Overview & Reviews

The Dakota R/T, featuring a 250-horsepower V8, is available for those seeking a performance pickup. The passenger airbag can now be deactivated in all 1998 Dodge Dakotas, so a rear-facing child seat can be used. The Dakota is also available in three new colors.

• Dual airbags, tight turning circle, Ram styling, roomy cab, optional V-8 engine, optional ABS

• No third door option

User Reviews:

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  Stay away from dodge - 1998 Dodge Dakota
  By celticstallion - December 21 - 12:26 am

  My dodge has 113k miles and is ready for the grave. Despite me treating this truck gently it still wants to quit. Since I had it I have replaced the throttle body sensor, crankshaft sensor all relays, distributor with cap rotor, spark plugs and wires, ignition coil and fuel pump. So after replacing all this it still dies at unexpected times and once you fix one thing and think you have a handle on it something else will quit.It drives like crap its slow and the transmission is a 4 speed cheap piece of garbage. In my opinion the 6 cyl engine is useless because its so weak it struggles to move the truck. I cant imagine what a 4 banger would be like. Its just a poor design from top to bottom.

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  not good - 1998 Dodge Dakota
  By wayne hersel - June 8 - 9:15 pm

  truck is a V-6 and I have had nothing but problems. I will be driving along at 60 mph and it will die, sometimes backfire and then when I turn the key off sometimes wont start. I have replaced computer, coil, fuel pump, tune up, and numerous odds and ends they havent replaced and it continues to cut out. Has anyone else had this kind of problem. I now have more into in last year than it is worth.

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  Dodge Stinks - 1998 Dodge Dakota
  By Grayson - July 29 - 8:18 am

  This is the second Dodge Dakota Sport I have owned. The first one was a 1995. I must have checked my brain at the door to buy another one. If I hadnt paid it off, Id ditch it in a heartbeat. This one has all of the same issues the first one had under a different body: -A/C died in year 4 and continues to back up into the interior to this day. No one will fix it they just blow out the tube and tell me to come back in 3 months. I tell them money is no object and they still wont fix it. When the dash was apart to fix the A/C itself, they still didnt fix it -Door locks start to stick in year 3 -Front Ball joints go in year 4 -Catalytic converter toast in year 3 -Water pump gone in year 3

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  Underpowered Dakota - 1998 Dodge Dakota
  By bobby62914 - May 3 - 2:00 am

  My 1998 Dodge Dakota with a four cylinder is terribly underpowered. Even negotiating a modest grade with the A/C running is impossible. It has no cupholders. It is poor visibility and is not fun, or easy, to drive.

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  Dodge Clunk - 1998 Dodge Dakota
  By mseeley - April 5 - 2:00 am

  In short, the most unreliable vehicle ever. From the beginning, quarterly trips to the dealership. At low mileage, problems of all sorts. Electrical, water pump, catalytic converter, alternator, 3 thermostats, starter coil, tie rods, steering linkage...Customer Care at Daimler/Chrysler blows too.

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  Dakota doesnt live up to its billing - 1998 Dodge Dakota
  By benhunts - April 9 - 2:00 am

  Power is adequate for a V-6 but at the expense of fuel economy. Had to replace factory tires @ 19k miles battery @ 24k miles brake pads at 27k backup lights havent worked in 2 years despite replacing wiring, bulbs, fuses, etc. rad.temp circuit chip at 55k A/C fail at 60k fan clutch @ 63k front rotors, calipers, & pads. Paint began fading on the roof and tailgate at 43k and is now spreading over the cab. Truck, with the exception of the above, has performed reliably well in spite of the above.

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  1998 Dodge Dakota - 1998 Dodge Dakota
  By M.Rogers - August 13 - 2:00 am

  We have had nothing but problems with our Dodge. We bougt it and the Dealer told us it was normal for the gears on a manuel Dodge to be tight to shift. So, not but a few months after we bought the truck second and fifth started slipping. Then our Catalytic Converter went out, warranty recall. Then we found out the truck has an exaust leak from a bolt head that came off and is stripped so we have to take the truck to a Master Mechanic. We wanted to sell the truck but unfortuatly Dodge vehicles do not hold their value so we are about $3000.00 unside down in the truck loan. Who said life inst fair!!!!!