Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-07-17 | 00V199000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 91,610 | — | Details |
| 2000-07-17 | 00V193000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 40,000 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-31 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINE CRODDED, LOSS OF BRAKES IN MOTION IN DRIVEWAY |
| 2016-07-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS KEEP FAILING. HAVE CHANGED HEADLIGHT SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES, BUT FAILS AGAIN. TRANSMISSION WON'T SHIFT INTO OV… |
| 2016-04-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1997 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CON… |
| 2015-05-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TOOK VEHICLE TO DODGE DEALER (BRYDEN MOTORS BELOIT) FOR INSPECTION OF FUEL LINE AND BRAKES (FUEL LINE IS NOT RIGHT AND … |
| 2014-11-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR EMITTING OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. T… |
| 2014-09-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 3 DAYS AFTER WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE THE FUEL SYSTEM WENT DOWN. REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND STILL WANTS TO STALL AND ACT … |
| 2014-08-04 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE V… |
| 2013-06-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 1 | LOCKED VEHICLE IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE HIGH, STARTED GOING THROUGH FLAT PASTURE, EITHER BRAKES LOCKED UP OR FRONT PUMKIN TU… |
| 2012-04-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | REPLACE RUSTED RADIATOR. *JS |
| 2011-11-23 | SEATS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER FRONT SEAT WAS UNSTABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS T… |
| 2010-10-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE DAKOTA. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR. THE CONTAC… |
| 2009-04-30 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | DUE TO POOR CHOICE OF MATERIALS (I ASSUME) THE FRONT HUB AND SPINDLE ASSEMBLY WEARS. LEAVING FRONT BRAKE SLIDER PINS UN… |
| 2008-10-22 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | THE BALL JOINTS ON MY 97 DODGE DAKOTA ARE WORN OUT. APPARENTLY THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND SUPPOSEDLY THERE IS A… |
| 2008-03-12 | STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM | No | 0 | THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPER BOLTS TO THE STEERING KNUCKLE ON A 1997 DODGE DAKOTA, 4WD. DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE DESIGN, TH… |
| 2007-12-28 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER | No | 0 | CAR LOST POWER AND LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SCANNER SHOWED CODE P0740; TORQUE CONVERTER P… |
| 2007-12-04 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | BALL JOINT FAILURE.........HAD TO REPLACE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS IN MARCH 2005, AND NOW IN DECEMBER 2007, I AM HAV… |
| 2007-07-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | BALL JOINT FAILURES: TRUCK FAILED STATE INSPECTION DUE TO DEFECTIVE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS OR BALL JOINT AND LOWER… |
| 2007-05-05 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | DURING 200, SQUEAK IN FRONT END BECAME LOUDER AND LOUDER. HAD TO HAVE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED ON THE LEFT … |
| 2007-04-02 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTS OUT OF GEAR WHEN THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE… |
| 2007-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | TL* - THE CONTACT' OWNS 1997 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT COMPLAINED THAT BRAKE WARNING LIGHT TURNED ON. THE CONTACT … |
| 2006-10-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | I OWN A 1997 DODGE DAKOTA SLT. THE ENGINE IS A 5.2 V8 WITH ONLY 45,000 MILES MY COMPLAINT STARTED AROUND 40,000 MILES. … |
| 2006-10-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 50,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO BOG DOWN WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES … |
| 2006-08-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | PREMATURE WEAR AND FAILURE OF UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. TRUCK WAS MAKING POPPING NOISES WHEN YOU TURNED THE WHEEL O… |
| 2006-07-31 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT THREE QUARTERS OF WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHIC… |
| 2006-07-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE LEAVING HIS DRIVEWAY AT 5 MPH IN AN ATTEMPT TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES, T… |
