I bought an '05 this last January. I have the HO V8 and to-date no mechanical issues at all. The only thing I can think of is a rattle behind the dash and a slight rattle in the headliner when off-road (what do you expect?). Other than that love this truck and I too plan on having her a while.

 

I have the same issue as you do with it wanting to die but in my case it does die, took it in twice for service and all they are gonna do is hook it up to the scanner and if there aren't any codes your lucky if they try and do anything else. Maybe if enough 05-06 owners have this problem one of them will get a dealership that is able to fix it and let the rest of us know. Other than the stalling and the weak 4.7 I like the truck, it rides good and I got 20 mpg out of it this last fill up.

 

Those of you that have repeated problems I want to strongly recomend researching your local/state lemon law to see if it applies in your case.

 

I agree with dodgerules86, have an 05 w/4.7l 4x4 & while being in Alaska don't get a lot of miles 4500 have not had even one of the problems I read about on the forum. This is my 4th. dak & have loved everyone of them

 

You take a chill pill 2COFF, i did'nt say all dakota's are having major problem's, it's sounding like on here it's 50/50, it's not whining it's talking about the truck chrysler built and the thing's that are going wrong, if you read some of the post's there has been alot of problem's and if you cant come on here and complain and ask questions's then what's the sense even having a dodge forum, um last time i checked there's that thing called money involved, you pay a good chunk of change for a quality truck and that's what you thought you would get, then when thing's start going wrong your like damn what did i buy, so DODGERULES86 quit kissin 2COFF ***, i dont know where you think it's going to get ya, and quit putting words in my mouth, you dont understand where i am coming from or the problem's i had, it's funny how that's a reapeating thing around hear, i have a new tie rod, a new sway bar link, 2 new front rotors, a recall part on the tranny, some tsb and that's about it, and i beat my truck also, how dare you say go get a canyon why would i do that, that truck is ugly and a piece of junk, my truck is running fine just once in a while it does that stuttering, so go harass somebody else, i dont know who asked you to post a reply.

 

Luvmydak reporting in on my '05 Dak. After 18 months, problems to report: none, nada. Sorry to hear some members have had issues. My Dak running better than than the day I drove it off the lot thanks to a few mods I have done: K&N cai, Stage II Jet Chip w/180 t'stat, Flowmaster cat-back exhaust so far. Next mod coming up, performance throttle body from the Fastman. As advised previously t.b. spacers are of absolutely no value. Save up for a modified throttle body from the Fastman.

 

Sure came off that way.
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I'm not here to hear people whine (and I'm sure 99% of the other active users of this forum feel the same way). People can complain, or better yet, ask a question pertaining to a problem, and someone who can help them will help them to the best of their ability.
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Believe me, I'm not kissing 2coff's ***. We're not some kind of "buddies," I just agreed with his post, and I felt that you took it the wrong way.


No, I don't understand the problems you have had with your Dakota, which appears to be a lemon of some sort. I do, however, know what it feels like to buy stuff that just seems to never work, or at least work right. I must say, my Dakota is about the first thing I've ever bought that has worked pretty damn good (and for a 10 year old truck, you would think I'd be fixing things left and right).


Well, at least your not going to buy a Canyon/Colorado play-truck.

I'm not harassing you, I'm stating facts, which I would do no matter who you are.
I'll post replies when I feel a reply is needed. I do what I want.

 

You sound like a lil bitchy school girl!!! If you dont like my post's dont read them, get a life and move on, if any of it's whining it's more bitchin about the truck than anything because there is money involved, and you keep forgeting that, can you blame people and that's what forum's are for freedom of speech dummy, if people are whining dont read the post's, nobody is forcing you to be a dick head and post a reply about them whining, it's always people like yopu ruining a good thing, you dont seem mature for ur old age.

 

The was one of the most hypocritican things I have ever read.

 

Dont read it then, and if your gonna post a reply, make your sentence sound right ur such a idiot.