At 35,964 miles I had to have the transmission replaced.
I had to have the ball joints replaced at approximatly 37,000 miles.
This truck accelerates very well.
Handles corners more like a Camaro than a truck.
Long distance travel has been comfortable.
I was a bit perplexed to read that the transmission and ball joints were replaced before the 40K mile mark. One would expect to see this sort of thing in the "Don't Buy a '99 Dakota" category.
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