2002 Dodge Dakota complaints

THIS IS MY SECOND POSTING. MY 2002 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB IS STILL DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE FOUR WHEEL ABS SYSTEM WILL NOT STOP THE VEHICLE IN A PANIC SITUATION. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED HARD, THE ABS KICKS IN AND RELEASES THE WHEELS BUT IF I LET OFF WHEN THAT HAPPENS AND REAPPLY THE BRAKES, THERE IS ALMOST NO BRAKING. THE PEDAL SEEMS TO HIT A BLOCK AND THE TRUCK CONTINUES TO ROLL ALMOST FREELY. THE PROBLEM IS REALLY EXACERBATED OVER ROUGH SURFACES OR ON WET PAVEMENT. I'VE LEARNED TO GIVE MYSELF ABOUT FIVE TIMES THE NORMAL SAFE FOLLOWING DISTANCE BUT THAT JUST RESULTS IN PEOPLE PULLING IN FRONT OF ME TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE GAP AND THEREBY TAKING AWAY THE SAFETY MARGIN I NEED WITH THIS VEHICLE. THERE ARE MANY POSTS AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS EXACT PROBLEM. IS ANYONE THERE LISTENING? THE DEALERS CAN DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT ARE TOLD BY CHRYSLER THAT THE SYSTEM IS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. PLEASE DO SOMETHING. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE IN A ACCIDENT BEFORE YOU INVESTIGATE AND PROVIDE SOME ANSWERS?

DT: HEADLIGHTS NOT FUNCTIONING. ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS NOT FUNCTIONING, THE WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE HIGH, LOW SELECTION FOR WIPERS DOES WORK. KEYLESS ENTRY DOES NOT WORK. CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO COURTESY TIRE TWICE, THEN TO BBC DODGE THREE TIMES FOR ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS. THIS STARTED AROUND 11/26/04. WAS TOLD THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A LOOSE GROUND WIRE, SECOND TIME THEY THOUGHT IT WAS TIMER MODULE PART NO#TI-8035033 AND THIS MODULE WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES, PROBABLY FOUR TIMES AS CONSUMER IS TAKING CARE AGAIN TOMORROW. WHEN THE MODULE IS FIRST PUT IN EVERYTHING WORKS WELL FOR AWHILE OR UNTIL IT RAINS. CONSUMER STATES HE NOTICES THAT AFTER IT RAINS EVERYTHING LISTED ABOVE STOPS WORKING AGAIN. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED HIS ATTORNEY GENERAL TO REPORT THIS SITUATION. *NM THE TRANSMISSION MADE A HARSH SOUND WHEN IT WAS PLACED INTO GEAR. *SC *JB

DAIMLERCHRYSLER MOTOR CORPORATION P.O. BOX 21-8004 AUBURN HILLS, MI 48321-8004 ATTENTION: QUALITY ASSURANCE MY DODGE PRESENTLY HAS 49,200 MILES. IT HAS BEEN SERVICED AT RECOMMENDED AND REQUIRED INTERVALS AT MANAHAWKIN DODGE APPROXIMATELY EVERY 3,000 MILES. EARLY INTO MY OWNERSHIP I HAD INTERMITTENT TROUBLE WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER AND THEY TRIED TO ASSESS THE PROBLEM. THEY DID A RECHARGE OF THE SYSTEM AND CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD AT 28998 MILES THAT THE "PULSING" WHEN MY BRAKES WERE APPLIED WAS DUE TO "HOT SPOTS" ON MY FRONT ROTORS. WHEN I INQUIRED AS TO HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN TO A RELATIVELY NEW TRUCK THAT IS USED AS A PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE I WAS TOLD THEY REALLY "DID NOT KNOW BUT HAVE HAD TO REPLACE OTHERS." IT IS NOTED THAT I NEVER HAD TO REPLACE ROTORS ON MY PREVIOUS NISSANS. THAT ENDED UP COSTING ME $393. I BEGAN HEARING A NOISE IN THE TRANSMISSION AND INTERMITTENT DELAYED SHIFTING INTO GEAR RESULTING IN THE TRANSMISSION BEING SERVICED WHICH INCLUDED CHANGING FILTERS, LUBRICANT, ETC. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT MY UPPER BALL JOINT WAS WORN AND REPLACED ONE SIDE ONLY. THIS I SUBSEQUENTLY LEARNED HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR SOME DODGE VEHICLES AND I HAVE SINCE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM DAIMLERCHRYSLER REGARDING AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE PART. TODAY I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD PLAY IN THE RIGHT FRONT BALL BEARING AND THE HUB NEEDED A TOTAL REPLACEMENT. ALONG WITH THAT A STRUT HAD TO BE REPLACED AND AN ALIGNMENT ONCE IT WAS COMPLETED. WHEN I ASKED HOW AXLE BEARING COULD GO BA

