2003 Dodge Dakota

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE UPPER BALL JOINT FAILED. THE FRONT TIRE BECAME DISCONNECTED AND DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V596000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 104,000. UPDATED 09/10/08 *BF UPDATED 09/15/08 *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION BECAUSE THE BRAKE HOSE WAS ABNORMALLY POKING THROUGH THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE BRAKE SYSTEM TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 46,000.

2003 DAKOTA LIGHTS QUIT WORKING, I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. ALSO DOORS WOULDN'T LOCK OR UNLOCK ELECTRICALLY. WIFE TOOK TRUCK TO LOCAL DEALER WHO SAID THEY COULDN'T TOUCH IT FOR TWO WEEKS. I COULD NOT DRIVE THE TRUCK WITHOUT LIGHTS. I CHECKED ALL FUSES AND SEARCHED INTERNET AND DEDUCED THE CENTRAL TIMER MODULE (CTM) (56047092AI WITH DATE CODE 12/22/2002) WAS THE PROBLEM AND THERE WAS A RECALL #02V322000. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER WHO SAID THE RECALL DIDN'T APPLY TO MY TRUCK VIN #. I CALLED ANOTHER DEALER WHO WANTED $400+ TO FIX IT. I FOUND ANOTHER DEALER WILLING TO SELL ME THE PART). THEY SOLD ME A NEWER VERSION AND I INSTALLED IT IN THEIR PARKING LOT IN ABOUT TEN MINUTES. ALL THE LIGHTS AND ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS WORKED AGAIN EXCEPT THE FOR THE KEY FOBS WHICH HAD TO BE REPROGRAMMED. TOTAL REPAIR WAS $260.21. THEN I CONTACTED CHRYSLER TO GET MY TRUCK INCLUDED WITHIN THE RECALL AND ASKED FOR A REFUND OF THE REPAIR COST. THEY ASKED FOR ALL ORIGINAL RECEIPTS AND A FORM FILLED OUT. ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER CHRYSLERS CUSTOMER SERVICE OFFICE IN INDIA CALLED AND THREE DIFFERENT PEOPLE KEPT TELLING ME THE RECALL DIDN'T APPLY TO MY TRUCK AND THEY WERE NOT GOING TO REFUND THE MONEY. THEY WOULD NOT GIVE ME ANY OTHER CONTACT PEOPLE OR PHONE NUMBERS. TO MY TRUCK. BUT THE $260.21 I PAID TO HAVE THE CTM #56047092AL INSTALLED REPLACING THE ORIGINAL ONE THAT FAILED WITH A DATE CODE OF 12/22/2002 FIXED THE PROBLEM AND WAS ONE DAY PRIOR TO THE RECALL STARTING. PLEASE REFUND THE $260.21. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 DODGE DAKOTA SPORT QUAD CAB 4 WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE. I'VE HAD AN EMBARRASSING SQUEAK IN MY STEERING AND FRONT END FOR 4 YEARS. AFTER LISTENING TO IT FOR A WHILE AFTER PURCHASING, I TOOK IT TO TRAIL DODGE ON 08/26/04 AND COMPLAINED. THE SERVICE NOTE SAID "CUSTOMER STATES THERE IS A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE FROM RIGHT SIDE SUSPENSION AREA WHILE DRIVING. INSPECTED AND ROAD TESTED AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE CUSTOMER'S CONCERNS, NO NOISES HEARD AT THIS TIME (WET OUT) DID INSPECT FRONT END ALL IS TIGHT." IT TOOK IT IN TO FURY MOTORS, SOUTH ST. PAUL, MN, AT ABOUT 36,000 MILES AND THE SAME. THEY COULD NOT FIND IT AT THAT TIME. NOISE PERSISTED, TILL IT'S NOW EMBARRASSING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ALL TOGETHER. TODAY, MAY 12, 2008, I BROUGHT IT BACK TO FURY MOTORS, BECAUSE OF THE SOUND, THAT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE (NOW 50,000 MILES), AND THEY TELL ME I NEED BOTH UPPER AND BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS, TO THE TUNE OF $1500!!!! THEN I GET ON LINE AND FIND OUT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL (NHTSA ACTION #EA03023). I CALLED FURY MOTORS TO LET THEM KNOW AND THEY STATE MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. IT HAS BEEN THE SAME SOUND THAT WAS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE AND WORSE, AND NOW I FIND OUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS AND I'M NOT COVERED??? PLEASE HELP! *TR

DURING OCTOBER OF 2007 THE CENTRAL TIMER MODULE ON MY 2003 DODGE DAKOTA WENT BAD. ALL LIGHTS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE WOULD GO ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER A LOT OF ONLINE SEARCHING AND READING FORUMS IT SEEMED THAT A LOT OF OTHER OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR CTM'S. MY TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AT THE TIME AND THE COST FOR A NEW CTM WAS $253.00 PLUS COST TO GET THE AUTO KEYS RESET. THE DEALER SAID NO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, SO I HAD TO PAY. I PUT IT IN MYSELF. I CALLED CHRYSLER CORP. AND THEY WERE NO HELP AT ALL. MY MAIN QUESTION WAS AND STILL IS, THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. TRAVELING AT NIGHT WITH ALL LIGHTS GOING ON AND OFF COULD VERY WELL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE BY CHRYSLER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5-10 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD THUD COMING FROM THE AXLE AREA. THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE HEADLIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTS, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED COMPLETELY. EVENTUALLY, THE HORN BEGAN TO SOUND INTERMITTENTLY, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN WIPING AUTOMATICALLY, AND THE LOW FUEL INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND CONTINUED TO CHIME. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT ALL THE FAILURES WERE RELATED TO THE CENTRAL TIMER MODULE. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V322000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS SWITCH) WAS REFERENCED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,700.

2003 DODGE DAKOTA WITH SEVERAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HEADLIGHTS, WIPER DELAY, AND INTERIOR LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. HE STATES THAT THIS ALL HAPPENED WHEN THE LOW FUEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEAD LIGHTS DO NOT WORK AT ALL. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THEY DIDN'T HAVE A RECALL IN THEIR SYSTEM AND REFUSED TO FIX THE VEHICLE AT NO CHARGE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE IS EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE BALL JOINTS. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V596000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 71,000. UPDATED 03-25-08 *BF UPDATED 03/25/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE DAKOTA. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DRIVES THE VEHICLE, THE CENTRAL TIMING MODULE FAILS AND ALL OF THE LIGHTS DIM. THE HEADLIGHTS, DOME LIGHT, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND DOOR LOCKS FAILED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. CHRYSLER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V322000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH) AND WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 33,000.