2008 Dodge Dakota complaints

CRANK POSITION SENSOR FAILED CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER HARSH DOWNSHIFT FROM TRANSMISION AT SPEED AND LOSS OF POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEARING COULD GET SOMEONE KILLED IF IT WAS IN A INTERSECTION OR ON THE HIGHWAY REPLACEMENT SHOULD BE FREE + TOWING

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HIS 08 DODGE DAKOTA LESS THAN 2 MILES FROM OUR HOME. WE LIVE IN A VERY RURAL AREA. HE WAS NOT GOING MORE THAN 35-40 MPH. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF SHAKING IN THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK. LUCKILY, HE WAS CLOSE TO A RARELY USED ROAD AND PULLED OVER. IT WAS UNUSABLE AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE MECHANIC'S SHOP. BOTH TIE RODS HAD BROKEN ALONG WITH OTHER PARTS THAT WERE SEVERELY WORN. WE HAD JUST HAD A BABY LESS THAN TWO WEEKS BEFORE AND WE HAD ALL RIDDEN IN THE TRUCK TOGETHER DAYS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. THANK THE GOOD LORD MY HUSBAND DID NOT WRECK AND THE BABY AND MYSELF WERE NOT WITH HIM. THE CHRYSLER COMPANY NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM!!! IT WAS EXPENSIVE TO FIX FOR A FAMILY WITH A NEW BABY AND VERY, VERY DANGEROUS!! *TR

VEHICLE FAILED STATE SAFETY TEST DUE TO NEED FOR LOWER BALL JOINTS AT <70K MILES. *TR

WHEEL CYLINDER FOR THE REAR BRAKES WAS FAULTY AND LEAKING. THIS LED TO THE BRAKES BEING PARTIALLY ON CONSTANTLY, AND THE BRAKE SHOES TO WEAR TO BELOW SAFE LIMITS WITHIN A YEAR. *TR

RIGHT REAR TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR INTERNAL FAILURE, LEADING TO NEED FOR REPLACEMENT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE OUTER TIE ROD FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNUSABLE, THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE CRASHED IF I HAD NOT BEEN LUCKY AND BROUGHT IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD QUICKLY. BOTH TIE ROD ENDS WERE FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AS WELL AS THE SWAY BAR MOUNTS. IN ADDITION THIS VEHICLE HAS ROUTINELY HAD A TURN SIGNAL PROBLEM, WHEN YOU TURN ON THE LEFT SIGNAL THE RIGHT SIGNAL ILLUMINATES ABOUT 25 PERCENT OF THE TIME. *TR

THIS TRUCK HAS HAD TO BE TOWED IN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES IN THE 15 MONTHS SINCE I'VE OWNED IT. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TELLS ME IT IS DUE TO THE TIPM. THE FAILURE OF THIS PART MAKES THE VEHICLE IMPOSSIBLE TO START. APPARENTLY CHRYSLER HAS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THIS PART. *TR

WENT TO USE TURN SIGNALS AND THEY HANG UP. THEY DO NOT QUIT BLINKING RIGHT AWAY. DOES NOT MATTER WHICH ONE YOU TURN ON-LEFT OR RIGHT (UP OR DOWN). *TR

RE: 2008 DODGE DAKOTA BEEN SEARCHING FOR RECALL ON THE ABOVE VEHICLE, BEEN STOPPED NUMEROUS OF TIME BY OFFICERS ABOUT SIGNALS. HAVE REPLACED BULBS AND DOESN'T WORK. PROBLEMS: TURNS LEFT SIGNAL LIGHT ON AND THE RIGHT ONE COMES ON, THIS HAPPENS 95% OF THE TIME. EMERGENCY FLASHES DOES NOT WORK 75% OF THE TIME. *JS

