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2005 Dodge Dakota seats problems

Owners reported seats problems in 43 complaints for the 2005 Dodge Dakota, 7% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
43 7% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
81,000 miles 35 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 23
Injuries and deaths
4 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When seats problems show up

Seats complaints by mileage, 2005 Dodge Dakota Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 81,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 5 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 7 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 5 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 6 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 81,000 miles
Based on 35 complaints that include mileage. 26% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles2
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles5
60k to 80k miles7
80k to 100k miles5
100k to 120k miles6
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 35 seats complaints that report mileage, the median is about 81,000 miles, and 26% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 23 fires, 4 injuries.

What owners wrote

Turned on drivers heated seat to (low),in just a few minutes I got a burning feeling in my right butt cheek ,at the top of my right leg. It got so hot that I had to turn the seat off right away !!!!! I drove to work and by the time I got there I forgot about the seat ,although I still had a burning sensation in my buttocks. When I came out of work today ,I noticed a burn hole in the drivers seat and the truck had the smell of something burning!

December 2012 FireInjury

In january 2009 I replaced the original transmission in my 2005 dodge dakota slt 4x4 truck. VIN number [xxx]. The replacement of the transmission cost me $3200.00, not to mention the hassle of breaking down when I was visiting out of state. In 2010, I had to replace the four wheel drive component that engages and disengages the four wheel drive. Costing me another $300.00 recently while using my heated seat option, it burned a hole through the seat and the seat cover.

Reported at 80,000 miles, March 2011

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