2006 DODGE DAKOTA Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

RADIATOR SUPPORT BRACKET RUSTED AWAY. RADIATOR COULD BECOME DETACHED FROM VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BOLTS ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD DETACHED, CAUSING A MANIFOLD TO LEAK OIL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND DEALER STATED THE MANIFOLD BOLTS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT REPLACE THE MANIFOLD BOLTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,900.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DAKOTA. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE OIL FILTER. SHE WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE INTERNAL ENGINE AND THE ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CHRYSLER ADVISED HER TO FAX ALL THE OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS. THE CONTACT CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40,000.

WE PURCHASED A 2006 DODGE DAKOTA CLUB 4X4 TRUCK INTENDED FOR OUR BUSINESS USE AND PERSONAL USE, IN SEPTEMBER 2006 WITH 15 MILES ON IT FROM NEBRASKA, WE LIVE IN IOWA. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE AND REPAIRED JANUARY 2007, (EXACT DATES UNAVAILABLE AT THIS WRITING DUE TO THE FACT THE VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP). THE BRAKES WOULD GRAB INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DESCENDING A HILL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHIMMER AND SHAKE VICIOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN AND REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE FREE. TOTAL DAYS LOST 2. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED ON MAY 30, 2007. WE WERE ON VACATION IN WI AND THE VEHICLE WOULDN'TSTART. WE WERE MADE TO WAIT FOR A TOW TRUCK THAT HAD TO DRIVE AN HOUR AWAY TO BE ABLE TO TOW US LESS THAN 15 MILES. WE HAD TO RENT A VEHICLE (CAR) THAT I WAS UNABLE TO USE FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES, TO...