2005 Dodge Dakota Complaint Log

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ENGAGING THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE AS LONG AS THE VEHICLE WAS GOING STRAIGHT IT WORKED. THE MORE THE CONTACT TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT THE WHEELS TENDED TO STICK AND NOT WANT TO ROLL. THE FRONT WHEELS TENDED TO LOCK IF TURNING IT ALL THE WAY TO RIGHT OR LEFT. IF VEHICLE WAS OFF ROAD AND GOING DOWN GRASSY SURFACE AND HAD TO TURN THE WHEEL, THE BACK WHEELS WILL PUSH THE VEHICLE OR CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STEER VEHICLE WHERE HE WANTED TO GO. IF VEHICLE WAS ON A PAVEMENT IT JUST LOCK OR FROZE UP. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED IT WAS THE NORMAL FUNCTION OF THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH DOWNHILL WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. SHE PUMPED THE BRAKES TO RELIEVE SOME OF THE SHAKING. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE THE FOLLOWING DAY PER THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. THE REPAIR CONSISTED OF RESURFACING THE BRAKES AND DRUMS, AND THE BRAKE AND BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. AFTER A FEW MONTHS, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT RELATED TO A RECALL; HOWEVER, IT WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT HIGH SPEEDS, THERE WAS A PRONOUNCED VIBRATION THROUGH THE FRONT END AND THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE BRAKE DRUMS, DISC, AND SHOES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

MY TRUCKS STEERING WHEEL PULSATES WHEN DRIVING AT SPEED ABOVE 40 MPH AND UNBEARABLY AT SPEEDS OF 60 TO 65. WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK IT WILL SHIMMY AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN GOING OVER ANY ROAD SERVICE THAT IS NOT PERFECTLY FLAT. I WILL NO LONGER OPERATE THIS VEHICLE WITH MY WIFE OR CHILDREN IN THE CAR. NO ONE SHOULD ATTEMPT TO TOW WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE PULSATION THROUGHOUT OUT THE TRUCK WILL GET YOU SICK. YOU WILL FEEL AS THOUGH YOU ARE ABOUT TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE AT ANY MOMENT DUE TO ITS INSTABILITY. AFTER A HALF HOURS USE IN TRAFFIC MY BRAKES HEAT UP AND FEEL LIKE A CAR WITH THE ABS BEING ACTIVATED EVERYTIME YOU TOUCH THE BRAKE. MY DEALER HAS MADE FIVE ATTEMPTS TO FIX THIS TRUCK, THEY TRIED TO BLAME GOOD YEAR FOR THE COMPOSITION OF THE TIRE. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO A GOOD YEAR DEALER AND THEY CONCLUDED THE TIRES ARE FINE AND THERE IS NO UNUSUAL WEAR PATTERN, I HAD THE SAME TIRES ON MY DURANGO. I HAVE ONLY 8,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK AND FEEL I HAVE SPENT TO MUCH TIME TRYING TO BE A TEST FOR DODGE TO CORRECT ITS ENGINEERING MISTAKES. I AM GOING TO BEGIN THE LEMON LAW PAPERWORK. PLEASE MAKE DODGE TRY TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOME IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. *NM

'05 DAKOTA WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE TSB WHICH STATED THE REAR AXLE WAS IMPROPERLY WELDED, CAUSING A SHUDDERING WHILE BRAKING. SINCE THEN, THE SHUDDER HAS REAPPEARED AND CONTINUES TO WORSEN. THE VEHICLE HAS OVER 18,000 MILES ON IT AND THE SHUDDERING HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN 02/2005. *NM

2005 DODGE DAKOTA'S HAVE A SERIOUS BRAKING SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. DODGE SEEMS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE BUT SERIOUS ACCIDENTS ARE ONLY A MATTER OF TIME. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR REPAIRS. THE FIRST TIME, THEY ALIGNED THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE SECOND TIME, THEY REPLACED THE FRONT AXLE, LOWER AND UPPER BALL JOINTS HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.

REAR BRAKE PULSATION. *NM

2005 DODGE DAKOTA SHAKES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ABOVE 50MPH. DEALER TURNED ROTORS AT 9000 MILES, STOPPED PROBLEM FOR A COUPLE THOUSAND MILES. STARTED AGAIN AT ABOUT 12,000MILES, HAD ROTORS TURNED AGAIN. STILL HAD ISSUE AT 21,000 MILES, FRONT ROTORS REPLACED. THE NEW ROTORS WERE FINE FOR A FEW THOUSAND MILES, BUT STARTED SHAKING AGAIN AT ABOUT 26,000 MILES. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE, TRUCK NOW HAS 60,000 MILES (AND 3RD SET OF ROTORS) AND STILL SHAKES. *TR

I HAVE A RECURRING BRAKE VIBRATION ON MY 2005 DODGE DAKOTA THAT STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 12000 MILES. THE DEALER WHO IS DOING EVERYTHING HE CAN HAS REPLACED REAR AXLES, DRUMS, BRAKE PADS, FRONT ROTORS, TURNED DRUMS, CHANGED WHEELS SEVERAL TIMES. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AT LEASE 7 TIMES AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I WROTE LETTERS AND PHONED CHRYSLER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY DON'T SEEM TO BE INTERESTED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THERE WILL PROBABLY BE A CRASH. *JB

