2002 Dodge Dakota

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED A BURNING ODOR. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD AREA. THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE BLOWER FROM THE RESISTER. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD REIMBURSE HIM FOR THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE BUT NOT FOR THE LABOR COSTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 141,000.

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA V6 3.9L TRUCK. I JUST REPLACED THE WATER PUMP AND WITH THAT, WATER HAS BEEN COMING DOWN INTO MY FLOOR OF PASSENGER SIDE OF TRUCK FROM HEATER CORE. THIS CAUSE MY MAIN WINDSHIELD WINDOW TO CLOG UP CAUSING MY INABILITY TO SEE OUT OF WINDSHIELD. I'VE NOW LEARNED THAT MANY DODGE DAKOTA TRUCK OWNERS HAVE BEEN REPLACING THEIR HEATER CORE AND DODGE HAS NOT MADE RECALL TO THIS EPIDEMIC. THE DESIGN OF THIS DEVICE IS TROUBLING. PLASTIC WILL NEVER SUFFICE REAL COMMON SENSE TO MAKE AND INPUT PARTS ON A VEHICLE THAT WILL RENDER APPROPRIATE ACTIVITY. CAN SOMETHING BE DONE ABOUT THIS. CONSUMERS ARE LOSING BIG MONEY BECAUSE OF ONE'S STUPID DESIGN WITH DODGE VERY MUCH WELL AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA QUADCAB. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY ACCELERATE AT A VERY LOW SPEED. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN EXTREMELY STRONG BURNING RUBBER SMELL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE BEFORE AND WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 73,000. UPDATED 11/19/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP. UPDATED 11/23/10. *JB UPDATED EVOQ 12/22/10*JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AGAIN ON JULY 18,2011. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED WHILE UNDER THE 30 DAY WARRANTY, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. UPDATED 08/31/11 UPDATED 10/20/11,. *JB

HAVE A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA WITH A 4.7 LITRE ENGINE ,ENGINE HAS SEVERE OIL SLUDGE WHICH CAUSE MY VEHICLE TO BREAK DOWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE ,THE FIRST TIME I NOTICE ENGINE RUNNING HOT,TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE REMOVED THE VALVE COVERS AND NOTICED SEVERE OIL SLUDGE ,PROCEEDED TO TAKE THE ENGINE APART AND CLEANED IT AND PUT IT BACK TOGETHER,THIS WAS LESS THAN 20,000 MILES AGO.WE WENTON A TRIP THAT WAS A BOUT 260 MILES AWAY ,IT WAS A COLD MORNING ,ENGINE GOT HOT AND STARTED RUNNING ROUGH THEN WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE THEN THE TRUCK START CLANKING UNDER THE HOOD. I TOOK THE VALVE COVERS OFF AND IT WAS CLOGGED AGAIN. NOW I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS ENGINE IS FAMOUS FOR THIS PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER KNOWS IT CAN YOU HELP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE OR AFTER THE VEHICLE BECOMES COLD, THE GEAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK FOR 30-40 MINUTES. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-40 MPH, THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY, THE GAS EMISSION CANISTER, AND THE HOSE PACKAGE FOR EMISSIONS, THE TIMING CHAIN, THE MANIFOLD EXHAUST ON THE LEFT SIDE, AND THE INSULATOR STEERING GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. WHEN THE CONTACT RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE, IT WAS RATTLING AND REVVING UP TO 2,500 RPM'S. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER AND REMAINED THERE FOR OVER A MONTH. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RETRIEVED THE SECOND TIME, THE ALARM SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING. THE CONTACT DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE EVERYTIME HE GETS THE VEHICLE BACK SOMETHING ELSE FAILS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,552 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,700.

