2000 DODGE DAKOTA Complaints

2000 DAKOTA CLUB CAB R/T WITH REAR ABS BRAKES ONLY. COMPLAINT: NEVER HAD WORKING REAR BRAKES, COULDN'T BE FIXED BY DEALER, SOLD BACK TO CHRYSLER. NOW I HAVE DISCOVERED SEVERAL MORE R/T'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM! CHRYSLER/DODGE WON'T OR CAN'T FIX! HOW MANY MORE ARE OUT THERE? REAR WHEELS WILL NOT STOP TURNING UNDER UNDER ANY CONDITION EXCEPT USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. FOUND THIS OUT ON SNOWY STREET WHILE STOPPING. WHEN VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 10 MPH! LOOKED OUT DOOR AT REAR WHEELS AND THEY WERE SPINNING WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED HARD. IT'S NO WONDER THEY CAN'T KEEP FRONT ROTORS ON THESE VEHICLES, THEY ARE DOING 100% OF THE STOPPING!

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN HIT AT 45MPH IN THE FRONT CENTER OF THE VEHICLE THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING A DEFECTIVE RIM ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO STATED THAT THERE IS A CRACK OF ABOUT TWO INCHES TRUE THE WHOLE RIM AND IS NEVER BEEN USED ALSO SAID THAT THIS IS A SPARE TIRE. MANUFACTURE WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL.

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING A DEFECTIVE RIM ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO STATED THAT THERE IS A CRACK OF ABOUT TWO INCHES TRUE THE WHOLE RIM AND IS NEVER BEEN USED ALSO SAID THAT THIS IS A SPARE TIRE. MANUFACTURE WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL. TS

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACKWARDS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

I BOUGHT A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA BRAND NEW FROM NELSON AUTO GROUP IN MARYSVILLE, OHIO. THE TRUCK IS LESS THAN 3YRS OLD AND ONLY HAS 55,000 MILES ON IT, WHICH 95% OF THEM ARE HIGHWAY, AND THE ENGINE WENT BAD. I TOOK IT BACK TO NELSON'S AND THEY SAID THE MOTOR MIGHT NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SOME THINGS THEY FOUND WHEN IT WAS HOOKED UP TO A MACHINE. THEY ARE NOT REALLY SURE WHAT EXACTLY IS GOING ON UNTIL THEY TEAR IT APART AND REALLY LOOKS INSIDE. THEY SAY IT WILL COST A COUPLE OF HUNDRED DOLLARS TO DO THAT, AND PROBABLY A COUPLE HUNDRED MORE TO FIX. IF I JUST WANTED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE ON A TRUCK THAT IS LESS THAN 3YRS OLD, IT WILL COST $4,624.00 THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THEY CONTACTED THE DIAMLER-CHRYSLER REPRESENTATIVE AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO COVER THE REPAIR OR EVEN HELP WITH THE COST. I CONTACTED THE DIAMLER-CHRYSLER CORPORATION MYSELF AND WAS TOLD THAT A DECISION WAS MADE AND THEY WON'T DISCUSS IT ANY FURTHER. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSON I SPOKE WITH (SANDY NORRIS), SAID SHE WOULDN'T LET ME SPEAK TO ANYONE ELSE REGARDING THE ISSUE AND DISCONNECTED THE CALL. IT IS VERY TROUBLING THAT WE AS CONSUMER ALLOW THIS TYPE OF INFERIOR PRODUCT TO BE SOLD TO US, THEN BE TOLD THAT UNLESS WE BUY MORE OF A WARRANTY THEY WON'T BACK ANYTHING.

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH FRONT RIGHT WHEEL. ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL CAME OFF MAKING DAMAGES TO THE AXLE AND TO THE VEHICLE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND DOES NOT WANT TO TELL THE CONSUMER WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND WON'T FIX THE PROBLEM EITHER. TS

FACTORY BRAKE COMPONENTS NOT ADEQUATE FOR STOPPING THIS TRUCKS. EVERYONE WHO OWNS A DAKOTA HAS A PROBLEM WITH FREQUENT BRAKE ROTOR WARPAGE. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS DODGE REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. OWNERS FORCED TO BUY EXPENSIVE BRAKE OVERHAULS EVERY FEW THOUSAND MILES. CHECK OUT THE MESSAGE BOARDS AT WWW.DODGEDAKOTAS.COM YOU WILL SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. DT

THE ROTORS HAVE CONTINUELY WARP AT ABOUT EVERY 12000 MILES. I HAVE HAD THEM TURNED 4 TIMES AND INSTALLED NEW ROTORS AT ABOUT 38000 MILES. THEY ARE AGAINED WARPED AT 60,000 MILES AND NEED TO BE TURNED AGAIN. VECHILE VIBRATES AT 30 TO 40 MPH WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. WHEN ROTORS ARE TURNED THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY FOR A WHILE. DT

2000 DODGE DAKOTA. ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****769308. *AK *JB