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 2000 record →
WHILE DRIVING A PART FROM THE HEATER CORE FELL OFF AND SLIPPED UNDERNEATH THE BRAKE PEDAL. OCCUPANT COULD NOT STOP VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHEN TRAVELING 15-20 MPH AND WHEN PULLING OUT A PARKING SPACE ON WET PAVEMENT, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING VIBRATION AND UNNECESSARY NOISE WHENEVER EITHER BACK SIDE WINDOW IS ROLLED DOWN. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK
TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKS. TRANSMISSION WON'T DOWN SHIFT WHEN PULLING OUT ONTO HIGHWAY (INTERMITTENT PROBLEM). *AK
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT CAUSING FAILURE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND CLAIMS THAT BRAKES PULL BECAUSE OF ROAD. *AK *YC
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. *AK
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.
Full record for the 2000 Dodge Dakota → · Every Dakota year → · How the figures are calculated →