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ALARMING FAILURES WITH MY DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB. IT IS A 2002 V6 AUTO TRANSMISSION PW PL. I HAVE HAD THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE RECALL, MY TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED (TWICE), MY FRONT HUBS & SPINDLES COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED AND COULD HAVE KILLED MY FAMILY, MY WATER PUMP HAS FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE DRIVER SIDE TAILLIGHT SEEMS TO FAIL OFTEN, THE VACUUM HOSES HAVE ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE CHEAP RUBBER USED BY THE MANUFACTURER FAIL BY CRACKING AND CAUSING ALL SORTS OF LEAKS CAUSING ENGINE LIGHTS, LOUD NOISES UNDER THE HOOD, AND HORRIBLE GAS MILEAGE. I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO BE PROACTIVE IN MY MAINTENANCE OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THE MAJOR REPAIRS DONE PROFESSIONALLY. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW A 2002 VEHICLE CAN HAVE SO MANY POTENTIALLY FATAL PROBLEMS AND BE IGNORED. I HAVE SEARCHED HIGH AND LOW FOR QUALITY BULLETINS BUT CANNOT FIND ANYTHING. MY GAS MILEAGE IS NOW DOWN TO 14 MPG AND THE TRUCK IS FALLING APART. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE IS A FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND THE OIL PAN ON THE VEHICLE SITS BELOW THE TRUCK FRAME. THE OIL PAN IS TO CLOSE TO THE GROUND AND DOES NOT HAVE A SKID PLATE THEREFORE, DEBRIS PUNCTURES THE PAN. THE MANUFACTURE HAS BEEN ALERTED BUT STATED THERE ARE KNOW RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE THEREFORE, NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.

I WAS DRIVING TO PA FROM FL IN MY 2002 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB WITH A V-8 4.7L ENGINE (MSRP $27,000)WHEN I HEARD A TICKING NOISE WHILE IN SC. ALL FLUID LEVELS WERE FINE, SO I CONTINUED ON MY JOURNEY ON TUES. OCT. 11, 2005 I FOUND OUT THE DIAGNOSIS WHICH WAS THAT 3 RODS INSIDE THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED AND A NEW ENGINE WAS REQUIRED TO FIX IT. I WAS SHOCKED AND ASSUMED THAT CHRYSLER WOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY SINCE I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THROUGH CHRYSLER. THE CHRYSLER ADJUSTOR FINALLY ARRIVED TO CHECK OUT MY TRUCK ON FRI. OCT. 14 AND THAT IS WHEN I HEARD THE HORRENDOUS NEWS THAT CHRYSLER WAS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR END OF THE CONTRACT AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A LACK OF MAINTENANCE ON MY TRUCK. AFTER I FOUND THAT OUT I IMMEDIATELY HAD ALL OF MY MAINTENANCE RECORDS FAXED TO ME FROM FL WHICH PROVED THAT I FAITHFULLY CHANGED MY OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES OR LESS. I ASSUMED THAT THIS WOULD BE SUFFICIENT FOR THEM TO FIX MY ENGINE. I DECIDED TO LEAVE SC DUE TO COSTLY HOTEL EXPENSES AND HAD MY SISTER COME FROM VA TO PICK MY DAUGHTER AND I UP WHERE WE AT LEAST HAD A FREE PLACE TO STAY TEMPORARILY TILL MY TRUCK WAS FIXED. I FOUND OUT THE TERRIBLE NEWS ON MON. OCT. 24TH THAT MY MAINTENANCE RECORDS MEANT NOTHING TO THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION. I RECEIVED THE RESPONSE "LACK OF MAINTENANCE" AS BEING THE REASON WHY THEY WOULD NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. I WAS SHOCKED THAT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I PAID ALMOST 1800.00 FOR TO COVER THIS TYPE OF SITUATION WOULD NOT COVER THIS REPAIR. MY TRUCK HAD 41,369 MILES ON IT WHEN THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE ESTIMATE I RECEIVED FOR REPAIRING THE ENGINE WAS $7,301.00. I CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND ASKED WHY MY MAINTENANCE RECORDS WERE NOT HONORED AND WAS TOLD "THIS IS THE FINAL DECISION MAM". I ASKED FOR FAXES TO BE SENT TO ME REGARDING THE ADJUSTORS REPORT & A LETTER FROM CHRYSLER SAYING THAT RESPONSIBILITY WAS NOT BEING TAKEN BY THEM FOR THE REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT SEND THAT TO ME. *JB