Tl* the contact owns a 2001 dodge dakota. The contact stated that the transfer case control module was defective. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who verified the failure and stated that the transfer case module needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in recall the federal safety agency campaign id number: 01v077000 (power train:automatic transmission:lever and linkage:column shift). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 220,000.
2001 Dodge Dakota transmission complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2001 dodge dakota. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 MPH up a hill, he attempted to down shift from fifth to fourth gear, but the vehicle inadvertently shifted into reverse. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for a diagnostic test. The technician stated that the transmission would have to be rebuilt and the transmission components needed to be replaced. The contact also stated that there was no lock out to keep the vehicle from shifting into revere when the vehicle was moving forward. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 100.
No crash, no injuries. 2001 dodge dakota crew cab, column shifter shifts out of park with out pressing brake while the key is in the on position.
1. The 4-wheel drive on my vehicle will only occasionally engage when the selector is set to 4-wheel drive. If engaged it always disengages suddenly and/or re-engages at random times. In other words, it goes in and out of 4-wheel drive randomly and on its own when the selector is set to 4-wheel drive. 2. The problem began during the winter of 2008-2009 and has continued to the present. This has caused unsafe driving conditions and sliding on ice and snow covered streets when the 4-wheel drive suddenly goes off and then on again causing the vehicle to lurch. I have not yet had an accident as a result but have had a couple of very scary incidents and near misses. 3. On july 7, 2009 I took my vehicle to my local mechanic for diagnosis and repair. After 2 days of diagnosis he replaced the control module but still could not resolve the problem even though his diagnostic computer found the components working correctly independently of each other. He researched the issue on line and found it should be related to a safety recall for daimler chrysler. He printed out the recall information for me, which I have in my possession. 9/19/09 I took it to bellevue dodge, 120 116th ave ne, bellevue, wa 98005 with the recall paperwork. They told me that my vehicle is not related to the previous recall item. Since this is such a dangerous problem I felt a report is in order.
My vehicle was recalled but the day I was going to bring it in the transmission stopped working and the motor is no more good. The truck would not shift gears good and it was going on for a while. My father changed the head gaskets but it did not help.
I also have a 2001 dodge dakota I bought it used in 2004 and sometimes the gear shift does not go where the indicator say it is. I took it in to the dealer and they said they could not find a problem, but it has happened several times.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 dodge dakota. After driving the vehicle from the sales lot, the contact noticed that the check engine light was illuminated. She took the vehicle back to the dealer; however, they filed bankruptcy and were closed down. The contact discovered the federal safety agency campaign id number 07v555000 (power train:automatic transmission:lever and linkage:column shift) and took the vehicle to another dealer. The dealer stated that they would repair one issue under the recall, but another issue had to be repaired for $700 at the contact's expense. The manufacturer stated that because she was the second owner, she would have to pay out of pocket. The current and failure mileages were 85,289. Updated 09/10/08. *lj the consumer stated even after the recall was performed, he is still having problems with the gear shift. Updated 09/11/08
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 dodge dakota. The electric shift transfer case did not fully engage into gear when the contact moved the transfer case selector switch. He received a recall notice and called the dealer to schedule an appointment. One week later, the dealer stated that they had to reschedule due to a lack of parts. The repair was rescheduled for may; however, the dealer stated that no repairs were done on saturdays. The recall number was unknown. The failure mileage was 70,000 and current mileage was 70,250.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 dodge dakota. The contact received a safety recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign id number 07v555000 (power train: automatic transmission:lever and linkage:column shift). He took his vehicle to the dealer for repair and when he retrieved it, the driver side air bag light illuminated. He believes that the recall repair caused the clock spring to fail. The repair would cost $197 to repair. The dealer stated that the clock spring was defective. The current mileage was 63,300 and failure mileage was 62,970. Update 04-02-08 *bf the consumer stated while driving, the air bag light illuminated. There were no problems with the air bag light until after he picked the vehicle up from having a recall performed. Updated
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 dodge dakota quad cab. The contact started the vehicle and shifted it into drive, without applying his foot to the brake pedal. The current mileage was 94,000 and failure mileage was 50,000.
Power train, many times when the gear selector is shifted into a gear, it is not actually in the gear selected. This has been happening for a long time.
I have a 2001 dakota quad cab 4x4 purchased new and the inside of the front rotors wear out extremely fast. They become damaged on the inside of the rotor appearing extremely rusted and as if maybe they overheated on the inside. 64,000 and this has happened 2 times. Dealers deny this is common , my brother has a 2002 (purchased new) and has had the same problem. Ball joints failed on both trucks , steering rack and rear differential leaks on both .
I bought a 2001 dodge dakota 4wd a month ago. I have had to replace the lower ball joints, catalytic converter, timing chain, water pump and now the transfer case has gone bad. The truck only has 55000 miles on it. I have only made one payment on the truck and have paid the repair shop over $1500 in repair costs. They only time that I have got to drive the truck is to the repair shop except when I bought it. This is ridiculous, a truck with low miles like this should not have this many problems. The dealer said that they would look at it this time put they couldn't make any promises. We paid for everything else to get fixed and I refuse to pay for anything else. I paid $10,000 for a truck that I can't even drive, I'm actually scared to drive it because who knows what will happen next. Apparently dodges are pieces of crap to put it politely.
The rears in dodge trucks fail with mileage between 65000 to 10000 and they tell everyone that it is from normal wear. Mine failed at 83000 resulting in the rear having to be rebuilt at a cost of 2200 dollars
2001 dodge dakota pick up, loss of steering, resulting in a off the road crash and rollover with injuries. (one moment later could have resulted in deaths.)
