2005 Dodge Dakota Complaint Log

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION, IT BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARDS ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE KNOCKED DOWN THE CONTACT, TRAVELED ACROSS THE STREET, AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WAS DAMAGED AND THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE SPEED AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. UPDATED 10/07/08. *LJ UPDATED 10/08/08. *JB

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES GOING DOWN HILL OR WHEN CARRYING A LIGHT LOAD BRAKES VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. *TR

ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ELECTRIC WINDOW A NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE WINDOW NOW DOES NOT WORK.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURS CONSTANTLY. THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINS LIT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL CAP WAS NOT SECURED TIGHTLY ENOUGH. THE FUEL CAP HAS BEEN CHANGED THREE TO FOUR TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. IN ADDITION, IT TAKES THE CONTACT 20 MINUTES TO PLACE FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. IF HE PUMPS TOO QUICKLY, THE GAS NOZZLE WILL SHUT OFF AND GASOLINE WILL SPLASH OUT. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE IS A FILTER ON THE TANK THAT IS CLOGGED, WHICH MUST BE CHANGED OR CLEANED AFTER EVERY OIL CHANGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. UPDATED 06/17/08. *LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A SQUEAKING NOISE UPON ENTERING AND EXITING. THE NOISE WAS ALSO PRESENT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE HEAD WAS REBUILT AND THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND WAS WORKING WITH THE CONTACT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SAFELY PULL OFF THE ROAD. DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE, SHE CRASHED BACKWARDS INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER SENT OUT AN INVESTIGATOR TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE, BUT THE RESULTS WERE INCONCLUSIVE. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE DAMAGED VEHICLE AND A COPY OF THE POLICE REPORT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 22,000.

I HAVE AN 2005 DODGE DAKOTA WITH 26,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERS FIVE OR SIX TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, WHILE BREAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY IT ALSO PULSATES THE DEALER SAID THAT'S NORMAL AND HE CAN NOT FIX IT I HAVE FELT UNSAFE IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA V6 4 X 4 LESS THAT THREE MONTHS AGO. THE POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT. I BOUGHT A NEW PUMP AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR $172.00 & PUT IT IN. THE TRUCK IS STILL NOT WORKING. I BELIEVE THE NEW PUMP IS ALSO SHOT NOW. THE HOSES HAVE BEEN CLEANED OUT & THE RACK IS NOT LEAKING. THERE WAS ALWAYS FLUID IN THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR. NONE OF THE FLUID IS CIRCULATING. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SHUTS ITSELF OFF WHEN A BAG OR SOME LIGHT WEIGHT ITEM THAT WEIGHS LESS THAN AN ADULT (NO SPECIFIC WEIGHT GIVEN) IS PLACED ON THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE AIRBAG BACK ON IS TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. THEY CHARGE $100 EVERY TIME. THE DEALER AND CHRYSLER CORP. ARE SAYING THAT THIS IS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE MENTIONED THAT I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE, IN THAT IF TWO PERSONS ARE TRAVELING AND THE AIRBAG GETS SHUT OFF, SOMEONE EITHER MUST WAIT SOMEWHERE FOR MAYBE 2-3 DAYS UNTIL REPAIRS CAN BE MADE, OR RIDE IN THE TRUCK WITHOUT AN AIRBAG. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 3 TIMES NOW. *TR

