1999 Dodge Dakota transmission problems

POWER TRAIN

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY IN A UNPREDICTABLE PATTERN. VEHICLE RESTARTS AFTER STALLING 7 OUT OF 10 TIMES. WHEN IT WONT RESTART IMMEDIATELY AFTER STALLING IT WILL TAKE UPWARDS OF 10 MINUTES TO ACHIEVE ENGINE OPERATION. I'VE REPLACED THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR, AS WELL THE CAM POSITION SENSOR. VEHICLE CONTINUES TO STALL INTERMITTENTLY.

NHTSA complaint #11165446 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN

THE NUT CAME OFF THE PINION

NHTSA complaint #11023857 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN

I GOT THE '99 DAKOTA ABOUT 7 MONTHS AGO AND LIKED IT DROVE PRETTY GOOD EVEN THROUGH THE WEEK WHEN IT WAS ALL SINGLE DIGITS NO PROBLEM. THEN ONCE IT STARTED TO WARM UP INTO THE MID TO HIGH TEENS AND UP TO THEN 60S AND 70 IT WOULD SHAKE AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK. IT ALWAYS SEEMED TO START AT ABOUT 45 THEN ONCE THE ENGINE WARMED UP IT WOULD STOP. THAT STOPPED NOW THAT ITS IN THE 80S AND 90S. NOW I BARELY HAVE POWER STEERING AND LOOKING AT IT, IT SEEMS TO BE THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT WHICH LOOKING AT ALL THE COMPLAINTS I'M SURPRISED YOU HAVEN'T LOOKED INTO IT FOR IT TO BE RECALLED BY NOW ALONG WITH THE TIE RODS, BALL JOINTS, ETC. THESE THINGS SEEM TO BE FALLING APART AT THE FRONT. I JUST HOPE NOBODY DIES BEFORE THIS IS FIXED.

NHTSA complaint #10608982 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE

TSB#030299A, SOUNDS LIKE MY TRUCK IS GOING TO FALL APART.

NHTSA complaint #10350689 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN

TSB#030299A, SOUNDS LIKE MY TRUCK IS GOING TO FALL APART.

NHTSA complaint #10350689 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN

1999 DODGE DAKOTA SPORT TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 150,000MI AND AIR COND. GONE

NHTSA complaint #10259614 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

PREMATURE BALL JOINT FAILURE RESULTING IN EXTENSIVE REPAIR COSTS, PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE RESULTING IN REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION, EXCESSIVE OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP CAUSING LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE, POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO ENGINE.

NHTSA complaint #10257675 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT

TRUCK DIED IN DOWNTOWN DENVER. NO BUS"ON DIGITAL ODOMETER. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP FOR WIRE HARNESS CONNECTOR REPLACEMENT, BUT IT WAS STILL FAILING.

NHTSA complaint #10194098 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

FAILED TRANSMISSION, FAILED UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND CLEAR COAT DELAMANTING ON ALL PANELS OF TRUCK.

NHTSA complaint #10173174 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT

FAILED TRANSMISSION, FAILED UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND CLEAR COAT DELAMANTING ON ALL PANELS OF TRUCK.

NHTSA complaint #10173174 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

I HAD BOUGHT MY 1999 DODGE DAKOTA IN 2001, LESS THAN 1 YEAR OF PURCHASING THIS TRUCK, I LOST OIL PRESSURE, RETURNED THE TRUCK TO DEALER WHERE THEY TRIED TO REPLACE MY MOTOR WITH A MOTOR THAT HAD MORE MILES, THIS DID NOT HAPPEN. THEN ANOTHER YEAR LATER, GEARS IN MY TRANSMISSION WERE SPENT WHERE I HAD TO PAY A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. TRUCK HAS BEEN SITTING FOR A YEAR, CAUSE OF ENGINE KNOCKING AGAIN, WITH NO OIL PRESSURE, ALSO REPLACED THE OIL PUMP, STILL NO PRESSURE. NEW CONVERTER WAS PUT IN, STILL GOOD!! BRAKES AND ROTORS ARE ANOTHER BIG COMPLAINT OF MINE, WHEN I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY REPLACE THESE PARTS, LIKE EVERY 6 MONTHS, CAN YOU TELL ME WHY? I USED TO LOVE DODGE, BUT THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN A 1 BIG HEADACHE, EVEN PARKED, CAUSE I KNOW IT IS GOING TO BE COSTLY TO REPAIR IT AGAIN.

