Vehicle report
2003 DODGE DAKOTA
Reported problems
296 complaints · median 33750 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | 54 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 24 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | 22 |
| SUSPENSION | 21 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 17 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 16 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 15 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 15 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 14 |
| POWER TRAIN | 14 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 13 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 13 |
| STEERING | 10 |
| AIR BAGS | 7 |
| TIRES | 7 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 7 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 6 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | 6 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 4 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 4 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 4 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 4 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 4 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | 4 |
| WHEELS | 4 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | 3 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 3 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | 3 |
| INTERIOR LIGHTING | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM | 3 |
| STRUCTURE | 3 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR | 3 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 3 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 2 |
| EQUIPMENT | 2 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 2 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 2 |
| PARKING BRAKE | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | 2 |
| SEAT BELTS | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 2 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | 2 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | 2 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | 1 |
| AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | 1 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 1 |
| ENGINE | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | 1 |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 1 |
| PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:BANJO HOUSING | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:SHIFT PATTERN INDICATOR | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM | 1 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 1 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR | 1 |
| TIRES:SIDEWALL | 1 |
| TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM | 1 |
| VISIBILITY | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT | 1 |
| WHEELS:HUB | 1 |
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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.