10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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problem #11

Aug 152000

Dakota

  • miles
Tread came unattached from tire.( dot number: Tire size: 215R75 )

- Elgin, TX, USA

problem #10

Jan 011998

Dakota

  • miles
This truck is a lemon!!!! help! no safety defect mentioned in the summary.

- Kalispell, MT, USA

problem #9

Oct 271997

Dakota

  • miles
Tires wore out excessively.(attorney for client)yh

- San Francisco, CA, USA

problem #8

Jan 072000

(reported on)

Dakota

  • miles
The cruise control (97 Dakota) has proven intermittent on every long trip. Four attempts by the dealer to locate and correct the problem have been unsuccessful. The cruise control quits after 1 - 3 hours. Shutting the vehicle down and restarting restores normal operation for a while. The oem tires (Goodyear Wrangler) have poor dry and very poor wet traction and are dangerous. Replaced with Michelin tires, excellent now.

- Germantown, TN, USA

problem #7

Jun 041999

Dakota

  • miles
Excessive outer tire wear( dot number: Tire size: P22515rs )

- Justice, IL, USA

problem #6

Feb 011999

(reported on)

Dakota

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Tires replaced due to exessive wear.

- Bakersfield, CA, USA

problem #5

Jun 181999

(reported on)

Dakota

  • miles
Uneven, excessivee wear on the outside of the front tires, even though tires were rotated approximately every 6-8,000 miles. Only driven on highways. Had to replace at 19,000 miles.( dot number: Tire size: P215-75R15 )

- Blythewood, SC, USA

problem #4

Oct 011997

Dakota

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Passenger tires wore out at 7,500 miles (Goodyear P235/75R15), replaced again at 15000 miles. Mjs

- Costa Mesa, CA, USA

problem #3

Apr 181999

(reported on)

Dakota

  • miles
Tires - excessive tire wear over 20,000 miles, especially at the outer edges.also, brake rotor failure (pitting) at 20.000 miles.( dot number: Tire size: Glp215/75R )

- West Seneca, NY, USA

problem #2

Feb 091999

Dakota

  • miles
Tires are wearing faster on the front. Have rotated three time already.( dot number: Tire size: P235/70R15 )

- Dahlgren, VA, USA

problem #1

Sep 041997

Dakota

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Goodyear invicta gl P215/75R15 tires are wearing badly on the outside, causing misalignment.

- Unknown, UN, USA