2002 DODGE DAKOTA Complaints

WHILE DRIVING MY 2002 DODGE DAKOTA 55 MILES PER HOUR I WAS THROWN TO THE LEFT PUSHED ON BRAKE PEDAL AND THE TRUCK SHOT RIGHT WHEN I GOT OUT THE FRONT ROTORS WERE RED HOT AND SMOKING TRUCK WOULD NOT MOVE HAD IT TOWED HOME WHERE IT STILL SITS I THANK GOD I WAS NOT KILLED OR HURT OR KILLED SOME ONE ELSE COME TO FIND OUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK AND TO TRY AND REPAIR IT THAT IT WILL ONLY RETURN. *TR

MY WINDSHIELD IS BEING SCRATCHED BECAUSE OF DRY WIPER BLADES CONTACTING THE INITIAL DRY GLASS BEFORE THE WASHER PUMP ENGAGES, THEN THE BLADES WILL OSCILLATE ABOUT 6 TIMES BEFORE EVEN A DRIBBLE OF WATER WILL SHOW UP. THE LINES WERE PRESSURIZED AND JETTED BOTH WITH AIR AND WATER. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE PUMP. THE VISIBILITY IS GOOD WHEN IT RAINS. NEW ARMS AND BLADE ASSEMBLIES WERE INSTALLED. VISION IS NOT SAFE AT 25MPH. AT 55MPH WHEN THE PUMP IS ENGAGED IT SEEMS THAT WATER IS BEING SIPHENED AND A BETTER COVERAGE OF THE GLASS OCCURS. *TR

HIT A TREE HEAD ON AND THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND I HIT THE TREE VERY HARD THE TRUCK IS UNDRIVEABLE. *TR

FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS,BRAKE LINES,BRAKE PADS,AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. BRAKES WERE BINDING UP AND WOULD NOT LET THE BRAKE PADS TO RELEASE. *TR

HAVE A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA WITH A 4.7 LITRE ENGINE ,ENGINE HAS SEVERE OIL SLUDGE WHICH CAUSE MY VEHICLE TO BREAK DOWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE ,THE FIRST TIME I NOTICE ENGINE RUNNING HOT,TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE REMOVED THE VALVE COVERS AND NOTICED SEVERE OIL SLUDGE ,PROCEEDED TO TAKE THE ENGINE APART AND CLEANED IT AND PUT IT BACK TOGETHER,THIS WAS LESS THAN 20,000 MILES AGO.WE WENTON A TRIP THAT WAS A BOUT 260 MILES AWAY ,IT WAS A COLD MORNING ,ENGINE GOT HOT AND STARTED RUNNING ROUGH THEN WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE THEN THE TRUCK START CLANKING UNDER THE HOOD. I TOOK THE VALVE COVERS OFF AND IT WAS CLOGGED AGAIN. NOW I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS ENGINE IS FAMOUS FOR THIS PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER KNOWS IT CAN YOU HELP. *TR

AT LOW SPEEDS OR WHEN PANIC STOPPING AT HIGHER SPEEDS REAR WHEELS ABS WILL LOCK UP. AT 40MPH APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION LIGHT TURNED YELLOW AND I HIT THE BRAKES AND REAR LOCKED UP, I LET OFF AND APPLIED/LOCKUP/SKID, LET OFF APPLIED/LOCKUP/SKID, LET OFF APPLIED/LOCKUP/SKID THEN STOP, LUCKY I HAD SUFFICIENT ROOM TO STOP. SIMPLY TRYING TO PARK HAS BECOME AN ADVENTURE. TOOK IT TO A DEALER BEFORE ABOVE INCIDENT AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKES ARE FINE BUT THAT REAR WERE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, AND THEY SWAPPED DRUMS LEFT TO RIGHT AND ADJUSTED THE BRAKES AND IT MADE IT BETTER FOR MAYBE A WEEK OR TWO. *TR

FAN QUIT WORKING. REPLACED BLOWER MOTOR AND FAN SPEED RESISTER DUE TO MELTING OF COMPONENTS. POSSIBLE FIRE RISK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA SPORT. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION LETTER FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER, 03V389000, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND NOTIFIED AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE NO RECALLS THAT WERE APPLICABLE TO HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. HE SPECULATED THAT THERE WAS AN ERROR IN THE MANUFACTURERS VIN DATABASE. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH HE CRASHED INTO A LIGHT POLE. UPON IMPACT THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. AS A RESULT HE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS BACK, SHOULDER AND HIP ON THE LEFT SIDE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING INSPECTED BY AN INSURANCE ADJUSTER. HE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED BY A REPRESENTATIVE THAT UNLESS THE ENGINE COMES INTO THE CAB, THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 93,120. UPDATED 10/19/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED HE SUDDENLY STEERED TOWARDS THE POLE TO AVOID BEING HIT BY VEHICLE #2. THE MANUFACTURER SENT THE CONSUMER A LETTER STATING THE VEHICLE FAILED TO REACH THE CORRECT DECELERATION SPEED AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH THE SYSTEM AND NO CODES WERE PRESENT. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BATTERY HAD BEEN DISCONNECTED AT THE SCENE DUE TO THE UTILITY POLE AND THE POSSIBILITY OF ELECTROCUTION. UPDATED 10/19/09. THE CONSUMER STATED CHRYSLER HAS NOT DONE NOTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 04/12/10.

LOWER U JOINT IN THE STEERING SHAFT BREAKS. MINE LUCKLY BROKE IN MY DRIVEWAY BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN BAD. THE PART IS UNAVAILBLE AFTERMARKET. DEALER IS BACK ORDERD FOR WEEKS. I HAD TO DRIVE OVER 2 HOURS AWAY TO GET THE SHAFT AT THE CLOSEST DEALER. *TR