Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 07/17/2011 | 78000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2000 dodge dakota quad cab. the contact stated the vehicle stalls without warning. the vehicle has no power steering or brakes when the failure occurs. the contact stated the vehicle does not sputter or hesitate prior to stalling. the contact also stated that when the security warning light is flashing, they are unable to start the vehicle. the contact has to play with the remote to get the light to turn off. the contact stated that all of the gauges on the instrument panel stopped working when the failures occurred. the vehicle had not been inspected. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 78,000 and the current mileage was 78,900.rl | |||
| 11/21/2008 | 52000 | 1 | |
| The truck was being driven at approx 25 mi per hour. there was a loud thump. smoke began to pour out of the hood. i pulled over. flames were visible underneath. the hood blew open and flames poured out. in less than 4 minutes the truck was totaled. *tr | |||
| 01/12/2008 | 1 | 03/10/2000 | |
| I have a 2000 dodge quadcab 4.7 piece of crap truck that i bought new. it has 59,000 miles on it and has been maintained since new with the regularly scheduled maintenance. in addition, i have replaced two of the computers which cost me about $1800 combined. for the past year or so it has been running like crap. it stalls, the idle speed fluctuates drastically. at times the idle speed will go from 500 to 2500 rpms fluctuating up and down when sitting at a red light. the people next to me must wonder what's going on with my vehicle lunging the way it does. the second computer that was replaced was done in an effort to correct this problem and it failed. im am tired of spending money on a vehicle with so few miles for a problem that many many other dodge owner have experienced. i feel like i was duped. my wife's toyota camry just hit 130,000 miles and we have never had a problem with it. *tr | |||
| 11/18/2006 | 140000 | 1 | 11/23/2004 |
| A design failure in the timing chain cover 4.7 cid 2000 dodge dakota in the housing where the ther. housing bolts to the cover. a pin hole leak occurred. dodge has redesigned this cover 2 times to correct the design error. defect cover is available for inspection. 145,000 miles. *nm | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 07/01/2009 | 80000 | 1 | |
| Heater core in dodge dakotas. the heater core in dodge dakotas seems to be a really big issue with thousands of people complaining about the defective part. with a bad heater core, anti-freeze is expelled through the ac vents as a steam which is inhaled by the drivers and passengers. inhaling antifreeze can have many results: antifreeze fumes can cause eye irritation and upper-respiratory irritation. additionally, inhaled fumes, particularly if from a mist, can cause breathing difficulties, headaches, drowsiness, blurred vision, irregular eye movements, nausea and vomiting. material safety data sheets show that repeated inhalation of antifreeze fumes may affect the central nervous system. coma may occur if the inhaled antifreeze fumes were in mist form. dodge really needs to make a recall on these faulty heater cores. i have read many forums where at least 5 heater cores have been replaced within 50,000 miles. that is way to frequent for just common wear and tear. it is expensive for the consumers to fix and has some bad health related issues from inhaling the antifreeze caused by this faulty part. *tr | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM - RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | |||
| 07/20/2008 | 117000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2000 dodge dakota quad cab. while the vehicle was warming up for approximately five minutes, the service cap on the radiator hose ruptured. the vehicle is not able to be driven. the current and failure mileages were 117,000. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 08/01/2003 | 5 | 07/01/2002 | |
| Vehicle lost power and stalled out.*mr on five different occasions. dealer notified. *cb | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | |||
| 07/16/2004 | 100000 | 8 | 11/12/2003 |
| Exhaust manifold bolts snapping off. this is a common problem with 3.9 liter engines in the dodge trucks. exhaust fumes then escape and get sucked into the cabin area and there is also a fire hazard as more bolts snap and the manifold separates from the head. | |||