Dunno about the jumps and jerks (I didn't notice mine doing that) but
everything else you describe was just like mine and it turned out to be a bum
belt. Mine only had around 22K miles on it when it started making all kinds of
noise until it warmed up... The dealer said it was a defect but I really think
the OEM belts are just poor quality and wear out quickly.
Tom
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Subject: DML: Belt noise?
Author: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net> at smtpout
Date: 1/31/00 9:43 PM
I've got a '97 Dakota sport V-6 auto trans. When I first start it up in the
morning and put it in gear, the serpentine belt sort of jumps and jerks and
makes a coinciding noise. If I take it out of gear it's OK. When it warms up
it seems to be OK. It's got 41,000 miles on it. Does it sound like a belt
problem or something else?
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