8.0

pretty bad
Typical Repair Cost:
$650
Average Mileage:
160,000 miles
Total Complaints:
1 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. replace whole rear end: hard to find parts (1 reports)
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problem #1

Dec 202009

Dakota 4.4 V6

  • Manual transmission
  • 160,000 miles

After the ordering the brake parts my mechanic went into the axle to replace the e-brake cable and found chips of metal floating in the gear oil of the axle housing. My axle was bad. There were no signs of it going out or warnings. I am amazed that I didn't end up in an accident somewhere on the highway.

My biggest complaint is the hardship it is to find Dodge Dakota 4x4 parts of ANY kinda, ANY where! There needs to be an easier way to fix this style of Dodge.

- sohles, Omak, WA, US