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1990 Dodge Dakota

Safety Score
76
Safe
Recalls
3
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (3)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2001-07-06 01V232000 STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) 4,000 Details
1996-06-13 96V094000 STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) 140,000 Details
1989-12-27 89V237000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE 634,000 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2005-04-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 DODGE IGNITION SYSTEM LOCKED UP WITHOUT WARNING.*MR *JB
2001-11-10 TIRES:TREAD/BELT No 0 FIRST TIRE SEPARATION DISCOVERED BY CSAA AUTO SERVICE DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, ON 11/07/01. SECOND AND THIRD TREAD …
2000-05-07 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN No 0 WHILE DRIVING HEARD A RATTLE, THAT SOUNDED LIKE WATER PUMP WAS GOING BAD. NEXT DAY, CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD CRASH BANG…
1998-09-15 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MODULE FAILED. I TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC. HE COULD NOT OBTAIN REPLACEMENT PART BECAUSE DEALER WOULD NO…
1998-08-30 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY No 0 THE FUEL TANK CRACKED, CAUSING THE FUEL TO SPILL OVER. IF IT WAS TO BECOME A SOURCE OF IGNITION, IT COULD CAUSE A FIRE…
1998-06-11 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 CONSUMER COMPLAINTING OF TRANSMISSION OVERDRIVE SYSTEM MALFUNCTION WITH ONLY 67,000 MILES OF WEAR, DEALER NOTIFIED AND …
1998-04-05 STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS No 0 WHILE LOADING EQUIPMENT INTO BED, 1/2 INCH ALUMINUM RIVET THAT HOLDS TAILGATE CHAIN BRACKET ONTO THE BODY FAILED/RIPPED…
1998-03-16 STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) No 0 OWNER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING STEERING GEAR BOX. BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE MEC…
1997-12-06 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH No 0 VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF PARK RESULTING IN COLLISION.
1997-02-25 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH VIRTUALLY NO WARNING. TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN VISUALLY INSPECTED AND SERVICED AS PART OF A SERV…
1996-12-23 STEERING:RACK AND PINION No 0 TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS NO PARTS. *AK
1996-12-20 STEERING:RACK AND PINION No 0 TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR A RECALL AND THE VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE READY BY 3 ON DEC.20, 1996,BUT THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T H…
1996-11-25 POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION No 0 TRANSMISSION FAILED THREE TIMES.
1996-11-20 STEERING:RACK AND PINION No 0 RACK AND PINION STEERING BOLTS CAME LOOSE AND CAUSED A LOSS OF STEERING, THE TWO MOUNTING BOLTS BROKE. *AK CONSUMER R…
1996-11-14 STEERING:RACK AND PINION No 0 RACK AND PINION FAILURE.
1996-09-09 STEERING:RACK AND PINION No 0 CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THAT THE SHE STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND…
1996-06-18 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM No 0 REAR BRAKES FAILED. *SD
1996-05-07 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SD
1996-01-10 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH Yes 0 THE TRUCK WAS IDLING IN PARK. THE TRUCK SLIPPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE AND SLAMMED INTO THE HOUSE. *AK
1995-11-16 STEERING:RACK AND PINION No 0 PE96-003; RACK AND PINION PULLED AWAY FROM THE FRAME WHILE IN MOTION. *AK A TUBE ON THE RACK AND PINION GOT TWISTED.*JB
1995-10-24 VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR No 0 DRIVER'S SIDE EXTERIOR MIRROR WILL NOT STAY IN ADJUSTED POSITION, POWER MIRROR. TT *JB
1995-10-11 STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) No 0 STEERING BOX BROKE AWAY FROM THE FRAME, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING WHILE DRIVING. TT
1995-09-17 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 ABS: WHILE APPLYING BRAKES VERY LIGHTLY, VEHICLE PULLED TO LEFT ONTO ANOTHER LANE; SPEED 45 MPH; RAINY WEATHER; REAR CY…
1995-09-07 STEERING:RACK AND PINION No 0 STEERING ASSEMBNLY WENT OUT AND VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO HANDLE PROPERLY, CHECK AND WELD RACK AND PINIONS BOLTS, R &I RACK…
1995-07-26 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 REAR ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, LOSS OF BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS. TT
1995-07-24 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR No 0 ROTORS REPLACED THREE TIMES DUE TO OVERHEATING/NOISE.
