Dodge Dakota problems reported in Iowa
112 of the 9,236 complaints filed about the Dodge Dakota came from Iowa, most often about the suspension.
Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.
112
Complaints from Iowa
6
Crashes
3
Fires
1999
Worst model year
What failed
Suspension
35
31.3%
Brakes
14
12.5%
Transmission & Drivetrain
13
11.6%
Steering
10
8.9%
Airbags
8
7.1%
Engine & Cooling
7
6.3%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
5
4.5%
Fuel & Propulsion
4
3.6%
Body & Structure
3
2.7%
Electrical System
3
2.7%
Other & Unspecified
2
1.8%
Equipment & Accessories
2
1.8%
By model year
1990 Dakota
3
2.7%
1992 Dakota
2
1.8%
1993 Dakota
7
6.3%
1994 Dakota
3
2.7%
1995 Dakota
2
1.8%
1996 Dakota
3
2.7%
1997 Dakota
5
4.5%
1998 Dakota
9
8.0%
1999 Dakota
18
16.1%
2000 Dakota
9
8.0%
2001 Dakota
10
8.9%
2002 Dakota
10
8.9%
2003 Dakota
9
8.0%
2004 Dakota
2
1.8%
2005 Dakota
13
11.6%
2006 Dakota
5
4.5%
2007 Dakota
2
1.8%
Cities reporting most
Cedar Rapids
12
22.6%
DES Moines
9
17.0%
Grimes
4
7.5%
Council Bluffs
4
7.5%
Iowa City
4
7.5%
Okoboji
3
5.7%
Maxwell
3
5.7%
West DES Moines
3
5.7%
Boone
3
5.7%
Sioux City
3
5.7%
Waterloo
3
5.7%
Camanche
2
3.8%