Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
Filed Jun 18, 1996WI
TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR, ALSO PERFORMS SLUGGISHLY AT START UP. *SD
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1992 Dodge Dakota complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1992 record →
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jun 9, 1996MT
VEHICLE SHIFTS INADVERTENTLY. *DH
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jun 3, 1996FL
TRANSMISSION OVERDRIVE DISENGAGED. *SD
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed May 28, 1996TX
ENGINE STALLS OCCASIONALLY. *DH
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed May 20, 1996AL
TRANSMISSION INADVERTANTLY SHIFTS AFTER IT GETS HOT AND SHIFTS INTO A LOWER GEAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Structure › Body › Tailgate
Filed May 20, 1996WY
STUD ON TAILGATE MISSING.
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed May 16, 1996PA
THE TRUCK INADVERTANTLY SHIFTS WHILE ACCELERATING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed May 16, 1996TX
THE TRANSMISSION INADVERTANTLY SHIFTS WHILE GETTING STARTED OR ACCELERATING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed May 10, 1996FL
THE TRANSMISSION INADVERTANTLY SHIFTS WITOUT WARNING AND CAUSES DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed May 8, 1996MA
UPON COLD START, TRUCK EXPERIENCES INADVERTENT SHIFTING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed May 3, 1996MI
UPON ANY SLIGHT VARIANCE OR PITCH IN THE ROAD, VEHICLE DEVELOPS INADVERTENT SHIFTING. MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ACTIVATED. *AK
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed May 3, 1996TX
WHILE IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE WILL THROW ITSELF INTO ANOTHER GEAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Apr 30, 1996MD
BRAKES FAILED. *DH
Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Apr 17, 1996WA
WHEN FULL, FUEL TANKS LEAKS.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 3, 1996TN
TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE, PREVENTING TRANSMISSION FROM DOWNSHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 2ND GEAR STALLING. *SD
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 2, 1996WA
THE REAR ABS BRAKES DO NOT ACTIVATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED.*AK CONSUMER HAS CHECKED AND CHANGED ALL OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM BUT STILL HAVING REAR BRAKE PROBLEMS.*JB
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 2, 1996TX
TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF OVERDRIVE INTO 3RD GEAR. *SD
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 28, 1996IL
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.
Wheels › Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs
Filed Mar 27, 1996MN
WHILE DRIVING, BACK WHEELS LOCKED UP; VEHICLE CAME TO A SUDDEN SKIDDING STOP; NO WARNING; SPEED 20 MPH. *AK
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Mar 11, 1996NH
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS OUT OF ORDER. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Mar 4, 1996WI
TRANSMISSION SLIPS, WON'T SHIFT OUT OF FIRST UNTIL WARMED UP, CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH FAN/COUPLING, DRAINBACK VALVE, GOVERNOR SEALING RINGS. *DSH
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 28, 1996FL
AUTO-TRAN: TRANSMISSION HANGS UP AT LOWER SPEEDS, TAKE LONG TIME TO SHIFT; CAUSES ENGINE TO INCREASE IN RPMS. *AK
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 28, 1996WI
BUTTON THAT DEACTIVATES THE OVERDRIVE CAUSES THE ENGINE TO REV AT HIGHER SPEEDS. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Feb 27, 1996KS
THE DISC BRAKES ROTORS BROKE APART. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 26, 1996AL
PURCHASE TRUCK USED WHEN SHIFTING INTO GEAR WOULDN'T SHIFT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AQK
Power Train › Driveline › Universal Joint
Filed Feb 21, 1996WA
(AT) POWER TRAIN FAILURE, WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE ON A INCLINE VEHICLE WILL DOWN SHIFT 2 GEARS, CAUSE THE ENGINE TO HIGH IDLE*AK
Parking Brake › Conventional › Mechanical › Linkage and Cable
Filed Feb 2, 1996TX
RIGHT REAR BRAKE CABLE THAT MAKES SELF-ADJUSTMENT FOR BRAKING HAS BROKEN TWICE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 31, 1996WY
TRUCK ALREADY WILL SHIFT ITSELF PE95-041A. TT
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 27, 1996VT
TRANSMISSION OVERDRIVE INOPERATIVE. *SD
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 25, 1996NH
TRUCK SHIFTS OUT OF GEAR, CAUSING ENGINE TO RACE. *DSH
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 24, 1996TX
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL DOWNSHIFT ON ITS OWN WHILE TRAVELLING AT 55-60 MPH. TT
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jan 17, 1996TX
WHEN STARTING VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WILL SURGE FORWARD WHEN ENGAGING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TT
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 17, 1996FL
AUTO-TRANS: TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT, REMAINS IN ONE GEAR; WILL CATCH; UNEXPECTANTLY SHIFTS 2 0R 3 GEARS AT A TIME. TT
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 11, 1996TX
VEHICLE SHIFT ERRATIC AT 45MPH. TT
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 29, 1995MS
TRUCK ALREADY WILL SHIFT ITSELF FROM PARK TO REVERSE PE95-041. TT
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Dec 9, 1995MA
CRUISE CONTROL NOT DEPENDABLE.
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 7, 1995NY
#PE95-041 WHEN DRIVING JUMPED OUT OF GEAR WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY . TT
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 5, 1995VT
AUTO-TRAN: TRANSMISSION INADVERTENTLY SHIFTS AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING; NO WARNING; REASON UNKNOWN. TT
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 1, 1995IL
PROBLEM WITH OVERDRIVE CAUSES ENTIRE VEHICLE TO SHAKE. *DSH
Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Nov 30, 1995PA
FUEL PUMP INSIDE OF FUEL TANK,ELECTRICAL CONNECTION BROKE OFF,SPARKING BETWEEN THE TWO CONNECTIONS. TT
Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed Nov 28, 1995CA
THE DRIVERS SEAT BACK DOES NOT LOCK AND THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BACK DOES NOT MOVE AT ALL. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Control Unit/Module
Filed Nov 22, 1995NC
ABS BRAKES; BRAKE SENSOR CAUSED REAR BRAKES TO LOCK UP WHEN APPLIED ON (2) OCCASIONS. DEALER INSPECTED AND FOUND SENSOR GIVING FALSE SIGNALS. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Column Shift
Filed Oct 30, 1995TX
PE95-041 ACTIVE, SHIFTER, WILL DOWN SHIFT WHILE DRVING INTO A LOWER SPEED. TT
Tires › Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire
Filed Oct 17, 1995IL
PURCHASED TRUCK NEW, TIRE BLEW OUT AND WHEN TO LOOK FOR THE SPARE TIRE THERE WAS NO SPARE TIRE THERE . TT CONSUMER STATES THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE BROKE AND HE HAS NO IDEA WHEN IT HAPPENED. *SLC
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Sep 25, 1995MI
TRANSMISSION REPLACED DUE TO STALLING. *SD
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Sep 14, 1995CA
TRANSMISSION FAILED, PREVENTING VEHICLE FROM MOVING FORWARD. *AW
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Abs Warning Light
Filed Aug 16, 1995MO
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT LAMP COMES ON/ OFF. *SKD
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 8, 1995MO
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, ABS SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON, REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP. TT
Electrical System › WiringFire
Filed Aug 3, 1995SC
CONSUMER TRUCK WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT, ENGINE WAS OFF AND ITS ELECTRICAL WIRING CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK
Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under DashFire
Filed Jul 17, 1995TX
WIRING UNDER THE UNDER STEERING COLUMN OVERHEATS AND CATCHES FIRE. TT
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