MY 2005 DODGE DAKOTA 4 DOOR PICKUP STARTED TO SHIMMY VERY BAD AND I HAD A HARD TIME CONTROLLING THE TRUCK WHILE BRAKING ON STEEP DOWNHILL HIGHWAYS IN VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP WHEN THEY RESURFACED THE ROTORS THAT THEY WOULD NOT LAST THROUGH VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA. MY TRUCK ONLY HAD 9,400 MILES ON IT. THIS IS THE SECOND PROBLEM I HAVE HAD WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON MY TRUCK. IF I HAVE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM IN THE PAST I COULD HAVE HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON THESE STEEP GRADES. RESURFACING THE ROTORS OR DRUMS IS NOT THE SOLUTION, BUT IS GOING TO MAKE THE PROBLEM MORE SERIOUS DUE TO THE FACT THAT WHEN THESE PARTS ARE RESURFACED THEY TAKE AWAY METAL FROM THE ROTORS OR DRUMS WHICH MAKES THESE PARTS HEAT UP EVEN FASTER IN THIS SITUATION. THESE PARTS NEED TO BE REPLACES. I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON A NEW TRUCK WOULD BE TAKEN MORE SERIOUS THAN JUST RESURFACING THE ROTORS. BUT I GUESS DODGE IS TRYING TO REPAIR THE BRAKES THE CHEAP WAY, UNTIL SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED DUE TO THE BRAKES. THEN DODGE WILL MAYBE TAKE A LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A PRONOUNCED VIBRATION WITHIN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE FOLLOWED BY AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DRUMS, ROTORS, AND CALIPERS WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM.

LEASED NEW DAKOTA 5/05. ON 10/05 WITH 5344 MILES REAR BRAKES ,DRUMS AND WHEEL CYLINDERS WERE REPLACED DEALER AND DODGE SAID NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND WOULD NOT WARRANTY THEM SAID I USE THE BRAKES TO MUCH. ON 2/06 TRUCK WAS RETURNED TO DEALER NEEDED NEW REAR BRAKES ,DRUMS WERE TURNED,FRONT PADS WERE METAL ON METAL AND REPLACED , ROTORS AND CALIPERS WERE REPLACED ALSO. MILES ON TRUCK WAS 9,700 DEALER AND DODGE SAID NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AGAIN AND WOULD NOT COVER THIS TOTAL COST SO FAR 1,400.00. I THINK IT COULD BE A DESIGN FLAW BECAUSE THEY PUT THE ADJUSTER AT THE TOP BY THE WHEEL CYLINDER. I KEPT ALL THE PARTS AND TOOK PIXS. SO I'M NOW ON THE 3RD SET OF REAR BRAKES. *NM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A CLUNKING NOISE AT SLOW SPEEDS BECAUSE THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE BALL JOINTS AND SWAY BARS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER AGREED TO GIVE HIM A DISCOUNT ON THE LABOR EXPENSES. THE CONTACT HAD FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

SUNDAY 1-22-06 THE CD PLAYER QUIT WORKING IN 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. THIS TRUCK HAS 6, 540 MILES ON IT. TODAY 1-24-06 THE BATTERY WAS DEAD WHEN I WOKE UP DUE TO THE CD PLAYER TRYING TO EJECT THE CDS ALL NIGHT LONG. I DROVE THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD ME THEY HAVE TO ORDER A NEW RADIO. I DROVE OVER 30 MILES TO GET TO THE DEALER AND 30 MILES BACK. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. *AK

WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKES THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHIMMY BADLY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY HAD TO RESURFACE THE ROTORS. THIS TRUCK HAS 6,524 MILES ON IT. I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE ROTORS AND DRUMS BECAUSE MY 2001 DODGE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AT 14,000 MILES, THE DEALERSHIP SAID, "THESE ARE NEW AND IMPROVED ROTORS AND DRUMS". THEY ONLY LASTED 6,500 MILES. THIS IS NOT A GOOD THING AND SHOULD BE LOOKED AT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.*AK

SINCE PURCHASING MY 2005 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB IN FEB. OF '05, I HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL TIMES THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS UP INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE SYSTEM. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER CHECKED THE "CODES" AND FOUND NOTHING THAT INDICATED A CIRCUIT PROBLEM, SO THEY DONE NOTHING TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. TWO DAYS AFTER THE SERVICE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT AGAIN CAME ON. THE DEALER EVEN SAID THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WOULD NOT OPERATE WHENEVER THE LIGHT IS ON. WHEN THE LIGHT COMES ON, IT SOMETIMES STAYS ON 15 MINUTES, AND TYPICALLY ANYWHERE FROM 2 TO 15 MINUTES. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THE SYSTEM WOULD FAIL IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, ENDANGERING MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. THIS IS THE PRIMARY FAMILY VEHICLE. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING AT 45 MPH WHEN A DEER RAN OUT IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. HE PRESSED ON THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND JUMPED. THE BRAKES LOCKED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO OVER A HILL. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE VEHICLE NEEDED THE FRAME REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.*AK UPDATED 01/23/06. *JB