| 2006-06-28 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE VEHICLE WHICH STARTED IN THE BEGINNING OF JUNE 2006. THERE… |
| 2006-05-22 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A 1997 DODGE DAKOTA PICK/UP THAT HAD 52,303 MILES SHOWING ON THE SPEEDOMETER, THE DEALER SAID AND SHOWED ME A … |
| 2006-04-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE CONTACT SMELLED GASOLINE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THERE WAS GAS COMING FROM THE … |
| 2006-02-14 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | MY BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS WERE GOING BAD AT 54,000 MILES. DODGE WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. ALSO, MY TRA… |
| 2006-02-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | OUR 1997 DODGE DAKOTA TRUCK'S ENGINE FAILED THIS PAST FEBRUARY DUE TO THE LACK OF OIL PRESSURE. WE THEN HAD TO HAVE THE… |
| 2006-02-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH A KNOCKING AND PINGING SOUND WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHIC… |
| 2006-01-02 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | MY HUSBAND AND I WERE IN A WRECK 01/02/06 WITH HIS 97 DODGE DAKOTA SLT CLUB CAB, WE HIT 2 DEER AT 50-55 MPH HEAD ON. O… |
| 2005-12-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | TWO DRIVER SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BROKE OFF. THESE TWO BOLTS WHERE HOLDING ON THE HEAT SHIELD. THE HEAT SHIELD DRO… |
| 2005-11-09 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | SUSPENSION, UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED AND SHOCKS REPLACED - 60K MILES. RECALL ON 2000 AND UP BUT PROBLEM W… |
| 2005-09-25 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | AFTER READING ABOUT BALL JOINT FAILURE ON DAKOTAS AND DURANGO'S I CHECKED MY 1997 DAKOTA WITH 43000 MILES AND FOUND ALL… |
| 2005-06-21 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 485 AT CHARLOTTE, NC AND AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITH ABSOLUTELY NO COLLSION. WENT TO DEALER AND ALL… |
| 2005-06-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | BEGAN SMELLING FUEL WHILE AT IDLE OR IMMEDIATELY AFTER SHUTTING ENGINE OFF. IF VEHICLE WAS LEFT SHUT OFF FOR 30 MINUTES… |
| 2005-05-24 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | BADBALL JOINTS ON 1997 DODGE DAKOTA |
| 2005-04-21 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR IN FOR STATE INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT … |
| 2005-04-13 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | MY 1997 DODGE DAKOTA CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD, WITH THE ONLY WARNING BEING THE STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE, WHILE BEING … |
| 2005-04-05 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE LANE, DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THEY DID NOT WORK AND … |
| 2005-03-08 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND TRYING TO AVOID A DEER CONSUMER SWERVED AND VEHICLE ENDING UP CRASHING INTO A FE… |
| 2005-01-12 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1997 DODGE DAKOTA 2 WHEEL DRIVE. ALL FOUR BALLJOINTS ON THE FRONT END ARE VERY PRONE TO FAILURE. THEY WEAR PR… |
| 2005-01-03 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | 1997-99 DODGE DAKOTA HAS SAME PROBLEM AS 2000-2003. UPPER BALL JOINT PROBLEMS. CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW WHY ARE YOU E… |
| 2005-01-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | ALLDATA HAS PROVIDED ME WITH INFORMAYION ON MY 1997 DODGE DAKOTA C/ CAB, IT SHOWS A GENERAL RECALL WITH A TBA # 727 FOR… |
| 2004-12-22 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | A KNOCKING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER DROVE TO THE DEALER AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED… |
| 2004-12-20 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | 60,000 MILES TO AND FROM WORK NO ABUSE BALL JOINTS FAILED AND AC HAS LEAK IN DASH,TIMING CHAIN AND IDLER PULLEY MAKES N… |
| 2004-12-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | AT 28000 MILES, BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WEAR. RECENTLY AT 48000 WHEN TAKEN TO GET ALIGNED, THE… |
| 2004-12-10 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE IS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE AND TENDS TO SHAKE WHILE MAKING TURNS AND IS AT LOW SPEEDS. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR … |
| 2004-11-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING A FUEL ODOR EMANATED FROM INSIDE OF THE VENTS. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT VEHICLE WAS LEAKING GASOLINE FROM U… |