Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Dodge Dakota submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 19 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BROKE WHEN SITTING DOWN AND I FELL BACK. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWS THAT THE BOTTOM BOLT AND MIDDLE SCREW SNAPPED. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS HURT, BUT THEY COULD HAVE BEEN IF I WAS ON A FREEWAY.*AK
THE SHEET METAL ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR IS TEARING IN TWO PLACES: AT THE DOOR LATCH AND AT THE LOWER HINGE. THE PROBLEM STARTED SEVERAL WEEKS AGO WHEN IT WAS NOTED THAT THE DRIVER'S DOOR BECAME NOTICEABLY MORE DIFFICULT TO CLOSE. IT FELT AS IF HINGE WAS STICKING. I TRIED LUBRICATING IT. IT DIDN'T HELP. I ALSO NOTED THAT THE LATCH WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. SOMETIMES WHEN CLOSING THE DOOR, THE LATCH WOULD CLOSE WITHOUT LATCHING THE DOOR SHUT. I INSPECTED THE LATCH AND SAW THAT THE PLASTIC COVERING THE HOOKING MECHANISM WAS CHEWED UP. (THE LATCH POST ON THE DOORFRAME WAS NOT LOOSE OR OUT OF ALIGNMENT, IT WAS ALSO CHEWED UP.) I OBSERVED THAT THERE IS A ONE-INCH TEAR IN THE SHEET METAL BELOW THE INBOARD SCREW THAT ATTACHES THE LATCH TO THE DOOR. A SIMILAR TEAR IS NOTED AT THE LOWER EDGE OF THE LOWER HINGE. I HAVE REPLACED THE LATCH LAST WEEK. THE NEW LATCH IS SHOWING PREMATURE WEAR. THE DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. IT HAS OPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.*AK
DOOR LATCHES DO NOT LATCH. BOTH LATCHES WERE REPLACED ON 12/18/2000. CURRENTLY, PASSENGER'S DOOR DOES NOT LATCH AT ALL. DRIVER'S DOOR LATCH WORKS INTERMITTENTLY AND THE DOOR WILL NOT STAY CLOSED. *AK *SCC
LEVER TO RELEASE FRONT SEAT ON SIDE HAD SQUEEZED CHILD'S FINGERS AS CHILD WAS ENTERING REAR SEAT OF EXTENDED CAB. THIS CAUSED FINGERS TO BE SLICED OPEN.*AK
THE BOLT SUPPORTING THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK HAS SHEARED NUMEROUS TIMES, CAUSING THE SEAT BACK TO COLLAPSE. SO FAR THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN STOPPED WHEN FAILURE OCCURRED, BUT THIS COULD BE DEADLY IF FAILURE OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. ONCE, THE BRACKET SUPPORTING THE SEAT BACK DEVELOPED A CRACK. THE PART WAS REPLACED.*AK
CONSUMER STATES WHILE BOUNCING FROM A SLIGHT ASPHALT BUMP, HOOD LATCH RELEASED AND HOOD BLEW UP ON TOP OF THE ROOF CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *JB
DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE AFTER AN IMPACT OF 0-5MPH. *K
INSTURMENTATION CLUSTER RANDOMLY REVERSES POLIARITY WHEN LIGHTS ARE TUREND ON. INSTURMENT PANEL WILL NOT LIGHT UP, ODOMENTER STOPS, FUEL GAGE GOES TO EMPTY, TEMP GAGE JUMPD TO HOT, CHARGE INDICATOR DROPS TO NEGATIVE, EMERGENCY FLASHERS COMES ON, HIGH BEAM INDICATOR REVERSES. WHEN INSIDE LIGHTS ARE TURNED TO OFF THE INSTURMENT CLUSTER RETURNS TO NORMAL WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE LIGHTED PANNEL IS NOT ON. REPLACED LIGHT SWITCH ASSY. REAR TAIL LIGHTS. I SAKED THE DODGE DEALER ABOUT SERVICE BULITONS OR RECALLS. THE DEALER SAID THERE WERE NONE. THIS SITE SHOWS SBN:080600 PLUS SEVERAL OTHERS. DO ANY OF THESE PERTAIN TO MY SITUATION
WHENI PUT MY TILT UP IN MY TRUCK THE AIRBAG LIGHT COEMS ON AND I CANT ROLLUP MY WINDOWS PLUS I HAVE BEEN GETTING SHOCKED GETTING OUT THE DOOR
DOOR LOCK INOPERABLE. YH
WHILE BOARDING VEHICLE FRONT SIDE DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED,BREAKING THE BOLT. THE PASSENGER SEAT BROKE ON 20 SEP 98. *AK
AT A STOP LIGHT ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, CAUSING IT TO HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, FAILING TO PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS CRASH. ALSO, DRIVER SEATBACK COLLAPSED DURING CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK SUPPORT BOLT SNAPPED, ALLOWING DRIVER'S SEAT BACK TO FALL TO THE EXTENDED PART OF THE PICKUP'S CAB INTERIOR WHILE DRIVING @ 60 M.P.H. *AK
MANUAL DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT RELEASE FROM THE INSIDE, TO OPEN DOOR FROM THE INSIDE DRIVER MUST ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN AND INSERT KEY INTO THE LOCK, THEN LOCK WILL RELEASE.
VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY.
DRIVING AT A SPEED 18 MPH, IMPACT 9:00 POSITION, DRIVERS SIDE DOOR OPENED UPON IMPACT. TT CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS POOR SIDE IMPACT DESIGN, CONSUMER'S LEG, RIBS, UPPER BACK, AND NECK WERE INJURED IN ACCIDENT, CONSUMER HAS SINCE SOLD VEHICLE. *SLC
SECONDARY HOOD LATCH FAILED PRIOR TO SERVICE RECALL. *AK
DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM OUTSIDE. TT
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