1990 Dodge Dakota

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/1996· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO GO STRAIGHT DUE TO BOLTS HOLDING STEERING COLUMN TO FRAME FRACTURING, CAUSING STEERING COLUMN TO DETACH FROM FRAME, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, NO ACCIDENT, HAS BEEN FIXED, *AK CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 96V094 AFTER REPAIRS WERE COMPLETE. *SLC

• 12/29/1994· STEERING

  STEERING LOCKS UP MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO TURN, SUBSEQUENTLY RELEASES/BECOMES LOOSE. *AK

• 12/23/1996· STEERING

  TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS NO PARTS. *AK

• 12/23/1996· STEERING

  TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR A RECALL AND THE VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE READY BY 3 ON DEC.20, 1996,BUT THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T HAVE THE PARTS.

• 12/15/1997· POWER TRAIN

  VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF PARK RESULTING IN COLLISION.

• 12/10/1996· STEERING

  OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. RECALL #96V094000. *AK

• 12/04/1996· STEERING

  RECALL NOTICE SENT ON THE STEERING GEAR, HOWEVER WORK DENIED BY LOCAL DEALER.

• 11/29/1994· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED/REPLACED, REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION LEAKS. (3RD VEHICLE FROM 478003) *SKD

• 11/26/1996· STEERING

  RACK AND PINION STEERING BOLTS CAME LOOSE AND CAUSED A LOSS OF STEERING, THE TWO MOUNTING BOLTS BROKE. *AK CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL96V094 AND TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, DEALER STATED THE RACK AND PINION HAD CRACKED, A MECHANIC STATED IT WAS BROKE IN BETWEEN THE TWO MOUNTING BOLTS, CONSUMER FEELS THE ONLY WAY THE RACK COULD HAVE BROKEN IN HALF IS FOR ONE OF THE MOUNTING PADS TO HAVE TORN LOOSE FROM THE CROSSMEMBER. *SLC

• 11/20/1995· POWER TRAIN

  DIFFERENTIALS PINION AND RINGS FAULTY, CAUSING VIBRATIONS.

• 11/19/1996· STEERING

  OWNER HAD RECALL NOTICE ON ABOVE VEHICLE FOR THE RACK&PINION STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE, DEALER DID REPLACE PART BUT OWNER STATES THAT HER STEERING COLUMN WENT OUT WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAYJUST MISSING HER NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR'S DRIVEWAY. *AK

• 11/10/1997· STRUCTURE

  BOLT STRIPPED AND REQUIRED WELDING TO FRAME AT STEERING GEAR.

• 10/30/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING HEARD A RATTLE, THAT SOUNDED LIKE WATER PUMP WAS GOING BAD. NEXT DAY, CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD CRASH BANG, FAN BLADE BROKE OFF, CUT RADIATOR HOSE. FAN BLADE HAD TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER FELT LIKE IF THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN UNDER HOOD SOME ONE MAY HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED.*AK THE CUSTOMER ALSO NOTED THAT ONE OF FOUR BLADE FAN HAS CRACKED. RADIATOR FAILED. *YH

• 10/25/1995· VISIBILITY

  DRIVER'S SIDE EXTERIOR MIRROR WILL NOT STAY IN ADJUSTED POSITION, POWER MIRROR. TT *JB

• 10/12/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE REAR CYLINDERS ARE RUSTED IN THE INSIDE . TT

• 10/11/1995· STEERING

  STEERING BOX BROKE AWAY FROM THE FRAME, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING WHILE DRIVING. TT

• 10/04/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I WANT TO KNOW WHAT EMISSION CONTROL DEVICES MY VEHICLE HAS WHEN IT WAS MANUFACTURED. NEED TO KNOW THIS BY USING MY VIN.

