1995 DODGE DAKOTA Complaints

HEADLIGHT SWITCH BURNT, CAUSING SMELL AND FAILURE OF LIGHTS COST IS REPLACEMENT AT LOCAL DODGE DEALER (GOOD BROTHERS WEYMOUTH MA). *AK

INSTURMENTATION CLUSTER RANDOMLY REVERSES POLIARITY WHEN LIGHTS ARE TUREND ON. INSTURMENT PANEL WILL NOT LIGHT UP, ODOMENTER STOPS, FUEL GAGE GOES TO EMPTY, TEMP GAGE JUMPD TO HOT, CHARGE INDICATOR DROPS TO NEGATIVE, EMERGENCY FLASHERS COMES ON, HIGH BEAM INDICATOR REVERSES. WHEN INSIDE LIGHTS ARE TURNED TO OFF THE INSTURMENT CLUSTER RETURNS TO NORMAL WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE LIGHTED PANNEL IS NOT ON. REPLACED LIGHT SWITCH ASSY. REAR TAIL LIGHTS. I SAKED THE DODGE DEALER ABOUT SERVICE BULITONS OR RECALLS. THE DEALER SAID THERE WERE NONE. THIS SITE SHOWS SBN:080600 PLUS SEVERAL OTHERS. DO ANY OF THESE PERTAIN TO MY SITUATION

WHENI PUT MY TILT UP IN MY TRUCK THE AIRBAG LIGHT COEMS ON AND I CANT ROLLUP MY WINDOWS PLUS I HAVE BEEN GETTING SHOCKED GETTING OUT THE DOOR

8/10/2000 12:00 NOON 4 MILES SOUTH OF NORMAN,OK,AT 75MPH THE LEFT REAR TIRE PEELED THE TREAD CASING, SENT IT FLYING AT TRAFFIC BEHIND THE VEHICLE, TJE TIRE DID NOT DEFLATE AND I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP WITHOUT LOSING CONTROL. THE CASING DAMAGED THE FUEL LINE AND THE BRACKET ATTACHING THE FUEL LINE TO THE FUEL DOOR AND THE LEFT REAR FENDER WELL AND EXTERIOR PANEL. WHO MANUFACTURES THE PRIVATE LABEL TIRE TITLED AS PATRIOT DESIGN NUMBER 9332, PLEASE ADVISE. *AK

DEALER CANNOT COMPLETE RECALL NOTICE IN A TIMELY FASHION. 2 MONTHS IS NOT TIMELY! NO AFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK

TIRES WOULD SLIDE SLIGHTLY SOMETIMES WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A STOP EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS ESPECIALLY AFTER A LITTLE RAIN. I ASKED THE DEALER (FIRESTONE) ABOUT THIS AND THEY LOOKED AT THE TIRES BUT TOLD ME THAT IT PROBABLY WAS OIL ON THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AT THE SAME SPOT UNTIL I WOULD ONLY GO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THAT AREA ON MY WAY TO WORK JUST IN CASE THE LIGHT CHANGED AND I WOULD HAVE TO STOP. I BECAME UNEASY WHENEVER I HAD TO STOP. I COMPLAINED TO MY HUSBAND ALSO AND EVEN HE SAID IT WAS PROBABLY OIL ON THE STREET. YOU KNOW HOW NO ONE LISTENS TO A WOMAN, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS THOSE TIRES ALL THE TIME. THE FINAL TIME WAS ON A RAINY DAY, JULY 7, 1999, ON MY WAY TO WORK ON US HWY 78 EAST. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40 TO 45 MPH ALONG WITH OTHER TRAFFIC WHEN I REALIZED I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE MOVEMENT OF MY TRUCK. IT SEEMED TO TAKE ON A LIFE OF ITS OWN. I TRIED TO STOP BY SLOWLY TOUCHING MY BRAKES BUT NOTHING STOPPED THE TRUCK. TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL HAD NO EFFECT. THE TRUCK WAS HEADING ACROSS THE MEDIAN INTO ON-COMING TRAFFIC AND I COULD NOT CONTROL ANYTHING. THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK THAT I HIT TOLD MY HUSBAND THAT WHEN HE SAW MY TRUCK COMING AT HIM IT (MY TRUCK) WAS AIRBORNE. HE WAS TOWING A 40 FOOT TRAILER LOADED WITH EQUIPMENT AND MY TRUCK WAS WRECKED EVERYWHERE BUT THE DRIVER'S DOOR. (I HAVE PICTURES OF THE TRUCK). THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND I HAD MY SEAT BELT ON. MY ELBOW OR HAND CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. MY RIGHT FEMUR WAS FRACTURED AND MY LEFT KNEE SUFFERED COMPLETE TEARS OF THE MCL AND ACL LIGAMENTS. WHEN THE ACCIDENT WAS OVER MY LEGS WERE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND MY HEAD IN THE SEAT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE. I WAS ALONE IN THE TRUCK ON MY WAY TO WORK. NO ONE ELSE WAS INJURED. *AK( DOT NUMBER: ?? TIRE SIZE: 21575R15 )

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SLIPS IN AND OUT OF GEAR, AND SHIFTS VERY HARD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

DEFECTIVE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT READ PROPERLY, BUT SPINS AROUND WHICH WONT GIVE THE CORRECT READING OF GAS GAUGE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED FRONT RIGHT WHEEL SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES AND EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *ML

I LOOKED THROUGH THE RECALLED SECTIONS AND FOUND THIS PROMBLEM IN THE DODGE RAM .WOULD THAT BE THE NOTICE THAT I WOULD NEED?NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK