Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1988 Dodge Dakota

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

3
Open recalls
55
NHTSA complaints
0
Defect investigations
1
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

55 filed
2
Crashes
2
Fires
1
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • STEERING:RACK AND Pinion
    19
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    6
  • Steering
    3
  • STEERING: Steering WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
    3
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    3
  • STRUCTURE:FRAME AND Members
    3
  • WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
    2
  • EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
    2

Recalls

3 campaigns
96V094000·STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)1996-06-13

THE FRAME CAN CRACK AT THE STEERING GEAR ATTACHMENT AND/OR THE STEERING GEAR MOUNTING BOLTS CAN FRACTURE.

RiskTHE STEERING GEAR CAN SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE FRAME RESULTING IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

FixDEALERS WILL ADD REINFORCEMENTS TO THE FRAME AND REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR MOUNTING BOLTS. IF THE FRAME IS ALREADY CRACKED, THE STEERING GEAR WELD NUTS WILL ALSO BE REPLACED.

88V074000·WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS1988-05-04

MACHINING ERROR IN LOCATING WHEEL STUD HOLES MAY PREVENT FULL SEATING OF BRAKE DRUM TO SHAFT FLANGE.

RiskWHEEL STUDS COULD LOOSEN, ALLOWING WHEEL TO SEPARATEFROM THE TRUCK.

FixREPLACE AXLE SHAFTS AS NECESSARY.

87V194000·POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)1987-12-26

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MAY CONTAIN A PARK SPRAG ROD ASSEMBLY THAT MAY STICK IN THE TOOTH BUTT UNENGAGED POSITION.

RiskTHIS CONDITION COULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL WITH THEGEAR SHIFT LEVER IN PARK POSITION.

FixALL INVOLVED VEHICLES WILL HAVE THE PARK SPRAG ROD ASSEMBLIES REPLACED.

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