2007 Dodge Dakota complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,500. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WAS GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE DOING APPROXIMATELY 65-70MPH WHEN THE TRUCK STARTS SHAKING AND THEN LOOSES POWER. WITHIN ONE TO TWO MILES IT WILL GO BACK TO NORMAL. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 7 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST MONTH AND HALF. THE TRUCK HAS 39,000 MILES ON IT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES RECORDED AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ON THE INTERSTATE BECAUSE THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED A SEMI WAS RUNNING AT 70MPH BEHIND ME WHEN THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING AND LOOSING POWER AND HE HAD TO SLAM ON HIS BRAKES BECAUSE OF MY REDUCED SPEED. I ALMOST GOT RUN OVER BY THE SEMI. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB SLT(NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED MUSCLE SPASMS AND BRUISES DUE TO THE SEATBELT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL SHOP WHERE THEY ESTIMATED OVER $10,000 IN DAMAGES; THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE AIR BAGS WERE NOT FAULTY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 63,000.

AFTER COLD START AND NORMAL WARM UP, TRUCK LURCHED FORWARD AT A STOPLIGHT, THEN STALLED. HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PREVIOUS MONTH, WITHOUT STALLING. IF I HAD BEEN IN A LEFT TURN LANE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. DEALERSHIP CORRECTION WAS A PCM FLASH SOFTWARE UPDATE, AT MY EXPENSE. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE AND COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE TRUCK IS STILL UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY ALSO. *TR

STEERING IN ANY DIRECTION BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT, INDICATING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. I SUSPECT A REPLACEMENT OF THE INTERMEDIATE ARM/SHAFT WILL BECOME NECESSARY AS THE DEALER HAS COMMENTED THAT IT IS A VERY POPULAR ITEM OF REPLACEMENT FOR THIS TRUCK. I AM SCHEDULED FOR SERVICE TOMORROW AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE STEERING SHOULD FAIL UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS.

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START,THEY CANNOT GET DEFECTIVE PART AND HAVE NO IDEA WHEN ONE WILL BE AVAILABLE IT'S BEEN WITH THE DEALER OVER 30 DAYS. *TR

TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, WIPERS ALSO WORK INTERMITTENTLY, WINDSHIELD WASHERS WILL WORK WHEN HIGH BEAM IS USED ALSO INTERMITTENT. *TR

I WENT TO ROTATE MY TIRES ON MY 2007 DODGE DAKOTA WHICH ONLY HAS 11,773 MILES ON IT. UPON REMOVAL OF THE RIM AND TIRE THE STUD FOR THE LUG NUT SNAPPED OFF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS THE ONLY ONE TO PUT THE RIMS AND TIRES ON BEFORE I WENT TO ROTATE THEM. THE STUDS THAT HOLD THE RIM AND TIRE ON ARE DEFECTIVE FROM THE FACTORY. IT HAPPENED ONCE SO FAR. THE OLD PART IS AVAILABLE, I AM FIGHTING WITH THE DEALERSHIP RIGHT NOW FOR GETTING THIS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, SINCE THE VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

IN MY 2007 DODGE DAKOTA CLUB CAB 4X4, HAVING STOPPED IN A STRAIGHT LINE, I ACTIVATED THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL. INSIDE, IT BLINKED RAPIDLY AS IF TO INDICATE A BLOWN BULB. IN MAY 2010, I REPLACED THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL BULB AND BELIEVED THE LEFT HAD NOW BLOWN. AFTER MAKING THE TURN, I ACTIVATED THE SIGNAL AGAIN BUT IT BLINKED "NORMALLY". THE PROBLEM HAS NOT REPLICATED ITSELF SINCE. *TR

I RECENTLY HAD A CAR ACCIDENT GOING 40-45 MPH IN MY 2007 DODGE DAKOTA CREW CAB, AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT OF THE OTHER VEHICLE THAT CAME INTO MY LANE OF TRAVEL. *TR

