Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 10/16/2007 | 52000 | 1 | 02/26/2003 |
| During october of 2007 the central timer module on my 2003 dodge dakota went bad. all lights inside and outside would go on and off intermittently. after a lot of online searching and reading forums it seemed that a lot of other owners had the same problem with their ctm's. my truck was out of warranty at the time and the cost for a new ctm was $253.00 plus cost to get the auto keys reset. the dealer said no recall on this problem, so i had to pay. i put it in myself. i called chrysler corp. and they were no help at all. my main question was and still is, that this is a safety issue. traveling at night with all lights going on and off could very well cause an accident. a recall should be made by chrysler. *tr | |||
| 06/12/2005 | 350000 | 0 | 07/20/2004 |
| Truck was sitting in driveway and caught fire in engine compartment at firewall and windshield.it hadnot been driven in about 36 hours. | |||
| 01/04/2005 | 1 | 03/11/2003 | |
| 2003 dodge dakota quad cab sport plus is having multiple check engine light warnings. this has happened upwards of 4 times. in addition, one of these was supposedly caused by cracked hoses. cracked hoses on a car with 16k miles on it! also, the dealer replaced my breaks because they could not find the reason why the truck makes a certain noise while backing in reverse...the problem still exists.*ak | |||
| 10/27/2003 | 3000 | 1 | 06/30/2003 |
| I keep hearing a loud bang and louding creaking noises in the front end of my 2003 dodge dakota when i turn the wheel. i have taken it to the dodge dealer several times, but they haven't found anything. i keep telling them it sounds like a cracked coil spring or body mount. they said if i bring it in again as warranty work, then they'll charge me for the time. also, the turn signals keep shorting out and when you turn the left one on, the emergency flashers come on. finally, the left power window slows down excessively when i attempt to put the window up. it goes down fine, but it won't go up at normal speed.*ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||
| 06/01/2004 | 100 | 7 | 10/25/2003 |
| Vehicle will either go into neutral when put in reverse or while reversing pop out of reverse into neutral. this mostly occurred when the vehicle was in 4-wheel drive. the dealership serviced the vehicle several times for this issue, but since they were unable to duplicate or resolve the problem. *ak the consumer had two transmission problems. the transmission module shorted out on four separate occasions. this problem caused the consumer to be nearly rear ended three times. the transmission shift indicator showed that the vehicle was in reverse but acted as if it were in neutral. the vehicle pulled to the left, the brakes would squeak and the vehicle had poor gas mileage. *sc the battery was replaced because the vehicle did not start at times. *jb | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | |||
| 03/25/2005 | 7000 | 3 | 08/30/2003 |
| Brake warning light abs light parking brake light' no fuse read in mileage indacator box flashing all at the same time. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - SWITCH | |||
| 04/25/2005 | 18000 | 2 | 11/23/2002 |
| I started my vehicle and then left it to clear snow from its exterior. the vehicle locked me out. i was at home and got the spare key to let myself in. while i was driving, the vehicle repeatedly locked and unlocked the doors by itself. this has continued, and the vehicle also now locks and unlocks even when the key is not in the ignition.*ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| 03/20/2006 | 63000 | 1 | 10/17/2002 |
| Evening rain conditions headlight failure interior lights stuck on. (caused vision impairment) bright headlights not functioning. *nm | |||
| 03/25/2005 | 7000 | 3 | 08/30/2003 |
| Brake warning light abs light parking brake light' no fuse read in mileage indacator box flashing all at the same time. *ak | |||