Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2004 Dodge Dakota.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | While driving my 2004 dodge Dakota all the gauges, including the speedometer and the tachometer stopped working. Every… |
| 2020-11-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY VEHICLES DRIVE SHAFT FELL OFF WHILE MAKING A STOP AT A RED LIGHT, THE PINON NUT HAD COME LOOSE. IT WAS TOWED TO A ME… |
| 2019-10-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Unknown the four wheel drive was out when I purchased it I didn't realize until later that day when I drove it and trie… |
| 2019-05-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANS SHIFT SOLENOID CONTROL PACK CODE POPPED UP AND DOES NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY AT ALL |
| 2018-02-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | SHIFTER WILL MOVE WITHOUT KEY IN IGNITION. WILL ROLE IN ANY DIRECTION IN ANY POSITION BUT PARK. CAN REMOVE KEY FROM I… |
| 2018-02-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE STEERING IS VERY HARD TO TURN EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT AT MOST TIMES. FEELS AS IF THE POWER STEERING HAS FAILED, BUT H… |
| 2017-11-01 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DAKOTA. WHEN THE HEATER WAS ACTIVATED, THERE WAS NO AIR FLOW DISTRIBUTED INTO THE VEH… |
| 2017-05-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE DRIVER HEADLIGHT QUIT WORKING. I WENT TO THE STORE TO REPLACE IT THINKING IT HAD BURNT OUT. WHEN I REPLACED THE LIG… |
| 2017-03-06 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | DRIVING ON A RAINY NIGHT AND HEADLIGHTS AND WIPERS QUIT WORKING ALL AT ONCE. CENTRAL TIMER MODULE FAILED AND SHUT THE … |
| 2017-03-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE HEATER BLOWER RESISTOR KEEPS BURNING UP. I HAVE REPLACED THE RESISTOR VARIOUS TIMES AND IT KEEPS BURNING UP. I REPL… |
| 2016-11-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND ENGINE RUNNING, I NOTICE SMOKE AND BURNING SMELL OF PLASTIC COMING FROM BLOWER FAN MOTOR UN… |
| 2016-10-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND COULD NOT GET MY HEADLIGHTS TO TURN ON. ALL CONNECTIONS AND BULBS WERE CHECKED BY A MECHANIC A… |
| 2016-07-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WIRING TO BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR GETS SO HOT IT MELTS THE WIRE COVERING AND THE PIGTAIL. IN THE LAST 2 YEARS, HAVE REPL… |
| 2015-07-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15… |
| 2015-05-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON TOOK IT TO DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS CLOCK SPRING WENT BAD ,I HAD IT REPLACED WITH NEW ONE . I HAD … |
| 2015-04-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARN… |
| 2015-01-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT STEERING. SOMETIMES WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT, STEERING WILL NOT RETURN TO CENTER . NOW THIS DOES NOT HAP… |
| 2015-01-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | GOT IN VEHICLE AND STARTED TO DRIVE WHEN I NOTICED MAKING A TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT RETURN TO CENTER. THE ST… |
| 2014-10-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUM… |
| 2014-09-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON AND … |
| 2014-09-04 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TRUCK T-BONED ANOTHER AT ~25MPH. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED CAUSING BROKEN HAND TO DRIVER. *TR |
| 2014-08-10 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE ACCELERATING AT A LOW SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING… |
| 2014-06-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE STEERING IS HARD WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD. . WHEN YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IS STIFF AND HARD TO TURN AND DOES N… |
| 2014-05-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING WAS LOOSE AT FIRST BUT BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN AT ANY SPEED.CHANGED THE RACK,WITH SAME PROBLEM. I THAN CHANGE… |
| 2014-04-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2004 DODGE DAKOTA AT THE BEGINNING OF APRIL. THE STEERING IS STIFF AN… |
| 2013-10-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | PAINT PEELING, RUST ON REAR FENDERS AND OTHER SPOTS. *TR |
| 2013-09-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE HORN STOPPED WORKING, I TOOK IT TO A NON-DEALER MECHANIC WHO FOUND THE HORNS THEMSELVES OPERATIONAL WHEN APPLYING A… |
| 2013-05-26 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH OVER A RAILROAD TRACK, THE FRONT… |
| 2013-04-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE STEERING IN MY 2004 DODGE DAKOTA TRUCK WOULD GET STIFF WHILE TURNING AND THEN WOULD TURN EASY THEN BACK TO STIFF. I… |
| 2013-01-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE ENGINE WAS COLD, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST W… |
| 2012-12-11 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT CHECK ENGINE… |
| 2012-11-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE PARKED MY BLOWER MOTOR WIRING TO THE RESISTOR JUST WENT. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME IT HAS DONE THIS. NOW I AM WITH OUT… |
| 2012-10-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE HAS THE EXACT SAME TRUCK AND HIS WHOLE TIRE FELL OFF GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. HE THANK GOD DID NO… |
| 2012-02-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | ON FEB.15, 2012 WAS DRIVING AND WENT TO MAKE A TURN AND THE AFTER A QUARTER OF THE WAY INTO THE CURVE THE STEERING LOCK… |
| 2012-01-30 | STEERING | No | 0 | BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE HEAVY, DIFFICULT STEERING, ESPECIALLY WHEN COLD, AND METALLIC CLUNKING OR GRINDING NOISES WHEN TURN… |
| 2011-12-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | NO POWER STEERING ASSIST IN COLD TEMPERATURES. WITH FIRST START UP THE TRUCK TURNS VERY HARD. EVEN AFTER DRIVIG FOR SEV… |
| 2011-10-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | AROUND OCTOBER STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH STEERING WOULD BE TIGHT THEN LOOSEN UP IF IT WAS WARM. WHEN IT GOT COLDER IT… |
| 2011-10-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING BECAME INCONSISTENT. VEHICLE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN , BUT WOULD BECOME OCCASIONALLY EASIER MAKING IT DIFF… |
| 2011-08-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED IN THE DIRE… |
| 2011-08-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND TOOK IT IN TO FLUSH THE FLUID. DIDN'T DO ANYTHING BUT WAS TO GIVE IT A FEW HUNDRED MILES. … |
| 2011-07-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR CONDITIO… |
| 2011-06-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING W… |
| 2011-05-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AN BEEN REPLACED...NOW IM GOING WITHOUT A HEATER BECAUSE THE BLOWER MOTOR RES… |
| 2011-04-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING GOES LOOSE-STIFF-LOOSE-STIFF WHILE TURNING. *TR |
| 2011-04-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TRUCK HAS BECOME VERY HARD TO STEER. LIKE THE POWER STEERING HAS FAILED. WHEN GOING INTO A TURN IS VERY HARD TO TURN … |
| 2011-02-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY DAKOTAS STEERING HAS RECENTLY BECOME VERY JERKY. WHILE TURNING THE WHEEL, IT GETS STIFF, LOOSE, STIFF, LOOSE, STIFF,… |
| 2011-01-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME STIFF WHILE DRIVING AT VAR… |
| 2011-01-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INCREAS… |
| 2010-11-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY 2004 DODGE DAKOTA BEGAN HAVING STEERING ISSUES LAST FALL WHICH BECAME INCREASINGLY WORSE OVER THE FOLLOWING WEEKS. T… |
| 2010-10-01 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT FUNCTION WHENEVER THE VEHIC… |