TURN SIGNAL INTERMITTENTLY FAILS. MOVING TURN SIGNAL LEVER FOR A LEFT TURN, RESULTS IN FLASHING OF RIGHT FRONT AND REAR INDICATOR LAMPS. VERY DANGEROUS AS APPROACHING TRAFFIC MAKES INCORRECT ASSUMPTION ABOUT WHICH DIRECTION THE VEHICLE IS PLANNING TO TURN. SINCE INTERMITTENT, ONE NEVER KNOWS WHICH INDICATION (LEFT OR RIGHT) WILL RESULT. FOUND INTERNET BLOGS WHERE THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK YESTERDAY MORNING DRIVING AROUND 60MPH, MY WIFE STATED THE TRANSMISSION OF OUR 2007 DODGE DAKOTA SUDDENLY DOWN-SHIFTED AND WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF GEAR, SHE COULD NOT TRAVEL PAST 55 MPH. THE TRUCK MADE A LOUD NOISE AND SHE NOTICED THE RPM REACHING JUST OVER 4500. SHE PULLED OVER, TURNED THE TRUCK OFF THEN RE-STARTED. THE TRUCK STILL WOULD NOT SHIFT. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 36,000 MILES. TRUCK IS AT THE USED CAR DEALERSHIP GETTING CHECKED OUT AND THE MECHANIC STATED HE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE STEERING ON MY DODGE DAKOTA PICKUP FROZE UP SO THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN I COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT REALLY PUTTING ALOT OF EFFORT INTO IT. THEN IT WOULD GET BETTER AND WHEN YOU WOULD LEAST EXPECT IT WOULD DO IT AGAIN. I WENT AROUND A CORNER AND IT HAPPENED MID TURN AND I ALMOST T-BONED A CAR IN THE DRIVER DOOR. AT THIS POINT I HAD THE CAR IN THE REPAIR SHOP AND IT WAS A BAD UNIVERSAL JOINT ON THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE JOINT. WHAT BOTHERED ME WAS THAT THE TECHNICIAN SAID DODGE REPLACES ALOT OF THESE DEFECTIVE JOINTS A WEEK. MAYBE THEY SHOULD FIX THEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED???? *TR

2007 DODGE DAKOTA SLT QUAD CAB (4-DOOR), 4WD V-8 FLEXFUEL W/49,000 MILES, PURCHASED 2 YEARS AGO WITH 22,000 MILES. DRIVE VERY CONSERVATIVELY. INFREQUENTLY HAUL LIGHT LOADS, AND HAVE NEVER HAULED A TRAILER. NOTICED FRONT-END RATTLING NOISE WHEN DRIVING OVER COMMON EVERYDAY ROAD BUMPS. FOUND BOTH TIE ROD ENDS WERE SLOPPY AND AT RISK OF FALLING OFF. ALSO FOUND THE LOWER RIGHT BALL JOINT HAD UNACCEPTABLE PLAY. HAD TO REPLACE ALL THREE PARTS. OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION HAS QUIRKY RESPONSES WHEN PUT IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, BUT IT HAS HAPPENED ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS FOR AS LONG AS WE HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. ANOTHER INCIDENT WE HAVE HAD WITH OUR VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING HOME ONE AFTERNOON AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED WAS THE FEELING OF SOMEONE WHO HAD PUSHED REAL HARD ON THE BRAKE FOR A MOMENT. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS, I WAS THE DRIVER, AND MY FOOT WAS ON THE GAS PEDAL. WHILE THIS HAS HAPPENED ONLY ONCE, TO ME THAT IS ONCE TO MANY. WE REPORTED THIS LIKE WE HAD WITH THE OTHER QUIRKS THAT I HAD MENTIONED, ONLY TO BE TOLD THE SAME THING, THAT OUR COMPUTER DID NOT STORE ANY CODES, AND THEY COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. WE THEN TALKED TO THE MANUFACTURER WHO TOLD US THAT WE STILL HAD A WARRANTY AND NOT TO WORRY. AT THAT POINT I ASKED HIM WHAT WOULD HAPPEN ONCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, AND HIS RESPONSE WAS FOR ME TO PURCHASE ANOTHER WARRANTY. *TR

