In this first episode of the Cut-Down Engine of the Week Series, we'll kick off by looking at the way Chrysler got creative when a V6 was needed for the then-new Dodge Dakota pickup. In 1996 ...

The story reminded me of something I've been meaning to discuss: the second-generation Dodge ... engine, a 175 horsepower 3.9-liter V6, and then only during the final model year of 2004, the ...

Question:I have a 1999 Dodge Dakota with the 3.9-liter V-6. I recently started hearing a loud rattle coming from the front of the truck. It only makes the noise when the engine is hot, and only ...

The Dodge Dakota's V6 engine gets an electronic throttle and emissions improvements for 2007, and a new flex-fuel version of the V8 joins the lineup. Remote start and 18-inch chrome-clad wheels, and a ...

Dodge seemingly had a winner with its Dakota pickup truck that debuted in 1987. Enthusiasts point to the original Dodge Dakota as the progenitor of the midsize truck segment. It was larger and ...

Great truck I have this Doge Dakota ... dodge has never been a very reliable company, but my truck lasted 180,000 miles with no major problems., it gets terrible gas mileage, my magnum v6 got ...

created because the upcoming Dodge Dakota needed a V6 engine. Creating a new V6 would have taken too much time and money. Willem Weertman, the head engine designer, said, "They wanted to have an ...

I owned 2 1993 Dodge Dakota’s one with the magnum V6 one with the magnum V8 ... 6 cylinder and Chevy 1500 truck with the 5.3 liter engine. Currently own my second Toyota (totaled the first ...