2002 DODGE DAKOTA Complaints

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  • 2002 DODGE DAKOTA
    - COLUMBUS, OH

    VEHICLE HAS DEFINITIVE CLUNK WHEN CROSSING OVER SMALL BUMPS OR TURNING TIGHTLY. WORN BALL JOINTS ARE TO BLAME. VEHICLE HAS 50,000 MILES.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2002 DODGE DAKOTA
    - MARSHFIELD, MA

    ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS BAD AT 21000. HEATER SWITCH BAD AT 21000K AND ALSO CANISTER HOSE CRACKED AT 21000. MY MAIN CONCERN IS FAULTY, FAILING BALL JOINTS. *AK

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2002 DODGE DAKOTA
    - LOCUST GROVE , VA

    2002 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB, VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END, TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP MULT TIMES WITH NO LUCK, VIBRATION HAS LASTED SINCE TRUCK WAS NEW, NOW 24000 MILES LATER SAME PROBLEM. TRUCK JERKS IN GEAR 1ST TO 2ND AND POPPING WHEN TURNS, TAKEN IT 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS, 1 SAID BALANCE TIRES (3-4 TIMES) NO HELP, OTHER SAID POWER STEERING PUMP BAD, FIX DID NOT HELP. WHAT CAN I DO 30K+ TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN FIXED SINCE DAY ONE! WHAT DO I DO FROM HERE . *AK

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2002 DODGE DAKOTA
    - CASTLE ROCK, CO

    NOISY AND UNPREDICTABLE SOUND COMING FROM SUSPENSION. WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ON. STALLS AND SURGES UNPREDITABLEY. REDUCED GAS MILEAGE. ERATIC ELECTRONIC BEHAVIOR, STOPS AND RESTARTS. EVEN HAS ERATIC ALARM RESPONSES.*AK

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2002 DODGE DAKOTA
    - MARSHFIELD, MA

    MY 2002 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB 4X4 HAS 21,000 MILES AND NOW ALL FOUR UPPER BALL JOINTS ARE BAD.*AK

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2002 DODGE DAKOTA
    - SHEPHERD, MT

    VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE RIGHT UPPER BALL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2002 DODGE DAKOTA
    - CHICAGO, IL

    WITH 23,359 MILES ON MY DODGE DAKOTA THE RIGHT UPPER BALL JOINT EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE PLAY AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND ALL THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS SHOULD BE REPLACED ON ALL DAKOTAS AND DURANGOS. *JB

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2002 DODGE DAKOTA
    - INDEPENDENCE, MO

    CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BALL JOINT PROBLEM. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE TIRES REPLACED WHEN IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE GREASE WAS ABLE TO WASH OUT AND THERE WAS NO PLACE TO GREASE THE BALL JOINTS. THE DEALER FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *SC

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2002 DODGE DAKOTA
    - LEWISBURG, TN

    AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY WHEN AN ACCIDENT OCCURED AT 43 MPH. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHEN MY SON HIT THE BRAKES TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT.*AK

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2002 DODGE DAKOTA
    - MIDLOTHIAN, IL

    WHILE PARKING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY REPLACED THE UPPER BALL JOINT. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE