18 of the
793 complaints about the 1998 Dodge Dakota are about the
tires — 2% of everything
reported for this model year.
Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before
61,000 miles.
52019555 For Dodge Dakota Pickup Spare Tire Hoist Wheel Carrier Winch Hanger. Defective Spare Tire Hoist Wheel Carrier Winch Hanger The Spare Tire Hoist Wheel Carrier Winch Hanger contains soft rubber part which disintegrates easily with the elements (rain, cold, dirt, wind, etc.). This allows friction between the metal carrier mechanism and the steel wire that holds the tire. The friction eventually “cuts” the wire which holds the 50 lbs+ spare tire setting it free and dropping from under the truck and onto the road while traveling (moving). Issue The "DEFECTIVE" Replacement part (Spare Tire Hoist Wheel Carrier Winch Hanger continues to be sold in the market with NO Modification. The part should be recalled and corrected to prevent an accident. Car models impacted: Dodge Dakota, Ram, Durango, etc. Experience I was traveling about 40 MPH when the spare tire fell off from under the truck due to this defective part. I saw the tire (via rear view mirror) bounce off about 10 feet in the air and roll down the road at a fast rate of speed until it hit a curve and then a tree. With luck there was no one behind me or pedestrians around. This could have caused a fatal injury if the tire had hit a car behind me as it could have hit the windshield due to the high bounce rate and speed. It would have knocked down and injured a cyclist or motorcycle. It could have even hit and injured a pedestrian!. Thank God none of this happen. Request Please consider recalling this part and modifying it to meet safety standard to prevent potentially fatal injuries. The part is being sold on ebay, Amazon and other retailers. See samples below. Please contact me with any questions. 1.https://tinyurl.com/AMZ-Carrier 2.https://tinyurl.com/Mopat-winch 3.https://tinyurl.com/ebay-hoist
NHTSA complaint #11476215 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 105,000 milesSnowflake, AZ
TIRES
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE TIRES ARE AIRED UP THEY SLOWLY DEFLATE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04T001000, REGARDING THE TIRES. THE TIRES HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE SERIAL NUMBER. UPDATED 4/11/2006 -
NHTSA complaint #10152774 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 61,000 milesHelena, MT
TIRES
REPLACED THE TWO UPPER BALL JOINTS,SHOCKS,AND TIRES ON MY 1998 DODGE DAKOTA WITH 61,000 MILES ON IT.
NHTSA complaint #10060451 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 14,900 milesEL Cajon, CA
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO INVESTIGATE THE NOISE AND NOTICED THAT THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT. *AK AFTER GOING TO SEVERAL TIRE DEALERS THEY OFFERED NO SUGGESTIONS BUT TO REPLACE THE TIRE AT THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE. *CB
NHTSA complaint #10047968 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Gregory, MI
TIRES
TIRE BLEWOUT,LOOKS TO BE TIRE SEPARATED WAS CAUSE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W2HH AWB TIRESIZE: P225/75R15)
NHTSA complaint #755219 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Baltimore, OH
TIRES
AIR CONDITIONING HOSE LEADING TO ALUMINUM ASSEMBLY FAILED DUE TO CUT IN HOSE. MIDDLE PORTION OF HOSE RESTS DIRECTLY OVER ONE CORNER OF PLASTIC AIR FILTER COVER ASSEMBLY. AT THE CORNER OF AIR FILTER COVER THERE IS A SMALL VERTICAL SPLINE THAT IS PART OF THE MOLDED PASTIC LID COVER. THE THICKNESS OF THE SPLINE IS SIMILAR TO A COMMON PLASTIC PICNIC KNIFE BUT WITHOUT SERRATIONS. APPARENTLY OVER TIME DUE TO VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING, THE HOSE RUBBED AGAINST THIS PLASTIC SPLINE WEARING A 1/4 INCH SLIT/HOLE. WHEN THE HOSE FINALLY RUBBED THROUGH, THE REFRIGERANT DECOMPRESSED RAPIDLY. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY HAZARD AS ALL AUTOMOBLE AIR CONDITIONING REFRIGERANT CONTAINS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF OIL. WHEN THE REFRIGERANT DECOMPRESES EXPLOSIVELY OR EXTREMELY RAPIDLY, IT CREATES A MIST THAT IS HIGHLY FLAMMABLE. TIRES. THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER TIRES (GOODYEAR P235/70 R16) HAVE PREMATURE WEAR AND THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKING. EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR HAS TAKEN PLACE TO VARYING DEGRESS ON ALL FOUR TIRES. TIRE WEAR WAS FIRST NOTICED AROUND 25,000 MILES, BUT DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF WEAR, I ESTIMATE IT STARTED AT 20,000 MILES. THESE TIRES ARE RATED FOR 40-45,000 MILES. I DO NOT THINK THE TIRES ARE AT FAULT. SINCE THE TRUCK VEERS TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKING, I SUSPECT THAT AN OUT-OF-ALIGNMENT CONDITION EXISTS. PREMATURE TIRE WEAR PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD IF THE TIRE FAILS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ALSO, AN OUT-OF-ALIGNMENT CONDITION SHOULD NOT EXIST BEFORE 20-25,000 MILES ON A NEW VECHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #748475 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
