Sounds like bad syncros, mine were bad on my 99 Dak from day one. Good news,
under warranty.....bad news, it took 29 1/2 days to fix it! One way to check
for sure, put it in another gear, if it goes in another and not first, then
they are bad. Sometimes idling allows them to warm up the oil and get them
working again.
Mark Kuzia
flyboy01@mediaone.net
http://people.mw.mediaone.net/flyboy01/home.html
1995 Dakota 13.79 @ 102.45 mph "Fastdak"
~360ci, 5-spd, 8 3/4 rear / 3.90-SG
1994 Dakota 15.36 @ 91.56 mph
~318ci, 5-spd, 3.90 LS (bone stock, no mods)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Currie" <ccurrie@src.net>
To: "Dakota Mailing List (E-mail)" <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 2:57 PM
Subject: DML: Can't get the truck in Gear!
> Has anyone else experienced this problem? I've got a 2000 Dakota Club Cab
> 4X4 with the 3.9 V6 and the 5 Spd. manual transmission. This has happened
on
> three occasions, where I get in the truck, start it up, and cannot get the
> truck to go into a gear. None of them. Usually let the truck sit idling
for
> a bit, and it will eventually go into gear.
>
> The first time it happened I wrote it off to being something frozen, not
> allowing me to shift and then after it had idled a bit, it thawed out and
> everything was cool. But that was a cold day with snow on the ground. But
> the last two times it has happened it has been unseasonably warm out. I
> called the dealership and they wanted it towed out there, because at the
> time I was talking to them, it looked as though it was never going to go
> into gear. By the time the tow truck arrived, it was shifting fine working
> as normal. They have to find a problem because my warranty is amost up,
and
> I can't afford to be replacing clutches, transmissions, etc.
>
> I was just curious if anyone else had experienced this problem, and if
they
> had, what the solution was.
>
> Chris Currie
> 2000 Dodge Dakota Club Cab 4X4 V6 5 Spd. Intense Blue
>
>
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