NHTSA complaint #10154667 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN

MY SON ESCAPED DANGER WHEN THE TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER OF HIS 1999 DODGE DAKOTA WENT OUT ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. AFTER REPLACING THAT AND HEADING BACK HOME, HIS U JOINTS AND WHEEL BEARINGS WENT OUT ALMOST CAUSING ANOTHER WRECK. THESE WERE ALL REPAIRED. SO FAR $3000 IN REPAIRS IN A MONTH. THEN THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO AS HE WAS DRIVING. NOW THE OIL PUMP NEEDS REPLACED. ALONG WITH THE TIE END RODS, THE TIMING CHAIN, AND THE SERPENTINE. HE'D ALREADY HAD THE TOTAL BRAKE SYSTEM REPLACED THIS SUMMER. HAVING ALL THE RECEIPTS SHOWING REGULAR OIL CHANGES, THE WARRANTY COMPANY REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE OIL PUMP BECAUSE OF SOME SLUDGE IN THE PUMP. NOW I FIND FROM RESEARCHING ON THE COMPUTER THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN DURANGOS AND DAKOTAS. WE'VE PUT $5000 IN THIS TRUCK IN LESS THAN ONE MONTH. THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO ADMIT THE FLAWS IN THIS VEHICLE. THEY HAVE SOME RESPONSIBILITY HERE. WE ARE JUST GLAD HE WAS NOT INJURED OR KILLED. BUT WE'VE PUT OVER $5000 IN A '99 VEHICLE - WHICH IS UNFAIR WHEN THE PROBLEMS ARE RELATED TO THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #10147155 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

DT: THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH ON THE STREET WHEN THE TRANSFER CASE BUSTED. IT FALL OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD TO MANUALLY PUSH THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NONMOVABLE. THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS PROBLEM. THERE WERE NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD HIM THEY HAD NEVER SEEN A PROBLEM LIKE LIKE THIS BEFORE. THEY SAID THE WHOLE HOUSING BUSTED AND FELL DOWN, AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE HOUSING.

NHTSA complaint #10131464 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)

DT: THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH ON THE STREET WHEN THE TRANSFER CASE BUSTED. IT FALL OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD TO MANUALLY PUSH THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NONMOVABLE. THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS PROBLEM. THERE WERE NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD HIM THEY HAD NEVER SEEN A PROBLEM LIKE LIKE THIS BEFORE. THEY SAID THE WHOLE HOUSING BUSTED AND FELL DOWN, AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE HOUSING.

NHTSA complaint #10131464 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN

DODGE DAKOTA 1999 NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE BALL JOINT AND STEERING MECHANISMS. *BF THERE WERE ALSO PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR END, TRANSMISSION, ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHTS, POOR ENGINE PERFORMANCE WHICH CONSISTED OF HESITATION AND LOSS OF POWER ESPECIALLY WHEN UNDER A LOAD-GOING UP AND HILL AND SEEMED TO GET WORSE AS THE GAS LEVEL IN THE TANK LOWERED, HARD ABRUPT SHIFTING WHEN IN REVERSE AND PARK TO REVERSE, LOUD RUBBING WHICH WAS INTERMITTENT WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS AND WHEN STOPPING, THE FRONT WOULD SHAKE, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT WAS NOT VISIBLE ON THE DASH WHEN ACTIVATED AND WOULD ONLY SHOW WHEN THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE WAS ACTIVATED, AND THERE WAS A WOBBLE, FLEXING AND OR VIBRATION THAT WOULD BE PRESENT WHEN BRAKING ALONG WITH A LOOSE FEELING OR WOBBLE WHEN TURNING THE FRONT WHEELS. *SC

NHTSA complaint #10113622 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)

DODGE DAKOTA 1999 CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE FRONT END WOBBLE, BRAKE VIBRATION AND UPPER/LOWER BALL JOINT PROBLEM. *BF THE SHOCK ABSORBERS AND TRANSFER CASE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKED AND THERE WAS EXTRA PLAY IN THE STEERING. A PIECE OF THE EXHAUST FELL OFF THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #10113407 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT

VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING A CLANKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.

