2002 DODGE DODGE TRUCK

0 recalls, 25 complaints

No recalls found for this vehicle.

Complaint Statistics

25 total complaints 2 crashes 2 fires 3 injuries

Top Reported Components

Component	Complaints
SUSPENSION	2
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP	2
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT	2
STRUCTURE	2
SUSPENSION:FRONT	1
WHEELS:HUB	1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	1
TRAILER HITCHES	1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER	1
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY	1

Incident date: Jan 5, 2006

DASHBOARD IS CRACKING. *TR

Incident date: Nov 5, 2004

DASH BOARD JUST CRACKED ALL OVER THE PLACE FOR NO REASON. SERVICE DEALER STATED IT WAS NOT A WARRANTY ITEM. WE NOW HAVE HUGE LINES OF GLUE TO HOLD DASH FROM FALLING COMPLETELY THROUGH. IF WE EVER HAVE A WRECK THERE WILL BE HUGE JAGGED EDGES OF DASH BOARD COMING AT US.

Incident date: Sep 20, 2007

MY 2002 DODGE DURANGO R/T 5.9L STARTED OVER HEATING. REPLACED RADIATOR AND THERMOSTAT. THE VEHICE STILL RAN HOT AND STARTED OVERHEATING AGAIN. SHOP SAID IT WAS CLUTCH FAN AND COOLANT TEMPERATURE SENSEOR. REPLACED ALL THAT AND VEHICLE STARTED OVERHEATING A WEEK LATER. THE DEALER SAID I HAD TO REPALC... Read more

Incident date: Sep 20, 2007

Incident date: Aug 13, 2005

LOADED VEHICLE WITH 1440LB SAND. UPON DRIVING HIGHWAY (NEVER EXCEED 55MPH) WITHIN 20 MIN VEHICLE SMOKED HEAVILY FROM ENGINE BAY. DISCOVERED THAT VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING PUMP HAS AN OVERFLOW VALVE LINE THAT SEEMS TO HAVE A PRESSURE VALVE AT THE END OF IT. THIS HOSE IS CONNECTED TO THE WIRING HARN... Read more

Fire

Incident date: Aug 13, 2005

Fire

Incident date: Aug 19, 2005

THE INJECTION PUMP IN MY 2002 DODGE PU HAS MALFUNCTIONED TWICE IN 14 MONTHS AND THE DEALER SAYS THAT DODGE KNOWS THAT IS A PROBLEM BUT NOTHING WILL BE DONE ABOUT IT. AND IF PUMP TOTALLY FAILS THE TRUCK WILL NOT RUN. I THINK THAT DODGE SHOULD HAVE A RECALL THEY CHANGED THE TRUCK IN 2003 AND THE PUMP... Read more

Incident date: Jul 4, 2005

MY DIESEL 4X4 TRUCK DIED, WHILE PULLING A LARGE TRAILER, ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS TRAVELING 60MPH. WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY, I STEERED OVER TO THE SHOULDER. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE GROUND WIRE BROKE THAT GOES TO THE PRIMARY FUEL PUMP.

Incident date: May 30, 2005

WAS TOWING A 24' CAMPER TRAILER ON I20 AT 55 MPH AND REAR TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT NEARING CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF TRUCK AND TRAILER.

Incident date: Feb 10, 2005

VERY ANNOYING RATTLE IN THE LEFT FRONT END OF MY RAM 1500 4X4 TRUCK EACH TIME I COME ACROSS A BUMP IN THE ROAD.*AK

Incident date: Feb 10, 2005

VERY ANNOYING RATTLE IN THE LEFT FRONT END OF MY RAM 1500 4X4 TRUCK EACH TIME I COME ACROSS A BUMP IN THE ROAD.*AK

Incident date: Dec 28, 2004

I OWN A 2002 DODGE DIESEL TRUCK. THE BRAKES FAILED AT ONLY 41,000 MILES. THE DEALER WILL NOT COVER THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE WARRANTY WAS UP AT 36,000 MILES. ONCE THE BRAKES WERE REMOVED IT WAS FOUND THAT THE INNER PAD ON ALL FOUR WHEELS HAD FAILED. THEY CAME LOOSE FROM THE BACKING PLATE WHERE THEY WE... Read more

Incident date: Jan 31, 2005

THE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM HAS FAILED. I PUT THE BRAKES ON AND THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM STARTED WORKING BUT AFTER THAT THE PEDAL BECAME SOFT. AFTER A FEW DAYS I HAD IT CHECKED AND FOUND THAT THE REAR BRAKES HAD NOT RELEASED AND BURNED UP COMPLETELY. CHRYSLER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING BEAUSE THE TRUCK HAS 42000 MIL... Read more

Incident date: Jan 17, 2005

I AM NOT SURE IF THIS WOULD FALL UNDER THIS CATEGORY, BUT I COULD NOT FIND ANOTHER SITE. ON THE DODGE DAKOTA PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT BALL JOINTS I HAD THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE WAS SUPPOSE TO BE A RECALL TO REPLACE THEM. HOWEVER I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHRYSLER THAT THEY WHERE EXTENDING THE WARRA... Read more

