2001 DODGE DAKOTA Complaints

THE DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO PERFORM THE UPPER BALL JOINT WEAR RECALL 04V596000 BECAUSE THE CONSUMER DIDN'T PURCHASE THE VEHICLE FROM THEM. *JB

THE CONTROL ARM AND UPPER BALL JOINTS, WHEN IS THE RECALL GOING TO HAPPEN?? MY TRUCK IS REALLY REALLY BAD. THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT I GOT IS NO GOOD AND MY NEW TIRES ARE BEING EATEN UP BY THIS. I NEED MY TRUCK FOR WORK AND THIS IS SO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IN THIS CONDITION. *NM

THE CONSUMER STATES THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

HEATER CORE FAILURE. TRUCK HAS 44,000 MILES ON IT AND THE HEATER CORE FAILED. COOLANT WAS SPRAYED THROUGHOUT ENTIRE VEHICLE. VISIBILITY WAS REDUCED TO ZERO. *JB

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER. AFTER A KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT VEHICLE WAS PLACED ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE, BUT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED FOR STALLING. HOWEVER, MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT CONTROL ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY DODGE 2001 QUAD CAB HITS ON THE HOOD AS THE WIPERS GO BACK AND FORTH MOTION. THIS IS LEAVING A WEAR MARK IN THE METAL ON THE HOOD FROM WHERE IT CONTINOUSLY HITS. I INFORMED MY DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE VECHICLE AND THEY LAUGHED AT ME. THE PROBLEM IS STILL TAKING PLACE SINCE I BOUGHT THE VECHILE IN 2001. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH FRONT BALL JOINT PUNCTURED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THIS FORCED THE VEHICLE INTO A DITCH. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER OF THE BALL JOINT FAILURE AND REPAIRED IT. *AK

I HAVE HAD A CRUNCHING TYPE NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS, 18 MONTHS AGO MY TRUCK WENT IN FOR A NEW HEATING CORE TO THE DODGE DEALER AND I MENTIONED IT AND THEY SAID THEY TOOK A QUICK LOOK AND IT WAS PROBABLY MY SHOCKS MAKING THE NOISE. IT HAS MADE THE SAME NOISE SINCE THEN AND I HAVE NOT REPLACED MY SHOCKS. I RECENTLY TOOK MY TRUCK INTO REPLACE THE SHOCKS AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THE BALL JOINTS ARE THE PROBLEM NOT THE SHOCKS. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM ON DODGE DAKOTAS AND IT IS WELL KNOWN. HE SAID IT IS BOUND TO FAIL AND COULD CAUSE DEATH. 2 TIMES IV HAD THE FRONT END DRIFT SEVERLY TO THE RIGHT AND HE SAID THIS IS THE PROBLEM>*AK

WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE LOST CONTROL WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK.....*AK

I HAVE A 2001 DAKOTA 2 WHEEL DRIVE WITH A BAD FRONT SUSPENSION. IT ONLY 54000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD THE BUSHING REPLACED THREE TIMES AND NOW THEY TELL ME I NEED UPPER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS, BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS, AND A R/F HUB BEARING. UPPER BALL JOINTS ARE VERY LOOSE. I WAS WONDERING WHY I AM ALWAYS FIXING THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND IF THERE IS ANYTHING I CAN DO TO GET THIS PROBLEM SOLVED. I HEARD THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE DAKOTA'S, BUT NOT THE TWO WHEEL DRIVE. COULD YOU PLEASE HELP ME FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO/ THANKS, STEPHEN. *AK