TIMER MODULE WAS BURNED AND PARTIALLY MELTED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED HE HAS HAD TO REPLACE THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTER BOARD FOUR TIMES BECAUSE IT HAD BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000. UPDATED 11/03/10. *LJ UPDATED 11/19/10 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THE DOOR LOCKS,AIR BAG, HEAD LIGHTS, AND WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE CMT MODULE AND THE CLOCK SPRING MODULE.THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,990 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THE DOOR LOCKS, AIR BAG, HEAD LIGHTS, AND WINDSHIELD WIPER BECAME INOPERABLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AT THE CMT AND CLOCK SPRING MODULES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,990 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, HE HEARD AN ABNORMAL RATTLING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND PROGRESSIVELY BECAME WORSE WITHIN ONE YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CALIBER BRACKETS WERE STRIPPED. THE MECHANIC RE-DRILLED THE CALIBER AND BRACKET AND INSTALLED A LARGE BOLT WITH A LOCK NUT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

WHERE SHOULD I START MY 2001 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB AS WITH MOST COMPLAINTS I ALSO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AS OTHER OWNERS OF THIS TRUCK I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH LEAF SPRINGS ON THE REAR END BOTH SNAPPED AT THE SAME SPOT FOR NO REASON .HAVE HAD TO REPLACE HEATER CORE AC CORE DRIVERSIDE DOOR LOCK SOMETIMES WORKS ALSO REPLACED PASSENGER SIDE COMPLETE HUB ASSEMBLY,NOW GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE DRIVER SIDE,ABS SYSTEM NOW FAILING AFTER REPLACING REAR BRAKE SHOES ON TRUCK THE CONTROL MODULE FOR THE ABS SYSTEM STAYS RUNNING AFTER TURNING TRUCK OFF HAVE TO UNPLUG WIRING. IF TOYOTA CAN RECALL THERE VEHICLES FOR SAFETY REASONS THEN SO SHOULD AMERICAN MANUFACTURING AND THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD MAKE THEM. BUT US GOVERNMENT DOESN'T WANT TO UPSET COMPANY'S AND MAKE THEM LOSE MORE MONEY I FOR ONE PLAN TO PLACE A LAW SUIT AGAINST THEM FOR THERE NEGLECT AGAINST DEFECTIVE PARTS ON THESE TRUCKS AND CARS I PLAN TO USE THIS WEB SITE AND OTHERS AS MY BASES FOR LAW SUIT WITH THIS MANY COMPLAINTS THERE HAS TO BE A PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V389000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING). AFTERWARD, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, TURN SIGNALS, HORN, AND LIGHTING SYSTEMS WERE NOT OPERATING ABNORMALLY. THE DEALER ADVISED HAVING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AT HER EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 83,000.

THE HEAT QUIT WORKING IN OUR 2001 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB. IT WOULD NOT WORK ON ANY OF THE BLOWER SETTINGS. I BEGAN LOOKING UP POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM. I REPLACED THE FUSE, AND IT STILL DIDN'T WORK. I ALSO REPLACED THE RESISTOR. WHILE LOOKING ONLINE FOR OTHER OPTIONS, I REALIZED THAT MANY VEHICLES FROM DODGE FROM THAT YEAR AND SURROUNDING YEARS HAD A COMMON PROBLEM. EVERYONE HAD MENTIONED THE WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED. SURE ENOUGH, I WENT AND CHECKED AND IT WAS MELTED JUST BEFORE WHERE THE RESISTOR PLUGS IN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE PREVIOUSLY HAD REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V596000 (SUSPENSION, FRONT CONTROL ARM, UPPER BALL JOINT). HE WAS EXPERIENCING AN ABNORMALLY LOUD SQUEAKING AND CLANKING SOUND WHILE HE WAS DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IDENTICAL FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

