2001 DODGE DAKOTA Complaints

MY BALLJOINTS SNAPPED WHILE TURNING IN MY SONS SCHOOL ONE MORNING , RESULTING IN MY FRONT WHEEL AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY FALLING OFF COMPLETELY FROM MY 2001 DODGE DAKOTA 4X4 TRUCK IN DECEMBER 2002. I HAD 1000 MILES PASSED FACTORY WARRENTY

BAD CONTROL ARMS BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY,STEERING WONDERS TO RIGHT,POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED,STEERING SHAFT REPLACED WAITING FOR NEW STEERING COLUMN,LOWER CONTROL ARM AND BALL JOINT REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY,CHRYSLER ZONE OFFICE KNOWS THEY HAVE A DEFECT IN THE FRONT END OF THE DAKOTA AND DURANGO STATED IT WAS CHEEPER TO REPLACE PARTS.*AK

THE BRAKES BEGAN PULSATING AND SHAKING TRUCK WHEN STOPING AROUND 10000 MILES. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ROTORS AND DRUMS WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. AT 22000 MILES THE BRAKES AGAIN BEGAN PULSATING WHEN STOPPING. THE BRAKES WERE NOT UNDER WARRENTY AND HAD AFTER MARKET ROTORS AND PADS PLACED ON THE FRONT. NOW AT 32000 MILES THE SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURING AGAIN AND A FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CALIPER SIEZED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY.*AK

POPING NOISE FROM STEERING AND CAB DURING TURNS. HAD DEALER LOOK AT AND NOTHING FOUND WRONG.*AK

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE DAKOTA 4X4. FRONT ROTORS KEEP WARPING. SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN STOPPING. I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH DAKOTAS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING , THE CONSUMER PULLED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH, AND DISCOVERED THE DID NOT WORK. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THE CENTRAL TIMER MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK *TS *JB

FED UP WITH WARPED ROTORS ON MY 2001 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB. I HAVE HAD MY ROTORS TURNED TWICE AND THEY ARE WARPED AGAIN. MY DAKOTA HAS ONLY 44K MILES ON IT. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND UNSAFE!*AK

I HAVE 80000 MILES ON MY 2001 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB AND I HAVE ALREADY CHANGED TIRES AND NOW I NEED TO CHANGE MY UPPER BALL JOINTS. IS IT REALLY TRUE THAT YOU CAN NOT CHANGE JUST THE JOINTS BUIT YOU HAVE TO CHANGE THE UPPER CONTROL ARM ALSO WITH THE NEW JOINTS? *AK

OWNER OF 2001 DODGE DAKOTA P/U, WITH WRANGLER ST TIRES, AT 10000 MILES TIRES CRACKED AROUND RIM, GOODYEAR STORE ONLY ADJUSTED THE FRONT ONES, WHICH HE SAID WERE CRACKED. THE REAR, HE CALLED DRY ROTTING, NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE FRONT TIRES 8000 MILES LATER ARE CRACKED. I CALLED WESTCHASE TIRE AND AUTO , IN HOUSTON, TEXAS AND THE STORE MANAGER MENTIONED THAT IT WAS STRANGE THAT THIS HAD OCCURED AGAIN. I CHECKED THE NHTSA SITE AND FOUND THE SAME TYPE OF FAILURES WERE BEING REPORTED SINCE SEVERAL YEARS BACK. I AM POSITIVE THAT NEITHER GOODYEAR NOR DODGE WILL FESS UP TO ANY PROBLEMS WITH THESE TIRES. I JUST HOPE THAT LOSS OF LIVES DO NOT OCCUR BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN. I WILL HAVE THESE TIRES REPLACED ONCE MORE AND SEE HOW LONG THEY WILL LAST THIS TIME.*AK

WARPED ROTORS AFTER 18,000 MILES...HAD VEHICLE IN THREE TIMES TO INSPECT BRAKES...EACH TIME THEY TURNED THE ROTORS...*AK