1997 Dodge Dakota acceleration problems

Filed Oct 2, 2016 · Acceleration, Electrical · 120,000 miles · CA

Headlights keep failing. Have changed headlight switch several times, but fails again. Transmission won't shift into overdrive. Cruise control is difficult to activate. Sometimes transmission won't shift from 2nd to 3rd gear

Filed Jul 14, 2002 · Acceleration, Seats · ID

Speedometor and cruise control quit working replaced speed sensor per dealer and still not working. Also seat doesn't lock in upright position on drivers side. Transfer case seal went out and had to replace transfer case. I hate this truck and I couldn't give it away.

Filed May 18, 2001 · Acceleration, Engine · OR

Engine is causing a "pinging" noise when accelerator pedal is pressed, causing a loss of power. Dealership examined vehicle and determined that pan gasket was sucking air and causing excessive burning of oil. Please provide any additional information/attachments.

Filed Jun 21, 2000 · Acceleration · SC

Sometimes the cruise control system will not engage at any speed. Then if does engage sometimes it cannot be manually turned off. When bobby gale dodge hooked the scanner up to it they had no reading and my cruise control would'nt turn on. So they replaced it with a new switch. The cruise control worked for about a week. Then it started acting up again. And everytime I get ready to take the truck in it works. The five times that I have taking it up to the dealer ship they have been unable to solve the problem with my truck.

Filed Mar 16, 2000 · Acceleration, Transmission · IN · 1 injury

On 2/27/2000 I filed a complaint with the federal safety agency. My problem being my transmissiom will not engage properly. When it is shifted from park to drive the vechicle may hesitate and not move then violently slam into gear. On one occasion my neice setting in the back seat head was slammed into the rear window glass as the vechicle lurched forward. I have a video tape of the transmission failing to properly engauge. I was able to reach in the back seat take the camera out of the case insert the battery film and shoot a video of the truck setting in gear then violently lurching forward. The dealer service manager said on the service order "cannot duplicate sitition. I showed him the video and he admitted I have a problem but he couldnt help me because chrysler would not reimburse him.

Filed Mar 1, 2000 · Acceleration, Body · CA

Brakes worn out prematurely.(attorney for client)yh

Filed Jan 7, 2000 · Acceleration, Tires · TN

The cruise control (97 dakota) has proven intermittent on every long trip. Four attempts by the dealer to locate and correct the problem have been unsuccessful. The cruise control quits after 1 - 3 hours. Shutting the vehicle down and restarting restores normal operation for a while. The oem tires (goodyear wranglers) have poor dry and very poor wet traction and are dangerous. Replaced with michelin tires, excellent now.

Filed Oct 18, 1999 · Acceleration, Electrical · NY

Consumer had turned off ignition with key still in switch. Vehicle failed to turn off. Would idle 2600-3200 when vehicle first turned on. Would keep stalling out if not high idling. Would keep pressing accelerator pedal to slow it down. Been to dealer at least 5 times for problem that's not solvable.

Filed Jan 7, 1998 · Acceleration · TN

The cruise control fails after one to four hours of operation and will not re-engage, nor will the acceleration feature work.

Filed Sep 8, 1997 · Acceleration, Brakes · NY · crash

Two months after purchase, the brakes failed and the cruise control failed to turn off forcing driver to run off of road and crash.