2002 DODGE DAKOTA Complaints

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  • 2002 DODGE DAKOTA
    - HAVERHILL, MA

    PREMATURE FAILURE (40000 MILES) OF BALL JOINTS IN A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB. *LA

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2002 DODGE DAKOTA
    - BUTLER, PA

    UPPER BALL JOINT ON 02 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB NEEDS TO BE REPLACE W/ ONLY 27,200 MILES ON TRUCK.*AK

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2002 DODGE DAKOTA
    - WESTMINSTER, MD

    2002 DODGE DAKOTA DEALER IDENTIFIED LT BALL JOINT/CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT @ 42,000 MI. PROBLEM EXISTED SOME 6000 - 7000 PRIOR BASED ON DRIVABILITY/NOISE. VEH HAS HAD REPEATED EVAP LEAK SINCE 14,000 MI.*AK

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2002 DODGE DAKOTA
    - KIRKLAND, WA

    2002 DODGE DAKOTA R/T. ISSUE IN WIRING HARNESS/ELECTRICAL CAUSES THE 5AMP FUSE REGILATING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING TO BLOW REGULARLY, CAUSING A LOSE OF ALL INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING. *AK

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2002 DODGE DAKOTA
    - WARSAW, OH

    WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH DRIVER NOTICED SPARKS WERE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2002 DODGE DAKOTA
    - WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA

    I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT SUSPENSION IN MY DODGE DAKOTA. THE FRONT END VIBRATES AT SPEEDS OVER 60MPH . I FEEL THIS IS NOT RIGHT, CORRECT, OR SAFE. I GOT ANOTHER OPINION FROM DAIGLE STEER-O-MASTER.THEY FOUND THAT THE RIGHT BALLJOINT IS THE PROBLEM.THE DEALER CLAIMS THE BALLJOINT ON ALL THE WHEELS ARE WITHIN SPECS . AFTER ANOTHER OPINION THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL STILL HAS EXCESS PLAY,WHICH I FEEL IS NOT SAFE AT ANY SPEED. IT ALSO WOULD NOT PASS THE STATE INSPECTION. MY DODGE DAKOTA ONLY HAS 17,152 MILES. I THINK THAT THE DEALER WILL NOT CORRECT THIS PROBLEM UNTIL THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED OR THERE IS A RECALL.*AK

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2002 DODGE DAKOTA
    - MCDONALD, PA

    FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS NEED REPLACED AT 16,000 MILES. THIS TRUCK IS NOT DRIVEN HARD OR A LOT. DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY, CLAIMS NO KNOWLEDGE OF REPORTED PROBLEMS. *LA

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2002 DODGE DAKOTA
    - MCDONALD, PA

    POPPING SOUND IN FRONT END WHEN TURNING AT SLOW SPEED, DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP AT SLOW SPEED, STOPPING OR PULLING OUT FROM STOP. *LA

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2002 DODGE DAKOTA
    - LAWTON, OK

    2002 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB. WHILE BRAKING THERE SEEMS TO BE A VIBRATION UNDER THE FRONT END OR SOMETIMES WHILE TURNING EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT IN MOTION IT WILL MAKE A POPPING SOUND. I DID TAKE IT TO THE DEALER 2 MONTH AGO FOR THAT PROBLEM, BUT ALL THEY FOUND OUT THAT THE BRAKE DISKS NEEDED TO BE TURNED. BUT THE SAME PROBLEM STILL HAPPENS. NEED TO FIND OUT IF THERE IS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE UPPER OR LOWER BALL JOINTS, BUSHINGS THAT ARE NOT PROPERLY SEATED ON THE FRONT END PARTS, OR WHAT? *LA

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2002 DODGE DAKOTA
    - DAYTON, NJ

    NOISE WHEN MAKING TURNS AND OVER LIGHT BUMPS IN FRONT SUSPENSION OF A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA CREW CAB PICKUP. *LA

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE