1995 DODGE DAKOTA Complaints

THE PLASTIC ON THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE AND THE CASTING HAD COME OFF WHICH RESULTED IN THE SEAT BELT BEING STUCK IN THE FASTEN POSITION. *JB SCC

CONSUMER ADVISED VEHICLE HAS A CRACK IN THE FRAME EXTENDING FROM WELD NEAR FRONT SUSPENSION TO DOWN THE PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. RELATED INVESTIGATION DP02009/FRAME CRACKS. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT THERES KNOCKING IN ENGINE AT ANY SPEED OR SITTING STILL, CHAIN IS HITTING THE SIDE OF MOUNTS. CONSUMER STATES IF CHAIN BREAKS AT HIGH SPEED VEHICLE WILL COME TO A STOP, AND CONSUMER COULD BE REAR ENDED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM EXCEPT FOR THE BRAKE CABLES HAD TO BE REPLACED IN JULY. TWO WEEKS AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING FOR ABOUT FOUR HOURS, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED FROM THE HANDLE DOWN ABOUT 12 INCHES, WHICH MADE THE BATTERY FAIL. CONSUEMR CALLED SEARS, WHO DID THE BRAKE JOB, AND THEY ARE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CABLE FIRE. THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID LEAKING ONTO CONSUMERS DRIVEWAY AND THE VEHICLE WAS PUT BACK IN THE SHOP FOR REPLACEMENT OF ALL THE BRAKE CABLES. *JG

DOOR LATCHES DO NOT LATCH. BOTH LATCHES WERE REPLACED ON 12/18/2000. CURRENTLY, PASSENGER'S DOOR DOES NOT LATCH AT ALL. DRIVER'S DOOR LATCH WORKS INTERMITTENTLY AND THE DOOR WILL NOT STAY CLOSED. *AK *SCC

RIGHT FRONT OF FRAME HAS CRACKED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE EXPERIENCED VIBRATION IN THE STEERING, NOISE ON THE RIGHT SIDE WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS OR WHILE CURBING. THE BUSHINGS AND FRONT SWAY BAR WERE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE SWAY BAR BUSHINGS BEING WORN, DEALER REPLACED THE LEFT AND FRONT BUSHINGS, CONSUMER CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS AND WAS HEARING A SCRUNCHING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OVER CURBING, DEALER REPLACED UPPER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS AND SHOCK ABSORBERS, THE DEALER ALSO LUBRICATED THE SUSPENSION. A LOOSE CONTROL ARM ROD WAS REPLACED DUE TO A POPPING NOISE WHILE TURNING. THE CAUSE OF ALL THE FRONT PROBLEMS WAS DUE TO A CRACK IN THE FRAME LOCATED IN THE PASSENGERS SIDE, INSIDE FRAME, BEHIND THE FRONT WHEEL. THE LEFT SUND VISOR PIN CAME LOOSE, DEALER REPLACED. JLG *SLC

A CRACK HAS DEVELOPED ON PASSENGER'S SIDE INSIDE FRAME BEHIND FRONT WHEEL. DEALER: CHEVROLET WORK'S ON DODGE VEHICLES, WHERE PURCHASE WAS NOTIFIED. FRAME NEEDS TO REPLACED TO THE POINT WHERE A REPAIR WILL NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS SQUEAKING AND JERKING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY STATED ROTORS/ DISC, AND CALIPERS NEED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY HEARD NOISE AND PULLED VEHICLE OVER TO THE SHOULDERS. FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM WHEEL. GOODYEAR, EAGLE LS, P23570R17.*AK

LAP AND SHOULDER BELTS WILL NOT UNLOCK. WHEN PRESSING RED PUSH BUTTON THERE IS NO RESPONSE. CONSUMER HAD TO USE SCISSORS TO CUT STRAPS SO PASSENGER COULD GET OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK