Jason,I feel for you on this one. My 99 V6 Dak acted
very similar. Bad intermittent power loss,and
sometimes it would quit when I put it in park. With
the performance,it felt like kind of a jerky
feeling,like the power was dropping out or fluctuating
rapidly,especially up hills. I always pictured it
being fuel-related or something to do with the torque
converter,but it never threw a code,and even driving
around with the dealer`s co-pilot device didn`t help
find it. I eventually did fix the problem,though. I
replaced the fuel lines,fuel filter,airbox,plugs,
engine,transmission,differentials,computer,all
wiring,all sensors,dash,all new glass,new sheetmetal
all the way around,and new exterior color,in addition
to making the vehicle three model years newer. I truly
hope that you don`t have to replace all the parts I
did to fix your problem! I had had enough after a
couple years. Steve P.
--- Jason Bleazard <dml@bleazard.net> wrote:
>
> As if we weren't having enough problems with the
> 2001, the '95 has started
> acting up as well :-P.
>
> What's happening is I'll be driving along when I
> feel the truck lose power
> and speed, like driving in to deep sand or a big
> puddle of water (only
> there's nothing on the road). Lasts a couple of
> seconds, then jumps back
> to normal. I've noticed it when traveling at a
> constant speed as well as
> when accelerating.
>
> When it started the other night, I first thought it
> was just a big head
> wind. However, it's still doing it even when
> there's no wind. Also, I've
> noticed that when stopped at a red light, it
> sometimes doesn't seem to
> want to idle. At one point the lights were dimming
> like it was ready to
> stall. I had to keep my foot on the gas to keep it
> running. Other times
> it idles fine like nothing is wrong.
>
> I thought maybe the throttle body or IAC was caked
> with gunk, but it also
> happens when accelating. Also, this morning it
> idled and ran normally at
> first until I got a few miles away from home. I did
> take a quick look and
> the bores don't look too bad, although it might
> benefit from a cleaning.
>
> Any ideas on things to check? Is it possible I just
> got a bad tank of
> gas? This started about 20 miles after I filled up.
>
> I'll reset the computer tonight and see if I get any
> new codes show up. I
> had a check engine light a few weeks ago. The code
> was pointing to the O2
> sensor. However, the light hasn't come back since
> then.
>
> Thanks for any advice.
>
> --
> Jason Bleazard http://www.bleazard.net Burlington,
> Ontario
> his: '95 Dakota Sport 4x4, 3.9 V6, 5spd, Reg. Cab,
> white
> hers: '01 Dakota Sport 4x4, 4.7 V8, Auto, Quad Cab,
> black
>
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