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2002 Dodge Dakota Transmission Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the transmission system, filed with NHTSA

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Transmission reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
59
Latest Nov 26, 2014
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
9%
of 678 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
9
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
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Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2002 Dodge Dakota submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 59 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming transmission

The 25 most recent of 59, in the owner's own words

BrakesFuel systemTransmission
Filed Nov 26, 2014

2002 DODGE DAKOTA CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT BRAKE LINE *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED WITH INFERIOR MATERIALS. THE GAS TANK STRAPS BROKE AND THE TRANSMISSION AND BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED AND WERE LEAKING. THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE AND BRAKE HOSE. *JB

NHTSA ID
10653342
Incident
Mar 26, 2009
Transmission
Filed Dec 27, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING AND EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY INTO A BUSY STREET. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RECOVER THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR A DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF THE RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V555000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,233. UPDATED 02/20/13*LJ UPDATED 02/20/2013*JS

NHTSA ID
10490236
Incident
Jun 27, 2012
Mileage
100,233 mi
Transmission
Filed Jan 12, 2011

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE TEMPERATURE REACHED THE FREEZING MARK, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT HAD TO START LEAVING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL BECAUSE IT ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO BE DRIVEN WHEN IT WAS COLD OVERNIGHT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FILTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE CONTAMINATED. THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REFERENCED RECALL 07V5550000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: LEVER AND LINKAGE: COLUMN SHIFT). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,700.

NHTSA ID
10376352
Incident
Nov 14, 2010
Mileage
100,000 mi
Transmission
Filed Aug 10, 2010

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA RT. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT STATED THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT MOVE INTO PARK. HE MOVED THE GEAR SHIFT AS FAR AS IT WOULD GO AND ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. HE PARKED ON A INCLINE AND USED SOME BLOCKS TO SECURE THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND HE WAS ADVISED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS TRANSMISSION HAS ALSO STARTED TO MALFUNCTION. HE REFERENCED RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V555000, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LEVER AND LINKAGE COLUMN SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 73,000. UPDATED 10/21/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/26/10*JB

NHTSA ID
10348518
Incident
Apr 15, 2009
Mileage
69,000 mi
Powertrain (other)Transmission
Filed Jul 22, 2010

MY 2002 DODGE DAKOTA HAS LOW POWER AND DOESN'T SHIFT PROPERLY DOESN'T ALWAYS DOWN SHIFT WHEN I COME TO A FULL STOP & DOWN SHIFT OUT OF FOURTH GEAR TO THIRD ON ITS OWN. SEEMS TO BE MORE OFTEN WITH AGE OF VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10344749
Incident
Apr 22, 2002
Mileage
300 mi
Transmission
Filed May 19, 2010

THE PARK SHIFT INTERLOCK SYSTEM HAS BECOME INOPERATIVE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10331309
Incident
May 16, 2010
Mileage
50,970 mi
Transmission
Filed Jul 1, 2009

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFT INTERLOCK WOULD NOT ALLOW HIM TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE POWER TRAIN TRANSMISSION LINKAGE, WHICH HAS FAILED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. WHEN THIS OCCURS, IT SOMETIMES TAKES MORE THAN THIRTY MINUTES TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V555000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT). THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,300.

NHTSA ID
10275483
Incident
Apr 1, 2009
Mileage
58,300 mi
Transmission
Filed Oct 14, 2008

WENT TO THE STORE AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK IT DID NOT HOLD HAD TO APPLY PARKING BRAKE. GOT HOME AND TRUCK LOCKED IN PARK. THREE DAYS LATER THE TRUCK WOULD NOT LOCK IN PARK AND HAS NOT LOCKED IN PARK SINCE. CHECKED THE SHIFTING MECHANISMS AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH ANY PARTS. TRIED TO ADJUST SHIFT CABLE AND THERE WAS NO ROOM TO ADJUST. *TR