MECHANIC DETECTED FAILING BALL JOINT, FRONT RIGHT I WAS INFORMED CONDITION COULD FAIL, AND VEHICLE COULD BE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE HAD MECHANIC REPAIR DEFETIVE BALL JOINT. CHRYSLER REFUSED WARENTEE, AS THEIR DEALERSHIP DID NOT REPAIR DEFECT.

ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. REAR WHEELS LOCK UP AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN ROAD IS WET THEN RELEASE BRAKES CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. DOES SAME IF REAR WHEEL HIT A BUMP OR POT HOLE DURING BRAKING. BRAKES RELEASE DURING MILD STOPS. THIS CONDITION HAS CAUSED SEVERAL CLOSE ACCIDENTS. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. THIS DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.

2002 DODGE DAKOTA EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND THE KEY FOD ACCESS.*MR THE TI MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST FIVE MONTHS. *NM

CONSUMER RECEIVED A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NOTICE D47 FOR UPPER BALL JOINTS .*AK THE DEALER HAD THE PARTS BUT REFUSED TO DO THE WORK STATING THEY COULD ONLY DO 1 OR 2 REPAIRS A DAY AND WERE BOOKED UNTIL END OF JUNE. *BF *NM

2002 DODGE DAKOTA FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS FAILED AND THE BRAKE DISCS WERE WARPED. *MR THE LEFT BRAKE CALIPER FAILED AS WELL. IN BOTH CASES THE BRAKES GRABBED AND SMOKE WAS PRODUCED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC *JB

2002 DODGE DAKOTA WARPED ROUTERS. THIS SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM WITH MANY OF THE DAKOTA'S THIS WEBSITE ALONE HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE ONLY ONE YEAR AND JUST TOOK FOR INSPECTION, POWER STEERING RACK HAD TO BE REPLACED IN EXCESS OF $900 AND EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH VIBRATION WHEN STOPPING.

I WAS IN A REAR END COLISSION ON 2-18-05 THAT TOTALED MY 02 DAKOTA QUADCAB.THE IMPACT DROVE ME INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND PUSHED EVERYTHING INTO THE MOTOR.THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.THIS IS THE SECOND DODGE THAT I'VE SEEN THAT HAD SEVERE FRONTAL DAMAGE AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY(IT WAS AN 02 FULL SIZE).I CONTACTED DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AND THE REP. TOLD ME THAT ANY MANUFACTERER VEHICLE MUST BE ACCELLERATING WITH AN IMPACT FORCE TO TRIGGER THE AIRBAGS.TALK ABOUT A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY.

CONTACT STATES: PUT A SET OF UPPER BALL JOINTS ON VEHICLE BUT HE THOUGHT IT WAS ALL OF THE BALL JOINTS AND THEY JUST PUT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS AND CONTACT STATES HE NEEDED LOWER BALL JOINTS AS WELL

WITH AROUND 15,000 MILES ON 02 DODGE DAKOTA WAS TOLD FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND SUBSEQUENTLY WERE AT 20,000 MILES. LESS THEN YEAR LATER WITH 30,000 MILES ROTORS MUST BE REPLACED AGAIN AT COST OF $390. NEW TRUCK TWICE IN A YEAR, WITH KNOWN PROBLEM DEALER STICKS HEAD IN SAND AND IGNORES.

