2000 DODGE DAKOTA Complaints

THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A WHINING NOISE WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH OR MORE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED THIS WOULD BE THE FORTH REPLACEMENT WITHIN A YEAR. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *JB DEALER HOWEVER. THERE IS VIBRATION AT 40 MPH. TIRES AND SUSPENSION INSPECTED, NO PROBLEM FOUND. ENGINE HARD TO START FOLLOWING OVERHEATING. DEALER FOUND NO CONDITION THAT MERITS A REPAIR. *TT

' RECALL CAMPAIGN' ISSUED FOR 2000 DODGE DAKOTA 4X4 FOR UPPER BALL JOINTS, PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *BF RECALL# 04V596000. *SC *JB

POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA WITH ONLY 60,000 MILES. APPARENTLY THE MAIN SEAL BLEW OUT AND ALL FLUID LEAKED OUT CAUSING DIFFICULT STEERING. REQUIRED THAT THE ENTIRE PUMP BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V596000; DAIMLER CHRYSLER ISSUED AN UPPER BALL JOINT RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN, BUT THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE FELL OFF AT 55 MPH. *AK

CONSUMER WAS A PART OF A RECALL FOR THE BALL JOINT. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO PARTS. WAS TOLD HE WOULD BE PLACED ON A LIST. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

DODGE DAKOTA 2000 CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE SHAKES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *BF THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE HE HEARD ABOUT A RECALL ON THE DODGE DAKOTA. THE DEALER EXPLAINED THAT THE RECALL WAS FOR 4X4 VEHICLE'S ONLY. *NM

'RECALL CAMPAIGN' DODGE DAKOTA 2000, CONSUMER REPLACED BALL JOINTS . *BF THE CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED BY PHONE THAT HE WOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE BALL JOINTS WHICH FAILED. THE TIE RODS ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED AND CONSUMER FEELS HE SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THAT AS WELL. *NM

A LOUD CLANKING NOISE STARTED COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER ALSO NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SWAY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ON ITS OWN. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE SUSPENSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

ALL THE BALLJOINTS ON MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB 2WD WITH 51,000 MILES, HAVE GONE BAD. THE LOWERS I REPLACED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL OR NOTICE OF EXTENDED WARRANTY. WHILE REPLACING THE LOWERS, ONE THE THE DUST BOOTS FELL OFF THE UPPER BALL JOINT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I THEN INSPECTED THE BOOT TO FIND THAT THERE WAS DRIED GREASE(FLAKY) AND THE BALLJOINT WAS EXTREMELY EASY TO ROTATE BY HAND. I THEN REALIZED THAT THE BOOT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO COME OFF ON ITS OWN. SO I CALLED TWO LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIPS AND EXPLAINED THE ISSUE. THEY EXPLAINED THAT EVEN THOUGH THE BOOT CAME OFF(AND DID CONFIRM IT SHOULD NOT HAVE), AND THAT THE GREASE MAYBE DRIED OUT, THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE BALLJOINT UNTIL IT ACTUALLY HAS PLAY IN IT. NOW I KNOW THAT WITHOUT GREASE, THE BALLJOINT WILL WEAR OUT FASTER, AND THAT THESE HAVE ALREADY BEEN AN ISSUE. I AM REALLY CONCERNED THAT THEY DO NOT WANT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BEFORE IT BECOMES DANGEROUS. I DO HAVE HIGH RESOLUTION PICS OF THE BALLJOINT DESCRIBED ABOVE. THANKS.*AK

THE TILT FEATURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL OF THE CONSUMER'S 2000 DODGE DAKOTA SHORTED OUT A WIRE WHICH CAUSED THE HEADLIGHTS TO GO OUT. *NM THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS 16 MONTHS OLD AND RECURRED 12 MONTHS LATER. *SC