Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1994 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.

4
Open recalls
166
NHTSA complaints
4
Defect investigations
42
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

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

Consumer complaints

166 filed
33
Crashes
4
Fires
23
Injuries reported
2
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • STEERING: Steering WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
    17
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
    15
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    13
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC Limited Slip
    12
  • SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
    8
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION
    7
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL Pump
    7
  • AIR Bags
    6

Recalls

4 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.

95V088000·STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR1995-05-12

WHILE MAKING A TURN, THE EXTRA KEYS ON A VEHICLE OPERATOR'S KEY RING CAN BECOME TEMPORARILY LODGED IN THE SCREW ACCESS HOLES IN THE BACK COVER OF THE STEERING WHEEL.

RiskTHIS CONDITION CAN HAMPER THE STEERING WHEEL RETURN ORCAUSE THE IGNITION TO BE TURNED OFF, RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STEERING WHEEL BACK COVER WITH A REDESIGNED COVER.

94V043000·SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM1994-03-09

SOME UPPER CONTROL ARM ATTACHING BOLTS CAN FAIL DUE TO IMPROPER HEAT TREATMENT. THE BOLTS ARE TOO SOFT TO WITHSTAND THE STRESSES IN THE STEERING SYSTEM AND CAN BREAK.

RiskIF THE ATTACHING BOLTS OF THE UPPER CONTROL ARM BREAK, THE VEHICLE CAN EXPERIENCE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

FixREPLACE THE UPPER CONTROL ARM ATTACHING BOLTS.

94V005000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING1994-01-12

TWO FUEL TANK SUPPORT STRAP ATTACHING STUDS WERE NOT ADEQUATELY TIGHTENED, WHICH COULD CAUSE ONE OR BOTH OF THE STRAP(S) TO SEPARATE, MISLOCATING THE FUEL TANKS OR ALLOW COMPLETE SEPARATION OF THE FUEL TANK FROM THE VEHICLE.

RiskIN EITHER CASE FUEL TANK SUPPORT STRAP(S) FAILURE RESULTS IN FUEL LEAKAGE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

FixTHE FUEL TANK SUPPORT STRAP ATTACHING STUDS WILL BE PROPERLY TIGHTENED.

NHTSA investigations

4 actions
DP03002·STEERING:COLUMN2003-05-07 → 2003-07-22

STEERING COLUMN SEPARATION

RQ97012·STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR1997-09-25

STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN

Led to recall95V088000

PE94038·STEERING1994-05-02 → 1994-08-09

STEERING LOCK-UP/IMPEDIMNT

PE94013·ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING1994-02-09 → 1994-06-30

ENGINE FIRES

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