164,000 miles on my 93 and only 2 breakdowns (knock on wood) had to replace
the fuel pump last summer and tha water pump a few months ago. Mt step
brother bought a Silverado at the same time, he is on his 3rd engine,
replaced the first with just over 20,000 miles. Does that make Chevy's bad
trucks?
Sterling
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gensch, Travis" <Travis.Gensch@qtiworld.com>
To: "Dakota-Truck (E-mail)" <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 10:35 AM
Subject: DML: Never again with a Dakota
> 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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