Re: Never again with a Dakota

From: bernd@texas.net
Date: Thu Oct 11 2001 - 12:00:15 EDT


Did you ever try to investigate using the Lemon Law? You may have been one of
the unfortunate ones with a "Lemon" right out of the factory.

They're not bad trucks and every manufacturer has a "black eye" vehicle. Just
sucks when it happens to you.

- Bernd

> My current list of problems that I have had fixed:
> Intake Manifold Gasket
> New Front Hub
> Tranny problems
> Front Seals
>
> That grand total for repairs was around $2700
>
> New problems:
> New rear shim kit in tranny
> Leaking rear axle seals
> Tranny cooler lines leaking
> Leaking Tranny pan gasket
> Lower ball joints
> Fuel sending unit.
>
> That somewhere is around the tune of $1200
>
> These are only the things that the deal has fixed, this is outside the other
> things I can fix on my own. My dealer total of possible repairs is near
> $4000, that about 1/4 the price of the truck. What a joke. Of all the
> vehicles I have owned, I have nowhere near the problems. I called Chrysler
> and they basically said too bad. Gee thanks for selling a hunk of junk.
> All these problems at under 60000 miles.
>
> The topper is that one day I was filling up at a gas station when a stranger
> came up and asked how I like the truck. I stated I liked it, in which he
> then preceded to ask if I ever had tranny problems. Told him I did and so
> did he. Big surprise there. He got rid of the truck because of all the
> problems.
>
> I can't wait for the medium size Chevy to come out. I will never own
> another Dakota that is outside of warranty coverage.
>
> Best of luck to you all,
> Travis
>
> 95 4x4 SLT Ext Cab -Just wishing it would just be removed from the face of
> the earth
>



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