2005 DODGE DAKOTA Complaints

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB AND WHEN I WOULD GO TO STOP FROM HIGH SPEEDS IT WOULD SHUTTER REALLY BAD UNTIL I WOULD TAKE MY FOOT OFF OF THE BREAK. HOWEVER IN MAY 06 I WAS HIT IN THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE AND HAD MY ENTIRE REAR AXLE REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE SINCE THE OLD ONE WAS DAMAGED IN THE ACCIDENT AND NO LONGER HAVE THE SHUTTERING WHEN I STOP. *NM

I OWN A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA BOUGHT IN B.C CANADA. WHEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN ON A HILL MY TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY EVERY TIME I APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND IT HAD VERY LITTLE BRAKING POWER. I FELT THAT IF I KEPT APPLYING THE BRAKES IT WOULD FLY OFF THE ROAD. BEFORE I WENT ON THIS TRIP DODGE INSPECTED MY VEHICLE AND CLEANED MY BRAKES. THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS GREAT AND I WAS ON MY WAY. I TALKED TO DODGE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE AND OFFERED NO HELP EVEN THOUGH I FELT MY LIFE WAS IN DANGER. MY GIRLFRIEND WILL NOT RIDE IN MY TRUCK ANYMORE AND I DON'T BLAME HER. PLEASE MAKE DODGE RECALL THIS TRUCK FOR IT HAS MANY PROBLEMS AND BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT . THANKS. *JB

AT RANDOM, MY VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF OR DIE CAUSING ME TO LOOSE THE ABILITY TO STEER. IT CAN STALL WHILE WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT, OR TURNING LEFT. MOST RECENTLY IT STALLED WHILE I WAS TURNING LEFT AND I ALMOST HIT A PARKED CAR SINCE I HAD NO STEERING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 12 TIMES. ONE TIME IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN ONE DAY. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. ITS SEEMS TO STALL AFTER I WAS STOPPED AND WAITING OR WHEN I DECELERATE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, BUT RESTARTED EACH TIME. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FLASH, BUT THERE WAS NO REPAIR AVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/04/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD,RESTARTED, AND WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE UPGRADED.

I HAVE TAKEN THE 2005 DODGE DAKOTA 4X4 BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR ON JULY 24, 2006. SERVICE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. 1) BUZZING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE ALSO IN REVERSE. 2) TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN DRIVE AND REVERSE WHEN GOING UP A STEEP INCLINE. THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT DOWNSHIFTING TO A LOWER GEAR WHEN DRIVING UP A HILL, HAVE TO PUT TRANSMISSION IN 2ND GEAR TO DRIVE UP A STEEP HILL. 3) TRUCK HAS TO COME ALMOST TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS INTO 1ST GEAR. 4) AFTER THE TRUCK HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR A WHILE, THERE IS A METALLIC "CLANKING" NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING GEARS. 5) THE FRONT AXLES (DRIVESHAFTS) ARE MAKING A GRINDING NOISE WHEN EXECUTING A SHARP TURN WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. 6) WHEN IN PARK WITH THE TRUCK TURNED OFF THERE IS A LOT OF PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL, IT WILL NOT LOCK INTO PLACE WHEN THE KEY IS REMOVED. *NM

I PURCHASED A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA AND 6 MONTHS AFTER MY PURCHASE THE VEHICLES IDLER WAS JUMPING FROM 1 TO 3 AND THEN VEHICLE DIES. IT CONTINUES TO THIS. I HAVE BRINGING MY TRUCK IN TO BE SERVICED SENSE 11-2005 AND 2 MONTHS AGO I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO FIX FOR THE ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN BATTLING WITH CHRYSLER FOR THE LEMON LAW, AND THEY STATE MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. TO THIS DATE NO REPAIR, VEHICLE DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION AND WAS RE-ENDED.

