Steve,
I still have a steering wheel 'pop' that I havn't had a chance to address.
Do u recall the reason for this? I am also experiencing what feels like a
'looseness' in my steering.
Now that the Dak is no longer under warranty, little probs like this take on
a whole new meaning :(
-- Kevin Hoegen 99 Solar Yellow MAGNUM S/T CC http://webpages.charter.net/khoegen Flowmaster 3-chamber Dual outlet Stillen RP w/Dual Hooker Euro tips Quick-D TB/K&N Intake 180 RS T-stat/Taylor wires/Autolite plugs Centerforce II clutch SpeedTweaks IAT adjuster...etc....etc (add your link to my site: http://webpages.charter.net/khoegen/links.html )"steve preston" <steve239dak@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:20011012014221.31229.qmail@web10901.mail.yahoo.com... > I feel bad for you guys that are having problems with > your Daks.99 seems like a bad year for some reason as > far as common problems go,even though those models get > the same problems as the 97 and 98 models.They just > all seem to come to a head with the 99s.I know mine > had every common problem available,plus the sag and > hesitation that never got > resolved.(Extremely,EXTREMELY aggravating).Let`s > see....it had the harsh reverse engagement,warped > rotors,belly pan gasket failure,ball joint replacement > on passenger-side,fluctuating idle (3.9),ping,steering > wheel pop,and the rotors rusted or froze up after it > had sat in bad weather for a few hours,which about put > you through the windshield when you touched the brake > the first time.(It almost got me broadsided once as I > tried to GRADUALLY slow down in an icy parking lot,and > the brakes locked with a bang,and made me > skid.)Chrysler has had a real problem with waiting > until the next major redesign of a model before they > address any problem permanently.This is evident with > the Gen III`s.No reason for all the common problems to > carry over for three or four years in a row.Truthfully > though,I`ve had mostly all Mopars,so I don`t know if > other manufacturers have this problem or not.But I > have been very happy with my 2001 Dak.I tried to avoid > all common problems with the purchase of this > truck,and so far,so good.I hope to have it for a very > long time.It seems like the 4.7/45RFE are fairly > reliable. Steve P. > > ===== > 2001 Dodge Dakota 4X4 Sport RC,Flame Red/4.7L V8/45RFE auto/3.92 limited-slip/16" aluminum wheels/Infinity CD-cassette system.
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