ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATES. *AK
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 →
SPEED SENSOR HAS FAILED THREE TIMES, VEHICLE WILL STALL WHEN STOPPING. TT
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND STOP AT A STOP SIGN THE ARM NUT THAT HOLDS THE LEFT FRONT TIRE AND BRAKE CYLINDER FELL TO THE GROUND. TT
ROTORS RUSTED. *SKD
BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR DURING EMERGENCY STOPPING, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. TT
THIRD BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON APPLIED BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. DUE TO IMPROPER FUNCTIONING OF THE ANTI SKID DEVICE. TT
BRAKE FAILURE, THE FRONT BRAKES WILL GRAB, EQUIPPED WITH ABS BRAKES. TT
TRANSFER CASE CRACKED RESULTING IN OIL COMPLETELY DRAINING AND EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
VEHICLE STOPPED W/O WARNING, DISTRIBUTOR SHAFT WAS SHEARED OFF. TT
TRANSFER CASE FAILED DUE TO BENT MAIN SHAFT. *SKD
CRUISE CONTROL KICKS IN ON ITS OWN INCREASING UNWANTED SPEED; REPAIRED SIX TIMES; COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT; DIFFICULTY STOPPING. TT
VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON FLAT SURFACE, JUMP OF GEAR INTO REVERSE, IMPACT 6:00 POSITION HITTING A FENCE AND TELEPHONE. TT
IDLE CONTROL RELAY FAILED. *SKD
BRAKE LINES PREMATURELY WORN, 1 LINE RUPTURED WHEN TESTED. *TW
SPEEDOMETER PROBLEMS.
STEERING WHEEL LOCKUP, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURY. *AK
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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