I WAS IN A REAREND COLLISSION THAT PUSHED MY VEHICLE INTO THE ONE IN FRONT . IT PUSHED MY TAILGATE IN 20+" AND SHOVED EVERYTHING INTO THE MOTOR. THE TRUCK WAS TOTALED.I CONTACTED DAIMLER-CHRYSLER WHO TOLD ME THE AIRBAGS WERE NOT MADE TO DEPLOY IN A REAR END COLLISSION. ONLY IF THE VEHICLE IS MOVING FORWARD WITH ACCELLERATION AND SUDDENLY HIT IN THE FRONT.WHAT IF SOMEONE WAS SITTING AT A STOPSIGN AND ANOTHER VEHICLE CAME IN THEIR LANE AND HIT HEAD ON? *AK

WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT TODAY (BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE) MY 2002 DODGE DAKOTA WAS REAR ENDED. RATHER THAN JUST BEING SIMPLY PUSHED FORWARD, THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE!! PERHAPS THE COMPUTER RESET FOR ACCELERATION? MY CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON, BUT I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP! MY 2 YR OLD DAUGHTER WAS IN THE CAR, AND LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT. *NM

2002 DODGE DAKOTA HAD WORK PERFORMED ON THE CLUTCH.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER DID NOT BELIEVE THAT A 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 30,000 SHOULD REQUIRE A CLUTCH REPLACEMENT. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING FULL REIMBURSEMENT. *JB

ABS BRAKES CONTINUE NOT WORK PROPERLY UNDER WET ROAD CONDITIONS AND AT 40 MPH, DURING EMERGENCY STOP, WHEELS INITIALLY LOCK UP AND THEN RELEASE ALL TOGETHER. REOCCURRANCE OF SIMILAR EVENT DOCUMENTED IN ODI #10049545. AVOIDED REAR END COLLISION BY DRIVING OFF ROAD INTO DITCH. THESE BRAKES HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED. DEALER CONTINUES TO STATE THAT THEY ARE WORKING AS DESIGNED FOR A TWO WHEEL ABS SYSTEM.*AK

MY 2002 DODGE DAKOTA SXT CLUB CAB HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE ON 2/14/05, 2/23/05, 3/12/05, 3/26/05 AND 4/9/05 FOR MISFIRING. IT HAS HAD 3 FUEL INJECTORS 2, 3, AND 4 REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE LEAKING, AND ALL THE SPARK PLUGS REPLACED EVERY TIME IT HAS GONE INTO SERVICE. TO DATE, 4/18/05, THE VEHICLE WAS STILL MISFIRING. ON EACH OCCASION, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND EACH TIME, THE DEALERSHIP STATED IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD THE DEALERSHIP AT MY EXPENSE TO FLUSH THE FUEL INJECTOR SYSTEM, AND HAVE HAD SERVICE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE DEALERSHIP , UNDER WARRANTY, TO REPLACE A FAILING MASTER CYLINDER ON 1/26/05. I ANTICIPATE I WILL BE BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP SOMETIME THIS WEEKEND, AS I AM SURE THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AGAIN.*AK

2002 DODGE DAKOTA 2WD 6 CYLINDER. OCCASIONALLY THE BRAKES SEE TO RELEASE AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN APPROACHING A STOP, CAUSING CLOSE CALLS, NEAR ACCIDENTS.*AK

DURING HEAVY RAIN THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD. A DAY OR SO AFTER THE RAIN HAD PASSED THE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF. *AK THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG MAY NOT PROTECT HIM DURING AN ACCIDENT. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED EACH TIME HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY FOUND A LOOSE CONNECTION WITH THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE ADJUSTMENTS WOULD LAST ANYWHERE FROM 90 DAYS TO A YEAR. THE LAST TIME THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY FOUND AN OPEN CIRCUIT WITHIN THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT. UPDATED CONSUMER IS STILL HAVING AN ISSUE THE AIR BAG . UPDATED 9/22/08 *NJ UPDATED 09/23/08. *JB

RACK AND PINION FAILURE 48,000 MILES. SEALS LEAKING AND PUMP WHINING. *AK.

