2000 Dodge Dakota: check engine light

Filed Mar 15, 2023 · MI

Air bag light and Engine light comes on and off. Headlights, break lights, and blinkers keep going on and off while light switch is on. Rust on body due to clear coat peeling. Steering is sometimes hard to do even with full steering fluid. Shifts hard. Brake fluid has leaked. Coolant has leaked, along with heater core that dealership had me pay a lot of money for replacement in 2022. Vehicle hesitates to accelerate to higher speeds. Windshield wipers do not fully touch windshield towards top. Air compressor makes rattle on/off sounds.

Filed Apr 23, 2016 · Engine, Transmission · OH

Complaint #10734989 7-19-2015.no response from you. Calling and sending e mails since october 2013 not just your department! No one will help. You, dodge or the person when I was sitting on the side of 71s. & promised someone would call me back - oh it was friday afternoon and everyone was leaving work! No one will help me resolve this.do I and have to get killed before anyone will start to listen! Purchased this vehicle in july 2010.when driving at a speed of 65, long distance the engine light comes on, slows me down to 45. The engine makes the loudest whinning (like something is stuck under the hood) like it wants to blow up!!!pull over - wait til the light goes off. Temperature gauges do not show overheating. I've started replacing parts.still light comes on and slows me down to 45 I actually am very upset about no one helping me. I was told to take to dealer when it does it..I did and they can't find anything wrong because light is now off to drive it there. They tell me to leave it and they will go thru it. "I don't have the money to have them do this" my life as well as my grandchildren, father, me and anyone that I have had in this car is at risk. Being on the side of the expressways or exit ramps waiting for this light to go off with semi's, cars, flying by. People are driving off roads with distracted driving hitting people parked on the side. I don't want to be a fatality! My grandchildren were in the back seat and I was parked along i96. My father (alz) was in the car while I was parked on us23. My husband and I...when do I get help. When someone is dead. Please please is it the CVT!!! I don't know anymore.... I was depending on you to help me or dodge. I have to drive to nc and I am actually scared to drive the distance.

Filed Jun 8, 2013 · Fuel system · 41,000 miles · NY

Purchased this 2000 dodge dakota , engine light constantly on stating large leak in evap system. P0455. Fuel leak at gas cap. No way to fix this, odor is strong smell the gas leaking out. Unable to pass nys inspection!

Filed Aug 23, 2005 · Engine · IA

While driving down the road at approximately 40 MPH, the engine of my 2000 dodge dakota truck, 4.7 liter v8, just quit. The result was a complete loss of power steering. Power assist for the brakes quit after two attemps at brakeing. I coasted to the side of road and stopped. I restarted the truck and check engine light came on. The next day, the check engine was not on. A week prior to this occurrence, the power train control module was replaced under warranty. At that time, only the check engine light was coming on. It would go out in the next day or so.

Filed Jun 9, 2004 · Engine · 79,203 miles · PA

While driving 60 MPH engine light illuminated. Then, the motor blew out. Consumer had the vehicle towed. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.

Filed Nov 19, 2003 · Transmission · 70,000 miles · CA

While driving at 40 MPH check engine light came on. Vehicle would not shift into a gear higher than two. Vehicle was driven to a dealer, who informed the consumer that the aceum piston, in the valve body broke.

Filed Dec 11, 2000 · Electrical · OR

Initial problem (mileage 17,803)was that the truck did not want to start, and the check engine light was on. Truck finally started and was taken to the before mentioned dealer. They checked the codes: no crank reference signal at powertrain control module, replaced crank sensor and retested o.k. / (mileage 18,809) check engine light came on for two days, idle was erratic intermittently, light went out. Came back on one day later with same erratic idl, truck stalled once at idle but started right back up. Took it again to same dealer. They checked the codes, scanned the sensors and found an open circuit inside the power train control module. They ordered and replaced the module.(mileage 19,341) service engine light on again, erratic idle at times. Returned to same dealer who found bad ground connection in the transmission control module. Replaced the module and it retested o.k. (mileage approx 19, 370) while driving 40-45mph vehicle jerked strongly as if engine momentarily stalled and restarted, immediately after, the check engine light came on and the vehicle drove like it had a heavy load in the bed. Idle was erratic and would stall unless shifted into nutral and revved. This lasted for approx 5 miles. Upon starting up again the truck would run normally exept that the check engine light would still be on. Returned again to the same dealer: thay found the battery to fail load test and replaced it. They also replaced the crank position sensor. It was test driven for 70 miles by the dealer with no recurrence. (mileage approx 19,430) same day after picking up the truck from the dealer and approx 15 miles and again driving 40-45 MPH the truck jerked strongly and the check engine light came on. Same sluggish power and erratic idle as before. This has all transpired within a two month period, the dealer says they have been conferring with "detroit". I cannot find any reference on the internet as to a recall for this problem, or likewise any service bulletins. Thanks