2006 Dodge Dakota

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2014· STEERING

  STEERING SPONTANEOUSLY BECAME INTERMITTENTLY STIFF / LOOSE IN BOTH DIRECTIONS WITH LOSS OF RETURN TO STRAIGHT AFTER CORNERING. *JS

• 12/30/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TURN SIGNAL SWITCH TURNS ON RIGHT TURN SIGNALS WHEN SELECTING THE LEFT TURN SIGNALS. RIGHT SIDE WORKS FINE. *TR

• 12/29/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/27/2019· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  PASSENGER AIRBAG WAS TURNED ON BUT DIDN'T DEPLOY, DID NOT HAVE SEATBELT ON BECAUSE IT BROKE BUT ALL OTHERS IN THE ACCIDENT HAD THEIRS ON. DRIVER WAS DRIVING NORMAL AND A TRUCK COMING OPPOSITE WAY HIT A TRUCK THREE TRUCK LENGTH AHEAD SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT OUR VEHICLE HEAD ON.*DT CONSUMER HAS STATED SHE HAS HEAD TRAUMA.*JB*JB *DT*DT*JB *DT*JB*DT*JB*DT*JB*DT*JB*DT*DT*DT*DT*JB*AS*DT *TR

• 12/23/2015· STEERING

  POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. AT THE TIME I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH IN TOWN. HAD POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK IN THE PAST WHICH WAS FIXED BUT ISSUE STILL OCCURS. TODAY IT HAPPENED THEE TIMES WITHIN 30 MINUTES OF DRIVING. I CHECKED THE STEERING FLUID AND IT WAS FULL. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS A FEW YEARS OLD.

• 12/19/2006· POWER TRAINFire

  TL* - THE CONTACT SAID THAT HE WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM HIS TRUCK. THEN CONTACT PULLED OVER AT WHICH TIME HE NOTICED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING WHICH CREATED THE SMOKE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THEY FOUND A SMALL FIRE UNDER THE CAR. THE CONTACT SAID THAT HE WILL RETAIN A COPY OF THE REPORT ONCE IT IS RECEIVED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT KNOW ONE HAS HELPED HIM. THE DEALER (AUTO WEST DODGE) AT ROSEVILLE CA, TOLD HIM THE THEY CAN NOT REPAIR THE CAR UNTIL THE MANUFACTURER TELLS THEM.

• 12/17/2019· UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  THIS ONE SIMPLE PART EFFECTS SO MUCH AND IT IS UNSAFE THAT THIS PART AFFECTS SO MUCH. YOU GUYS OFFER IT BUT ITS CLOSE TO 1400$. WHY IS IT SO MUCH? THIS WOULD BE VEHICLE NUMBER 2 WITHIN A YEAR OF EACH OTHER HAVING SOMETHING BAD GO WRONG IT MAKES IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. IT EFFECTS MY FUEL MILEAGE, BRAKES, SPEDO AND TACH GO CRAZY, HEADLIGHTS FLASH, PROBLEMS WITH COMMUNICATING WITH TRANSMISSION, AND IT KEADS TO THE FRONT CONTROLE MODULE. MY CRUISE STOPPED WORKING AND IT WORKED BEFORE. MY KEY FOB HAS ISSUES UNLOCKING AND LOCKING TAKES LIKE 10 BUTTON PRESSES TO WORK. I LIKE YOUR TRUCKS BUT THIS MAKES IT UNSAFE I CANT EVEN LET MY KID RIDE IN MY TRUCK WITH ME

• 12/15/2017· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED (MAC HAIK FLOWOOD CHRYSLER DODGE IN FLOWOOD, MS, 601-914-2277) 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 ALSO RECEIVED A TAKATA SETTLEMENT NOTICE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. *TT

• 12/15/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V3521000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/15/2015· STEERING,SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS BENT. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AXLE WAS DAMAGED. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,584.

