1999 DODGE DAKOTA Complaints

PAINT ON TOP OF CAB IS PEALING. DODGE TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD PAY 50% OF $400.00 I FEEL THAT THIS IS WRONG. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THIS IS A RARE PROBLEM. ALMOST ALL DAKOTA HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A BOLD LIE. I WOULD LIKE TO FIGHT THIS.

COMPUTER CONTROLS, LOUD SPARK KNOCK UNDER MODERATE ACCELERATION, UPDATED OSFTWARE ON PCM EXHAUST/EMISSION, LOUD POPPING SOUNDS (BAD CONVERTER) SUSPENSION, LOUD POPPING FROM RIGHT FRONT SIDE UPON SHIFTING, BRAKING, EXITING AND ENTERING VEHICLE, REPL RIGHT UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS, ALIGNMENT

BRAKE PEDAL BROKE WHEN THE SUV APPLIED HIS BRAKE HARD TO STOP FOR THE PICKUP IN FRONT OF HIM. I WAS BEHIND HIM ABOUT 4 TO 5 CAR LENGTHS GOING BETWEEN 40 TO 45 MPH, I HIT THE BRAKES THEY WORKED FOR A SPLIT SECOND AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I REAR ENDED THE SUV. THE ACCIDENT CAUSED ABOUT $3500 DAMAGE TO THE SUV, $2500. TO THE PICKUP IN FRONT OF IT AND $6500 TO $7000. DAMAGE TO MY 19999 DODGE DAKOTA. THE POINT THAT THE BRAKE LINKAGE CONNECTS TO THE BRAKE PEDAL BROKE OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL. *CB

I RECENTLY HAD MY TRUCK IN FOR PRE-WINTER MAINTENANCE CHECK, MY MECHANIC SAID THREE OUT OF THE FOUR BALL JOINTS ARE BAD AND NEED REPLACING. ALSO, WHEN I DO HAVE THEM REPLACED I MAY AS WELL DO ALL FOUR BECAUSE HE HAS SEEN "A LOT" OF DAKOTAS WITH BALL JOINTS GOING BAD. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST $490 TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. WITH JUST OVER 58K MILES, RARELY DRIVEN OFF OF BLACKTOP, AND GIVEN THE RECENTLY PUBLICITY BY THE NEWS MEDIA, IT'S OBVIOUS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM HERE. I FIND THIS TO BE JUSTIFICATION FOR A RECALL OR AT THE VERY LEAST A MANUFACTURERS RE-IMBERSEMENT FOR THE COST OF THE PARTS.

THE LOWER BALL JOINT ON MY 1999 DODGE DAKOTA FAILED. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF VEHICLE TO SLAM VIOLENTLY TO THE GROUND. THE RACK AND PINION WAS DAMAGED AS A RESULT. STEERING ALIGNMENT WAS GREATLY AFFECTED AS WELL. FRONT BUMPER WAS ALSO DAMAGED. I UNDERSTAND THAT THESE BALL JOINTS ARE A GROWING CONCERN WITH DAKOTAS AND DURANGOS AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME ACTION TAKEN BY THE MANUFACTURER. *LA

WHILE DRIVING A NOISE WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE LOWER RIGHT BALL JOINTS AND STABILIZER BUSHINGS WERE WORN OUT AND NEEDED TO REPLACED. *AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM REAR. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC NOTICED THAT BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. *AK

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE DAKOTA WITH 29,985 MILES. I BOUGHT IT NEW. THE BALL JOINTS ARE IN BAD SHAPE. THE DEALER (RUSSELL DODGE - NOW UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP) SAYS THEY EXPECT A RECALL TO OCCUR ON THIS AS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. BUT THEY KEEP TELLING ME TO WAIT. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY. I HAVE EMAILED CHRYSLER TWICE, BUT ALL THEY SAY IS THAT THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALL. ARE THEY WAITING FOR INJURIES OR DEATHS? I SEE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB ABOUT THESE BALL JOINTS BREAKING. IS NHTSA DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? IS CHRYSLER DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT? ALSO, I JUST BOUGHT 4 NEW MICHELIN TIRES TO REPLACE THE DANGEROUS GOODYEAR TIRES THAT CAME WITH THIS VEHICLE. NOT REPLACING ALL THE BALL JOINTS COULD RUIN THESE EXPENSIVE TIRES AND VOID THEIR WARRANTEE. IN THE "INCIDENT DATE" BOX BELOW, I HAVE ENTERED TODAYS DATE, BUT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM OVER MANY MONTHS. PLEASE HELP.*AK

THREE OF THE FOUR UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON MY '99 DAKOTA R/T HAVE PREMATURELY FAILED CAUSING TWO CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS AND THE FRONT TWO TIRES TO WEAR TO THE POINT OF REPLACEMENT.

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE DAKOTA WITH BAD BALL JOINTS. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH ONLY 52,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. IT IS DRIVEN ON PAVED ROADS 98% OF THE TIME AND NEVER OFF ROAD. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. THE TRUCK WAS BUILT WITHOUT A WAY TO GREASE THE JOINTS.. A MAJOR ERROR. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.