10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
67,231 miles

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problem #3

May 082003

Dakota 8-cyl

  • 19,712 miles
Consumer wanted transmission replaced. Nothing happened when the vehicle was placed in park and back into drive, the vehicle went from reverse to drive and the vehicle stalled, placed in park, then restarted.

- Stafford, VA, USA

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problem #2

Mar 072003

Dakota 4WD 6-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • 1,042 miles
Pickup truck drive train binds up during 2 wheel driving. The front axle (4X4) does not allow the front wheels to disengage. Truck has been to the dealer 3 times and Dodge says this is the way they all are. At 4272 miles the front tires show significant feathering, and is stalling out when driving around corners in low gear mode (@ intersections and parking spaces). Dodge says that the front and rear axles are not limited slip but positive traction and recommends that I push in the clutch to keep from stalling. They want me to double-clutch to get through an intersection when I make left hand turns? I feel that this is a design error with safety implications.

- Harrisburg, PA, USA

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problem #1

Nov 162002

Dakota

  • miles
Consumer states that the odometer reads lower than the vehicle is moving, causing the driver to go faster.

- South Euclide, OH, USA

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