# 2004 dodge dakota

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-dodge-dakota/24177>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [January 1, 2009, 2:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-dodge-dakota/24177 "2009-01-01T02:48:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![bklynspringer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9de0a6/32.png) [@bklynspringer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bklynspringer)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2009, 2:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-dodge-dakota/24177/1 "2009-01-01T02:48:51Z")

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hi, i just bought a 2004 dodge dakota V6 3.7 from carmax. It seems to run fine but when I accelerate the motor fan is very loud. Is this just how the truck is, or is there something rong that im missing?

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**Author:** ![edb1961](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/edb1961/32/122_2.png) [@edb1961](https://community.cartalk.com/u/edb1961)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2009, 3:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-dodge-dakota/24177/2 "2009-01-01T03:22:05Z")

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Does it have an electric fan or a regular fan with a viscous clutch. The fan on my 95 Dakota was pretty loud until the engine warmed up.

A good site for all things Dakota is [http://www.dakota-truck.net/](http://www.dakota-truck.net/)

Ed B.

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**Author:** ![EllyEllis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f14d63/32.png) [@EllyEllis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/EllyEllis)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2009, 4:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-dodge-dakota/24177/3 "2009-01-01T04:44:22Z")

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I bet it is the fan clutch. The fan on my 96 Dodge van was too loud and running too fast until I replaced it with 2 electric fans. I don’t know how it will work out when the weather gets hot.