2001 Dodge Dakota cruise control problems
21 complaints about cruise control have been filed for the 2001 Dodge Dakota, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 21 2% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 1 crash.
What owners wrote
When slowed to near stop as when parking, vehicle suddenly accelerates as if accelerator has been heavily depressed -- foot is on brake, not on accelerator. . Does not occur every stop. No warning when vehicle suddenly accelerates. Last time this happened, vehicle accelerated when being parked,and almost ran through business store front. Operator tried putting two feet on brake = no results...operator barely able to throw into nuetral to stop vehicle. Massive damage to frame of truck.
The horn quit the cruise controls quit working. The air bag light are on air bags are dead the clock spring is bad in all the 2000 2001 dodge dakota 's all have the same problem. Dealer said sounds like you got a problem. This is a safety problem.
Other problems reported for the 2001 Dodge Dakota
- Suspension 307 complaints
- Brakes 151 complaints
- Electrical system 61 complaints
- Transmission 55 complaints
- Engine 54 complaints
- Steering 49 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 46 complaints
- Air bags 39 complaints
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