NHTSA ID
10245458
Incident
Jun 15, 2008
Mileage
105,000 mi
Interior & seatsTransmission
Filed Aug 12, 2008
Crash reported1 injury reported

JUNE OF 2006, MY FIFTEEN YEAR OLD SON WAS SITTING IN MY 2002 DODGE DAKOTA LISTENING TO THE RADIO. MY WIFE HEARD A CRASH AND WHEN WE RAN OUT TO INVESTIGATE, THE TRUCK WAS DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. WHAT KEPT THE TRUCK FROM FLIPPING OVER WAS THAT IT SLAMMED INTO A TREE FROM THE REAR AND WAS PINNED. POLICE, EMS AND AN AMBLUANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE TO RESCUE HIM THE TRUCK. MY SON WAS UNCONSCIOUS AND ONLY SLIGHTLY RESPONSIVE TO VOICE COMMANDS. HE WAS TAKEN TO WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL IN ROYAL OAK, MICHIGAN WHERE HE WAS ADMITTED FOR TESTS AND X-RAYS. HE HAS A CLOSED HEAD INJURY AND SUFFERS FROM HEADACHES AND HAS TO EXAMINED AND TREATED PERIODICALLY. I DID NOT THINK ANYTHING MORE ABOUT THE ACCIDENT UNTIL A TELEVISION NEWS REPORT CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR CHRYSLER (TRUCKS) JUMPING OUT OF GEAR. I WAS NOT GETTING ANY COOPERATIONFROM THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP OR FROM CHRYSLER. I HAVE THE CHRYSLER RECALL NUMBER OF G28 THAT I RETRIEVED FROM YOUR WEBSITE. I CALLED CHRYLSER TODAY AND THEY STILL DENY THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE "LEVER AND LINKAGE-COLUMN SHIFT FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS".

NHTSA ID
10237818
Incident
Jun 28, 2006
Mileage
39,199 mi
ElectricalTransmission
Filed Apr 25, 2008

2002 DODGE DAKOTA WITH A RECALL. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND DOOR LOCKS WORKED FINE BEFORE IT WAS PUT INTO THE SHOP TO HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED. SHE STATES THAT NOW THEY ONLY WORK SPORADICALLY. *KB RECALL # 07V555000. *JB

NHTSA ID
10226212
Incident
Mar 1, 2008
Transmission
Filed Apr 3, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH THE KEY REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. MOMENTS LATER, THE CONTACT FOUND THE VEHICLE PARKED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE REAR BUMPER WAS DAMAGED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS INVESTIGATING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V555000 (G28) (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT) IN MARCH OF 2008. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WILL ONLY REPAIR THE RECALLED COMPONENT. THEY WILL NEED DATES AND INSURANCE INFORMATION FROM THE CONTACT TO CONSIDER REPAIRING THE REAR BUMPER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 64,094.

NHTSA ID
10223303
Incident
Mar 29, 2008
Mileage
64,094 mi
Transmission
Filed Apr 2, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NON-SLIP PAD FOR THE CLUTCH PEDAL HAS WORN DOWN TO THE METAL CLUTCH. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH PAD, BUT THE DEALER IS HAVING DIFFICULTY FINDING THE CORRECT PAD TO FIT HIS CLUTCH PEDAL. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,880.

NHTSA ID
10223113
Incident
Feb 26, 2008
Mileage
70,880 mi
Transmission
Filed Mar 25, 2008
Crash reported

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE ROLLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND CRASHED WHILE PARKED. THE CRASH DAMAGED THE REAR BUMPER AND TAILGATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNTIL SHE NOTIFIED HER INSURANCE COMPANY. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V555000 (POWERTRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: LEVER AND LINKAGE: COLUMN SHIFT) WAS REFERENCED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 64,924.

