1992 DODGE DAKOTA

314 complaints filed with NHTSA.

314
Complaints
22
Crashes
11
Fires
26
Injuries
0
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION84
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP21
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)15
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR8
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL7
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION7
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE7
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT6
POWER TRAIN6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE6
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY5
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM5
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS4
SUSPENSION:FRONT4

Recent Complaints

20210312FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

WELL MY TRUCK WHEN I AM DRIVING DOWN THE RD AT NIGHT THE LIGHTS WILL TURN OFF OUT OF NO WHERE AND I ALMOST GOT IN A COUPLE OF WRECKS BECAUSE OF IT FLICKERING AND I HAVE CHANGED AND FIXED EVERYTHING AND IT STILL DOSE IT SO IT LIKE A WIRE ISSUE OR SOMETHING BUT I DON'T FEEL SAFE AT ALL DRIVING AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF IT THEN MY ENGINE WILL LIKE STOP OR SOMETHING WHEN I AM DRIVING AND JERK MY TRUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND BACKFIRE HELLA BAD LIKE GUNS ARE GOING OFF AND IT'S B

Mileage: 165,000

20210312FireENGINE

WELL MY TRUCK WHEN I AM DRIVING DOWN THE RD AT NIGHT THE LIGHTS WILL TURN OFF OUT OF NO WHERE AND I ALMOST GOT IN A COUPLE OF WRECKS BECAUSE OF IT FLICKERING AND I HAVE CHANGED AND FIXED EVERYTHING AND IT STILL DOSE IT SO IT LIKE A WIRE ISSUE OR SOMETHING BUT I DON'T FEEL SAFE AT ALL DRIVING AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF IT THEN MY ENGINE WILL LIKE STOP OR SOMETHING WHEN I AM DRIVING AND JERK MY TRUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND BACKFIRE HELLA BAD LIKE GUNS ARE GOING OFF AND IT'S B

Mileage: 165,000

20210312FireFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

WELL MY TRUCK WHEN I AM DRIVING DOWN THE RD AT NIGHT THE LIGHTS WILL TURN OFF OUT OF NO WHERE AND I ALMOST GOT IN A COUPLE OF WRECKS BECAUSE OF IT FLICKERING AND I HAVE CHANGED AND FIXED EVERYTHING AND IT STILL DOSE IT SO IT LIKE A WIRE ISSUE OR SOMETHING BUT I DON'T FEEL SAFE AT ALL DRIVING AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF IT THEN MY ENGINE WILL LIKE STOP OR SOMETHING WHEN I AM DRIVING AND JERK MY TRUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND BACKFIRE HELLA BAD LIKE GUNS ARE GOING OFF AND IT'S B

Mileage: 165,000

20120308CrashPOWER TRAIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF A FAILURE WHICH INVOLVED THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY SLIPPING FROM PARK AND INTO REVERSE. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 00V106000(POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION PRNDL) BUT WAS ADVISED BY

20100613CrashPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE ON MY WAY TO A JOB INTERVIEW, WHEN I REALIZED I FORGOT SOMETHING . I DROVE BACK IN THE GARAGE, PUT THE SHIFTER IN PARK AND I STEPPED OUT OF THE TRUCK. NO SOONER HAD I GOTTEN AROUND THE TRUCK DOOR WHEN THE TRUCK JUST STARTED BACKING UP BY ITSELF. I ATTEMPTED TO JUMP BACK IN TO STOP IT BECAUSE I DID NOT WANT THE TRUCK TO HIT SOMEBODY . BUT THE MOMENTUM WAS TO QUICK AND THE DOOR SLAMMED AGAINST ME HITTING THE LEFT SIDE OF MY BODY,BOTH MY KNEES WERE KNOCKED TOGETHER,CA

20040421CrashPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WHILE RUNNING AND IT JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, ROLLED DOWN THE HILL, AND HIT A MOTOR HOME. CONSUMERE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO A BODY SHOP. *AK

20030603CrashPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND STILL RUNNING WHEN WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE POPPED OUT OF PARK AND ROLLED BACK INTO ANOTHER PARKED VEIHICLE.*AK