I PURCHASED A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA AND 6 MONTHS AFTER MY PURCHASE THE VEHICLES IDLER WAS JUMPING FROM 1 TO 3 AND THEN VEHICLE DIES. IT CONTINUES TO THIS. I HAVE BRINGING MY TRUCK IN TO BE SERVICED SENSE 11-2005 AND 2 MONTHS AGO I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO FIX FOR THE ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN BATTLING WITH CHRYSLER FOR THE LEMON LAW, AND THEY STATE MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. TO THIS DATE NO REPAIR, VEHICLE DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION AND WAS RE-ENDED.

PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT WORKS SOME TIME IT DOESN'T. YOU CAN TURN THE SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON THE LIGHT MY GO OUT OR IT MAY NOT YOU NEVER KNOW WHETHER IT IS WORKING OR NOT. *NM

2005 DAKOTA QUAD CAB HAS SEVER BRAKE PULSATION. CONSUMER HAD ROTORS REPLACED UNDER RECALL, BRAKES CONTINUED TO PULSATE. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** THE CONSUMER STATED HIS WIFE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABRUPT STOP. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE ACCIDENT WAS BECAUSE OF THE BRAKE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE FAILED STATE INSPECTION DUE TO THE BRAKE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE DEALER CLAIMED THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. *JB

2005 DODGE DAKOTA TILT STEERING DOES NOT WORK, BRAKES SHUDDERED. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT THE BRAKE BUT THAT THE REAR AXLE HAD BEEN MILLED INCORRECTLY CAUSING THE BRAKES TO SHUDDER AND VIBRATE. THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE BRAKES SHUDDERED AND LOCKED UP. AS A RESULT HE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE BRAKES WERE CHECKED. NEITHER THE TECHNICIAN NOR THE COMPUTER FOUND ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. THE CONSUMER TRADED THE VEHICLE IN FOR ANOTHER 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. *NM

I BOUGHT A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA ON FEB OF 2005. FROM THE VERY START I HAD A BAD VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE UNDER HEAVY BRAKING. WE FIRST TOOK THE VEHICLE AFTER 2000 MILES TO HAVE IT LOOK AT. DODGE COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM SO I TOOK IT BACK ANOTHER 7 TIMES BEFORE I ASKED FOR REPLACEMENT UNDER THE OHIO LEMON LAWS. DODGE CONTACTED ME IN EARLY OCTOBER WANTING TO LOOK AT THE TRUCK AGAIN BUT BEFORE I COULD BRING IT BACK IN, I GOT IN A ACCIDENT THAT WAS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE NON WORKING BRAKES. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, WHICH PUT A WOMEN IN THE HOSPITAL, MY WIFE TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO GET FIXED AND THE DEALER THREW HER OUT. WE LATER LEARNED THAT DODGE, DURING SOME RECALL WORK, NOTIFIED IT'S DEALER NETWORK NOT TO DO ANY MORE WORK ON THIS VEHICLES BRAKES. THIS FORCED US TO GO HIRE A LAWYER TO SUE FOR COMPENSATION. ALL ALONG I WAS STILL DRIVING THIS DANGEROUS VEHICLE. I GOT A CALL FROM THE LAWYERS ON MAY 30 TELLING ME THAT I SHOULD CONTACT THE DEALER AND SELL THE VEHICLE BACK. I DID JUST THAT, THE DEALER LIED TO ME, TOLD ME HE DID NOT HAVE THE PAPERWORK YET, WHICH HE DID, AND NOT TO CALL HIM. HE SAID THAT HE WOULD CONTACT ME WHEN HE RECIEVED THE PAPERWORK. IN THE MEANTIME MY WIFE GOT IN A ACCIDENT JUNE 14, AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY BRAKES AND PUT ANOTHER PERSON IN THE HOSPITAL. NOW THE LAWYERS WANT ME TO FIX THE TRUCK AGAIN AND HURRY UP AND SELL IT BACK TO DODGE, SO THEY CAN GET THEIR MONEY. THEY SAID THAT I SHOULD NOT PURSUE ANYTHING ELSE. DODGE SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO TRAMPLE OVER ME LIKE THIS. THIS ISN'T RIGHT SOMEBODY SHOULD BE OUT THERE PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF THE AVERAGE PERSON. DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE? *JB

