2005 Dodge Dakota electrical system problems
32 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2005 Dodge Dakota, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 32 5% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 80,000 miles 27 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 27 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 80,000 miles, and 41% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 6 fires, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
I turned on my heated seat, as I have done several times this winter. After approximately 15 minutes, I smelled something burning. I reached around the back of me as I was driving because a spot on my back was very heated. I actually stuck my finger through a hole in the seat that had burned through both the seat and my coat. (also my finger, at this point.) I immediately turned the heat off and went directly to the dealership.
I'm left with a dilemma. I own a 2005 dodge dakota 4x4. This vehicle has a problem where the transmission electronically switches from 2 wheel drive to 4 wheel drive without the driver's consent. This is a well documented problem across the internet with other owners of this vehicle. We've known the transmission has had issues for a while, but (warranty company) has a theory of can't replicate it, won't fix it .and that is what occurred.
Other problems reported for the 2005 Dodge Dakota
- Air bags 143 complaints
- Brakes 99 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 69 complaints
- Suspension 54 complaints
- Steering 48 complaints
- Seats 43 complaints
- Engine 23 complaints
- Transmission 15 complaints