ENGINE STALLED & WOULD NOT RESTART FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. WOULD EVENTUALLY RESTART AND RUN FINE FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND THEN REPEAT THE SAME SEQUENCE. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING WHILE IT WAS RUNNING. DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT 30 MPH HE HIT A POT HOLE IN THE STREET AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HE THEN HIT A ROAD SPIKE AND ENDED UP IN THE DITCH. THERE ARE FRONT END DAMAGES WHICH THE DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS REBUILTED A FEW YEARS AGO BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH WITH THE VEHICLE AND THAT THIS IS THE WAY THE VEHICLE IS SUPPOSE TO BE. THERE WERE REPAIRS DONE TO THE FRONT END. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55260.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE DAKOTA. HE STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 60 MPH, IN HEAVY RAIN CONDITIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE, TO DATE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 48,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND ENGAGING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE PIN THAT CONNECTS TO THE PEDAL BROKE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE AHEAD OF HIM AND SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO DAMAGED. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. A REPRESENTATIVE WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANY ALSO FILED A REPORT REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE SEAL STARTED TO ERODE WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE LEAK ALSO CAUSED THE TRANSFER CASE TO FAIL AND THE DIFFERENTIAL TO LOCK WHEN THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE MODE WAS ACTIVATED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE HE DIDN'T HAVE A FULL WARRANTY AGREEMENT. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND WILL NOT AUTHORIZE THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,980.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING DURING RAIN STORM. BY PUSHING WASHER BUTTON WIPER ACTIVATED BUT WOULD NOT WORK WITH REGULAR SETTINGS. *TR

MY 2007 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB 4X4 WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE FAILED DURING A RAIN SHOWER YESTERDAY. THIS ITEM HAS BEE A RECALL ON PAST DAKOTAS, BUT AFTER CONTACTING THE COMPANY I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS PICKUP WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST, ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM IS EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN THE PREVIOUS RECALL BULLETIN: PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE MOTOR MAY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO WATER INTRUSION THAT COULD CAUSE INTERNAL CORROSION AND RESULT IN PARTIAL OR COMPLETE LOSS OF FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPING CAPABILITY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM, BUT I WAS CLOSE TO MY HOME AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THERE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 10-15 MPH, THE CONTACT MERGED INTO TRAFFIC AND MADE A LEFT TURN. THE PRECEDING VEHICLE STOPPED UNEXPECTEDLY AND THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE. HE ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED INSTEAD DUE TO THE CLOSE POSITIONING OF THE PEDALS ON THE FLOOR PANEL. THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION RESULTED IN A CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FRONT BUMPER OF HIS VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THEY FOUND NO FAILURES WITH THE MANUFACTURED COMPONENTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS WERE DESIGNED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS FOOT HIT THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME. UPDATED 09/03/09.*JB

I OWN A 2007 DODGE DAKOTA 4WD/4DR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WHEN TURNED ON DO NOT COME ON EVEN WHEN I TURN THEM ON HIGH. I HAVE TO FLIP THE CONTROL LEVER FOR THE WIPERS NUMEROUS TIMES TO FINALLY GET THEM ON. ONCE THEY DO COME ON THEY WON'T SHUT OFF EVEN IF THE SWITCH IS OFF. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SINCE I LIVE IN KANSAS. *TR

SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT THE 2007 DAKOTA 4X4 [V-6] 6SP. MANUAL TRANS] WHEN UPON PASSING A VEHICLE ON I-5 THE THROTTLE STUCK WIDE OPEN. I STOMPED HARD ON THE GAS PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL IT RELEASED. I TOOK IT TO LITHIA IN ROSEBURG ORE. WHERE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. THEY TOOK IT IN, THEN WHEN I PICKED IT UP THEY ASSURED ME THEY REPAIRED THE PROBLEM, THEY DID NOT, IT STILL DOES IT AND I ALMOST PLOWED INTO A DITCH ON A NEARBY RURAL ROAD. THIS TRUCK HAD 6 MILES ON IT WHEN I TOOK POSSESSION OF IT. SEEMS THAT IT SHOULD NOT HAVE THESE ISSUES AT THIS STAGE OF THE GAME. CURRENTLY IT HAS 14,657 MILES ON IT. *TR

WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK, AT THE SHUTOFF STAGE, IT WILL SHOOT GASOLINE OUT OF THE NECK WHICH RUNS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE ONTO THE GROUND LEAVING A FRISBEE SIZE PUDDLE. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE TANK IS FILLED TO THE TOP. THE ONLY SOLUTION NOW IS TO TRY TO TIME THE FILL UP AND STOP IT BEFORE ITS COMPLETELY FULL. *TR

I BOUGHT MY DODGE DAKOTA IN JULY OF 07 AND AFTER I GOT OUT OF WARRANTY THE TRANSMISSION DECIDES TO GO HAYWIRE IT GOES FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL BACK TO DRIVE THEN GETS STUCK IN 2ND GEAR AND DOESN'T GO IN REVERSE SO NOW IM GOING TO THE DEALER TO FIX THE FIRST DEFECT THAT CAUSE THE SECOND 1 TO HAPPEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE DAKOTA CLUBCAB 4X2. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE, THE GEAR BECAME STUCK IN FIRST GEAR. HE WAS UNABLE TO CHANGE GEARS. HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED TO THE GROUND. FIRE AND POLICE REPORTS WERE FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED AWAY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 28,000. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS TOWING A BOAT OUT OF THE WATER. SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE HOOD AND MINUTES LATER THE VEHICLE EXPLODED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED. UPDATED 06/12/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE TIRES AND THE RIDE PERFORMANCE WAS VERY POOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE SERVICE WARRANTY AND ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER ON A SEPARATE OCCASION FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE AND PLACED ON A MASSIVE BACK ORDER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE DAKOTA. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE MOTOR WOULD REV, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE WOULD BARELY MOVE WHEN IT WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE ISSUE OCCURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OVER THREE TIMES AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ONGOING FAILURE, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED HIM TO TAKE HIS VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD ATTEMPT TO WORK SOMETHING OUT. THEY LATER CALLED BACK AND STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. A CLAIM WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 22,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000. UPDATED 03-06-09 *BF UPDATED 03/09/09. *JB

LAT YEAR WE BOUGHT A 2007DODGE DAKOTA NEW. 2 WEEKS AFTER WE DROVE IT OFF THE LOT ALL THE POWER WINDOWS WENT OUT. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN TAKEN IN TO BE FIXED 9 TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM BUT THE WINDOWS GO OUT WITH 2 WEEKS FROM REPLACING THE FUSE ALMOST EVERY TIME. WE DID SEND AWAY THE POST CARD TO CHRYSLER TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF THE LEMON BEFORE A YEAR FROM THE PURCHASE DATE TO ASK FOR MEDIATION TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. WE WERE TOLD TO TAKE IT IN TO BE FIXED YET AGAIN AND AGAIN AND THEY WOULD NOT OFFER ANY OTHER COMPENSATION OR RESOLUTION. NOW WE HAVE RUN OUT OF TIME TO FILE A LEMON LAW SUIT AND WE CANNOT GET ANYONE AT CHRYSLER TO CALL US BACK. *TR

