This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
I had bought my 1999 Dodge Dakota in 2001, less than 1 year of purchasing this truck, I lost oil pressure, returned the truck to dealer where they tried to replace my motor with a motor that had more miles, this did not happen. Then another year later, gears in my transmission were spent where I had to pay a few thousand dollars to have it repaired. Truck has been sitting for a year, cause of engine knocking again, with no oil pressure, also replaced the oil pump, still no pressure. New converter was put in, still good!! brakes and rotors are another big complaint of mine, when I have to constantly replace these parts, like every 6 months, can you tell me why? I used to love Dodge, but this truck has been a 1 big headache, even parked, cause I know it is going to be costly to repair it again.
We have been told by mckinney Dodge in mckinney, Texas that we have an intake leak on our manifold. We have made arrangements with our mechanic to have this fixed. I went to the West loop Dodge in ft. Worth and picked up the manifold gasket kit from the parts department. Upon reading the insert it stated that the new bolts are now 1/2 inch longer and that the gasket itself is now thicker as well. Also with speaking with our mechanic, he informed us that we are the second truck in the past two weeks that has had the same problem. He was even able to tell us exactly where our leak was before inspecting it. This seems to me that Dodge has been aware of this problem and instead of recalling their defect in their product, they made changes to the gaskets and bolt sizes and are now charging over $600 to have this repaired. I feel that this should be considered a defect in their product and Dodge should be responsible for paying the bill and not the consumer that has purchased their product.
Vehicle intermittently stalls, and may not start back up. Problem is assumed to be fuel pump. Diagnostic test had no readings. Consumer stated sometimes after sitting for an hour it may start, problem may be fuel injector, powertrain control module or automatic shutdown relay.
When starting vehicle brake light came on. After releasing parking brake, light stayed on. Consumer states after a couple of minutes ABS, engine check light, and emrgency brake light was on, then, vehicle died. Consumer has not contacted dealer.
Engine has stalled while driving at 30mph, and right before engine also stalled. Engine started making some noises like knocking. Contacted dealer, and dealer accused consumer of not taking care off vehicle even though consumer has all paper work on service checkups.
5.2L engine; 20,418 mi; high oil consumption & spark knock due to faulty intake manifold valley-pan gasket. Dealership replaced gasket at no cost (warranty).
Vehcile wanders left to right on dry road. Front end vibrates intermitently. Consumer has been waiting for the district representative to call but no contact. Engine valve failed five times. Steering failed three times. Rear oil seal is leaking.
Interior water leak@6620mileage, whole interior replaced,2 serpentine belts replaced, 5 times for engine stalling either in idle or while driving, engine light eluminated and vehicle would stall and not start, towed twice for this problem. Currently awaiting abitration hearing with ncds through Chrysler
While traveling noticed engine check light flashing soon after vehicle stalled. Dealer has repaired veicle, but problem returned. The vehicle also stalls during idle.
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.
5.2L engine has a loud knock when warm and accelerating past 2200rpm. The engine also burns 2+ qts of oil between scheduled changes. Cortese Dodge twice has told me this is normal behavior. Problem was reported at 9000 miles, still there at 12000 miles
I have had three things wrong with this truck. All have been because the factory did not put the parts togeter right in the first time.I have the truck in the shop for the noises, if it is not fixed to the standards of a new 1999 truck, I will like a different truck. If this is not possible, I will sell this and never buy from Dodge again!!!
The engine pings in normal operation at speeds from approximately 30 to 70+ miles per hour after the engine warms-up. The dealer, dispite repeated attempts, has not been able to resolve the problem which, in my estimation is a safety issue as the dealer can not (or will not perhaps) say that the problem will not lead to failure of the engine or some significant component. The dealer advises that they have contacted DaimlerChrysler corporation and have not been able to get advise that will resolve the problem.
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- Jericho, VT, USA