James wrote:
>
> Well what *should* be done and what DC warranty will actually pay for
> are two completely different things. I used to work for a Chrysler
> dealer and was just amazed at what warranty wouldn't pay for. Example:
> 2003 Dakota comes in with rear diff noise, we pull it apart to find that
> the carrier bearings are toast. Warranty will only pay for the carrier
> bearings though. They would not pay for the pinion bearings, axle
> bearings or the labour to tear the rear down to completely clean all the
> bearing debris out of the front of the housing. I will guarantee that
> truck will be back with more diff problems in the future. The truck only
> had about 7k miles on it at the time.
>
> Just makes you wonder.
All the recent happenings made me decide to get out my invoice folder
for the truck (i save EVERYTHING) and check out what they told me they
did when they overhauled the trans. Here's what I found.
J#1 21DOZOH TRANS OVERHAUL
CHECK FOR A DELAYED SHIFT, SEEMS MORE SO WHEN COLD.
TESTED FOR TRANS OPERATION, INTERNAL FAULT REQUIRING TRANS OVERHAUL.
REMOVED TRANS TO OVERHAUL, REINSTALLED AND ROAD TESTED - OK
PARTS QTY DESCRIPTION
R4736593 1 CONVERTER 21046004
R4736593 1 CORE RETURN
5080604-AA 1 SEAL PKG 21060014
1942403-AB 3 PLATE CLU 21133038
4713880 4 DISC CLUT 21133036
4617849-AB 1 BAND KICK 21136030
3681935 2 WASHER PL 21005035
3681969 1 WASHER AN 21005035
4130518 2 WASHER PL 21005035
4617405-AD 1 CLUTCH FR 21010026
52118789 1 FILTER VA 21170001
5013457-AA 1 OIL TRANS 1081018
5013458-AA 1 FLUID TRA 1081018
That's it kids, right from the invoice. It says there that they billed
warranty for a converter and a core, and I never received a new converter.
-- - Josh Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L www.geocities.com/lenny187/dakota.html www.omg-stfu.com
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