PREMATURE FAILURE OF LOWER BALL JOINTS ON 2005 DODGE DAKOTA 4WD PU. *TR

DODGE TOLD ME THIS WASN'T A SAFETY ISSUE. IT ISN'T A DRIVING ISSUE BUT I DO FEEL IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE MAINLY FOR FEMALES. MY HUSBAND OWN A 2003 DODGE CAR WITH TWO KEY HOLES. HIS REMOTES TO HIS CAR WORKS WITH NO PROBLEM. I OWN A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA WITH ONE KEY HOLE AND BOTH REMOTE KEYS DO NOT WORK. FIRST I THINK IT IS ODD HOW A 2005 REMOTE DOESN'T WORK AND A OLDER MAKE REMOTE WORKS WITH TWO KEY HOLES. I JUST WONDER IF THEY DID THAT TO MAKE MORE MONEY. MY CONCERN IS THIS THEY DON'T HAVE A KEY HOLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT IS SAD TO SAY IT ISN'T A SAFE WORLD TODAY. I DID ASK DODGE WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF I PARK MY TRUCK IN A PARKING LOT AND WHEN I GOT OUT OF A STORE THERE WAS A VAN PARK BESIDE MY TRUCK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WITH A GUY IN THE VAN. HOW WOULD I GET INTO MY TRUCK? MY REMOTE DOESN'T WORK I DON'T HAVE A KEY HOLE ON THE OTHER SIDE. HE JUST TOLD ME IT WASN'T A SAFETY ISSUE. SO I JUST ASKED HIM DO YOU HAVE TO WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO GET HURT FIRST? I DID HAD THE REMOTE SENSOR CHECK AND WAS TOLD THAT WAS FINE. I HAD ASK THEM THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY ESPECIALLY CAUSE THE TRUCK HAS ONE KEY HOLE. I WANTED THEM TO COVER IT UNDER THE WARRANTY OR GIVE ME ANOTHER KEY HOLE. I FEEL ALL VEHICLES SHOULD HAVE THE TWO KEY HOLES. ALSO ONE TIME I HAD A CAR PARK SO CLOSE TO MY DRIVER DOOR THAT I HAD TO MANY SHOPPING BAGS THAT I COULDN'T GET IN MY TRUCK. WENT TO THE PASSENGER SIDE TO GET IN AND I FORGOT I COULDN'T I HAD TO PUT ALL MY BAGS DOWN TO GO AROUND TO UNLOCK MY DOOR. THEN WENT AROUND TO GET IN. ALSO WHAT HAPPENS IF THE KEY HOLE FREEZES? YOU CAN'T TRY THE OTHER SIDE. I DON 'T KNOW IF IT IS A LAW OR NOT BUT I NOTICE IN LARGE VEHICLES WHEN A SUV OR VANS BACK UP THEY HAVE THAT BEEPING NOISE. WHICH I THINK THAT IS A GREAT IDEA. (IT SHOULD BE A LAW IF IT ISN'T). WHAT I'M GETTING AT WITH THIS THEY ADD A FEATURE SO I JUST FEEL THE VEHICLES THEY MAKE NOW AND IN THE PAST SHOULD HAVE TWO KEY HOLES AND IT SHOULD BE MADE A LAW. *TR THANK YOU

FRONT END SHAKES/VIBRATES STARTING AT AROUND 60MPH. MAKES CAR DIFFICULT TO HANDLE. REPLACED TIRES, STEERING RACK, TIE RODS AND NO CHANGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE GOODYEAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE ROAD THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS THE TIRE DEALER'S RESPONSIBILITY. THE PURCHASE DATE, TIRE SIZE, TIRE LINE, AND DOT NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30,000.

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HEATER BECAME TOO HOT AND BURNED HOLES IN THE SEAT AND MELTED BY COAT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, BUT PARTICULARLY AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 50-70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES OUT OF THE CONTACT'S HAND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKES. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WOULD ESCAPE FROM THE FILLER PIPE WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO REFUEL THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE INLET CHECK VALVE FAILED. AS OF SEPTEMBER 27, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE 2005 DODGE DURANGO FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM FILLER PIPE AND CAP (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V034000). THE CONTACT FELT THAT HIS VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,900 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,211. UPDATED 01-15-08. *KB UPDATED 12/12/07. *JB

VEHICLE STARTS TO SHAKE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT A SPEED ABOVE 55MPH, PROBLEM IN THE REAR BRAKES THAT IS CAUSING THIS ,I AM ASE CERTIFIED BRAKE AND THIS IS NOT A SAFE CONDITION. *TR

I HAD BEEN NOTICING SOME MAJOR PULSATING (TO THE POINT I THOUGHT I WAS LOOSING A TIRE) IN THE FRONT END OF MY 05 DODGE DAKOTA WHEN I STEPPED ON THE FRONT BRAKE SO I HAD THE BRAKES LOOKED AT BY MEINEKE MUFFLER. THEY SHOWED ME HOW THE DUST BOOT ON THE CALIPERS WERE DETERIORATING AND THAT THE ROTORS WERE TURNING BLUE FROM OVER-HEATING. THEY SUGGESTED I CONTACT DODGE TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS OR IF IT WAS COVERED BY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. MY TRUCK HAS 24K MILES ON IT. I CONTACTED DODGE REGARDING THE WARRANTY AND THEY SAID THAT ONLY THE CALIPERS WOULD BE COVERED EVEN THOUGH THE DEFECTIVE CALIPERS CAUSED THE PREMATURE WEARING OF THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. THE BRAKE PADS STILL HAD AT LEAST 50% WEAR ON THEM. MY TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT STEVENS DODGE IN MILFORD CT. TOMORROW WILL BE 2 WEEKS SINCE I BROUGHT IT THERE AND SUPPOSEDLY THEY ARE STILL WAITING FOR THE PARTS TO COME IN. ACCORDING TO THEIR SERVICE DEPT THE PARTS ARE NOT ON BACK ORDER BUT THEY STILL AREN'T IN. THIS TRUCK IS SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO TOW UP TO 7,000 POUNDS BUT WITH THE BRAKES FAILING AFTER ONLY 24K OF NORMAL DRIVING (MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES) I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED IF I TOWED THINGS WITH IT REGULARLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT LEASED A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUTS DOWN. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT AUTHORIZE THE DEALER TO REPLACE ANY PARTS SINCE THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST DID NOT PROVIDE AN ERROR CODE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

ORIGINAL OWNER OF VEHICLE WITH 21,00 MILES. APPROX 1 WEEK AGO BEGAN HEARING SCRAPING SOUND WHEN TURNING. NOISE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. MECHANIC SAYS VEHICLE NEEDS NEW TIE ROD. ADVISED US AGAINST DRIVING IT BECAUSE HE CONSIDERS IT TO BE VERY UNSAFE. *TR

DEFECTIVE BRAKE MASTER CYLYNDER CAUSING BRAKES TO STAY ENGAGED. *TR

MY 2005 DODGE DAKOTA SHAKES WHEN DRIVING ON SMOOTH ROAD AND BRAKING, RPMS REV REALLY HIGH, HAS NO PICK UP, AND GETS 9 MPG OF GAS, DEFECT IN DRIVERS SEATBELT NONE OF WHICH ARE COVERED BY DODGE OR A WARRENTY

CONSISTENT DRIVELINE VIBRATION, UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR. I TOOK MY 2005 DODGE LARAMIE QUAD CAB IN FOR A FRONT END ALIGNMENT ON MARCH 5, 2007 TO TRY AND REPAIR THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED PROBLEM. SINCE THIS TIME I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP A MINIMUM OF TEN TIMES AND IT HAS BEEN IN THEIR POSSESSION AT LEAST 60 DAYS. THE DEALER HAS VIRTUALLY REPLACED ALL OF THE FRONT END PARTS, BRAKES, ROTORS, CALIPERS, ROTATED TIRES, REPLACED AND TRIED ELEVEN (11) MICHELIN TIRES, BALANCED, HIGH SPEED BALANCED, MY RIMS HAVE OVER FIFTY NOTCHES WHERE THEY HAVE PLACED WEIGHTS TO BALANCE THE TIRES WITHOUT RESULT. SIMILAR COMPLAINTS LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS INVESTIGATED SINCE BY THEIR OWN ADMISSION THEY CAN NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. *TR

PURCHASED A PRE OWNED 2005 DODGE DAKOTA 2/2007.THE DEALERSHIP GUARANTEED ME THE VIBRATION IN THE VEHICHLE WOULD BE RESOLVED. THE FIRST 2MONTHS THEY HAD THE VEHICLE MORE THAN I. 5 TIMES THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THIS DEALERSHIP. REPLACED THE ROTORS, BREAK PADS, NEW SWAY BAR(THAT WAS DISCONNECTED). THE VEHICLE STILL VIBRATES.AT SPEED OF 50-60 MPH WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE CONSIDERABLY. AT NORMAL SPEED IT STILL VIBRATES BUT NOT AS MUCH. THE WARRENTY ON THE VEHICLE IS UP IN ABOUT 30 MILES. I BELIEVE THE DEALERSHIP HAS JUST WORN US DOWN. THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP SAID HE WOULD MAKE THINGS RIGHT, BUT AS OF TODAY, NOTHING.NO RESOLUTION. SOMETHING IS DEFINETLY WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE AND I WON'T DRIVE IT FAR FOR FEAR OF FAILURE. MY WIFE OWNED A JEEPLIBERTY W/RECALLS ON BALL JOINTS...NEEDLESS TO SAY THE 2ND SET OF BALL JOINTS FAILED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND $4000 LATER WAS TRADED OFF. WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER DODGE CHRYSLERJEEP PRODUCT AGAIN IN MY LIFE. GURESS WE GO BACK TO CHEVY.

AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 55 - 75 INTERMITANTLY THE TRUCK WILL BEGIN TO VIBRATE. IF YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS IT GETS WORSE. IF YOU THEN APPLY THE BRAKES THE STEERING WHEEL BEGINS TO SHAKE ALMOST VIOLENTLY, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSES. IF I SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 30 MPH IT STOPS AND MAY HAPPEN AGAIN QUICKLY OR MAY NOT HAPPEN AGAIN FOR A WHILE. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 OR 4 TIMES AND THEY STATE THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT BALL JOINTS, FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS 3 TIMES AND RECENTLY PUT ON THE 3 SET OF BRAKES AND ROTORS ALL ON ADVISE FROM DODGE DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. VERY UNSAFE. HARD TO CONTROL THE TRUCK. I NO LONGER DRIVE THE TRUCK ON THE HIGHWAY. HAVE CALLED DODGE CHRYSLAR AND THEY STATE TO TAKE THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP. I GET THE RUN AROUND AND SENT ON MY WAY. AS FOR AT DATE OF INCIDENT, THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY. I JUST PICKED A DATE. *TR

SIDEWALL FAILURE OF GOODYEAR WRANGLER 265/70R17 RT/S TIRE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE SIDEWALL OF TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TIRE HAD ONLY 41000 MILES OF MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING. TREAD WEAR WAS VERY EVEN WITH NO UNEVEN WEAR OF ANY KIND. I HAD STOPPED FOR GAS ONLY 7 MILES BEFORE THE FAILURE, AND INFLATION OF TIRE APPEARED NORMAL. *NM

PURCHASED 2005 DAKOTA QUAD CAB ON 9/30/05. IMMEDIATELY NOTICED PULSATING OR SHUDDERING OF THE BRAKES WHEN APPLIED AT HIGHER RATES OF SPEED & WHEN BRAKING ON AN INCLINE. VISITED DEALERSHIP ON 10/13/05 & REAR DRUMS WERE TURNED. VISITED DEALERSHIP AGAIN ON 10/21/05 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM. BRAKES PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED & RETURNED AGAIN TO DEALERSHIP ON 11/15/05. DEALERSHIP ORDERED PARTS & WE RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP ON 12/14/05 & REAR BRAKE SHOES WERE REPLACED. SEVERAL MONTHS PASSED & BRAKE SHUDDERING RETURNED AGAIN. VISITED DEALERSHIP AGAIN WITH SAME COMPLAINT ON 9/19/06 & THE DEALER REPLACED REAR BRAKE SHOES, BRAKE DRUMS, & ROTORS. NOT TWO MONTHS LATER, THE SAME BRAKING PROBLEM RETURNED. AFTER TAKING THE TRUCK IN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 5 SEPARATE OCCASSIONS WITHOUT A RESOLVE, WE FILED FOR OUR RIGHTS UNDER THE FLORIDA LEMON LAW. DAIMLER CHRYSLER SET UP AN APPT WITH DEALERSHIP TO HAVE TECHNICIAN LOOK AT OUR TRUCK. THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH OUR TRUCK OTHER THAN A BAD TIRE. THE TECHNICIAN DID NOT DRIVE THE TRUCK UNDER THE CONDITIONS THAT I DESCRIBED TO THEM. WE TOOK THE TRUCK TO SEARS TO HAVE THE TIRES LOOKED AT & THERE INDEED WAS A FLAT SPOT ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. I QUESTIONED WHY THERE WOULD BE A FLAT SPOT ON A TIRE THAT HAD ONLY 24K ON IT WITHOUT ANY EXPLANATION. WE HAD THE TIRE REPLACED & ALSO HAD THE FRONT END ALIGNED. IN THE MEANTIME THE BRAKE PULSATION ONLY CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. I HAVE CALLED DAIMLER CHRYSLER AGAIN TO REQUEST ANOTHER REVIEW OF OUR CASE & WE NOW HAVE TO TAKE THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP & THIS TIME STAY WITH THE TECH AND DRIVE WITH THEM TO IDENTIFY THE PULSATING BRAKES. WE ARE TRYING TO BE PATIENT WITH THE PROCESS BUT IT IS GETTING VERY TRYING. THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING DEFECTIVE WITH THE ENGINEERING OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF TRUCK & IT IS TIME THAT CHRYSLER TAKE RESPONSIBLITY FOR IT. I ONLY HOPE THAT THEY CORRECT THE SITUATION BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED BECAUSE OF IT.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE, HOWEVER, THEY RESET THE CONTROLLER. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE AND IT REPEATEDLY CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,404 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,670. UPDATED 10/25/07 *TR

