I have to say that I'm getting real concerned about this tranny issue. In
addition to the occasional surge and grinding my Dakota also will not
hold still on a hill while in drive. Doesn't matter if it's a slight or
steep hill. If I take my foot off the brake it will coast backwards. My
66 Chrysler (before I broke the cam) would hold at all but the steepest
hills.
Steveoh
>
>Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2001 20:18:54 -0800
>From: "Jason Clifford" <jcliff42@uswest.net>
>Subject: Re: DML: RE: 4.7L auto tranny
>
>Yeah, mine does this every once in a while too. It actually DID result in a
>fender bender for me. I was towing my buddy's boat while negotiating some
>parked cars. I put her in reverse, let off the brake, and then went down a
>slight hill a couple inches into the side of some construction workers little
>Sunfire. He was pissed! Dak unscaved. Caught fish all day around the
>bridge
>he was working on too. Damn the automatic.
>
>Jason Clifford
>
>"Steven T. Ekstrand" wrote:
>
>> My truck 2000 CC 4.7 has done this and it has resulted in some near fender
>> benders.
>>
>> I was parked on a hill and lifted off the brake and on to the gas with the
>> shifter in R and the vehicle rolled forward. I just missed hitting the
>> parked car ahead. I even got out to see where I stopped and I was within
>> an inch. I've also rolled forward into my wall at home lightly scratching
>> the front bumper.
>>
>> It's a seemingly minor problem but it could be dangerous in the wrong
>> situation. I've heard lots of cases of it. Mines done maybe 20 times in
>> the first year of ownership.
>>
>> -Steve Ekstrand
>>
>> P.S. PLEASE!!!! Turn off the caps lock!
>From: Timbo95178@aol.com
>Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 20:41:37 EST
>Subject: Update on no reverse transmission buy back
>
>
>Ok what we have is a transmission problem that they DC doesn't know how to
>fix. I filed arbitration the first time because when I complained the 3rd
>time of it still not being fixed they stopped working on it. What i got out
>of the first arbitration was a 6/100k mile extended care pkg,at first the dm
>only wanted to give me a 3/36k, they told me they would replace the tcm
>followed by the entire transmission if the tcm did not fix it, no questions
>asked. well when the tcm didn't fix it they didn't want to follow through
>with what they had agreed upon so we once again filed arbitration, along
>with
>the newest video of it acting up. I included the ride to the dealership with
>the tow truck, recording it rolling followed off of the tow truck, running
>and it saying its in reverse. I was going to leave it running all weekend
>long, but the acting mgr. wouldn't let me, but he said he would tell the
>serv
>mgr. he saw it acting up, that wasn't good enough for DC they still said
>they
>would have to duplicate it. Cant it doesnt always do it. So now we are
>just
>a few days away form D-day, dodge day, I asked for the MDH of yalls truck
>because of the fact it may have been just a few bad ones. When i ordered my
>truck in Jan we ordered it with the 15x8, we were told the next day it was
>on
>restriction and may not be able to get it for 9 weeks, so the dealer and i
>ordered one identical but with the 15x7 or it, which put these trucks close
>together coming down the assembly line, both arrived the same day, and i
>will
>find out tomorrow how close the truck identical to mine is as far as when it
>was built. If you don't know what the MDH is it is the month date and hour
>of
>production of your truck, it is located on the drivers door under the VIN #
>ex
>mine VIN is 1B7FL26NXYS681753
> IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
>MDH 012818
>Which means that mine was made on Jan 28 Friday 2000 @ 6:00 PM, the twinki
>of
>mine should be very close is not right behind it, oh by the way its doing it
>as well.
>I think when the DC district mgr. told me that my truck is not unsafe he
>must
>have not realized that there are more trucks out there that may be doing it,
>they just have not been recorded.
>I have contacted the The national highway traffic saftey administration
>http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/ last night but it takes a few days for a response,
>if yall do not mind go to the VOQ Vehicles owner questionnaire and fill out
>the form to report a safety issue on the no reverse tranny. If not no big
>deal but this will help DC get off there tails and do something about it,
>cant fix it so they would have to satisfy everyone. My arbitration is great
>we have videos complete records, we have DC right we I need them, but they
>think im the only one so help me. Please send me your mdh , etc., thanks a
>million, if need I will have my dads law firm file a class action lawsuit
>against DC anyone interested?
>Tim Doerr
>One last thing i have a ol6.0 that's why my emails to the group suck will
>one
>of yall forward it to the group thanks
>
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