• 10/04/1995· STRUCTURE

  WHILE DRIVING FRAME BROKE, FOR NO APPARENT REASON, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. TT

• 10/01/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE FUEL TANK CRACKED, CAUSING THE FUEL TO SPILL OVER. IF IT WAS TO BECOME A SOURCE OF IGNITION, IT COULD CAUSE A FIRE. DEALER WILL REPLACE FUEL TANK. *AK

• 09/28/1995· STEERING

  WHERE THE HORN IS MOUNTED, THE TOP OF THE STEERING SYSTEM FALLS APART. TT

• 09/28/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS: WHILE APPLYING BRAKES VERY LIGHTLY, VEHICLE PULLED TO LEFT ONTO ANOTHER LANE; SPEED 45 MPH; RAINY WEATHER; REAR CYLINDERS WERE FROZEN. TT

• 09/16/1996· STEERING

  CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THAT THE SHE STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND THERE WAS NO STEERING WHAT SO EVER AND THE RACK AND PINION FELL FROM UNDER THE CAR. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO STEERING.*AK

• 08/12/1996· STEERING

  STEERING RACK BOLTS PULLED THROUGH FRAME, RELEASING RACK.

• 07/31/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  BRAKES FAILED. *SD

• 07/26/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  REAR ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, LOSS OF BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS. TT

• 07/24/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  FRONT BRAKE PADS REPLACED THREE TIMES DUE TO PREMAUTURE WEAR/OVERHEATING.

• 07/23/1998· STRUCTURE

  WHILE LOADING EQUIPMENT INTO BED, 1/2 INCH ALUMINUM RIVET THAT HOLDS TAILGATE CHAIN BRACKET ONTO THE BODY FAILED/RIPPED OFF. (QCAW)

• 07/19/1999· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE HAD TROUBLE FINDING INFORMATION ON ANY UPGRADES, OR MODIFICATION THAT HAVE BEEN DONE TO THE NP231D TRANSFER CASE SINCE DATE OF MANUFACTURE ON 10-89. I HAD TO REPLACE THE RANGE FORK AND RANGE FORK SHIFT HUB AND AM NOW EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES WITH THE REPLACEMENTS. IF I CAN JUST GET SOME FEEDBACK ON THIS IT WOULD HELP ME A GREAT DEAL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND EFFORT IN THIS SITUATION. *AKY

• 07/15/1996· STEERING

  PE96-003; RACK AND PINION PULLED AWAY FROM THE FRAME WHILE IN MOTION. *AK A TUBE ON THE RACK AND PINION GOT TWISTED.*JB

• 07/08/1997· EQUIPMENT

  AIR CONDITIONER FAILED.

• 06/18/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  REAR BRAKES FAILED. *SD

• 06/15/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS: ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY LOCKS UP WITHOUT WARNING; LOCKS UP/SLIDES WHEN COMING TO STOP; NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT. TT

• 06/13/1998· POWER TRAIN

  CONSUMER COMPLAINTING OF TRANSMISSION OVERDRIVE SYSTEM MALFUNCTION WITH ONLY 67,000 MILES OF WEAR, DEALER NOTIFIED AND WILL REPAIR FOR A COST TO THE COSUMER.

• 06/04/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MODULE FAILED. I TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC. HE COULD NOT OBTAIN REPLACEMENT PART BECAUSE DEALER WOULD NOT PROVIDE IT TO HIM. DEALER STATED THAT VEHICLE HAD TO BE BROUGHT INTO THEM FOR RAPAIR. DEALER MECHANIC ADVISED US THAT REPAIR WAS NOT NECESSARY BACAUSE BRAKES WORKED, JUST ANTI-LOCK FEATURE WOULD NOT WORK. WE WAITED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS TO SAVE UP FOR THE REPAIR. AND HAD THE DEALER REPAIR THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. I FEEL THE DEALER IS MAKING A HAZARD ON THE ROAD BY NOT PROVIDING THE NECESSARY REPLACEMENT PARTS TO OTHER REPAIR SHOPS. THE DEALER ALSO CHARGES HIGHER PRICES AND THIS DEALER ALWAYS CAUSES SOMTHING ELSE TO GO WRONG IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING THE PROBLEM IT WAS BROUGHT IN FOR. THAT IS THE MAIN REASON WE USE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO REPAIR PROBLEMS THAT WERE UNDER WARRANTY. WE PAID FOR THE REPAIRS SO THE DEALER COULDN'T SCREW UP THE TRUCK ANY MORE. *AK

