1999 DODGE DAKOTA Complaints

ROTORS & PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE. THE NEW ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED ONCE AND ARE VIBRATING AGAIN.*AK

ENGINE HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH, AND RIGHT BEFORE ENGINE ALSO STALLED. ENGINE STARTED MAKING SOME NOISES LIKE KNOCKING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER ACCUSED CONSUMER OF NOT TAKING CARE OFF VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH CONSUMER HAS ALL PAPER WORK ON SERVICE CHECKUPS. AK

LOWER BALL JOINT HAD TO BE REPLACED. OTHER ONE WAS WORN, IT WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED ALSO.*AK

DUE TO DEFECTIVE STEERING SHAFT AND PUMP WHILE DRIVING STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING NO POWER STEERING, WHICH MAY RESULT IN VEHICLE CRASHING OVER AN EMBANKMENT. *AK THE CAUSE FOR POWER STEERING PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED TO BE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE. *YH

I APPLIED MY BRAKES TO SLOW THE TRUCK GOING DOWN A HILL. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. BY APPLYING EXTREME PRESSURE I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE TRUCK AND EVENTUALLY STOP IT BY DRIVING OFF THE ROAD INTO THE GRASS. LOOKING AT THE TRUCK THE NEXT MORNING SHOWED A WORN RUBBER HOSE IN THE BRAKE LINE. THE RIM OF THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HAD RUBBED A HOLE IN THE LINE. IT APPEARED THERE WAS A BENT BRACKET THAT SUPPORTS THE BRAKE LINE AND THAT'S WHAT ALLOWED THE LINE TO "GET INTO" THE WHEEL. I HAVEN'T RUN OVER ANY DEBRIS THAT COULD CAUSE THE BRACKET TO BEND AND THE TRUCK HASN'T BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS. IT'S MY OPINION, THAT IF A BRAKE LINE IS TO BE MOUNTED THAT CLOSE TO THE WHEEL, IT SHOULD BE WELL SHIELDED OR SECURED WITH HARDWARE THAT COULD NOT BE SO EASILY DEFORMED AND ALLOWING THE BRAKE LINE TO MOVE TOWARD THE WHEEL. THE WHEEL ONLY TOUCHES THE LINE WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT. THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE LINE IS ABOUT AN INCH OR INCH AND A HALF FROM THE LEFT WHEEL AND IS NOT WORN. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT IN MY OPINION, AS I WAS DRIVING ON MOUNTAIN ROADS THE DAY BEFORE THE INCIDENT. THE SHARP CURVES ON THE MOUNTAIN ROADS IS PROBABLY WHERE THE DAMAGE OCCURRED AS THERE WERE MANY SHARP CURVES WHERE I HAD TO TURN THE WHEEL AS FAR LEFT AND RIGHT AS I COULD TO MAKE THE CURVES.*AK

WAS SHIFTING FROM DRIVE INTO REVERSE AND WAS TURNING STEERING WHEEL, AND VEHICLE STALLED. IT COULD HAPPEN IN THE REVERSE ORDER. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP & SERVICE MANAGER DROVE VEHICLE WITH OWNER AND PROBLEM HAPPENED. WAS INFORMED THAT DODGE KNEW ABOUT PROBLEM.HOWEVER, REGIONAL MANAGER INDICATED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. *AK

FRONT BALL JOINTS BROKE WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH AT 50,000 MILES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE TIRE FAILED ON THE INSIDE SIDE WALL WITH A SUDDEN BLOW OUT LEAVING A 4" VERTICAL HOLE. THE GOODYEAR DEALER BLAMED IT ON A ROAD HAZARD ALTHOUGH I NEVER HIT ANYTHING IN THE ROAD, THE FAILURE APPEARED TO BE ON A SEAM OF THE TIRE.TO DATE THE MANUFACTURER OR DEALER HAVEN'T RESOLVED THE ISSUE.. *AK (TIRESIZE: 31X15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 31X15 )

ALL FOUR GOODYEAR EAGLE LS (255 65 15) TIRES ON THE VEHICLE HAVE ONLY 50% WEAR LEFT WITH 13,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, COMPLAINT ON FILE AT GOODYEAR HEADQUARTERS REF#431367, COMPLAINT FILED WITH CHRYSLER'S HEADQUARTERS FILE #8011321. *MJS

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKES, THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE AND I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKES CLEANED AND SERVICED, AND ROTORS TURNED. NOW A NEW ROTOR ON THE FRONT LEFT. I HAVE HAD THIS TO THE DEALER FROM THE FIRST WEEK I HAD THE TRUCK, DODGE CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. HOWEVER I FEEL THERE IS A PROBLEM WHEN I HAVE TO HAVE BRAKE WORK DONE 4 TIMES IN 4 MONTHS. THE BRAKES ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT ON AN AUTOMOBILE, AND I FEEL THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND CAN EVENTUALLY CAUSE A SERIOUS AND LIFE THREATINING ACCIDENT.*AK