Dodge Dakota Reviews (From First-hand Experiences)

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DelynneSan Antonio, TX

Reviewed April 2, 2007

i purchased a 2005 dodge dakota truck new.Several weeks later i had to take it in regarding re call on brakes and other problems.Then later down the road a few weeks later back in the shop again.I had problems with the brakes again and problems with the truck dying on me and,running very rough.They usually would say couldnt find the problem or they fixed the problem.

Then we had moved from nevada to texas in the process of moving my truck was acting up again.We took it to the dealership and they did the brakes again and they ended up saying i had engine problems and did a head job on the truck and tore the whole truck apart,which it isnt normal on a new truck with very low miles.Then after that sent the truck back in because it was still doing the same things and is very scary.

They said they cant duplicate and now the brakes again are doing the same thing.We have tried every thing that was asked, i filled out a paper that was in my truck on lemon law and every so many weeks i get someone calling me from dodge,chrysler and say they will handle it and never call back or i keep getting someone different.This truck isnt safe and therefore if something happens to me while driving it they are accountable for it,this truck is a lemon and i need out of this truck,i have had it with the run around,please help.

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BwMenomonie, WI

Reviewed March 28, 2007

I had a brake drum or rotor problem 4 years ago, but had new rotors or drums put in and it works fine. This is on a 2000 Dodge Dakota. My problem for the past 3 to 4 years is the slow starting I am experiencing. Especially upon first starting after sitting for maybe 12-24 hours or longer. The engine rolls over fine, but it takes probably 4 to 5 seconds or more before starting. One dealer said probably need new plugs ($175). A

nother one told me to turn the switch on (not starting position) for 10 seconds, then turn off the the switch and then back on to start. This seems to help some but is a pain in the butt. The Dakota started this at about 45000 miles. A repair shop told me to get a fuel injector flush ($160). A friend told me to get a new Chevy ($20,000). The Dakota has had excellent care. Oil changed at 3000 miles, housed indoors, fuel injector cleaner added every 5000 miles.

It is a 4.8 V-8 engine. I like the truck and plan on keeping if for a long time if if I can get this problem fixed. I will spend the money IF IF it fixes the problem. Thanks for any help. Maybe you have heard of other people with the problem. Bruce S

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KellyPoint Pleasant, NJ

Reviewed March 26, 2007

my dakota only has 30.000 miles on it and since it hit 28,000 we have put about $1,500 into the brakes. august 2006 we replaced brakes in preparation for our family vacation drive to cape cod. STS said it needed brakes and rotors and we had the work done. 1 week later we left for cape cod. In Massachutes with 3 exits left to go before our overnight brake in foxboro....our front brakes were smoking and the brakes had locked on. When we got the truck to a Midas in Orleans in cape cod, we found out that the calipors had locked the brakes on and that we needed new brakes, rotors and calipors. Now just this week (march 22nd) the brakes smoked and completely failed in my 30mile drive home from work. We brought the truck to Midas in NJ to find out that this time the brake lines went. Another brake repair. The mechanic at Midas claims that he has repaired alot of Dakota's and ford f-150's often with this problem.

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CarltonAthens, GA

Reviewed Jan. 10, 2000

The transmission on my 1995 Dodge Dakota, with only 90,000 miles has quit pulling due to torque converter problems. This truck has an excellent service record, having had a transmission service three times in the last 47000 miles.

I believe Dodge is very aware of their substandard unit, especially with the introduction of a special trans. fluid available through their dealerships to patch the problem. It is my understanding that this fluid only prolongs the inevitable, aka until its out of warranty, job of having to completely rebuild/replace the transmission. There has been at least 3 other trucks w/ this same transmission that have suffered the same fate as mine with fewer miles than mine currently reads.

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