10.0

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

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problem #2

Aug 021998

Dakota 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
While driving at any speed side mirrors are so large and placed so high on doors that it creates a severe blind spot when cornering with vehicle. Consumer had encountered near misses with pedestrians in crosswalks and smaller vehicles.

- Branch Port, NY, USA

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problem #1

Oct 181998

(reported on)

Dakota

  • miles
Driver & passenger side exterior power mirrors' surfaces seem to be made of a soft plastic, which gets microscopic surface scratches. These are not noticeable until a low sun angle from rear of truck appears. Then the mirrors glint with a million points of light, making them useless.

- Hawthorne, CA, USA

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