Kevin,my steering wheel noise in my 99 sounded like it
was right there at the wheel itself,(it was a soft
"pop" occasionally when turning the wheel),but I
believe most people have had the noise resolved by
having the intermediate shaft replaced.The steering
was never loose on mine,so you may have something
entirely different going on.Check Fritz`s Ram Page for
any TSBs.They cover a lot of Daks also.
--- "Kevin (MAGNUM S/T) Hoegen"
<kevinhoegen@email.com> wrote:
> 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.
>
>
=====
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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