I WAS GOING DOWN FORT SILL BLVD AND I REAR ENDED ANOTHER TRUCK. I WAS GOING ROUGHLY 40 TO 45 MILES PER HOUR. MY ENTIRE FRONT END WAS COMPLETELY SMASHED IN, YET MY AIR BAGS STILL DIDN'T DEPLOY?? THIS IS HE SECOND ACCIDENT THAT THEY DIDN'T DEPLOY. I HAVE SEVERAL PHOTOS OF MY TRUCKS FRONT END AND THE INSIDE SHOWING THAT THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *TR

LOWER CORE SUPPORT IS SEVERELY RUSTING AWAY. FRONT END WILL EVENTUALLY DROP OFF! CHRYSLER CORP. HAS DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SERVICE LESS THAN 2000 DAYS AND WAS MANUFACTURED WITH SHODDY PARTS. *TR

WIND SHIELD WIPER MOTOR IS GOOD BUT SWITCH IS DEFECTIVE. ONLY WIPES VERY SLOW IS VERY DANGERS FOR ME TO TRAVEL WHEN ITS RAINING. *TR

REPAIR SHOP SAID I NEEDED NEW FRONT BRAKE PADS & ROTORS, TIE RODS WERE ABOUT TO FALL OFF, SAID IT WAS DANGER TO DRIVE. CHRYSLER DEALER SAID IT WAS OUT WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIGOROUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND CLEANED THE ROTORS. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FRONT END AND NOT NECESSARILY THE BRAKES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. *TR

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

AFTER 62000 MILES RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THAT WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER, 62000 IS TOO SOON TO BE REPLACING RACK AND PINION. *TR

DROVE VEHICLE HOME LAST NIGHT JUST FINE. WENT TO LEAVE THIS MORNING AND FRONT RIGHT TIRE WOULDN'T ROLL. UPON INSPECTION, TIE ROD IS NOT ATTACHED. IT JUST FELL OFF. THIS IS A COMMUTER VEHICLE AND HAS NEVER BEEN USED OFF-ROAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED INTO THE BOOT AND CAUSED IT TO RUPTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

I HAD PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE IN FEB 2011, AND EVER SINCE I HAVE REPORTED TO MY DEALER THAT I BEEN FEELING VIBRATION WHEN I APPLY MY BRAKES AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, STEERING WHEEL STARTS TO SHAKE AND BRAKES SHAKE WHEN APPLIED. THEY HAD TEST DROVE IT AN THEY CAME BACK AN TOLD ME IT WAS JUST THE ROAD, THEY INFORMED TO CHANGE THE BREAKS AND ROTORS, AND I SHOULD B FINE, SO I DID. NOW IM HAVING TROUBLE WITH ROAD VIBRATION FROM NEW TIRES, ALSO HAD A ALIGNMENT FOR ALL FOUR TIRES, AND THEY NOT ABLE TO KEEP PROPER BALANCE AND NOW AGAIN WITH MY ROTORS AND BRAKES SHAKES WHEN I APPLY AND I FEEL IT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I JUST MAY NEED TO TAKE IT IN HAVE THEM LOOK EVERYTHING OVERAGAIN, BUT BY ANOTHER MECHANIC.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE INSPECTING THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE PRESSURE THE VALVE STEM FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE VALVE STEM AND TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

ON 9 JULY 2012, I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO T J TIRE AND SERVICE IN RICHLANDS, NC. I WAS THERE TO HAVE TIRES INSTALLED ONTO MY TRUCK. THE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A VERY BAD SITUATION WITH MY VALVE STEMS AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PERFORM THE INSTALL WITH THE CURRENT VALVE STEMS. THE PROBLEM WITH THE VALVE STEM IS THAT THEY WERE SEVERELY CORRODED AND WERE BREAKING AND FRAGMENTING APART. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORPORATION TO SEE IF THERE WAS A TSB OR A RECALL. THEY RESPONDED THAT THERE WAS NOT ONE IN EFFECT OR PENDING. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VALVE STEM IT WAS FOUND TO BE COMPOSED OF AN ALUMINUM STEM, BRASS VALVE CORE AND A CAP OF UNKNOWN METAL/ALLOY. THIS COMBINATION OF DISSIMILAR METALS ON A COMPONENT EXPOSED TO WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS IS NOT ADVISABLE. THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A DIRECT CORRELATION BETWEEN THE DISSIMILAR METALS AND INCREASED RATE OF CORROSION. THIS COMPONENT IS SUBJECT TO FAILURE AND WOULD POSE A SIGNIFICANT RISK AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. *TR

