Hey Don,
Thanks for the advice on checking for a jar under the seat, and a chain
under the truck. I am sure the sound will go away now! LMAO
I ran the VIN number on carfax.com. It came up with a clean title, and no
problems. If I do find any problems that they missed somehow, they'll pay
me up to $5000! Not a bad deal, but I'd rather have the truck!
Brian S. Mingle
98 Dakota Club Cab Sport 4x4
V8 Magnum 318
Color: Forest Green
At 01:50 PM 7/19/01 -0500, you wrote:
>Welcome to the wide world of Dakota owners and to the DML. Check under the
>seat for a jar with a marble in it, then check for a chain under the truck!
>lol But for real I never heard of "brake pad moving in the caliper" Dealer
>must have gotten that out of a book of BS for dealers to use on new owners.
>What kind of back round check did you do on the truck?
>
>--
>Don Mallett
>'00 Dodge Dakota Quad Cab at http://www.geocities.com/maldbnsf
>'00 QC Bronze, 4.7L, Rest listed at dakota profile for Donald Mallett
>http://www.twistedbits.net/WWWProfile/dakota/QwkvWz@DAJFf6/profile.htm
>
>P.S. Did I mention I love my DAK!!!!!!!!!
>
>
>----------
>In article <4.3.2.7.2.20010719134600.00aafa60@postoffice.mail.cornell.edu>,
>bsm11@cornell.edu (Brian Mingle) wrote:
>
>
> > Hi Everybody!
> >
> > I am not only new to the list, but new to the Dakota owners world. I just
> > purchased a 98 Dakota Club Cab Sport 4x4 with a V8, and love it! I have
> > wanted a Dakota for about 5 years now, and am glad to be a proud owner of
> > one! I do, however, have a question about a noise that I am hearing in the
> > front end, and wondered if anyone on the list ever experienced the same
> > problem.
> >
> > When the truck is stopped, no noise. When I start moving I hear a sound,
> > that resembles the sound of a marble in a glass jar. As I go faster, the
> > noise gets louder. It then sounds like I am dragging a chain. I took the
> > truck to dealership, where I purchased it, and they told me it was the
> > brake pad moving in the caliper, and that Dodge was famous for that.
> >
> > Are they on the up and up, or is there a problem with the front end, I.E
> > accident damage that they didn't disclose, transfer case, or transmission.
> >
> > I am glad to be a member of the list. And thank you for any help you may be
> > able to provide.
> >
> > Brian S. Mingle
> > 98 Dakota Club Cab Sport 4x4
> > V8-Magnum 318
> > Color: Forest Green
> >
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