Used 2006 Dodge Dakota Club Cab Consumer Reviews
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My Baby
SARAH, 04/05/2006
2006 Dodge Dakota Laramie 4dr Club Cab 4WD SB (3.7L 6cyl 4A)
42 of 43 people found this review helpful
I love this truck. It's like I've always wanted. It's good for a first car and isn't too outrageously large. You sit high enough off the ground without feeling as if you're driving a bus.
A good reliable truck.
06dodgedakota, 04/10/2012
2006 Dodge Dakota ST 4dr Club Cab 4WD SB (3.7L 6cyl 6M)
11 of 12 people found this review helpful
I have 130K miles on my 4x4, V6, 6 speed, 2006 Dakota. So far, (knock on wood), no problems. On road it drives like a car. Off-road, it does it's job well. It handles central Oregon snow great. It also crawls up central Oregon buttes with ease despite it's lower ground clearance. Not sure where the 20 MPG comes into play, but mine gets more like 15-17MPG, city/hwy respectively. My V6 feels under powered while accelerating to hwy speeds. I could rev it up to or past 3K rpms, but that cost money in fuel.
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never again
ihatemydodge, 08/20/2009
2006 Dodge Dakota ST 4dr Club Cab SB (3.7L 6cyl 6M)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
I have owned this truck for nearly 4 years. Belt tensioner went out under warranty. After warranty expired, water pump replaced TWICE, trans rebuilt at 79k miles, trans control module replaced 2 months later, engine replaced at 86k (leakage on three cylinders...very rough idle), terrible gas mileage, "clunking" sound coming from driveshaft when taking off or stopping (Dealer says common problem and cannot be fixed). Changing the oil is easy, but messy (oil hits cross member and splatters everywhere). Engine is sluggish, and tranny shifts at entirely the wrong time. I hate this truck with a passion and will never buy another Chrysler product. I can see why they went bankrupt.
The size is right
Gregg, 08/21/2008
2006 Dodge Dakota SLT 4dr Club Cab SB (3.7L 6cyl 6M)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
I like the size of the Dakota. Full size trucks are too large for what I need and compact trucks are just too small. Good power from the 4.7 L V8. Knew better than to get the V6, little if any better fuel economy with no power. Back seats are OK for the little kids but should have gotten quad cab for more room. Had problems with vibrations at 50-65 mph. Dealer finally found & replaced 3 defective tires (Goodyears). Only real gripe is the extremely soft front suspension. Dips and bumps in the road make for a bouncy white knuckle ride. Very unnerving when the front end is bouncing up & down & up & down nearly bottoming out over a small dip on the highway.
Dodge has been hooked on the Dakota!
Tim, 03/14/2006
2006 Dodge Dakota Laramie 4dr Club Cab SB (3.7L 6cyl 4A)
6 of 7 people found this review helpful
I have owned nothing but Dodge Dakotas and driven nothing but Dodge Dakotas. Before my new Dodge Dakota 2005 was purchased, my first truck I bought in 1996 and it really made me feel good about driving. And I continued that same feeling buying the 2005 model and am loving even more! So if you are looking for a truck out there that is relatively inexpensive, has a great look to it, and comes with a variety of options, then the Dodge Dakota is exactly what you are looking for! :-)