trans. on a new '90 Dak go up just 100 miles over the warranty. I
happened to be about 50 mis. from home on a Saturday night. I managed to
get it run in "second gear", I then started for home,figuring the closer
I got the less I would have to walk, I did manage to get it home. The
Dealer, Keene Dodge in Jarretsville, Md. managed to get Chrysler to eat
the whole as they said this was nothing new. They have known this
problem has been going on for quite a while, and don't seem to care, so
good luck with them.
Jim
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>I would be up for this, although I think we should add the other common
>problems to our letter...
>
>Peeling paint, cracking radiator tanks (plastic), OD units failing at
>premature times,.....the list can go on.
>
>These are just couple of the problems I have seen repeatedly posted on
this
>list since its inception.
>
>
>
>At 08:15 AM 3/6/98 -0500, you wrote:
>>
>> It seems like alot of us are experiencing the same design
problems
>> with the Dakotas we love. I think the members of the mailing list
>> should unite and write a collective letter to Dodge stating our
>> problems. If a group of 300 Dakota owners nationwide complain
about
>> design problems Dodge HAS to listen.
>> Members with any problems should provide their names, vin's, and
>> Dealer info. We need the names and addresses of the people at
Chrysler
>> we should write to. (anyone have these?)
>> If anyone would like to participate in this venture we could
float a
>> thread for a couple weeks where members could add their info on
>> problems, vins etc. After this time, the letter could be
formatted and
>> edited then sent back to the group for approval before sending to
>> Chrysler.
>> We shouldn't have to purchase more than one set of tires during
our
>> warrantee and definitely not have to rebuild our transmissions OD
>> right after it expires!!!!
>>
>>
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>>Subject: DML: Re: Front ends was Open Air Cleaner and the Dodge warra
>>Author: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net> at internet
>>Date: 3/5/98 5:12 PM
>>
>>
>>I have had this same question on the net recently. There are other
>>inputs too, if you have time to read the archives. Here's my
experience:
>>On my new 97, I noticed bad tire wear after only 500 miles.
>>snip
>>
>>When enough people report this problem, maybe Dodge will come clean.
I am
>>asking everyone that has a problem like this to respond (again); a few
have
>>but
>>I think there are more out there. With permission, I would use names
and
>>vehicle IDs to confront Dodge. I worry about down the line costs
after the
>>
>>warranty expires. This might pay off for you. I really like my
truck, and
>>this is
>>the only problem I have had, so I would like to keep it awhile. After
>>owning more
>>vehicles than I can remember, this is saying alot.
>>
>>----------
>>> From: Nicholas McKinney <nickmckinn@mindspring.com>
>>> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>>> Subject: DML: Front ends was Open Air Cleaner and the Dodge
warrantee
>>> Date: Sunday, March 01, 1998 8:33 PM
>>>
>>> >I've got to take my 97 Dak into the Dodge shop for a front end
>>> >alignment and front control arm replacement and have a
>>> >fluid leak ( oil or automatic transmission ).
>>>
>>> Hello Folks,
>>>
>>> I have had my Dak twice on the alignment rack and still am getting
bad
>>wear
>>> on the tires. The second time the measurements were identical to
the
>>first
>>> and completely in specs. Is anyone else having this problem? I
have
>>found
>>> nothing loose underneath at all.
>>>
>>> BTW I have those crappy 215/75 15 Inslicktas. Another question,
since
>>the
>>> rim is 7" wide has anyone else tried replacing them with wider tires
like
>>a
>>> 235?
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> Nicholas
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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