COOLANT WAS LEAKING NEAR CAP, COULD NOT REPLACE BECAUSE DEALER CLOSED ,DEALER ONLY PART,TRIED DUCT TAPE FOR TEM. FIX UNTIL DEALER OPENED, DID NOT STOP LEAK, WAS STILL WET AT CAP GAVE CAP A TWIST TO INSURE TIGHTNESS,,, PLASTIC HOUSING SUFFERED MAJOR FAILURE, SPLIT APART AND COVERED ME WITH SCALDING COOLANT,2ND DEGREE BURNS ON 10% OF ME.. BEWARE IF YOU HAVE THE 2.5 L ENGINE THEN YOU HAVE THIS SETUP. ALL DODGE NEEDED TO DO IS MAKE THAT THIN PLASTIC PIECE OF JUNK A BIT THICKER. *TR

STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT HAS ALOT OF PLAY GETS WORSE ON HIGHER SPEEDS FOUND TO BE THE UNIVERSAL JOINT ON THE SHAFT SHOULD BE A RECALL VERY DANGEROUS CAN CAUSE LOSE OF CONTROL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, HE COULD FEEL THE BRAKE DRAGGING FROM THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE NEW AND THAT THERE SHOULD NOT BE ANY MALFUNCTIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS RELEASED TO THE OWNER, HOWEVER THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,615 AND THE CURRENT WAS 62,000.

THE STEERING IN MY 2001 DAKOTA QUAD-CAB HAS BECOME VERY STIFF TO TURN. IT COMES AND GOES, BUT CONCERNS ME SINCE MY WIFE SOMETIMES DRIVES MY TRUCK AND I'M NOT SURE IF SHE COULD TURN THE WHEEL IF SHE NEEDED TO IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT IS THE CULPRIT. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE DAKOTA. THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER ON AND THEN BACK OFF. ALSO ALL GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL HAVE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HE WAS AWAITING THE CONCLUSION OF THE TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

THE HORN QUIT THE CRUISE CONTROLS QUIT WORKING. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ARE ON AIR BAGS ARE DEAD THE CLOCK SPRING IS BAD IN ALL THE 2000 2001 DODGE DAKOTA 'S ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER SAID SOUNDS LIKE YOU GOT A PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

1. THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE ON MY VEHICLE WILL ONLY OCCASIONALLY ENGAGE WHEN THE SELECTOR IS SET TO 4-WHEEL DRIVE. IF ENGAGED IT ALWAYS DISENGAGES SUDDENLY AND/OR RE-ENGAGES AT RANDOM TIMES. IN OTHER WORDS, IT GOES IN AND OUT OF 4-WHEEL DRIVE RANDOMLY AND ON ITS OWN WHEN THE SELECTOR IS SET TO 4-WHEEL DRIVE. 2. THE PROBLEM BEGAN DURING THE WINTER OF 2008-2009 AND HAS CONTINUED TO THE PRESENT. THIS HAS CAUSED UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS AND SLIDING ON ICE AND SNOW COVERED STREETS WHEN THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE SUDDENLY GOES OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LURCH. I HAVE NOT YET HAD AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT BUT HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF VERY SCARY INCIDENTS AND NEAR MISSES. 3. ON JULY 7, 2009 I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. AFTER 2 DAYS OF DIAGNOSIS HE REPLACED THE CONTROL MODULE BUT STILL COULD NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH HIS DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER FOUND THE COMPONENTS WORKING CORRECTLY INDEPENDENTLY OF EACH OTHER. HE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ON LINE AND FOUND IT SHOULD BE RELATED TO A SAFETY RECALL FOR DAIMLER CHRYSLER. HE PRINTED OUT THE RECALL INFORMATION FOR ME, WHICH I HAVE IN MY POSSESSION. 9/19/09 I TOOK IT TO BELLEVUE DODGE, 120 116TH AVE NE, BELLEVUE, WA 98005 WITH THE RECALL PAPERWORK. THEY TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT RELATED TO THE PREVIOUS RECALL ITEM. SINCE THIS IS SUCH A DANGEROUS PROBLEM I FELT A REPORT IS IN ORDER. *TR

