Dodge Dakota Complaints
6,628 consumer complaints on file.
- #803143October 3, 1996LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A SMOOTH ROAD SURFACE THE HOOD FELL OPEN. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #803160October 3, 1996AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, SPEED 65MPH, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITH SUCH A FORCE CAUSING INJURIES TO DRIVER. *AK *SLC
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #509284September 30, 1996POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT FROM THIRD TO FOURTH GEAR.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #801524September 30, 1996VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHEN FOOT IS REMOVED FROM ACCELERATOR, PEDAL DOESN'T LIFT UP COMPLETELY/ACCELERATOR STICKS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #802980September 30, 1996STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
A BOLT IN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS MISSING, CAUSING A LOT OF PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #509169September 26, 1996POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
TRANSMISSION STICKS WHEN FIRST STARTED, SHIFTS WITHOUT WARNING AND HAS VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #509059September 25, 1996POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT FROM EITHER DRIVE OR REVERSE GEARS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #984343September 20, 1996POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
PURCHASED TRUCK USED, SOMETIMES YOU CANNOT SHIFT INTO GEAR, DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #802444September 16, 1996STEERING:RACK AND PINION
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THAT THE SHE STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND THERE WAS NO STEERING WHAT SO EVER AND THE RACK AND PINION FELL FROM UNDER THE CAR. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO STEERING.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #508601September 12, 1996POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS WHILE IN PARK, DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #802317September 12, 1996SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT SUSPENSION FAILURE, WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WANDERS FROM LEFT TO THE RIGHT, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #508562September 11, 1996POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INADVERTENTLY OCCASIONALLY, AND OCCASIONALLY HAS DIFFICULTY UPSHIFTING.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #802194September 11, 1996POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
INADVERTENT SHIFTING OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVING.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #802113September 10, 1996POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTO-TRAN: WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE, TRANSMISSION CLANKS AND JUMPS, INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, NO PICKUP IN DRIVE, JUST ROARS.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #800854September 9, 1996SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN YOU APPLY FORCE TO THE BRAKES, THE FRONT BRAKES WILL NOT RELEASE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 3
- Deaths:
- 0
- #802094September 9, 1996SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT FRONT BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN BRAKING FRONT BRAKES PULL TO EXTREAM RIGHT, ALSO RIGHT FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #801922September 5, 1996POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT APPROX 45MPH, INTERMITTENT SHIFTING OF GEARS OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.**AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #801716September 3, 1996POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING, AFTER INITIAL SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY OVER 45 MPH, TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ON ITS OWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING, COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #801634August 30, 1996POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
INADVERTENT MOVEMENT OF THE SHIFTER PE95-041, WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #508026August 30, 1996POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTSAT ANY SPEED WITHOUT ANY WARNING, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL; ALSO REPLACED SPEED SENSOR/ DRIVE SHAFT. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0