NHTSA complaint #10110877 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)

I HAVE A 99 DODGE DAKOTA WITH 59,000 MILES. I AM CURRENTLY HAVING MY SECOND 4WD TRANSFER CASE REPLACED. FIRST REPLACEMENT WAS AT 41,000 MILES. I USE MY 4WD APPROX 20 TIMES A YEAR AND FOR SHORT DISTANCES. I HAVE REPLACED THE U JOINTS TWICE, THE A/C COMPRESSOR ONCE DUE TO IT BEING LOCATED IN A TERRIBLE PLACE. OH, LETS DISCUSS THE BALL JOINTS AS WELL.

NHTSA complaint #10107773 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT

I HAVE A 99 DODGE DAKOTA WITH 59,000 MILES. I AM CURRENTLY HAVING MY SECOND 4WD TRANSFER CASE REPLACED. FIRST REPLACEMENT WAS AT 41,000 MILES. I USE MY 4WD APPROX 20 TIMES A YEAR AND FOR SHORT DISTANCES. I HAVE REPLACED THE U JOINTS TWICE, THE A/C COMPRESSOR ONCE DUE TO IT BEING LOCATED IN A TERRIBLE PLACE. OH, LETS DISCUSS THE BALL JOINTS AS WELL.

NHTSA complaint #10107773 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS

I HAVE A 99 DODGE DAKOTA WITH 59,000 MILES. I AM CURRENTLY HAVING MY SECOND 4WD TRANSFER CASE REPLACED. FIRST REPLACEMENT WAS AT 41,000 MILES. I USE MY 4WD APPROX 20 TIMES A YEAR AND FOR SHORT DISTANCES. I HAVE REPLACED THE U JOINTS TWICE, THE A/C COMPRESSOR ONCE DUE TO IT BEING LOCATED IN A TERRIBLE PLACE. OH, LETS DISCUSS THE BALL JOINTS AS WELL.

NHTSA complaint #10107773 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT

NUMEROUS FRONT END/ENGINE, EXHAUST, BRAKE AND ELECTRICAL MAFUNCTIONS/MECHANICAL PROBLEMS INCLUDING INCREASING SEVERITY FRONT END WOBBLING/VIBRATION/FLEXING WHEN TURNING WHEELS, GOING DOWN A HILL AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. NO ACCIDENT HAS OCCURRED YET BUT OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED WITH SAFETY OF VEHICLE AND OPERATION. I HAVE CONTACTED,COMPAINED, CALLED.E-MAILED AND FAXED THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THIS 1999 DODGE DAKOTA WITH SUPPOSSEDLY ONLY 44951 MILES -MITCHELL PRE-OWNED CERTIFIED ON QUEEN STREET IN SOUTHINGTON, CT AND ALSO THE MITCHELL CONGLOMERATE OWNER STEVE MITCHELL AS WELL AS MITCHELL DODGE IN SIMSBURY, CT WHO PROVIDED THIS SUPPOSSEDLY INSPECTED, CERTIFIED SAFE VEHICLE TO MITCHELL IN SOUTHINGTON, CT FOR SALE TO THE PUBLIC.

NHTSA complaint #10105906 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

TO DATE, I HAVE REPLACED THE FOLLOWING: 1) UPPER BALL JOINTS - BOTH SIDES 2) LOWER BALL JOINTS - BOTH SIDES 3) CALIPERS - BOTH SIDES (FRONT) 4) WATER PUMP 5) WHEEL HUBS - BOTH SIDES (FRONT) 6) CATALYTIC CONVERTER 7) HEADLAMP SWITCH. *JB NOW, I HAVE THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: 1) HEADLAMP SWITCH (AGAIN) 2) TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS 3) UPPER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS.

NHTSA complaint #10104324 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

WHEN DRIVING 1999 DODGE DAKOTA PICKUP IN TEMPERATURES BELOW -10 DEGREES F OVERDRIVE MALFUNCTIONS. DEALER AT FIRST CLAIMED THAT IT WAS SUPPOSED DO THIS. LATER THEY ADMITTED THAT IT WAS A DESIGN DEFECT, BUT, DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. MANY OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE BEEN SOLD IN THE NORTHERN STATES UNDER FALSE PRETENCES.

NHTSA complaint #10086410 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE REAR AXEL SEAL LEAKED AND WAS DRIPPING FLUID ONTO THE REAR BRAKES. THIS PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED TWICE, PROBLEM RECURRED. ALSO, BALL JOINTS WORE OUT EXCESSIVELY ON BOTH SIDES, UPPER AND LOWER.

