Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 05/01/2008 | 40000 | ||
| 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. sm. | |||
| 05/01/2008 | 40000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 dodge dakota. the contact stated that the vehicle made a squeaking noise while getting in and out of the vehicle as well as when driving the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the head was rebuilt and the electric 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. dt | |||
| 01/18/2007 | |||
| 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 petal 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. | |||
| 03/07/2011 | 30000 | ||
| Driving vehicle, turned on seat warmers, back started getting very warm and a terrible smell. pulled off to side of road, got out, smoke coming from seat and two burn holes in fabric. | |||
| 05/05/2010 | 1000 | ||
| Problem is with the rear axle on the 2005 dodge dakota. i have had the dealership rebuild the axle at 15,000 and 50,000 miles. it's being rebuilt for a 3rd time by a independent auto shop. i tried to take it to a dodge dealership in santa maria ca to see if they would repair it since it was a ongoing issue but informed me that it's not and would cost $2200. of course the independent shop is doing it for roughly half that. i went to dodge.com and filled out a complaint with them. i faxed the repair documentation with them and left messages but my rep (david) never calls back. i did receive a email from dodge for a customer survey but it's funny how their links don't work and their website security certificates are out of date. i guess if they can't maintain a website it's probably asking too much to fix a truck. | |||
| 02/23/2009 | 1 | ||
| I have a 2005 dodge dakota slt. i purchased it in 10/2005. i have had problems with this truck since i first bought it. recently i had to replaced the tire rods, sway bar and linkage, brakes, calipers, and rotors. two days after i had all of these things fixed i noticed that the truck was still shaking and making a lot of noise. when i brought the truck to dodge i was informed that the rear axle in the truck needed to be replaced. i was told that when the truck was manufactured the wrong size axle was put in the truck. this caused all kinds of problems. i was told that other parts are damaged and need to be replaced and repaired.(rear brake shoes, front disc rotors) i was told that the axle part is covered under warranty but i have to pay the $100 deductible. i was told that everything else that is damaged (due to the axle) and requires repair and replacement is not covered because it is considered normal wear and tear. i was given a quote of somewhere around $400. (depending on labor) my complaint is simple, i am being forced to pay for damaged parts on my truck that are directly caused by the manufactures error. a problem that can be proved to be the manufacturers fault. i was sold a vehicle that had the wrong axle installed. which then caused additional problems. when i bought this truck i was under the impression that the manufactures made the vehicle properly. they did not. they sold me a truck with the wrong part installed. not only is this wrong but there should be some kind of an investigation into this. if the wrong size axle is in my truck, there are other trucks that also have the wrong size axle installed. it is dangerous and suspicious. i think it is even safe to say that it is fraud too! selling trucks that have the wrong parts installed and then making profit from the repairs and replacements. sounds like fraud to me. *tr | |||