10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
41,449 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.

So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.

1997 Dodge Dakota brakes problems

brakes problem

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1997 Dodge Dakota Owner Comments

problem #4

Apr 112000

Dakota 4-cyl

  • 86,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Brake lines rusted through. Burst while driving on expressway. Replaced all brake lines.

- Ann Arbor, MI, USA

problem #3

Dec 182002

Dakota

  • 79,795 miles
The vehicle's ball joints were bad. The vehicle's front brakes also had to be replaced. The consumer learned of a recall for balljoints. The consumer was told by a servce rep that his vehicle was not included in the recall due to the model year.

- Green Bay, WI, USA

problem #2

Dec 132003

Dakota

  • miles
My 97 Dodge Dakota brakes failed and I had to spend over 1,000 to repair them. Cause I was told was the pistons siezed because of bad pistons that Chrysler knew about.also clear coat on paint is peeling off like a fl. Orange.

- Naples, FL, USA

problem #1

Apr 221997

Dakota

  • miles
Two months after purchase, the brakes failed and the cruise control failed to turn off forcing driver to run off of road and crash.

- Cobleskill, NY, USA

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