Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / DAKOTA / 2003

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0 Injured
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004281552 Incident Date: May, 31 2004
Consumer's City: RACINE Consumer's State: WI
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: DAKOTA Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:12v/24v/48v battery
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G7HD38X735 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 13 2004 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 24 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Vehicle will either go into neutral when put in reverse or while reversing pop out of reverse into neutral. this mostly occurred when the vehicle was in 4-wheel drive. the dealership serviced the vehicle several times for this issue, but since they were unable to duplicate or resolve the problem. *ak the consumer had two transmission problems. the transmission module shorted out on four separate occasions. this problem caused the consumer to be nearly rear ended three times. the transmission shift indicator showed that the vehicle was in reverse but acted as if it were in neutral. the vehicle pulled to the left, the brakes would squeak and the vehicle had poor gas mileage. *sc the battery was replaced because the vehicle did not start at times. *jb