20030327POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED IN REVERSE. THE DRIVER THOUGHT THE KEY WAS IN THE ACCESSORY POSITION BUT IT WAS NOT. THE DRIVER EXITED THE VEHICLE AND WENT TO PULL THE KEY OUT THE IGNITION WHEN IT SUDDENLY STARTED AND RAN OVER HER. THE DRIVER SUSTAIN 2 BROKEN BONES IN HER RIGHT LEG AND A BROKEN COLLAR BONE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES A CLUTCH SAFETY SWITCH SHOULD BE INSTALLED. *NLM *NLM

20020610FireFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY

15 DAYS AFTER PUCHASING THIS VEHICLE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. THE FIRE DESTROYED EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD BUT THE METAL ENGINE PARTS AS WELL AS MELTED PART OF THE DASH & CARPET ON THE INTERIOR. AFTER PRYING OPEN THE HOOD & DOUSING THE FLAMES COMPLETELY, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT A FUEL LINE LEAK HAD CAUSED THE BLAZE. APPARENTLY SOME FUEL LEAKED FROM THE LINE NEAR THE FUEL INJECTOR ASSEMBLY ON TOP OF THE ENGINE & AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSED THE FUEL TO IGNITE. THANKF

20010131POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)

CONSUMERS VEHICLE SLIPPED FROM THE PARKED POSITION INTO REVERESE POSITION RUNNING OVER CONSUMER WHO WAS STANDING BEHIND THE TRUCK AT TIME, VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY RECALLED FOR FAULTY STEEL MANUAL VALVE IN THE TRANSMISSION, CHRYSLER DENIES ANY RESPONSIBILITY (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT). NLM

20001214CrashPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, CONSUMER GOT OUT AND WALKED BEHIND CAR, AND VEHICLE TOOK OFF BACKWARDS. *AK

20000519FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

WIRING HARNESS CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD WHILE DRIVING. *AK REPLACED HARNESS STILL HAD PROBLEM. *YH

20000519FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

WIRING HARNESS CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK REPLACED HARNESS STILL HAD PROBLEM. *YH

19980505FireEQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

HAD BEEN DRIVING VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES WITH AIR CONDITIONER ON ,TURNED OFF ENGINE TO MAKE 3-5 MINUTE STOP,TURNED BACK ON ENGINE, DROVE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 2 BLOCKS AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF VENT , TURNED OFF ENGINE ,IN LESS THAN 7 MINUTES, VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. INSURANCE CLAIMS FIRE STARTED BECAUSE OF DEFECT IN MOTOR TO THE BLOWER WHICH CAUSED THIS PART TO OVERHEAT, RESULTING IN A FIRE. *AK

19971110CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30MPH APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE TRUCK DID NOT STOP, THE PEDAL DID NOT HOLD. THERE ARE TWO LIGHTS ON NOW; ONE IS ABS LIGHT, AND THE OTHER ARE THE BRAKE LIGHTS. THESE LIGHTS WERE NOT ON UNTILL THE TRUCK WAS INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE BRAKES WOULD NOT HOLD. *AK A REPRESENTATIVE FROM CHRYSLERS SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS STATED THAT AFTER A PHYSICAL AND ELECTRONIC INSPECTION, THE BRAKES WERE OPERATING PROPERLY. *SLC

19971110CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30MPH APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE TRUCK DID NOT STOP, THE PEDAL DID NOT HOLD. THERE ARE TWO LIGHTS ON NOW; ONE IS ABS LIGHT, AND THE OTHER ARE THE BRAKE LIGHTS. THESE LIGHTS WERE NOT ON UNTILL THE TRUCK WAS INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE BRAKES WOULD NOT HOLD. *AK A REPRESENTATIVE FROM CHRYSLERS SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS STATED THAT AFTER A PHYSICAL AND ELECTRONIC INSPECTION, THE BRAKES WERE OPERATING PROPERLY. *SLC

19970814POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)

VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF PARK, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

19970225CrashPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)

#EA96006, WHILE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING WITH THE SELECTOR IN PARK, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE AND BACKED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

19961231CrashPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)

TRANSMISSION GEAR LOOSE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIP OUT OF PARK/ACCIDENT. *SD

19961011CrashPOWER 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