1995 Dodge Dakota

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

• 12/31/2016· SEAT BELTS

  MY DAUGHTER'S SEAT BELT WOULD NOT UNLATCH. SHE COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE CAR. SHE HAD TO LEAVE AND DRIVE BACK HOME, WHERE HER DAD WAS ABLE TO GET HER OUT WITH A SCREW DRIVE. OUR MECHANIC SAID DODGE NO LONGER CARRIES THESE SEAT BELTS.

• 12/31/1998· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVER'S SEATBELT BUCKLE PLASTIC CASING BROKE, CAUSING THE LOCK MECHANISM TO BE INOPERATIVE , WILL NOT LATCH RESULTING IN LOSS OF PROTECTION. *AK

• 12/30/1996· VISIBILITY

  DRIVER'S REAR VIEW MIRROR REPLACED.

• 12/29/1999· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVER'S SEATBELT BECAME STUCK ,WILL NOT UNLATCH, CAUSING DRIVER TO BECOME TRAPPED, COULD NOT GET OUT OF SEAT. *AK

• 12/29/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, VEHICLE SURGES ON ITS OWN. TT

• 12/27/2014· VISIBILITY/WIPER

  NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED...JUST A GRADUAL DOWNFALL OF THE GASKET ON THE WINDSHIELD THAT IS NOW COMPLETELY OUT OF THE WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN THE UPPER CORNER..CAN SEE THE CURVE OF THE GASKET OUT OF THE WINDOW...ITS AS IF IT SHRUNK FROM ONE WEEK TO THE NEXT. *TR

• 12/22/1995· SEAT BELTSCrash

  SEATBELT ANCHORAGE CAME OUT OF THE FLOOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE DURING AN ACCIDENT, POSSIBLE SCREWS WHERE LOOSE. TT

• 12/19/2011· SEAT BELTS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 DODGE DAKOTA SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RELEASE AFTER THE RELEASE BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED. THE RELEASE BUTTON ALSO DETACHED FROM ITS HOUSING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. UPDATED 02/15/12*LJ UPDATED 03/05/12

• 12/18/2001· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHILCE WAS INVOLVED IN A 20 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH BUMPER WAS DAMAGED, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK *JB

• 12/16/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  OWNER STATES THAT HIS TRUCK WAS STRUCK IN THE REAR WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO HAVE A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT, TOTALING THE VEHICLE AND WITH NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG. *AK

• 12/13/2000· POWER TRAIN

  THE TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHAULED BY THE DEALER AT 42000 THE FIRST TIME. *AK

• 12/11/2004· STEERING,EQUIPMENT

  I AM TRYING TO FIND IF THERE IS ANY RECALL INFORMATION ON MY DODGE DAKOTA, THE REASON I ASK IS THE FRONT ON THIS TRUCK IS GONE AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY? I TAKE CARE OF THIS TRUCK, BUT THE BEARINGS ARE GONE AND I NEED A TOTAL FRONT END OVERHAUL. IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME I'VE GOT ANOTHER TRUCK CHEVY 1986 3/4 4WD AND THE FRONT END ON THIS TRUCK IS JUST FINE? THEY ARE BOTH 4WD TRUCKS AND I TREAT THEM THE SAME, AND TAKE CARE OF BOTH OF THEM EQUALLY. *JB

• 12/09/2004· SEAT BELTS

  THE VEHICLE WAS BEING PARKED AND WHEN IT HAD COME TIME TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE, THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT UNLATCH. THE SEAT BELT EVENTUALLY HAD TO BE CUT OFF IN ORDER TO GET THE PASSENGER OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *AK *SC *JB

• 12/06/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,AIR BAGSCrash

  DRIVER TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES, THEY FAILED THEN DRIVER APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKE, SKIDDED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE HITTING WINDSHIELD DUE TO AIRBAG NOT DEPLOYING CAUSING INJURY.

• 12/02/1997· STEERING

  STEERING WHEEL IS BROKEN.

