2006 Dodge Dakota ST review from North America

Seats seem to stain very easily, and are somewhat difficult to clean.

Alignment may be off, vehicle pulls to the right. Checked tire pressure and they are all at factory recommended 35psi.

Nothing else has gone wrong.

A great truck. I wish I would have purchased one with more bells and whistles though.

I like the power rack-and-pinion steering; it's very smooth and responsive, and tracks well on the highway.

This truck also seems to get very decent gas mileage, I drive almost all highway and am getting around 20-21mpg, although it has gone down because I believe the truck to be out of proper alignment.

I like the 3.7L V6; it is a smooth engine and produces more horsepower and better mpg than my 3.9L in my 1995 Dakota ever did. I do however feel that the 3.7 could be a little bit more refined, and that Dodge should look at bumping up the horsepower on the V6 rather than just increasing the horsepower on the more thirsty 4.7L models.

Although I'll probably never buy a japanese import truck, they are offering more horsepower out of their V6 powerplants, and I feel as though Dodge is neglecting the 3.7L in favor of the more thirsty V8's.

The only complaints I really have is that the interior upholstery seems to stain very easily, and I don't really put anything in my truck that would stain it, but I can still see spots on the seats and center folding armrest.

Also the back seat is absolutely useless. Perhaps they should make an extended cab that's just a little bit more extended, so that someone could actually sit back there, and the fact that the seats in the back are separate and fold up, makes sitting back there even harder I think that a folding bench seat would at least let you stretch your legs across the length of the cab.

I'm looking forward to the 08 models; I think they look more like a truck, and I like the little refinements that Dodge is adding to them. I hope to trade mine in if I get a better paying job.