I OWN A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA WHICH I PURCHASED IN AUGUST. WITHIN THE LAST TWO WEEKS, I'VE EXPERIENCED SEVERE BRAKE SHUTTER. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT FEEL SAFE. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM FOR SERVICE ON THE BRAKES. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE SERVICE ADVISOR THE SAME DAY STATING THAT THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING TO FIX THE BRAKE PROBLEM. HE ALSO STATED THAT DODGE IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND IS WORKING ON A KIT TO REMEDY IT. THIS STATEMENT LEADED ME TO RESEARCH WHO ELSE MAY BE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. TO MY SURPRISE I FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN KNOWN, BY DODGE, FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS. THEY HAVE A TSB #05-004-05 FOR THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS BY OTHER DAKOTA OWNERS ABOUT THEIR FRUSTRATION WITH RESOLVING THE BRAKE PROBLEM. THEY'VE HAD THEIR TRUCKS IN THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WITH NO RESOLUTION. I UNDERSTAND THEIR FRUSTRATION. WHEN YOU EXPERIENCE THE SHUTTER WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, IT IS FRIGHTENING. VEHICLES SHOULD NOT MAKE YOU FEEL UNSAFE, ESPECIALLY A NEW ONE. WHY CAN'T DODGE REMEDY THIS PROBLEM AND WHY IF THEY HAVE KNOWN OF THIS PROBLEM, WHY DID THEY NOT INFORM ME OF THIS WHEN I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK TWO MONTHS AGO? I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND ALL THE DEALER CAN DO IS LET ME KNOW WHEN DODGE HAS ISSUED A KIT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. SO MUCH FOR CUSTOMER CARE! *NM

I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS TRUCK FOR 2 AND HALF MONTHS, ONLY 3800 MILES ON IT. I NOTICED IT WAS SHAKING REAL BAD WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. I TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP AND THEY HAD IT FOR 4 DAYS AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD A TSB THAT THE REAR AXLES AND DRUMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SO THEY DID THAT AND GAVE IT BACK TO ME AND I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK THE SAME DAY, BECAUSE THEY DID NOT FIX IT. SO.. THEN THEY HAD IT FOR 9 DAYS AND I HAD TOLD THEM THAT I WAS GETTING REAL UPSET ABOUT THIS AND THE MANAGER LOOK ME IN MY FACE AND ASKED ME WHAT WAS I GOING TO DO ABOUT IT. YOU HAVE REAL GOOD PEOPLE SELLING YOUR TRUCKS. BUT ANY WAY. WHEN I WAS FINALLY CALLED 9 DAYS LATER, THEY TOLD ME THAT DODGE HAD TO RE DESIGN THE REAR PLATE. THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF THINGS DONE TO THESE TRUCKS AND NOTHING IS FIXING THEM. LOOK AT HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING TROUBLE. I ALSO CALL CHRSYLER AND THEY NEVER RETURNED MY CALL...I CALLED TWICE. THEY REFUSED A LOANER OR A RENTAL. TOLD ME I HAD TO DRIVE IT THE WAY IT IS...MAYBE UNTIL SOMETIME IN NOVEMBER...WHO KNOWS...I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS TRUCK...I WILL NOT PUT MY KIDS IN THIS TRUCK. I WILL NEVER DEAL WITH WALDORF DODGE AGAIN AND I WILL NEVER BUY A DODGE AGAIN. SO MUCH FOR THE CONSUMER THERE..WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THERE MISTAKES....SOMEONE HELP.........OH YEAH I ASKED FOR THEM TO BUY THE TRUCK BACK AND THEY TOLD ME THAT FIRST THEY HAVE TO MAY SURE IT CAN BE FIXED SO THAT WOULD BEABLE TO RESELL IT...NOW WHAT KIND OF SERVICE IS THAT....HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP 2 TIMES NOW

I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET CHRYSLER TO FIX THE VIBRATION/OR WOBBLING SENSATION IN MY 05 DODGE DAKOTA SINCE OCTOBER. THEY DID REPLACE THE AXLES BUT THE TRUCK STILL VIBRATES. THEY WILL NOT WORK ON MY TRUCK- THEY SAY EVERYTHING IS NORMAL AND I DISAGREE. I BELIEVE THERE ARE SAFETY ISSUES HERE. MY 3.7 V6 ENGINE HAS A LOWER ENGINE KNOCK AT SLOW IDLES. THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SOUND OR SAY IT IS NORMAL. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND HAD TO FINALLY HIRE A LAWYER FOR ADVICE. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY HEATER NOT WORKING AND TRANSMISSION/REAR END MAKING UNEXPLAINED NOISES. I'M VERY FRUSTRATED AND DISAPPOINTED WITH THE TRUCK AND HOW CHRYSLER IS HANDLING THE SITUATION. *JB

2005 DODGE DAKOTA 4X4 V-6 PURCHASED NEW. RECURRENT BRAKE ISSUES STARTING IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE, FIVE VISITS TO THE DEALER, EACH MORE INVOLVED THEN THE LAST, CULMINATING IN HAVING ALL BRAKES REPLACED (SUPPOSEDLY) WITH REAR AXLES INCLUDED (BENT FROM FACTORY WE WERE INFORMED). THE VIOLENT PULSATING IS BACK AGAIN EXACTLY THE SAME AS BEFORE AND GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THIS CANNOT BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AS WE WERE INFORMED BY A "TECH" THAT THE REAR BRAKE REPLACEMENTS WERE SHIPPED IN A VACUUM SEALED CLAMSHELL WITH CARBOARD BACKING! THIS TRUCK IS LITERALLY GETTING TO THE POINT WHERE I WILL NOT LET MY WIFE DRIVE IT FOR FEAR THAT SHE WILL BE HURT IN A PANIC STOP SITUATION. IT IS SCHEDULED FOR ANOTHER VISIT BUT IS NOW PAST WARRANTY... MY INTEREST IS IN WHETHER THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS SUCH AS THIS AND IF THERE IS A RECALL PENDING... *JB

