Hello, I have a Dodge Dakota and I’ve had it for about two years. It’s a 2005 four-wheel-drive 4.7 L. And one day driving it to work all of a sudden my throttle started to act weird it was going to ramp up and go down on me to the point where I was starting up a hill and my thought was going crazy so I put it in a park and it quit and it didn’t allow me to go back into any gear. Thankfully, I got it home and threw a bunch of codes related to the TCM and or transmission but when it cools down it acts just fine. I’ve been researching and looking into things that might be dealing with the throttle because as I put it in the park and was messing with it when I push the gas pedal all the way down it won’t go above 4000 RPM and will rev up really weird like it’s getting power loses it really quickly and then gets it right back.

I am thinking the throttle position sensor, but I would also like a second opinion any help would be much appreciated.

I've got a 1998 dodge dakota, ext cab, 2wd with the 318, I'm looking into buying a new atv and while I know it'll fit I'm not sure if the truck will be okay with that extra weight, it's about an 800LB machine. From what I've found online the truck should be good for 1200 or so but its obviously older now, if i replace the shocks in the back would this work out alright? TIA

What’s the best way to get the window back closed while I diagnose whatever electrical issue is going on? Reverse the polarity coming in??? Im thinking about hooking one of my m18 batteries to the motor just to get it back up for the time being

I posted my flatbed 3rd gen Dakota about a week ago, and while I absolutely love my truck, the little 3.7 v6 doesn’t really appreciate me when I’m on the highway. :(

Sooooo, what options do I have if I want to do an engine swap? A v8 would be nice, but I still have a lot to study up on as far as swaps go. I also want to keep the 4x4 in tact at all costs, as that’s why I bought the truck in the first place.

Any advice or suggestions would be much appreciated. Thank you ✌🏻

I’ve been deciding on whether to stay with the 3.9l V6 or the 4.7 V8, I’ve heard the mpg is a little bit better and the techs better but I’m not sure.

I just got a 2011 V6 Ram Dakota. I’ve noticed it Sucks gas… are they known for this?

Or am I just not used to a truck. I want to say it gets 12-14 MPG if I’m lucky.

Just got a 2000 dodge dakota as my first vehicle, ran good first week of having it but now tends to turn off or stall when driving, sometimes when I'm turning. Starts right back up fine usually first try and wondering if it's something wrong with the truck or if I just don't know how to drive it 🤣.

Would love any feedback and thoughts anything would be greatly appreciated!

Edit: Used the code reader (thank you!) It was the throttle Position Sensor, we took it off and it had two gasket rings but one was folded. Put it back on and runs fine now!

Alright guys I have a two inch rear leveling kit and the torsion keys cranked up not max but have more room to keep going. Current tires are 265/70/16 and I’m about to get some all terrains but I want to know what is the absolute biggest I can go with this setup. Thanks everyone

We’ll I got everything back together and there’s no leaks! I’d say mission accomplished but now I’ve got an issue with the truck overheating and coolant leaking in other places. The thermostat housing (brand new) seems to leak no matter what I do. Even tried RTVing the shit out of it and it just starts leaking when the truck is hot. I feel like the system has air in it but it also doesn’t seem to be able to pressurize.

I tested the thermostat and it’s working correctly, I’ve tried bleeding the air out of the coolant for an hour, front parked on ramps, And I’m out of ideas. I’ve done this on several other vehicles and I’m a bit stumped, anyone got any ideas? Appreciate any feedback.

Hey just asking around, anyone else had a water pump fail way prematurely? I just had one go at 2500 miles on the pump. It was an Acdelco unit and it let loose bad, killed my alternator too the soab.

There she is 21 yrs old

I have a 2000 Dakota, wondering if anyone has any good websites for headlights, or just recommendations for headlights in general

Just wondering what tires yall got in your truck, I have just a very big suspicion they put bigger wider tires on my truck, 265/70/16 I look at all the trucks in the sub and I’m just thinking what the hell those tires are small compared to mine. So am I tripping or does that sound about right hah

I haven’t looked at it myself but I was told months ago my truck may not pass the next inspection due to rust on the rear sub frame. Is the the main frame of the vehicle? What’s its cost to get. Awhile new frame and swap everything? Just curious Also can a rear frame just have a new piece of metal welded to it to fix the issue? Do the cons of welding a piece on outweigh the pros? Will the car always be shit if a new piece is welded on? Will it be reliable?

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2009 Dakota 3.7l I bought a while back that needs some body work I finally am getting around to doing. Anybody know where I can find this piece?

Just got this 2002 4.9L quad cab. Absolutely love the body cause it’s pretty much perfect and only has 160k miles!

Parked my truck with no obvious incident. Came out an hour or so later to a giant puddle of oil. Oil was from the fan all the way to the oil pan. I got down there and noticed a hose disconnected from a box under the driver side sear. I have no idea what the box is and cannot fund anything online. I thought it was the evap cannister but cannot confirm. Does anyone k ow what this mystery box is?

No obvious cracks or leaks from the seal of the pan. Oil filter and drain plug both tight.

All of the oil was emptied