10.0

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

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problem #4

Apr 112000

Dakota 4-cyl

  • 86,000 miles
Brake lines rusted through. Burst while driving on expressway. Replaced all brake lines.

- Ann Arbor, MI, USA

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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

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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

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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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