I NEVER KNOW WHETHER THE WIPERS WILL WORK WHEN IT IS RAINING OR NOT. USUALLY, IF THEY START WORKING WHEN TURNED ON, THEY WILL CONTINUE. ALTHOUGH, THEY MAY WIPE CONTINUOUSLY WHEN SET IN THE INTERMITTENT RANGE; ALTERNATIVELY, THEY MAY WORK ON INTERMITTENT EVEN WHEN SET TO CONTINUOUS. I HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO SET THE WIPERS TO "HIGH", THE FASTEST THEY WILL GO IS CONTINUOUS, NORMAL SPEED. INFREQUENTLY, THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS WILL NOT SELF CANCEL, OR THEY WILL SPONTANEOUSLY BEING TO FLASH IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO THE SETTING. VERY STRANGE. *TR

BRAKES LOCKED AND SMOKED WHEN GOING OVER 50 MILES PER HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY ON MY DAKOTA. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO STOP. THE BRAKES SMELLED LIKE THEY WERE BURNING. I WAITED FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND PROCEEDED TO TRY TO GET TO THE NEXT EXIT. HOWEVER, THE SHAKING CONTINUED. I PULLED OVER ONCE AGAIN AND WAITED FOR ANOTHER 30 MINUTES. AT THIS POINT, I GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND IT DIDN'T DO IT ANYMORE. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THIS CHECKED, I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE CALIPERS, PADS AND ROTORS. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION ON THE WEB, I'M FINDING THIS IS HAPPENING TO SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS NAME BRAND: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/DAKOTA/2002/BRAKES/BRAKES_LOCK_UP.SHTML. BASED ON THE COMPLAINT AND EVEN IF THE BRAKES GETS FIXED, IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT USING THE CAR TO GO ANYWHERE FAR SINCE I FEEL IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. I HAVE NOT GOTTEN IT FIXED YET AS I'M NOT SURE IT'S EVEN WORTH IT. THIS HAPPENED TO ANOTHER 2005 DODGE DAKOTA TRUCK I HAD BUT SINCE I WAS STILL UNDER THE WARRANTY, IT WAS FIXED ALTHOUGH THEY GAVE ME A HARD TIME ACCUSING ME OF TAKING THE CAR ELSEWHERE FOR MAINTENANCE. I THOUGHT THE ISSUE WITH DAKOTAS WAS A ONE-TIME INCIDENT. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE FURTHER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ENGAGING THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL, THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WOULD ACTIVATE AND IF HE ENGAGED THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WOULD ACTIVATE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE TURN SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,437 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,692.

TURN SIGNALS AND WIPERS INTERMITTENT. PUSH LEVER DOWN AND RIGHT SIGNAL MAY BLINK, OR NO SIGNAL, OR LEFT SIGNAL. PUSH LEVER UP AND RIGHT SIGNAL MAY BLINK OR NOTHING AT ALL. IF SIGNALS DO WORK PROPERLY AS THEY SWITCH OFF (EITHER MANUALLY OR WHEN THE TURN IS COMPLETED) OPPOSITE SIGNAL MAY BLINK 1-3 TIMES. WHILE SWITCHING FROM HIGH BEAM TO LOW BEAM AND VICE VERSA WINDSHIELD WASHER AND WIPERS WILL TURN ON FOR 3-4 SWIPES. *KB