BRAND NEW 2005 DODGE DAKOTA HAS THE WRONG AXLE ON IT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IT ONLY HAD 9 MILES ON IT. I PUT IT IN THE REPAIR SHOP FOR THE AXLE AND NOW IT HAS 1,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS FRAUDULENT. *JB

I WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT WITH MY 2005 DODGE DAKOTA TRUCK. IN WHICH I HIT A POLE. I WAS DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT WHICH WAS 35 MPH. WHEN I HIT THE POLE MY AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER THEY SAID THAT THERE ARE SENSORS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BUMPER. WHEN I TOOK PICTURES OF THE BUMPER THEY SHOW THAT I HIT IT WITHIN INCHES OF THE CENTER OF THE BUMPER. WHEN I TOOK THOSE PICTURES TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THAT THE SENSORS ARE ON THE SUPPORT BEAMS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THEY DIDN'T GO OFF AND IF THERE WAS OR IS ANY RECALLS ON THIS. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA LARAMIE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN IT RAINS WATER IS SUCKED UP THROUGH THE AIR INTAKE AND FORCED TO THE BACK OF THE ENGINE, CAUSING IT TO GO INTO THE PISTONS. THERE WAS NO PLACE FOR THE WATER TO GO SO IT BROKE THE NUMBER FIVE PISTON. THE CONSUMER WILL HAVE TO COVER THE EXPENSE OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE REPAIR WILL NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP WILL HAVE TO PULL THE HEAD AND REPLACE THE NUMBER FIVE PISTON. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE VEHICLE STARTED MISSING.*AK

2005 AND EARLY 2006 DODGE DAKOTA'S EQUIPPED WITH THE 8.25 INCH REAR AXLE HAVE A DEFECTIVE BRAKE DESIGN. THEY UTILIZE A SINGLE SPRING BETWEEN THE REAR BRAKE SHOES WHICH CREATES VARYING DEGREES OF BRAKE SHUDDERING UPON APPLICATION. IN ADDITION MANY OF THESE TRUCKS ARE EQUIPPED WITH DEFECTIVE AXLES WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO THE SHUDDERING PROBLEM. IN LATE 2005, DODGE ISSUED A TSB TO THEIR DEALERS ON HOW TO CORRECT THESE PROBLEMS. THIS WAS SOON SUPERSEDED BY TSB 05-002-006. I PURCHASED A TRUCK WITH BOTH THE DEFECTIVE BRAKES AND DEFECTIVE AXLES IN AUGUST OF 2005. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF EITHER TSB BY CHRYSLER CORPORATION. I NOW UNDERSTAND THAT SINCE MY VEHICLE IS OVER ONE YEAR OLD THAT I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR MUCH OF THE COST OF REPAIRING THESE FACTORY DEFECTS TO AN IMPORTANT SAFETY SYSTEM. DODGE ISSUED TWO TSB'S AND BEGAN INSTALLING A PROPERLY DESIGNED REAR BRAKE ASSEMBLY ON ALL NEW DAKOTAS BUILT AFTER JANUARY 2006. I BELIEVE THAT DODGE SHOULD ISSUE AN IMMEDIATE SAFETY RECALL FOR ALL AFFECTED 2005 AND EARLY 2006 DAKOTA TRUCKS AND REPAIR THEM FOR LITTLE OR NO COST TO THE OWNER. THIS PROBLEM HAS UNDOUBTEDLY INCREASED THE RISK FOR SERIOUS ACCIDENTS DUE TO DIMINISHED BRAKING POWER AND DRIVER REACTION TO THE PULSATING PEDAL ON HARD BRAKING. IN ADDITION, NUMEROUS OWNERS HAVE PROBABLY PAID FOR UNNECESSARY AND INEFFECTIVE REPAIRS SINCE THE SYMPTOMS OF THIS DESIGN DEFECT MIMIC THOSE OF OUT-OF-ROUND BRAKE DRUMS. *TR

SHUTTER AND PULSATING WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERS SEVERAL TIMES. THEY TURNED ROTORS AND PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED. THEY SAID THERE WAS NO FIX AT THAT TIME. TRUCK WAS RETURNED AGAIN AND THEY REPLACED A REAR AXLE, REAR BRAKES, AND RE-SURFACED THE FRONT ROTORS THIS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT TIME, THE TRUCK NOW HAS LESS THAN 15000 MILES ON IT, AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT SPEEDS OVER 35 MPH,SO IT IS SELDOM USED. *TR

DT: 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE VIBRATED WHEN BRAKING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE REAR AXLES AND DRUMS AND RESURFACED THE ROTORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TEST DRIVEN, AND IT WAS GIVEN BACK TO THE CONTACT. THE SECOND TIMETHE BRAKES HAVE TO BE REDESIGNED, AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BE FIXED THEM UNTIL NOVEMBER. THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING AS SOON AS THE CONTACT GOT ITON AUGUST 15, 2005. HE THOUGHT THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE BROKEN IN AT THIS TIME.*AK

