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2007 Dodge Dakota Hesitation

Tiny
CHARITYH24
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  • 2007 DODGE DAKOTA
  • 6 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 71,000 MILES
I sometimes when I am driving down the highway the truck starts to sputter, and it slows down, sometimes this continues for 5 minutes and stops and others it happens for a while.

I have cleaned the fuel injectors, oil change, no one can tell me what the problem is.
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Friday, September 25th, 2009 AT 3:11 PM

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Tiny
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Has the check engine light come on? Also, it sounds like the fuel pump may be going bad. Does it seem to happen more under a load?
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Saturday, September 26th, 2009 AT 11:57 PM
Tiny
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No, the only time I see the check engine light is when I start up the truck, but I have never seen it come on when I am driving down the road.

I don't haul anything in my truck it can happen in an incline or on a straight road.

I had asked someone to check the fuel filter, and he said the filter was fine, and when idling there was nothing wrong.

Someone said it could be the transmission, I don't know. I just didn't think I would have these problems as I have had the truck since it came off the truck.
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Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 AT 7:33 AM
Tiny
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I would start with checking for vacuum leaks and check the fuel pressure.
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Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 AT 7:55 AM

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