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1992 Dodge Dakota

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1992 Dodge Dakota do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 166.

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216Owner complaints

Model-year median: 166

1Recall campaigns

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3Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
63
198963
1990128
1991216
1992134
1993166
1994208
1995
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Power Train
110Service Brakes, Hydraulic
35Electrical System
23Engine And Engine Cooling
19Structure
13
All reported categories
Vehicle Speed Control
10Fuel System, Gasoline
9Steering
8Suspension
7Fuel System, Other
3Seat Belts
3Unknown Or Other
3Equipment
2Latches/locks/linkages
2Tires
2Wheels
2Child Seat
1Engine
1Exterior Lighting
1Fuel/propulsion System
1Parking Brake
1Seats
1Visibility
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 8 of 216 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Power Train. Review the 110 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 35 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 23 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

20 crash reports8 fire reports11 injury reports

Equipment complaints

2 reports
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Mileage unknown · May 5, 1998
EquipmentFire

HAD BEEN DRIVING VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES WITH AIR CONDITIONER ON ,TURNED OFF ENGINE TO MAKE 3-5 MINUTE STOP,TURNED BACK ON ENGINE, DROVE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 2 BLOCKS AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF VENT , TURNED OFF ENGINE ,IN LESS THAN 7 MINUTES, VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. INSURANCE CLAIMS FI…

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HAD BEEN DRIVING VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES WITH AIR CONDITIONER ON ,TURNED OFF ENGINE TO MAKE 3-5 MINUTE STOP,TURNED BACK ON ENGINE, DROVE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 2 BLOCKS AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF VENT , TURNED OFF ENGINE ,IN LESS THAN 7 MINUTES, VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. INSURANCE CLAIMS FIRE STARTED BECAUSE OF DEFECT IN MOTOR TO THE BLOWER WHICH CAUSED THIS PART TO OVERHEAT, RESULTING IN A FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #823060

Mileage unknown · Oct 17, 1995
EquipmentTires

PURCHASED TRUCK NEW, TIRE BLEW OUT AND WHEN TO LOOK FOR THE SPARE TIRE THERE WAS NO SPARE TIRE THERE . TT CONSUMER STATES THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE BROKE AND HE HAS NO IDEA WHEN IT HAPPENED. *SLC

NHTSA ODI #973433

Official recalls

1

00V106000 · Power Train:automatic Transmission:gear Position Indication (prndl)

Apr 11, 2000

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH A500 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INADVERTENT PLACEMENT OF THE SHIFT LEVER IN REVERSE CAN OCCUR WHEN THE DRIVER BELIEVES THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN PLACED IN PARK.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY WITH THE ENGINE ON AFTER THE DRIVER HAS LEFT THE VEHICLE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STEEL MANUAL VALVE IN THE TRANSMISSION WITH AN ALUMINUM VERSION.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

3

EA96006 · Rollaway In Reverse When Parked

Opened May 31, 1996 · Closed Aug 10, 2000

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Power Train

There is no summary currently available

PE95041 · Inadvertent Movement Of Shifter

Opened Jun 23, 1995 · Closed May 31, 1996

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Power Train

ODI RECEIVED AN INQUIRY REGARDING ALLEGED PARK TO REVERSE PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS ON 1991 AND 1992 DODGE DAKOTA PICUP TRUCKS.THE ODI DATABASE REVEALED 11 COMPLAINTS, SEVERAL OF WHICH HAD BEEN REPORTED IN THE MONTHS JUST PRECEDING THE OPENING OF THE PE.THE CONSUMERS CLAIM THAT THEY MOVE THE VEHICLE, PLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK AND EXIT THE VEHICLE.THEN, ALMOST ALWAYS WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE VEHICLE ALLEGEDLY SHIFTS INTO REVERSETHE VEHICLE THEN BEGINS TO BACK UP, USUALLY STOPPING ONLY WHEN IT HITS SOMETHING.

PE92062 · Brk Pdl Pivot Shaft Diseng

Opened Jul 6, 1992 · Closed Sep 29, 1992

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic

There is no summary currently available