All four of the door actuator have failed. First they make aterrible grating sound then if not replaced, at an increasingly inflating rate (now over $200 each), the door will eventually lock and cannot be unlocked by the keyless entry. You can be locked out or a small child could be locked in. At any rate it is a defective part, it is unsafe, the dealership says this is a recurring problem for Dakotas and durangos but now out of warranty so too bad. If you fix it you pay over $200, if you do not you run the risk of doors locking automatically and being unable to unlock them, resulting in any number of dangerous, injurous and destructive situations.

- Grover Beach, CA, USA

2000 Dodge Dakota, bought with 27,200 miles, ball joints progressively gotten worse in two years time and unable to replace parts vehicle now has 74,000 miles a vehicle this young should not have this type of problems.

- Broken Arrow, OK, USA

Brake rotor on my 2000 Dodge Dakota have been turned down twice and replace once in 30,000 miles. The was due to excessive pulsating and degradation of stopping ability. I am concerned that this problem is a safety issue due to the occurrence of reduced braking power. This problem is occuring once again and needs to be remedied. I have been told by Dodge that is is normal wear and will happen. A warped brake rotor is not considered normal wear. The pulsation of the brakes can easily cause someone to lose control on a slippery surface. It is also concievable that the ABS system may not work properly when the rotor is warped. Please look further into this, thank you.

- Lutherville, MD, USA

Repeated replacement of front brake rotors due to warping. Dealers kept saying never heard of any problems with Dodge Dakota brake problems.

- Newport, OH, USA