I HAVE AN 05 DODGE DAKOTA WITH A BRAKE PULSATION PROBLEM THAT THE DEALER CAN'T FIX. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE TRUCK SHUDDERS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. REPLACED PADS, ROTORS AND CALIPERS AND PROBLEM IS STILL PRESENT. ATTEMPTED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES TO GET REPAIRS AND NO SOLUTION. *NM

PURCHASED MY NEW DODGE QUAD-CAB DAKOTA IN AUG 2005. IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THE TRUCK WOULD SHAKE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, ESPECIALLY AT ABOUT 50 MPH. SOME NEW VEHICLES CAN HAVE BRAKE ROTOR AND DRUM RUST AND I ASSUMED THAT THAT MAY HAVE BEEN THE PROBLEM. BUT AFTER 3000 MILES ON VEHICLE, I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER TO HAVE THEM DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I HAD WAITED TO TAKE IT TO THE SHOP SO THE OIL COULD BE CHANGED AT THE SAME TIME. I ALSO WANTED TO ALLOW AMPLE TIME TO WEAR-IN THE NEW SHOES AND ROTORS ETC. DEALER ORDERED NEW FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ON NOV 8 2005 AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED ON NOV 22 2005 WITH TRUCK SHOWING ABOUT 3600 MILES ON ODOMETER. DEALER INFORMED ME WHEN I PICKED UP THE TRUCK THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT YET FIXED AND THAT REAR BRAKE PARTS WERE BEING ORDERED. THE SHIMMY AND SHAKE WHEN BRAKING AT AROUND 50 MPH IS SERIOUS AND WOULD CAUSE SAFETY CONCERNS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS SUCH AS SLICK OR ROUGH ROADS, AS APPLYING BRAKES CAUSES A BOUNCING SENSATION AS IF YOU WERE TRAVELING ON A WASHBOARD ROAD (SERIES OF SMALL HUMPS OR BUMPS). IT IS UPSETTING TO ME THAT THIS NEW VEHICLE IS SOLD WITH THE FACTORY BEING AWARE THAT THIS PROBLEMS EXISTS ON THESE VEHICLES. IT IS FRAUDULENT TO SELL A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE SUCH AS THIS AND KNOWING THE PROBLEM EXISTS. UNSAFE WHILE BRAKING AT MODERATE SPEEDS. *NM

MY 2005 DODGE DAKOTA HAS HAS A STEERING PROBLEM STARTING JULY 2005. THE VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD NOISE/SQUEALING SOUND WHEN STEERING IS TURNED EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT. THIS NOISE IS MADE WITH LITTLE MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND CONTINUES TO THE STOP. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED THREE TIMES REPLACING THE BELT AND TENSIONER TWICE, POWER STEERING PUMP, AND POWER STEERING RACK. VEHICLE STILL MAKES NOISE AND DEALERSHIP HAS NO IDEA WHAT PROBLEM IS. I CONTACTED CORPORATE AND ADVISED THEM OF THE PROBLEM AND HAVE BEEN GETTING THE RUN AROUND FROM THEM ALSO. THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, YET THEY TELL ME IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE! AS OF TODAY THEY CONTINUE TO TELL ME THAT ENGINEERING IS LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED IMMEDIATELY HE BEGAN EXPERIENCING THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATING. THE SERVICE DEALER DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT STATED HE KEPT EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM, AND IT DID GET WORSE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, BUT THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. ALSO, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE DRUMS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS DID ALMOST FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT AFTER A WEEK OF DRIVING, THE PULSATION APPEARED AGAIN. THE SERVICE DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, AND STATED THEY DID NOT FEEL THE PULSATION. THEY WERE DOING THE BEST THEY COULD FOR THE CONSUMER.*AK *NM UPDATED 07/25/06. *JB

I PURCHASED MY 05 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB IN MAY 2005. APPROX. 1 MONTH AFTER PURCHASE I STARTED EXPERIENCING SEVERE VIBRATION WHEN TRYING TO COME TO A STOP OR SLOW DOWN ESPECIALLY OVER 40 MPH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN WHICH I PURCHASED (SERVICE DEPT) AND THEY TOLD ME THE REAR AXLE IS OUT OF FACTORY SPECS. THEY REPLACED MY REAR AXLE & DRUMS. THIS TOOK 5 DAYS. WHEN I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE IN MID JULY, THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SERVICE DEPT. (IT IS STILL THERE AND IT HAS BEEN 12 DAYS) THEY TELL ME THEY HAVE REPLACED THE AXLE 5 TIMES AND THE VIBRATION IS STILL THERE. I CONTACTED DIAMLERCHYSLER AND THEY ARE SENDING A REP. FROM THEIR OFFICE TO TRY AND REPAIR. I HAVE ALREADY FILED FOR THE LEMON LAW (DEFECTIVE VEHICLE FORM) AS I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT MY VEHICLE FOR MORE THAN 15 DAYS. STILL HAVE NOT HEARD A THING FROM THE DEALERSHIP OR FROM DAIMLERCHRYSLER.

