2000 Dodge Dakota Transmission Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT NOTICED A SMALL RED PUDDLE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, HE OBSERVED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL WAS LOW. HE ADDED TRANSMISSION FLUID TO THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V197000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE DEALER WOULD HAVE TO GET AUTHORIZATION PRIOR TO MAKING ANY REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS EIGHT YEARS OLD, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 174,168.

NHTSA ID

10251080

Incident

Dec 1, 2008

Mileage

174,168 mi

WE BOUGHT A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA SPORT IN JANUARY 2008. EVER SINCE WE'VE HAD IT, IT'S RPM GOES UP TO 3 1/2 TO 4 RPMS BEFORE IT SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND AND FROM SECOND TO THIRD. AT FIRST, IT WAS WHEN WE WOULD FIRST LEAVE OUR PARKING LOT, AND NOW IT DOES IT ALMOST ALL THE TIME. WE BOUGHT IT AT KUNES IN DELAVAN, WISCONSIN AND THEY SAY THAT IT'S NORMAL. WE'VE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE OR KNOWN ANYBODY WHO HAS EVER HAD THAT HAPPENED TO. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 67,000 MILES ON IT. IF THIS IS NORMAL WHY IS IT GETTING WORSE THE MORE WE DRIVE IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10225279

Incident

Apr 21, 2008

Mileage

64,000 mi

TRANSMISSION FAILED ON DODGE DAKOTA ON A HILL. NO CRASH BUT I HEARD THIS IS HAPPENING TO TONS OF DODGE TRUCKS AT AROUND 70,000 MILES. SOME ONE COULD GET HURT. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. *NM

NHTSA ID

10138093

Incident

Sep 24, 2005

Mileage

77,000 mi

2000 DODGE DAKOTA DEVELOPED A MISFIRE IN THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECENTLY READ WHERE THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT REGARDING A SENSOR IN THE TRANSMISSION. *JB

NHTSA ID

10137767

Incident

Jan 1, 1901

TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ROUGH FROM WHEN IT WAS BRAND NEW. BROUGHT TO DEALERSHOP NO LESS THEN 10 TIMES IN 5 YEARS COMPLAINING. NO PROBLEM COULD BE ID'D UNTIL LAST WEEK. THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON WHILE SITTING IN PARK. THE DEALERSHIP ID'D PROBLEM AS FAULTY VALVE BODY. REPLACED VALVE BODY AND TRANSMISSION SOLENOID, AT A COST OF OVER $950. VEHICLE HAS 63,000 MILES.

NHTSA ID

10126130

Incident

Jun 6, 2005

Mileage

63,500 mi

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS TO THIRD. ALSO, VEHICLE FAILED TO GO INTO REVERSE. EXCESSIVE FORCE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO CLUTCH TO GET IT TO GO INTO REVERSE. THEN, VEHICLE STALLED. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO CHANGE GEARS WITH 2 FINGERS. DEALERSHIP WAS CURRENTLY TAKING THE TRANSMISSION APART , BUT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE MAY BE DUE TO A BAD FLYWHEEL. TWO TSBS, #6089740 AND #6089792 WERE ISSUED ON THIS FAILURE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10115511

Incident

Mar 11, 2005

Mileage

37,000 mi

VEHICLES TRANSMISSION WOULD HEAT UP AND WE COULD ONLY USE FIRST GEAR. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE 25 MILES AT 55 MPH TRANSMISSION WOULD ONLY USE FIRST, REVERSE AND PARK. IT HAS BEEN TO TWO TRANSMISSION SHOPS AND TWO DEALERSHIPS AND STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG. *JB

NHTSA ID

10078882

Incident

May 25, 2004

THE TRANSMISSION JUST ACT LIKED IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL, BUT NOW I KNOW THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY WENT OUT SUDDENLY. *JB

NHTSA ID

10074736

Incident

May 24, 2004

Mileage

76,494 mi

TRANSMISSION IN A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA, TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP IN OVERDRIVE. DODGE RECOMMENDED A TOTAL REBUILD. TOTAL COST OF REBUILD WAS $1465.00 AT MY EXPENSE. *CB

NHTSA ID

10053261

Incident

Oct 1, 2003

Mileage

60,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO A GEAR HIGHER THAN TWO. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE ACEUM PISTON, IN THE VALVE BODY BROKE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10048287

Incident

Nov 17, 2003

Mileage

70,000 mi

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY SHIFT TO NEUTRAL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *PH WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN 3RD GEAR IT WENT TO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE RPM'S INCREASED FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE CHANGED TO 4TH GEAR. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER 6 TIMES FOR REPAIRS. THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO WARPED ROTORS. FAULTY WHEEL BEARINGS CAUSED A POPPING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEN THE CONSUMER MADE LEFT TURNS. *SCC *NLM

NHTSA ID

10031721

Incident

Jul 27, 2003

2000 DODGE DAKOTA,4.7L AOUT TRANSMISSION/UPPER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY DEFECTIVE.REPLACED AT 1.100 MILES,LOWER CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY BALL JOINT CAME APART AT 9,200 WHEEL CAME OFF. *AK

