Dodge Dakota Complaints

6,628 consumer complaints on file.

#803517November 5, 1996
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING ATTEMPED TO SWITCH LANES AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM BEHIND AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#510838October 30, 1996
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRUCK WILL SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE WHILE CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#804321October 30, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
SERPENTINE BELT SQUEALS CONSTANTLY, AFTER REPLACING BELT AND CHECKING OTHER COMPONENTS INCLUDING STEERING USED W/BELT, UNKNOWN NOISE HAS RETURNED, PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#510715October 29, 1996
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
REAR END SEALS LEAK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#804191October 29, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, INTERIOR LIGHTING
ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE DASH, CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE HEADLIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS AND THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#510653October 28, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
HEADLIGHT SWITCH WIRING HARNESS SHORTED, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY 4 TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#510566October 25, 1996
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TWICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#802128October 25, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLS WITH NO WARNING DUE TO CRANKSHAFT/FUEL PUM FAILURES, STEERING WHEEL BACK COVER PLUG MALFUNCTIONED PRIOR TO RECALL (94V-145). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#802952October 25, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
DURING VEHICLE OPERATION THE VEHICLE STALLS PERIODICALLY, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#803978October 24, 1996
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE COMING TO A STOP THE THROTTLE WENT WIDE OPEN AND VEHICLE HIT THE BACK OF ANOTHER TRUCK AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#510345October 21, 1996
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE
WHEN EMERGENCY BRAKE IS APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE BECOMES TENSIONED AND COMES IN CONTACT WITH CATALYTIC CONVERTER. HIGH CONVERTER HEAT, AIDED BY SALT/SLUSH IN THE WINTER, CAUSES CABLE TO CORRODE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#802078October 21, 1996
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING THE GEAR SHIFT JUMPS OUT OF GEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#803745October 21, 1996
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
CRUISE CONTROL CABLE DISCONNECTS ITSELF FROM THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY AND JAMS THROTTLE WIDE OPEN; ENGINE ACCELERATES, LURCHES FORWARD, MAXIMUM ACCELERATION UNTIL ENGINE IS SHUT OFF. AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#509977October 16, 1996
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TRANSMISSION REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#509733October 11, 1996
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL LOOSE DUE TO MISSING PIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#803464October 11, 1996
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
EA96-006 ACTIVE, VEHICLE WAS LEFT IN AN IDLE POSITION IN PARK, JUMPED OUT GEAR , ROLLED BACKWARDS, IMPACT 6:00 POSITION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#509658October 9, 1996
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE PULLING TO THE RIGHT/VIBRATING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#802979October 8, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DURING IMPACT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
1
#509572October 7, 1996
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT
UNIVERSAL JOINT BROKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#800292October 7, 1996
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR
THE POSITIONING OF THE LEFT REARVIEW MIRROR CREATED A BLIND SPOT IN DRIVER'S VISION WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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