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1992 Dodge Dakota Engine Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
0%of 216 total for the year
Median mileage
165,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the engine of the 1992 Dodge Dakota, 0% of the 216 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 165,000 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Well my truck when I am driving down the rd at night the lights will turn off out of no where and I almost got in a couple of wrecks because of it flickering and I have changed and fixed everything and it still dose it so it like a wire issue or something but I don't feel safe at all driving at night because of it then my engine will like stop or something when I am driving and jerk my truck on the side of the road and backfire hella bad like guns are going off and it's blew my muffler up 10 times and blew my catillac converter up 5 times and blew my headers off and broke the bolts inside my…”

NHTSA complaint #11402594, filed 2021-03, 165,000 miles

Engine: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201137%
201026%
2009211%
200833%
200743%
200662%
2005112%
200310%
200241%
200151%
200071%
199920%
199851%
199720%
199210%

Other parts of the 1992 Dodge Dakota

Transmission and drivetrain
110 complaints
Brakes
36 complaints
Electrical system
23 complaints
Engine cooling
19 complaints
Fuel system
13 complaints
Body and structure
13 complaints
Vehicle speed control
10 complaints
Steering
8 complaints
Suspension
7 complaints
Other or unknown
4 complaints
Seat belts
3 complaints
Equipment
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1992 Dodge Dakota

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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