1998 Dodge Dakota Sport 4+2 from North America - Comments

6th Mar 2001, 19:36

"Poor choice for anyone unless you can afford to have a mechanic live in your home"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

15k - power steering pressure lines at the rack blew apart on the highway and lost all fluid at high speed, burnt up rack and pinion, pump, lines.

22k - transmission failure set the truck in the shop for a rebuild for two weeks (transmission techs very busy at Dodge stores).

28k - transmission fails again, now new unit needed.

List too long to put on this list, let's just say nine transmissions ago Dodge had the option to buy back, but said (we think it is now fixed and will not take back on any terms).

Sued for lemon law and won.

General comments?


16th Jun 2004, 22:05

Hey dude I'm sorry that you had problems with your Dodge. Evidently you had no idea how to operate the thing. I had one with a 3.9L and it ran like a champ. I'm fixing to get another one. Whatever it is you do to vehicles, I'd advise you to not buy another one.


7th Feb 2008, 22:26

I feel your pain! I owned a dakota for two years and the mechanic saw it more than I did! (It had 53,980 miles on it) I put 4,000 miles on it and basiclly gave it to the dealer. I would have to say I probably paid a dollar per mile! To the comment made above! Atleast wait until you own it a week be fore letting a comment like that one. Cause having dodge is like playing a video game against the dodge dealer, but you can't win until you lose all your lives!!

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