1998 DODGE DAKOTA Complaints

CONSUMER HAD LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL INSTALLED AT 1,000 MILES HOWEVER NEW UNIT IS VERY NOISY AT SPEEDS OF 40-45 MPH. NLM

EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR REPORTED AT 7K MI. AND TOLD NO PROBLEM FOUND. AT 13.6K ROTOR RUINED AND OUTER BRAKE PAD WORN TO METAL WITH LOUD SQUEALING WITH BRAKE APPLICATION.

THIS CONCERN REGARDING THE POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ALSO INCLUDES THE OPERATION OF THE CRUISE CONTROL! THE ORIGINAL DEFECT MANIFESTED ITSELF BY EXTREME "POWER-DOWNSHIFTS" ON MODERATE UPGRADES, WHILE RUNNING ON CRUISE CONTROL (ALL FURTHER MENTION OF "POWER-DOWNSHIFTS" ARE WHILE THE CRUISE IS ENGAGED). THEY WERE EXTREMELY ROUGH, TO THE POINT THAT I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT NOT ONLY THE DAMAGE TO THE POWERTRAIN, BUT TO ALSO LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IF IT WOULD HAPPEN TO OCCUR AT THE "WRONG TIME." THEY EVEN OCCURED WHILE RUNNING "AT SPEED" ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THE EXTREME OF THESE DOWNSHIFTS IS INDICATED BY THE FACT THAT AT 65 MPH THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BE FORCED DOWN TO 2ND GEAR, THEREBY "RED-LINING" THE ENGINE ON THE TACH. FIRST VISIT BROUGHT LITTLE IF ANY IMPROVEMENT, AND ONLY AFTER AN ADJUSTMENT WAS MADE AT THE LAST MINUTE FROM "UNDER THE HOOD." AFTER THIS ADJUSTMENT (OR BECAUSE OF PROBLEMS SURFACING FROM THE "POWER-DOWNSHIFTS") THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO HAVE INTERMITTANT "ROUGH SHIFTS" AROUND 30MPH. A 2ND VISIT BROUGHT ADJUSTMENT TO THE "TRANMISSION THROTTLE PRESSURE" WHICH HAS ALMOST ENTIRELY ELIMINATED THE "POWER-DOWNSHIFTS" (THEY HAVE ONLY OCCURED TWICE IN THE PAST 2000+ MILES. HOWEVER, THE TRANSMISSION IS NOW SUFFERING MUCH GREATER PROBLEMS IN SHIFTING. NOT ONLY DOES IT GIVE THE OCCASIONAL "HERKY-JERKY" SHIFT, BUT IT NOW ALSO SEEMS TO OCCASIONALLY "SLIP" ON SHIFTS. THE VEHICLE IS SCHEDULED TO RETURN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR "PRESSURE TESTING" AT A LATER DATE.

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN OF THE WINDSHIELD /DOOR SUPPORT WITH THE MIRROR ASSEMBLY WHICH CAUSES BLIND SPOT TO CONSUMER WHENEVER MAKING A TURN. DEALER/ MANUFACTURER CONTACTED, BUT NO RESPONSE. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE HAVING FOLLOWING DEFECTIVE3 PARTS PARTS: 1. ENGINE ACCELERATES AT HIGH RMP WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED. 2. REAR END MAKES UNNECESSARY NOISE WHEN DRIVING. 3. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKE, COULD HEAR AIR LEAKING. 4. FRONT TIRE WEARING UNEVEN. AND 5. REPLACED CATALYIC CONVERTER SYSTEM. *AK

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAKING A PREIGNITION"KNOCKING NOISE" COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED IT.I HAVE HAD IT IN NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY CAN NOT CORRECT IT.THE DEALER HAS TOLD ME THIS IS AN EMISSIONS KNOCK AND WILL NOT DAMAGE THE ENGINE AS THEY CAN'T FIX IT YET.I AM UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT ANY PREIGNITION IS NOT GOOD AND WILL EVENTUALLY DAMAGE THE ENGINE.IT KNOCKS CONSIDERABLY AT FIRST START UP WHEN IT IS COLD AND QUIETS DOWN WHEN IT WARMS UP.

RECALL 97V170000, THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM RECALL WHICH WAS NOT MODIFIED TO THIS VEHICLE. PROBLEM WITH ABS SYSTEM, SUCH AS PEDAL GOES TO TO FLOOR AND FEELS SPONGY. DEALER HAD TO BLEED OUT THE AIR IN THE LINES OF THE ABS SYSTEM. NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THIS TRUCK JUMPS AROUND IN THE REAR END WHEN IT IS EMPTY. DOES NOT SEEM TO BE SAFE IN BAD WEATHER.

FRONT AND THE REAR TIRES ARE PREMATURELY WEARING OR FEATHERING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS, ADD ALL VEHICLE VIN#. *AK

BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW IT HAD 295 MILES ON IT FROM DEALER ASSURED ME IT WAS NOT A DEMO POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE FAILED AFTER A FEW DAYS EVERYTHING DIED AS I WAS ENTERING TRAFFIC DEALER REPAIRED AFTER 4 DAYS FUEL GAGE NOT READING PROPERLY DEALER REPAIRED ENGINE HAS SLIGHT MISS DEALER CHECKED TWICE REGAPPED PLUGS SO THEY SAY NO IMPROVEMENT REAR END IS STARTING TO WHINE FLUID CHECKED AT OIL CHANGE AM CONCERNED IF THIS TRUCK IS OK [email protected]