1993 DODGE DAKOTA Complaints

WHILE SLOWING DOWN AND TURNING OR WHEN IN NEUTRAL POSITION THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE SHUTS OFF.

THE TILT WHEEL WIRING HARNESS BREAKS WHENEVER STEERING WHEEL IS TILTED AFTER A FEW MONTHS USE. WHENEVER STRESS IS APPLIED, THE WIRES ARE CONNECTED IN DOWN POSITION. IN THE UP POSITION, STEERING WHEEL WIRES ARE SEPARATED. TOOK TO THE DEALER & PROBLEM COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. *AK SOLDERING THE WIRES ON TO THE CLIPS WOULD ONLY BE A TEMPORARY FIX. REPLACING THE ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS WAS NOT ONLY VERY EXPENSIVE BUT OFFERS NO ASSURANCE OF SOLVING THE PROBLEM. *YH

THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT CAUSE, INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. CAUSE OF PROBLEM WAS A DEFECTIVE SENSOR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SURGE FORWARD. HAD APPLIED BRAKES, BUT STILL REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. TOOK TO DEALER ABOUT GROWLING & TOLD CHARACTER OF VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE OWNER HEARS A POPPING , AND CAN FEEL THE POPPING IN THE STEERING COLUMN; THIS IS A POTENTIAL FOR FURTHER STEERING PROBLEMS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY 75 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, IT APPEARS THAT RANSFER CASE CAME APART, CAUSING FRONT WHEELS TO LOCK UP, NO NOISE/WARNING, VEHICLE WITH DEALER, TRANSFER CASE AND TRANSMISSION ORDERED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING APPLIED THE ABS BRAKES ONE OF THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP. THE ROAD HAD ICE ON IT. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AROUND 15-20 MPH. *AK

THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC LAP AND SHOULDER BELT LATCH WILL NOT RELEASE FROM THE LOCKED POSITION, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO BE INOPERATIVE. PLEASE EXPLAIN FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

FAILURE OF THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE BRAKE CALIPER, THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT BRAKE CALIPER WAS DISENGAGED FROM THE DISC DUE TO A RUSTED BOLT. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN MORE DETAILS. *AK

THE STEERING RACK CONTINUES TO LET LOOSE. WHENEVER STARTING OR STOPPING THE VEHICLE, DRIVER CAN FEEL SOMETHING MOVING AROUND IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND ITS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP.*AK