1999 DODGE DAKOTA Complaints

HAD JUST STARTED VEHICLE AND IT WAS MOVING WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT THE RIGHT CENTER OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. HAD CONTACTED DEALERSHIP TO HAVE MECHANIC CHECK AIR BAGS NON-DEPLOYMENT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH AND WITH NO WARNING LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, CAUSING THE TIRE TO BLOWOUT. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER. MICHELIN , PILOT LTX, SIZE# P/255/55R17 DOT# UNKNOWN. DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

THE CONSUMER STATED THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS EXPERIENCED PREMATURE FAILURE. *AK *TS *JB

THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE STARTED TO KNOCK ON ACCELERATION, THEN HE NOTICED THE OIL CONSUMPTION STARTED TO GO UP. IT WAS CONFIRMED THE PLENUM SEAL LEAKED. *AK *JB

I TOOK MY TRUCK IN BECAUSE THE OIL PRESSURE WAS INTERMITTENTLY DROPPING TO 0 THEN BACK UP TO 40. THE DEALER PERFORMED MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL TESTS BEFORE GOING TO THE PROBLEM. I DONT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE TESTS DONE WHEN THE OIL PUMP HAS A KNOWN PROBLEM POSTED ALL OVER THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND NHTSA WEBSITES. THEY SHOULD HAVE CHECKED THAT FIRST.*AK

CONUMEER HEARD A NOISE WHILE TRAVELING. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, TECHNICIAN NOTICED BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED AT 28,000,FRONT BEARINGS AND HUB ASSEMBLY FAILED 47,000.NOW SURGING IN CRUISE CONTROL. *AK

CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE KEEP ROLLING. CONSUMER PUMP BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES, THEN THE "ANTI-LOCK" AND "BRAKE" WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FUNCTIONALITY OF FRONT BRAKES WAS PARTIALLY RESTORED. DEALER DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS AND TURNED ROTORS. *PH

THERE WAS A NOISE FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE REAR END BOLTS AND OTHER COMPONENTS CAME APART. THE DEALER REPLACED THE GEARS AND DIFFERENTIAL. THE ABS SYSTEM ALSO FAILED. *AK *NLM

THE VEHICLES FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING AND ACCIDENT. *MR *CB *NLM