DURING STOPS THE RPMS ON MY 2005 DAKOTA WILL GO ERRATIC. THE RPMS WILL GO FROM A FEW HUNDRED TO OVER 3000. THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AND HAS TO BE PUT INTO PARK AND RESTARTED. NO SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WILL EVER COME ON. I HAVE HAD IT AT THE DEALERSHIP WERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 3 TIME FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE IT. THE LAST TIME I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM IT STALLED IN TRAFFIC THAT SAME DAY I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH MY TRUCK. THIS IS JUST ONE OF SEVERAL ISSUES I HAVE HAD WITH THIS TRUCK THAT THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE, THE VEHICLE SHIMMIED. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE ROTORS AND DRUMS WERE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE REAR DRUMS, REAR AXLE SHAFT, REAR BRAKE SHOES AND REAR BRAKE DRUMS WERE REPLACED ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE FRONT ROTORS WERE ALSO RESURFACED. THEN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE PEDAL HAD TO BE PUMPED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER. UPDATED 11/2/2006 - *NM

THE BRAKES SHAKE HORRIBLY AND HAVE SINCE ABOUT A 11,000 MILES, THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT, REPLACED A FAULTY CALIPER I ORDERED IN JANUARY IN JULY. I BELIEVE THE REASON I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP FAST ENOUGH IN THE ACCIDENT IN OCTOBER WAS BECAUSE THE BRAKES FAILED TO GRAB COMPLETELY. I WOULD NOT BE SUCH A BIG DEAL MY THIS DODGE DEALER TREATS ME AS AN IGNORAMUS, THEY DID OFFER TO UPGRADE MY BRAKES FOR ONLY 250 A SIDE, WHICH SEEMS SILLY SINCE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT THE TIME. IT STILL HAS THE $100 DED WARRANTY FOR 100000 MILES. *JB

AIR-BAG WARNING LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY SOMETIMES REMAIN ON FOR MILES. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. QUESTION IS, WILL THEY WORK WHEN NEEDED? *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, THE CONTACT FELT A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS OR NOISES PRESENT AT THE TIME. THE DEALER CHANGED THE BRAKE PADS ON THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED A WEEK LATER. HE RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONCE MORE AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR BRAKES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE STILL FEELS A VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES. WHILE WASHING HIS VEHICLE WITH ALL OF THE DOORS AND WINDOWS CLOSED, WATER ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND DAMPENED THE FLOOR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

AT RANDOM, MY VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF OR DIE CAUSING ME TO LOOSE THE ABILITY TO STEER. IT CAN STALL WHILE WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT, OR TURNING LEFT. MOST RECENTLY IT STALLED WHILE I WAS TURNING LEFT AND I ALMOST HIT A PARKED CAR SINCE I HAD NO STEERING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 12 TIMES. ONE TIME IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN ONE DAY. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. ITS SEEMS TO STALL AFTER I WAS STOPPED AND WAITING OR WHEN I DECELERATE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, BUT RESTARTED EACH TIME. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FLASH, BUT THERE WAS NO REPAIR AVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/04/06. *JB

AIRBAG LIGHTS CONTINUE TO COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. PREVIOUS TRUCK WAS TRADED IN AS THE DEALER COULD NOT FIX THE ISSUE. NOW, THE NEW TRUCK IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE KEPT TRACK OF IN CASE OF A WIDESPREAD ISSUE CONCERNING AIRBAG WARNING LIGHTS IN SIMILAR VEHICLES (2005 DODGE DAKOTA). *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD,RESTARTED, AND WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE UPGRADED.

