Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1992 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.

2
Open recalls
216
NHTSA complaints
3
Defect investigations
24
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Not rated
Frontal
Not rated
Side
Not rated
Rollover
Not rated

Consumer complaints

216 filed
20
Crashes
8
Fires
15
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    76
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC Limited Slip
    20
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR Position Indication (PRNDL)
    15
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION
    7
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    7
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
    7
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE
    7
  • Power Train
    6

Recalls

2 campaigns
06E049000·EXTERIOR LIGHTING2006-05-24

CERTAIN CK MOTORSPORTS COMBINATION HEADLIGHTS, CLEAR CORNER, BUMPER, AND SIDE MARKER LIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.

RiskWITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

FixCK MOTORSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE NONCOMPLIANT LAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 1, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CK MOTORSPORT AT 1-909-610-7211.

00V106000·POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)2000-04-11

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH A500 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INADVERTENT PLACEMENT OF THE SHIFT LEVER IN REVERSE CAN OCCUR WHEN THE DRIVER BELIEVES THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN PLACED IN PARK.

RiskTHIS CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY WITH THE ENGINE ON AFTER THE DRIVER HAS LEFT THE VEHICLE.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STEEL MANUAL VALVE IN THE TRANSMISSION WITH AN ALUMINUM VERSION.

NHTSA investigations

3 actions
EA96006·POWER TRAIN1996-05-31 → 2000-08-10

ROLLAWAY IN REVERSE WHEN PARKED

Led to recall00V106000

PE95041·POWER TRAIN1995-06-23 → 1996-05-31

INADVERTENT MOVEMENT OF SHIFTER

PE92062·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1992-07-06 → 1992-09-29

BRK PDL PIVOT SHAFT DISENG

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