LOWER STEERING COLUMN SHAFT HAS A BUSHING THAT FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. TRUCK VEERED INTO A DITCH AT 30MPH. I CALLED DEALERSHIP TO PURCHASE THIS PART AND FOUND OUT THAT IT IS ON A BACKORDER OF OVER 100. WENT TO SEVERAL AUTO RECYCLERS AND USED PARTS STORES AND FOUND THAT EVEN THEY HAVE THE PART BACKORDERED. THIS SHOWS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE IF THERE ARE SEVERAL BACKORDERS AND THE PARTS IS A REQUIRED TO SAFELY OPERATE THE VEHICLE. I AM SURPRISED THAT THERE ARE NO ACTIVE RECALLS ON THIS ITEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE DAKOTA. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER DIFINITY DAKOTA H/T TIRES, SIZE 235/75/R15 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE TREAD ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SEPARATED FROM THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE SWERVED AND DROVE OVER THE MEDIAN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THERE WAS NO CRASH. THE TREAD WAS DESTROYED AND FLAPPED AGAINST THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS BACK AND LUMBAR AREA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 63,000. UPDATED 6/18/09 *CN UPDATED 06/22/09 *JB

ACCELERATION WOULD OCCUR WHEN IN PARK POSITION. IT WOULD ALSO OCCUR AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, WITHOUT PRESSING THE GAS. THIS LEAD TO THE CADILLAC CONVERTER TO MALFUNCTION AND FAIL, NEXT THE WATER PUMP WENT OUT, THE O2 SENSOR, AND VARIOUS BELTS. MY TRUCK IS A 2001 DODGE DAKOTA WITH ONLY 78,000 MILES, THE REPAIRS WILL REACH 2000.00 I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE LOOKED AT AND WAS TOLD THAT A VEHICLE WITH THESE LOW MILES SHOULD NOT OCCUR. THE CADILLAC CONVERTER IS A CA EMISSIONS ONE, WHICH IS EXPENSIVE. THIS SHOULD HAD NEVER HAPPENED, MY TRUCK IS DRIVEN 10 MILES A DAY. *TR

NEED TO REPLACE THE CLOCK SPRING SO THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD WORK. THIS COST ME $201.64 AT A MECHANICAL SHOP. THIS ITEM HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR MODEL YEAR 2000 QUAD CAB DAKOTA TRUCKS. I'M WONDERING IF CHRYSLER ACTUALLY CHANGED THE CONFIGURATION FOR 2001 TRUCKS. *TR

BODY RUST. *TR

MY VEHICLE WAS RECALLED BUT THE DAY I WAS GOING TO BRING IT IN THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING AND THE MOTOR IS NO MORE GOOD. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS GOOD AND IT WAS GOING ON FOR A WHILE. MY FATHER CHANGED THE HEAD GASKETS BUT IT DID NOT HELP. *TR

INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ON THE STEERING COLUMN NEAREST THE STEERING BOX HAS UNIVERSAL JOINT THAT FAILED. CAUSED INTERMITTENT STICKINESS IN STEERING, BEFORE JOINT COMPLETELY FAILED. *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HIS 2001 DODGE DAKOTA HOME AT NIGHT, ON A COUNTRY ROAD, AROUND AUGUST 5, 2008 AND THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED ON AND OFF. WHEN HE GOT HOME, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT HAYWIRE, THE HORN CONTINUED TO HONK, THE DOOR LOCKS BEGAN LOCKING AND UNLOCKING, AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. WE FOUND OUT THE CENTRAL TIMER MODULE (CMT) AND CLOCK SPRING HAD FAILED AND WAS TOLD THE TRUCK WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. WE HAD BOTH REPAIRED FOR $530. I WAS TOLD THAT RECALLS EXISTED ON SEVERAL DODGE VEHICLES BUT NOT ONE OF THEM SPECIFIED OUR TRUCK. I CONTACTED DODGE AND THEY JUST SAID IT WAS NOT MY TRUCK SO I WAS OUT OF LUCK. I THEN DID SOME RESEARCH ON THIS ON-LINE AND FOUND SEVERAL FORUMS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM ON THIS YEAR OF TRUCK, PLUS SEVERAL OTHERS, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY HELP FROM DODGE EITHER. THIS IS A REALLY SERIOUS MALFUNCTION AND COULD OF CAUSE A VERY BAD ACCIDENT. I JUST NEED DODGE TO OWN UP TO THE PROBLEM AND REIMBURSE US FOR THE REPAIRS WE HAD. ALSO ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM ON ALL DODGE VEHICLES, BEFORE SOMEONE GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. *TR