# Dakota backfires, stalls

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/dakota-backfires-stalls/87625>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [October 12, 2014, 9:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dakota-backfires-stalls/87625 "2014-10-12T21:43:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![BuffaloMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a6a055/32.png) [@BuffaloMan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BuffaloMan)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 9:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dakota-backfires-stalls/87625/1 "2014-10-12T21:43:47Z")

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My '96 Dakota SLT 6-cylinder pickup backfired and blew a hole in my muffler … I’ve had it in three different shops on six occasions since and the thing still hiccups, backfires, stalls … most of the electrical switches and sensors have been replaced … right before it back fires, it feels like it is going to stall, then “POW” … sometimes it continues to run fine for a little while after that … then it happens again … When it stalls it feels like it is running out of gas … it is almost impossible to restart right away, but if I wait a few minutes, the starts right up … Any ideas??? (a crusher has been suggested - not an option)

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**Author:** ![knfenimore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9fc348/32.png) [@knfenimore](https://community.cartalk.com/u/knfenimore)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 9:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dakota-backfires-stalls/87625/2 "2014-10-12T21:47:51Z")

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You are dumping a bunch of un-burned fuel into the exhaust. I would bet you catalytic is toast to. Have you pulled the plugs and looked at their condition? Maybe a leaky injector or bad plug or wires.