OUR 2008 DODGE DAKOTA HAD TWO TIE RODS FAIL IN TWO MONTHS. THE TRUCK WAS FRESH OUT OF WARRANTY WITH APPROX 63,000 MILES. FIRST ONE TIE ROD BROKE, THEN WITHIN TWO MONTHS, THE OTHER. NO WARNING, WHEN FIRST TIE ROD END WAS REPLACED, OTHER TIE ROD WAS CHECKED,LOOKED OK. NEW TIE ROD ENDS WERE INSTALLED. BOTH PRESENTED DRAMATIC SAFETY ISSUES. THE TIE ROD BROKE AND FELL SO THAT THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL OF THE FRONT WHEELS. BY SHEER LUCK, WE WERE NOT DRIVING 65 MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY, BUT IN A RURAL TOWN SETTING, SO WE DID NOT CRASH THE TRUCK. THE MECHANICS ON THE SECOND BREAKDOWN OF THE TIE ROD END TOLD US SOMETHING HAD TO BE WRONG WITH THE SECOND ONE GOING. THIS DOESN'T JUST HAPPEN TWICE ON ONE TRUCK. CHRYSLER "CUSTOMER SERVICE" OFFERED TO PAY FOR THE PARTS. CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE DID NOT UNDERSTAND ENGLISH AND WE COULD NOT UNDERSTAND THE REPRESENTATIVE, WHO SPOKE WITH A HEAVY ACCENT, MAKING IT DIFFICULT, NO, IMPOSSIBLE TO UNDERSTAND THE REPRESENTATIVE. FROM THE RESPONSES WE GOT FROM OUR MECHANICS AND CHRYSLER, IT IS OBVIOUS TO US THAT THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TRUCK THAT CAME IN WITH THE VERY SAME PROBLEM. THE TIE ROD ENDS FAILING IS NOT THE SAME AS THE HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER QUITTING. IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, AND WE GOT NO SATISFACTION AND WERE TREATED AS THOUGH IT WAS SOME IRRITATION THAT THEY WERE BOTHERED WITH. WE BELIEVE THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM, AND THEIR (CUSTOMER SERVICE) KNOW ABOUT IT AND ONLY WANTED TO GET US OFF THEIR BACK BY GIVING US THE LOWEST POS

THE STEERING LINKAGE BALL JOINT BROKE ON MY 2008 DODGE DAKOTA WITH ONLY 23,153 MILES. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKED. THE CONTACT DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ROTOR, CALIPER, AND BRAKE SHOE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,575.

ERRATIC POWER STEERING. WORSE WHEN COLD. NEVER KNEW WHEN THE POWER STEERING WOULD WORK. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RECOVER FROM LEFT TURN REQUIRING PULLING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT TO KEEP UNDER CONTROL. *TR

HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED ON THE VEHICLE DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIE ROD END WAS LOOSE AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED, OR ELSE THE POSSIBILITY OF LOSING STEERING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WOULD BE EMINENT. WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIE ROD ENDS WERE DESIGNED FOR CARS, AND THESE SAME TIE ROD ENDS WERE ALSO USED IN THE TRUCKS. I ASKED IF THE PARTS HAD BEEN UPGRADED AND WAS TOLD NO THEY HAD NOT BEEN UPGRADED, AND THAT THE SAME PARTS WOULD BE USED TO REPLACE THE OLD WORN ONES. WHY ARE PARTS DESIGNED FOR A CAR BEING USED IN A TRUCK, ESPECIALLY IN SUCH A CRITICAL AREA? LUCKILY, THIS WAS CAUGHT BEFORE A DISASTER HAPPENED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE DAKOTA. UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED WATER ON THE SEATS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE DOOR GASKETS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE HAD NOT RECURRED. HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE RADIO INTERMITTENTLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

