Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / DAKOTA / 1996

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003273876 Incident Date: Jun, 14 2003
Consumer's City: FORT HOOD Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: DAKOTA Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Structure
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1B7GL23X8TS Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 14 2004 Complaint Type: CAG
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The weld on the lower, driver's side, door hinge completely separated. in my attempt to get it repaired, the local welders and body shop guys told me that this was a common failure on the dakotas and they knew exactly how to repair it. the failure of that hinge makes it dificult to get out of the vehicle-i bent the front quarter panel where the door meets it when it failed.