Power Train › Clutch Assembly
Filed Apr 19, 1995CA
MANUAL TRANSMISSION THE CLUTCH DO NOT HAVE TO BE DEPRESSED TO START VEHICLE. TT
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1994 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 1994 record →
Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Apr 18, 1995NY
INTERMITTENT STALLING. *SKD
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle BarCrash1 injured
Filed Apr 13, 1995MT
STEERING WHEEL LOCKUP WHILE DRIVING NO RESPONSE FROM THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. TT
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Apr 4, 1995FL
ENGINE FILLED WITH WATER WHEN DRIVING THROUGH WATER PUDDLE
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 24, 199500
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 40-45MPH, 9:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, AIRBAG FAIL TO DEPLOY. TT
Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Mar 16, 199500
AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT. TT
Seats › Front Assembly › Head Restraint1 injured
Filed Mar 8, 1995GA
HEAD RESTRAINT NOT TALL ENOUGH TO ADEQUATELY SUPPORT HEAD/NECK OF TALL PEOPLE, CAUSING INJURY DURING ACCIDENT. *AW
Suspension › Front
Filed Feb 13, 199500
WHEN VEHICLE IS AT IDLE SPEED AND AT COMPLETE STOP, IT EXPERIENCES VIBRATION/POOR ACCELERATION WHEN TAKING OFF. TT
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Feb 9, 1995MD
WHILE EXITING DRIVEW ONTO ROADWAYA, KEY BECAME JAMMED IN STEERING WHEEL PLUG RUBBER GROMMET HOLE LOCKING STEERING WHEEL PRIOR TO RECALL (94V-145). *AK
Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed Feb 2, 1995PA
FRONT SEATBACK DOES NOT LOCK IN PLACE; SEATBACK CAN BE MOVED FORWARD OR DURING SHARP BREAKING, PASSENGER IN REAR SEAT COULD BE FORCED FORWARD. *AK
Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Feb 2, 1995MA
TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP ABOUT TEN TIMES IT BACK FIRE, WILL NOT START TRUCK JUST DIES. TT
Fuel System, Gasoline › Carburetor System
Filed Jan 31, 1995FL
904-386-8388(W): AIR INTAKE SNORKEL CAN SUCK RAIN WATER THRU AIR INTAKE SNORKEL INTO ENGINE; CAUSED STATIC HYDRO LOCK UP OF ENGINE; BENDS AND TWIST PISTON ROD.
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jan 27, 1995MI
CRUISE CONTROL STUCK AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › DiscCrash
Filed Jan 25, 1995WA
THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING FRONT BRAKES TO FAIL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Suspension › Front
Filed Jan 13, 1995CA
FRONT SUSPENSION FAILED. *SKD
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Jan 11, 1995NY
DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT. TT
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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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