2005 DODGE DAKOTA TRUCK WITH 8,000 MILES ON IT. BRAKES HAVE STARTED TO VIOLENTLY PULSATE WHEN APPLIED. WENT TO ONE DODGE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD SEE NO PROBLEM. ANOTHER DEALER SAID THE TIRE SHOP PROBABLY DID IT WHEN THEY ROTATED MY TIRES. HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED DODGE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT ROTORS WARPING AND PADS AND IS ELECTING TO IGNORE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *JB

ON GOING INCIDENT. UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS WITH ANY LOAD IN TRUCK BED IT TAKES OVER 200 FEET TO STOP FROM 60 MPH. IF YOU ADD A LOAD OR TRAILER OR BOTH THE STOPPING DISTANCES INCREASE TO WELL OVER 300 FEET & THERE WAS BRAKE VIBRATION COMING FROM THE REAR. TO ADDRESS THE VIBRATION PROBLEM DODGE CAME OUT WITH A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB), #05-004-05 REV. A, TO ADDRESS THE VIBRATION PROBLEM. BULLETIN COMPLIED WITH WHICH AMOUNT TO REFACING THE FRONT DISCS & REAR DRUMS,& REPLACEMENT OF THE REAR LININGS. AT TIME OF PICK UP THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE PUMPED 2 OR MORE TIMES TO OBTAIN BRAKING ACTION. UPON RE-INSPECTION BY THE DEALER THEY FOUND THAT ONE OF THE AUTOMATIC ADJUSTER LOCK DOWN SPRING HAD BECOME LOOSE. RE-ATTACHED, IT SOLVED THE PUMPING OF THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR. HOWEVER, THE ONCE FIRM BRAKE PEDAL IS NOW TOO SOFT AND NO AMOUNT OF PUMPING WILL PROVIDE A FIRM FEEL. THE DEALER TRIED TO CALL DODGE TECHNICAL SERVICES. THEY ADVISED THAT COULD NOT FIND AN ANSWER OR REASON FOR THE PROBLEM. AT THE PRESENT TIME I'M HAVING TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM AS THE WORK WAS DONE WHILE I WAS ON A TRIP TO ILLINOIS AND I LIVE IN GEORGIA. MY LOCAL DEALER HERE IN GEORGIA IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE. THE DEALER IN ILLINOIS IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM & WE WILL GOING THERE IN LATE JULY & THEY WILL BE CHECKING OUT THE PROBLEM. I CONTACTED DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICES & WAS ADVISED "WE DO NOT HAVE ANY TECHNICAL INFORMATION HERE" & ARE QUITE UNCONCERNED ABOUT THE WHOLE PROBLEM & CANNOT HELP YOU. BRIEF HISTORY; PRIOR TO THE 2005 INTRODUCTION OF THE REVISED/UPDATED 2005 DAKOTA THE PREVIOUS MODELS HAD 4 WHEEL DISC BRAKES THAT WERE NOT CAUSING ANY PROBLEMS. FOR 2005 DODGE CHANGED FROM THE 4 WHEEL DISCS TO FRONT DISCS & REAR DRUMS. I WILL BE MOVING FROM GEORGIA TO ILLINOIS IN THE NEAR FUTURE & HAVE ALREADY MADE SIX TRIPS TOWING A 5' X 8" U-HAUL TRAILER AND HAVE EXPERIENCED MANY OCCASIONS THAT THE FACTORY INSTALLED BRAKES FADE EXCESSIVELY TO ALMOST NO BRAKES. *NM

2005 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB V8 2WD. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO ORIGINAL DEALER 3-4 TIMES. ONCE TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES UNDER A RECALL. AT LEAST 2-3 TIMES TO "FIX" A ROUGH IDLE AND A MISS AT LIGHT THROTTLE CRUISING SPEED. ORIGINAL DEALER CALLED IT A "FISH BITE." IS THAT A TECHNICAL TERM I MISSED? ANOTHER CALLED IT "BEAMING." I GUESS THESE ARE TECHNICAL TERMS LEARNED AT BIG CITY DEALER SCHOOL. DRIVING AT SPEEDS FROM 25-85 MPH TRUCK SEEMS TO RUN ROUGH. AND ALSO SEEMS TO HAVE LOST SOME POWER. MPG HAS GONE FROM 18.5 TO 15. HAVE BEEN TOLD EVERYTIME "WE RESET THE COMPUTER, NOTHING IS WRONG, ERGO IT IS "FIXED." NOT FINDING A PROBLEM IS NOT FIXING IT. TRUCK STILL RUNS ROUGH AT HIGHWAY SPEED. HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD THIS IS "NORMAL." "THEY ALL DO THAT." FUNNY HOW THIS HAS JUST COME ABOUT IN THE PAST 3-4 WEEKS. BUT AT LEAST THE BRAKE PROBLEM HAS NOT COME BACK. AT LEAST ONE OTHER DEALER IS WILLING TO LOOK AT IT AGAIN AND TRY TO HELP. ORIGINAL DEALER HAS OFFERED NOTHING. I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY HATE THIS TRUCK. *NM