2002 DODGE DAKOTA Complaints

WARPED ROTORS. A KNOWN ISSUE AMONG MANY, MANY DODGE TRUCK OWNERS. FRONT ROTORS SEEM TO WARP EVERY 20,000 MILES OR SO. I'VE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ON WEBSITES FOR DODGE TRUCK OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. IT SEEMS THE ONLY FIX IS TO PURCHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE "DRILLED OR VENTED" ROTORS AT A VERY HIGH COST. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER ISSUE AS THE PROBLEM HAS CARRIED OVER THE YEARS ANYWHERE FROM 1995 THROUGH 2002. I'VE READ WHERE PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE DODGE DEALERSHIPS REPLACE WITH DODGE ROTORS ONLY TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A BIG ISSUE!! I AM NOW GOING THROUGH THIS FOR THE SECOND TIME AROUND AND AM LOOKING AT HAVING TO SPEND ANYWHERE FROM $500 TO $1,000 TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. DODGE NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS AND BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS PROBLEM.

RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LOCKED UP. DEALER SAID BRAKE FLUID IS COMTAMANATED. I AM DOING MY OWN REPAIR WITH MASTER MECHANC. IAM GOING TO HAVE THE BRAKE FLUID CHECKED DAKOTAS HAVE BEEN HAVING FRONT BRAKE PROBLEMS FOR A FEW YEARS. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH BRAKE FLUID. THEY SAID THE LINES ARE SWELLED UP THEY SAID ALL RUBBER LINES AND SEALS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT MY COST, THEY WILL NOT WARRANTY WORK

TRUCK HAD PROBLEMS OF SWITICNG INTO 2ND WHILE DRIVING AT 70MPH PLUS. HAD IT LOOKED AT THREE TIMES. IN APRIL THE TRANSNISSION WENT. THE REVERSE GEAR BLEW UP AND BLEW INTO THE CASE AND ASLO RUNINED THE RADIATOR. THANKS DODGE !!

THE TRUCK HAS HAD SEVER PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION AND STALLING. IT ALSO MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS AMOUNTS OF PROBLEMS WITH AT LEAT 15 DAYS TOTAL IN THE SHOP.

2002 DODGE DAKOTA CLUB CAB P/U HAS SERIOUS WATER LEAK TO PASS SIDE FLOOR. DEALER HAS HAD INTERIOR OUT OF TRUCK 4 TIMES W/O FIXING PROBLEM. I AM PERSONALLY AWARE OF MANY OTHER DAKOTA OWNERS WITH SAME EXACT PROBLEM. THIS APPEARS TO BE A MODEL WIDE DEFECT AND DODGE HAS NO INTEREST IN DEALING WITH DAMAGED OWNERS. COULD CAUSE ELEECTRIC SHORT/PROBLEMS AS WIRING/WIRING CONNECTIONS RUN UNDER CARPET ON THIS SIDE OF TRUCK. DEALER MUST HAVE KNOWN OF LEAK AND FAILED TO DISCLOSE TO INTERNET BUYER AND DID BEST TO MINIMIZE APPEARANCE OF DAMPNESS BY "SHAMPOOING" CARPETS FOR DELIVERY - VERY DISHONEST!!!!!!!!!*AK

CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINTS MADE CLUNKING AND POPPING SOUNDS. BUSHINGS MADE LOUD SQUEAKING SOUNDS. ALL MENTIONED PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SOUNDS STARTED AS EARLY AS 10,000 MILES LOGGED ON VEHICLE. AFTER SEARCHING INTERNET FOUND BALL JOINTS COULD SEPARATE AND FINALLY TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER IS REPLACING PARTS UNDER WARRANTY BUT MY CONCERN IS THEY ARE REPLACING THEM WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS. *LA

IN OCT.2002 MY TRUCK SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IN THE PAST THE TRUCK HAD SHUT OFF IN REVERSE OR WHEN I WAS AT A DEAD STOP AND THEN PRESS THE GAS, BUT THIS TIME I HAD TO DRIVE WITH MY FOOT ON THE GAS AND THE BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME AND THEN PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AT A STOP TO KEEP THE GAS GOING. I HAD ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY BLINKERS. YOU TURN THE LEFT ONE ON AND OCCASIONALLY THE RIGHT ONE WILL BLINK TO-LIKE "HAZARD LIGHTS". MY DASH BOARD WOULD ALSO LIGHT UP WHILE DRIVING OR EVEN WHEN I COME TO A STOP AT A LIGHT. I PUT IT OFF UNTIL THE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A COMPUTER PROBLEM AND THE TRUCK HAD BEEN DOING IT SINCE DAY 1, THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM TO THE BLINKERS. ALSO THE A/C CONDESATION LINE HAD A CRACK IN IT AND WAS LEAKING INTO MY PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR-THAT WAS A SECOND TRIP. NOW MY TRUCK IS HAVEING THE SAME SHUT-OFF PROBLEM STARTING JUST LIKE IT DID LAST TIME-SO NOW I AM LOOKING INTO THE "LEMON LAW", IT SEEMS TO APPLY SO FAR.*AK

I TOOK MY 2002 DODGE DAKOTA TO GET STATE INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD THE LEFT UPPER BALL JOINT WAS WORN OUT. ONLY HAS 35000 MILES ON IT. I WENT TO DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED ON DEC 29 2003 AND WAS TOLD THE BALL JOINTS ARE ON BACK ORDER UNTIL JAN 14 2004 AND WAS TOLD I MAY NOT BE ONE OF THE LUCK ONES TO GET IT EVEN THEN. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN SITTING SINCE DEC 31 2003 BECAUSE OF THE INSPECTION HAS EXP. *LA

VEHICLE = 2002 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB - V6 (CURRENTLY @ 49,000 MILES) TOOK VEHICLE TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ANNUAL INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD THAT BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN EXCESSIVELY AND WOULD TOTALLY FAIL IN APPROXIMATELY 1000 MILES. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION ON NUMEROUS WEBSITES I HAVE FOUND THIS PROBLEM TO BE QUITE COMMON AND IS WHAT WAS CAUSING THE FEELING OF LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD AT SPEED, STRANGE NOISES WHEN TURNING SLOWLY, AND IT ALSO SEEMS THIS IS WHAT COULD HAVE LED TO MY PREMATURE BRAKE FAILURES (WHICH I HAD TO HAVE MY ROTORS GROUND AT APPROX 25K MILES). I WILL BE SPEAKING TO MY DEALER TOMORROW DIRECTLY - MY GIRLFRIEND HAD CALLED THEM FOR ME BECAUSE I WAS OUT OF TOWN FOR WORK AND IT SOUNDS AS THOUGH THEY ARE CLAIMING THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM. THIS APPEARS TO BE QUITE A COMMON PROBLEM AND HAD MY MECHANIC NOT CAUGHT THE PROBLEM DOING THE ANNUAL INSPECTION IT WOULD HAVE DEFINITELY CAUSED AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD. HOPEFULLY SOMETHING IS BEING DONE TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM. THANKS. *AK

WHEN TURNING LEFT THE PASSENGERS SIDE TIRE PRODUCED A THUMPING NOISE. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE TIRE WILL SEPARATE FROM THE RIM. *AK