JT McBride wrote:
>
> >It has now turned into a godawfull "clank" and when I am decellerating
> >downhill on a rough gravel road it continually clanks every time I hit as bump.
>
> This is most certainly NOT 'normal'.
>
> >I also have complained twice about the shifting pattern of this truck.
> >Whenever I go up a hill or attempt a pass and boot it, the transmission
> >seems to downshift two gears, the motor races like mad and then immediatly
> >upshifts to the gear it should have downshifted to in the first place. The
> >dealer also says...."normal". Give me a break, never have I owned a vehicle
> >that I have been so "aware" of what the drivetrain is doing as with this truck.
>
> Whoa. In need of service! The thing I like the MOST about this truck is that
> silky smooth shift. Better shifting than a luxury F*RD I rented (years ago --
> I imagine the Mark VIII is better).
>
> Note that with 10K miles, you haven't had a 30K service yet. Have the dealer
> check all the items in the driveline that he'd normally hit at 30K, including
> tranny band adjustment and inspection of the ring and pinion in the rear
> pumpkin. I expect he'll find something amiss there.
>
> The double-downshift problem sounds like Chryco either played with the
> cruise control programming, or a sensor is lying to it. I think they use
> the manifold pressure to determine engine load. I would think this would
> show up as a trouble code, but maybe not.
>
> Fixing the first problem may eliminate the second.
>
> You paid good money for a great truck; insist you get it!
>
> Jim
>
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> "The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes,
> but in having new eyes." -- Proust
>
> *My 95 SLT 4x4 Ext CAb 3.9l also downshits to second when in cruise
control when going up a hill. The trip from Roanoke to Norfolk, Va. is
hilly enough between Roanoke and Blackstone that I tried an experiment
with Cruise and no Cruise. By not using Cruise, I increased my milage on
that trip from around 17 w/cruise to just over 20 without (not trying to
maintain 60/65 going up hill. I too have questioned the dealer (service
manager himself) about the double shift and was told that that was
normal. Funny thing though, the service manager of Virginia Beach Dodge
did not know that the transmission fluid was scheduled for change at
12,000 for schedule B service. I wonder how much they really know about
our vehicles!
Does anyone out there have a dakota 3.9 that does not downshift
to second gear going uphill in Cruise control.
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