1999 DODGE DAKOTA Complaints

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC THERE SAID HE HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM A FEW TIMES WITH THIS SAME MODEL. THAT IT WAS A DEFECT IN THE OIL PUMP. REPAIR WOULD COST AROUND $4,000. VEHICLE WAS WELL CARED FOR AND WE HAVE COMPLETE JOURNAL OF OIL CHANGES AND ALL OTHER CARE AND REPAIRS.*AK

VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION 2 YEARS IN A ROW BECAUSE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT. CONSUMER HAD AN APPOINTMENT AT DEALER TO FIND OUT THE CAUSE.

TIRE CENTER INDICATES THAT TOW END THROWS ALIGNMENT OUT AND WEARS THE TIRE TREAD OUT. THE CONSUMER HAS GONE THROUGH 4 SETS OF TIRES IN 40,000 MILES. TIRE TECHNICIAN SAYS PROBLEM IS INHERENT WITH DAKOTA TRUCKS.*AK

A FEW MINUTES AFTER VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT JUMPED OUT OF PARK INTO DRIVE AND ROLLED FORWARD, CAUSING DAMAGES TO GARAGE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

VEHICLE HAS BEEN THROUGH 5 TRANSMISSIONS WITHIN LAST 10,000 MILES. ONCE A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION IS PUT IN IT BURNS RIGHT OUT. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHR INFORMATION.*AK

UPPER BALL JOINTS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING WHICH HAS CAUSED A PROBLEM WITH STEERING CONTROL. ALSO, VEHICLE HAS DEVELOPED A VERY LOUD NOISE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS PREMATURELY NEED REPLACEMENT., EXCESSIVE PLAY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BALL JOINTS HAVE 60 THOUSANDS OF AN INCH PLAY FROM THE FACTORY. I HAD AN INDEPENDENT FRONT END SPECIALIST INSPECT MY BRAKES AND DOING SO HE FOUND THE BALL JOINTS IN THE FRONT END NO GOOD (EXCESSIVE PLAY). HE SAID THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THROUGHOUT THE INDUSTRY AND DODGE HAS NOT CORRECTED THIS PROBLEM.*AK

BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS HAVE PREMATURELY FAILED AT 60,000 MILES. DEALER CLAIMS THEY ARE BAD, AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. BUT, PARTS ARE ON NATIONAL BACKORDER.*AK

ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES AND TURNED 4 TIMES , BACK REPLACED THREE TIMES. HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS WITH CHRYSLER, NHTSA, AND 3 DEALERSHIPS. NO ONE CAN FIX OR REPLACE THIS TRUCK. CHRYSLER SAID THEY WOULD SENT AN ENGINNER DOWN TO LOOK AT IT, IT HAS BEEN 3 MONTHS, NOTHING YET. THE DEALERSHIP WHO SOLD THIS TRUCK , SHOULD REPLACE THIS TRUCK.*AK

ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES AND TURNED 5 TIMES IN A YEAR, REAR HUBS RELACED 3 TIMES IN A YEAR AND I STILL DO NOT HAVE BRAKES. DEALT WITH CHRYSLER AND SPEEDWAY DODGE. NO ONE CAN FIX THE PROBLEM. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO REPLACE THIS VECHICLE. THE DEALERSHIPS, 3 OF THEM SAY THAT IS JUST A DODGE. IF THAT IS JUST A DODGE, WHY ARE THEY ALLOWED TO SELL THEM. HAVING NO BRAKES IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. I HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU, THE DEALERSHIPS NHTSA AND STILL NO ANSWERS OR LUCK IN GETTING THIS VECHICLE FIXED.*AK (TIRESIZE: 255/65/R15)