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2000 Dodge Dakota engine problems

52 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2000 Dodge Dakota, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
52 5% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
61,000 miles 25 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 2
Injuries and deaths
6 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2000 Dodge Dakota Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 61,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 10 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 6 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 61,000 miles
Based on 25 complaints that include mileage. 40% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles0
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles10
60k to 80k miles6
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 25 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 61,000 miles, and 40% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 2 fires, 6 injuries.

What owners wrote

I was slowing down to turn into my driveway and the other vehicle was speeding and took a curve to fast and crossed the center line and hit head on. The driver side air bag did not deploy properly and the passenger side airbag was busted when it was deployed. The steering wheel inner componets came out with the airbag which did not inflate and caused injury to my chest area. The passenger side airbag deployed but was busted and caused my daughter to get a broken arm.

Reported at 224,000 miles, September 2015 CrashInjury

My wife was driving home from work in my 2000 dodge dakota pickup truck. She heard a knocking noise and the engine locked up. Fortunately she was able to coast to a stop (she of course lost all power assist to the steering and brakes). The dealership denied my extended warranty claim so I purchased a rebuilt engine block and I am in the process of having it installed. There was excessive sludge buildup in the manifold and a piston rod had broken.

Reported at 56,278 miles, February 2006

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