2000 Dodge Dakota Powertrain (other) Problems

MY TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING RIGHT AND IT IS VERY SLUGGISH IN FREEWAY AND WHILE WE IDLING. *TR

NHTSA ID

11327049

Incident

Jun 1, 2020

Mileage

250,000 mi

BAD RUST ISSUE TO AREAS INCLUDING FRONT AND REAR BUMBER, THE ENTIRE BED INCLUDING MOUNTING POINTS, FENDERS, CAB CORNERS AND FRAME. LOST FENDER FLARE TWICE DUE TO RUST AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT THE ENTIRE BED SLID BACK AND ALMOST FELL OFF AND FENDERS AND BUMBERS ARE BASICALLY RUST AND NEED REPLACED, WHEEL WELLS ON BED ARE FALLING APART CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE IF I HAUL ANYTHING

NHTSA ID

11129717

Incident

Aug 22, 2018

Mileage

130,000 mi

COMPLAINT #10734989 7-19-2015.NO RESPONSE FROM YOU. CALLING AND SENDING E MAILS SINCE OCTOBER 2013 NOT JUST YOUR DEPARTMENT! NO ONE WILL HELP. YOU, DODGE OR THE PERSON WHEN I WAS SITTING ON THE SIDE OF 71S. & PROMISED SOMEONE WOULD CALL ME BACK - OH IT WAS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVERYONE WAS LEAVING WORK! NO ONE WILL HELP ME RESOLVE THIS.DO I AND HAVE TO GET KILLED BEFORE ANYONE WILL START TO LISTEN! PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN JULY 2010.WHEN DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 65, LONG DISTANCE THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, SLOWS ME DOWN TO 45. THE ENGINE MAKES THE LOUDEST WHINNING (LIKE SOMETHING IS STUCK UNDER THE HOOD) LIKE IT WANTS TO BLOW UP!!!PULL OVER - WAIT TIL THE LIGHT GOES OFF. TEMPERATURE GAUGES DO NOT SHOW OVERHEATING. I'VE STARTED REPLACING PARTS.STILL LIGHT COMES ON AND SLOWS ME DOWN TO 45 I ACTUALLY AM VERY UPSET ABOUT NO ONE HELPING ME. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE TO DEALER WHEN IT DOES IT..I DID AND THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG BECAUSE LIGHT IS NOW OFF TO DRIVE IT THERE. THEY TELL ME TO LEAVE IT AND THEY WILL GO THRU IT. "I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO HAVE THEM DO THIS" MY LIFE AS WELL AS MY GRANDCHILDREN, FATHER, ME AND ANYONE THAT I HAVE HAD IN THIS CAR IS AT RISK. BEING ON THE SIDE OF THE EXPRESSWAYS OR EXIT RAMPS WAITING FOR THIS LIGHT TO GO OFF WITH SEMI'S, CARS, FLYING BY. PEOPLE ARE DRIVING OFF ROADS WITH DISTRACTED DRIVING HITTING PEOPLE PARKED ON THE SIDE. I DON'T WANT TO BE A FATALITY! MY GRANDCHILDREN WERE IN THE BACK SEAT AND I WAS PARKED ALONG I96. MY FATHER (ALZ) WAS IN THE CAR WHILE I WAS PARKED ON US23. MY HUSBAND AND I...WHEN DO I GET HELP. WHEN SOMEONE IS DEAD. PLEASE PLEASE IS IT THE CVT!!! I DON'T KNOW ANYMORE.... I WAS DEPENDING ON YOU TO HELP ME OR DODGE. I HAVE TO DRIVE TO NC AND I AM ACTUALLY SCARED TO DRIVE THE DISTANCE.

NHTSA ID

10861040

Incident

Mar 27, 2016

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING, THE REAR TIRES WOULD SUDDENLY LOCK UP. HE HAD TO PRESS THE OVERDRIVE BUTTON TO STOP THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PROBLEM CAUSED HIM TO HAVE TO REPLACE TWO TRANSMISSIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE TRANSMISSIONS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 131,625. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

NHTSA ID

10359282

Incident

Mar 15, 2009

Mileage

90,000 mi

DODGE/CHRYSLER 9.25 INCH REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. RETAINING CLIPS FOR THE CLUTCH PACK OF THE TRUE-TRAK DIFFERENTIAL FALL OUT. THE METAL PARTS GET CHEWED UP BY THE RING AND PINION AND CAUSE THE REAR END TO FAIL. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AS I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND HUNDREDS PROBABLY MORE OF THE SAME PROBLEM. DODGETALK.COM FORUMS.THERE HAVE BEEN INSTANCES WHERE THE REAR END LOCKS UP AND CAUSES CRASHES. I WAS LUCKY IT DID NOT CAUSE ME TO CRASH. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID CARS OUT OR WARRANTY SORRY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10276192

