Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-10-20 | 95V199000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST | 600 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I HAVE A 96 DODGE DAKOTA THAT FRAME IS RUSTING OUT. IT HAS RUSTED OUT WHERE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE HOOKS UP SO NOW N… |
| 2014-04-02 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT GOING DOWN THE ROAD. |
| 2013-09-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | AT IDLE/PARK MY 1996 DODGE DAKOTA 4X4 V8 5.2L SLT WILL SPUTTER AND SOMETIMES KILL THE ENGINE. NOW I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'… |
| 2013-07-15 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WAS FRACTURED. THE FAILURE RECUR… |
| 2012-03-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A RAPID INCREASE… |
| 2007-03-21 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL*-THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS 1996 DODGE DAKOTA HAS HAD 2 REPLACEMENT OF THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT LATCH. THE CONTAC… |
| 2007-01-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE DAKOTA. HE STATED THAT THE FRONT SEAT BELTS HAVE FALLEN APART. HE ALSO STATED THAT … |
| 2006-10-27 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | OCTOBER 27, 2006 I TOOK 2 FRIENDS TO TOWN AND WHEN THE PERSON IN THE MIDDLE SEAT COULD NOT GET THE SEAT BELT TO RELEASE… |
| 2006-07-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | 1996 DODGE DAKOTA SLT, 5.2L, 4DR ( 99,000 MI) FAILED CA EMISSION TEST ON 7/8/06. SUSPECTED REASON FOR THE HIGH EMISSIO… |
| 2006-05-31 | SEATS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE BACK OF THE DRIVER SEAT FRACTURED CAUSING THE … |
| 2005-12-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATES THE FUSE IN THE RELAY SWITCH WAS MISSING FROM ANTI LOCK BRAKES. HE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND… |
| 2005-03-14 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE FRONT SEAT BELTS ARE INOPERABLE. THE BUCKLES ON THE BELTS DO NOT SNAP.*AK |
| 2004-12-29 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE ON 1996 DODGE DAKOTA. UPON IMPACT THE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *BF *SC *JB |
| 2004-06-15 | PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL | No | 0 | DEAR DAVID, THANK YOU FOR YOUR RECENT EMAIL TO DAIMLERCHRYSLER MOTORS REGARDING YOUR 996 DODGE DAKOTA. I'M SORRY TO H… |
| 2004-05-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MORE HISTORY ON MY 1996 DODGE TRUCK WITH ENGINE STALLING PROBLEMS. THE ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND THE TRUCK IS N… |
| 2004-04-09 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TIRE SHOP TO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED AND TO GET A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. THE TECHNICIA… |
| 2004-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT SWITCH AN WIRING HARNESS SHORTED OUT. TOOK TO DEALER AN HAD REPAIRED, MECHANIC SAID ALL 1995 AN 1996 DAKATAS … |
| 2004-01-14 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SEAT RECLINER BOLT BROKE, CAUSING THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK TO FALL BACKWARDS. DRIVER LOSE CONTRO… |
| 2003-09-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK LATER THE CONS… |
| 2003-06-15 | STRUCTURE | Yes | 0 | THE WELD ON THE LOWER, DRIVER'S SIDE, DOOR HINGE COMPLETELY SEPARATED. IN MY ATTEMPT TO GET IT REPAIRED, THE LOCAL WEL… |
| 2003-06-05 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | THE RIDER'S SIDE SEAT BACK IS LOCKED IN PLACE AND WILL NOT FOLD FORWARD. THIS HAMPERS GETTING PEOPLE OR MATERIALS OUT O… |
| 2003-06-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | PAINT ON HOOD AND TOP OF TRUCK HAVE BEEN PEELING OFF. ALSO, THE HINGE ON THE DRIVERS DOOR HAS BROKEN OFF OF THE METAL.… |
| 2003-05-21 | TIRES | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER RAN OVER A SMALL PIECE OF GRAVEL WHICH CAUSED THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE TO BLOW OUT. *JB |
| 2003-05-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER IN 1999 STATING THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE EXHAUST OUTER MANIFOLD STUDS, AND AT THAT TIME… |
| 2003-04-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | PLASTIC COVERS CAME OFF OF DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY. THEN SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RELEASE BECAUSE ASSEMBLY HAD BROK… |
| 2003-03-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE WATER PUMP FAILED. *JB |
