I would of complaint but it looks like the customer won again. Boy, these
dealers will have a hard time when MB finally controls everything and the
customer is number one.
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Steve St.Laurent
2000 Dakota 4.7L, CC, Soon to be Supercharged
1999 Chebby gone in 2003
1993 Suzuki Tracker (Geo) 1.6L
COMING SOON
2003 Aspiring for a V-10 GTS-R
2003 Dodge Dakota 5.7 Hemi R/T
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Brett Elliott
Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 6:27 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: Throttle body carbon build-up?
I have a 2000 Dakota with the 4.7l engine that has been behaving poorly
lately. It idles very rough and often dies at stop lights. When I took it to
the Dodge dealer today, they told me that these symptoms where due to carbon
buildup in my throttle body caused by using "bad" gas?
I inspected the TB and there was good amount of carbon. My question is, how
and why does carbon build up in the TB on a Multiport Fuel Injection vehicle
and could it be bad enough to cause the engine to run rough and stall?
As a "bonus" the dealer told me that cleaning the TB wasn't covered under my
warrantee and they would be happy to do it for the modest price of $160.
When I refused to pay this, they informed that I was going to be charged an
hour of labor for the "check-out" and diagnosis the tech did. They ended up
not charging me this "fee" after-all.
Has anyone else had this problem with the throttle body?
Thanks,
-Brett
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