2000 DODGE DAKOTA Complaints

CONSUMER WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT A POWER STEERING PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION POWER STEERING LOCKED. VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED.*AK

I HAVE NEEDED TO HAVE THE ROTORS ON MY 2000 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB FOR THE SECOND TIME NOW AND IT ONLY HAS 39K MILES ON IT! THE TRUCK VIBRATE UNCONTROLLABLY FROM HIGHWAY TO ANYTHING ABOVE 30MPH WHEN YOU TRY AND STOP. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN PERSISTANT SINCE ABOUT 12000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. ILL DODGE EVER STAND BEHIND THIS OR MAKE A GOOD REPLACEMENT PART OR DO WE ALL HAVE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT??*AK

THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED. *AK *SC *JB

AFTER HEARING OF THE PROBLEMS WITH UPPER BALL JOINTS, I PULLED THE RIGHT SIDE UPPER BALL JOINT LOOSE AND FOUND EXTREME PLAY IN THE JOINT. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT LOCATE A JOINT FOR ME ANYWHERE IN THE STATE AND DETERMINED THAT THE JOINT WAS BACKORDERED BY 3000. TO GET THE BALL JOINT I HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE UPPER CONTROL ARM AT THE PRICE OF 175.00.(PART ONLY) I REMOVED THE ORIGINAL CONTROL ARM AND CUT AWAY THE RUBBER SEAL TO FIND THAT THE LOWER PORTION OF THE JOINT WAS FRACTURED AND THE JOINT WAS WORN TO THE POINT THAT IT WAS ABOUT TO FALL APART. I BELIEVE THAT WITH SOME PRESSURE I COULD PULL THE JOINT APART WITH MY HANDS. WHAT MAKES THIS PROBLEM SO DANGEROUS IS THAT I HAD NO PULLING, TIRE WEAR, KNOCKING, OR CREAKING NOISES TO ALERT ME OF THIS PROBLEM. IF I HAD NOT TAKEN A PROACTIVE LOOK AT THIS JOINT, IT WOULD DEFINITELY HAVE COME APART SOON. I HAVE SAVED THE PART AND WOULD BE WILLING TO SHIP IT TO ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO EXAMINE IT. I HAVE ALSO ORDERED A LEFT SIDE BALL JOINT TO REPLACE AS SOON AS IT IS AVAILABLE. IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER. DODGE SHOULD IGNORE THE LAWYERS AND STEP UP TO THE PLATE TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT. IT MIGHT JUST SAVE A CUSTOMER. RIGHT NOW THE NEW FORD TRUCK IS LOOKING BETTER THAN THE DODGE FOR MY NEXT PURCHASE. *LA

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARP ABOUT EVERY 10 TO 11,000 MILES. HAVE HAD THEN TURNED ONCE AT APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES, AND HAVE LIVED WITH IT SINCE THEN. COST $115 TO TURN THE ROTORS THE FIRST TIME, AND IT'S NOT WORTH IT THAT OFTEN. *LA

BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS ON MY TRUCK ARE BAD, THE MECHANIC WORKING ON THE VEHICLE SAID THEY COULD CAUSE A WRECK IF THEY FAIL WHILE I AM DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *LA

FRONT UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILING AT APROX 43,000 MILES. I HEARD THE SQUEEKY / RATTLE NOISE COMING FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS OR TURNING. I EVENTUALLY MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH DODGE DEALER. VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. DODGE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY.

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR FRONT ALIGNMENT. DURING THE REPAIRS MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

I LIVE IN MASSACHUSETTS AND I FAILLED MY YEARLY TRUCK INSPECTION BECAUSE OF A BAD UPPER BALL JOINT. I HACE A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB AND IT IS A 4 X 4. THE TRUCK HAS 33,900 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NO RECORCE BUT TO FIX IT SINCE I NEED MY VEHICLE TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT CHRYSLER IS HAVING MANY PROBLEMS WITH UPPER BALL JOINTS IN THEIR DAKOTA AND DURANGO LINE. IF I PAY OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED AND THEN CHRYSLER DECIDES TO HAVE A RECALL, WOULD I GET REINBURSED FROM CHRYSLER? I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT I NEED NEW FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THEIR ROTORS? THANKS STEVE MUZZY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL FELL OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS BROKE OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM *MR