Sounds like a defective starter, but check your battery cables and connections. Make sure you are getting power at the starter when you turn the key to the start position. Could be a relay too.
The starter solenoid on a Dodge Dakota is built on the starter.
It is on the starter.
The battery doesn't have a full charge, or may have a dead cell.
Have someone try to start it and while they are in the start position lightly hit side of the starter with a hammer. This worked for me. But you still need to replace the starter.
It is on the starter
It is on the starter.
It is on the starter.It is on the starter.
On top of the starter
It is on/inside the starter.
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