Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-20 | 17V820000 |
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | 16,900 | — | Details |
| 2005-01-05 | 05V002000 |
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | 1,142 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Dakota. The contact stated that the vehicle had been shipped to them. While the vehicle w… |
| 2022-03-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | *Incomplete Recall Status* ***Defect in transfer case*** Complaint of Manufacturer Defect in 2005 Dodge Dakota Quad Ca… |
| 2021-04-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | GOT TRUCK SMOGGED 4/13/2021 AND WAS TOLD OF AN OUTSTANDING RECALL FOR AIRBAG. THIS RECALL WAS FIXED ON 11/13/2015. ATT… |
| 2021-02-08 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON I-635 NORTHBOUND AT AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH WITH 4X4 ACTIVATED ON A SINGLE LINE AVAILABLE SINCE IT WAS CLE… |
| 2021-02-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE TRUCK IS SITTING IN PARK NO KEYS IN IT, OBVIOUSIY NOT RUNNING YOU CAN HEAR THE 4WD ACTIVATING, ALSO WHEN DRIVING … |
| 2020-08-05 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, A UNKNOWN VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE V… |
| 2020-06-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING INTO THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THE CONTACT A… |
| 2020-04-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Dakota. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle vibrated, pu… |
| 2020-03-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START OR PARK WITH THE GEAR SHI… |
| 2020-02-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | HEATED DRIVER SEAT CAUGHT FIRE. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE DRIVER HEATED SEAT. THE DEAL… |
| 2019-08-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | CAME TO A STOP BEHIND 2 VEHICLES IN LEFT TURN LANE. WHEN TRAFFIC LIGHT GREEN ARROW CAME AND ACCELERATED THERE WAS A LO… |
| 2019-07-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED TO S… |
| 2019-05-30 | SEATS | No | 0 | I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE T80 HEATED SEATS IN MY 2005 DODGE DAKOTA I CALLED THE CHRYSLER REPRESENTATIVE SCHED… |
| 2019-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE GOES IN AND OUT OF 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND 4 WHEEL LO ON IT'S OWN, WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING OR NOT AND MOVING O… |
| 2019-01-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BROKE CAUSING EXHAUST FUMES TO FILTER INTO THE CABIN. THE FILTRATION OF EXHAUST FUME OCCURS WHET… |
| 2019-01-10 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON A BRIDGE, THE VEHICLE SLID ON BLACK IC… |
| 2019-01-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | SERVICE 4WD LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND I WAS WATCHING IT AND NOTICE THE 4 LOW LIGHT BLINKED ON ONCE. NOTHING SEEMS TO BE… |
| 2018-12-28 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I TOOK MY 2005 DAKOTA TO REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE OF CLUNKING NOISE ON FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN DRIVING OR R… |
| 2018-11-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, AN ODOR OF POWER STEERING FLUID EMITTED THROUGH THE AIR… |
| 2018-11-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SEATS ALMOST CAUGHT FIRE. MELTED A HOLE IN SEATS |
| 2018-10-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | HELLO, I HAVE CALLED LARRY HILLIS IN POPLAR BLUFF SEVERAL TIME ABOUT THIS RECALL ON MY TRUCK. WHEN I E-MAILED THEM LAST… |
| 2018-10-10 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | No | 0 | 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO A SETTLE CLAIM FOR FAULTY HEATED SEATS THAT CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AS *JS |
| 2018-09-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO FROM THIS COMPLAINT, WHILE DRIVING THE AFOREMENTIONED VEHICLE (2005 DODGE DAKOTA) DURING NO… |
| 2018-08-31 | STEERING | No | 0 | HELLO, I RECENTLY PURCHASED A ONE OWNER 2005 DODGE DAKOTA, WHICH HAS LESS THAN 35,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN VERY WELL MAI… |
| 2018-08-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA AIR BAG. I PURCHASED A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA IN AUGUST 2018. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN OCTOBER WHEN I FOUND OUT… |
| 2018-07-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL.. OVER 8 MONTHS WAITING FOR NEW AIRBAGS. NO END IN SIGHT. |
| 2018-05-18 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY 2005 DAKOTA HAS BEEN JUMPING IN AND OUT OF 4WD WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND YESTERDAY THE TRANSFERCASE LOCKED INT… |
| 2018-04-18 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR VEHICLE… |
| 2018-03-01 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | No | 0 | 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO HEATED SEATS SAFETY RECALL T80/NHTSA 17V-820 AND WHEN VEHICLE WILL BE R… |
| 2018-02-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE SEAT HEATERS WERE TUR… |
| 2018-01-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TRUCK TRIES TO ENGAGE INTO 4X4 MODE WHILE KNOB IS IN 2X4 SELECTION AND KEY IS NOT EVEN IN IGNITION. ALSO WHILE DRIVING … |
| 2018-01-03 | SEATS | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA WITH LEATHER SEATS. I TURNED ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER HEAT TO THE SEATS DROVE ABOUT TWO … |
| 2018-01-01 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT OVERHEATED AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE CO… |
| 2017-12-20 | SEATS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V820000 (SEATS)… |
| 2017-12-18 | SEATS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V8200… |
| 2017-12-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS PICKING UP MY BOYS FROM SCHOOL WHEN I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. THEN I SAW SMOKE COMING FROM MY DRIVERS SIDE SEA… |
| 2017-11-11 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | DODGE DURANGO 2005 TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 100,000. ONCE THAT WAS REPLACED 4WD SERVICE LIGHT APPEARED AND SWITCHI… |
| 2017-11-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SEAT HEATER MALFUNCTION, CAUSING SMALL FIRE AND HOLE MELTED INTO THE SEAT. |
| 2017-11-10 | SEATS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEATED SEAT OVERHEATED WITHOUT WARN… |
| 2017-08-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION SLIPS TO NEUTRAL FROM FULL STOP WHILE MOVING FROM STOPED ,AND BANGS INTO GEAR WHILE MOVING |
| 2017-07-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BA… |
| 2017-06-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE TRANSFER CASE ON THIS VEHICLE WILL RANDOMLY SHIFT FROM 2 WHEEL DRIVE TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE OR EVEN TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE LOW … |
| 2017-06-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL REPAIRS COULD RESULT IN DASHBOARD AS… |
| 2017-04-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED GEARS WITHOUT WARNING.… |
| 2017-04-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRING INSIDE THE DRIVER'S SEAT CUSHION BURNED HO… |
| 2017-03-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16… |
| 2017-03-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MINE IS THE 2005 DODGE DAKOTA EXTRA CAB AND THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAKING/SHEARING AT THE ENGINE BLOCK. THIS CAN … |
| 2017-02-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | AS I DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD, 4LO WILL FLASH AND A QUICK GRINDY NOISE WILL COME AND GO... HAPPENS RANDOMLY ON BOTH CITY AND… |
| 2017-01-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA 4X4 4 DOOR MID SIZED PICK UP. IT HAS 89,000 MILES ON IT. I EXPERIENCED … |
| 2017-01-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL AS SEEN IN THE SCREENSHOT AT HTTP://PRNTSCR.COM/DUEXX7 THIS RECALL HAS BEEN OPEN FOR OVER HALF A YEAR AN… |