N. Fort Meyers, FL
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
GOODYEAR INVECTA GL TIRE P215/75R15 DOT M6HFD8ER098 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, PRIOR TO BLOWOUT, CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE STARTED PULLING TO THE RIGHT. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #875403 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Chagrin Falls, OHCrash
TIRES
ENGINE EXPERIENCES ROUGH AND LOW IDLE, AND STALLING, DEALER HAS REPLACED THROTTLE BODY, MANIFOLD GASKETS, AND VALVE BODY, HOWEVER STALLING STILL EXISTS, DEALER STATED THE COMBINATION OF STOPPING, SHIFTING, AND THE TURNING OF THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSES THE ENGINE TO STALL, THERE WAS ALSO AN OIL PAN LEAK AND COOLANT LEAK, PURGE SOLENOID WAS ALSO NOISY. REVERSE LIGHTS HAD A DEFECTIVE SWITCH AND THE HEADLIGHTS HAD A DEFECTIVE SWITCH. EXHAUST WAS NOISY AND THE EXHAUST BOLTS WERE BROKEN. MOLDINGS WERE LEAKING, DEALER HAD TO ALSO REPLACE CARPET. BRAKES LOCKED UP, DEALER FOUND THEY WERE FULL OF BRAKE DUST, FRONT ROTORS GOUGED, DEALER REPLACED BRAKES AND ROTORS. STEERING GEAR BOX AND POWER STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY BOTH LEAKED. TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCED MANY PROBLEMS, A DEFECTIVE LEAKING PRESSURE LINE, VIBRATION IN DRIVELINE, VEHICLE WOULD SLAM IN REVERSE WHEN GOING FROM DRIVE, DIFFERENTIAL WAS REPLACED DUE TO A HUMMING NOISE, AND THE GEAR SHIFT BROKE. NEW TIRES (NO SIZE OR BRAND) DUE TO VIBRATION IN FRONT END. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #874936 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Oxnard, CA
TIRES
THIS TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE FREEWAY WITH NO WARNING AT FREEWAY SPEED,THE TIRE DESTROYED THE ALUMINIUM RIM, I SENT WHAT WAS LEFT OF THE TIRE TO PIRELLI, THEY CLAIM THAT THEIR EXAMINATION INDICATES NO MANUFACTURING DEFECTS, BUT THAT THE "TIRE SUFFERED AN IMPACT TO THE WHEEL AT THE 6:00 CLOCK POSITION THE IMPACT WAS SEVERE ENOUGH TO CAUSE COMPLETE DEFLECTION OF THE TIRE DOWN TO THE WELL SMEARING THE INTERLINER RUBBER ON THE WELL OF THE WHEEL." I DID NOT HAVE AN IMPACT, THE TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE RETAINED THE TIRE AND RIM. I HAVE 2 OTHER TIRES ON MY VEHICLE AND I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE MAY BE A DEFECT IN THE TIRE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: CKHFGBC356 TIRESIZE: 215/75R15)
NHTSA complaint #735589 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Bevery Hills, CA
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUME R WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. VEHICLE WAS GOING LEFT TO RIGHT. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDERS . THREE OUT OF FOUR TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. TIRES WERE GOODYEAR.
NHTSA complaint #874064 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Burlington, VTCrash
TIRES
GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES HYDROPLANED ON VEHICLE. THIS HAS CAUSED VEHICLE TO SLIDE INTO A DITCH AT 30MPH IN WET WEATHER. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #873575 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Louisville, KY
TIRES
TIRE BLOWOUT- THE TIRES HAVE LESS THAN 8000 MILES ON THEM FIRESTONE FIREHAWK P2257015 THESE ARE NOT ON THE LIST YET BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THEM. IS ANYBODY DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS TIRE? CAN I GET THEM REPLACED AT A LOWER COST, IF THEY ARE NOT ON THE LIST? I DO NOT WANT THESE TIRES ON MY TRUCK.( DOT NUMBER: HYUUJBA489 TIRE SIZE: P2257015 )
NHTSA complaint #732212 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Bradenton, FL
TIRES
TRANMISSION ONGOING, POPPING IN REAR ONGOING, TIRES BALD IN 5,000 MILES. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC AND HAVING THE TRANSMISSION NOT WORK PROPERLY( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215 75R15 )
NHTSA complaint #715908 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Fullerton, CA
TIRES
TIRES. BRIDGESTONE.
NHTSA complaint #609754 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EL Cajon, CA
TIRES
THE RIGHT REAR TIRE (GOOD YEAR P215/75R-15) BLEWOUT. YH
NHTSA complaint #606249 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LA Crescen, CA
TIRES
PREMATURE WEAR OF (GOODYEAR ALL SEASON P/215 75R15) TIRES.
NHTSA complaint #608623 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Richardson, TX
TIRES
DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT CONTACTED NUMEROUS OCCASIONS OVER PAST 7+ MONTHS WITH EITHER NO RESPONSE OR EXTREMELY SLOW RESPONSE. TANSMISSION/BRAKES/SHOCKS/TIRES, AND SEAT BELTS, NOT REPAIRED TO DATE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235 75R15 )
NHTSA complaint #707138 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Tampa, FL
TIRES
FRONT AND THE REAR TIRES ARE PREMATURELY WEARING OR FEATHERING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS, ADD ALL VEHICLE VIN#.
NHTSA complaint #829978 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.