2006 Dodge Dakota ST from North America - Comments

200kms- the steering column started to clunk when I turn it took 5 months to get a dealer to replace it.

1500kms- power steering hose blew.

I paid for 20 free oil changes with my warranty, almost impossible to get into a dealership. I had to do the last one myself, where I discovered they "forgot" to put skid plates on the vehicle as ordered. The dealership shipped them out to me, but refused to put them on.

The transmission slips out of reverse all the time, it clunks when you first hit the gas after shifting into drive, and sometimes it doesn't want to shift from first to second.

The passenger front tire has to be filled every week or so starting at 14,000kms, can't get it in to be fixed...

The back seat tab broke the FIRST time it was taken off.

I've never had this much trouble with a vehicle before. Also, I've never been treated so poorly by a company or dealership.

The truck can't get stuck. That's the only great thing I can say for it.

Rides unbelievably rough on uneven ground.

Electric seats very frustrating to operate.

Seats are quite uncomfortable for a long haul, backseats might as well be non existent.

I think the 2006 dodge dakota is a great truck runs smooth very roomy for a medium size truck great accelaration.

I loved my 2001 Dakota, but when Dodge changed to the new style I just wasn't impressed with it anymore regardless of how great the mechanicals were (and my 2001 was 100% trouble free and reliable). I realize different people have very different taste in vehicle design, but to me the pre-2004 Dakotas were the sportiest looking trucks ever made. The new ones remind me of something from the "Bizzaro World" of the old Superman comic books. I bought a Ranger instead.

I like this particular body style but I would have to agree that the 97-2004 models are probably the best looking ones on the road. I do think though that Dodge should start making certain features like power windows, locks, mirrors etc... standard for the money as these vehicles seem to depreciate more than the competition.