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1988 Dodge Dakota Transmission Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the transmission system, filed with NHTSA

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Transmission reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
9
Latest Sep 12, 2000
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
16%
of 55 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1988 Dodge Dakota submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming transmission

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Transmission
Filed Sep 12, 2000

GEAR LEVER DOES NOT ALWAYS ENGAGE INTO PARK AND SOMETIMES GETS STUCK IN PARK. *AK

NHTSA ID
731111
Transmission
Filed Nov 14, 1996
Crash reported

VEHICLE PARKED IN IDLE POSITION, JUMPED OUT GEAR INTO REVERSE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT, IMPACT 6:00 POSITION, SPEED UNKNOWN. *AK

NHTSA ID
804999
Incident
Nov 14, 1996
Driver assistanceTransmission
Filed Oct 16, 1996

TRANSMISSION REPLACED.

NHTSA ID
509977
Incident
Jun 24, 1994
ElectricalTransmission
Filed Aug 5, 1996

VEHICLE STALLS DURING OPERATION . PROBLEM IS EXPERIENCED AT ALL SPEEDS. AND OCCURRED EIGHT TIMES.

NHTSA ID
800498
Incident
Jul 15, 1996
Transmission
Filed Jun 25, 1996
Crash reported

WHILE IN PARK WITH ENGINE ON AND IT WENT INTO REVERSE AND WENT INTO A HOUSE.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
986128
Incident
Jul 14, 1992
Transmission
Filed May 6, 1996

MANUAL TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEARS IN WINTER MONTHS. *DSH

NHTSA ID
504142
Incident
Sep 1, 1988
Transmission
Filed Mar 20, 1996

THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY JUST BREAKS OFF AND THE TRUCK LEAPS FOREWARD. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
980978
Incident
Mar 19, 1996
Transmission
Filed Feb 2, 1996

TRANSMISSIONS MAJOR GEAR TRAIN FAILED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CHANGE GEARS. *DSH

NHTSA ID
501759
Incident
Dec 15, 1995
EngineTransmission
Filed Apr 12, 1995

CLUTCH FAILURE. *AW

NHTSA ID
489160
Incident
Apr 12, 1995

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Steering26

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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