NOTIFIED DEALER OF TIRE STRUTS & SHOCKS ON JULY 19, 2008 BY PHONE. LARRY SAID TO COME IN AND PICK UP WARRANTY AND FACTORY WARRANTY AND TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH DODGE SERVICE DEALER LITHIA DODGE FOR WARRANTY AND TO PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. APPOINTMENT MADE TO GET VEHICLE FIXED. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2007 USED DODGE DAKOTA STILL UNDER FACTORY BASIC WARRANTY. THE TEST DRIVE WAS FINE AND WE DID NOT HEAR ANY NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHILE THE WINDOWS WERE UP. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE HOME AND I HAD TURNED OFF THE RADIO AND ROLLED DOWN THE WINDOW TO PUT THE TRUCK IN REVERSE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I EXPERIENCED A LOUD BANG, AND GRIND NOISE. I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT AND THE NEXT DAY I HEARD THE SAME BUT THEN ALSO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR RIGHT AWAY AND STARTED HESITATING WHILE GOING FORM PARK TO REVERSE AND VISE VERSA (REVERSE TO PARK). I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DODGE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS COMMON FORM THE TRANSMISSION TO DO THAT AND DID NOT BOTHER TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE TRUCK. THEY JUST PUT THE CAR THROUGH ITS GEARS AND HEARD THE NOISES AND EXPERIENCED THE HESITATION IN THE TRANSMISSION AND SAID IT WAS NORMAL. THE TRUCK HAS 16,500 MILES ON IT AND IS A 2007 MODEL. I WANTED TO REGISTER THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I FEEL THE PROBLEM IS GOING TO GET WORSE AND COULD PUT SOMEONE'S LIFE IN DANGER IF THE TRANSMISSION DELAY AND HESITATION BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED AND THE DODGE DEALER CONTINUES TO SAYS THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DELAY AND HESITATION IS NORMAL. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2007 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB IN AUGUST OF 2007. BEFORE THE 1ST SERVICE O MY VEHICLE, MY WIFE STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 2ND INTO DRIVE. FOR HER TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM SHE HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF ROAD, STOP THE MOTOR AND RESTART THE TRUCK. SHE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND INFORMED THEM OF THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD HER THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. WHEN I DROVE THE TRUCK I ENCOUNTERED THE SAME PROBLEM, ALONG WITH THE TURN SIGNALS WHEN CANCELLED WILL FLASH AN EACH SIDE AND THE WIPERS WOULD JUMP. I INFORMED THE DEALER MYSELF THAT THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD TO CALL A WRECKER AND PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IN HEAVY TRAFFIC IT CAN NOT BE SAFE TO PULL OVER LEAVE THE TRUCK RUNNING AND HOPE THAT THE WRECKER DRIVER DOES NOT TURN OFF MOTOR BEFORE HAULING TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH IN DRY CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT PAST FIRST GEAR. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO LET OTHER VEHICLES PASS. THE DODGE DEALER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT THERE WAS NO REMEDY AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 15,109.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PULLING HER VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY, SHE LEFT THE VEHICLE ON TO UNLOAD SUPPLIES. WHEN SHE TURNED THE IGNITION OFF, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS STRIKING THE CONTACT. SHE COULD NOT MOVE AWAY FROM DOOR BEFORE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRAG HER RUNNING OVER HER LEFT ARM. DAIMLER CHRYSLER SENT AN INSPECTOR TO INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE AND HE STATED THAT NO MANUFACTURER DEFECT WOULD CAUSE TRANSMISSION , SHIFTER OR BRAKING PROBLEMS. THE DEALER STATED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING IT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 5,400. UPDATED 04/16/08 *BF UPDATED 04/16/08 *TR

I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND LEFT MY TRUCK RUNNING WITH THE LIGHTS ON. I UNLOADED SOME SUPPLIES AND WHILE STANDING ON THE GROUND REACHED IN AND TURNED THE KEY OFF. THE TRUCK STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. I COULD HEAR A CLICKING NOISE. I COULDN'T GET AWAY FROM THE DOOR AND IT DRUG ME DOWN. THE LEFT FRONT TIRE RAN OVER MY LEFT ARM BETWEEN THE SHOULDER AND ELBOW. I ALSO HAD ABRASIONS ON BOTH KNEES, THE KNUCKLES ON MY RIGHT HAND AND A 12 INCH BRUISE ACROSS BOTH HIPS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TO STOP AND TURN THE SWITCH ON AND OFF FOR ONE MINUTE UNTIL THE HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 142,542.