1995-05-21 STEERING:RACK AND PINION No 0 WHILE DRIVING RACK AND PINION RIPPED LOOSE FROM THE FRAME, RESULT IN NO STEERING. TT
1995-05-14 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER Yes 1 BRAKES FAILED. *SD
1995-05-14 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS Yes 1 CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, AND THEY COMPLETELY FAILED TO WORK,TRUCK SPUN AND RAN INTO A DITCH AT A 6:00 IMPACT. TT
1995-05-12 STEERING:RACK AND PINION No 0 FAILURE ON THE STEERING RACK AND PINION, THE RACK AND PINION SEPARTED FROM THE MOUNTING STRUCTURE PE96-003A. *AK
1995-05-01 POWER TRAIN No 0 TACHOMETER FAILED.
1995-04-16 STEERING:LINKAGES Yes 1 WHILE MAKING TURN; STEERING WHEEL TURNED TO RIGHT, HOWEVER WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN; TIE ROD BROKE; VEHICLE WENT OVER TWO A…
1995-04-06 STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK No 0 STEERING RACK BOLTS PULLED THROUGH FRAME, RELEASING RACK.
1995-04-02 STEERING:RACK AND PINION No 0 WHILE DRIVING RACK AND PINION BROKE, STEERING WAS DIFFICULT. TT
1995-02-04 STEERING:RACK AND PINION No 0 RACK AND PINION STEERING PULLED OUT OF K-MEMBER, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING. *AK
1995-01-30 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 ABS: ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY LOCKS UP WITHOUT WARNING; LOCKS UP/SLIDES WHEN COMING TO STOP; NEARLY CAUSED…
1994-06-01 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) No 0 TRANSMISSION SLIPPED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
1994-02-04 STRUCTURE:BODY Yes 0 RACK AND PINION STEERING BROKE LOOSE FROM K-MEMBER BAR, CAUSING TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
1994-01-23 STEERING:RACK AND PINION No 0 WHILE TURNING DRIVER HEARS GRINDING NOISE ALSO IT SOUNDS LIKE METAL TO METAL. TT
1994-01-06 STEERING:RACK AND PINION No 0 OWNER HAD RECALL NOTICE ON ABOVE VEHICLE FOR THE RACK&PINION STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE, DEALER DID REPLACE PART BUT OW…
1994-01-01 POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT No 0 REAR END VIBRATION DUE TO FAULTY DIFFERENTIAL. *DSH
1992-10-01 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER No 0 TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED. *SD
1991-05-08 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 WHEN WEATHER GET COLD TRUCK WILL NOT START,WHEN HOT WILL NOT START PROPERLY. TT
1990-12-25 STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR No 0 WHERE THE HORN IS MOUNTED, THE TOP OF THE STEERING SYSTEM FALLS APART. TT
1990-10-01 POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION No 0 THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND DRIVETRAIN SINCE IT CAME OFF THE LOT. THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP …
SUSPENSION:FRONT No 0 FRONT STRUT FAILED.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 I HAVE HAD TROUBLE FINDING INFORMATION ON ANY UPGRADES, OR MODIFICATION THAT HAVE BEEN DONE TO THE NP231D TRANSFER CASE…
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY No 0 DRIVERS SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILS TO ENGAGE OR MAY UNLATCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
STEERING:RACK AND PINION No 0 BEEN WAITING FOR STEERING PARTS; WAS INFORMED BY DEALERSHIP THAT BACK ORDER FOR PARTS HAS BEEN 2 MONTHS OR MORE. 96V…
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 WHILE DRIVING FRAME BROKE, FOR NO APPARENT REASON, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. TT