I'm told if you want to avoid real trouble, have your transmission flushed/serviced every 30,000 miles.
Bought it used and so far have had very little to complain about. This truck is beautiful, rides great, has loads of power, and there is plenty of room in the back seat for my children and their car seats.
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I could not agree with you more! My 03 Quad Cab 4X4 is the perfect family man truck. I have my 6-month olds car seat installed right behind the driver seat, so I can still flip up the other 3/4 portion of the rear seat for more storage space. My Dakota has the 4.7 liter V-8 and it really can move if you want it to. I can only imagine the power you have with the 5.9 liter in yours. Additionally, I average 16 to 18mpg, which is on par with most V-6 engines out there, with more power and torque to boot.
Where did you hear about flushing the transmission every 30K miles? Mine has 28K and I wonder if I should have this done now?
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