Used 2006 Dodge Dakota ST 4dr Club Cab SB (3.7L 6cyl 6M) Consumer Reviews
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dp, 10/21/2006
Dodge Dakota ST 4dr Club Cab SB (3.7L 6cyl 6M)
6 of 7 people found this review helpful
I have owned my Dakota for one year now and I've put 25k miles on it. Belt tensioner went out at 18k miles and left me stranded with an overheated truck. Fuel economy is pathetic. I've never gotten more than 16 mpg's on the highway and I get about 12 in the city at best. This is a great work truck, but I would not recommend it as a daily commuter vehicle.
never again
ihatemydodge, 08/20/2009
Dodge Dakota ST 4dr Club Cab SB (3.7L 6cyl 6M)
3 of 3 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.
Noise Bucket
Joe Morton, Ligonier, PA, 02/16/2016
Dodge Dakota ST 4dr Club Cab SB (3.7L 6cyl 6M)
6 of 9 people found this review helpful
Annoying rattle from the front suspension on country roads. Upper mounting hardware for the struts fail. Costly repair no matter how it's done. Chrysler garage wants to replace the entire strut assembly on both sides along with both lower control arms. Estimated cost of repair is $2400.00
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Best small truck for the money
doublee2005, 06/25/2009
Dodge Dakota ST 4dr Club Cab SB (3.7L 6cyl 6M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
For the money you cannot buy a better small truck. When you compare that you get a v6 with good towing and full truck size for the same money as a single cab tacoma, ranger, colorado, or frontier that only come stock with 4 cylinders, there is no comparison. I bought a full size truck in my eyes for the price of a compact truck. Also the manual transmission is INCREDIBLE. In 6th gear I can run 85 at 2600 rpm which is unheard of with modern cars. So if you want a full size truck for half size money get one, if you want a small truck with fuel economy go buy a tacoma or ranger.
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Bignick808 , Marcus Hook, PA, 09/26/2019
Dodge Dakota ST 4dr Club Cab SB (3.7L 6cyl 6M)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
Bought it with 133k on the odometer and it has rust blisters but nothing major. It is a good truck the 3.7 is under powered in my opinion but reliable workhorse and the automatic beefy transmission with 4 wheel drive is perfect. Two major complaints. Bed size is 6.5 feet and noisy at highway speeds. Other than that they are good trucks with or without a ton of mileage
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