1995 Dodge Dakota problems
The 1995 Dodge Dakota has 294 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (11%) concerns brakes. After that come seat belts (9%) and air bags (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 294 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 11% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 42 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 25 and 2
- Typical mileage
- 90,000 miles 29 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Among the 29 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 90,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 42 complaints mention a crash; 6 complaints mention a fire; 25 injuries reported; 2 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 82% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1995 ranks 11th most-complained-about out of 21 model years of the Dodge Dakota with enough data (195 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Consumer was involved in an accident in which the driver's side air bag deployed, causing the consumer's clothing to catch on fire.
Air bag: wife driving down highway at approximately 35MPH hit pickup vehicle in left rear panel. Vehicle spun around and hit a sewer pipe and crumbled front end suspension. The air bag did not deploy. Vehicle is not in for repairs yet.
Driving at a speed 18 MPH, impact 9:00 position, drivers side door opened upon impact. Tt consumer states vehicle has poor side impact design, consumer's leg, ribs, upper back, and neck were injured in accident, consumer has since sold vehicle. *slc
The vehicle was being parked and when it had come time to get out of the vehicle, the seat belt would not unlatch. The seat belt eventually had to be cut off in order to get the passenger out of the vehicle.
Tl* the contact owns a 1995 dodge dakota. The contact stated that the vehicle was unable to pass the state vehicle inspection due to the frame being corroded. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician verified the failure and stated that the damage was beyond repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 152,000.