2000 DODGE DAKOTA Complaints

I PURCHASED THE 2000 DODGE DAKOTA CLB. NEW. I NOTICED THE SHIMMY IN THE BRAKES WITH LESS THAN 5000 MILES.IT WAS NOT SO BAD AS TO AFFECT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. AT 11,430 MILES THE DEALER TURNED THE FRONT ROTERS UPON MY INSISTANCE THAT THE SHIMMY WAS A SAFETY PROBLEM.THEY DID NOT REPLACE THE ROTERS. AT 22,994 MILES I RETURNED THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS BEFORE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT ROTERS AS WELL AS THE REAR DRUMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THESE ITEMS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRENTY AFTER 12MONTHS OR 12000 MILES. THAT THEY WERE WEAR ITEMS THAT WERE OMITED FROM THE 36MONTH OR 36,000 MILE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRENTY AS ADVERTISED WHEN I PURCHASED THE TRUCK. I WAS TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM WAS A REOCURRENCE OF A PREVIOUS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT TREAT IT AS A WARRENTY PROBLEM AGAIN. I HAVE SPOKEN TO 3 OTHER ASE CERTIFYED MECHANICS THAT SAY THAT ROTERS AND DRUMS SHOULD NOT WARP IN SUCH A SHORT TIME AND THAT ROTERS AND DRUMS ARE NOT WEAR ITEMS, PADS AND SHOES, HOWEVER, ARE. I HAVE BEEN IN COMUNICATION WITH SEVERAL OTHER 2000/2001 DODGE DAKOTA OWNERS AND 90% OF THEM HAVE HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS JUST LIKE ME. I AM SURE CHRYSLER/DODGE IS FULLY AWARE OF THE UNSAFE/ FAULTY BRAKE COMPONENTS THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED ON THEIR VEHICLES, BUT ARE NOT WILLING TO COME FORWARD AND RECALL THE INFERIOR PARTS WITHOUT BEING FORCED TO BY SOMEONE OTHER THAN THE CONSUMER. CHRYSLER HAS MODIFIED THE 2002 MODELS SO AS TO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM NOW. THE COST TO REPLACE THE FRONT ROTERS AND THE REAR DRUMS WAS $544.00 QUOTED TO ME. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT CONSUMERS SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A MANUFACTURERS WILLFULL USE OF INFERIOR PARTS. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THIS UNETHICAL ACTION. LES MAXWELL. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN COMING TO A GRADUAL OR A SUDDEN STOP, DEALER HAS NOT TO BE CONTACTED.*AK CONSUMER STATED HE DID CONTACT THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD NO LONGER CORRECT THE PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY, SINCE THE FRONT ROTORS HAD BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES PRIOR.*SLC

WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A GRADUAL STOP BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, VEHICLE VIBRATED UPON BRAKING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP BY DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL, BRAKES LOCKED UP AND FAILED TO RESPOND ,CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE . ALSO, THERE WAS SUDDEN VIBRATION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

ROTORS REFACED BY DEALER AT 11848 MILES, WARPED AGAIN AND REPLACED AT 22946, WARPED AGAIN AT 33000 AND I'M NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. CONTINUOUS PROBLEM FROM DODGE DAKOTA'S. PLEASE PUSH FOR A RECALL SO ALL OF US CAN BE COMPENSATED. *AKI

THE FACTORY BRAKES WARP AND CAUSE EXCESSIVE SHAKING WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEFECTIVE ROTORS. I'VE HEARD A LOT OF OTHER DODGE OWNERS ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS, AND IT SEEMS PRETTY UNREASONABLE TO HAVE TO REPLACE MY ROTORS AND HUBS EVERY 5K-10K MILES. THE TRUCK IS GREAT, BUT THE BRAKES ARE POORLY ENGINEERED OR DESIGNED.*AK

THIS VEHICLE IS PART OF RECALL FOR REAR BRAKE HOSE .CONSUMER STATES THERE WERE TWO RECALLS FOR SAME MALFUNCTION. *AK

WHEN ON ANY INCLINE, GOING IN FORWARD OR REVERSE, ENGINE STARTS TO COAST FOR 5 SECONDS THEN SUDDENLY ACCELERATES BY ITSELF TO 1100 RPM'S. ON FLAT GROUND ENGINE IDLES AT 650 RPM BUT THE SECOND YOU TOUCH THE ACCELERATOR IT JUMPS UP TO 1100 RPM . IF YOU LET IT GO IT WILL CHANGE INTO 2ND GEAR AND THE VEHICLE WILL GO ABOUT 18 MPH WITHOUT HAVING YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS. YOU HAVE TO PRESS THE GRAKES VERY HARD TO GET IT TO STOP.. ON ICY PAVEMENT THE FRONT TIRES STOP BUT THE REAR TIRES ARE STILL TRYING TO GO DUE TO THE ENGINE SPEED. I HAVE MADE MANY TRIPS TO THE DEALER FOR THIS BUT ALL THEY EVER TELL ME IS THAT THEY ARE "CHECKING" WITH SOMEONE. AS OF THIS DATE THEY HAVE NEVER CALLED ME BACK. MY WIFE REFUSES TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE SHE IS AFRAID IT WILL TAKE OFF BY ITSELF AND NOT STOP. *AK

WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ACTIVATED, VEHICLE WILL REV UP TO 4500 RPMS, AND SOMETIMES VEHICLE WILL DOWN SHIFT, CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

ABOUT EVERY 12-15K MILES, THE ROTORS ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WARPED AND EITHER HAVE TO BE REPLACED OR TURNED. I HAVE NEVER HAD A VECHICLE THAT WARPED ROTERS...LET ALONE ONE THAT WARPS THEM SO OFTEN. THE MANUFACTURE SAYS IT'S NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND WILL NOT COVER IT. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRUCK.*AK