Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | |||
| 11/14/2010 | 50000 | ||
| Recall id # 03v389000: on 2001 dodge dakota wiring harness rerouting/repair recall id#09eo12000 exterior lighting recall id#09eo25000 exterior lighting headlights the 2001 dodge dakota with automatic transmission has the same problem with turn signals ,tail light, dash lighting, & radio failure i have talked to 20 or 30 dakota owners with automatic transmission &same problems | |||
| 08/05/2008 | 125000 | 1 | |
| My husband was driving his 2001 dodge dakota home at night, on a country road, around august 5, 2008 and the headlights flickered on and off. when he got home, the windshield wipers went haywire, the horn continued to honk, the door locks began locking and unlocking, and the air bag light came on. we found out the central timer module (cmt) and clock spring had failed and was told the truck was unsafe to drive. we had both repaired for $530. i was told that recalls existed on several dodge vehicles but not one of them specified our truck. i contacted dodge and they just said it was not my truck so i was out of luck. i then did some research on this on-line and found several forums with this same problem on this year of truck, plus several others, and they could not find any help from dodge either. this is a really serious malfunction and could of cause a very bad accident. i just need dodge to own up to the problem and reimburse us for the repairs we had. also admit there is a problem on all dodge vehicles, before someone get seriously injured or killed. *tr | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - BRAKE LIGHTS | |||
| 05/01/2005 | 56982 | 1 | 04/17/2001 |
| Consumer states: that abs light, engine light, and brake lights came on at the same time. the clutch packed in the rear differential is half inch long , and its job is to hold the clutches and lemon slipped differential, and it failed. it came out and shredded speed sensor in rear differential. *ak | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - FOG LIGHTS - SWITCH | |||
| 05/18/2004 | 73350 | 1 | 03/10/2001 |
| While driving my 2001 dodge dakota quad cab at night, all of the lights (exterior and interior) started flashing intermittently. this could easily startle the driver or the drivers of other vehicles, and could leave the vehicle with no lights. dealer diagnosis revealed a bad central timer module (ctm) which controls the lighting system of the vehicle. anecdotal evidence gathered on various dodge forums revealed several instances of this same problem. daimler chrysler should be queried on how many of these modules they are replacing on 1998-2004 dodge dakotas. | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | |||
| 05/08/2006 | 5000 | 2 | 02/20/2001 |
| For the 2nd time the fan motor for the a/c,heater has stopped working all together. the dealer had the truck for over a week the first and it really never seem to work right. the front head lights work when they want to. *jb | |||
| 06/02/2005 | 37500 | 3 | 09/09/2001 |
| Dt: the dashlights and headlights started flashing and headlights will not come on at all. also, the remote would not open doors, took vehicle to dealer, and havd to replace central timer module (ctm). dealer unhooked the module and conected it back, and itworked for about 30 minutes. *ak | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS - SWITCH | |||
| 05/18/2004 | 73350 | 1 | 03/10/2001 |
| While driving my 2001 dodge dakota quad cab at night, all of the lights (exterior and interior) started flashing intermittently. this could easily startle the driver or the drivers of other vehicles, and could leave the vehicle with no lights. dealer diagnosis revealed a bad central timer module (ctm) which controls the lighting system of the vehicle. anecdotal evidence gathered on various dodge forums revealed several instances of this same problem. daimler chrysler should be queried on how many of these modules they are replacing on 1998-2004 dodge dakotas. | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TAIL LIGHTS - SWITCH | |||
| 05/18/2004 | 73350 | 1 | 03/10/2001 |
| While driving my 2001 dodge dakota quad cab at night, all of the lights (exterior and interior) started flashing intermittently. this could easily startle the driver or the drivers of other vehicles, and could leave the vehicle with no lights. dealer diagnosis revealed a bad central timer module (ctm) which controls the lighting system of the vehicle. anecdotal evidence gathered on various dodge forums revealed several instances of this same problem. daimler chrysler should be queried on how many of these modules they are replacing on 1998-2004 dodge dakotas. | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TURN SIGNAL - SWITCH | |||
| 04/19/2006 | 132000 | 1 | 02/23/2001 |
| Movement of tilt steering wheel in lower half of range will cause short-circuit of turn signal operation. left and right turn signal will be inoperative. radio circuit also affected. movement back into upper half of range will correct problem. as of date no repair has been attempted. *nm | |||