NHTSA ID

10028798

Incident

Mar 15, 2001

Mileage

1,100 mi

I STOPPED THE TRUCK AND PUT IN THE PARK POSITION, I THEN CAME OUT OF THE TRUCK, CLOSED THE DOOR AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO MOVE IN THE REVERSE DIRECTION, I RAN AFTER THE TRUCK TO SEE IF I COULD STOP IT BUT THE REVERSE SPEED WAS TO FAST FOR ME AND THE TRUCK HIT THE TREE DAMAGING THE REAR BUMPER AND I FELL BACK INJURING MY BACK. CHECKED THE POSITION OF THE SHIFT AFTER ABOVE INCIDENT TO SEE THE POINTER POSITION ABOVE "R". I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO DUPLICATE THE SAME SYMPTOM WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS. THIS I KNOW FOR CERTAIN YOU CAN NOT GET OUT OF THE TRUCK WHEN IT IS IN REVERSE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10014412

Incident

Mar 25, 2003

Mileage

50,000 mi

CLUTCH FAILURE (BROKEN CENTER) AFTER ONLY 45000 MILES, ALSO TOOK OUT SLAVE CYLINDER IN THE PROCESS. VEHICLE WAS NOT USED FOR TOWING (OTHER THAN THE OCCASIONAL STALLED CAR), THE DEALER HAD NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE AND CLUTCHES WERE ON A NATIONAL BACK-ORDER STATUS. PROBLEM MANIFEST ITSELF AS A "CANT GET TRANSMISSION INTO GEAR". WAS INTERMITTENT ALSO, PROBLEM WOULD HAPPEN AND NOT HAPPEN AGAIN FOR 2 MONTHS.*JB

NHTSA ID

10019835

Incident

Mar 4, 2000

Mileage

45,000 mi

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

2000 DODGE DAKOTA QUADCAB - I WAS GOING FORWARD IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I STOPPED THE TRUCK AND PUT IT IN "PARK", ENGINE STILL RUNNING. I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS IT ENGAGED ITSELF IN REVERSE. IT SMASHED THROUGH A GATE AND I GOT INJURED WHEN I GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE GATE AND THE LEFT FRONT FENDER OF THE TRUCK. WHEN THE TRUCK STOPPED I GOT IN AND STILL FOUND IT INDICATING IN "PARK". THE DRIVEWAY WAS LEVEL. I HAVE SINCE BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE CONDITION WITH THE GEAR SHIFT JUST SLIGHTLY OUT OF "PARK", PARTICULARLY WITH A COLD ENGINE.

NHTSA ID

10000865

Incident

Nov 24, 2002

Mileage

16,647 mi

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACKWARDS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

NHTSA ID

8024122

Incident

Nov 1, 2002

WHILE AT DEALER FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, MECHANIC DETERMINED ENGINE HEAD WAS CRACKED. PLEASE ADD FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8014848

Incident

Jul 18, 2002

WHEN SHIFTING TRANSMISSION MADE A CRUNCHING SOUND AND HESITATED, THEN, WOULD NOT SHIFT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER 3-4 TIMES, COULD NOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME. THIS STARTED AT 5000 MILES.*AK

NHTSA ID

8014845

Incident

Jul 1, 2001

TRUCK WAS IN FOR SEVERAL THINGS WRONGAT 1542 MILES , BRAKES AND POWERTRAIN WAS A COUPLE OF THEN THEY SAID IT WAS OKAY, THEY MUST NOT HAVE CHECKED ANYTHING BECAUSE NOW THEY ARE FAILLING IN A SHORT TIME WHILE I'M TRING TO GET ALL THIS STRAIGHTENED OUT MY TRUCK IS GETTING WORSE PLEASE HELP

NHTSA ID

763725

Incident

Mar 22, 2002

THE STEERING COLUMN STARTING SQUEAKING, AND THE SHIFT STICK WOULD WIGGLE A LITTLE WHILE IN GEAR. THEN ONE OF THE NEXT TIMES I WENT TO GO MOVE THE TRUCK I PUT IT INTO REVERSE, STEPPED ON THE GAS AND IT SHIFTED ITSELF INTO DRIVE. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING IT, WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL IT WOULD CHANGE GEARS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MY DEALER A YEAR AGO FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT ALL THEY DID WAS TIGHTENED THINGS IN THE STEERING COLUMN.

NHTSA ID

763549

Incident

Jun 27, 2002

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO OTHER GEARS. LEVER, WILL GO INTO OTHER GEARS IF DRIVER HITS IT WITH ARM OR SOMETHING BY AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER HAS TO FORCE LEVER TO STAY IN POSITION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8010815

Incident

Aug 1, 2000

TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER 45,500 MILES. DEALER HAD TRIED TO FIX PROBLEM IN APRIL 2001 BUT TRANSMISSION FAILED IN OCTOBER.

NHTSA ID

753520

Incident

Oct 20, 2001

CLUTCH SYSTEM/FLYWHEEL FAILED DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT. VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN USED FOR TOWING OR HAULING, AND HAD RELATIVELY LOW MILES. FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND REAR BRAKE DRUMS WERE WARPED AND HAD TO BE MACHINED TO SPECIFICATIONS. NO WORK WAS COVERED BY MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY OR EXTENDED WARRANTY.

NHTSA ID

751500

Incident

Aug 10, 2001

WHEN TURNING VERY SHARP CORNER VEHICLE DIES. VEHICLE COULD EASILY BE REAR ENDED. ALSO, GEARS DO NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY. WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE IT READS THAT IT WAS IN A DIFFERENT GEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

893404

Incident

Mar 4, 2000