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1990 Dodge Dakota Brakes Problems

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

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Brakes 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.
11
Latest Jun 4, 1999
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.
17%
of 63 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.
2

What this page shows

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1990 Dodge Dakota submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 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 brake

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

Brakes
Filed Jun 4, 1999

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MODULE FAILED. I TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC. HE COULD NOT OBTAIN REPLACEMENT PART BECAUSE DEALER WOULD NOT PROVIDE IT TO HIM. DEALER STATED THAT VEHICLE HAD TO BE BROUGHT INTO THEM FOR RAPAIR. DEALER MECHANIC ADVISED US THAT REPAIR WAS NOT NECESSARY BACAUSE BRAKES WORKED, JUST ANTI-LOCK FEATURE WOULD NOT WORK. WE WAITED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS TO SAVE UP FOR THE REPAIR. AND HAD THE DEALER REPAIR THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. I FEEL THE DEALER IS MAKING A HAZARD ON THE ROAD BY NOT PROVIDING THE NECESSARY REPLACEMENT PARTS TO OTHER REPAIR SHOPS. THE DEALER ALSO CHARGES HIGHER PRICES AND THIS DEALER ALWAYS CAUSES SOMTHING ELSE TO GO WRONG IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING THE PROBLEM IT WAS BROUGHT IN FOR. THAT IS THE MAIN REASON WE USE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO REPAIR PROBLEMS THAT WERE UNDER WARRANTY. WE PAID FOR THE REPAIRS SO THE DEALER COULDN'T SCREW UP THE TRUCK ANY MORE. *AK

NHTSA ID
707216
Incident
Sep 15, 1998
BrakesHeating & air conditioningEngine+3 more
Filed Jul 8, 1997

FRONT STRUT FAILED.

NHTSA ID
519485
BrakesTires & wheels
Filed May 27, 1997

BRAKE ROTORS FAILED.

NHTSA ID
517464
Brakes
Filed Jun 18, 1996

REAR BRAKES FAILED. *SD

NHTSA ID
505583
Incident
Jun 18, 1996
Brakes
Filed Oct 12, 1995

THE REAR CYLINDERS ARE RUSTED IN THE INSIDE . TT

NHTSA ID
973330
Brakes
Filed Sep 28, 1995

ABS: WHILE APPLYING BRAKES VERY LIGHTLY, VEHICLE PULLED TO LEFT ONTO ANOTHER LANE; SPEED 45 MPH; RAINY WEATHER; REAR CYLINDERS WERE FROZEN. TT

NHTSA ID
972655
Incident
Sep 17, 1995
Brakes
Filed Jul 31, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

BRAKES FAILED. *SD

NHTSA ID
484680
Incident
May 14, 1995
Brakes
Filed Jul 26, 1995

REAR ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, LOSS OF BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS. TT

NHTSA ID
969486
Incident
Jul 26, 1995
Brakes
Filed Jul 24, 1995

ROTORS REPLACED THREE TIMES DUE TO OVERHEATING/NOISE.

NHTSA ID
484386
Incident
Jul 24, 1995
Brakes
Filed Jun 15, 1995

ABS: ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY LOCKS UP WITHOUT WARNING; LOCKS UP/SLIDES WHEN COMING TO STOP; NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT. TT

NHTSA ID
966980
Incident
Jan 30, 1995
Brakes
Filed Jun 2, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, AND THEY COMPLETELY FAILED TO WORK,TRUCK SPUN AND RAN INTO A DITCH AT A 6:00 IMPACT. TT

NHTSA ID
966215
Incident
May 14, 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

Steering27Transmission12

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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