Vehicle report

1988 DODGE DAKOTA

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Reported problems

55 complaints · median 83025 miles
ComponentReports
STEERING:RACK AND PINION22
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE3
STEERING3
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR3
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS3
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK2
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY2
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY2
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)2
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH1
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT1
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS1
SUSPENSION:REAR1
TIRES:TREAD/BELT1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1
WHEELS:HUB1

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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.

1988 Dodge Dakota Reported Problems: 55 complaints | CarFathom