DRIVING BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH. THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, THE KEY HAD NOT BEEN TOUCHED. THE GAS GAUGE DROPPED TO NOTHING, THE ONLY LIGHT I NOTICED ON THE DASH WAS THE CURRENT MILEAGE. I HAD NO POWER STEERING, NO POWER BRAKES, I ROLLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PUT ON MY FLASHERS, PUT THE TRUCK INTO PARK, TURNED THE KEY OFF AND THEN STARTED THE ENGINE. IT ONLY FAILED ONCE BUT IF I WAS ON A HIGHWAY OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC MOST LIKELY MY WIFE AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. MILES ON TRUCK WAS APROX. 2,900 MILES DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB 4 DOOR, V6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, MANUFACTURE DATE IS 5/2007 I CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY SAID WITHOUT AN ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ON THEY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. I HAVE A 3:00 PM APPOINTMENT TODAY. I TOLD HIM HE HAS 3 TRIES TO FIX IT. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2007 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB, 4X4, AUTOMATIC. THE FRONT SHOCKS ARE INADEQUATE FOR THE VEHICLE. ON BUMPS AND DIPS THE FRONT END WILL CONTINUE TO BOUNCE SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THE INITIAL COMPRESSION OF THE SHOCKS. AT FREEWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE ALMOST BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE ON A GOOD DIP OR BRIDGE JOINT. AN INVESTIGATION OF AN INTERNET FORUM DEDICATED TO DODGE DAKOTAS (DODGE WORLD) REVELAED THAT THIS POBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE A FRONT END CHANGE TO THE VEHICLE IN 2005. DODGE DOES NOT FEEL THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE SHOCKS. I WOULDN'T MINE BUYING AFTERMARKET SHOCKS AND FIXING THE PROBLEM MYSELF, BUT THERE ARE NONE AVAILABLE. *CN

ON AUGUST 25, 2007 I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2007 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB PICKUP FROM GEWEKE CHRYSLER/DODGE IN LODI, CALIFORNIA.. A COUPLE DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE I NOTICED WHAT CAN BEST BE DESCRIBED AS ENGINE "SURGE" WHEN CRUISING AT 35-45 MPH IN CITY TRAFFIC. IN ADDITION I ALSO FOUND THAT THE ONLY WAY TO GET RID OF THE "SURGE" IS TO ACCELERATE HARDER. THIS REQUIREMENT OF HARDER ACCELERATION IN HEAVY CITY TRAFFIC CAN UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES PRESENT A SAFETY HAZARD, AS OCCURRED WITH ME ON AUGUST 27, 2007. ON THIS DAY I WAS CRUISING ALONG AT ABOUT 40 MPH IN MY DAKOTA, DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, WHEN MY ENGINE BEGIN TO ?SURGE? I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL A LITTLE HARDER TO GET RID OF THE ?SURGE? WHEN AT THAT VERY MOMENT TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME CAME TO ABRUPT HALT. THIS ABRUPT HALT IN TRAFFIC ALMOST CAUSED ME TO REAR-END THE CAR AHEAD OF ME. HAD I BEEN ?TAILGATING? THE CAR AHEAD OF ME IN THE MOMENTS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING, BEFORE APPLYING HEAVIER THROTTLE, IT IS ALMOST CERTAIN THAT I WOULD HAVE REAR-ENDED THE CAR AHEAD OF ME. *JB ON AUGUST 30, 2007 I TOOK MY NEW DAKOTA BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM CORRECT THE ?SURGING? PROBLEM. AT THE END OF THIS REPAIR APPOINTMENT THE GEWEKE?S SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED ME THAT THEY CONSULTED WITH THE CHRYSLER ENGINEERING GROUP AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS ?NO? FIX FOR THE ?SURGING? PROBLEM, WHICH I HAD EXPERIENCED WITH MY NEW VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WENT ON TO TELL ME THAT THE ENGINEERING GROUP AT CHRYSLER FURTHER SUGGESTE

