2006 DODGE DAKOTA Complaints

TAKATA RECALL - SINCE I GOT MY FIRST RECALL NOTICE SEVERAL YEARS AGO, I HAVE CALLED 4 TIMES FOR REPLACEMENT, 4 TIMES I GOT "IT'S ON BACKORDER, WE'LL CALL WHEN IT COMES IN". I'M STILL WAITING FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW AND HAVE LITTLE HOPE FROM THE CALL I MADE TODAY. CUT THE TS!

TAKATA RECALL. I RECEIVED AN OFFICIAL MAILING FROM FCA STATING THAT "PARTS ARE AVAILABLE" FOR MY FREE PASSENGER AIR BAG REPLACEMENT. I CALLED THE PHONE NUMBER PROVIDED, THEY TOOK MY INFO, AND TRANSFERRED ME TO MY LOCAL DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. THE DEALER SAID THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS AND PUT ME ON A CALL BACK LIST, BUT COULD NOT TELL ME AN APPROXIMATE DATE FOR CALL BACK. I AM JUST REPORTING THIS STATUS AND DO NOT EXPECT ANY RESPONSE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAVE DIFFERENT STATUSES. THIS PROLONGS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHICH IN MY CASE, I WAS NOTIFIED OVER ONE YEAR AGO. THANK YOU.

I HAVE TRIED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS TO HAVE MY RECALL WORK DONE AT LAS VEGAS DODGE ON E SAHARA, THEY DID REPAIR THE DRIVERS SIDE EVENTUALLY BUT EVERYTIME I TRY TO GET APPOINTMENT FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE, THEY TELL ME THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTAND WILL HAVE TOORDER IT???????

I HAVE BEEN WAITING MONTHS!! I HAVE REC'D THREE MAILED NOTICES AND ONE CALL. I ATTEMPTED TO GET THIS RESOLVED IMMEDIATELY. THE LOCAL DEALER HAS STATED THAT HE IS ONLY ALLOCATED 7 (SEVEN) AIRBAGS A WEEK. I STILL HAVE NO IDEA WHEN MY DODGE DAKOTA WILL BE REPAIRED. I IMAGINE THAT FCA REALLY WOULDN'T WANT TO BE SUED IF I WAS INJURED BY THESE AIRBAGS. AS I HAVE MADE EVERY EFFORT TO GET MY TRUCK REPAIRED. HOW CAN I GET THIS RESOLVED?? I WAS DISCONNECTED FROM FCA AND CAN GET NO REAL IDEA OF WHEN THE TRUCK WILL BE REPAIRED FROM THE DEALER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP, BUT THE ABNORMAL NOISE CONTINUED. ALSO, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME TIGHT AND WAS UNABLE TO TURN LEFT AND RIGHT. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO INSPECTED BY A DEALER (CROSSROADS JEEP AND DODGE IN PRINCE GEORGE, VA, 1 (888) 704-5098), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA06004 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER HAD TWO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED PHILLIPS CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (352-732-7577, LOCATED AT 3440 S PINE AVE, OCALA, FL 3447) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (BERT OGDEN CHRYSLER, DODGE, JEEP, AND RAM LOCATED AT 8421 W EXPRESSWAY 83 HARLINGEN, TX). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V352000 (STRUCTURE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. TRAIL OF MENOMONIE, WISCONSIN WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PART DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 08/29/17*LJ *CN

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE LOCAL DEALER DELLEN AUTOMOTIVE FAMILY LOCATED AT 2527 W MAIN ST, GREENFIELD, IN 46140; (317) 468-9506 WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A WARNING CHIME WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE SERVICE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AND, WHILE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO FOUR WHEEL LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WANTED THE MANUFACTURER TO AUTHORIZE THE DEALER TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD FORWARD THE REQUEST TO THE MARKETING DEPARTMENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,500.