149 of the
9,236 complaints filed about the Dodge Dakota
are about the seat belts —
2% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 1995.
I bought this 1995 Dodge Dakota brand new in 1995 and it only has original 92,110 miles on it. The problem with this Dakota I have replaced the Drivers front seat belt and the replacement again is falling apart again where it will not release for a person to get out of. I don't know if the air bags will not deploy if the seat belt is not working properly. Again the seat belt needs to be replaced again as it physically is falling apart again.
NHTSA complaint #11493482 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
PASSENGER AIRBAG WAS TURNED ON BUT DIDN'T DEPLOY, DID NOT HAVE SEATBELT ON BECAUSE IT BROKE BUT ALL OTHERS IN THE ACCIDENT HAD THEIRS ON. DRIVER WAS DRIVING NORMAL AND A TRUCK COMING OPPOSITE WAY HIT A TRUCK THREE TRUCK LENGTH AHEAD SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT OUR VEHICLE HEAD ON.*DT CONSUMER HAS STATED SHE HAS HEAD TRAUMA.*JB*JB *DT*DT*JB *DT*JB*DT*JB*DT*JB*DT*JB*DT*DT*DT*DT*JB*AS*DT
NHTSA complaint #11291458 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE DRIVING MY FRIENDS 01 DAKOTA, AT ABOUT 10-15 MPH AFTER MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN I HYDROPLANED AND I WAS T-BONED ON PASSENGER SIDE. I HAD MY SEATBELT ON. WHEN THE TRUCK CAME TO A STOP AFTER SPINNING AROUND AND FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. ON IMPACT MY SEATBELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN ME AND I WAS THROWN INTO THE BACK SEAT WHERE MY HEAD HIT THE REAR WINDOW AND I SUB STAINED A VERY LARGE GASH TO MY HEAD.
NHTSA complaint #11143843 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND FLIPPED OVER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IN ADDITION, IT WAS SUSPECTED THAT THE HARNESS STRAP OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE CONTACT DURING THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, A PUNCTURED RIGHT LUNG, A FRACTURED RIGHT HAND, A FRACTURED RIGHT FEMUR, RIGHT AND LEFT KNEE DISLOCATION, A FRACTURED LEFT ANKLE, PERENNIAL NERVE DAMAGE, AND MAJOR ABDOMINAL INJURIES. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED, BUT WAS NOT DESTROYED. A DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. *BF
NHTSA complaint #11057348 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY DAUGHTER'S SEAT BELT WOULD NOT UNLATCH. SHE COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE CAR. SHE HAD TO LEAVE AND DRIVE BACK HOME, WHERE HER DAD WAS ABLE TO GET HER OUT WITH A SCREW DRIVE. OUR MECHANIC SAID DODGE NO LONGER CARRIES THESE SEAT BELTS.
NHTSA complaint #10938909 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TAKATA RECALL. ON 2/4/2016 I TOOK MY TRUCK TO COURTESY CHRYSLER/DODGE/RAM LOCATED AT 9207 ADAMO DRIVE EAST IN TAMPA,FL. THE AIRBAG INFLATOR WAS REPLACED. AS SOON AS I DROVE OFF OF THE DEALER'S LOT I NOTICED THAT THE SEATBELT WARNING LIGHT AND ALARM WOULD NOT TURN OFF. I IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE PARTS AND SERVICE MANAGER SAID THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE, ALTHOUGH I EXPLAINED THAT THE PROBLEM DID NOT EXIST BEFORE MY VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER A NEW SEAT BELT BUCKLE AT A COST OF $125.00 + LABOR. I REFUSED TO ORDER AND PAY FOR A PART TO FIX A REPAIR THAT DID NOT EXIST PRIOR TO MY VISIT. I WAS MAKING AN 11 HOUR DRIVE THE NEXT DAY TO START A NEW JOB AND I NEEDED TO HAVE THE PROBLEM RESOLVED. THE PARTS AND SERVICE MANAGER WAS VERY UNPROFESSIONAL. I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP. THE SEATBELT WARNING LIGHT AND ALARM STILL CONTINUE TO GO OFF AND ON ALTHOUGH I ALWAYS WEAR MY SEATBELT. NOTE THAT I CALLED THE FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES (FCA) RECALL ASSISTANCE CENTER ON 2/4/2016 AFTER I RETURNED FROM THE DEALER. I DESCRIBED THE SEATBELT PROBLEM BUT FCA WAS JUST AS UNCARING AS THE DEALER.
NHTSA complaint #10873727 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY DAUGHTER, WHO WAS THE DRIVER, WAS UNABLE TO UNLATCH HER SEAT BELT. HER BOYFRIEND HAD TO FORCE IT APART IN ORDER FOR HER TO BE ABLE TO EXIT THE CAR. NOW IT IS BROKEN...SHE WAS AT A STANDSTILL AT HER BOYFRIEND'S HOUSE.
NHTSA complaint #10859826 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2008 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB 4X4 IS THE BIGGEST PIECE OF JUNK I HAVE HAD 3 TRANS DONE AND TRANS LINES 3 TIMES ALL FRONT END TIE RODS STRUTS SWAY BARS WHEEL BARRINGS ROTORS RADIO AIR BAGS SEAT BELTS AND MORE REPLACED ON THIS ROLLING WHEELED PIECE OF JUNK IVE HAD PEOPLE SAY NICE TRUCK AND I SAY THANKS BUT DONT BUY ONE THEY ARE A JUNK ONLY 116K MILES ON IT AND WILL BE LOTS MORE TO SPEND ON THIS JUNK DEALER ASKED ME IF I EVER DROVE IT DOWN A DRIT ROAD AND I SAID WHY HE SAID THE TIE RODS ARE WORE OUT ON IT AND I SAID HOW THIS IS WHEN I HAD 10K MILES ON IT THEY SAID THEY THAT YOU SHOULD NOT GO ON ANY DIRT ROADS COME ON NOW WHERE ARE NO DIRT ROADS I LAUGHED AT THEM AND SAID I HAD NOT WENT ON ONE YET. NOW HOW DO ANYBODY GET THIS THING RIGHT ON GET RID OF IT WHAT A LEMON.
NHTSA complaint #10852121 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS LATCHED, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING UNDER THE SEAT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,400.
NHTSA complaint #10789169 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WAS FRACTURED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.
NHTSA complaint #10788427 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POSSIBLE SHORT IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM EFFECTING SAFETY EQUIPMENT. SEATBELT WARNING CONTINUES TO ALARM WHEN SEATBELTS ARE WORN AND/OR FASTENED WITHOUT PASSENGERS IN VEHICLE. AUDIBLE ALARM STOPS AFTER DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS WITHOUT FREQUENT STOPS FOR TRAFFIC,STREET LIGHTS, STOP SIGNS (IE: FREEWAY), HOWEVER, VISUAL WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ON DASH. HORN EFFECTED - FUSE BLOWS AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT EACH TIME HORN IS USED. SEAT BELT SYSTEM PROBLEMS BEGAN IN 2013 WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT APPROX. 60MPH. HORN PROBLEMS BEGAN IN 2014.
NHTSA complaint #10760321 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.
NHTSA complaint #10746367 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND WHEN THE SEAT BELT WAS ENGAGED THE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT SEAT BELT RECEPTACLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. MA 9/22 UPDATED 12/05/2017
NHTSA complaint #10735521 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FROM ABOUT NOVEMBER 2010 UNTIL I DELIVERED THE TRUCK TO THORNTON ROAD CHRYSLER DODGE TO INSTALL RECALL P40, THE AIRBAG OFF AND SEAT BELT WARNINGS, WITH OR WITHOUT A PASSENGER, CHIMED AND THE WARNING LIGHTS LIT UP. THORNTON ROAD CHRYSLER INSTALLED RECALL P40 AND RECALIBRATED FRONT SEAT SENSORS. AFTER I LEFT THE DEALER, BEFORE I WAS 100 YARDS FROM THE PARKING LOT, THE WARNING CHIME AND LIGHTS CAME ON AND THEY HAVE NOT GONE OUT SINCE. I AM TOO ANGRY TO CALL THE DEALER.
NHTSA complaint #10701065 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I PURCHASED A 2006 DODGE DAKOTA ON JULY 2, 2014 FROM CROWSON AUTO WORLD, 541 HWY 15, PO BOX 889, LOUISVILLE, MS 39339. UPON GETTING THIS VEHICLE HOME I DISCOVERED THAT THE SEAT BELTS WERE NOT PROPERLY WORKING. ON THREE OCCASIONS I RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALER AND EACH TIME DEALER FAILED TO REPAIR THIS VEHICLE. I HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED AT OTHER DEALERS AND FOUND THAT "SEAT BELT LITE AND CHIME DO NOT WORK" AND "INSTRUMENT SAFETY LIGHTS ARE INOPERABLE". I NEED HELP TO CONVINCE THE DEALER THAT IT IS NOT LEGAL TO SALE VEHICLES WITH DEFECTIVE SAFETY EQUIPMENT.
NHTSA complaint #10622572 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
PASSENGER SEAT BELT OFF AND PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF WARNING LIGHTS LIGHT UP INTERMITTENTLY; EVEN WHEN NOTHING IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE WARNING LIGHTS LIGHT UP FOR NO REASON.
NHTSA complaint #10622195 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
RE: 2008 DODGE DAKOTA BEEN SEARCHING FOR RECALL ON THE ABOVE VEHICLE, BEEN STOPPED NUMEROUS OF TIME BY OFFICERS ABOUT SIGNALS. HAVE REPLACED BULBS AND DOESN'T WORK. PROBLEMS: TURNS LEFT SIGNAL LIGHT ON AND THE RIGHT ONE COMES ON, THIS HAPPENS 95% OF THE TIME. EMERGENCY FLASHES DOES NOT WORK 75% OF THE TIME.
NHTSA complaint #10617180 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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
NHTSA complaint #10532389 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE STEREO SYSTEM STOP WORKING, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ARE FLICKERING AND EVEN WHEN THE DOORS ARE PERFECTLY CLOSED AND I AM WEARING MY SEAT BELL THE ALARM ( BELL SOUND) START SOUNDING WHEN I REACH THE 10 MPH SPEED.
NHTSA complaint #10511500 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.