Door Hinge Problems of Dodge Dakota

Dodge Dakota owners have reported 8 problems related to door hinge (under the structure category). The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Door Hinge problem of the 1994 Dodge Dakota

Failure Date: 01/01/2007

Front left door snapped off. I can't open the drivers door from the inside. Also, both seat belts snapped, the air and heat doesn't work, the brakes locked up, which affected the steering. The transmission was replaced three timed, the vehicle would loose power and the engine would die. The catalytic converter rattled. There was a rough idle and then the vehicle would stall. The cruise control was inoperative, the tires wore out prematurely. Also, I had difficulty getting the vehicle out of park. The idler arm is in the process of breaking, the ignition broke after the keys became stuck, the fuel pump failed and the bearing and bushing needs to be replaced.

2 Door Hinge problem of the 2005 Dodge Dakota

Failure Date: 07/17/2005

Dodge Dakota 2005 quad cabs has 2 floor mounted cup holders for passengers in the back seat on floor, becuae of there location they have caused me to break my wrist when I loaded items in my back seat when seats are folded up, also they caused my dog to break two toes in his paw when he jumped in back seat, they are in a stupid location and create a hazard ,. They are uselss feature not needed.

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3 Door Hinge problem of the 2002 Dodge Dakota

Failure Date: 09/16/2004

I own a 2002 Dodge 1500 4x4 quad cab pickup & the front doors gasket seals are leaking at higher speeds. It get so bad that the door start to shake at the hinge side of door. I spoke with Dodge about this; I was told this is not the only unit doing this, that it was a simple fix of re-bending the hinges at a body shop. They explained that if this was reported in the frist 12 months or 12,000 miles it would have been covered under warrianty. The truck has 28,040 miles on it now still under the 30,000 mile warrianty. I beleive this to be a problem inherit to the truck design.

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4 Door Hinge problem of the 1996 Dodge Dakota

Failure Date: 06/01/2003

Paint on hood and top of truck have been peeling off. Also, the hinge on the drivers door has broken off of the metal. In hearing from others this is not an isolated incident on either issue listed above.

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5 Door Hinge problem of the 1996 Dodge Dakota

Failure Date: 08/01/2001

Welds on bottom hinge of drivers door have broken. Door is hanging by top hinge only.

6 Door Hinge problem of the 1996 Dodge Dakota

Failure Date: 06/27/2001

Driver's side door hinge came off body of truck. There was only one hinge on drivers side door. Consumer has yet to contact dealer. Please provide any further information.

7 Door Hinge problem of the 1996 Dodge Dakota

Failure Date: 06/19/1998

The lower hinge that holds the driver's side door in place has rusted through inside of the door section, and the hinge is cracked where it attaches to the frame. Dealer is aware of the problem. The problem has not been corrected at this time.

8 Door Hinge problem of the 1996 Dodge Dakota

Door hinges seized and caused the hinges to be replaced on the first failure. The second failure resulted in having to replace the entire drivers door and hinges. While attempting to rotate tires, all 6 wheel studs broke on the drivers side left rear wheel. I completed the wheel stud replacement my self.


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