2011 Dodge Dakota Problems

AIRBAG CLOCKSPRING IS NOT WORKING, DRIVERS AIRBAG WILL NOT WORK AND HORN DOESNT WORK ALONG WITH ANY OTHER CONTROLS ON THE STEERING WHEEL

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. HALL CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM VIRGINIA BEACH (3152 VIRGINIA BEACH BLVD, VIRGINIA BEACH, VA) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED AN ABNORMAL NOISE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PINION BEARING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 190,000.. *BF

WHEN ACCELERATING IT SHUDDERS TREMENDOUSLY. LET OF THE GAS AND IT STOPS SOMETIMES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, BUT FAILED TO RESPOND. THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE PUMPED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

CASE NUNBER:[XXX]. I CONTACTED YOU 12/04/15 CONCERNING BRAKES ON THIS TRUCK AND I ALSO TOLD YOU THAT EVERY TIME I WOULD TRY AN DISCUSS THIS ISSUE WITH EFIRD CHRYSLER FLORENCE, SC THEY WOULD TELL ME THE BRAKES ARE ANTILOCK SYSTEM AND IT WAS NORMAL FOR THEM TO MAKE NOISE WHEN APPLIED FOR EMERGENCY STOPPING. I TOOK THIS TRUCK BACK 12-10-15 AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE NEAR ACCIDENT MY WIFE AND I HAD ON 12-01-15 MAKING AN EMERGENCY STOP. THIS TRUCK (TRAVELED 15FT.) AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES BEFORE IT STARTED BRAKING TO STOP THIS VEHICLE AND WE WERE 3FT. AWAY FROM MAKING CONTACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. NOW TO ME THIS IS SERIOUS AND WE ARE AFRAID OF THIS VEHICLE IN EMERGENCY STOPS. IT HAS HAD POOR STOPPING BEFORE BUT NEVER LIKE THIS. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES BUT, CONTACTING CHRYSLER YOU CAN GET INTO A LOT OF CONVERSATION BUT NOT MUCH ACTION. EFIRD CHRYSLER STILL SAYS THIS IS NORMAL ...BUT HAS NOT GIVEN ME A REASON FOR THIS DELAYED STOPPING. I HAVE DONE ALL I KNOW TO DO WITH EFIRD AND CHRYSLER CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM AND I AM NOT GETTING ANY RESULTS. WE STILL HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THE AIRBAG REPAIR DONE ON THIS TRUCK OR THE 2010 CHALLENGER /R37/NHTSA 15V-444 / VIN NO: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Many Dodge vehicle models experience failure of illumination for instrument clusters. This creates an unsafe condition for the driver since information presented at the instrument cluster, cannot be determined during night time driving conditions. Dodge makes no provision to customers for replacement or repair parts and does not provide any documentation through Dodge dealers on how to address this issue. It was determined that Dodge does not offer replacement instrument clusters to address this issue.

The backlighting on the instrument cluster is defective. Only a portion of the gauges are illuminated. Should this occur for the speedometer then driver will not have a way to determine vehicle speed during the nighttime hours.

BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO FROM A LOCAL DEALER WITH 28,000 MILES ON IT.THE PREVIOUS OWNER BOUGHT IT NEW.I HAVE ALL THE SERVICE RECORDS OF WHAT WAS DONE TO IT INCLUDING OIL CHANGES EVERY 3,000 MILES.HAVE ALWAYS TREATED IT LIKE A BABY AND BRAGGED ABOUT IT.NOW HAS 84,016 MILES ON IT AND ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING.TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT IS A LOWER ENGINE KNOCK AND THAT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE.CALLED DODGE TO SEE IF THEY WOULD STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT UP TO 100,000 MILES AND WAS TOLD THEIR WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT.I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT TO AT LEAST 100,00 MILES.NOW I HAVE A USELESS VEHICLE AND NOTHING TO DRIVE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE, THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE OF A COOLANT LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE COOLANT RESERVOIR WAS PUNCTURED BY THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FENDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER (UNKNOWN) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

Many Dodge vehicle models experience failure of illumination for instrument clusters. This creates an unsafe condition for the driver since information presented at the instrument cluster, cannot be determined during night time driving conditions. Dodge makes no provision to customers for replacement or repair parts and does not provide any documentation through Dodge dealers on how to address this issue. It was determined that Dodge does not offer replacement instrument clusters to address this issue.

