Tl* the contact owns a 2000 dodge dakota. The contact stated that the air bag warning light remained illuminated and the cruise control failed. The local mechanic performed a diagnostic which located a failure code at the clock spring. The manufacturer advised the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number 01v153000 (air bags, cruise control). The failure mileage was 110,000 and current mileage was 196,000. The VIN was unavailable.
2000 Dodge Dakota: adaptive cruise control problems
8 of the 806 complaints about the 2000 Dodge Dakota describe adaptive cruise control problems.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Adaptive cruise control problems by model year
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 dodge dakota. The air bag warning light was illuminated on the instrument control panel, which indicated that the air bag system was inoperative. Also the cruise control switch would not activate. He had not taken the vehicle to the dealership to-date. He called the manufacturer regarding recall 01v153000 (air bags) for the air bags and was informed that his vehicle was not included. The cruise control switch was replaced. The repair did not remedy the failure. The current mileage was approximately 151,360. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.
2000 dodge dakota developed a misfire in the engine while driving with the cruise control engaged.*mr the consumer stated he recently read where there was a service bulletin out regarding a sensor in the transmission.
When cruise control was engaged at speeds between 60 and 75 MPH vehicle would surge, and speed would increase and decrease. The throttle position sensor was found to be defective.
When cruise control is activated, vehicle will rev up to 4500 rpms, and sometimes vehicle will down shift, consumer contacted dealer, and they were not willing to do anything.
At 35,000 miles front brake rotors had to be replaced. Prior to this, rotors were turned at 16,000 miles and 21,000 miles. Also, if cruise control is set between 58-60mph vehicle will suddenly downshift 3 gears and will go to 4500 rpms, and then accelerate suddenly to 65 MPH. Consumer has taken vehicle to dealer times, but has received no satisfaction. Cause is unknown.
While driving with cruise control set at 65 MPH, truck accelerated up to a speed of 85 MPH before driver was able to disengage the system. Truck will be seen by the dealership. Truck was corrected for the same problem in february. Please provide any further information.
Consumer was traveling at 60mph, hit brakes and cruise control didn't disengage. Driver steered vehicle into a ditch to avoid an accident. There were no injuries. Consumer will be contacting dealer. *ak
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2000 Dodge Dakota adaptive cruise
Is adaptive cruise control problems a common problem on the 2000 Dodge Dakota?
8 of 806 owner complaints about the 2000 Dodge Dakota (1%) mention adaptive cruise control problems. The model year with the most reports is 2001.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2000 Dodge Dakota?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2000 Dodge Dakota
Ball joint 257Premature wear 55Harsh shifting 23No deployment 18Pulling 18Grinding brakes 17Stalling 15ABS 14Brake failure 14Jerking 13Door locks 12Steering noise 12Fire or smoke 11Overheating 11Knocking 9Shudder 8Tire blowout 8Transmission failure 8Check engine light 7Power steering loss 6Engine failure 5Headlights 5
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