Incident

Jul 2, 2009

Mileage

90,300 mi

CLIPS IN REAR DIFFERENTIAL BROKE (BELIEVE THEY HELD THE SPRING TO THE CLUTCH PLATES). CAR IS DODGE DAKOTA 2000, WITH 80,000 MILES OF LIGHT USE ( NO TOWING, LIGHT AND INFREQUENT HAULING) BELEIVE THERE IS A DESIGN DEFECT WITH THE CLIPS THAT MAY CAUSE PREMATURE FAILURE IN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL.*CN

NHTSA ID

10213747

Incident

Jan 4, 2008

Mileage

80,000 mi

WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT THE PINION NUT FELL OFF, CAUSING THE REAR END TO LOCK UP. THIS CAUSED THE PINION TO TWIST INSIDE THE DIFFERENTIAL, AND LOCK UP BETWEEN THE DIFFERENTIAL CASING AND THE RING GEAR. *AK

NHTSA ID

10115144

Incident

Mar 8, 2005

Mileage

75,883 mi

THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A WHINING NOISE WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH OR MORE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED THIS WOULD BE THE FORTH REPLACEMENT WITHIN A YEAR. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *JB DEALER HOWEVER. THERE IS VIBRATION AT 40 MPH. TIRES AND SUSPENSION INSPECTED, NO PROBLEM FOUND. ENGINE HARD TO START FOLLOWING OVERHEATING. DEALER FOUND NO CONDITION THAT MERITS A REPAIR. *TT

NHTSA ID

10109778

Incident

Jan 12, 2005

Mileage

48,666 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH BALL JOINTS ON DRIVER'S SIDE EXPLODED UNDERNEATH THE PICKUP, BREAKING INTO BITS AND PIECES. THE TIRE COMPLETELY DISENGAGED. THE AXLE WAS BENT, AND THE INNER TIE ROD HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK *TS *TC

NHTSA ID

10083593

Incident

Jul 7, 2004

FRONT DRIVE AXEL, LEFT MOUNT BROKE. DODGE HAS A TSB # 889 ISSUED ON AUG 2000, REGARDING THIS. THIS TSB COVERS THE FRONT AXEL PINNION NOSE BRACKET BOLTS WHICH MAY LOSEN. THESE LOOSE PINNION BRACKET BOLTS CANCAN CAUSE THE BRACKET TO BREAK OFF. IN ADDITION A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION WAS ISSUED TO REPLACE BRACKET BOLTS. AT THIS TIME DODGE IS TALKING ABOUT $3,400 FOR REPAIR AT MY COST. OTHERWISE I'M STILL WORK ON RESOLVING THIS ISSUE. VEHICAL HAS 52,000 MILES ON ODOMETER WITH LESS THAN 50 MILES ON FRONT DRIVE AXEL

NHTSA ID

10073174

Incident

May 22, 2004

Mileage

52,000 mi

REAR DIFF WENT OUT

NHTSA ID

10068836

Incident

Apr 15, 2003

Mileage

60,077 mi

REAR DIFFERENTIAL ON VEHICLE LOCKED UP AND THE PINION SHAFT BEHIND THE FORWARD DIFFERENTIAL BEARING SHEARED AND THE ENTIRE DRIVE SHAFT FELL OUT OF THE TRUCK.*MR THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE VEHICLE WAS MADE WITH POOR QUALITY OR SUB-STANDARD PARTS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10054134

Incident

Nov 14, 2003

Mileage

53,000 mi

FAILURE OF REAR DIFFERENTIAL. *AK

NHTSA ID

10050666

Incident

Nov 14, 2003

Mileage

53,000 mi

2000 DODGE DAKOTA BALL JOINTS FAILED PREMATURELY AND WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY CAME LOOSE.

NHTSA ID

10028822

Incident

May 11, 2003

Mileage

45,000 mi

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS HAVE FAILED. 40,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. BALL JOINTS SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER THAN THIS. DEALER WANTS $1,200.00 TO CHANGE THEM. TRUCK HAS ALREADY HAD NEW FRONT DRIVE SHAFT, NEW SWAY BAR BUSHINGS, NEW DRIVER SEAT CUSHION, NEW FUEL INJECTORS, NEW ELECTRIC MOTOR IN RIGHT REAR WINDOW. WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO "RAM TOUGH". MAY HAVE TO GO BACK TO "LIKE A ROCK". OLD PICKUP 1979 CHEVROLET NEVER HAD BALL JOINT PROBLEMS, MUCH LESS ANY THING ELSE MAJOR. THANKS RICK WORSFOLD. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10023770

