2001 DODGE DAKOTA Complaints

THERE ARE NO INJURIES THAT I KNOW OF YET BUT I BELIEVE THERE COULD BE. I'M A MECHANICAL DESIGNER FOR AN ENGINEERING FIRM AND AN AVID CAR ENTHUSIAST. THE PROBLEM IS IN DODGE MAGNUM ENGINE 5.9L FUEL RAILS I''M NOT SURE WHAT ALL YEARS/MODELS/ENGINES THIS TYPE OF RAIL IS USED IN BUT MINE IS A 2001 DAKOTA 5.9L I BELIEVE IT''S THE SAME FOR DODGE RAM AND DODGE DURANGO. THE PROBLEM IS ON THE FUEL RAIL THERE IS A TEST PORT WHERE A MECHANIC CAN TEST FUEL PRESSURE IF THERE IS A FUEL PROBLEM. WHERE THE PORT IS ATTACHED TO THE RAIL (BY BRAZING I THINK) SEEMS TO LEAK FUEL. IT IS A SLOW LEAK AND YOU CAN ONLY TELL IF THE ENGINE HAS SOME MILES ON IT YOU CAN NOTICE WHERE A WET RING HAS FORMED. I NOTICED THIS ON MY VEHICLE AND I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING I DID DURING MAINTENANCE FEELING IT WAS MY FAULT I DID NOT WANT TO USE MY WARRANTY. I THEN CALLED AROUND TO GET A USED ONE BECAUSE I DIDN''T HAVE THE $400 TO SLAP DOWN FOR A NEW ONE. UPON RECEIVING MY USED FUEL RAIL IN THE MAIL I NOTICED IT HAD EVIDENCE OF LEAKAGE IN THE SAME AREA. I RETURNED THE USED FUEL RAIL. NEXT I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD OF MY MOTHERS DODGE RAM W/ THE SAME FUEL RAIL AND TO MY SURPRISE THERE IS EVIDENCE OF FUEL SEEPAGE ON IT ALSO. I''VE HAVE NOTICED THIS ON 3 SEPARATE FUEL RAILS AND I HAVE ONLY LOOKED AT 3 SO I''M 100% SO FAR. I TEMPORARY FIXED MY OWN RAIL BY REMOVING THE RAILS AND WELDING AROUND THE FITTING. MY PERMEATE FIX IS GOING TO BE AFTERMARKET HOLLEY FUEL RAILS. I''M NOT SURE IF THIS LEAKAGE COULD CAUSE A FIRE BUT I ALSO DON''T THINK IT WOULD BE A BAD THING TO CHECK IN TO.

2001 DAKOTA QUAD CAB HAS A LOUD KNOCK IN FRONT SUSPENSION. THREE DEALERS UNABLE TO FIX. THE TRUCK HAS HAD MANY FRONT END PARTS REPLACED AND THE FRAME WELDED. FOR A TOTAL OF 10 TIMES TO THE DEALERS WITHIN A 6 MONTH PEROID. STILL UNBLE TO FIX. I AM NOW CONCERNED ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE AND SAFTEY OF VEHICLE. CHYRSLER HAS OFFERED NO SOLUTION AND VERY UNCOOPERATIVE WITH PROBLEM.

AUTO TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY ON ACCELEARTION. REQUIRED TRANSDUCER AND SOLENOID GOVERNOR VALVE REPLACEMENT TWICE WITHIN ONE YEAR. FIRST TIME IT WS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, ONE YEAR AND 17,901 MILES LATER, REPLACEMENT WAS REQUIRED AND NOT COVERED UNDER DODGE WARRANTY.

FRONT BRAKES BEGAN TO SHUDDER AT APPROXIMATELY 18K MILES. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO WESTMINSTER DODGE IN BOSTON, MA. AND WAS QUOTED $400 FOR REPLACEMENT OF FRONT ROTORS AND PADS. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I REALIZED BRAKE ROTORS SHOULD NOT WARP AT ONLY 18K MILES. I DRIVER 50/50 HIGHWAY/CITY AND DO NOT BRAKE UNLESS IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. AT APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE PAD BEGAN TO RATTLE IN THE CALIPER. I CONTACTED DODGE AND THEY REFUSE TO COVER ANY OF THESE REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY. DODGE NEEDS TO REALIZE THEY HAVE AN ENGINEERING PROBLEM WITH THEIR BRAKE ROTORS AND REPLACE THEM. SCC ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****770861

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTISIDE AND THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE SIDE THREAD SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL. ALL FOUR TIRES AND INCLUDING THE SPARE WAS REPLACE. THE TIRE WAS A GOODYEAR WRANGLER ST/P21575R15 PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

HAVE HAD 3 POWER STEERING RACKS IN 8000 MILES AND STILL NOT RIGHT. STEERING WHEEL IS COKED TO THE LEFT AND STEERING IS SLOPPY. ALSO, LOUD POPPING NOISES WHEN MAKING HARD TURNS. DT

CONSUMER NOTICE WHILE TRAVELING AC/HEATER WOULD NOT BLOW HEAT OUT VENT OR LOWER DUCK HEAT WOULD REDIRECT NOT RESPONDING TO CONTROLS. DEALER AND MANUFACTURE HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDER FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE WHOLE TIRE CAME OFF. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE WHEEL BEARING WAS BROKEN . TS

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING . ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL HAVE A SQUEAKING NOISE AND THIS HAPPENS WHEN HE IS ABOUT TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE OR WHEN HE IS BACKING OUT. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE IS A LITTLE NOISE BIUT THAT IS NORMAL ALSO FOUND TSB AND BUT SAID THAT DID NOT APPLY TO THE VEHICLE BUT THE SHOP STILL FIXED IT. CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THE NOISE STILL THERE.TS