Dodge Dakota Complaints (1996)
189 consumer complaints on file.
- #520680August 7, 1997ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
ELECTRICAL WIRING CAUGHT FIRE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #814171July 14, 1997ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER CLAIMS THAT VEHICLE STARTS LOSING POWER AT ANY TIME OR ANY SPEED OR EVENTUALLY STALL OUT COMPLETELY. DUE TO THIS DEFECT, CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP ABOUT 10-15 TIMES, CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #813868July 7, 1997AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
OWNER WAS INVOLVED IN AN DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG. OWNER WAS TRAVELING AT 40 MPH AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #518577June 16, 1997WHEELS
TIRE CAME OFF VEHICLE STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #517481May 28, 1997TIRES
VEHICLE DELIVERED WITH A WARPED WHEEL.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #517466May 28, 1997SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SUSPENSION:REAR
THE BRAKES GRAB WHEN IN USE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #810376April 25, 1997LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
IN FREEZING WEATHER INTERIOR DOOR SEALS FREEZE. DURING PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN, SLEET OR WET HEAVY SNOW, MOISTURE WILL ENTER INTO DOOR SEALS AND FREEZE DOORS SHUT, PREVENTING DRIVER FROM GETTING OUT OF TRUCK. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #603228April 24, 1997ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #603193April 10, 1997SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCK UP, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #603198April 10, 1997STRUCTURE
WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN 70 MPH AND ABOVE A STRONG WHISTLING NOISE CAN BE HEARD INSIDE THE VEHICLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #603043April 10, 1997POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION OVERDRIVE FAILURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #810472March 27, 1997EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SMELLED OF WIRE BURNING AND THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. THIS WAS DUE TO THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH BURNING. OWNER HAS REPLACED SWITCH. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #602579February 21, 1997STRUCTURE:BODY
WATER LEAKING INTO CAB.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #514968February 20, 1997VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
MOLDING AROUND WINDOW FAILED THREE TIMES, CAUSING LOUD NOISE WHILE DRIVING.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #602797February 12, 1997STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
POWER STEERING RESERVOIR HOSE FAILED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #602823February 12, 1997POWER TRAIN, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:BANJO HOUSING
SPEEDOMETER INOPERATIVE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #512059February 1, 1997STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
IMPROPER SEALING OF DOOR CAUSED WIND NOISE AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #806482December 17, 1996LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
FAILURE OF THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH LOCK MODULE ACTUATOR, THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LATCH MODULE IS RUSTED, CAUSING THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR TO OPEN WHEN DRIVING, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE PART HAS BEEN REPLACED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #806285December 13, 1996SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
SEMI WET ROAD SURFACE; W/REAR ABS BRAKES RESULTED IN VEHICLE NOT STOPPING AND DRIVER SKIDDED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #806122December 10, 1996POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. *SLC
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0