Guy, as much as I was anticipating getting my Dakota,and as long as I had
waited to order it and wait on it to be built, I would not put up with
anything like this! This is crazy, and You're right,Dodge couldn't care less
about you if you are the nicest guy in the world or the devil himself. It's
all the same to them! Personally, I would tell the dealer that they or Dodge
just bought themselves a Quad Cab. I would try just as hard as anyone on the
list to keep you in a Dakota, but not that one! Go get you another Quad
cab,enjoy it and out this crap behind you. Sometimes flukes get out of the
factory and I'm sorry you got your hands on one of them. Please, don't give
up on Dakotas because you got skunked, I would love to have a Quad Cab 4X4
5-spd,and I'm sure you would too, because that's what you bought! So, swap
for another one, get rid of the fluke,and join us in our love of our trucks!
Hope this got your Dakota spirits up again,
Will Coughlin willcoughlin@hotmail.com
'00 reg.cab,2wd,4.7L/hd5-spd/3.92sg(9.25")
http://www.geocities.com/willcoughlin/index.html
----Original Message Follows----
From: "Guy DeMaio III" <G3D@g3-systems.com>
Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Subject: DML: The Dodge Experience.
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 21:43:17 -0500
I recently purchased a 2001 Dakota Quad Cab 4.7 5-Speed Sport 4x4.
It was purchased on Wednesday 2/7/01.
It broke down Saturday 2/10/01. You cannot get it into gear and
the clutch feels very easy to press.
It was towed to my local dealer on Monday 2/12/01.
They looked at it and said it needed a hydraulic cylinder, it
would be a few days.
Friday the 16th rolls around still no part. I call dodge cust.
service and the dood on the phone calls the dealer and says the
part just arrived they are putting it in.
I get excited and go down to the dealer.
THe truck wasn't even in the garage, and the service manager says
the part didn't solve the problem. Said he'd call me monday cuz he
is going to drop the tranny then.
Monday the 19th comes around, no call, so of course I call.
He says the dropped the tranny and it needs a clutch assembly.
(whatever that includes, i dunno.) Said probably be in on
Wednesday. I call dodge cust. service and they say they expidited
the shipping on the clutch assembly or whatever it is.
Wednesday the 21st rolls around and no parts.
Today is thursday.
I call Dodge Cust. Service and basically say what the hell is
going on. They say the part is coming off the assembly line so
thats why it's taking so long. I say haven't you heard of FedEx?
They basically told me to go screw but they did offer me a rental,
but won't pay for anything close to equal of this truck, ya know
they'll give me a stratus or something.
So I basically payed all this money to drive it for 3 1/2 Days,
nevermind the money being paid for it,insurance, etc...
Due to the fact that Dodge customer service does not give 7/8 of a
$hit about me, do you guys have any ideas as to what I should do
beside sit back and drive myself absolutely crazzy?
Thanks...
G3.
2001 Junkota QC.
1998 Avenger.
http://www.g3-systems.com/avenger
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