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE FRONT END COLLAPSED, OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HIS HOME. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, AND CONSUMER STATED HE HAS BEEN WAITING FOR TWO MONTHS FOR REPAIR. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

I TOO HAVE JUST HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT ROTORS ON MY 02 DAKOTA. I HAVE NEVER OWNED ANY VEHICLE WHERE THE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED, WITH FAR MORE MILEAGE THAN THIS TRUCK(44K). THE DEALER SAYS "THEY ROTORS ARE OVERHEATING" WELL IF THE TRUCK IS USED MOSTLY FOR FREEWAY USE, ISNT HAULING LOADS OR TOWING, AND ITS ONLY WEIGHT IS ON THE BRAKES, IT WOULD SEEM TO THE MOST IGNORANT THAT THERE IS DEFINATELY DEFECTIVE MATERIALS IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM.*AK

TOOK DAKOTA TO DEALER FOR FRONT AND REAR DIFFERENTIAL SERVICE (FLUID CHANGE). DEALER CALLED AND SAID REAR DIFFERENTIAL (LIMITED SLPI) FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPAIRED. A PIN SLIPPED OUT OF POSITION AND THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS SLOWLY DESTRUCTING ITSELF. I ASKED WHY THIS HAPPENED AND WAS TOLD IT WAS PAOBABLY DUE TO ABUSE. SINCE I DON'T TOW, TAKE IT OFF ROAD OR OVERLOAD IT THIS EXPLANATION DOES NOT MAKE ANY SENSE. ALMOST ALL OF THE MILAGE IS HIGHWAY.

REAR LEAF SPRINGS DETERIORATED. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE LEAF SPRING COULD FALL APART, AND THE REAR END WILL LOSE CONTROL. DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO SOLUTION AT THIS TIME. *AK

WHILE BRAKING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE SHIMMIED. DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER OF THE FRONT BRAKE ROTOR WEAR. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V596000 CONCERNING UPPER BALL JOINTS. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH SUDDENLY THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL CAME OFF, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STRIKE THE GROUND. VEHICLE SUSTAINED FRONT END DAMAGE. THE POLICE ARRIVED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE CONSUMER MADE CONTACT WITH HIS INSURANCE COMPANY. IT WAS DISCOVERED LATER THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE UPPER BALL JOINTS. CURRENTLY, THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOT FILING THE CONSUMER'S CLAIM. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO SENT AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE, AND CONSUMER HEARD NOTHING FROM THE MANUFACTURER SINCE THEN. *AK

RECALL CAMPAIG 04V596000 WAS RECEIVED FOR THE UPPER BALL JOINT WEAR. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR THE REPAIRS, AND DISCOVERED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE ALSO DEFECTIVE. *AK

CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AT 11,000. 2,000 MILES LATER CONSUMER NOTICED A PULSATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE ROTORS WERE WORN OUT. CONSUMER STATED THE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT ABOUT EVERY 8,000 MILES. *AK

NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE FOR RECALL D47 CONCERNING BALL JOINTS. *AK AS OF 2/20/05 THE DEALER STILL HAD NO PARTS AND WAS UNABLE TO TELL THE CONSUMER WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. *NM

WHEN THE WEATHER GETS COLD WINDSHIELD WASHER DOES NOT OPERATE. THIS RESULTED IN POOR VISIBILITY, AND AFFECTED THE CONSUMER'S VIEW WHILE DRIVING. DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THEY COULD NOT LOCATE OR DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK

'RECALL CAMPAIGN' DODGE DAKOTA 2002, WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. *BF THE CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR 10:00 AM HE ARRIVED AT 9:30 AM AND AT 11:20 AM THE DEALER STILL HAD NOT PERFORMED THE RECALL. AFTER WAITING FOR ALMOST 2/12 HOURS THE CONSUMER REQUESTED HIS VEHICLE BACK WITHOUT THE RECALL BEING PERFORMED. *JB

THE RECALL FOR THE UPPER BALL JOINTS HAVE BEEN ISSUED, HOWEVER THE DEALER STATES THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING SINCE DECEMBER. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

UPON PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO PARK IT AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED BY ITSELF INTO REVERSE, WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES AS HE WAS EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE DOOR KNOCKED HIM DOWN AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL UNTIL IT HIT A SNOW BANK. CONSUMER CALLED MANUFACTURER. THEY TOLD CONSUMER TO SEE THE DEALER. THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND PUT SOME NEW COMPONENTS IN COMPUTER. *BF *NM