NHTSA ID
10222312
Incident
Feb 26, 2008
Mileage
64,924 mi
Transmission
Filed Mar 12, 2008
1 injury reported

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE VEHICLE, BUT REMAINED STUCK WHEN IN LOW GEAR. HE PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRIVE IN REVERSE AND THE CONTACT WAS STRUCK BY THE DOOR AND KNOCKED TO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRAG THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE'S OWNER WAS ABLE TO ENTER THE VEHICLE AND SHUT IT OFF. THE VEHICLE SLIPPED INTO REVERSE. THE SAME DAY A RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V555000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT). THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES ON HER RIGHT LEG. THE MILEAGE INFORMATION, PURCHASE DATE, POWERTRAIN, AND DEALER INFORMATION WERE UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
10220865
Incident
Mar 4, 2008
Transmission
Filed Feb 28, 2008
Crash reported1 injury reported

IN THE SPRING 2006 MY DODGE DAKOTA POPPED OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLED BACKWARDS TOWARDS ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND FUEL PUMPS. I TRIED TO STOP THE TRUCK BUT ENDED UP GETTING KNOCKED OFF MY FEET AND IN DOING SO I GRABBED THE STEERING WHEEL AND FELL CAUSING THE TRUCK TO RUN OVER BOTH OF MY LEGS. I WAS TREATED AT THE HOSPITAL AND RELEASED AND MY TRUCK SUFFERED REAR END DAMAGE TO THIS DAY STILL NOT REPAIRED. *TR

NHTSA ID
10219622
Incident
May 17, 2006
Mileage
77,000 mi
Transmission
Filed Feb 21, 2008
Crash reported

CONSUMER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT TO REPAIR A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. CONSUMER STATED THAT HE HAD THIS REPAIR DONE IN 2004 AND WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIR. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED BACK IN 2004 HE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. HE PARKED THE VEHICLE, REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN ROLLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY HITTING A TREE. THE CONSUMER WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT, BECAUSE ACCORDING TO DODGE, HE DIDN'T NOTIFY THEM WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED. *JB

NHTSA ID
10219448
Incident
Jan 17, 2004
Transmission
Filed Feb 19, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JUMP OUT OF PARK AND ROLL BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAITED FOR A RECALL NOTICE; HOWEVER, THEY STATED THAT NO RECALL WAS ISSUED. THE CONTACT WAS GIVEN THE NUMBER TO THE MANUFACTURER TO VERIFY IF A RECALL WAS AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,474. UPDATED 03-04-08 *BF THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK AT TIMES. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A RECALL, HOWEVER HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED.

NHTSA ID
10218526
Incident
Dec 19, 2007
Mileage
29,000 mi
Transmission
Filed Jan 22, 2008
Crash reported

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO STOP AND THEN DRASTICALLY JERKED FORWARD. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL. IN ADDITION, WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC SIGN, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE MUST BE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER FOR IT TO COMPLETELY STOP. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE NEEDED TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION, EVEN THOUGH THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V555000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT). HOWEVER, REPAIRING THAT COMPONENT ALONE WOULD NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

NHTSA ID
10215682
Incident
Jun 5, 2005
Mileage
51,000 mi
Transmission
Filed Jul 19, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND VALVES FAILED AND THAT THE CLUTCH AND VALVES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 36,561. UPDATED 09/05/07 *TR

NHTSA ID
10196881
Incident
Jul 6, 2007
Mileage
36,561 mi
Transmission
Filed Apr 20, 2007

