Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-03-15 | 06E024000 |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 44,386 | — | Details |
| 1997-10-07 | 97V170000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | 7,500 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1 Safety recall found,Reprogram Pcm and inspect Catalytic Converter.I never got a recall notice in the mail just happen… |
| 2022-07-01 | TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE | No | 0 | 52019555 For Dodge Dakota Pickup Spare Tire Hoist Wheel Carrier Winch Hanger. Defective Spare Tire Hoist Wheel Carrie… |
| 2021-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 1998 Dodge Dakota. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle lost motive … |
| 2019-01-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE MYSTERIOUSLY DIES FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IT MAY HAPPEN AT IDLE ALL THE WAY TO AND INCLUDING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DRY… |
| 2018-08-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I FOUND A LIST OF RECALLS ON PEP BOYS WEBSITE |
| 2018-03-12 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | MY TRUCK HAS A BAD PCM I HAVE IT REBUILT 3 TIMES AND THE SAME PROBLEM WILL START ONCE THEN WILL NOT START PUT A PCM IN … |
| 2018-02-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE EMINE WILL DIE AMYTIME! GOING AROUND CORMERS LOR ON EXPRESSWAY SITTING IN DRIVEWAY IDLING. MY FAMILY HAS HAD THIS V… |
| 2017-08-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. AN INDEPENDENT ME… |
| 2017-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THIS CAR HAS BEEN A SAFETY NIGHTMARE. FROM STEEL BRAKE LINES RUSTING THROUGH (AND THE VEHICLE LOSING IT BRAKES), TO UP… |
| 2016-11-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE TRUCK HAS A ELECTRICAL ISSUE THE LIGHTS GO OFF AND ON OUT OF NO WHERE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN VERY DARK TWO … |
| 2016-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING A COMBINE WAS APPROACHING IN ON COMING LANE TAKING UP PART OF MY LANE, APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL HIT THE F… |
| 2016-06-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FOR DODGE CARS AROUND 98 OR ONES THAT HAVE THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS, THEY STOP WORKING. IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY WANT TO ACT… |
| 2014-08-14 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH, THE FRAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING.… |
| 2012-08-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | CANT GET INFO...HOW TOO MAKE ANY ONE FIX RECALLED PARTS. *TR |
| 2012-05-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | APPROACHING STOP LIGHT WHEN HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES SUDDENLY AND COMPLETELY RUPTURED CAUSING A CONDITION OF NO BRAKES AND… |
| 2011-09-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT ENGINE STARTUP, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINA… |
| 2011-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HEAD LIGHTS FLICKER AND TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHETHER DRIVING OR AT A STAND STILL. THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE THIS VEHIC… |
| 2011-06-29 | STEERING | No | 0 | LOWER STEERING SHAFT U JOINTS ARE UNPROTECTED AND RUSTED OUT CAUSING STICKY STEERING AND DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE VEH… |
| 2011-05-21 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE SPARE TIRE HOIST / CARRIER CABLE BROKE, CAUSING THE FULL SIZE SPARE TIRE TO DROP TO THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY, IT HAPPE… |
| 2011-05-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | 1998 DAKOTA BRAKE LINE (STEEL) RUSTED THROUGH AND RUPTURED RESULTING IN CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE (RIGHT FRONT). THE D… |
| 2010-12-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING SHAFT ON OUR DODGE DAKOTA WENT BAD.....GOING TO FIX IT BUT HOW MANY ARE ON THE ROAD WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND… |
| 2010-11-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOO… |
| 2010-07-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | THE MASTER CYLINDER BRAKE LINE ON MY 1998 DODGE DAKOTA TRUCK FAILED COMPLETELY AND SUDDENLY UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDIT… |
| 2010-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING 32 MPH WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO S… |