| 2003-01-20 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | THE BUSHINGS ON THE VEHICLE WAS LOOSE.*JB |
| 2002-12-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | RECENTLY PURCHASED A 1996 DODGE DAKOTA PU. I'M HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CATALITIC CONVERTER AS THOUGH IT'S CLOGGING UP… |
| 2002-06-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | BRAKE ROTORS WILL LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING MAKING IT HARD FOR CONSUMER TO STOP. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK |
| 2002-06-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | LOCKING MECHANISM FOR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR MALFUNCTIONED. UNABLE TO CLOSE DOOR.*AK |
| 2002-05-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED OIL INDICATION LIGHT FLASHED ON, CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE OVER TO CHECK OIL AND TO ADD MORE OIL. … |
| 2002-05-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | LIGHT SWITCH ON 1996 DODGE DAKATO,WIRES ON SWITCH WAS BURNING UP TOOK TO DODGE DEALER AND WAS ASK IF I TOWED ANYTHING M… |
| 2002-04-12 | SEATS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE DRIVER SEAT BACK FELL BACK. NO INJURIES. NLM |
| 2002-01-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | SPEEDOMETER/ODOMOTER WILL STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES A SHARP RAP ABOVE THE ASSEMBLY WILL MAKE IT WORK. THI… |
| 2002-01-01 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | SEAT LOCKING LATCH BEHIND BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS DOES NOT FUNCTION. SEATS WILL NOT LOCK INTO PLACE.*AK |
| 2001-09-23 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | FRAME CRACKED IN HALF BEHIND THE SUSPENSION ON PASSENGER SIDE.*JB |
| 2001-09-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN BACKING UP THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE. THE ENGINE WAS NOT GETTING ENOUGH POWER, AND WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE. THE… |
| 2001-08-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | WELDS ON BOTTOM HINGE OF DRIVERS DOOR HAVE BROKEN. DOOR IS HANGING BY TOP HINGE ONLY.*AK *SLC |
| 2001-07-19 | TIRES:SIDEWALL | Yes | 0 | I LOST CONTROL WITH THE FIRST TIRE SEPARATION AND RAN OVER TWO SIGNS ENDING UP IN A DITCH.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W2HFAT5287 … |
| 2001-06-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HINGE CAME OFF BODY OF TRUCK. THERE WAS ONLY ONE HINGE ON DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. CONSUMER HAS YET TO… |
| 2001-05-29 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | WELD SPLITTING AT RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM. DEALER SAID NOT UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THE WELD SHOULD BE THE STRONGEST … |
| 2001-05-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | BUSHINGS ON FRONT RIGHT OF VEHICLE WERE BECOMING WORN. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP, WHO EXAMINED IT AND … |
| 2001-05-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1996 DODGE DAKOTA PICKUUP TRUCK THAT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE AT LESS THAN 60,000 MILES. THE CAUSE FOR THIS… |
| 2001-04-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION IS LOCKED IN 3RD GEAR. PREVIOUS TIMES COULD CUT VEHICLE OFF FOR 1 MINUTE, IT STARTED IT BACK UP, AND … |
| 2001-03-27 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | Yes | 1 | WAS PULLING INTO INTERSECTION WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CAME AROUND CORNER AND HIT DAKOTA HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT WITH OTHER V… |
| 2001-03-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | FUEL PUMP FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. *AK THE BRAKES FAIED COMPLETELY AT 16,000, 19,000 AND 20,000 … |
| 2001-03-13 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | HEATER CORE IS LEAKING FLUID INTO PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. *AK THE HEATER CORE STARTED LEAKING AT 35,000 MILES. *YH |
| 2001-02-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILLNOT HOLD TOGETHER WHEN PRESSURE PUT ON, IT WILL LOCK. SEATBELT WILLNOT HOLD TOGETHER.*AK |
| 2001-01-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FAULTY SEAT BELT BUCKLES, THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY ON ALL THREE BUCKLES IN THE FRONT SEAT HAS COMPLETELY BROKEN. *AK |
| 2001-01-01 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S POWER WINDOWS FAILED TO GO UP OR DOWN. *AK WINDOWS, RADIO, DEFROSTER AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS F… |