1999 Dodge Dakota Owner Complaints

DRIVING ON TAKE OFF HEARD A PIPING ON RIGHT SIDE. FRONT TOOK TIRE OFF SEEN WHERE BOLTS ON CALIPER POP OUT FROM SPINDLE KNUCKLE ## VIN PASSED ## ##

NHTSA ID

11416821

Incident

May 13, 2021

OFTEN WHEN I START MY TRUCK THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WILL GO ALL THE WAY UP, THE GAUGE FOR THE BATTERY STAYS DOWN, AND WHEN IT DOES START, THE SERPENTINE BELT WILL SQUEAL, SOMETIMES IT WILL START AND IDLE, OTHER TIMES IT WILL NOT IDLE, UNLESS I KEEP MY FOOT ON THE GAS, AS SOON AS I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS IT WILL STALL, AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES, EVERYTHING WILL GO BACK TO NORMAL AND IT RUNS FINE, BUT LATELY, ITS BEEN DOING IT MORE OFTEN, WHEN IT DOES THIS, THERE IS A FOUL SMELL COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST. I HAVE HAD IT SCANNED AND NO CODES CAME UP ON THE SCANNER. I DO NOT HAVE A LOT OF MONEY, SO IF THERE IS A RECALL PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW A RECALL WORKS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE LAST TIME WAS 9/23/2019, WHEN I STARTED IT TODAY, IT RAN FINE.

NHTSA ID

11257872

Incident

Sep 23, 2019

Mileage

110,000 mi

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY IN A UNPREDICTABLE PATTERN. VEHICLE RESTARTS AFTER STALLING 7 OUT OF 10 TIMES. WHEN IT WONT RESTART IMMEDIATELY AFTER STALLING IT WILL TAKE UPWARDS OF 10 MINUTES TO ACHIEVE ENGINE OPERATION. I'VE REPLACED THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR, AS WELL THE CAM POSITION SENSOR. VEHICLE CONTINUES TO STALL INTERMITTENTLY.

NHTSA ID

11165446

Incident

Jan 5, 2019

Mileage

153,362 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DAKOTA EQUIPPED WITH FOUR BRAND NEW COOPER CORNELL 1000 ALL SEASON TIRES, SIZE: P235/75R15. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED BURNING RUBBER. AS THE CONTACT WAS PULLING OFF THE MAIN ROAD, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED AT PEP BOYS ON DECEMBER 28, 2018. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO PEP BOYS AND RETURNED THE DAMAGED TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CLOSED AND COULD NOT BE REACHED UNTIL AFTER THE HOLIDAYS. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 261,122. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 228.

NHTSA ID

11164192

Incident

Dec 29, 2018

Mileage

261,122 mi

DRIVING TO THE GROCERY STORE ABOUT 30 MPH NEEDING TO BRAKE AND THE FRONT BRAKES WERE GONE. RIGHT FRONT CALIPER BOLT BROKE THREAD AND THE CALIPER CAME OFF THE SPINDLE, STEERING CAUSED MORE GRINDING AND THEN I THOUGHT OF THE EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE. I HAVE REPLACED THE SAME SPINDLE BEFORE, BUT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE NOW OR BEFORE. I CAN';T FIND A USED/NEW SPINDLE TO REPAIR IT AND IT JUST PASSED INSPECTION.

NHTSA ID

11046501

Incident

Oct 28, 2017

Mileage

153,000 mi

BRAKES CAME APART WHEN APPLIED, NO BRAKE. RATTLE ON ROTORS, PAD DAMAGE. BOLTS THAT GO THROUGH CALIPER STRIPPED THREADS FROM SPINDLE FREEING CALIPER TO BOUNCE ON ROTOR I HAVE REPLACED WITH USED PART ONCE HOPING FOR RECALL, BAD NEWS DUDE!!!

