1999 DODGE DAKOTA Complaints

NOISE COMING FROM REAR OF STEERING MECHANISM. HAS BEEN IN SHOP SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF SHOCKS, HOW2EVER THE DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 35-40 MPH AND AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE IN NEUTRAL OR CLUTCH DEPRESSED WILL REV UP TO 3800 RPM'S WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICKLE HAS BEEN IN A CHRYSLER REPAIR SHOP 6 TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS RETURNED EACH TIME. I FEAR THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS A DESIGN FLAW. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ENGINE KNOCK. DEALER HAS TRIED TO FIX TWICE USING TECH BULLETINS AND PROBLEM PERSISTS. ONLY FIX I HAVE FOUND WAS TO USE HIGHEST OCTANE FUEL. OWNERS MANUAL STATES ONLY 87 OCT. IS REQUIRED AND RESULTING DAMAGE FROM PROLONGED SPARK KNOCK MAY NOT BE COVERED BY WARRANTY. A SERVICE TECH. STATED TO ME THERE IS NO FIX AVAIL. FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THERE ARE OTHER KEYS ON THE RING THE OTHER KEYS WILL GET JAMMED IN THE STEERING WHEEL DUE TO A HOLE IN THE BACK OF THE HOUSING. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. *AK

AT A STOP OR SLOW RATE OF SPEED,AND TURNING STEERING WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO LEFT/TO RIGHT ,IT WILL HANG UP IN THE POSTION ,WILL NOT RETRACT BACK. DEALER HAS REPLACED RACK AND PINION AND STEERING COLUMN. DEALER CANNOT FIX DEFECT. *AK