• 12/15/2009· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING OBSCURING THE DRIVER'S VISION WHICH COULD LEAD TO A LOSS OF CONTROL OR CRASH. *TR

• 12/14/2017· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER (CROWN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM GREENSBORO, 3710 W WENDOVER AVE, GREENSBORO, NC 27407, (336) 790-9850) FAILED TO REMEDY BOTH RECALLS WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. ONCE THE PART BECAME AVAILABLE, THE DEALER SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO REPLACE THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INFLATORS. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THEY REPLACED THE PART FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS). FOR BOTH REPAIRS, THE REPAIR TIME FRAME EXCEEDED FOUR HOURS. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THEY HAD TO REMOVE THE DASHBOARD, WHICH MAY BE DAMAGED, TO COMPLETE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT MAY NEED TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD TO RECEIVE THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG INFLATOR; THEREFORE, THE DEALER TURNED OFF THE FUNCTION AND DID NOT REPLACE THE PART. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

• 12/13/2007· SUSPENSION

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD JUMP SIDEWAYS WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP OR POTHOLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE. AS OF DECEMBER 13, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,600.

• 12/08/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

• 12/07/2009· STEERING

  INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT NEEDS REPLACING, CLUNK SOUND. OEM HAS NOW BEEN UPGRADED TO A BEEFIER SHAFT BECAUSE OEM WAS NOT HOLDING UP. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. *TR

• 12/05/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL REPLACEMENT PARTS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. I CANNOT USE MY TRUCK WITH ANYONE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT.

• 12/02/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE STARTING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V795000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 2/4/16 *CN

• 11/30/2016· SUSPENSION

  TRUCK NEEDS STRUTS AND PARTS HAVE BEEN ON BACK ORDER FOR OVER 6 MONTHS, THERE IS A BOLT AND NUT THAT CANNOT BE REMOVED WITHOUT CUTTING IT OFF BECAUSE OF POOR DESIGN. THE REPLACEMENT PART FOR THE NUT AND BOLT ARE NOT AVAILABLE .... STRUTS ARE AVAILABLE. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN DODGES BUT AS FAR AS I CAN TELL THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. TRUCK IS NOW UNSAFE TO DRIVE CONTROL ARMS HAVE TO BE CUT OFF TO REPLACE STRUTS

• 11/29/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO WE RECEIVED THE NOTICE THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AIRBAG HAD TO BE REPLACED. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE PARTS WEREN'T IN, AND THEY WOULD CALL US IN THE FALL. WE DID CALL THEM AND WAS TOLD THE PARTS WERE STILL NOT IN. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT WE HAVE BEEN DRIVING AROUND WITH A DEFECTIVE AIRBAG FOR A LONG TIME NOW. OUR DEALER IS IN LITTLETON, N.H. *TR

• 11/29/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DAKOTA. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE OIL FILTER. SHE WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE INTERNAL ENGINE AND THE ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CHRYSLER ADVISED HER TO FAX ALL THE OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS. THE CONTACT CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40,000.

• 11/24/2016· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MY 2006 DODGE DAKOTA, 4.7 TRANSFERCASE IS SHIFTING ON ITS OWN. EVEN WITH NO KEY IN THE IGNITION. ALSO WHEN DRIVING SHIFTS IN AND OUT OF 4X4.

• 11/23/2015· ENGINE

  THE BOLTS ON THE HOLD THE HEAD CASKET COVERS ARE BREAKING AT AN ALARMING RATE

• 11/22/2018· SERVICE BRAKES

  WHILE EMERGENCY BRAKING GOING DOWN ST.HWY THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND THE PETAL WENT TO THE FLOOR LOSING BRAKING AND I THEN PUSHED ON PARKING BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN AND MOVED TO SHOULDER. I THEN FOUND THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING AROUND LINE BY THE MASTER CYLINDER @ FIRE WALL. FLUID CONTINUED TO LEAK AND WAS ABLE TO GET TO SERVICE THAT WILL START REPAIRS ON 11/23 AND TO DETERMINE POSSIBLE CAUSE