• 06/02/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, AND THEY COMPLETELY FAILED TO WORK,TRUCK SPUN AND RAN INTO A DITCH AT A 6:00 IMPACT. TT

• 05/30/1995· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING RACK AND PINION RIPPED LOOSE FROM THE FRAME, RESULT IN NO STEERING. TT

• 05/28/1997· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED THREE TIMES.

• 05/28/1996· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SD

• 05/28/1996· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING, STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY WHICH FASTENED TO CROSS MEMBER DETACHED FROM FRAME, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CAPABILITY. *AK

• 05/27/1997· TIRES

  MICHELIN TIRE BLEW OUT FROM TREAD SEPARATION.

• 05/25/1995· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVERS SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILS TO ENGAGE OR MAY UNLATCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

• 05/15/1999· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  VEHICLE PAINT CHIPPING SINCE 1993.

• 05/08/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHEN WEATHER GET COLD TRUCK WILL NOT START,WHEN HOT WILL NOT START PROPERLY. TT

• 05/06/1996· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SD

• 04/25/1995· STEERINGCrash

  WHILE MAKING TURN; STEERING WHEEL TURNED TO RIGHT, HOWEVER WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN; TIE ROD BROKE; VEHICLE WENT OVER TWO ASPHALT CURBS; TOTALED; SPEED 35 MPH. TT

• 04/18/1995· STRUCTURECrash

  RACK AND PINION STEERING BROKE LOOSE FROM K-MEMBER BAR, CAUSING TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

• 04/14/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DODGE IGNITION SYSTEM LOCKED UP WITHOUT WARNING.*MR *JB

• 04/08/1999· POWER TRAIN

  THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND DRIVETRAIN SINCE IT CAME OFF THE LOT. THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP WAS EXTREMELY HELPFUL WHILE WE STILL LIVED IN THE AREA. HOWEVER, WHEN WE MOVED TO MINNESOTA THE FIRST TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRED. 1ST 2ND AND 3RD GEARS WERE REPLACED, THERE WAS LESS THAN 7,000 MI ON THE TRUCK. THE SECOND FAILURE WAS LESS THAN A YEAR LATER, AGAIN 1ST 2ND AND 3RD CRAPPED OUT. THIS OCCURRED AGAIN ABOUT 6-8 MONTHS LATER. I HAD ASKED THE SERVICE SHOP TO CHECK THE DRIVETRAIN SEVERAL TIMES, THE RESPONSE WAS THAT EVERYTHING WAS WITHIN PARAMETERS. THE WHOLE SYSTEM JUMPS AND THUMPS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. IT ALSO MAKES SIMILAR NOISES AND JUMPING WHEN GOING OVER SMALL BUMPS OR DIPS IN THE ROAD. I HAVE HAD THE CLUTCH, PRESSURE PLATE AND THROW OUT BEARING REPLACED AT ABOUT 40,000 MI. THIS TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN USED FOR TOWING OR HAULING ANY HEAVY LOADS. I READ IN THE ABOVE LIST ABOUT ANOTHER. *AK

• 04/04/1995· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING RACK AND PINION BROKE, STEERING WAS DIFFICULT. TT

• 04/01/1998· STEERING

  OWNER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING STEERING GEAR BOX. BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALER TOLD THEM THEY COULD ONLY GET IT REPAIRED MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, NOT ON SATURDAY. OWNER STATED THAT'S THEIR ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. *AK