AT 1 K I NOTICED A VIBRATION WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS MY FRONT ROTORS. TOOK IT TO DEALER. THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND THEY REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE SHOES. IT WAS GOOD UNTIL ABOUT 4500 MILES. THE VIBRATIONS STARTED AGAIN. DURING INTERSTATE DRIVING IF I HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES SUDDENLY THE VIBRATION WAS VERY VIOLENT. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER. TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER NEW BRAKE DRUMS. AT 5700 MILES THE NEW DRUMS WERE INSTALLED. THE VIBRATION WAS STILL THERE WITH AN ADDITIONAL POPPING SOUND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. TOOK IT BACK THE NEXT DAY. CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT THE NEW DRUMS WERE WARPED? THE DEALER PUT THE ORIGINAL DRUMS BACK ON. THEY CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY WANT TO BALANCE THE TIRES. *JB

I HAVE TAKEN THE 2005 DODGE DAKOTA 4X4 BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR ON JULY 24, 2006. SERVICE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. 1) BUZZING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE ALSO IN REVERSE. 2) TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN DRIVE AND REVERSE WHEN GOING UP A STEEP INCLINE. THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT DOWNSHIFTING TO A LOWER GEAR WHEN DRIVING UP A HILL, HAVE TO PUT TRANSMISSION IN 2ND GEAR TO DRIVE UP A STEEP HILL. 3) TRUCK HAS TO COME ALMOST TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS INTO 1ST GEAR. 4) AFTER THE TRUCK HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR A WHILE, THERE IS A METALLIC "CLANKING" NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING GEARS. 5) THE FRONT AXLES (DRIVESHAFTS) ARE MAKING A GRINDING NOISE WHEN EXECUTING A SHARP TURN WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. 6) WHEN IN PARK WITH THE TRUCK TURNED OFF THERE IS A LOT OF PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL, IT WILL NOT LOCK INTO PLACE WHEN THE KEY IS REMOVED. *NM

I USED MY DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB TO PULL MY 5,000 LB TRAVEL TRAILER ON VACATION AT THE TIME. THE TRUCK WAS VERY UNSTABLE AND UNSAFE WHILE PULLING THE TRAILER TO AND FROM PIGEON FORGE, TENNESSEE. THE ENGINE IS A 4.7 V8 RATED AT 230 HP AND 290 LB FT. TORQUE. I PURCHASED THE TOWING OPTION PACKAGE WITH THE TRUCK. IT IS SUPPOSE TO BE RATED FOR 7,000 LBS. DAIMLER CHRYSLER FALSIFIED THE TOWING ABILITY OF THIS ENGINE / TRANSMISSION SET UP BY OVERSTATING ITS TOWING CAPABILITY. I BASE MY ACCUSATION ON THE FACT THAT CHRYSLER RETOOLED THIS 4.7 V8 ENGINE FOR 2008. IT IS NOW RATED AT 302 HP AND 329 LB FT. TORQUE YET STILL ITS MAXIMUM TOWING CAPABILITY IS STILL RATED AT 7,000. COMMON SENSE WOULD DICTATE THAT IMPROVED ENGINE SHOULD MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO TOW MORE WEIGHT SINCE IT NOW HAS MORE HORSEPOWER AND MORE TORQUE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THESE TRUCKS ON THE HIGHWAY THAT MAY BE TOWING AN UNSAFE AMOUNT OF WEIGHT SINCE CHRSYLER OVERSTATED THE TOWING ABILITY OF THE 2005 TRUCKS WITH THE 4.7 V8. I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK IN THE SHOP FOUR TIMES FOR REPAIRS AND THEIR ONLY SOLUTION IS TO TOW LESS WEIGHT. I BELIEVE THEIR OVERSTATEMENT OF THE TOWING ABILITY OF THE VEHICLE WARRANTS A GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATION FOR SAFETY REASONS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR KILLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND THE TRUCK HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY YARD FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS. *TR