• 11/21/2012· SUSPENSION

  LOUD CLUNKING NOISES FROM FRONT END OF TRUCK. TOOK TRUCK TO REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE SWAY BARS AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FRONT TIE RODS WERE REPLACED IN JULY 2012. *TR

• 11/20/2014· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  PROBLEM WHEN REFILLING THE GAS TANK. WHEN THE TANK GETS FULL, FUEL SPRAYS OUT OF THE GAS TANK FILL PORT. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS FAULTY EQUIPMENT AT THE GAS STATION BUT IT HAS HAPPENED CONSECUTIVE TIMES AT DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS. PROBABLY SPRAYS OUT 8 OR 12 OUNCES. *TR

• 11/19/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DAKOTA THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

• 11/19/2014· STEERING,SUSPENSION,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  IN USING SIGNAL LIGHTS, TURN LEFT SIGNAL ON TO TURN AND THE RIGHT DASH SIGNAL INDICATOR AS WELL AS RIGHT SIGNAL LIGHT FLASH. IF I MOVE THE TILT STEERING POSITION UP AND THEN BACK DOWN THE LIGHTS FUNCTION PROPERLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING IN THE STEERING WHEEL IS RUBBING WHENEVER ONE TURNS THE WHEEL. THE PREVIOUS OWNER BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW AND IT HAPPENED TO HIM SEVERAL TIMES AS WELL. ALSO THE BALL JOINTS WERE ALL REPLACED BY PREVIOUS OWNER AT LESS THAN 30,000 MILES. NOW AT 55,000 MILES THE STRUTS, SHOCK ABSORBERS, REAR STABILIZER LINKS AND QUITE POSSIBLY SWAY BAR LINKS FRONT AND REAR NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

• 11/18/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V795000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 15V313000 (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. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

• 11/18/2013· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS

  1)PULLED OUT OF A FOOD LION PARKING LOT AND HIT A POT HOLE AND BROKE THE MAIN SPLINE IN THE TRANSMISSION. 2) THE TRUCK NOW SHUTS OFF AS YOU'RE GOING 70 MPH AND WHEN YOU CRANK IT BACK UP. THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON BUT THE REV LIMITER IS KICKING IN AT 2000 RPMS UNTIL YOU STOP AGAIN AND SHUT THE MOTOR OFF, WAIT 10 SECONDS AND CRANK IT BACK UP. SOME TIMES ITS FINE, MOST OF THE TIME IT'S NOT. NOW THE PAINT IS FLAKING OFF THE TOP OF THE TRUCK FOR NO REASONS. I'VE NEVER ABUSED THIS TRUCK AND THE ONLY "OFF ROADING" IT'S DONE WAS DRIVING IN MY YARD. PLEASE HELP. *TR

• 11/18/2013· STEERING,AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES

  1.DRIVERS AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON WHEN DRIVER. 2.WHEN MAKING A U-TURN I HEAR A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE AROUND THE TIRE AREA. 3.THE EMERGENCY RELEASE BRAKE CABLE SNAPPED OFF THE RELEASE HANDLE. 4.NHTSA JUST SENT ME AN EMAIL REGARDING A RECALL ON MY 2006 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD "LEFT TIRE ROD ASSEMBLY". ( THIS COULD BE THE CAUSE OF MY #2.LOUD CLUNKING NOISE MAKING A U-TURN). *TR

• 11/17/2009· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,TIRES

  VEHICLE VIBRATES SEVERELY WHEN OD (LOCK-UP) COMES IN AT 40 MPH , IF BRAKES ARE APPLIED AFTER THIS THE VEHICLE SHAKES AND JUMPS ALL AVER THE ROAD. 4 TIRES REPLACED TWICE, FRONT ROTORS REPLACED, REAR DRUMS TURNED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I CHECKED ALL THE SWAY BAR ITEMS AND FRONT END; THE SWAY BAR STRUTS WERE BROKEN, I REPLACED AND PROBLEM SOLVED. *TR

• 11/16/2015· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

• 11/16/2012· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN INDICATORS FAILED. WHEN HE WOULD ENGAGE THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL, THE RIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 81,000.

