2.1

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
77,000 miles

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problem #1

Jul 012005

Dakota 4WD 8-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 77,000 miles
Steering wheel and transmission do not lock when key is removed. I found this out when a 2 year old girl was in the front seat of the parked vehicle and pulled the transmission lever into gear. The key switch was in the locked position and the keys were removed.

- Spearfish , SD, USA

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