1992 DODGE DAKOTA Complaints

THE DOOR ASSEMBLY ON THE DRIVER-SIDE FAILED WHEN THE LOWER HINGE COLLAPSED INTO THE DOOR. THIS CAUSED THE DOOR TO BE MISALIGNED, PREVENTING THE LATCH FROM ENGAGING LATCH BOLT. THE FUEL GAUGE READS 1/4 SHORTLY AFTER FUELING AND WILL STAY THEIR UNTIL THE TANK IS ALMOST EMPTY. THE RADIATOR CORE FINS DISINEGRATED AND/OR FELL OUT OF THE RADIATOR, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT.*AK

RECALL 00V199000; FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 00V106000, AND MADE CONTACT WITH DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR THE DEFECT. DEALERSHIP WAS REFUSING SERVICE BECAUSE THERE WAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION, AND MUST BE CORRECTED BEFORE THEY PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

BODY SHEET METAL BREAKAGE WHERE LOWER DOOR HINGES ARE WELDED, BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE. REPAIR SHOP ADVISES TYPICAL ON DODGE DAKOTA AND DOOR COULD POSSIBLE FALL OFF WHILE DRIVING. COST TO REPAIR EACH DOOR APPROX $400.

RECALL 871 WAS PERFORMED ON 21 JUNE 2000 AND WHEN COMPLEATED TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO OVERDRIV ( 4TH GEAR), ALSO CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK. ON 10 JULY 2000 TRUCK WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALER AND TRANSMISSION INSPECTED AND COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. MANUFACTURE CALLED AND THEY WOULD DUE NOTHING ABOUT PROBLEM.*AK

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIR 00V-106, AFTER REPAIR THE VEHICLE BEGAN EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY SHIFTING GEARS WHICH IT HAD NEVER EXPERINCED PRIOR TO HAVING THE VALVE REPLACED, THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED AND THE MANUAL SHIFT VALVE WAS REPLACED AGAIN AND THE CONSUMER WAS CHARGED FOR REPAIR, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE SECOND REPAIR. NLM

AFTER PARKING VEHICLE, PUTTING GEAR IN PARK, COULD NOT GET GEAR SHIFT OUT OF PARK GEAR, HAD TO PUT GEAR IN NEUTAL, THEN BACK TO PARK WITH ENGINE RUNNING BEFORE TRUCK WOULD MOVE OUT OF PARK.

VEHICLE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE BODY DAMAGE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-106 WHEN THE VEHICLE ROLLED WHILE IN PARK. NLM

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH . ENGINE WILL SHUT DOWN WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. SOMETIMES CONSUMER COULD BE FOLLOWED BY OTHER VEHICLES WITH CAUTION WHILE DRIVING OFF THE ROAD. *AK