NHTSA complaint #10087179 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

MY 99 DAKOTA BEGAN HOWLING AND WHINNING IN THE REAR END. I HAD THE REAR END AND GEAR LUBE INSPECTED. GEAR LUBE WAS FULL, AND GEARS AND BEARINGS SHOWED NO SIGN OF WEAR. ABOUT 1 WEEK LATER WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY ABS AND E-BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. BRAKE FLUID WAS NEARLY EMPTY. MECHANIC FOUND FRONT AND REAR BRAKE LINERS WORN, AND REPAIRED AS NECASSARY. THIS DID NOT FIX ANY LIGHT OR NOISE PROBLEMS. AS SOON AS THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON, MY SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT FUNCTION UNDER 40 MPH, AND ENGINE WOULD STALL AT STOPS. MECHANIC REMOVED DIFFERENTIAL, AND PINION GEAR. PINION BEARING WAS SHREDDED BADLY, CAUSING THE HOWLING. ALL BEARINGS IN REAR END WERE REPLACED, AND REAR END NOISE WAS CURED. THE BEARING SHAVINGS MAY HAVE DAMAGED THE REAR ABS SPEED SENSOR. I HAVE HEARD OF THE SAME SYMPTOMS FOR THE REAR END NOISE FROM OTHER DAKOTA OWNERS BOTH ON LINE AND IN PERSON. THIS WAS A COSTLY AND STRESSFUL DIAGNOSIS PROCEEDURE, AND MAY WARRANT SOME SORT OF POSSIBLE RECALL INVESTIGATION. IS THE MANUFACTURER USING AN INFERIOR LUBRICANT? THIS TRUCK'S FRONT BUMPER WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY RUSTED BY 40,000MI. NOT THE FIRST I'VE HEARD OF THAT ISSUE EITHER.

NHTSA complaint #10065888 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE

I WAS DRIVING MY 1999 2WD DODGE DAKOTA ABOUT 5MPH WHEN THE DRIVE PINION GEAR SHAFT THAT GOES INTO THE REAR END SNAPPED CLEAN INTO TWO PIECES. IT CAUSED THE DRIVELINE TO FALL AND SPIN HITTING THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK INCLUDING THE GAS TANK AND CAUSED THE REAR WHEELS TO LOCKUP AND STOP TURNING. (GOOD THING I WAS ONLY GOING 5MPH)

NHTSA complaint #10049021 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)

DEALER REPLACED TWICE BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS, ALSO, THE TRANSFER CASE WAS REPLACED. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *PH 1999 DODGE DAKOTA HAS HAD THE FOLLOWING REPAIRS PEFORMED: REPLACEMENT OF TRANSFER CASE, UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS, WHEEL BEARINGS, RIGHT HUB ASSEMBLY, RIGHT ROTOR, RIGHT AXLE ASSEMBLY, AND FRONT SHOCKS.

NHTSA complaint #10047834 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN

THERE WAS A NOISE FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE REAR END BOLTS AND OTHER COMPONENTS CAME APART. THE DEALER REPLACED THE GEARS AND DIFFERENTIAL. THE ABS SYSTEM ALSO FAILED. *AK *NLM

NHTSA complaint #10032031 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

WATER PUMP FAILURE, AFTER REPLACEMENT OF CATALYTIC CONVERTER EXHAUST LEAK DETECTED, SLOW SPEED FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR, GEAR STICKS FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEAR, ROUGH IDLING, ODOMETER READING FAILURE, ABS LIGHT STAYS ON, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS LIT, GAS TANK SENSOR FAILURE (READS EMPTY WHEN TANK IS FULL), WHEN DRIVING APPROX. 10 - 20 MPH ENGINE STALLS / SHUTS OFF, COMING TO STOP ENGINE SHUTS OFF, VEHICLE VIBRATION WHEN BRAKES APPLIED TO COME TO A STOP OR SLOWING DOWN (REAR BRAKES), ENGINE PINGS / KNOCKS IN NORMAL OPERATION AT SPEEDS FROM 30 TO 70+ MPH, AFTER THE ENGINE WARMS UP, ANTI-LOCK / ABS SENSOR OUT, FUEL GAUGE - SENDING UNIT MALFUNCTION, INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING, GASKET CRACKED / LEAKING, THERMOSTAT GASKET LEAKING, DRIVE BELT CRACKING / DETERIORATING, FUEL INDUCTION SYSTEM FAILING. PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE. PURCHASED FROM HONDA NORTH DEALER.

NHTSA complaint #10010312 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.