Incident

Jun 25, 2003

Mileage

40,000 mi

REAR END OF TRUCK IS FAILING. THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING ON MANY OTHER DAKOTA'S AND THERE IS SHORTAGE OF USED AND REPLACEMENT PARTS.*JB

NHTSA ID

10014270

Incident

Sep 25, 2002

REAR TIRE ON PASSENGERS SIDE STICKS OUT ABOUT 2 INCHES MORE THAN THE DRIVERS SIDE. DEALER CALLED FACTORY. DEALER TOLD ME THAT THIS IS NORMAL CONDITION. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10010144

Incident

Feb 25, 2003

LATEST PROBLEM IS STALLING AT STOPS. ONE OCCURRED WHILE CROSSING RAILROAD TRACKS. THE PROBLEM WAS TRACED TO THE TRANSMISSION. PH

NHTSA ID

10002861

Incident

Dec 27, 2002

Mileage

330 mi

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE DRIVE SHAFT ARE HITTING THE RIGHT REAR TIRE CAUSING HEAVY VIBRATION AND DAMAGE TO THE TIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

NHTSA ID

8021106

Incident

Oct 4, 2002

I AM THE DAUGHTER OF THE OWNER AND AM WRITING AND SENDING THIS BECAUSE MY FATHER IS ILLITERATE AND SPEAKS VERY LITTLE ENGLISH. HE IS 70 YEARS OLD AND RETIRED. MY PARENTS WERE TRAVELING BACK FROM ALBUQUERQUE, NM ON I-40 APPROX. 8:30 PM AT 75 MPH WHEN THEY HEARD THIS LOUD, TERRIBLE NOISE FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING MECHANISM STIFFENEND AND THEY SLOWLY MANUEVERED THE TRUCK OFF THE FREEWAY. PRELIMINARY REPORT FROM A MECHANIC STATES IT MAY APPEAR THAT THEY DRIVESHAFT BROKE INITIALLY AND IN RETURN, IT HIT AND TORE APART THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TRANSFER CASE. PREVIOUSLY, THIS VEHICLE HAS NO HISTORY OF HAVING ANY SORT OF PROBLEMS NOR HAD MY PARENTS HAD ANY INCLINATION THAT SOMETHING COULD BE WRONG, SUCH AS HEARING NOISES, SQUEAKS, ETC. THIS OCCURRED SO SUDDENLY. THIS VEHICLE ALSO HAD 90% HIGHWAY MILES VERSES 10% FLAT, GRAVELED OR DIRT ROAD. MY FATHER WAS UNLIKELY TO GO 4-WHEELING OR TO MISTREAT THIS VEHICLE (AS THE DODGE DEALERSHIP IS IMPLYING).*AK

NHTSA ID

759020

Incident

Feb 14, 2002

WHEN VEHICLE ACCELRATES A WINDING NOISE OCCURS IN REAR END DUE TO DEFECTIVE DRIVESHAFT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

892588

HUBS ARE WARPED W/O HARSH DRIVING, HAULING, TOWING. *AK

NHTSA ID

746105

Incident

Sep 1, 2000

THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE IN REAR AXLE. MANFACTURER'S REPRESENTATIVE WAS SENT OUT AND ACKNOWLEGED THE PROBLEM,BUT COULD NOT FIX IT. *AK THE REAR AXLE WAS REPLACED AFTER KEEPING THE VEHICLE FOR A PERIOD OF NINE DAYS, COME TO FIND OUT THE AXLE WAS NOT REPLACE THE AXLE WAS JUST REPAINTED THAT JUST JUSTIFIES THAT REAR AXLE IS NOISY THE FRONT SUSPENSION IS THE SAME.*JB

NHTSA ID

886441

Incident

Feb 3, 2001

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS OFF SET 1.25-1.50 INCHES TO THE RIGHT, THIS IS CAUSING VEHICLE TO WHINE AND MAKE NOISE OVER SMALL BUMPS WHILE TRAVELING A LIGHT SPEED. *SLC

NHTSA ID

785293

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

737469

Incident

Jun 22, 2000