Headlights keep failing. Have changed headlight switch several times, but fails again. Transmission won't shift into overdrive. Cruise control is difficult to activate. Sometimes transmission won't shift from 2nd to 3rd gear
1997 Dodge Dakota: adaptive cruise control problems
6 of the 444 complaints about the 1997 Dodge Dakota describe adaptive cruise control problems.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Adaptive cruise control problems by model year
What owners say
Speedometor and cruise control quit working replaced speed sensor per dealer and still not working. Also seat doesn't lock in upright position on drivers side. Transfer case seal went out and had to replace transfer case. I hate this truck and I couldn't give it away.
Sometimes the cruise control system will not engage at any speed. Then if does engage sometimes it cannot be manually turned off. When bobby gale dodge hooked the scanner up to it they had no reading and my cruise control would'nt turn on. So they replaced it with a new switch. The cruise control worked for about a week. Then it started acting up again. And everytime I get ready to take the truck in it works. The five times that I have taking it up to the dealer ship they have been unable to solve the problem with my truck.
The cruise control (97 dakota) has proven intermittent on every long trip. Four attempts by the dealer to locate and correct the problem have been unsuccessful. The cruise control quits after 1 - 3 hours. Shutting the vehicle down and restarting restores normal operation for a while. The oem tires (goodyear wranglers) have poor dry and very poor wet traction and are dangerous. Replaced with michelin tires, excellent now.
The cruise control fails after one to four hours of operation and will not re-engage, nor will the acceleration feature work.
Two months after purchase, the brakes failed and the cruise control failed to turn off forcing driver to run off of road and crash.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1997 Dodge Dakota adaptive cruise
Is adaptive cruise control problems a common problem on the 1997 Dodge Dakota?
6 of 444 owner complaints about the 1997 Dodge Dakota (1%) mention adaptive cruise control problems. The model year with the most reports is 2001.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 Dodge Dakota?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1997 Dodge Dakota
Ball joint 118Grinding brakes 15No deployment 13ABS 12Brake failure 10Fuel leak 10Premature wear 9Stalling 8Airbag light 7Fuel smell 7Headlights 7Fire or smoke 6Power steering loss 6Harsh shifting 5Jerking 5
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