2005 Dodge Dakota Driver assistance Problems

DODGE DURANGO 2005 TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 100,000. ONCE THAT WAS REPLACED 4WD SERVICE LIGHT APPEARED AND SWITCHING SOUNDS UNDER THE TRUCK STARTED. THE TRUCK LOCKED INTO PLACE AND COULD NOT MOVE. I WENT INTO 4WD AUTOMATICALLY AND WHEN I WENT TO SEACH PROBLEMS ONLINE I CAME ACROSS HUNDREDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS. PLEASE CHECK OUT HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T4148_DS482593 I AM SPEECHLESS AND VERY AFRAID OF DRIVING THIS CAR.

NHTSA ID

11046881

Incident

Nov 11, 2017

Mileage

100,000 mi

ON OCTOBER 5, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:45 P.M., L ENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL AT A SPEED OF 55 MILES PER HOUR. WHEN I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE TRUCK ACCELERATED TO A SPEED OF 60 MILES AND HIGHER. I TESTED THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM TWICE MORE AND IT DID THE SAME THING. THE VEHICLE NEVER SLOWED DOWN. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I WAS ON DAM NECK ROAD WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 55 MILES PER HOUR. THIS IS A CITY STREET. AFTER THIS OCCURRED MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, WHICH CLEARLY INDICATES A MECHANICAL PROBLEM. I THINK THERE MAY BE OTHER VEHICLES THAT COULD HAVE THIS SAME MALFUNCTION AND CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR DEATH.

NHTSA ID

10914030

Incident

Oct 5, 2016

Mileage

61,000 mi

KEYS PARTLY SLIP OUT OF IGNITION CAUSING ELECTRICAL FAILURES. WHILE IN MOTION, IF YOU BUMP YOUR KEYS WITH YOUR KNEE OR HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, MULTIPLE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS APPEAR AND GAUGES, INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER, WILL GIVE INACCURATE OR NONEXISTENT READINGS. CRUISE CONTROL AND OTHER SYSTEMS MAY FAIL. VEHICLE MUST BE PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF TO CLEAR THE ELECTRICAL FAILURES. THIS FAILURE CAN OCCUR MULTIPLE TIMES IN ONE TRIP.

NHTSA ID

10851207

Incident

Jul 1, 2015

Mileage

42,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING 45 TO 70 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED, BUT DID NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY SHIFTED FROM 2 TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

NHTSA ID

10837932

Incident

Nov 10, 2015

Mileage

54,000 mi

WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN THE RUNNING AND OPERATIONAL POSITION, AKA DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED, BY SIMPLY PULLING IT OUT OF THE IGNITION, AND THE VEHICLE WILL REMAIN RUNNING, AND THEN THERE IS NO WAY TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE IGNITION SWITCH HAS BEEN FAULTY SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. I AM AMAZED NO ONE HAS BEEN INJURED, AND EVEN MORE SURPRISED NO RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

10743718

Incident

Jul 1, 2010

Mileage

35,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY BEGAN TO SWAY. WITHIN MOMENTS, THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER ON ITS DRIVER SIDE. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED OR IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 09/03/15*LJ UPDATED 12/16/2015*JS

NHTSA ID

10726625

Incident

May 13, 2012

Mileage

100,000 mi

VEHICLE SWITCHED INTO 4WD BY ITSELF AT HIGH SPEEDS OCCASIONALLY. WHEN THE 4WD IS ENGAGED ON DRY PAVEMENT HANDLING IS REDUCED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10689971

Incident

Feb 2, 2015

Mileage

1,273,456 mi

SUMMARY: ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH FOUR-WHEEL ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEMS (ABS), THE ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU) MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF FRONT TO REAR BRAKE BALANCE, AND THE REAR BRAKES COULD LOCK UP PREMATURELY DURING CERTAIN BRAKING CONDITIONS. READ MORE: HTTP://WWW.MOTORTREND.COM/CARS/2006/DODGE/DAKOTA/RECALLS/#IXZZ2WRBPVCZS CONSEQUENCES: THIS COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. READ MORE: HTTP://WWW.MOTORTREND.COM/CARS/2006/DODGE/DAKOTA/RECALLS/#IXZZ2WRBUOZ4H THIS IS HAPPENING TO MY 2005 DODGE DAKOTA 4X4 AND THEY JUST KEEP TELLING ME THERE IS NO RECALL NUMBER FOR YOUR 2005 EVEN THO THE EXACT SAME THING IS HAPPENING TO THEIR 2006. *TR

NHTSA ID

10573483

Incident

Mar 19, 2014

Mileage

87,182 mi

2005 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB V8 2WD. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO ORIGINAL DEALER 3-4 TIMES. ONCE TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES UNDER A RECALL. AT LEAST 2-3 TIMES TO "FIX" A ROUGH IDLE AND A MISS AT LIGHT THROTTLE CRUISING SPEED. ORIGINAL DEALER CALLED IT A "FISH BITE." IS THAT A TECHNICAL TERM I MISSED? ANOTHER CALLED IT "BEAMING." I GUESS THESE ARE TECHNICAL TERMS LEARNED AT BIG CITY DEALER SCHOOL. DRIVING AT SPEEDS FROM 25-85 MPH TRUCK SEEMS TO RUN ROUGH. AND ALSO SEEMS TO HAVE LOST SOME POWER. MPG HAS GONE FROM 18.5 TO 15. HAVE BEEN TOLD EVERYTIME "WE RESET THE COMPUTER, NOTHING IS WRONG, ERGO IT IS "FIXED." NOT FINDING A PROBLEM IS NOT FIXING IT. TRUCK STILL RUNS ROUGH AT HIGHWAY SPEED. HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD THIS IS "NORMAL." "THEY ALL DO THAT." FUNNY HOW THIS HAS JUST COME ABOUT IN THE PAST 3-4 WEEKS. BUT AT LEAST THE BRAKE PROBLEM HAS NOT COME BACK. AT LEAST ONE OTHER DEALER IS WILLING TO LOOK AT IT AGAIN AND TRY TO HELP. ORIGINAL DEALER HAS OFFERED NOTHING. I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY HATE THIS TRUCK. *NM

NHTSA ID

10160694

Incident

Jun 1, 2006

Mileage

17,500 mi

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING A T HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON BUMPY ROADS THE VEHICLE HAD POOR STABILITY. HE FELT AS THOUGH HE COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. HE NOTED DAIMLER/CHRYSLER WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT AT THIS TIME THERE WAS NO SOLUTION. THE DEALER RESURFACED A ROTOR ON THE FRONT BRAKES WHICH DID RELIEVE SOME VIBRATION IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION. NO FURTHER REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. *AK

NHTSA ID

10141912

Incident

May 1, 2005

Mileage

1,000 mi