Just bought a dakota truck 2 wks ago, second day engine light went on and car kept stalling when driving, it completely turned off while driving. It also does not change gear; it takes a while to get going. This happened 1/18/06. On 2/10/06 I noticed an idling sound right after breaking and it didn't want to stop. Very unsafe driving with children. Uncertain of its brakes and the complete shut off of truck & or stalling while driving. I took it to chrysler and wanted to charge $170. For diagnostic work 2 weeks after I bought it. Why haven't they recalled these type of unsafe vehicles?
On my 2001 dodge dakota quad cab, the vehicle had a long stutter or pause once the gas pedal was pressed, from a stop. This almost caused an accident in rush hour traffic because I expected the vehicle to accelerate, which it did not. After coming to a complete stop the vehicle would jump forward, making me feel like someone rear ended me. I took it to a local dodge dealership for a diagnostic check. I was told my whole internal transmission was bad! I find this to be ridiculous for a 2001 vehicle, and dangerous!
Abs & brake light and check engine light came on on our 2001 dodge dakota quad cab with 43,000 miles. Took to norwin dodge for service. They found that the differential (rear end) was completely ruined. Since vehicle was out of warrently our out of pocket expense was in excess of $1,600.00. Also said that engine light was due to a moderate evaporation leak and replaced gas cap. The transmission of this vehicle also had to be replaced after only 4000 miles!(fortunately this was covered under warrenty), but a complete transmission replaced after only 4000 miles? Also had vehicle back to be checked after transmission replacement because it would hesitate and then shift hard. We were told that that is normal and how dodge trnamissions shift? We take very good care of this vehicle and had it serviced regularly. Want to register formal complaint and make others aware of poor quality of dodge vehicles and potentially defective products used?
Dt: while driving he noticed he had a hard down shift from 2nd gear to 3rd gear. The next day it would not shift from 2nd to 3rd. Gear.
Consumer states: that ABS light, engine light, and brake lights came on at the same time. The clutch packed in the rear differential is half inch long , and its job is to hold the clutches and lemon slipped differential, and it failed. It came out and shredded speed sensor in rear differential.
While driving the transfer case cracked down the middle. The friction and sparks caused it to catch on fire. It was loose and severed from the main attachments which dumped the oil ontothe skid plates. *ak
Transmission failed while still under warranty. Contacted the dealer, and was told that it would cost consumer $2,000 to be repaired.
Reference 2001 dodge dakota 4wd: there has already been a safety recall on the 4wd module. It needed reprogramming to assure that it wouldn't slip out of gear causing the truck to roll. This recall has been performed on my truck. However, the module, after only a few thousand miles has gone out again. The "service 4wd" light comes on, but dodge tells me that they cannot even retrieve diagnostic codes from the module... And that it needs replacing. This failure of the 4wd module and the dealers inability to even diagnose the problem, after having recall work done on it, makes me wonder if the original safety recall service was even effective.
I have a 2001 dodge, dakota, quad cab, 4x4. Shortly after the warrenty expired(36000mi.), I developed a poping noise in the front end when turning over bumps. Sense then it has progressively gotten worse. I had it inspected and was told it was ok, just typical truck noise due to bumps. After hearing about the problem with the balljoints, I had it re-inspected (many miles later) only to find that I am lucky that a wheel has not came off (bad joints). Also, if the truck sets overnight (or 1 or more days)when you first crank the truck and put in gear(reverse) the transmition will slip. Took to the dealer while still under warrenty they said it was typical that the torque converter would drain down and that you had to put it in neutral for a few seconds to let the converter fill before putting in gear. I still have the problem!
I just replaced the ball joints on my 2001 dakota. They were very loose and had alot of "play". I'm lucky I got mine repaired before it caused an accident like others I've recently heard about. I've also replaced the front drive shaft, rear u-joints and rear differential all within the last year. I have to believe that all this is related. I'm probably up over $3,000 in repairs for these things.
I bought my truck with 5,000 miles on it. The transmission hits the rev limiter from 1st to 2nd gear when passing or going around vehicles under the speed of 30 MPH. From my research there are thousands of dakota owners experiencing this same problem. I've taken mine to the dealer 3 times and each time they were unable to fix it. My warranty ran out and I got tired of taking it to them. I now have 55,000 miles on my dakota and it still hits the rev limiter each time I press the gas pedal down to the floor from a stop or at 30mph. The only time it shifts from 1st to 2nd gear is when the engine is cold. After that, it hits the rev limiter everytime. Why isn't there a recall for this problem?? There's been numerous times I have almost had a wreck due to the tranny not shifting to move out of the way of traffic. One day I may not be so lucky.
Noticed a squeaking noise coming from the rear wheels of my 2001 dodge dakota. Dealer stated that both rear u joints failed. The truck has only 42000 miles on it and should not have this kind of failure. *ak in addition, I was informed that the extended warranty that I had purchased was no longer valid because that particular warranty company had gone out of business. I had to pay for the cost of the repair out of pocket!
I own a dodge dakota quad cab 2001 5.9 v8 the brakes have always sucked. The front rotors warped over and over again I'm forced in buying a bigger kit that will cost me $3,000. The rear end leaks and the dealer says its natural. These two problems have been with me for 6 months after purchase. I will not buy another dodge again. I think the transmission is going now and the steering pump is going too. The truck has 66,000 miles now. It looks nice but hp , brakes and over all performance sucks. If I was in the creative end working for dodge I could improve their vehicles greatly.
1.rear end making alot of noise. 2.rear end locked up, truck went off the road. .rear end rebuilt.
At 42,000 miles the front wheel hub assembly failed. As a result, while driving driver's side tire bounced up and down. Also, a grinding noise was produced at slow speeds. The dealer stated tire loosened on the axle.
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