• 11/16/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  2006 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB 4X4...POWER DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS HAVE FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED A TOTAL OF SIX TIMES SINCE 11/2008 (ALL FOUR DOORS ONCE AND THE REAR DOORS TWICE). PROBLEMS STARTED AT 35,000 MILES WITH FRONT DRIVER SIDE ACTUATOR, THEN PROCEEDED TO FRONT PASSENGER SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THEN REAR DRIVER SIDE, REAR PASSENGER SIDE, FRONT DRIVER SIDE, REAR DRIVER SIDE. MILEAGE AT LAST FAILURE: 82,000. VEHICLE NOT SUBJECTED TO EXTREME CONDITIONS. CITY/HIGHWAY DRIVING ONLY (NO OFF ROAD). *TR

• 11/16/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2006 DODGE DAKOTA 4X4 QUAD CAB, 4508 MILES, FAILED MASTER SWITCH FOR POWER WINDOWS (SWITCH FOR RIGHT REAR WINDOW DOES NOT WORK). THIS MASTER SWITCH FAILED A MONTH AFTER PURCHASING NEW IN 04 AUGUST 2006. ON MY SECOND VISIT 16-NOV-2006 TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY FOUND THE SWITCH TO BE DEFECTIVE AGAIN. NOW I HAVE TO TAKE THE TRUCK IN AGAIN TO GET THE SWITCH REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME. DODGE CLAIMS THERE IS NO RECALL BUT THE MASTER SWITCH IS ON BACK ORDER. MAKES YOU WONDER IF DODGE IS NOT REVEALING SOMETHING. I HAVE DRIVEN ALMOST 50 TO 60 MILES ROUND TRIP TO GET THIS RESOLVED. *NM

• 11/16/2006· AIR BAGSCrash

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONTAL IMPACT CRASH. THE APPROXIMATE SPEED AT TIME OF IMPACT WAS 45 MPH. THERE WAS PRE-IMPACT BRAKING. THE OCCUPANT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED THREE BROKEN RIBS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STERNUM AND A FRACTURED LEFT SCAPULA. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. UPDATED 01/31/07. *JB

• 11/14/2016· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY/WIPER

  I BOUGHT MY TRUCK AT AUTO ADVANTAGE IN HENDERSONVILLE N.C. IN MARCH 2016 TO DAYS LATER TRANSMISSION WENT IN LIMP MODE THEY REPLACED COMPUTER THREE TIMES, THEN A WEEK AN HALF LATER HAPPEN AGAIN THIS TIME THEY REBUILT TRANSMISSION. THEN WIPERS WANT STOP AT TIMES IN PARK WHEN CUTOFF. STEERING HAS A POPPING WHEN TURNING. NOW THE TRUCK THRU 4 CODES CHECK EVERYTHING NEXT DAY CHECK CODES HAS 3 CODES CHECKED AGAIN WENT TO WORK CODES STILL ON THAT EVENING STARTED HOME NO LIGHT OR CODES THROWN ITS LIKE IT FIXED ITS SELF NEED HELP TO SOLVE PROBLEMS. CAN NOT AFFORD ANYMORE FIXES. I OWE TWO LOANS BOTH ON TRUCK AUTO ADVANTAGE WOULD NOT HELP ON TRANSMISSION REPAIRS. NEVER BUY FROM THEM AGAIN WORST BUY I EVER HAD. CAN YOU HELP ME WITH MY PROBLEMS?