I WAS DRIVING EAST ON A TWO LANE ROAD, AS I HEARD A SLIGHT POP COME FROM MY DRIVER SIDE TIRE. SUDDENLY AFTER THAT POP, THEIR WAS A SLIP IN THE STEERING AND I HAD NOTICED THAT MY DRIVER SIDE TIRE STARTED TO LOSE MASSIVE CONTROL, THUS JERKING AND LOCKING UP THE TRUCK IN MATTERS OF SECONDS. LUCKILY DRIVERS BEHIND ME WERE PAYING ATTENTION AND SWERVED OUT OF THE WAY NEARLY MISSING THE TRUCK. I GAINED SOME CONTROL AND PULLED INTO A NEAR BY BUSINESS. PARKED I ASSESSING THE SITUATION. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TIE ROD HAD FALLEN OFF THE CONNECTION FOR KNOW REASON AT ALL. THE TRUCK IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND 51,000 MILES, WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE DAKOTA CLUBCAB 4X2. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE CAR HEAD-ON CRASH IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. ONE PERSON WAS REPORTED INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FLOOR MAT CAUSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO STICK. AS A CONSEQUENCE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENTION, AND REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 62,000. UPDATED 11/6/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HE HIT WAS ONLY BUMPED AND NEITHER VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. UPDATED 11/09/09.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT HEARS STATIC IN EVERY RADIO STATION IN HIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE RADIO SYSTEM IN ALL OF THE MANUFACTURER'S VEHICLES. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN PRESENT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7. UPDATED 09/29/08. *LJ UPDATED 09/29/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AND THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE VEHICLE, WHEN IT WAS ACTUALLY FULL. THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, BUT THE FUEL GAUGE STILL INDICATED THAT IT WAS EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FOLLOWING WEEK, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND AGAIN ON JULY 22, 2008. DURING THE MOST RECENT FAILURE, THE BODY SHOP MECHANIC HAD TO REPAIR A SMALL DING IN HER DOOR. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. ONCE AT THE DEALER, SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO REMAIN THERE FOR INSPECTION. SHE IS CURRENTLY AWAITING THE DEALER TO INFORM HER IF A RENTAL WILL BE PROVIDED IN THE INTERIM. THE CONTACT IS CURRENTLY DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,100 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,400.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE IN HER VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE POWER. THE FUEL GAUGE DIAL DROPPED BELOW EMPTY WHEN THE GAS TANK WAS MORE THAN HALFWAY FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS. AFTER THE ENGINE RESTARTED, THE FUEL GAUGE DIAL REMAINED BELOW EMPTY AND NEVER RETURNED TO THE ORIGINAL POSITION. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND DID NOT HAVE IT INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THREE DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE FAILURE RECURRED. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AGAIN, BUT WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THEY FOUND RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE, BUT NONE THAT WERE RELATED TO THIS FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY PARKED AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE BECAUSE SHE IS SCARED TO DRIVE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 4,108.

FRONT BRAKES GET GRABBY, THAN LOCK-UP, WHEN DRIVEN AT RANDOM SPEEDS. THIS CAUSES THE WHEELS TO SMOKE AND ROTOR GRINDING. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 7 TIMES FROM 500 MILES TO 10,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE 2 DIFFERENT DODGE DEALERS FOR A TOTAL 3 TIMES. THE ONLY WAY I CAN GET THE BRAKES TO UNLOCK IS TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND RESTART THE ENGINE. *TR

WRONG TIRES ON TRUCK 2PLY WILL BLOW OUT IF PUT ON A TRUCK. *TR

I OWN A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA CREW CAB. WHEN INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS REAR END COLLISION TO MY VEHICLE, THE DRIVER SEAT SNAPPED BACK RESULTING IN MY HUSBAND HITTING HIS HEAD INTO THE BACK SEAT HEAD REST AND THEN GOING THROUGH THE BACK WINDOW. *TR

VEHICLE FAILS TO REVERSE, THEN JERKS IN AND OUT OF REVERSE, VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO DEALER FOR REPAIR, SERVICE MANAGER SAID THE IS A PROBLEM WITH ALL DAKOTAS AND 1500'S AND AT THIS TIME THERE IS NO KNOWN SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM, HE ALSO STATED THAT CHRYSLER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY KEEP ON SELLING THEM. *TR