• 11/26/1996· POWER TRAIN

  WHEN VEHICLE IS IN PARK AND SHIFTING INTO GEAR, DRIVE/REVERSE, IT DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY GO INTO GEAR/SOMETIMES, IT DOES SO WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

• 11/24/1995· TIRES

  TIRES FAILED. *SD

• 11/20/1996· STEERING,AIR BAGSCrash

  DURING A FRONTAL IMPACT ACCIDENT AT 35MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN CAME AWAY FROM THE DASH AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

• 11/19/2002· STRUCTURE

  CONSUMER ADVISED VEHICLE HAS A CRACK IN THE FRAME EXTENDING FROM WELD NEAR FRONT SUSPENSION TO DOWN THE PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. RELATED INVESTIGATION DP02009/FRAME CRACKS. TS

• 11/18/1998· POWER TRAIN

  TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER. HAD TO HAVE FRONT END SEALS ON WHEELS REPLACED. SEALS WOULD BE LEAKING WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE OR PARKED. *AK

• 11/16/2016· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR NON FUNCTIONAL FAILS TO RETRACT

• 11/16/1995· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVERS SEAT BELT FAILED.

• 11/14/2022· SEAT BELTS

  I bought this 1995 Dodge Dakota brand new in 1995 and it only has original 92,110 miles on it. The problem with this Dakota I have replaced the Drivers front seat belt and the replacement again is falling apart again where it will not release for a person to get out of. I don't know if the air bags will not deploy if the seat belt is not working properly. Again the seat belt needs to be replaced again as it physically is falling apart again.

• 11/14/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

  WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AT NIGHT, ALL LIGHTING SYSTEMS WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING. THE HEADLIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, AND SIDE MARKER LIGHTS WENT OUT. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE TACHOMETER STOPPED WORKING AND THE GAS MILEAGE DROPPED FROM 24.5 MPG TO 18 MPG AFTER HE FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS, THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS DUE TO A WIRING HARNESS PLUG CONNECTOR NOT BEING SUFFICIENTLY WATERPROOFED, WATER, ROAD SALTS, AND MINERALS COLLECTED AT THE WIRING SIDE OF THE CONNECTOR AND CAUSED THREE ELECTRICAL SPADES IN THE CONNECTOR TO SHORT OUT, BURNING ONE SPADE OUT COMPLETELY, CONSUMER HAD NOT HEARD BACK REGARDING THE SHIPMENT OF THE WIRING HARNESS, HOWEVER WAS TOLD IT WOULD ONLY TAKE APPROXIMATELY 7 DAYS. *SLC

• 11/10/2003· SEATS

  DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BROKE WHEN SITTING DOWN AND I FELL BACK. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWS THAT THE BOTTOM BOLT AND MIDDLE SCREW SNAPPED. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS HURT, BUT THEY COULD HAVE BEEN IF I WAS ON A FREEWAY.*AK

• 11/08/1995· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGESCrash

  DRIVING AT A SPEED 18 MPH, IMPACT 9:00 POSITION, DRIVERS SIDE DOOR OPENED UPON IMPACT. TT CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS POOR SIDE IMPACT DESIGN, CONSUMER'S LEG, RIBS, UPPER BACK, AND NECK WERE INJURED IN ACCIDENT, CONSUMER HAS SINCE SOLD VEHICLE. *SLC

• 11/06/1998· VISIBILITY

  THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH CONVEX MIRRORS. MIRRORS ARE HARD TOO USE BECAUSE THEY MAKE OBJECTS SEEM CLOSER THAN WHAT THEY APPEAR, AND THEY CREATE TOO MANY BLIND SPOTS BECAUSE THEY ARE TOO SMALL. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 11/05/1997· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT AFTER TRUCK HAS BEEN DRIVEN ABOUT 5 MILES, RECALLS ON OTHER MODELS, HOWEVER NOT THIS PARTICULAR MODEL.

• 11/05/1996· AIR BAGSCrashFire

  WHILE DRIVING ATTEMPED TO SWITCH LANES AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM BEHIND AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

• 11/02/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER,TRAILER HITCHES

  THE TWO LIFTERS FAIL. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS A SHORT CIRCUIT CAUSING THE GAS INDICATOR TO MALFUNCTION. THE ENGINE IS EXPERIENCING NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED THE TIMING CHAIN WAS CAUSING THE ENGINE PROBLEM. *YC

• 10/31/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIRBAG DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY. *SD

• 10/25/1995· STEERING

  STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE, BUSHINGS WERE DEFECTIVE, REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN. TT

• 10/20/1999· SEAT BELTS

  WIFE WAS IN A K-MART PARKING LOT THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT UNLATCH AND IT TIGHTENED UP. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY TOLD HER SHE NEEDS TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. *AK

