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Dodge Dakota problems reported in South Carolina

163 of the 9,236 complaints filed about the Dodge Dakota came from South 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.

163

Complaints from South Carolina

18

Crashes

5

Fires

1999

Worst model year

What failed

By model year

1988 Dakota 1 0.6%
1990 Dakota 3 1.8%
1992 Dakota 5 3.1%
1994 Dakota 3 1.8%
1995 Dakota 2 1.2%
1996 Dakota 3 1.8%
1997 Dakota 15 9.2%
1998 Dakota 15 9.2%
1999 Dakota 18 11.0%
2000 Dakota 16 9.8%
2001 Dakota 18 11.0%
2002 Dakota 15 9.2%
2003 Dakota 2 1.2%
2004 Dakota 14 8.6%
2005 Dakota 10 6.1%
2006 Dakota 6 3.7%
2007 Dakota 6 3.7%
2008 Dakota 3 1.8%
2010 Dakota 2 1.2%
2011 Dakota 6 3.7%

Cities reporting most

Beaufort 11 15.5%
Goose Creek 9 12.7%
Anderson 8 11.3%
North Augusta 6 8.5%
Summerville 6 8.5%
Charleston 6 8.5%
Aiken 5 7.0%
Wedgefield 4 5.6%
Eutawville 4 5.6%
Hartsville 4 5.6%
Irmo 4 5.6%
Simpsonville 4 5.6%

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