Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-12-21 | 04V596000 |
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | 592,707 | — | Details |
| 2003-10-10 | 03V389000 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 50,082 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHY are brake lines on vehicles not required to be made so as not to rust? Brake lines failed on my vehicle, and need … |
| 2022-06-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | My 2002 Dodge Dakota sometime will not go into park. other times it will jump out and go into reverse. this has caused … |
| 2021-04-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | II HAVE REPLACE FRONT ROTORS, FRONT CALIPERS, REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS AND SHOES, THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN BLEED SEVERAL TIMES,… |
| 2020-01-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS 2001 DODGE DAKOTA COMES UP WITH CODE P0601 IT SAYS IT IS A MEMORY CHECK SUM ERROR. IT COMES ON INTERMITTENT IN CO… |
| 2019-01-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE CAR GOES INTO PARK, BUT PARK DOES NOT ENGAGE. I'M ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY. THE COLUMN SHOWS PARK BUT THE CAR CONTINU… |
| 2018-12-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CENTRAL TIME MODULE CAUSING MY LIGHTS TO CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT |
| 2018-10-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THIS IS THE SECOND TIME ONE OF THE BREAK LINES HAS RUSTED THRU. THIS TIME I HIT THE BRAKES HARD TO MISS TWO DEAR AND TH… |
| 2018-07-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO MOVE WITH OUT THE IGNITION BE… |
| 2018-04-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" HIGH BEAMS COME ON ON BOTH SIDES LOW BEAM DOES NOT COME ON PASSENGER SIDE BUT ON THE DRIVER SIDE |
| 2018-04-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF… |
| 2018-02-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE LIGHTS STOOPED WORKING WIPER RELAY NOT FUNCTIONAL. VERY IRRITATING |
| 2017-11-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | RECALL G38 / THE TRANS SHIFTER STARTED TO NOT GO INTO PARK AT TIMES AND THEN SLIP OUT NOW IT WILL NOT GO INTO PARK AT… |
| 2017-09-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE VEHICL… |
| 2017-06-30 | SEATS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BACK PART OF THE SEAT FRAME FAILED TO STAY UPWARD W… |
| 2017-04-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | RECALL WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF MY BREAKS AND CALIBERS SEIZED UP..HAD TO STOP AND SPRAY THEM DOWN |
| 2017-01-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | LIGHT ON AIR BAG |
| 2016-12-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE REAR STEP B… |
| 2016-12-15 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | , I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON DECEMBER 15 BECAUSE MY BRAKES FAILED AND WAS HURT ACROSS MY CHEST. THE IMPACT WAS STRONG B… |
| 2016-12-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY TRUCK WILL NOT GO INTO PARK ALL OTHER GEAR SELECTIONS ARE AVAILABLE BUT NO PARK. ADDITIONALLY I'M ABLE TO TURN THE K… |
| 2016-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE BODY CONTROL MODULE HAS FAILED, WHICH CONTROLS ALL THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AND THE HEADLIGHTS. AS OF A MONTH AGO THERE … |
| 2016-07-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND BEGAN TO GRIND … |
| 2016-03-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BOUGHT A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA BRAKES AREN'T STRONG ENOUGH TO DRIVE ON INTERSTATE OR IN CITY , WENT TO DODGE DARCARS DEALER… |
| 2016-02-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DISENGAGE FROM THE PARK POSITION.… |
| 2016-01-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TAKATA RECALL - MY FATHER OWNED A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA TRUCK. ON JANUARY 1, 2016 HE RAN HIS CAR OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD A… |
| 2015-12-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT THE GEAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE, THE SHIFTER JAMMED. TH… |
| 2015-12-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE AND HUB ASSEMBLY COMPLETELY BROKE FREE FROM THE VEHICLE THIS IS A FOLLOW UP FROM MY FIRST INTI… |
| 2015-11-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO PARK. THE CONTACT HA… |
| 2015-11-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | Yes | 2 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH THAT CAUSED THE DR… |
| 2015-09-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE SHI… |
| 2015-07-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE SUBFRAME UN… |
| 2015-06-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BRAKES SEIZED WITHOUT … |
| 2015-04-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING AND THE LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING AND THEN THEY WENT ALL THE WAY OUT AND THE DOME LIGHT AND KEYLESS ENTRY I… |
| 2015-01-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE SHIFTER WILL NOT MOVE FROM PARK POSITION. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER DUE TO THE RECALL FOR THAT SPECIFIC PROBLEM WITH TH… |
| 2014-12-05 | SUSPENSION:REAR | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE REAR END DIFFERENTIAL FRAC… |
| 2014-10-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | RACK AND PINION SEAL BUSTED WHILE DRIVING AT SOME POINT RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING FLUID. *TR |
| 2014-10-03 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I HAD JUST PURCHASED THE CAR 2 WEEKS EARLIER. I WAS ACCELERATING TO MERGE ONTO THE FREEWAY AND THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AT… |
| 2014-08-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | RIGHT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER STUCK, BRAKE GOT HOT, SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE WHEEL WELL. HAD TO HAVE TRUCK TOWER TO DEALER. *… |
| 2014-07-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THE SUBJECT PICKUP IN 2014, I FOUND AFTER DRIVING IT THAT THE ENGINE WOULD LOSE POWER, WOULDN'T IDLE SMOOTHLY,… |
| 2014-07-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | RIGHT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER STUCK, BRAKE GOT HOT, SMOKE CAME OUT OF WHEEL WELL. *TR |
| 2014-06-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | 16 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK TO A SCHOOL FUNCTION, STEPPED ON THE BRAKES TO MAKE THE TURN OFF THE HIGHWAY INTO … |
| 2014-05-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINE TO THE LEFT REAR TIRE RUSTED OUT AND LEAKED. LOST ALL BRAKE FUNCTIONS. LOCATION OF THE LEAK WAS NEXT TO TH… |
| 2014-04-19 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | I WAS TURNING LEFT ON TO WAX RD AT A RED LIGHT GOING UP HILL WHEN IT WAS RAINING THE TRUCK RIGHT REAR TIRE BROKE TRACT… |
| 2014-04-19 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE THROTTLE BECAME STUCK A… |
| 2014-03-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | NO HEADLIGHTS, PARKING LIGHTS, DASHBOARD/INSTRUMENT LIGHTS, FOB DOES NOT WORK AND SERVICE 4X4 LIGHT IS ON, RECALL ON CT… |
| 2014-03-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BOTH CALIPER BOLTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SPIDLE OF MY 2002 DODGE DAKOTA 2WD STRIPPED OUT CAUSING THE CALIPER TO M… |
| 2014-03-07 | TIRES | No | 0 | THE LEFT REAR ORIGINAL GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S P265/70R16 TIRE ON MY 2002 DODGE DAKOTA 4WD PICK-UP TRUCK HAS BELT SEPARA… |
| 2014-01-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE "SECURITY LIGHT" ON DASH WAS FLASHING AND WHEN IT IS ON THE HEADLIGHTS GO OFF AND DASH LIGHTS GOES DARK AND TURN SI… |
| 2013-09-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE, 2002 DODGE DAKOTA, WAS DRIVEN DURING THE DAY FOR SOME MONTHS. IN OCTOBER, 2013 I STAYED OUT LATE AND AS … |
| 2013-08-31 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE OVERHEATED AND SEIZED WHILE DRIVING. … |
| 2013-08-19 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TRAVELING THROUGH TOWN AT 20:30PM AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. I WA… |