RE: Ouch...this is gonna hurt (sales/quality)

From: Bernd D. Ratsch (bernd@texas.net)
Date: Tue Jul 29 2003 - 06:40:20 EDT


It's there...

I've got a few pictures of a 360 that grenaded due to that problem (hole
in oil pan as well). It was warrantied by the dealership.

- Bernd

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of DaPurpleRT
Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 12:27 AM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: Re: DML: Ouch...this is gonna hurt (sales/quality)

With message boards and mailing list since the early/md 90s they kept
this secret for over a decade??

Hard to swallow.....

Why would it affect the 318 and not the 360 BTW?

-Ryan

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bernd D. Ratsch" <bernd@texas.net>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 12:49 AM
Subject: RE: DML: Ouch...this is gonna hurt (sales/quality)

>
> It's not fishy at all. Just kept quiet at the dealerships....guess a
> lot of people finally got fed up.
>
> - Bernd
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of
> DaPurpleRT
> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 10:37 PM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Ouch...this is gonna hurt (sales/quality)
>
>
>
> Hmm, how could a problem pop up just in Durangos when the 318 Mag has
> been around for over a decade?
>
> Sounds very fishy to me.......
>
> -Ryan
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <B1LLYW@aol.com>
> To: <aol@dakota-truck.net>
> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 10:29 PM
> Subject: Re: DML: Ouch...this is gonna hurt (sales/quality)
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> > In a message dated 7/28/2003 8:57:09 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> > bernd@texas.net writes:
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> > > http://www.consumeraffairs.com/automotive/dodge_dur_oil.html
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> > It's not all the 4.7 though. I only read partially into the article

> > and
> they
> > were citing failures on three '99 Durangos - which had the 318. The

> > 4.7 wasn't in the Durango in '99.
> >
> > Bill White - http://www.bionicdodge.com
> >
> > '03 Ram 1500 QC 4x4 Hemi Off-Road
> > '95 Dakota CC 4x2, SLT - under construction
> >
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