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Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
23 reportsClear category filterMileage unknown · Sep 9, 1998
Service Brakes, HydraulicSteeringVehicle Speed Control
THIS TRUCK WAS BOUGHT NEW. STEERING SECTOR WAS LOOSE, AND TIGHTENED. TRANSMISSION BURNED OUT. NOW FRONT BRAKES ARE SHOT. CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT ENGAGE OR DISENGAGE (INTERMITTENTLY) WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS IN FULL DOWN TILT POSITION. SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER SINCE NEW WHEN USED FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. NOW IT …
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THIS TRUCK WAS BOUGHT NEW. STEERING SECTOR WAS LOOSE, AND TIGHTENED. TRANSMISSION BURNED OUT. NOW FRONT BRAKES ARE SHOT. CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT ENGAGE OR DISENGAGE (INTERMITTENTLY) WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS IN FULL DOWN TILT POSITION. SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER SINCE NEW WHEN USED FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. NOW IT HAS SEVERE GROOVING ON INSIDE OF BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. BRAKE INSPECTION AT 31,044 MILES, ALL OKAY. AT 44,388 PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED. BACK DRUM BRAKES ARE 25% USED. DOCUMENTED WITH SERVICE RECORDS.
NHTSA ODI #540684
Mileage unknown · May 18, 1998
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE PEDAL CONTINUES TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE TAKES AWHILE TO STOP. DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, INTERMITTENT. HAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK. *AK
NHTSA ODI #823437
Mileage unknown · May 18, 1998
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE. BRAKE LOSS OCCURS WHEN ON A DECLINE. DEALER REPLACED THE HUBS ON REAR WHEEL PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
NHTSA ODI #823411
Mileage unknown · May 1, 1998
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THE REAR ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM AND BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY. HAD TO USE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
NHTSA ODI #822984
Mileage unknown · Mar 25, 1998
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
ABS BRAKES LOCK UP AT ANY SPEED ON SNOW AND ICE.
NHTSA ODI #533094
Mileage unknown · Jan 22, 1998
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A SKID. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE BRAKES 6 TIMES PRIOR TO THE OWNER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. *AK
NHTSA ODI #820784
Mileage unknown · Nov 28, 1997
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
WHILE DRIVING THE ABS PANEL LIGHT STAYED ON, DEALER REPLACED 2 SENSORS. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK DEALER REPLACED SPEED SENSOR, JUMPER WIRE, WIRING HARNESS, FUSE, AND DEALER CUT OFF PLUGS AND SOLDERED WIRES TOGETHER, ABS LIGHT STILL ILLUMINATES. *SLC
NHTSA ODI #819546
Mileage unknown · May 28, 1997
Service Brakes, HydraulicSuspension
THE BRAKES GRAB WHEN IN USE.
NHTSA ODI #517466
Mileage unknown · Apr 10, 1997
Exterior LightingService Brakes, Hydraulic
ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCK UP, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
NHTSA ODI #603193
Mileage unknown · Dec 13, 1996
Service Brakes, HydraulicCrash
SEMI WET ROAD SURFACE; W/REAR ABS BRAKES RESULTED IN VEHICLE NOT STOPPING AND DRIVER SKIDDED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK
NHTSA ODI #806285
NHTSA investigations
1DP02009 · Frame Cracks
Opened Sep 30, 2002 · Closed Jan 8, 2003
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Structure
MR. EDWARD W. BAILEY SUBMITTED A PETITION TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION BY LETTER, UNDATED, REQUESTING THAT AN INVESTIGATION BE CONDUCTED INTO THE MATTER OF A FRAME CRACK IN HIS 1995 DODGE DAKOTA TRUCK.THE PETITIONER ALLEGES THAT THE FRAME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE IS CRACKED, THROUGH NO FAULT OR RESPONSIBILITY OF HIS OWN, AND BELIEVES THAT THIS DEFICIENCY CONSTITUTES A SAFETY DEFECT, WHICH HE ALLEGES MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND/OR A CRASH.FOR THE 1993 THROUGH 2003 MODEL YEAR DAKOTA TRUCKS, THEONLY COMPLAINTS OF FRAME CRACKING WERE ON THE 1995 AND 1996 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES. A REVIEW OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS OF FRAME CRACKING ON THE DAKOTA, AND PEER VEHICLES, DID NOT REVEAL ANY LOSS OF CONTROL, CRASHES, INJURIES OR FATALITIES.FRAME CRACKING ON THE DAKOTA TRUCKS OCCURED AT AN AVERAGE MILEAGE OF93,000. FOR THE REASONS STATED IN THEFEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE (VOL. 68, NO. 3, MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2003) THE PETITION IS DENIED.
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