Front left door snapped off. I can't open the drivers door from the inside. Also, both seat belts snapped, the air and heat doesn't work, the brakes locked up, which affected the steering. The transmission was replaced three timed, the vehicle would loose power and the engine would die. The catalytic converter rattled. There was a rough idle and then the vehicle would stall. The cruise control was inoperative, the tires wore out prematurely. Also, I had difficulty getting the vehicle out of park. The idler arm is in the process of breaking, the ignition broke after the keys became stuck, the fuel pump failed and the bearing and bushing needs to be replaced.
1994 Dodge Dakota transmission problems
25 complaints (15% of all complaints for this car). 3 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 25
- of this car's complaints
- 15%
- crashes
- 3
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Automatic transmission13
- Manual transmission3
- Axle assembly2
- Driveline: universal joint1
- Driveline: driveshaft1
- Driveline1
- Clutch assembly1
- Automatic transmission: park/neutral start interlock switch1
At what mileage
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Dodge Dakota transmission problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 1994 Dodge Dakota transmission
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Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 1994 Dodge Dakota owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
The transmission shifted improperly. The consumer changed the transmission fluid, and the transmission seized up, due to wrong information printed on the dip stick.
Vehicle was parked, engine off, park brake not applied. Vehicle jumped out of park into drive and rolled forward on a slight down grade. Consumer was able to jump in, applied park brake, and stopped vehicle. Damage was $ 3000.00, no injuries.
This is the 2nd dodge truck transmission I have had to replace the other was a 96 ram with 63,000 and I was told there has been a problem with dodge truck transmissions as the places I took the 94 dakota there were 2 in for the same thing one was a 1999 ram.
Dealer refused to do applicable test to see if tsb was warranted prior to transmission failure. When transmission began to fail dodge only offered to pay half of costs and later reneged on that offer.
The truck pops out of o/d into drive and slows down the veihicle drastically. This could cause a serious accident when traveling at 55-70 MPH. It has done this about 6 times to me and it just started with my bosses 1998 2 wd dakota. It really scares th
No summary listed for above vehicle.
While driving 40 -60 MPH transmission jumps out of the set gear, cause unknown. Please give any further details.
Automatic transmission problems noisy,not shifting paint, engine problems
Transmission failure.
Questions about the 1994 Dodge Dakota transmission
Does the 1994 Dodge Dakota have transmission problems?
Owners have filed 25 complaints about the transmission of the 1994 Dodge Dakota, 15% of all its complaints, more than any other problem.
At what mileage do 1994 Dodge Dakota transmission problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1994 Dodge Dakota transmission?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Dodge Dakota have bad transmission?
The Dodge Dakota model years with the most transmission complaints are 1992 (110 complaints), 2001 (93 complaints) and 2002 (89 complaints).
Other 1994 Dodge Dakota problems
Brakes 24Electrical 23Airbags 22Steering 20Fuel system 15Engine 14Seat belts 11Seats 11Suspension 9Body 7Acceleration 6Lights 5Tires 5Visibility 4Wheels 4Locks 1
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