Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 06/11/2007 | 98000 | 1 | |
| The horn quit the cruise controls quit working. the air bag light are on air bags are dead the clock spring is bad in all the 2000 2001 dodge dakota 's all have the same problem. dealer said sounds like you got a problem. this is a safety problem. *tr | |||
| 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 | |||
| 08/17/2007 | 78000 | 3 | 05/13/2007 |
| I have a 2001 dodge dakota 4.7l quadcab and my horn, cruise and airbag all stopped working at the same time. i have seen a recall for this matter on 2000 vehicles, but not 2001. i am now operating without an airbag. *tr updated 02-01-08 *bf updated 02/01/08 *tr the consumer stated he is also without a horn and has not replaced it due to cost. updated 02/01/08 *tr | |||
| 03/10/2004 | 38000 | 1 | 03/10/2004 |
| When the cruise control is being used,my 2001 dakota qc will surge. the tachometer will jump a little and the vehicle will jerk slightly. the pickup has been in the shop for 6 weeks with no answers!*ak | |||
| 06/16/2003 | 1 | 02/21/2001 | |
| I was driving to work and my front axle broke. i also had two previous problems with the truck were it would accelerate on it's own to 80 miles a hour and the only way to stop was to shift into neutral, emergency brake and press on the brakes and pray. i was out of a car over thirty days between the two times trying to repair the acceleration. *jb | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 07/10/2004 | 40687 | 5 | 06/01/2001 |
| I own a 2001 dodge dakota quad cab 4x4 sle that we purchased new. in the last 6 months, and with only 49000 miles on the truck currently, the following failures have occurred: (1) (from february 2004 to present) the factory-installed external wiring harness (for towing a trailer) melted from the inside out, shorting out the electrical system. (2) brakes would pulsate anytime brakes were applied. dealer attributed this to warping of rotors and replaced pads and turned the rotors. dealer noted a spring on driver-side caliper was missing and replaced it as well. (3) the heater/ac controls failed. (4) went for state inspection and inspector failed truck due to failure of upper ball joints and brakes. the same brakes i just had fixed in february. premature failure of ball joints attributed to typical problem for dakotas/durangos. well if it's typical, why isn't there a recall?? the dealer had no answers. failure was a result of calipers not releasing properly causing the rotors and brake pads to glaze. dealer opted to pick up the tab for the new rotors and the new pads, only at my request. the new calipers and brake lines still cost me $800. again i'm wondering why i'm paying for so much on a truck that is only 3 years old with only 49000 miles. (5) unknown problem at startup when engine is cold. pressing the accelerator causes the engine to sputter. problem exists until engine is warm then goes away. two dodge dealerships and neither can figure out the problem as there is no computer error code coming up. all items mentioned were paid for by me unless otherwise specified. had any of these issues been a result of negligence, or lots of mileage, or had the dodge dealership(s) opted to pay for items that were the obvious result of poor craftsmanship, i wouldn't complain. but, the failures relating to the brakes could quite possibly have resulted in an accident which risks my life and that of my wife, and dodge doesn't seem to care. *ak | |||