Used 2003 Dodge Dakota Club Cab Consumer Reviews
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OneCoolGi, 09/14/2010
2003 Dodge Dakota 2dr Club Cab R/T Rwd SB (5.9L 8cyl 4A)
6 of 8 people found this review helpful
Put on many good miles on this truck with next to zero problems. The worst problem I have had was a radiator leak. Engine and trans are solid. This truck is fast and handles great. It can take a corner at 55mph. I moved from San Diego to NJ towing 3k lbs, averaged 80 mph and the truck felt like there was nothing there. It took on mountains like flat terrain. Great truck!
good to buy American
Gene Hernandez, 08/04/2003
2003 Dodge Dakota 2dr Club Cab SLT 4WD SB (3.9L 6cyl 5M)
5 of 7 people found this review helpful
My truck is actually a 1998. Since I have the truck for a while I thought my review can give those interested a long term view of this vehicle. It is very reliable, very quiet, has good power total average mpg is 17.0. The 4x4 is great for camping and fishing trips. Wish it had a 3rd door in 1998 besides that I love this truck. Almost bought a toyota but I am glad I bought Dodge, would do it again in a heart beat.
nice truck
BILL, 10/26/2009
2003 Dodge Dakota 2dr Club Cab Rwd SB (3.9L 6cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
This is a nice truck, inside and out. On rough rodes the front end tends to bounce in one direction. I have the V-6 in my truck and it seems to be under powered. The ride is nice.
Love the 8 in this baby....
Darbster, 01/03/2003
2003 Dodge Dakota 2dr Club Cab Rwd SB (3.9L 6cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
This truck is a super. It is in a kinda stealth mode. With the eight cylinder 4.7 she can do almost anything the big boys can do and still park in a compact stall. If you are looking for a extended cab truck with some yank look no further this Dakota will knock your socks off. I have owned a Chevy 1500 Z71 sportside and a Ford Explorer XLT. I wish I had looked at the Dodge line sooner. The other trucks are okay but I'm impressed with the overall quality and precision of this vehicle. Highly recomended.
2003 Dakota Club Cab Sport + (4.7 auto)
DustyK, 11/29/2002
2003 Dodge Dakota 2dr Club Cab Sport Rwd SB (3.9L 6cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
2003 Dakota Club Cab Sport Plus with 287cid V8 (4.7), 545FRE automatic, LSD, 6010 GVW & handing package, PW, PL, AC, front/rear sway bars, P245 70R16 on/off road tires. Exceptionally smooth and powerful engine/transmission combination. Plenty of power when pulling a load on hills. At 3500 miles, worst gas mileage was 15.04 (city w/load), 21.87 highway (65MPH). Current average is 17.38 mpg. Very comfortable seating, good ergonomics. Very quiet, except tire noise. Build quality & fit & finish near 100%. No performance, reliability, or quality issues yet.
Friday afternoon off the assembly line
Ken, 12/06/2008
2003 Dodge Dakota 2dr Club Cab Sport 4WD SB (3.9L 6cyl 5M)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
Nice truck, but at 31k the tranny would lock in 2nd gear (they called it limp mode) any time it went through a large puddle. Replaced 2 sensors several times to no avail. Dealer stopped covering the replacements after the third event. They contacted Dodge in 2007 and told if the sensors lose sight of the ground, they do this to avoid an overspeed. Told them to bypass the sensors all together, seemed to work. However, in 6 years it went through 2 wiper motors, 2 blower relays, the tail gate failed twice, seat broke once and it leaked (they tried to fix that twice). Guess it was the Friday pm one. Anyway, traded it in the day I got the title. Have a Tacoma now.
4x4 3.9 Dodge Dakota, What a Joke
chris, 05/26/2006
2003 Dodge Dakota 2dr Club Cab SLT 4WD SB (3.9L 6cyl 5M)
4 of 8 people found this review helpful
By far the worst pickup truck I've ever owned up to this date. From the second I drove it off the lot there was nothing but problems with my 2003 Dodge Dakota. The list is unfortunatly too long to list everything. Let's just say that now I'm having problems with my airbag! Like I said, everything wrong with it. This is a poor excuse for a 4x4. Absolutely no power to the tiny 3.9 lawnmower engine it has. Transmission makes the engine race and yet never pulls into gear. And let's not forget that when driving it constantly feels like you're dragging an anchor.
Dakota R/Ts are fun!
The G Man, 01/28/2003
2003 Dodge Dakota 2dr Club Cab R/T Rwd SB (5.9L 8cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
The Dakota R/T is an extremely nice truck. great handling, excellent design, well built, and enough power to get you into some serious trouble.
Awesome Silver R/T w. orange stripes
silverrt03, 06/02/2009
2003 Dodge Dakota 2dr Club Cab R/T Rwd SB (5.9L 8cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I can honestly say I think my truck is awesome. It majorly burns rubber. 360 V8 kicks major rump. Since there were a limited amount of these for the last official R/T i am proud to own one. Leather seats, another rarity are very comfortable. Infinity sound system awesome dude. the only bad point is that my truck only gets about 13 miles per gallon on average. in the city try 10mpg. Other than that i really like my Dakota.
Big red truck
suzanne webb, 02/19/2008
2003 Dodge Dakota 2dr Club Cab Rwd SB (3.9L 6cyl 5M)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Very dependable. Lots of fun to drive. Great load capacity. Did not think I would like a truck but this one is great.
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