Three problems related to automatic transmission have been reported for the 2004 Dodge Dakota. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Transmission hesitates to shift gears.
When the vehicle is cold transmission is not disconnecting from the engine. Once the vehicle warms it runs okay. Consumer stated that the vehicle will be left overnight at the dealers to see if they can duplicate the problem.
After having the vehicle repaired four times, while driving at 65 mph vehicle shuts down. Also, the gear dropped into lower gear and bucked.