Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / DAKOTA / 2001

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006056016 Incident Date: Jan, 19 2006
Consumer's City: SAN BERNARDINO Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: DAKOTA Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:manual transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 13 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 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? *nm