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kj
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12/18/2006
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I keep hearing of all the people on this board having all these troubles with their Dakotas and I just don't understand it. The only thing I ever encountered was the ball joint recall.
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o2dak
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12/18/2006
19:39:52
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Good for you.
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little jer
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12/18/2006
20:00:17
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Are you bragging or complaining? lol
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jayb
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12/18/2006
23:06:39
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100k is not alot of miles. 250k is.
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Dan M
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12/19/2006
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Mine was not trouble free, but my problems were not enough to make me want to buy another vendor truck.
My old 95 CC 4x4 3.9L went ~169k with no major failures (no engine or transmission failure). Most of my problems were sensor (oxygen, map, tps, iac, coolant, air bag) or electrical (loose pin @ PCM). I traded it in and saw it driving around town about a month later. I did replace the air compressor, heater core, a/c evaporator, water pump and radiator.
otherwise I just changed brakes, oils, tune-ups, timing chain other routine maintenance. Oh yeah, I had to replace a seat belt connector too.
Keep in mind about 125k miles of those were in Indiana where it could get hot in summer (100+) and cold in the winter (when I moved out of the state it was going on 31 days of below 32 for the HIGH). I also drive it hard and used it as a truck. Many off road fishing trips.
In comparison I had a ford ranger that went through 3 engines (original + 2 rebuilt ones) and 2 transmissions (original + rebuilt one).
Overall, I was definately pleased with the truck, she never left me stranded and never left me stuck (snow, mud, sand). Drove in several major snow storms in Indiana (many snow days) and North Carolina (12" in raleigh and 17" in charlotte).
- Dan M
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deerridge
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12/19/2006
11:14:17
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I've made to 96k with one failure. My rack and pinion broke. Off road four times a day, pull horse trailers and flatbeds, loaded heavy alot. My Silverado had two new front hubs, radiator, four wheel drive rebuilt twice, steering also at the same miliage and took a football field to stop. I like the Dakota.
Real Horsepower
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01Motorsport
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12/19/2006
11:29:36
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To get to 157K on my '01, only a rear pinion seal, and a slave valve for the manual tranny system. New greaseable Moog ball joints at 125K. D-C doesn't make a Dak now to compare to this RC 4.7 5-spd with 9.25 3:92 LSD. Absolutely a "keeper".
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jayb
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12/19/2006
21:08:19
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well, my 93 5.2L 4x4 auto has 130k on it. good miles for the age. excellent condition. ive used it alot as a truck. pulled my 30' travel trailer(6500+lbs) long distances. gone offroad many times for camping and what not. never left me stranded yet. only thing that went wrong was the crank position sensor when i got it.
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TexasTodd
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12/19/2006
22:57:23
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NOw over 110,000 miles on my
01 4.7 SLT, manual, QC dak, towing, etc.
ORIGINAL BRAKES, FRONT AND REAR!
no engine problems!, burns NO oil, etc. etc.
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toolfan
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12/20/2006
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162k on mine and she is a certified UFO, with over 500 flights and one crashed landing in a wash basin.
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shatto
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12/20/2006
16:11:22
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Glancing through the posts, what becomes obvious is that the kind of service determines the life and condition of the truck.
You in wet and snowy climes have completely different experiences than we in the West, different even than those in seriously hot parts of the country.
Texas Todd makes me think he runs into things, or coasts, to stop.
I was infuriated to discover the brakes wore out and ruined the rotors because Dodge hasn't discovered the squeakers everybody else on the planet uses. On the other hand I think it ridiculous my rear brake shoes have lasted 544,000 miles.
Like grandpa said; 'Take care of it and it'll take care of you."
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little jer
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12/20/2006
19:46:59
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ok, is this BS? No brake shoes will last 544,000 miles unless the rear brakes aren't working or you never use your brakes. Like maybe a used for business vehicle that has used all freeway miles.
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shatto
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12/20/2006
20:04:55
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little jer,
Precisely why I will never own another vehicle without anti-lock brakes. They work fine when I have a load and the transmission and brakes change, but that is infrequent.
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Kowalski
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12/21/2006
08:41:30
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That sounds more like a problem with the automatic adjusters than anything related to anti-lock. Your rear brakes just aren't adjusted tight enough.
Lead, follow, or get out of the way
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shatto
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12/21/2006
10:49:58
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I find that out NOW???!!
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TexasTodd
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12/22/2006
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Shatto,
I DON'T run into things, but I do coast some berfore applying the brakes, SOME.
And, I do have a manual, and I do downshift, SOME, not too much though.
And I DO use my parking brake every time I park my truck, which keeps the rear drums in proper adjustment.
I just had new tires put on my truck, the first too sets each lasted about 55,000 miles, and lookes at the front pads, which are not even 1/2 worn.
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shatto
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12/22/2006
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Texas Todd,
Michelins went 160,000 miles. Bridgestones, 118,000. Goodyears just 100.
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TexasTodd
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12/22/2006
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...wait, I mighta caught a glimpse of it, yea, I think that was what I saw, a flicker of the B-S flag!!
160,000 miles, on the same set of tires?
O.K.
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shatto
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12/22/2006
22:34:41
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I didn't say there were no wear bars showing. I didn't even say there was much tread at all. They were fine until the rains, then I raced over to America's Tire Store and got new tires.
By the way, treadless tires work like slicks, hell, they ARE slicks, and are fine for cornering and stopping....in summer.....unless someone spits out the window. Gas mileage is terrible too. Bald tires create more drag.
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Ky_man
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12/24/2006
13:45:44
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The only problems I have ever really had on my 211,000 mile
dakota is it not passing smog, the ball joint, and then the squeeky
control arm bushing. Other than that, it's been nothing real major.
Still runs like a champ. And I usually keep a schedule on when I
need to change things. It's my trooper! lol.
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lmao
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12/24/2006
14:41:23
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"ok, is this BS? No brake shoes will last 544,000 miles" LOL yea no kidding!
thats thanks to running amzoil right ahatto?
kinda like you magically went 500,000 miles with the same fuel pump and said that was thanks to the amzoil!
ahahahahahaha man i'll be laughing till spring!
thanks it will keep me warm and save money on heat anyway
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