Incident date: Aug 23, 2004

AIR CONDITIONER DRAINS WATER INTO PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARD SATURATING THE CARPET. *AK

Incident date: Jan 1, 1901

FOIA REQUEST ALL DOCUMENTS RE FAILURE OF THE AXLE ASSEMBLY OF 2002 DODGE TRUCK, ALSO DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE HEAT TREATMENT OF THE CHRYSLER AXLE. NAR 08/01/2003. IN PUBLIC FILE.*MR *CB *JB

Incident date: Dec 1, 2002

PLEASE READ MY WEBSITE. IT HAS ALL THE INFORMATION. I WOULD LIKE TO OBTAIN THE CALIFORNIA STATE LAWS FOR PARKING RV'S ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. PLEASE READ MY WEB SITE AT: HTTP://BOYCOTT-UPLAND-CA.COM THANK YOU. *LA

Crash

Incident date: Oct 3, 2003

2002 DODGE DURANGO WITH 30,000 MILE AND THE UPPER BALLS ARE FAILING, WORE OUT AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

Incident date: Jun 4, 2003

LIFT PUMP FAILURE IN 2002 DODGE DIESEL PICKUP. LOSS OF POWER FOLLOWED WITH BUCKING/SURGING. THIS LED TO SUDDEN DROP IN SPEED WHILE TOWING AN RV ON THE FREEWAY. MANAGED TO GET OVER TO THE RIGHT SIDE AS TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND GOT OFF AT NEXT EXIT. COULD HAVE RESULTED IN ACCIDENT IF TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY. F... Read more

THE TRAILER HITCH WAS BENT SIDEWAYS. THE CONSUMER OWNED ANOTHER DODGE/1999 AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. MR SCC *JB

Incident date: Mar 29, 2003

AS WE DROVE OVER A RAILROAD TRACK, THE VEHICLE DIED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. WHEN WE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE ALTHOUGH IT TURNED OVER WE NOTICED THE INDICATORS FOR THE GAUGES WOULD NOT COME OFF THE PEGS. WE CHECK OTHER VEHICLES AT THE DEALER AND WHEN YOU TURNED THE KEY TO THE ACCESSORY POSIT... Read more

Incident date: Feb 16, 2003

SINCE "DAY 1" (4-30-02) VEHICLE SHAKES AT 42 MPH, VIBRATES AT 58 MPH AND 70+ MPH. TRUCK HAS BEEN WORKED ON OVER EIGHT TIMES. CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO REPAIR MY TRUCK. WHAT ARE MY RIGHTS? I NEED SOME HELP ON THIS! THERE ARE OTHERS WITH THE SAME TRUCK PROBLEM! WHY NO RECALL?

THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VEHICLE FAILED TO INSTALL WHEEL WELL COVERS. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT HIS SAFETY. *YH * NLM

Incident date: Sep 1, 2002

WHILE DRIVING 40-45 MPH VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE AND JUMP OUT OF CONTROL SEVERELY. VEHICLE BEEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK *YH

Incident date: Jul 18, 2002

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LURCHED TO THE LEFT. THE CONSUMER HIT SIDE OF HEAD ON THE LEFT WINDOW AND BLACKED OUT. *AK THE WHEEL HAD BROKEN OFF AS THE VEHICLE WAS MEETING AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. VEHICLE ALSO SIDE SWIPED AN ONCOMING VEHICLE AND CONTINUED FOR ANOTHER 100 YARDS INTO A DITCH, CONSUMER B... Read more

Crash 3 injured

NHTSA Safety Investigations, DODGE DODGE TRUCK

Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.

PE, Closed , Model Year: 1984

STEERING COLUMN FAILURE/SEPARATION

STEERING COLUMN MAY FAIL DUE TO SEPARATION OF SECTIONS OF THE SHAFT, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.

DP, Closed , Model Year: 1989

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES

DODGE DODGE TRUCK - All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the DODGE DODGE TRUCK across all model years (1967, 1977).

14 Total Recalls

468 Total Complaints

2 Investigations

29 Reported Crashes

15 Reported Fires

0 Reported Deaths

DODGE DODGE TRUCK - Year by Year

Compare recalls and complaints across model years. Click any year to see full details.

Year	Recalls	Complaints
2003	0	26	View
2002 (current)	0	25
2001	0	48	View
2000	0	26	View
1999	0	70	View
1998	0	42	View
1997	0	29	View
1996	0	49	View
1995	0	26	View
1994	0	32	View
1993	0	7	View
1992	0	18	View
1991	0	20	View
1990	0	14	View
1989	0	2	View
1988	0	4	View
1987	0	5	View
1986	0	3	View
1984	0	1	View
1981	0	1	View
1980	0	3	View
1977	1	0	View
1976	1	2	View
1973	0	1	View
1972	1	0	View
1971	3	0	View
1970	3	0	View
1969	3	0	View
1968	1	0	View
1967	1	0	View

Other DODGE Models

Model	Recalls	Complaints
DURANGO	234	19,190	View
CARAVAN	213	14,304	View
GRAND CARAVAN	203	18,754	View
CHARGER	200	8,152	View
RAM	176	5,521	View
DAKOTA	153	9,250	View
CHALLENGER	102	2,357	View
STRATUS	94	3,621	View

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