Overview & Reviews

America's first midsized pickup, the 1996 Dodge Dakota gets a more powerful standard four-cylinder engine, revised sound system, and three new colors.

User Reviews:

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  Lovn it! - 1996 Dodge Dakota
  By penelope - November 3 - 2:00 am

  From the 1st Dakota I owned, a totaled 1993 slt ext cab completely rebuilt salvage, to a perfect 94, to my current perfect 96 model. The center of gravity makes handling easy & safe. The ride is much stronger than a s-10 or ford ranger. I luv this truck its safety, ride, looks, & dependability even into 200,000 ml. Gas economy is better in the 94 but still @ 20mpg. Anyone who wants to own one, buy w/as low mls, & limited transferred ownership as possible. Mine pulls a horse trlr, pop-up camper & small sailboat. It is low to the ground & easy for me to get in and out of. Stay w/ v6, v8, and 4x4 models, no sport.

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  96 Dakota Sport - 1996 Dodge Dakota
  By ddjlane - August 28 - 2:00 am

  Great little truck low maintenance, hard worker, fun to drive.

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  wish i opted for the extended warrenty - 1996 Dodge Dakota
  By joshua - July 21 - 2:00 am

  i own a 96 dakota club cab slt with 3.9l v6 auto 90k miles.reliability is its biggest shortcomming.the transmission went out at 30k fixed under warenty,and has never really shifted smoothly.other problems include the a.c.,water pump leak,plenium gasket leak, alternator, dash lights,fuel gage. the v6 feels underpowered i would recommend the v8. on the plus side it is larger then it competitors, and averages a respectable 16mpg in mixed driving.

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  wish i opted for extended warenty - 1996 Dodge Dakota
  By joshua dunton - July 12 - 2:00 am

  i have a 96 dakota slt club cab v6 with 90k miles.it has had many problems transmision,ac,plebium gasket leak,water pump,alternator,fuel gage not accurate,dash lights to name a few. i like the looks of the truck,and over all comfort is good.i like the engines choices,better than competion.v6 needs more power.i average 16mpg mixed driving. and slightly bigger than competion. inteior is outdated,next generation got much improved in this area.overall i would not recommend this truck do to poor reliability problems, but i may have owned a lemmon. just my two cense take it for what its worth.

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  #1 Truck - 1996 Dodge Dakota
  By Kris Lewis - May 22 - 2:00 am

  Plain and simple, dependable, fun, a workhorse V6.

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  Wouldn"t trade it for anything - 1996 Dodge Dakota
  By DodgeOwner - May 22 - 2:00 am

  I use my Dakota on a farm and there has been no problems at all. It has hauled heavy loads through mus and other off road terrains and has always had enough power to do it all!

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  Dakota Sport - 1996 Dodge Dakota
  By mopar guy - April 17 - 2:00 am

  2.5 ltr 5spd Great truck, no special repairs other than regular wear/tear, first 5 yrs of ownership cost $600 for repairs, not bad!! Easy to work on with 2.5 and no a/c, you can stand in the engine compartment to work on it.

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  Love my truck - 1996 Dodge Dakota
  By Ruben - April 3 - 2:00 am

  My truck is as reliable as the sun, hasnt given one moments trouble and i would be afraid to drive to the north pole in it if there were roads! This is the truck i want to be driving when im 80!

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  BEST BEAST - 1996 Dodge Dakota
  By CHUCK GOINS - December 17 - 2:00 am

  OIL CHANGE EVER 4500 MILES OTHER THAN THAT I PUT A WATER PUMP IN IT WHICH COST $330.00.

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  My Dakota - 1996 Dodge Dakota
  By rtt3 - November 24 - 2:00 am

  I bought a 96 dakota ext. cab and it has done wonders. i can alway rely on it to get me to my destination. It has 117,000 miles and is still running strong. When others fail, this one comes out on top.