DODGE DAKOTA ST 4X4 EXTRA CAB. REAR PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. THIS WAS WITH ONLY 14 MILES ON IT. THIS WAS JULY 29 2007. I TOOK POSSESSION OF THE TRUCK JULY 28 2007. MY WIFE WENT TO OPEN THE DOOR AND IT WOULD NOT OPEN, IF A PERSON WAS IN THE BACK AND AN ACCIDENT HAPPENED, THE FRONT SEATS DO NOT TILT FORWARD AND SOMEONE MIGHT GET TRAPPED. I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR AND THEY SAID THEY [LITHIA JEEP DODGE FORD OF ROSEBURG] ADJUSTED IT AND ORDERED REPLACEMENT PARTS BUT DON'T SEEM TO BE IN A HURRY TO FIX IT. I TOOK IT IN THE 17TH OF AUG. AFTER CALLING EARLIER IN THE WEEK BEING ASSURED THEY WOULD GET RIGHT TO IT, WHEN I TOOK IT IN THEY SAID THEY WERE 'SWAMPED" AND WERE NOT SURE IF THEY COULD FIX IT IN A TIMELY MANNER. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE CONTACTS HUSBAND DECELERATED. AS HE APPLIED THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE INCREASED TO 20-25 MILES PER HOUR. THE CONTACT HAS NOTIFIED A LOCAL AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNLESS THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES. AS OF AUGUST 10, 2007, THE VEHICLE IS BEING SERVICED AND THE CONTACT IS WAITING TO FIND OUT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 5,000. UPDATED 02-01-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRUCK DID NOT SLOW DOWN ONCE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT AFTER 2 TO 3 MINUTES THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

I HAVE A 2007 DODGE DAKOTA IT HAD 1880 MILES ON IT WHEN THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT NEAR MILE MARKER 38.9 ON ROUTE 80 EAST BOUND IN NJ. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE GOING 65 MILES AN HOUR WHEN THE OUTSIDE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE DEVELOPED AN APPROXIMATELY TWO INCH VERTICAL SPLIT. THE TIRE WENT DOWN IMMEDIATELY, HOWEVER I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AAA SENT A TRUCK OUT AND INSTALLED THE SPARE. THE TIRE WAS A GOODYEAR WRANGLER SR-A P245/70R-16. THE DEALER THAT I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM REFERRED ME TO GOODYEAR. I WENT TO THREE GOODYEAR TIRE STORES AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY A SIDEWALL INTRUSION, AND GOODYEAR WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TIRE. I E-MAILED GOODYEAR A COMPLAINT HOWEVER I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM. I HAD THE TIRE REPLACED AT THE THIRD GOODYEAR TIRE STORE AT A COST OF $161.11. I KEPT THE DEFECTIVE TIRE. I HAD CHECKED THE AIR PRESSURE THAT MORNING BEFORE LEAVING HOME. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE TIRE AT THAT TIME, AND NON OCCURRED THAT DAY PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. I WAS IN THE CENTER LANE OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHEN IT BLEW. THE TIRE HAD LESS THAN 1900 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF THE BLOW OUT AND THE TIRE WAS NOT DAMAGED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. IT IS BEYOND BELIEF THAT GOODYEAR WOULD NOT WARRANTY THIS TIRE, AND IT IS EVEN HARDER TO BELIEVE THAT THEY DO NOT EVEN HAVE ANY INTEREST IN LOOKING AT IT. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SOMETHING IS RUBBING ON THE RIM AND CHEWING AWAY THE METAL WHEN HE MAKES A HARD RIGHT OR LEFT TURN. THE FAILURE BEGAN IN JANUARY OF 2007 WHEN HE HAD A LOWERING KIT INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. ON ONE OCCASION, THE WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE CONTACT HAD TO JACK UP THE VEHICLE TO UNLOCK THE WHEEL. HE BELIEVES THE FAILURE IS AN AFTER MARKET PROBLEM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 2,800 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.