1998 Dodge Dakota Sport review from North America
"Awesome"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
The only big thing that went wrong with this truck was at 120,000 miles the transmission had been having a hard time to shift from 2nd to 3rd gear, but only in the cold weather.
The rest was just normal wear and tear from driving 100 miles a day.
I rebuild my Dakotas engine transfer case and front differential recently. When the engine was being taken apart, it only had normal wear and tear, and so I did the transfer case and front differential. The only big thing I had to replace was transmission.
General comments?
This truck had great performance, even before it was rebuilt.
The best thing about this truck is that there are so many performance parts for it.
When I rebuilt it, I put some performance parts or heavy duty parts in it, so it could last another 198000 miles.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Year of manufacture | 1998 |
| First year of ownership | 1998 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2008 |
| Engine and transmission | 3.9 V6 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 10 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 9 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 10 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 10 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 8 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 0 miles |
| Most recent distance | 198000 miles |
| Date of Entry | 30th June, 2008 |