Owner-reported complaints naming the steering system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage. 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. 27 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.
The 25 most recent of 27, in the owner's own words
OWNER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING STEERING GEAR BOX. BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALER TOLD THEM THEY COULD ONLY GET IT REPAIRED MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, NOT ON SATURDAY. OWNER STATED THAT'S THEIR ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. *AK
RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, RESULTING IN COLLISION.
RACK AND PINION STEERING GEAR SEPARATED PER THE RECALL NOTICE.
FRONT STRUT FAILED.
BEEN WAITING FOR STEERING PARTS; WAS INFORMED BY DEALERSHIP THAT BACK ORDER FOR PARTS HAS BEEN 2 MONTHS OR MORE. 96V094000. *AK
RACK AND PINION FAILURE.
STEERING LOCKS UP WHEN TURNING AFTER RECALL REPAIRS.
WHILE DRIVING, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO GO STRAIGHT DUE TO BOLTS HOLDING STEERING COLUMN TO FRAME FRACTURING, CAUSING STEERING COLUMN TO DETACH FROM FRAME, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, NO ACCIDENT, HAS BEEN FIXED, *AK CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 96V094 AFTER REPAIRS WERE COMPLETE. *SLC
TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS NO PARTS. *AK
TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR A RECALL AND THE VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE READY BY 3 ON DEC.20, 1996,BUT THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T HAVE THE PARTS.
OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. RECALL #96V094000. *AK
BOLT STRIPPED AND REQUIRED WELDING TO FRAME AT STEERING GEAR.
RECALL NOTICE SENT ON THE STEERING GEAR, HOWEVER WORK DENIED BY LOCAL DEALER.
RACK AND PINION STEERING BOLTS CAME LOOSE AND CAUSED A LOSS OF STEERING, THE TWO MOUNTING BOLTS BROKE. *AK CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL96V094 AND TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, DEALER STATED THE RACK AND PINION HAD CRACKED, A MECHANIC STATED IT WAS BROKE IN BETWEEN THE TWO MOUNTING BOLTS, CONSUMER FEELS THE ONLY WAY THE RACK COULD HAVE BROKEN IN HALF IS FOR ONE OF THE MOUNTING PADS TO HAVE TORN LOOSE FROM THE CROSSMEMBER. *SLC
OWNER HAD RECALL NOTICE ON ABOVE VEHICLE FOR THE RACK&PINION STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE, DEALER DID REPLACE PART BUT OWNER STATES THAT HER STEERING COLUMN WENT OUT WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAYJUST MISSING HER NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR'S DRIVEWAY. *AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THAT THE SHE STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND THERE WAS NO STEERING WHAT SO EVER AND THE RACK AND PINION FELL FROM UNDER THE CAR. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO STEERING.*AK
STEERING RACK BOLTS PULLED THROUGH FRAME, RELEASING RACK.
PE96-003; RACK AND PINION PULLED AWAY FROM THE FRAME WHILE IN MOTION. *AK A TUBE ON THE RACK AND PINION GOT TWISTED.*JB
WHILE DRIVING, STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY WHICH FASTENED TO CROSS MEMBER DETACHED FROM FRAME, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CAPABILITY. *AK
FAILURE ON THE STEERING RACK AND PINION, THE RACK AND PINION SEPARTED FROM THE MOUNTING STRUCTURE PE96-003A. *AK
WHILE TURNING DRIVER HEARS GRINDING NOISE ALSO IT SOUNDS LIKE METAL TO METAL. TT
STEERING BOX BROKE AWAY FROM THE FRAME, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING WHILE DRIVING. TT
WHERE THE HORN IS MOUNTED, THE TOP OF THE STEERING SYSTEM FALLS APART. TT
WHILE DRIVING RACK AND PINION RIPPED LOOSE FROM THE FRAME, RESULT IN NO STEERING. TT
WHILE MAKING TURN; STEERING WHEEL TURNED TO RIGHT, HOWEVER WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN; TIE ROD BROKE; VEHICLE WENT OVER TWO ASPHALT CURBS; TOTALED; SPEED 35 MPH. TT
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.
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