does anyone own a Dodge Datoka ?

[ILGNCC400EX]

If you do how do you like it and have you had any problems with it.

[Pappy]

i like ours, it has the V8 and a 5 speed, 4wd.

only problem has been the front brakes wore extremely fast

[zephead400ex]

3 weeks ago I bought an '04 Dakota, club cab, auto, 3.7 V-6. I love it.

[acold7dusta]

yea my dads got a 98 dakota v-6 4x4. i like it alot its loaded and has never had a problem with it not to meantion never got stuck in 3 feet of snow etc

[sportraxkid]

my dads got a 1997 dodge dakota 4x4 318. He hasnt had a problem with it yet and it has 77,000 miles. He bought it when it was six months old and was wrecked. he bought it for $7000 and put $2000 in it. And the guy just payed $27000 for it. now u could never tell it was wrecked and it has a clean title.

[sportraxkid]

ouh ya the brakes suck bad. especially when your pullling something. he has allready put 4 sets of pads and 2 sets of rotors

[MXER017]

I have a 99 dakota 4x4 ext. cab and If anyone would like to buy it I would be more than glad to get rid of it They suck gas and blow asshttp://img61.photobucket.com/albums/v186/mxer017/my%20pics/truck_and_zack009.jpg

[edge91]

I've got a 92 extend cab 4x4 with 130000 runs great just had to change the timing chain it, and throw out bearing. No complaints from me

[SHOCKER]

we have a 2000 dodge dakota quad cab, 2wd with towing package and the 5.9l V8 magnum, it tows our big trailer mighty well but it to is a gas hog, oh and the only problems we have had is the power steering went out when towing the trailer, and we have an exhaust leak, other wise we love it

[wells_rider_87]

got an 1985 dakota 2-wheel drive auto.71000 miles

[JOEX]

'94 Dakota V6 3.9. Bought it used around '98-'99 w/ 50K mi. Put almost another 53K hard mi. on it since. Replaced the front pads and rotors about 2 years ago, one radiator and two water pumps, one was my fault because I let the radiator go too long:(.

The size and power suits me great for what I do:) ;)

[diesel-mech]

Got a 00, quad cab 4x4 5.9 liter auto, My dads has a 98, std cab 5.2 liter 4x4 5-spd. U-joints go bad at low miles, Freeze plug on mine started leaking, Tranny sounds like **** in my dads(gutrag tranny is junk) Got a vibration in the drveline in mine, Overhauled the posi unit in mine, Had alignment issues with mine.

Now to be fair my wife put mine into a feild at 70mph 2 times. Same place. She can't see the stop sign for some reason:rolleyes:

I like mine a lot. even if I've had some trouble with it. My dad won't sell his come hell or high water.

They are nice trucks but not bullet proof

[01TRX300EX]

I have a '92 V-6 2wd with a 5 speed, its a good little truck, I just wish I had something bigger now, but its got decent power, its geared very well for take off's, the brakes do suck though. I haven't had anything major go wrong, the waterpump leaks a bit, and the transmission has a small leak around where the driveshaft comes out. And it has been in an accident, but it took it well considering what I hit (old Grand Marquis, aka tank).

[remlapr]

Don't buy a 98 or 99, they have chitty tranny's in them. I have a 99 5.2 Durango(pretty much the same thing) and the tranny sucks. I talked to Leo on here about it and he said they put a completely different tranny starting in 00 that is much better.

[diesel-mech]

Originally posted by remlapr
Don't buy a 98 or 99, they have chitty tranny's in them. I have a 99 5.2 Durango(pretty much the same thing) and the tranny sucks. I talked to Leo on here about it and he said they put a completely different tranny starting in 00 that is much better.


They used 2 different trannies, I forget what they are for sure. I think its a 500A and a 518A (I can't remember) but anyway one is a version of the 904 torque flight and the 727 torque flight. The 500 is the 904 and its junk. the other isn't to bad. The gutrag 5-spd's are junk also.

[FTR250Rnif]

Originally posted by ILGNCC400EX
If you do how do you like it and have you had any problems with it.
well weve had nothing buit problems with ours
heres a list lol
1. we bought it
2. the oil injectors stuck and it would stall every 5 mins.
3.it took 3 minths before the god dam dealership would look at it.
4. then once the dealership fixed the oil problem...the mechanic took it out for a test drive...
where he then slammed it into 3 cars and a school bus:rolleyes:
now the truck just got painted and all the body work done
the fuel pump is bad. so it is sitting for another 3 months!:grr:

not a good experience with dodge:o

[diesel-mech]

Originally posted by FTR250Rnif
well weve had nothing buit problems with ours
heres a list lol
1. we bought it
2. the oil injectors stuck and it would stall every 5 mins.
3.it took 3 minths before the god dam dealership would look at it.
4. then once the dealership fixed the oil problem...the mechanic took it out for a test drive...
where he then slammed it into 3 cars and a school bus:rolleyes:
now the truck just got painted and all the body work done
the fuel pump is bad. so it is sitting for another 3 months!:grr:

not a good experience with dodge:o



It gets slammed into 3 cars and a school bus and your blaming dodge???:rolleyes: Well then maybe you next car should be a tank!:huh

[Lethalhonda2]

I have a 02 quad cab. I really like the truck except the small bed. I can get the quad in no problem but, I have to leave the tailgate down. I bought one of those bed extenders and that helps keep my tires,gas jug,ect in one place.Plus the V-8 is a big plus for pulling/towing.