11th Apr 2006, 14:40
There have been reports of ABS problems on Chrysler products throwing people into other lanes/oncoming traffic. It is not necessarily a result of driving error.
31st Mar 2008, 16:13
I have owned my 99 Dakota sport (4 cyl) for 9 years and 250,000 miles. it will throw you left in a panic stop. And the paint is horrendous. and I am on my 6th catalytic converter. And the air conditioner is out again. The dealership pronounced the engine to be terminal @ 75,000 due to a HARMONIC BALANCER failure. I took it home and am still driving on it. And the head light switch goes out every 100,000 miles.
But
Oil it every 3,000 miles & keep it tuned & you can gripe about it @ 250,000 + miles & still get 20+mpg on the highway.
And the paint job is h-o-r-r-i-b-l-e, and dodge does not care.
Did I mention the paint job is/was h-o-r-r-i-b-l-e?
9th Sep 2008, 21:50
I have a question about these 2003 Dakota's --- Does anybody have issues with the engine "cutting out" while driving? (has happened going uphill and on level ground --- and the truck is driven and serviced regularly, never abused or used off road; currently has about 20,000 miles)
It was brought in for service for this issue a few weeks ago--- and now having the same problem today so again going for service BUT wondered if this happens to anyone else & how it's been resolved. ANY help would be appreciated.
23rd Sep 2005, 15:03
I must agree with the 200lbs comment. I thought the same thing upon reading it. It does appear to be at a minimum, a miscalculation.
But really my point in this comment is to say that I understand the wiper issue. All auto OEM's look for ways to save money, all of them. I have a buddy that has a family that works for Dodge. (The friend also owns a Dakota.) He told me one of the engineers at Dodge thought that if they bought wiper bearings without water seals they could save maybe 50 cents a vehicle. I don't know the real number, but any cent number by 1 million vehicles adds up to a lot of money. Dodge quickly figured out the liability was a lot more money than the bearing seals and changed it back to the original (correct) design. You should be good with the replacement set you have now.