WHEN BRAKING A HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE BRAKING SYSTEM HAS A SEVERE SHUTTER. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY ISSUES. THEY DID, HOWEVER, TURN THE FRONT ROTORS. THE PROBLEM IS IN THE REAR BRAKES. I CAN TELL WHEN THE FRONT HAS A PROBLEM. IT IS A DIFFERENT FEEL. MY 2001 DAKOTA HAD EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUE AND THEY COULD NEVER FIND A PROBLEM WITH IT EITHER. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS NORMAL. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES IN THE REAR ARE WHAT CAUSES THE PROBLEM. THEY KNOW OF NO WAY TO FIX IT. I PUT IN THE "NUMBER OF FAILURES" THAT THERE HAVE BEEN 481 FAILURES, SINCE THAT IS HOW LONG I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE AND IT OCCURS DAILY. IT WAS EXTREMELY RARE FOR IT TO HAPPEN UNTIL IT HAD ABOUT 15,000 MI. ON IT AND I CAN WORK THE BRAKES AND GET IT TO STOP IF I DON'T HAVE TO STOP FAST. I HAD THE WORST ISSUE THIS MORNING COMING TO WORK. I HAD A VEHICLE RUN A STOP SIGN AND I HAD TO DO A PANIC STOP FROM 65 MPH AND THE TRUCK SHOOK SO BAD I DID NOT THINK IT WAS GOING TO STOP. I HAVE JUST GOTTEN FRUSTRATED AND LIVED WITH THIS PROBLEM, SINCE I GET TOLD IT IS JUST NORMAL ANTI-LOCK BRAKES............NOT LIKELY!!!!! ALSO, I NOTICED THERE IS A DAIMLER/CHRYSLER SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS PROBLEM. IT IS #0500405 DATED 05/10/2006. SINCE MY LAST EXPERIENCE WITH THE DEALERSHIP, I HAVE JUST STAYED AWAY, SO I HAVE NOT BEEN TOLD ABOUT THIS SERVICE BULLETIN. *TR

ON GOING INCIDENT. UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS WITH ANY LOAD IN TRUCK BED IT TAKES OVER 200 FEET TO STOP FROM 60 MPH. IF YOU ADD A LOAD OR TRAILER OR BOTH THE STOPPING DISTANCES INCREASE TO WELL OVER 300 FEET & THERE WAS BRAKE VIBRATION COMING FROM THE REAR. TO ADDRESS THE VIBRATION PROBLEM DODGE CAME OUT WITH A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB), #05-004-05 REV. A, TO ADDRESS THE VIBRATION PROBLEM. BULLETIN COMPLIED WITH WHICH AMOUNT TO REFACING THE FRONT DISCS & REAR DRUMS,& REPLACEMENT OF THE REAR LININGS. AT TIME OF PICK UP THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE PUMPED 2 OR MORE TIMES TO OBTAIN BRAKING ACTION. UPON RE-INSPECTION BY THE DEALER THEY FOUND THAT ONE OF THE AUTOMATIC ADJUSTER LOCK DOWN SPRING HAD BECOME LOOSE. RE-ATTACHED, IT SOLVED THE PUMPING OF THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR. HOWEVER, THE ONCE FIRM BRAKE PEDAL IS NOW TOO SOFT AND NO AMOUNT OF PUMPING WILL PROVIDE A FIRM FEEL. THE DEALER TRIED TO CALL DODGE TECHNICAL SERVICES. THEY ADVISED THAT COULD NOT FIND AN ANSWER OR REASON FOR THE PROBLEM. AT THE PRESENT TIME I'M HAVING TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM AS THE WORK WAS DONE WHILE I WAS ON A TRIP TO ILLINOIS AND I LIVE IN GEORGIA. MY LOCAL DEALER HERE IN GEORGIA IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE. THE DEALER IN ILLINOIS IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM & WE WILL GOING THERE IN LATE JULY & THEY WILL BE CHECKING OUT THE PROBLEM. I CONTACTED DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICES & WAS ADVISED "WE DO NOT HAVE ANY TECHNICAL INFORMATION HERE" & ARE QUITE UNCONCERNED ABOUT THE WHOLE PROBLEM & CANNOT HELP YOU. BRIEF HISTORY; PRIOR TO THE 2005 INTRODUCTION OF THE REVISED/UPDATED 2005 DAKOTA THE PREVIOUS MODELS HAD 4 WHEEL DISC BRAKES THAT WERE NOT CAUSING ANY PROBLEMS. FOR 2005 DODGE CHANGED FROM THE 4 WHEEL DISCS TO FRONT DISCS & REAR DRUMS. I WILL BE MOVING FROM GEORGIA TO ILLINOIS IN THE NEAR FUTURE & HAVE ALREADY MADE SIX TRIPS TOWING A 5' X 8" U-HAUL TRAILER AND HAVE EXPERIENCED MANY OCCASIONS THAT THE FACTORY INSTALLED BRAKES FADE EXCESSIVELY TO ALMOST NO BRAKES. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED, NHTSA RECALL, # 05V460000, REGARDING THE POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN HAWAII AND THE CONTACT IS UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SENT TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP FOR THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED AND EXPLAINED THEY WOULD NOT SHIP THE PART TO A MECHANIC IN HAWAII NOR WOULD THEY PAY FOR THE REPAIR BY THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC.

