2000 Dodge Dakota Engine problems

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My transmission is not shifting right and it is very sluggish in freeway and while we idling. *Tr

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,...

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 dodge dakota. The contact stated that when the ignition was turned to the on position, steam appeared from the vents. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the heating coil spring needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vin was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 118,795. Updated 02/10/16*lj;updated 04/30/18*jb *js

I was slowing down to turn into my driveway and the other vehicle was speeding and took a curve to fast and crossed the center line and hit head on. The driver side air bag did not deploy properly and the passenger side airbag was busted when it was deployed. The steering wheel inner componets came out with the airbag which did not inflate and caused injury to my chest area. The passenger side airbag deployed but was busted and caused my daughter to get a broken arm. I believe this was a default in the airbag system in my truck. My two youngest children were taken to the hospital by ambulance.

While driving car, turn signals stopped working, all fuses and relays and new turn signal have been replaced, and turn signals still not working, since this happened it still has not been working. Also at idle, car revs up to 2000 rpm, and drops back to normal idle, this problem happens at any speed or at idle. Car was tuned up, and no codes found. But still revs up at times. *Js

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 dodge dakota. The contact stated the engine failed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the engine was faulty and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000. Updated 12/30/14*lj updated 05/27/2015 *js

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 dodge dakota quad cab. The contact stated that the vehicle stalls without warning. The vehicle has no power steering or brakes when the failure occurred. The contact also stated that the vehicle does not sputter or hesitate prior to stalling and when the security warning light is flashing, he is not able to start the vehicle. The contact has to play with the remote to get the light to turn off, and stated that all of the gauges on the instrument panel stopped working when the failure occurred. The vehicle had not been inspected. The vin was not available and the failure mileage was 78,000. The current mileage was 78,900.

Heater core in dodge dakotas. The heater core in dodge dakotas seems to be a really big issue with thousands of people complaining about the defective part. With a bad heater core, anti-freeze is expelled through the ac vents as a steam which is inhaled by the drivers and passengers. Inhaling antifreeze can have many results: antifreeze fumes can cause eye irritation and upper-respiratory irritation. Additionally, inhaled fumes, particularly if from a mist, can cause breathing difficulties, headaches,...

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 dodge dakota. Immediately after purchasing the vehicle and driving approximately 55 mph, all of the instrument panel indicators illuminated. The vehicle then began to shake and the contact placed oil in the vehicle. He restarted the vehicle and it began shaking even worse. He turned off the vehicle and called the dealer. The dealer retrieved the vehicle and gave the contact his original vehicle back, but did not return his money. The current and failure mileages were 130,100.

The truck was being driven at approx 25 mi per hour. There was a loud thump. Smoke began to pour out of the hood. I pulled over. Flames were visible underneath. The hood blew open and flames poured out. In less than 4 minutes the truck was totaled. *Tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 dodge dakota quad cab. While the vehicle was warming up for approximately five minutes, the service cap on the radiator hose ruptured. The vehicle is not able to be driven. The current and failure mileages were 117,000.

Timing cover housing that also houses water pump and thermostat, has poor casting quality where coolant enters housing from lower radiator hose resulting in erosion of material and ultimately leaks out radiator fluid. After speaking with chrysler corporate, they are not willing to furnish pars for repair or labor to complete repairs. Even with having information that an average of 24 parts per week across u.S. Are being ordered and replaced they are not willing to act upon this problem. I feel that I should not be responsible for repairs that need to be made due to poor product quality for engine components that are essentially non-consumable. *Tr

I have a 2000 dodge quadcab 4.7 Piece of crap truck that I bought new. It has 59,000 miles on it and has been maintained since new with the regularly scheduled maintenance. In addition, I have replaced two of the computers which cost me about $1800 combined. For the past year or so it has been running like crap. It stalls, the idle speed fluctuates drastically. At times the idle speed will go from 500 to 2500 rpms fluctuating up and down when sitting at a red light. The people next to me must wonder what's going on...

Car just shut down on interstate while I was driving 65 mph. After being towed to auto repair shop. The car started back up with no problem for awhile, now the car is making noise. For years prior to this the car does not stop occasionally when brakes are applied. *Tr

I bought this car new. I am the only one who drives it and I have used synthetic oil the entire time. I have always taken care of it. I was on the off ramp of i-85 when it just stopped. It was smoking and then the oil light came on. I got out of the car because it was in a dangerous place on the off ramp and oil was spilling out of the bottom. We had to get the car towed. The mechanic said that it had two cracked heads. If I had been on the interstate when this happened I would have been seriously injured or...

A design failure in the timing chain cover 4.7 Cid 2000 dodge dakota in the housing where the ther. Housing bolts to the cover. A pin hole leak occurred. Dodge has redesigned this cover 2 times to correct the design error. Defect cover is available for inspection. 145,000 Miles. *Nm

I was driving down the 405 (8 lane highway in los angeles) and my chrysler intrepid with 45,000 miles on it blew up! I had to merge through 5 lanes of traffic to get to the shoulder of the road. I realized I wasn't in a very good neighborhood and when I was looking for help I was approached by what appeared to be a gang and they took all my money and threw me to the ground. After all of this I find out there's nothing I can do because the engine is blown to oil sludge! I just purchases the car 2 months ago and...

My wife was driving home from work in my 2000 dodge dakota pickup truck. She heard a knocking noise and the engine locked up. Fortunately she was able to coast to a stop (she of course lost all power assist to the steering and brakes). The dealership denied my extended warranty claim so I purchased a rebuilt engine block and I am in the process of having it installed. There was excessive sludge buildup in the manifold and a piston rod had broken. *Nm

The 2000 4 wd dodge dakota with the 4.7 Engine that we own and bought new (last time...) Had an oil pump failure at 60k miles. The dealer had the vehicle for a week to repair the problem citing sludge build up and lack of maintenance as the reason for the failure and the reason for the longer than quoted repair time. Originally the quote was for 6-8 hours plus the cost of the pump which also came in higher than quoted, we ended up paying more than twice the quoted hours for the replacement of the pump. The...

There has been a failure of the oil pump in my 2000 dodge dakota sle with the 3.8 Liter engine.... 60K miles, out of warranty...!! 60000 Miles !! The dealer service dept claims that it was due to sludge build up of the pick up tube of the oil pump. I changed the oil often and use a good quality synthetic oil... No way "sludge" could be built up due to the oil. I have seen other instances of this engine having been known to make sludge on the internet... Great...!! In a related matter, I had the oil filler...

I bought the car with only 75,000 miles on it. I changed the oil the next day after purchasing. Then 2 weeks after the car engine sized on me while driving on route 130 in new-jersey. I took it to the mechanic only to realize that it was a sludge problem and that my engine was gone. *Nm

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. *Jb

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.

We purchased our 2000 dodge intrepid 2.7L with 92,936 miles. It seems as though once we hit 100,000 miles then the car turned to junk. A blown engine! We've been around and around with our ohio attorney generals office and daimler chrysler with no luck! Several different mechanics have told us that after 100,000 miles the intrepid is junk! We can't even purchase a new engine because the junk yard has been out of them and can't keep them in stock because of high demand and even the dealership said...