NHTSA ID

11034383

Incident

Oct 12, 2017

Mileage

125,000 mi

THE NUT CAME OFF THE PINION

NHTSA ID

11023857

Incident

Sep 13, 2017

Mileage

186,000 mi

NOUSE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK EVERY TIME YOU HIT A BUMP. MECHANIC SAID ALL THE BALL JOINTS WERE BAD.HE SAID THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED ,THERE WAS NO PLACE TO GREASE THEM CAUSING THEM TO RUST AND WEAR OUT .BAD CHEAP WAY DODGE MAKES THERE VEHICLES. WHAT HAPPEN TO THE DAYS WHEN DODGE MADE GOOD SAFE CARS AND TRUCKS.

NHTSA ID

10960236

Incident

Mar 10, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS FOR THE FRONT SUSPENSION FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT PURCHASED A LOWER CONTROL ARM TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, IT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000.

NHTSA ID

10916159

Incident

Sep 15, 2016

Mileage

63,000 mi

I ALREADY CHANGE THE 2 FRONT WHEEL HUB THIS YEAR N MY PROBLEM IS THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL,THERE IS A KNOCK COMING WHEN I ENGAGE IT TO DRIVE OR REVERSE.IT SEEM THE SPINDLE GEAR IS LOOSE.

NHTSA ID

10717348

Incident

Aug 6, 2012

Mileage

38,500 mi

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE DAKOTA. SEVERAL TIME THE TRUCK WILL NOT START OR WILL SHUT DOWN A FEW MINUTES/MILES AFTER STARTING. THE TRUCK HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND WHEN THIS HAPPENS EVEN 'KICK' STARTING HAS NO EFFECT. AFTER THE TRUCK SHUTS DOWN, 10 TO 15 MINUTES LATER IT STARTS UP WITHOUT ANY TROUBLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AND IN CITY TRAFFIC. *TR

NHTSA ID

10712906

Incident

Apr 25, 2015

Mileage

160,000 mi

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, EVERYTHING SHUTS OFF; MOTOR, BRAKES, STEERING. ODOMETER READS "NO BUS" AND NON OF THE GAUGES IN THE CLUSTER WORK. AFTER RESETTING THE COMPUTER BY UNPLUGGIN THE NEGATIVE TERMINAL AND VEHICLE COOLS, IT STARTS UP. THIS IS A HUGE CONCERN AS I HAVE READ FOR MANY OWNERS OF SIMILAR MODELS AND YEARS. IT CONCERNS ME BECAUSE I DRIVE CONGESTED HIGHWAYS TO AND FROM WORK. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND ACCOUNTED FOR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10631404

Incident

Sep 1, 2014

Mileage

93,540 mi

PULLED OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND STARTED DOWN STREET COULD NOT CONTROL VEHICLE. THE 1999 DODGE DAKOTA R/T STARTED SCREECHING. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE BRAKE TO SEE WHAT WAS PROBLEM AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET BUT COULD NOT TURN THE VEHICLE'S WHEEL EXCEPT ON ONE SIDE. I GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL WAS TURNED TOWARDS THE RIGHT WHILE THE LEFT WHEEL WAS STRAIGHT. I LOOKED UNDERNEATH VEHICLE AND OBSERVED THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ON RIGHT SIDE OF VEHICLE WAS BROKE FROM THE FRAME OR WELD. THE CONTROL ARM WAS HANGING FROM THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE BROKEN AWAY FROM THE WELD. I ALSO HAVE PICS OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BREAK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10630080

Incident

Sep 2, 2014

Mileage

171,000 mi

FOUND U-JOINTS ON STEERING SHAFT FAILING. ABLE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL 1/8TH TURN WITH NO RESPONSE FROM VEHICLE. PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 1998 V6 DAKOTA AND A 1998 V8 DAKOTA WITH IDENTICAL PROBLEM. REPLACED THE STEERING SHAFT ON ALL THREE VEHICLES. I UNDERSTAND FORD CROWN VICTORIAS/ MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS/ LINCOLN TOWNCARS HAVE A RECALL FOR A SIMILAR CONDITION ON THEIR STEERING SHAFTS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10626871

