Bought this vehicle about 5 years ago from a local dealer with 28,000 miles on it.the previous owner bought it new.I have all the service records of what was done to it including oil changes every 3,000 miles.have always treated it like a baby and bragged about it.now has 84,016 miles on it and about 3 weeks ago the engine started knocking.took it to a local dodge dealer and was told that it is a lower engine knock and that I needed a new engine.called dodge to see if they would stand by their product up to 100,000 miles and was told their was nothing they could do about it.I believe they should stand by their product to at least 100,00 miles.now I have a useless vehicle and nothing to drive
Dodge Dakota knocking problems
89 of the 6,482 owner complaints about the Dodge Dakota describe engine knocking or ticking, most of them for the 1999 model year.
- owner complaints
- 89
- worst model year
- 1999
- typical repair cost reported
- $1,000
- typical mileage
- 52,000
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
By model year
Often reported together
Ball joint 33Stalling 8Oil consumption 4Engine failure 4Won't shift 3Pulling 3Headlights 3Harsh shifting 3
What owners say
Ticking noise from exhaust manifold. Exhaust manifold bolts & studs prematurely broke! Leaking exhaust fumes are able to enter passenger cabin & cause a safety hazard! This issue needs a safety recall to replace exhaust manifold gaskets, bolts & studs that are of an improved grade to correct this factory installation safety issue on both left & right hand exhaust manifolds!!
Ticking noise coming from exhaust manifolds! Exhaust manifold bolts & studs are breaking prematurely allowing exhaust gases to enter passenger compartment! New better grade exhaust manifold bolts & studs plus gaskets need to be installed on both left & right hand side manifolds with a recall to correctly repair this dangerous factory installed defect!!
Mine is the 2005 dodge dakota extra cab and the exhaust manifold bolts breaking/shearing at the engine block. This can cause (and it has) a ticking sound that gets louder as you accelerate. Once you hear the ticking sound, both sides of the engine are affected. This results in poor mileage, overheating, engine will stall at low idle, ultimately allowing exhaust fumes to enter the cabin, potentiallu, poisoning the occupants with carbon monoxide fumes. I took this vehicle to the dealer to have then replaced. The 1st dealer said it wasn't repairable. 2nd one said, 1400 $ per side to extract broken bolts at the rear of the exhaust manifold on both sides of my 4.7 . 3rd repair shop told me this very common on the 4.7 and he does about 10 a week. His price was 350 $ per size plus gasket and doughnut gasket at the collector. Hey! If this is such a common problem why are we dodge owners being hostage by having to make this repair ourselves and pay for it? It is an emmisions engineering underdesign that needs to be fixed and a recall needs to be issued. It is a design defect. Please investigate and get this situation corrected before some innocent child dies from carbon monoxide entering the cabin. Not to mention other potential hazards that may occur because the driver is overwhelmed by carbon monoxide and runs down 78 people because they passed out from the carbon monoixide filled cabin while driving. Please. Do. Something. Time is running out. Before somebody is killed.
I was driving in a small neighborhood and I hear a very distinct ticking noise coming from the front passenger side, after I looked at the area I noticed that the exhaust manifold bolts and heat shield were broke . This can cause exhaust fumes to come into the car while driving and should be taken care of.
Driving and it got a ticking noise ?? Then I started to get sleepy and a bad head ache!!! It got loud and then I looked under hood and bolts broke off in the heads of the motor , I can't afford 800--- 1,000 from chrysler wants to fix it ! It's dangerous if you stay in truck a long time with out window down !! Tales to many people have had same thing but of course they won't fix it should be fixed ! I slept in my truck in move out to ar ! If I did to know what was wrong I could of died from that deal !! How many mite of ??? From carbon monoxide poison????? Needs to be recalled !!!!
I already change the 2 front wheel hub this year n my problem is the rear differential,there is a knock coming when I engage it to drive or reverse.it seem the spindle gear is loose.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge dakota. The contact stated that the ABS brake warning light remained illuminated. When driving over a bump, the vehicle made a loud knocking sound. The contact was a certified mechanic who diagnosed that the upper and lower ball joints had become loose and needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000.
I am a tall driver standing 6'9" even with the seat all the way down and all the way back. After inheriting the 2005 dodge dakota sxt quad cab pickup truck from my step father that pasted away in october of 2013. I was driving along and my right knee hit the key while in the on position knocking into the auxiliary position turning the truck almost completely off. All the check engine lights came on the AC shut off turned over to heat and started getting very hot inside the truck. We when to the local dodge dealer they hooked up of a machine that gave them a code that said our computer was out of factory spec's. The guy said if we wanted it to be looked at to be diagnost.we would have to pay $198.00 to have them sep up an appointment for us to bring it in and put it on the "big computer" and if the computer in the truck can be restored to factory spec's that would be done with t the $198.00. The same guy said if they can't get it back to factory spec's and we need a new brain computer for our truck which my step father purchased new in 2005 from a different dealer. The guy said the new computer would cost us $2000.00 since this first incident it has happened four other times with the same thing happening each time. I am disabled and can't afford this headache off these issues.
While driving there is a loud humming noise in front end and knocking from front and a squeeky noise from underneath.
Related recalls
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- What is wrong
- The engine valve cover gasket may dislocate and allow an engine oil leak at the gasket.
- Risk
- The leakage of oil in the engine compartment could causea fire.
- Remedy
- Replace gasket cover with revised cover, and rtv sealant will be applied in place of a gasket.
Recall number 89V237000 · Recall details
Questions about the Dodge Dakota knocking
Which Dodge Dakota years have engine knocking or ticking problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1999 (18 complaints), 2001 (13 complaints) and 2002 (12 complaints).
How much does it cost to fix engine knocking or ticking on the Dodge Dakota?
Owners who mentioned a price put the repair at about $1,000 (median of 10 complaints that include a dollar amount). Costs vary with mileage, warranty and where the work is done.
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