The backlighting on the instrument cluster is defective. Only a portion of the gauges are illuminated. Should this occur for the speedometer then driver will not have a way to determine vehicle speed during the nighttime hours.

MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING TO DINNER. WEATHER WAS COLD IT WAS DARK OUTSIDE BUT NO OTHER ISSUES. FUEL GAUGE WAS READING BETWEEN EMPTY AND 1/4 TANK. WE WERE DRIVING ON A BUSY STRETCH OF HIGHWAY ROUTE 1 NORTH OF DOVER DELAWARE HEADING SOUTH. TRAFFIC WAS MODERATE AT THE TIME. WE WERE OPERATING AT A SPEED OF 55MPH WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED OPERATING. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE TRUCK OFF THE ROAD. I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITH NO LUCK. I CALLED AAA WHO BROUGHT SOME GAS WITH THEM. THEY PUT 1 GALLON OF GAS IN AND THE VEHICLE STARTED RIGHT UP. AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL GAUGE WAS REPORTED TO THE SELLING DEALER SHORTLY AFTER WE PURCHASED THE TRUCK (THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW). THE FUEL GAUGE NEEDLE WOULD FALL TO THE "E" POSITION AND THE LOW FUEL INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE (EVEN WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS). THE NEEDLE WOULD THEN SLOWLY RECOVER TO ITS ORIGINAL POSITION. I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR, BUT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE SO THEY DID NOT REPAIR THE FAULTY GAUGE. SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I SHOULD BE ABLE TO RELY ON THE INSTRUMENTS/GAUGES TO PROVIDE ACCURATE INFORMATION SO THAT I CAN OPERATE MY VEHICLE IN THE SAFEST MANNER POSSIBLE. THIS FUEL GAUGE ISSUE IS A SAFETY HAZARD. LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO ERRONEOUS FUEL GAUGE READINGS RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER ASSISTED BRAKES AND STEERING WHICH MADE CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE MORE DIFFICULT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE ADDING GASOLINE TO THE FUEL TANK THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO ADD THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF FUEL TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL CANISTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,300.

AT 60,597 MILES, ALL THE TIE RODS AND BALL JOINTS COMPLETELY FAILED. OTHER DODGE TRUCK MODELS WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME REASON, BUT NOT THE DAKOTAS. FAILURE WAS WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON CITY STREET. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO A GARAGE. REPAIR INVOICE IS ATTACHED (THREE PAGES, THREE PHOTOS) WITH THIS COMPLAINT.

WAS DRIVING AT LOW RATE OF SPEED ON SIDE ROAD. BEGAN TO SMELL BURNING TIRE SMELL. PULLED OVER AND RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY HOT, SMOKING, DRIPPING BURNING WHITE PLASTIC LOOKING MATERIAL ONTO DISK. GOT BACK IN AND DROVE TO MOTHER-IN-LAW'S HOUSE, APPROX THREE MILES. STILL HOT AND APPEARED CLOSE TO BURSTING INTO FLAME. TIRE AND WHEEL SMOKING AND STINKING. BROTHER IN LAW HIT CALIPER WITH A HAMMER TO MAKE IT RELEASE. HAS NOT RECURRED. *TR

I WAS IN A WRECK WHILE IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY, THE TRUCK WAS TBONED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND TURNED OVER ON ITS SIDE AND NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.

Many Dodge vehicle models experience failure of illumination for instrument clusters. This creates an unsafe condition for the driver since information presented at the instrument cluster, cannot be determined during night time driving conditions. Dodge makes no provision to customers for replacement or repair parts and does not provide any documentation through Dodge dealers on how to address this issue. It was determined that Dodge does not offer replacement instrument clusters to address this issue.