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.

Counts are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. A lower count does not establish that a car is problem-free.

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216Owner complaints

Model-year median: 166

1Recall campaigns

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3Investigations

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Inspection summary

1992 Dodge Dakota

NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 216 owner complaints · 1 recall campaigns · 3 investigations.

Counts are not failure probabilities and are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. One report may name several categories. Comparison method and limitations.

Top reported categories (up to 5)

Power Train: 110 reports
Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 35 reports
Electrical System: 23 reports
Engine And Engine Cooling: 19 reports
Structure: 13 reports

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Recall links

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

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How this year compares

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What owners reported most

Power Train

110Service Brakes, Hydraulic

35 Electrical System

23 Engine And Engine Cooling

19 Structure

All reported categories

Vehicle Speed Control

10 Fuel System, Gasoline

2 Latches/locks/linkages

1 Fuel/propulsion System

1 Parking Brake

1 Seats

1 Visibility

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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

Fuel System, Other complaints

3 reports

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Mileage unknown · Nov 27, 2001

Engine And Engine CoolingFuel System, OtherStructure

THE DOOR ASSEMBLY ON THE DRIVER-SIDE FAILED WHEN THE LOWER HINGE COLLAPSED INTO THE DOOR. THIS CAUSED THE DOOR TO BE MISALIGNED, PREVENTING THE LATCH FROM ENGAGING LATCH BOLT. THE FUEL GAUGE READS 1/4 SHORTLY AFTER FUELING AND WILL STAY THEIR UNTIL THE TANK IS ALMOST EMPTY. THE RADIATOR CORE FINS DISINEGRATED AND/OR FELL OUT OF…

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NHTSA ODI #754980

Mileage unknown · Dec 30, 1997

Fuel System, Other

FUEL LINES ARE CHAFFING DUE TO IMPROPER DESIGN, CAUSING LINES TO RUB AGAINST VEHICLE.

NHTSA ODI #527206

Mileage unknown · Aug 7, 1997

Electrical SystemFuel System, Other

FUEL LINE LEAKS FUEL, DUE TO THE FUEL RETURN LINE RUBBING AGAINST THE BODY OF THE TRUCK.

NHTSA ODI #520687

Recall campaigns

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.

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Defect investigations

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

An investigation is not a finding of a defect, and closure does not prove a vehicle is problem-free.