BOUGHT 2002 SLT QUAD CAB DAKOTA NEW FROM DEALERSHIP. FIRST EXPERIENCED TRUCK STALLING WHILE DRIVING ON ROADWAYS (VERY DANGEROUS!), WITHOUT WARNING AND WITHOUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. SOMETIMES, IT WOULD ALSO STALL IF PUT INTO DRIVE/REVERSE FROM A PARKED POSITION. HAD TRUCK TOWED AT LEAST TWICE, BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT HOME BECAUSE IT WAS STALLING TOO MANY TIMES. TOOK IN TO DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES. SINCE ENGINE LIGHT WASN'T ON, DIAGNOSTIC TEST COULDN'T DETERMINE PROBLEM READILY; PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. OVER THE COURSE OF THE FIRST TWO VISITS TO DEALERSHIP, I HAD TUNE-UP, THROTTLE BODY CLEANED, NEW DISTRIBUTOR PLATE, NEW OIL PAN GASKET. BY THE THIRD TIME, I HAD THE ENTIRE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE REPLACED: THE "BRAIN" OF THE TRUCK, AS THE MECHANIC PUT IT TO ME. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN WHEN A BRAND-NEW TRUCK IS ONLY FOUR YEARS OLD; THE "BRAIN" SHOULD NOT DIE THAT SOON. THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE, ESPECIALLY IF THE PCM/STALLING PROBLEM IS CONSIDERED "CHARACTERISTIC." ALL OF THIS COST ME ABOUT $2,500. THE QUALITY OF THIS TRUCK HAS NOT, AND STILL DOES NOT, MEET MY EXPECTATIONS. THE TRUCK IS TOO YOUNG TO BE HAVING THESE SORTS OF PROBLEMS. I EXPECT TO PUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS INTO A 10 YEAR-OLD TRUCK, NOT A FOUR YEAR-OLD TRUCK. I AM ALSO EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH THE TRUCK NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. I WILL OUTLINE THAT IN SEPARATE COMPLAINT. *JB

NHTSA ID
10188470
Incident
Feb 1, 2006
Mileage
63,000 mi
EngineFuel systemSuspension+1 more
Filed Nov 23, 2006

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ALARMING FAILURES WITH MY DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB. IT IS A 2002 V6 AUTO TRANSMISSION PW PL. I HAVE HAD THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE RECALL, MY TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED (TWICE), MY FRONT HUBS & SPINDLES COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED AND COULD HAVE KILLED MY FAMILY, MY WATER PUMP HAS FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE DRIVER SIDE TAILLIGHT SEEMS TO FAIL OFTEN, THE VACUUM HOSES HAVE ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE CHEAP RUBBER USED BY THE MANUFACTURER FAIL BY CRACKING AND CAUSING ALL SORTS OF LEAKS CAUSING ENGINE LIGHTS, LOUD NOISES UNDER THE HOOD, AND HORRIBLE GAS MILEAGE. I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO BE PROACTIVE IN MY MAINTENANCE OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THE MAJOR REPAIRS DONE PROFESSIONALLY. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW A 2002 VEHICLE CAN HAVE SO MANY POTENTIALLY FATAL PROBLEMS AND BE IGNORED. I HAVE SEARCHED HIGH AND LOW FOR QUALITY BULLETINS BUT CANNOT FIND ANYTHING. MY GAS MILEAGE IS NOW DOWN TO 14 MPG AND THE TRUCK IS FALLING APART. *JB

NHTSA ID
10174128
Incident
Oct 1, 2006
Mileage
50,000 mi
ElectricalTransmission
Filed Oct 7, 2006

TIMING CONTROL MODULE, TCM IS PULSING INTERIOR/EXTERIOR LIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, ETC. TO AN OFF STATE AT ONCE PER SECOND CONTINUOUSLY. WHEN TRUCK IS PARKED, HEADLAMP RELAY CAN BE HEARD PULSING. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN AT NIGHT DUE TO VISUAL CONFUSION AND SAFETY PROBLEMS WITH OTHER TRAFFIC. NO APPARENT CAUSE OF FAILURE. TRUCK HAS 18K MILES AND IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD. OTHER COMPLAINTS INDICATE THAT TCM WAS REPLACED TO FIX PROBLEM. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE MAY NOT BE INTERNAL TO TCM AND REPLACING IT WILL BE AN ONGOING EVENT. HAS DODGE DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THIS MODULE FAILURE? IS THIS NOT A DESIGN FLAW SINCE THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM? *NM

NHTSA ID
10170212
Incident
Sep 15, 2006
Mileage
18,000 mi
BrakesElectricalExterior lighting+2 more
Filed Sep 12, 2005

