NHTSA Complaint #10051305 — 2003 DODGE DAKOTA

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10051305
Vehicle	2003 DODGE DAKOTA
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident	October 30, 2003
Date Filed	December 30, 2003
Mileage	405 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	MN

Consumer Description

4X4 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB STALLS PERIODICALLY. HAS STALLED 12 TIMES BETWEEN THE PERIOD 10/30/03 AND 12/19/03. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS IT CANNOT RECREATE. USUALLY OCCURS WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OF STARTING. TYPICALLY HAS BEEN AT SLOW SPEEDS (20 MPH OR LOWER), BUT HAS OCCURRED AS HIGH AS 40 MPH. TYPICALLY RESTARTS AFTER SITTING FOR A FEW MINUTES. WOULD NOT RESTART, HOWEVER, AFTER STALL ON 12/14/03. CURRENTLY ON 5TH SERVICE VISIT. DEALERSHIP TELLS ME NO ERROR CODES SHOW UP ON THE COMPUTER. I SUGGESTED INSTALLATION OF A CO-PILOT. AFTER LENGTHY WAIT FOR A CO-PILOT (NATIONAL BACKORDER PER CHRYSLER), EVENT WAS RECORDED ON CO-PILOT AND HAS BEEN SENT TO CHRYSLER. AS OF YET, NO WORD ON RESULTS OF CO-PILOT DATA. I HAVE BEGUN ARBITRATION PROCESS UNDER MN LEMON LAW TO HAVE VEHICLE REPLACED/REPURCHASED.

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