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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 24 of 208 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 27 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Air Bags. Review the 26 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 26 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
38 crash reports6 fire reports22 injury reports
What owners actually said
208 reports
Mileage unknown · Jul 18, 2002
Structure
RIGHT FRONT OF FRAME HAS CRACKED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE EXPERIENCED VIBRATION IN THE STEERING, NOISE ON THE RIGHT SIDE WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS OR WHILE CURBING. THE BUSHINGS AND FRONT SWAY BAR WERE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE SWAY BAR BUSHINGS BEING WORN, DEALER REPLACED THE LEFT AND FRONT …
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RIGHT FRONT OF FRAME HAS CRACKED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE EXPERIENCED VIBRATION IN THE STEERING, NOISE ON THE RIGHT SIDE WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS OR WHILE CURBING. THE BUSHINGS AND FRONT SWAY BAR WERE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE SWAY BAR BUSHINGS BEING WORN, DEALER REPLACED THE LEFT AND FRONT BUSHINGS, CONSUMER CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS AND WAS HEARING A SCRUNCHING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OVER CURBING, DEALER REPLACED UPPER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS AND SHOCK ABSORBERS, THE DEALER ALSO LUBRICATED THE SUSPENSION. A LOOSE CONTROL ARM ROD WAS REPLACED DUE TO A POPPING NOISE WHILE TURNING. THE CAUSE OF ALL THE FRONT PROBLEMS WAS DUE TO A CRACK IN THE FRAME LOCATED IN THE PASSENGERS SIDE, INSIDE FRAME, BEHIND THE FRONT WHEEL. THE LEFT SUND VISOR PIN CAME LOOSE, DEALER REPLACED. JLG *SLC
NHTSA ODI #8014190
Mileage unknown · Jun 14, 2002
Structure
A CRACK HAS DEVELOPED ON PASSENGER'S SIDE INSIDE FRAME BEHIND FRONT WHEEL. DEALER: CHEVROLET WORK'S ON DODGE VEHICLES, WHERE PURCHASE WAS NOTIFIED. FRAME NEEDS TO REPLACED TO THE POINT WHERE A REPAIR WILL NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
NHTSA ODI #8011845
Mileage unknown · Jun 12, 2002
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS SQUEAKING AND JERKING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY STATED ROTORS/ DISC, AND CALIPERS NEED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
NHTSA ODI #8011644
Mileage unknown · Jun 4, 2002
Tires
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY HEARD NOISE AND PULLED VEHICLE OVER TO THE SHOULDERS. FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM WHEEL. GOODYEAR, EAGLE LS, P23570R17.*AK
NHTSA ODI #8011046
Mileage unknown · Apr 24, 2002
Seat Belts
LAP AND SHOULDER BELTS WILL NOT UNLOCK. WHEN PRESSING RED PUSH BUTTON THERE IS NO RESPONSE. CONSUMER HAD TO USE SCISSORS TO CUT STRAPS SO PASSENGER COULD GET OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
NHTSA ODI #8008557
Mileage unknown · Apr 24, 2002
Structure
TWO WEEKS AGO CONSUMER HEARD A CRUNCHING NOISE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. CONTROL BRACKET THAT HOLDS FRAME WAS BROKEN. IF WHOLE BRAKET WAS BROKEN THEN FRONT WHEELS COULD FALL OFF. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRAME BROKE IN HALF JUST BEFORE THE STEERING CONTROL ARM. *SLC
NHTSA ODI #8008554
Mileage unknown · Dec 18, 2001
Air BagsCrash
VEHILCE WAS INVOLVED IN A 20 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH BUMPER WAS DAMAGED, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK *JB
NHTSA ODI #8000853
Mileage unknown · Jun 20, 2001
Seat Belts
WHILE CHECKING SEAT BELT LOCKS BY PULLING ON SEAT BELT. BELT BECOMES UNLOCKED JUST BY PULLING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NHTSA ODI #890796
Mileage unknown · May 24, 2001
SeatsInjury
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
NHTSA ODI #889108
Mileage unknown · May 10, 2001
Seats
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…
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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
NHTSA ODI #745161
Official recalls
0
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NHTSA investigations
2
DP03002 · Steering Column Separation
Opened May 7, 2003 · Closed Jul 22, 2003
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering:column
MR. LARRY A. SACKEY SUBMITTED A PETITION TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) BY LETTER DATED APRIL 18, 2003, REQUESTING THAT NHTSAFURTHER INVESTIGATE THE DEFECTIVE COLLAPSIBLE STEERING SHAFT SYSTEM ON 1987-1995 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY THE DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION.IN PART BECAUSE OF 49 CFR ? 30120(G), NHTSA HAS DECIDED TO LIMIT THE SCOPE OF THE PETITION VEHICLES TO 1993-1995 MODELS, EXCLUDING THE 1993 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND 1994-1995 DODGE RAM SERIES TRUCKS THAT WERE RECALLED (93V210 & 96V230) FOR STEERING COLUMN FAILURE.IF THE ANALYSIS OF THESE VEHICLES HAD IDENTIFIED A POTENTIAL PROBLEM, THE SCOPE COULD HAVE BEEN EXPANDED IN AN INVESTIGATION.A REVIEW OF ODI'S DATA BASE SHOWS NO RECENT COMPLAINTS AND A LACK OF A COMPLAINT TREND CONCERNING THE SUBJECT ISSUE ON THE SUBJECT VEHICLES AS A WHOLE OR BY INDIVIDUAL MODELS.THEREFORE, THE PETITION IS DENIED.FOR DETAILS, SEE FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE VOLUME 68, NO. 130, JULY 8, 2003.
DP02009 · Frame Cracks
Opened Sep 30, 2002 · Closed Jan 8, 2003
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Structure
MR. EDWARD W. BAILEY SUBMITTED A PETITION TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION BY LETTER, UNDATED, REQUESTING THAT AN INVESTIGATION BE CONDUCTED INTO THE MATTER OF A FRAME CRACK IN HIS 1995 DODGE DAKOTA TRUCK.THE PETITIONER ALLEGES THAT THE FRAME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE IS CRACKED, THROUGH NO FAULT OR RESPONSIBILITY OF HIS OWN, AND BELIEVES THAT THIS DEFICIENCY CONSTITUTES A SAFETY DEFECT, WHICH HE ALLEGES MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND/OR A CRASH.FOR THE 1993 THROUGH 2003 MODEL YEAR DAKOTA TRUCKS, THEONLY COMPLAINTS OF FRAME CRACKING WERE ON THE 1995 AND 1996 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES. A REVIEW OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS OF FRAME CRACKING ON THE DAKOTA, AND PEER VEHICLES, DID NOT REVEAL ANY LOSS OF CONTROL, CRASHES, INJURIES OR FATALITIES.FRAME CRACKING ON THE DAKOTA TRUCKS OCCURED AT AN AVERAGE MILEAGE OF93,000. FOR THE REASONS STATED IN THEFEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE (VOL. 68, NO. 3, MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2003) THE PETITION IS DENIED.
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