RE 2002 DODGE DAKOTA TRUCK THAT MAKES A NOISE IN THE FRONT BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS. CONSUMER INQUIRING WHY SHE HAVE NOT REC'D A RECALL LETTER. *BF *NM

RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V596000 CONCERNING BALL JOINT WEAR. OWNER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER IN JANUARY 4, 2005. OWNER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION AS TO WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE. ALSO, CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY TOO WERE UNABLE TO GIVE A DARE AS TO WHEN PARTS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SWAYS FROM SIDE TO SIDE. *TC

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V596000; DAIMLER CHRYSLER ISSUED AN UPPER BALL JOINT RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT THERE WERE NO AVAILABLE PARTS IN ORDER TO DO RECALL REPAIRS. THIS WAS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE WHEELS COULD FALL OFF.*AK

A BANGING NOISE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER AND THE NOISE STOPPED. WHILE DRIVING, THE NOISE ESCALATED REPEATEDLY. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE HUB ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB TIRE WAS BARELY ATTACHED. *EH *JB

RUSTING AND PITTED BRAKE ROTORS ON 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 40K MILES AND IS GARAGED IN WINTER MONTHS. INSPECTION SHOWED BRAKE PADS WERE NOT WORN OUT BUT ROTORS WERE PITTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. MANUFACTURE DEFECT. I PAID $406 TO HAVE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED. COULD HAVE HAD A BRAKE FAILURE. CHYSLER TOOK MY COMPLAINT AND SAID IT WAS PAST THE WARRENTY MILEAGE.

NHTSA CAMPAIGN 04V596000; DAIMLER CHRYSLER ISSUED AN FRONT UPPER BALL JOINT RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT WHEN TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE, OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS NEED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT THE WHEELS CAN FALL OFF IF NOT REPLACED.

CONSUMER COULD HEAR A CLICKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *JB

THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE VEHICLE'S FRONT BALL JOINTS ARE LOOSE. *NM *JB

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V596000 CONCERNING FRONT BALL JOINTS. THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT THERE WERE NO APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE UNTIL MAY, WHICH COULD BE DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE WHEELS COULD FALL OFF.*AK

THE ROTORS AND BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR CHECKUP. THIS DEFECT MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP.*AK

SLIGHT NOISE, LOUD NOISE. POWER STEERING PUMP. *AK.

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR THE UPPER BALL JOINT RECALL. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT AS WELL, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MANUFACTURER STATED NO RECALL.*AK RECALL CAMPAIGN; NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V596000 DEALING WITH UPPER BALL JOINTS. THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WITH THE SAME DEFECT. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V216000; DEALING WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WAS SERVICED AND HAD AT LEAST ONE FAILURE SINCE THE REPAIR. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 03V389000 DEALING WITH THE DASH WIRING HARNESS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. *TC

NHTSA CAMPAIGN 04V596000; DAIMLER CHRYLSER ISSUED AN UPPER BALL JOINT RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT THERE WERE NO AVAILABLE APPOINTMENTS UNTIL MAY, WHICH COULD BE DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE WHEELS CAN FALL OFF. *JB. CONSUMER STATED NO AVAILABLE APPOINTMENTS UNTIL MAY WAS RIDICULOUS SINCE THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. *AK

RECALL CAMPAIGN: 2002 DODGE DAKOTA HAVE UPPER BALL JOINTS PROBLEMS. REPLACED UPPER BALL JOINTS. *BF RECALL CAMPAIGN; THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE TO HAVE THE UPPER BALL JOINTS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE TIE ROD REPLACEMENT AND FRONT END ALIGNMENT WOULD NOT BE COVERED. *TC THE CONSUMER HAD THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE. *JB

WHEN APPLYING LEFT TURN SIGNAL THE FOUR WAY FLASHERS COME ON. *NM

2002 DODGE DAKOTA RECALL.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR CONSUMER RECEIVE WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR UPPER BALL JOINTS. HOWEVER, CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW WHY THE 2WDS WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THE UPPER BALL JOINTS. *TT *NM

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPING EXTREMELY EARLY. *NM