Incident

Jul 17, 2014

Mileage

150,000 mi

I GOT THE '99 DAKOTA ABOUT 7 MONTHS AGO AND LIKED IT DROVE PRETTY GOOD EVEN THROUGH THE WEEK WHEN IT WAS ALL SINGLE DIGITS NO PROBLEM. THEN ONCE IT STARTED TO WARM UP INTO THE MID TO HIGH TEENS AND UP TO THEN 60S AND 70 IT WOULD SHAKE AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK. IT ALWAYS SEEMED TO START AT ABOUT 45 THEN ONCE THE ENGINE WARMED UP IT WOULD STOP. THAT STOPPED NOW THAT ITS IN THE 80S AND 90S. NOW I BARELY HAVE POWER STEERING AND LOOKING AT IT, IT SEEMS TO BE THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT WHICH LOOKING AT ALL THE COMPLAINTS I'M SURPRISED YOU HAVEN'T LOOKED INTO IT FOR IT TO BE RECALLED BY NOW ALONG WITH THE TIE RODS, BALL JOINTS, ETC. THESE THINGS SEEM TO BE FALLING APART AT THE FRONT. I JUST HOPE NOBODY DIES BEFORE THIS IS FIXED. *JS

NHTSA ID

10608982

Incident

Dec 19, 2013

Mileage

158,000 mi

I HAD BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN FEB OF 2013 FROM A PRIVATE SELLER AND I HAD NOTICED THE DRIVER SIDE WAS LEANING A BIT MORE THAN THE REST OF THE TRUCK, SO I CRAWLED UNDER AND LO AND BEHOLD I NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED SO BAD THAT THE CAB MOUNTS WAS ALMOST GONE , AND I GOT TO LOOKING AND THE WHOLE ENTIRE FRAME FROM FRONT TO REAR WAS RUSTED REALLY REALLY BAD. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A FRAME RUST THAT BAD WITH 110000 MILES . *TR

NHTSA ID

10588795

Incident

Mar 2, 2013

Mileage

115,690 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS REPLACING THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE BRAKE PADS WHEN HE REMOVED THE CALIPER PIN AND NOTICED IT WAS STRIPPED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE PIN THREE DIFFERENT TIMES HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS, WHO STATED THAT THE STEERING KNUCKLE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.

NHTSA ID

10558194

Incident

Jun 5, 2013

Mileage

185,000 mi

KEPT TRUCK INSIDE SINCE PURCHASE IN 2/25/99 UNTIL THE FALL OF 2009. PARKED TRUCK OUTSIDE UNTIL PRESENT TIME. TRUCK ONLY HAS 32,217 MILES ON IT. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT ALL THE CLEARCOAT IS COMING OFF OR PEELING ALL OVER THE TRUCK. HAVE USED MOTHER'S BRAND SOAP FOR CLEAR COAT FINISHES. HAVE 93 T-BIRD AND 32 FORD WHICH BOTH HAVE CLEARCOAT AND HAVE NO PROBLEM. HAVE SEEM 3 OTHER RED DODGES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I THINK DODGE SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT, SINCE THE BASECOAT AND CLEARCOAT WAS NOT APPLIED RIGHT. SINCE THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 32000 MILES ON IT. PLEASE REPLY. [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA ID

10538135

Incident

Aug 27, 2009

Mileage

31,250 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, HE CRASHED INTO THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE CHEST AND LEFT SIDE OF THE BODY. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 01V153000 (AIR BAGS) FOR THE CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY, BUT THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 160,000.

NHTSA ID

10489380

Incident

Dec 14, 2012

Mileage

160,000 mi

IM NOT ALWAYS IN A GOOD PLACE TO STOP WHEN IT DIES ON ME,I ALMOST GOT HIT BY A CAR A FEW TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS, IT DIES AND WONT RESTART FOR AWHILE, I THINK ITS IN THE COMPUTER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10464397

Incident

Jul 5, 2012

Mileage

122,000 mi

I WAS COMING TO A STOP WHEN SUDDENLY THE BRAKE PEDAL SANK ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. A HOLE WAS LATER NOTICED IN THE HARD BRAKE LINE JUST BELOW THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE ENTIRE LINE IS COMPLETELY RUSTED AS ARE THE LINES LEADING TO THE OTHER BRAKES. LUCKILY, NOBODY WAS INJURED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10430750

Incident

Sep 8, 2011

Mileage

150,000 mi

BRAKE LINE FAILURE, REAR BRAKES SEIZED. REPLACED REAR BRAKE SHOES AND WHEEL CYLINDERS 6,500 MILES AGO (APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 YEARS AGO). SEVERAL WEEKS AGO 9/23/2011 MY TRUCK SUFFERED REAR BRAKE LINE FAILURE - STEEL LINE THAT RUNS FROM FRONT TO BACK - FAILURE ADJACENT LEFT REAR TIRE WITHIN FRAME HOUSING. I DISCOVERED THE LINE WALL FAILURE WITHIN AN AREA OF EXTREME CORROSION OF THE LINE - APPROXIMATELY SIX INCHES OF THE BRAKE LINE WITH REMAINING NINE PLUS FEET OF THE LINE IN LIKE NEW CONDITION. FURTHER REVIEW DISCOVERED THE LEFT REAR BRAKE ASSEMBLY TO BE SEVERELY CORRODED, IE SHOES, SPRINGS, ADJUSTERS, ETC. AS WELL AS THE LEFT FRONT ROTOR ASSEMBLY. REVIEW OF THE PHYSICAL BODY OF THE TRUCK FOUND THE LEFT FRONT CAB BODY MOUNT TO BE "GONE" (RUSTED AWAY!) AS WELL AS SEVERAL AREAS OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BODY PROPER ALSO EXHIBITING OXIDATION (TWO YEARS AGO THIS WAS NOT THE CASE AT ALL). THE REMAINDER OF THE TRUCK, CENTER SECTION AS WELL AS THE RIGHT SIDE (BRAKES INCLUDED) TO BE IN LIKE NEW CONDITION EXHIBITING NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, WITH NO CORROSION. MY CONCLUSION, AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF OTHER "GEAR HEAD FRIENDS", IS THAT THE NEW ICE INHIBITOR BEING ADDED TO THE CENTER SECTION OF OUR CONNECTICUT ROADS DURING THE WINTER MONTHS IS PROMOTING EXTREME PREMATURE CORROSION RESULTING IN ULTIMATE FAILURE OF BRAKE, AND POSSIBLY FUEL LINE COMPONENTS, OF OUR VEHICLES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10428898

Incident

Sep 23, 2011

Mileage

79,600 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAITED FOR APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AFTER PERFORMING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE STALLING OF THE VEHICLE OCCURRED AT LEAST SIX TIMES EVEN THOUGH ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

NHTSA ID

10393926

Incident

Jan 1, 2010

Mileage

170,000 mi

1999 DODGE DAKOTA INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT HAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM OF THE JOINTS GOING BAD CAUSING EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE STEERING, DODGE EVEN CAME OUT WITH A NEW VERSION OF THE PART KNOWING THIS WAS DEFECTIVE BUT WONT MAKE IT A RECALL. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM ON ALL YEARS EVEN WITH UNDER 10K MILES! I BELIEVE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN FOR THE OWNERS AND OTHER PEOPLE ON THE ROAD WITH THESE VEHICLES. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS! THANK YOU. *TR

NHTSA ID

10392968

Incident

Mar 26, 2011

Mileage

7,500 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED ABOUT RECALL 01V153000 (AIR BAGS). BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE BEGAN AUGUST 2009 AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 220,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 225,000.

NHTSA ID

10367739

Incident

Aug 1, 2009

Mileage

220,000 mi