2005 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB V8 2WD. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO ORIGINAL DEALER 3-4 TIMES. ONCE TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES UNDER A RECALL. AT LEAST 2-3 TIMES TO "FIX" A ROUGH IDLE AND A MISS AT LIGHT THROTTLE CRUISING SPEED. ORIGINAL DEALER CALLED IT A "FISH BITE." IS THAT A TECHNICAL TERM I MISSED? ANOTHER CALLED IT "BEAMING." I GUESS THESE ARE TECHNICAL TERMS LEARNED AT BIG CITY DEALER SCHOOL. DRIVING AT SPEEDS FROM 25-85 MPH TRUCK SEEMS TO RUN ROUGH. AND ALSO SEEMS TO HAVE LOST SOME POWER. MPG HAS GONE FROM 18.5 TO 15. HAVE BEEN TOLD EVERYTIME "WE RESET THE COMPUTER, NOTHING IS WRONG, ERGO IT IS "FIXED." NOT FINDING A PROBLEM IS NOT FIXING IT. TRUCK STILL RUNS ROUGH AT HIGHWAY SPEED. HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD THIS IS "NORMAL." "THEY ALL DO THAT." FUNNY HOW THIS HAS JUST COME ABOUT IN THE PAST 3-4 WEEKS. BUT AT LEAST THE BRAKE PROBLEM HAS NOT COME BACK. AT LEAST ONE OTHER DEALER IS WILLING TO LOOK AT IT AGAIN AND TRY TO HELP. ORIGINAL DEALER HAS OFFERED NOTHING. I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY HATE THIS TRUCK. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, BRAKING MUST BEGIN 150 FEET PRIOR TO THE STOPPING POINT. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER, ROTORS AND DRUMS, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 55-65 MPH, THERE IS A VIBRATION WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. ALTHOUGH THE DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM, MULTIPLE COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED; INCLUDING THE REAR SHAFT AXLE, ACTUATORS, DRUMS, 6 NUT WHEELS, CALIPER, ROTORS, THE MASTER CYLINDER COVER, AND AXLE SEALANT AND SEALS. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM PERSISTS.

I OWN A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA BOUGHT IN B.C CANADA. WHEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN ON A HILL MY TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY EVERY TIME I APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND IT HAD VERY LITTLE BRAKING POWER. I FELT THAT IF I KEPT APPLYING THE BRAKES IT WOULD FLY OFF THE ROAD. BEFORE I WENT ON THIS TRIP DODGE INSPECTED MY VEHICLE AND CLEANED MY BRAKES. THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS GREAT AND I WAS ON MY WAY. I TALKED TO DODGE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE AND OFFERED NO HELP EVEN THOUGH I FELT MY LIFE WAS IN DANGER. MY GIRLFRIEND WILL NOT RIDE IN MY TRUCK ANYMORE AND I DON'T BLAME HER. PLEASE MAKE DODGE RECALL THIS TRUCK FOR IT HAS MANY PROBLEMS AND BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT . THANKS. *JB

THERE IS A PULSATION IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM WHEN STOPPING. FIRST HAD FRONT ROTORS TURNED, REAR AXLES & DRUMS REPLACED AT 3,081 MILES (4 MONTHS OLD). HAD FRONT ROTORS REPLACED AT 8,561 MILES (11 MONTHS OLD). STILL FEEL PULSATION WHEN SLOWING FROM 45-50 MPH. *NM

2005 DODGE DAKOTA TRUCK WITH 8,000 MILES ON IT. BRAKES HAVE STARTED TO VIOLENTLY PULSATE WHEN APPLIED. WENT TO ONE DODGE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD SEE NO PROBLEM. ANOTHER DEALER SAID THE TIRE SHOP PROBABLY DID IT WHEN THEY ROTATED MY TIRES. HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED DODGE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT ROTORS WARPING AND PADS AND IS ELECTING TO IGNORE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT 55 MPH THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SIX TIMES FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.