DODGE DAKOTA 2005 QUAD CABS HAS 2 FLOOR MOUNTED CUP HOLDERS FOR PASSENGERS IN THE BACK SEAT ON FLOOR, BECUAE OF THERE LOCATION THEY HAVE CAUSED ME TO BREAK MY WRIST WHEN I LOADED ITEMS IN MY BACK SEAT WHEN SEATS ARE FOLDED UP, ALSO THEY CAUSED MY DOG TO BREAK TWO TOES IN HIS PAW WHEN HE JUMPED IN BACK SEAT, THEY ARE IN A STUPID LOCATION AND CREATE A HAZARD ,. THEY ARE USELSS FEATURE NOT NEEDED.

2005 DODGE DAKOTA, HAS SEVERE SHUDDER WHEN BRAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH. JUST HAD IT RETURNED FROM THE SHOP SAYING THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH IT. WILL BE TAKING IT BACK NEXT WEEK FOR ANOTHER CHECKUP. BRAKES PULSATE ANYTIME YOU APPY THEM AT THOSE SPEEDS. DEALER CHECK ALL THE BRAKES AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS

WE BOUGHT A NEW 2005 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB V-6 FROM MAGNUSSENS IN ABURN CALIFORNIA. WHEN PARKING FROM OUR RETURN TRIP 200 MILES AWAY WE NOTICED A NOISE, AS IF THE TIRES WERE RUBBING. MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DODGE DEALERSHIP IN OUR AREA FOR JULY 19TH. THEY INSPECTED THE TRUCK AND SAID THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT AND TENSIONER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THIS, IF NOT FIXED COULD CAUSE LOSE OF POWER STEERING, AC ETC. AS STATED IN THE OWNERS MANUALLY. HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT PERFORM THE WORK UNTIL THEY CALLED CHRYSLER CORP AND GET AUTHORIZATION. THIS TOOK 1 WEEK. I CALLED MAGNUSSENS OF AUBURN TO LET THEM KNOW. DID NOT GET A FOLLOW UP. DIDN'T EVEN GET THE REPORT CARD ON THE BUSINESS THE WERE SO ANXIOUS FOR US TO GET AND FILL OUT REGARDING THERE SERVICE. SPORT CHRYSLER REPAIRED THE TRUCK. ALSO AT THIS TIME THE BRAKE LINES WERE ADJUSTED. THE BRAKE HOSES WERE EXTREMELY TIGHT, THIS COULD CAUSE THE BRAKE LINES TO RUPTURE. SEE OTHER COMPLAINT REGARDING ROTORS, AND SUSPENSION, WHICH MAGNUSSENS AUBURN ( BRIAN BK) SAID WE CAUSED IN THE 300 MILES WE DROVE THE TRUCK. WC. *JB

WE BOUGHT A NEW 2005 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB V-6 FROM MAGNUSSENS IN ABURN CALIFORNIA. WHEN PARKING FROM OUR RETURN TRIP 200 MILES AWAY WE NOTICED A RUBBING NOISE, ALMOST AS IF THE TIRES ARE RUBBING. MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DODGE DEALERSHIP IN OUR AREA FOR JULY 19TH. THEY INSPECTED THE TRUCK AND SAID THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT AND TENSIONER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THIS, IF NOT FIXED COULD CAUSE LOSE OF POWER STEERING, AC ETC. AS STATED IN THE OWNERS MANUALLY. HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT PERFORM THE WORK UNTIL THEY CALLED CHRYSLER CORP AND GET AUTHORIZATION. THIS TOOK 1 WEEK. I CALLED MAGNUSSENS OF AUBURN TO LET THEM KNOW. DID NOT GET A FOLLOW UP. DIDN'T EVEN GET THE REPORT CARD ON THE BUSINESS THE WERE SO ANXIOUS FOR US TO GET AND FILL OUT REGARDING THERE SERVICE. SPORT CHRYSLER REPAIRED THE TRUCK. ALSO AT THIS TIME THE BRAKE LINES WERE ADJUSTED THE BRAKE HOSES WERE EXTREMELY TIGHT, THIS COULD CAUSE THE BRAKE LINES TO ABRUPT. SEE OTHER COMPLAINT REGARDING ROTORS, AND SUSPENSION. *** WC

WITHIN ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASE OF OUR 2005 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB, WE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE THE VIBRATION IN THE TRUCK. WE HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK IN OVER 7 TIMES. AXLES, ROTORS, WHEEL BEARINGS, ETC., HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES TO NO AVAIL. A ZONE REPRESENTATIVE FROM DCC SAID "IT IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE." BULL!! IF THIS IS A CHARACTERISTIC, WHY WERE WE NOT TOLD ABOUT IT WHEN WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. WE TOO ARE WAITING FOR A RECALL THAT WILL PROBABLY NEVER BE ISSUED! WE WANT RESULTS. FIX OUR TRUCK AND MAKE IT RIGHT...*NM

WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 50MPH IF YOU APPLY BRAKES THE REAR TIRES VIBRATE VERY VOGOROUS AND SOMETIMES SWAY OFF THE LANE. I DROPPED MY NEW 2005 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB ST (V-8) MAGNUM AT THE DEALER SERVICE CENTER. AS OF TODAY THE TRUCK HAS BEEN THERE FOR OVER A WEEK AND HAVE ATTEMPTED THREE (3) TIMES TO RECTIFY BUT WITH NO SUCCESS. THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE DRUMS, REPLACED THE WHOLE AXEL AND HAVE ALSO REPLACED TIRES WITHOUT ANY IMPROVEMENT.