DT: WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AT NO PARTICULAR SPEED THERE WAS ABNORMAL OPERATION OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, HORN, AND LIGHTING SYSTEM. ALL OF THEM CAME ON AND OFF ALL BY THEMSELVES. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO A DEALER BUT PLANNED TO DO SO. THE CONSUMER WAS REFERRED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, AND HE COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. NO CORRECTIONS OR REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THIS OCCURRED. THIS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN BRAKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. NHTSA RECALL 03V389000 WAS ISSUED BUT IT WAS FOR THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES ONLY-THE CONSUMER HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.*AK

NHTSA ID
10136176
Incident
Sep 2, 2005
Mileage
81,000 mi
Transmission
Filed Aug 9, 2005
Fire reported

DRIVING <30MIN AT 20-50MPH,TOWING A LIGHT TRAILER, WHILE TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY, DEPRESSED CLUTCH, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND STAYED DOWN, DROVE 100 YARDS FURTHER, PARKED, OPENED HOOD. FLAMES WERE VISIBLE FROM UNDER FIREWALL BELOW BRAKE AND CLUTCH HYDRAULICS AND VISIBLE BEHIND LEFT FRONT TIRE. FLAME HEIGHTS WERE ~6 - 10 INCHES. MOVED OTHER VEHICLES FROM AREA AND EXTINGUISHED FIRE WITH DRY CHEMICAL EXTINGUISHER. CHRYSLER FOUND CLUTCH ASY HOSE MELTED, EVAP HOSE MELTED, AND FUEL LINE DAMAGED FROM FIRE. CHRYSLER REPLACED THE HYD CLUTCH ACY, REPLACED EVAP HOSES AND FLEX FUEL LINE. CHRYSLER DID AN INDEPENDENT SPECIAL INVESTIGATION AND CONCLUDED THEY HAD "NO MANUFACTURING RESPONSIBILITY". CHYSLER SUBMITTED BILL FOR $526.54 TO ALLSTATE. ALLSTATE PAYED CLAIM. OWNER'S OPINION IS THAT PLASTIC CLUTCH HYDRAULIC LINE FAILED, SPRAYING HYDRAULIC FLUID ON NEARBY EXHAUST, IGNITING FLUID AND PLASTIC PARTS AND OTHER FLAMMABLE MATERIALS. INVESTIGATOR PHOTOGRAPHED ALL CRITICAL AREAS BUT CHRYSLER DID NOT RETURN OLD PARTS. *NM

NHTSA ID
10132126
Incident
May 14, 2005
Mileage
37,600 mi
ElectricalTransmission
Filed May 26, 2005

DT: HEADLIGHTS NOT FUNCTIONING. ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS NOT FUNCTIONING, THE WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE HIGH, LOW SELECTION FOR WIPERS DOES WORK. KEYLESS ENTRY DOES NOT WORK. CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO COURTESY TIRE TWICE, THEN TO BBC DODGE THREE TIMES FOR ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS. THIS STARTED AROUND 11/26/04. WAS TOLD THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A LOOSE GROUND WIRE, SECOND TIME THEY THOUGHT IT WAS TIMER MODULE PART NO#TI-8035033 AND THIS MODULE WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES, PROBABLY FOUR TIMES AS CONSUMER IS TAKING CARE AGAIN TOMORROW. WHEN THE MODULE IS FIRST PUT IN EVERYTHING WORKS WELL FOR AWHILE OR UNTIL IT RAINS. CONSUMER STATES HE NOTICES THAT AFTER IT RAINS EVERYTHING LISTED ABOVE STOPS WORKING AGAIN. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED HIS ATTORNEY GENERAL TO REPORT THIS SITUATION. *NM THE TRANSMISSION MADE A HARSH SOUND WHEN IT WAS PLACED INTO GEAR. *SC *JB

NHTSA ID
10120687
Incident
Nov 25, 2004
Mileage
41,422 mi

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