Dodge Dakota problems reported in North Carolina
309 of the 9,236 complaints filed about the Dodge Dakota came from North Carolina, 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.
309
Complaints from North Carolina
28
Crashes
5
Fires
2001
Worst model year
What failed
Suspension
86
27.8%
Brakes
47
15.2%
Airbags
32
10.4%
Transmission & Drivetrain
28
9.1%
Engine & Cooling
23
7.4%
Steering
16
5.2%
Electrical System
14
4.5%
Lights
10
3.2%
Seat Belts
9
2.9%
Seats
8
2.6%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
8
2.6%
By model year
1987 Dakota
1
0.3%
1989 Dakota
1
0.3%
1991 Dakota
3
1.0%
1992 Dakota
5
1.6%
1993 Dakota
4
1.3%
1994 Dakota
6
1.9%
1995 Dakota
3
1.0%
1996 Dakota
9
2.9%
1997 Dakota
26
8.4%
1998 Dakota
28
9.1%
1999 Dakota
20
6.5%
2000 Dakota
34
11.0%
2001 Dakota
41
13.3%
2002 Dakota
37
12.0%
2003 Dakota
17
5.5%
2004 Dakota
10
3.2%
2005 Dakota
24
7.8%
2006 Dakota
21
6.8%
2007 Dakota
5
1.6%
2008 Dakota
5
1.6%
2009 Dakota
1
0.3%
2010 Dakota
3
1.0%
2011 Dakota
5
1.6%
Cities reporting most
Cary
14
15.2%
Raleigh
13
14.1%
Charlotte
10
10.9%
Franklin
9
9.8%
Winston-Salem
7
7.6%
Kernersville
6
6.5%
Gastonia
6
6.5%
Wilmington
6
6.5%
Fayetteville
6
6.5%
Welcome
5
5.4%
Wendell
5
5.4%
Lexington
5
5.4%