| 2010-06-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKES FAILED DUE TO COMPLETE RUST THROUGH OF LINES. HAVE HAD TO SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACE OTHER LINES AND HOSES DUE TO THE… |
| 2010-03-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | SERVICE BRAKE HYDRAULIC LINES RUPTURED TWICE. ONCE AT 55,622 MILES ON AUGUST 13, 2007. THIS OCCURRED IN MY DRIVEWAY, WH… |
| 2010-03-04 | SEATS | No | 0 | 1998 DODGE DAKOTA DRIVERS POWER SEAT MOVEMENT WHEN BRAKING. SEAT ABRUPTLY MOVES BACK AND FORTH ON THE TRACK WHEN APPLYI… |
| 2009-08-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH. *TR |
| 2009-07-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WARM WEATHER CAUSES 98 DODGE DAKOTA 3.9 ENGINE TO STALL AT ANY SPEED, ANYTIME. ENGINE COMPLETELY DIES AND TAKES 20 TO 3… |
| 2009-05-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | I OWN A 1998 DODGE DAKOTA PICKUP TRUCK I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A LOOSENESS IN THE STEERING. THE STEERING WAS LOOKED AT… |
| 2009-01-26 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | ME AND A FRIEND WERE IN A CAR ACCIDENT .WHEN WE LOST CONTROL OF MY 1998 DODGE DAKOTA AND HIT THE SIDE OF A BUILDING AT … |
| 2008-12-19 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE DAKOTA. WHEN THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE HEATER, HE SMELLED ANTIFREEZE. HE INSPECTED T… |
| 2008-09-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE FELT A LOT OF PLAY IN HIS STEERING WHEEL AND IT WO… |
| 2008-07-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. T… |
| 2008-03-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAG SENSOR ACTIVATED. … |
| 2007-12-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DECELERATING FROM 40 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE VEHICLE SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY… |
| 2007-12-05 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | MY TIRES HAVE BEEN WEARING ON THE OUTSIDE FOR OVER A YEAR NOW, I HAD THE TRUCK LOOKED AT AND ALL BALL JOINT UPPERS AND … |
| 2007-08-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DECELERATING AT 3 MPH THE BRAKES FAILED. THE BRAKE LINE WAS COMPLETELY C… |
| 2007-06-23 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE PAINT IS COMING OFF OF MY TRUCK. I HAVE SEEN QUITE A FEW TRUCKS ON THE ROAD WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. A REPAIR SHOP … |
| 2007-05-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE DAKOTA. THE BALL JOINTS HAVE COMPLETELY WORN OUT AND ALSO HAS A VERY NOISY LIFTER IN … |
| 2007-02-27 | STEERING:LINKAGES | No | 0 | I AM THE OWNER OF A 1998 DODGE DAKOTA. WHEN I BROUGHT IN THIS VEHICLE FOR THE MANDATORY SAFETY INSPECTION IN 2006 I WAS… |
| 2007-01-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | I WAS ADVISED TODAY THAT MY 1998 DAKOTA IS PLAGUED WITH THE SAME ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR QUITE A WHILE. THE U… |
| 2006-12-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HIS 1998 DODGE DAKOTA, AT A SPEED OF 25 MPH IN DRY ROAD CONDITIONS, WHEN … |
| 2006-12-10 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 0 | TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE DAKOTA, WHOSE LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BROKE OFF DUE TO DEF… |
| 2006-06-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | AROUND 60,000 MILES I WAS LEFT STRANDED AFTER THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. THE REPAIR COST OVER 700 DOLLARS PLUS THE COST OF … |
| 2006-06-08 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | OUR TRUCK'S PAINT IS FLAKING. WE WANT DAIMLER CHRYSLER TO RE-PAINT OUR TRUCK. WE FOUND OUT FROM OUR INSURANCE THAT THIS… |
| 2006-05-09 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURES @ 58,500 MILES. *JB |
| 2006-02-28 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING WON'T TURN AT ALL WHEN COLD, UNTIL IT WARMS FULLY IT'S HARD TO TURN. I'VE NOTICED THIS ON 2 OTHER 98 DODGE DAK… |
| 2006-01-23 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | WE OWN A 1998 DODGE DAKOTA SPORT 4X4. IT CURRENTLY HAS 144K KILOMETERS. WE JUST INSTALLED OUR 3RD SET OF UPPER BALL JOI… |
| 2005-10-18 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | WALKING BACK TO MY PARKED "98 DODGE DAKOTA, AFTER DINING OUT WITH FAMILY, I NOTICED THAT MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL … |