2004 DODGE DAKOTA Complaints

I PURCHASED A 2004 DODGE DAKOTA SLT FROM ELK GROVE DODGE, ELK GROVE, CALIFORNIA, ENGINE STARTED OVERHEATING, FIRST TWO TIMES THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM, THE THIRD TIME WAS A BROKEN RADIATOR HOSE AND THE FOURTH TIME REPLACED BOTH CYLINDER HEADS AS HEADS ARE CRACKED DUE TO OVERHEATING. THEY FOUND COOLANT ON SPARK PLUGS. *JB

THE CRUISE CONTROL ON MY 2004 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB TRUCK ACCELERATES GOING DOWNHILL. I HAVE HAD IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES NOW, THEY CAN'T FIND WHAT IS WRONG, AND THE LAST TIME THEY SAID IT "PERFORMED AS DESIGNED". IT'S SUPPOSED TO ACCELERATE GOING DOWNHILL? NEVER HAVE HAD ONE DO THAT BEFORE.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHEN STOPPING AT A LIGHT THE VEHICLE IDLES LOW , 500 RPMS, AND ATTEMPTS TO STALL. DEALER STATES THAT THERE IS A DEFECT. *AK

I BOUGHT A 2004 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB IN JANUARY OF '04 AND IN AUGUST OF THAT YEAR I NOTICED THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT BUCKET SEAT HAD RUST ON THE FRAME. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO HUBLER DODGE OF INDIANAPOLIS AND THE FIRST THING THEY SAID THAT IT IS NOT A WARRANTY ITEM. NOTHING WAS DONE AT THIS TIME, THEN IN AUGUST OF 2004, I NOTICED THE PASSENGER FRONT BUCKET SEAT HAD SURFACE CORROSION. I TOOK IT BACK TO HUBLER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD REPLACE THE SEATS AFTER JANUARY 7, 2005. THIS WAS SO THEY WOULD NOT NEED APPROVAL FROM THEIR DISTRICT MANAGER TO OK THE WORK. DUE TO MY SCHEDULE I TOOK THE TRUCK INTO THEM IN FEB. '05 AND WAS TOLD ONLY THE FRAMES HAD BEEN REPLACED. I INSPECTED THEM, AND THEY HAD SURFACE RUST ON THEM ALSO. THE SERVICE MANAGER LOOKED AT IT AND SAID WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO ABOUT IT. I ASKED TO HAVE THE DISTRICT MANAGER CALL, AND I WAS TOLD THAT HE WOULD. ABOUT 1 WEEK WENT BY AND NOTHING FROM HUBLER. I WENT IN TO HUBLER, AND WAS TOLD THAT HE JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH THE DM. ATER MUCH DISCUSSION AND MISINFORMATION FROM HUBLER, I WAS TOLD THAT IS HOW THE FRAMES COME FROM THE FACTORY AND THAT SURFACE RUST IS OK AND WILL NOT POSE A PROBLEM. THEY WOULD NOT LET ME SPEAK TO THE STORE MANAGER AND/OR OWNER, NOR WOULD THEY GIVE ME A DIRECT NUMBER TO THE DISTRICT MANAGER. I HAD THIS DOCUMENTED AND LEFT THE ESTABLISHMENT. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE FRAME IF NEEDED. *JB

VEHICLE WAS LEANING TO THE RIGHT, AND WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED IT PULLED TO THE RIGHT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF ON THEIR OWN. THE DEALER WAS AWARE THIS IT WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT ON RECALL. *JB *SC

RECALL CAMPAIGN : THE VEHICLE'S BALL JOINTS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION 04V-596. *NM THE VEHICLE' S BALL JOINTS, RACK AND PINION STEERING AND OUTER TIRE RODS ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. *NM

THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2004 DAKOTA 4X4. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAS THE SAME BALL JOINT PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL FOR THE 2000-2003 MODELS. THE CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW WHY THE MANUFACTURER EXCLUDED 2004 DAKOTA . *BF *NM *SC *TC *JB

CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW WHY ARE THE 2004 MODELS BEING EXCLUDING WHEN THE PROBLEM EXISTED IN THE 2004, DODGE DAKOTA THEY HAVE THE SAME BALL JOINTS PROBLEMS. *BF

FRONT END EXPERIENCED SEVERE SHAKING WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP, AND RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE ROTORS WERE MANUFACTURED INCORRECTLY. VEHICLE'S WEIGHT WAS MORE THAN WHAT THE FRONT ROTORS COULD SUPPORT.*AK