• 11/14/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 01/06/2017*CT UPDATED 01/18/17.*JB

• 11/14/2014· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND. THE CONTACT WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD BECOME LOOSE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

• 11/12/2010· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DAKOTA QUADCAB SLT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INFORMATION SYSTEM BUILT INTO THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE WOULD DISPLAY IMPROPER MILES TO GALLON READINGS AND THE ELECTRICAL COMPASS WOULD ALSO INDICATE INCORRECT DIRECTIONAL READINGS. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THERE WAS WATER LEAKING INTO THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS, CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO BURN OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE HORN BEGAN TO SOUND. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF TO STOP THE HORN. THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED WHEN HE SHIFTED GEARS. THE TRANSFER CASE WAS REPLACED AT THE LOCAL DEALER. UPON RECEIVING THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND INTERMITTENTLY HESITATED WHEN GEARS WERE SHIFTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

• 11/12/2008· SUSPENSION

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE BALL JOINTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

• 11/10/2015· AIR BAGS

  LETTER FROM CONGRESSWOMAN BALDWIN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE SAFETY RECALL ON HIS AIRBAG. *SMD 2006 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

• 11/08/2024· AIR BAGSCrash

  The contact owned a 2006 Dodge Dakota. The contact stated while driving at 45 MPH, the vehicle was involved in a no-fault head-on collision. The vehicle was damaged to the front of the vehicle and the driver's side of the vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard. The vehicle was deemed a total loss by the insurance company. The local police and paramedics were at the scene. No police reports were filed, however, the report number was unavailable. The contact was transported to the local hospital. The contact sustained injuries included a facial fracture, traumatic brain injury, broken right eye socket, crushed bladder, injury to both feet (toes), and impaired speech. The contact stated that this was the two-year anniversary of the crash. In addition, the contact was continuing to receive physical and speech therapy. In addition, the contact referenced an unknown recall in which the air bags were replaced in the vehicle four months prior to the crash. The contact was concerned that the air bag repair was not performed correctly, since the air bags did not deploy. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 117,858.

• 11/08/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/10/2017*CT UPDATED 01/11/17.*JB

• 11/07/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 11/05/2009· POWER TRAIN,TIRES

  VEHICLE VIBRATES SEVERELY WHEN OD (LOCK-UP) COMES IN AT 40 MPH , IF BRAKES ARE APPLIED AFTER THIS THE VEHICLE SHAKES AND JUMPS ALL AVER THE ROAD. 4 TIRES REPLACED TWICE, FRONT ROTORS REPLACED, REAR DRUMS TURNED, DRIVE SHAFT BALANCED, ALL WITH NO RESULTS, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *TR

• 11/03/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 11/03/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 11/03/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  BACK ON 1/14/2015 I BROUGHT MY 2006 DODGE DAKOTA TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPLACEMENT OF RUSTED BRAKE LINES. ABOUT TWO MONTHS LATER, AT 45K MI., MY DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT INDICATOR LIGHT STARTED TO FLICKER ON START-UP. SHORTLY THEREAFTER IT WOULD REMAIN LIT AFTER START-UP. I WAITED TO REQUEST RE-SERVICING MY VEHICLE, ONLY TO FIND OUT THE AIR BAGS WERE ON RECALL. THEREFORE, I WAITED UNTIL I WAS GIVEN THE CALL TO BRING MY VEHICLE IN FOR AIR BAG REPLACEMENT. THE DATE FOR SERVICING WAS 10/30/2015. UPON COMPLETION OF THE AI BAG REPLACEMENT I WAS TOLD MY NEW AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY NOR DOES THE HORN WORK. THIS WOULD REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL $600.00. THE CAUSE OF THIS SAFETY FAILURE WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CLOCKSPRING UNIT. MY QUESTION IS AT UNDER 50KMI. IS IT NORMAL FOR THIS SAFETY COMPONENT TO FAIL AND IS THIS A CONSTANT IN OTHER VEHICLES? IT SEEMS TO ME THAT PLACING FAULTY SAFETY RELATED EQUIPMENT IN VEHICLES ONLY INCREASES PROFIT MARGINS,OVER AND ABOVE THE NORMAL MAINTENANCE EXPENSES.

• 11/03/2007· AIR BAGSCrash

  I HAD A COLLISION CAUSING $5,000 OF DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR