2001 DODGE DAKOTA Complaints

HEATER CORE LEAKS HOT (200F+)ENGINE ANTI- FREEZE ON DRIVERS FOOT WHILE DRIVING. MINE HAS FAILED THREE TIMES IN 34,00 MILES. IF MY WIFE HAD BEEN DRIVING WITH SANDAL'S IT WOULD HAVE SCALDED HER FOOT AND MAY HAVE CAUSED HER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF TRUCK!!!!!!!!! ADDITIONALLY, THE WINDOW FOGGED UP TO THE POINT OF COMPLETE LOSS OF ABILITY TO SEE FORWARD, HAD TO OPEN SIDE WINDOW TO PULL OVER AND CLEAN FOGGING OFF WINDSHIELD. *JB

DURING NORMAL DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE FACES OF BOTH ROTORS BROKE OFF INTO PIECES, WHICH CAUSED AN UNCONTROLLABLE VIBRATION IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. *AK *JB

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT AN INTERSECTION AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE SLID ON DIRT AND GRAVEL AND IT WENT DOWN INTO AN EMBANKMENT, HITTING A TREE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AN AMBULANCE. *AK

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT ENGINE PROBLEMS. ALSO STATED THAT EVERY TIME IT OVEREXTENDS 4 RPMS WILL NOT SWITCH GEARS, TRANSMISSION FAILED, AND VEHICLE VIBRATED AND DIED. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT DO ANY THING BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE.*AK

SEVERE FLOODING OF PASSENGER FLOOR OF VEHICLE. ELECTRICAL RISK. MOLD & ALLERGY PROBLEM. *JB

SIGNIFICANT SIDEWALL CRACKS NOTICED ABOVE THE RIM ON THREE TIRES (FOURTH TIRE NEW AFTER REPLACEMENT FROM BLOWOUT TWO MONTHS AGO). WRANGLER ST 215/75R/15. TIRES HAVE 30K MILES AND TWO YEARS OLD. GOODYEAR STORE MANAGER IN COLLEGE STATION TX SAID THERE IS NO SAFETY ISSUE WITH OUR REMOVING TIRE FROM RIM AND INSPECTING INSIDE OF SIDEWALL. REFUSED TO CONSIDER PROBLEM AS MANUFACTURING DEFECT. DID OFFER PRO-RATED REPLACEMENT AS WARRANTY ISSUE. Z8JB

PREMATURE CORROSION OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS CAUSING FAILURE OF NYS VEHICLE INSPECTION

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S ENGINE.*MR WHEN USING THE DEFROST OR A/C, THE ENGINE PUMP DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE SEAT BELT WAS INSTALLED IMPROPERLY AND ALSO THE WHEEL BEARING WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD A HOSE WOULD BE PLACED ON THE RETAINING BOLT.*TS *JB

TOOK MY 2001 DODGE DAKOTA TO GET ALIGNMENT AT LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND WAS TOLD UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN EXCESSIVELY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 45000 MILES ON IT, THIS IF YOU ASK ME IS UNACCEPTABLE. ALSO THE TRUCK WAS IN THE DEALER 2 TIMES BEFORE THIS BECAUSE OF A NOISE IN THE FRONT END, AND THEY COULD NEVER FIND ANYTHING WRONG, AND I BELIEVE THIS COULD BE RELATED. *PH

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING THE BRAKE ROTORS WORE OUT, WHICH CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE ROTORS WERE SEVERELY WARPED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE LIKE DRIVING ON A WASHBOARD WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE DEALER DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY. *SCC *JB