• 10/18/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  INSTURMENTATION CLUSTER RANDOMLY REVERSES POLIARITY WHEN LIGHTS ARE TUREND ON. INSTURMENT PANEL WILL NOT LIGHT UP, ODOMENTER STOPS, FUEL GAGE GOES TO EMPTY, TEMP GAGE JUMPD TO HOT, CHARGE INDICATOR DROPS TO NEGATIVE, EMERGENCY FLASHERS COMES ON, HIGH BEAM INDICATOR REVERSES. WHEN INSIDE LIGHTS ARE TURNED TO OFF THE INSTURMENT CLUSTER RETURNS TO NORMAL WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE LIGHTED PANNEL IS NOT ON. REPLACED LIGHT SWITCH ASSY. REAR TAIL LIGHTS. I SAKED THE DODGE DEALER ABOUT SERVICE BULITONS OR RECALLS. THE DEALER SAID THERE WERE NONE. THIS SITE SHOWS SBN:080600 PLUS SEVERAL OTHERS. DO ANY OF THESE PERTAIN TO MY SITUATION

• 10/16/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER STATES THAT THERES KNOCKING IN ENGINE AT ANY SPEED OR SITTING STILL, CHAIN IS HITTING THE SIDE OF MOUNTS. CONSUMER STATES IF CHAIN BREAKS AT HIGH SPEED VEHICLE WILL COME TO A STOP, AND CONSUMER COULD BE REAR ENDED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

• 10/08/2002· SUSPENSION

  THE SHOCKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JG

• 10/08/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGSCrash

  DURING IMPACT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP.*AK

• 10/07/1996· VISIBILITYCrash

  THE POSITIONING OF THE LEFT REARVIEW MIRROR CREATED A BLIND SPOT IN DRIVER'S VISION WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. *AK

• 10/06/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TIMING BELT WAS HITTING AGAINST THE HOUSING CAUSING NOISE. MJS

• 10/06/1995· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,EQUIPMENT

  FUEL TANK DOES NOT HAVE SHIELD TO PROTECT IT FROM GETTING HIT UNDER THE BOTTOM. TT CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE TANK DUE TO HOLE, TANK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN WARRANTY, GAS GAUGE INOPERATIVE. CD PLAYER IS INOPERATIVE. DASHBOARD UNDER STEERING WHEEL IS SAGGING DOWN. *SLC

• 10/04/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  GOT A NEW BATTERY FOR THE VEHICLE AND STARTED THE VEHICLE. NOTICED THE ABS LIGHT COME ON. TOOK IT TO DEALER, AND THEY INDICATED THAT THE ABS MODULE AND PRESSURE LIMIT VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO TIMES. THE OTHER TIME THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE SPEED SENSOR AND FRAME. *AK

• 09/30/1998· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  NOTICED TIRES FEATHERING ON OUTSIDE EXCESSIVELY. TIRES WOULD VIBRATE IN FRONT END. TOOK TO MECHANIC & INFORMED TIRES & ALIGNMENT CANNOT BE DONE DUE TO LOWER BALL JOINTS BEING WORN OUT. ALSO, STEERING HAS TOO MUCH PLAY IN IT. *AK

• 09/27/2004· POWER TRAIN

  4 WHEEL DRIVE WONT WORK, MAKES POUNDING NOISE . *AK

• 09/27/1999· SEATS

  WHILE BOARDING VEHICLE FRONT SIDE DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED,BREAKING THE BOLT. THE PASSENGER SEAT BROKE ON 20 SEP 98. *AK

• 09/27/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  ANTI LOCK BRAKE SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *TT

• 09/26/1999· STEERING

  SEEKING INFORMATION REGARDING PAST OR PRESENT (RECALLS) ON SAID REQUEST

• 09/24/1997· AIR BAGSCrash

  AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A HEAD-ON COLLISION THAT TOTALED THE VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MULTIPLE INJURIES.

• 09/22/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHENI PUT MY TILT UP IN MY TRUCK THE AIRBAG LIGHT COEMS ON AND I CANT ROLLUP MY WINDOWS PLUS I HAVE BEEN GETTING SHOCKED GETTING OUT THE DOOR

• 09/22/1997· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 35 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 09/21/1995· EQUIPMENT

  A/C COMPRESSOR AND CLUTCH FAILED. *TT