1998 DODGE DAKOTA Complaints

MANUFACTURER HAS REDUCED RATED TOWING CAPACITY FROM 6400# TO 2000# WITHOUT STATING A REASON OR OFFERING AN EXPLANATION. I NEED TO KNOW WHY THE REDUCTION HAS BEEN MADE. WILL TOWING 4000# NOW CAUSE A FAILURE/ACCIDENT?

TRUCK IS BEING SOLD WITHOUT STATING TOWING HAS CHANGED. DODGE IS ONLY OFFERING A BUY BACK OF THE TRUCK, HOWEVER THE TRUCK HAS BEEN DEVALUED AND COULD BE DAMAGED IF OWNER TRIES TO TOW MORE THEN 2000 POUNDS. ADVERTISED IT WOULD PULL 6400 POUNDS.

THIS IS MY COMPLAINT. DODGE HAS ISSUED AN ADDENDUM FOR THE R/T TOWING COMPACITY WEIGHT. SINCE THEY SOLD THE VEHICLE TO ME STATING THAT IT COULD TOW UP TO 6400 PDS; I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT COMPONENT(S) ARE FAILING TO MAKE THEM ISSUE THESE ADDENDUMS. ARE THE PEOPLE WHO HAVEN'T RECEIVED THIS ADDENDUM IN DANGER ON THE HIGHWAY IF THERE TOWING A TRAILING. I CAN'T GET ANY ANSWERS FROM CHRYSLER. MAYBE YOU PEOPLE CAN.

CONTINUED SPARK KNOCK. HAS BEEN IN SHOP 4 DIFFERENT TIMES. DEALER NOT SURE HOW TO FIX IT.

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, BOTH THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON. TOOK THE TRUCK STRAIGHT TO A DEALER AND THEY FOUND "NO CODES" IN THE COMPUTER. HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. BOTH DEALERS CLAIMED TO HAVE THROUGHLY CHECKED THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG AND IT WAS NOT DANGEROUS. I CALLED CHYRSLER CUSTOMER CARE AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME "IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN, TAKE IT TO THE DEALER". IT IS A DAILY OCCURANCE. IF I WERE TO TAKE THE TRUCK TO A DEALER EVERY TIME THE LIGHTS CAME ON, I WOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO GET TO WORK. I CHECKED THE BRAKES THE OTHER DAY WHILE THE LIGHTS WERE ON, AND THE ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK!! THE TIRES LOCKED UP WITHOUT MUCH EFFORT. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE SECOND DEALERS SERVICE MANAGER, "EVEN IF THE ABS PUMP IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, YOU STILL HAVE OLD FASHIONED NON-ABS BRAKES". I AM SORRY, BUT THAT IS THE WRONG ANSWER.

MICHAEL BOGNER WAS GOING AT ABOUT A SPEED OF 35 TO 45 MPH WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF HIS TRUCK AND HIT A PARKED CAR. HIS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND BECAUSE OF IT HE SUFFERED NECK AND SHOULDER INJURIES. WE CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORP. TO LET THEM KNOW. THEY SENT OUT AN AGENT, AND HE CLAIMS THAT THE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY BECAUSE HE HIT AN OBJECT. HE WENT FURTHER TO SAY THAT THE AIRBAG "MAY" HAVE GONE OFF IF HE HIT A BRICK WALL. RIGHT NOW MY MICHAEL AND I ARE WAITING ON THE REPORT. WE WERE PROMISED IT THREE WEEKS AGO AND WE STILL NOT HAVE RECIEVED IT. WE BOTH FEEL LIKE SOMETHING IS BEING KEPT FROM US AND WOULD APPRECIATE IT GREATLY IF YOU WERE TO LOOK INTO IT.

TRUCK WAS IDLING IN PARK ON LEVEL GROUND WHEN IT SHIFTED ITSEL INTO REVERSE AND HIT A TREE. I WAS LOADING ITEMS IN THE TRUCK AT THE TIME OF THE MISHAP, BUT COULD NOT RUN FAST ENOUGH TO OPEN THE DOOR AND STOP IT.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ABS FAILURE AND ABS LIGHT COMING ON AT THE SAME TIME; WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS WILL BE A SAFETY PROBLEM, CAUSING A DANGER TO DRIVER OR PASSENGER WHENEVER THIS OCCURS. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY DEALER SHOP, AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND; CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ADDTIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK

OVERSIZED OUTSIDE MIRRORS ARE MOUNTED SO HIGH THAT THEY CREATE A SERIOUS BLIND SPOT FOR SHORTER DRIVERS. THIS CAUSES PROBLEMS ROUNDING CORNERS, AT INTERSECTIONS, AND AT NIGHT WHEN THE EYELEVEL MIRROR REFLECTS FOLLOWING HEADLIGHTS. POSSIBLE SOUUTIONS: LOWER THE MOUNTING POSITION OF THE MIRRORS; RAISE THE SEATING POSITION.

THE RECENT NEWS OF A LOWERED HAULING CAPACITY ON THE R/T , FROM 6400LBS. TO 2000LBS. I USE MY TRUCK TO HAUL AND WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK I TOLD IT COULD HAUL MY 5000LB. TRAILER AND CAR. THIS EFFECTS ME BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE ANOTHER VEHICLE TO HAUL WITH, AND NOW I AM BEING TOLD THAT I CAN'T USE MY TRUCK FOR WHAT I NEED IT FOR. SO BASICALLY I AM TOLD I HAVE A $24000 TRUCK IN MY YARD THAT I CAN'T USE FOR THE REASOINS I BOUGHT IT FOR. *AK