PURCHASED 2005 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB WITH 3 MILES , NOTICED A VIBRATION,SHIMMY IN STEERING WHEEL AND FLOOR BOARD AT ALL SPEEDS AND ON ALL TYPES OF ROADS, IT INCREASES ON BUMPY OR CONSTRUCTION ROADS. HAVE BEEN TO DEALERSHIP 7 TIMES, THEY BALANCED THE TIRES THEY INSTALLED NEW TIRES THEN THEY INSTALLED REAR AXLES AND DRUMS BUT VIBRATION CONTINUES. THE LAST COUPLE OF TIMES THEY SAID NORMAL FOR THAT VEHICLE OR COULD NOT DUPLICATE BUT THE AIR PRESSURE IN TIRES IS ALWAYS CHANGED OR TIRES ROTATED,. I FILED A LEMON LAW COMPLAINT BUT OF COURSE THE VERDICT IS DRIVES NORMAL. I JUST WANT A VEHICLE THAT DOESN'T SHAKE WHEN I DRIVE, COULD BE HAZZARD.SAFTY CONCERN. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT VIBRATED. THE BRAKES LOCKED, AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE AXLE, THE BRAKING SYSTEM, AND THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. THIS ONLY MADE THE PROBLEM WORSE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SPECIFICALLY DIAGNOSED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAID THEY WOULD AGAIN HAVE TO REPLACE THE AXLE, BRAKING SYSTEM, AND THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO BE REPAIRED AS SOON AS THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *AK UPDATED 01/11/06. *JB

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB AND WHEN I WOULD GO TO STOP FROM HIGH SPEEDS IT WOULD SHUTTER REALLY BAD UNTIL I WOULD TAKE MY FOOT OFF OF THE BREAK. HOWEVER IN MAY 06 I WAS HIT IN THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE AND HAD MY ENTIRE REAR AXLE REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE SINCE THE OLD ONE WAS DAMAGED IN THE ACCIDENT AND NO LONGER HAVE THE SHUTTERING WHEN I STOP. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V460000 CONCERNING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THEIR LOCAL DEALERSHIP. HE SPOKE TO THEIR MANUFACTURER, WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.*AK

AT 470 MILES, MY 2005 DODGE DAKOTA CLUB CAB DEVELOPED A BAD SHIMMY/VIBRATION WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT THE REAR BRAKE DRUMS WERE DEFECTIVE. THEY REPLACED THEM UNDER WARRANTY AND SEVERAL DAYS LATER THE PROBLEM RETURNED. THEY MACHINED THE REAR DRUMS AND PUT THEM BACK ON THE VEHICLE. AT 1472 MILES I HAD TO RETURN TO THE DEALER AGAIN. THE SAME VIBRATION UPON APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES HAD RETURNED, ONLY WORSE. THEY CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM AND MACHINED THE DRUMS ONE LAST TIME. THIS FIX ONLY WORKED FOR A FEW MORE DAYS. THE SHIMMY/VIBRATION WAS GONE, ONLY TO BE REPLACED BY A LOUD THUMPING NOISE FROM THE REAR END WHENEVER BRAKES WERE APPLIED. AT THIS TIME, THE VEHICLE HAD JUST OVER 1700 MILES ON IT. I RETURNED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON 13 SEPTEMBER 2005 AND THE SERVICE TEAM MADE 6 MORE ATTEMPTS TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM, INCLUDING BRAND NEW DRUMS, MACHINING OF SAME AND TRYING DRUMS FROM ANOTHER 2005 DAKOTA IN THEIR INVENTORY. NOTHING WORKED. THE PROBLEM IS WORSE THAN EVER. THEY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 10 DAYS AND COULD NOT FIX IT! IT WAS RETURNED TO ME STILL DEFECTIVE ON 22 SEPTEMBER 2005. I SENT A CERTIFIED LETTER TO DAIMLER CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CENTER ON 23 SEPTEMBER 2005 NOTIFYING THEM OF MY INTENT TO INVOKE MY RIGHTS UNDER ALABAMA LEMON LAW SECTION 8-20A. I WANT A FULL REFUND. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! *JB

I HAVE A 05 DODGE DAKOTA WITH A BRAKE PULSATING PROBLEM THAT THE DEALER MADE AN ATTEMPT TO REPAIR. IT WAS VERY PRONOUNCED IN HARD BRAKING. THE REPAIR SEEMED TO WORK AT FIRST; HOWEVER, IT HAS NOW RETURNED.