1996 Dodge Dakota engine problems
25 complaints about engine have been filed for the 1996 Dodge Dakota, which is 10% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 25 10% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 1 fire.
What owners wrote
Serpentine belt squeals constantly, after replacing belt and checking other components including steering used w/belt, unknown noise has returned, please describe details.
At idle/park my 1996 dodge dakota 4x4 v8 5.2l slt will sputter and sometimes kill the engine. Now I'm not sure if that's a safety feature so the engine doesn't over flood itself, but I've replaced the iac valve, pcv valve, distributor rotor/cap, and spark plugs with no improvement. I recent had a problem where the conditions out we're somewhat icy and mid turn into a parking lot I took a blow to a fire hydrant because the vehicle killed itself, meaning loss of power steering and power brakes.
Other problems reported for the 1996 Dodge Dakota
- Brakes 28 complaints
- Transmission 21 complaints
- Electrical system 19 complaints
- Body & structure 18 complaints