2001 DODGE DAKOTA Complaints

FRONT DISC BARKES - ROTORS WARPED AT 38,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING BADLY WHEN BRAKING AND STOPPING TIME WAS GREATLY AFFECTED DUE TO THIS CONDITION. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE ONLY WAY TO REMOVE THE SHAKING WAS TO TURN THE ROTORS AT A COST OF $170. DEALER ALSO INDICATED THAT PADS ONLY HAD 45% WEAR AND ADVISIED THAT THIS CONDITION WOULD NOT CAUSE ANY PROBLEMS AND TO JUST WAIT UNTIL PADS ARE WORN ENOUGH TO WARRANT A BRAKE JOB. I REPLACED PADS AND ROTORS IMMEDIATELY AS THIS CONDITION IS DANGEROUS AND COMMON TO THIS VEHICLE. I FEEL A RECALL OF THE FRONT ROTORS IS IN ORDER. THIS CONDITION AFFECTS STOPPING TIME!!

BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS WENT BAD AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES. EVERYONE I TALKED TO SAID THAT WAS MUCH TOO EARLY. HAD TO REPLACE BOTH UPPER CONTROL ARMS. ALSO MADE FOR EARLY TIRE REPLACEMENT BECAUSE OF WEAR. DODGE SHOULD REALLY HAVE A RECALL ON THESE ITEMS. ALOT OF DAKOTA OWNERS HAVE GONE THROUGH THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

TRANSMISSION SHIFTING,SLIPPING,POOR ACCELARATION. PREVIOUSLY COMPLAINED ABOUT NOISE IN FRONT END WHEN TURNING. BAD IDLE AND POOR FUEL ECONOMY.*AK

FRONT BRAKES HAVE ALREADY BEEN TURNED ONCE AND ARE IN NEED AGAIN AT 39000 MILES. THE ABILITY TO STOP WITHIN A REASONABLE DISTANCE HAS DIMINISHED AND IS CAUSE FOR GREAT CONCERN. NO MODIFICATIONS TO THE STOCK VEHICLE HAVE BEEN MADE. *NLM

EARLY FAILURE OF VEHICLE BALL JOINTS. VEHICLE HAS 51000 MILES ON IT, AND BALL JOINTS ARE FAILING.*AK

MY DODGE DAKOTA HAS HAD THE ORIGINAL ROTORS WARP AT 14000 MILES, THEY WERE TURNED ONCE AND AGAIN AT 23K THEY WARPPED. I HAVE NOW INSTALLED NEW NAPA PREMIUM LIFETIME WARRANTY ROTORS AND THEY LASTED 600 BAFORE WARPAGE. I HAVE REPLACED THE CALIPERS IN THE EVENT THEY WERE NOT RELEASING ALL THE WAY YET STILL THE SAME PROBLEM. PERHAPS DODGE HAS A LACK OF VENTILATION ON THE DAKOTA ROTORS. SEEMS LIKE A RECALL PROBLEM!*AK

THE STEERING WAS LOOSE WHEN CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. AFTER THREE TRIPS TO THE MECHANIC AND FIVE POSSIBLE REASONS FOR THE NOISE, THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN. THE PART WAS REPAIRED BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE LOOSENESS ON OCCASIONS. *PH *NLM

CONSUMER STATES BRAKE ROTORS ARE WEARING, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES,VEHICLE WILL HAVE HEAVY VIBRATION AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN TRYING TO APPLY ANTI LOCK BRAKES. BRAKES WILL LOCK UP,CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

FRONT BRAKES CLUNK WHEN APPLIED,DEALER REPLACED ROTORS. TRANSMISSION WON'T SHIFT PROPERLY,DEALER ORDERED AND REPLACED NEW VALVE BODY. LOWER ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED,BECAUSE OF VALVE TAPPING. A/C HAS BAD ODOR WHEN ON. FRONT END SQUEAKED AROUND BOOTS FRONT END HAS BAD KNOCKING SOUND. 2 GOODYEAR TIRES SLOW LEAK. PROBLEMS STARTED AT 1,254 MILES, AND KEEP GOING AT 26,000 MILES. *AK