I would look into the lemon law. In CT where I live, if you have 18000
(or less) miles, and 22 days at the dealer with the same problem, you
would now call your DAK a lemon. I have an auto so I can't comment on
the problem, but I would look into the lemon law. If you get a new
truck and the problem really has only been reported 5 times, then
chances are you will get a DAK that is not having the problem.
just my $.02
Glenn Ayotte
Bristol, CT
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>From: mpnhl@gti.net[SMTP:mpnhl@gti.net]
>Sent: Friday, March 20, 1998 3:11 PM
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: DML: New and need some help...
>
>Hello, My name is Matt, I am new to the Dakota list and joined because
>Icurrently am having problems with my 98 Dakota and problems gettingChrysler
>to fix it...I need opinions on the problem and how to go aboutgetting
>Chrysler to fix it...also if anyone is having the same problem andfixed it it
>would be great to hear how.... I'd also like to conduct my ownpersonal survey
>and see if what I was told by Chrysler is true that alltrucks set up like
>mine are starting to have this problem....Here it is I'll try to be
>breif....I have a 98 Dakota sport 4X4 with5.2L(318)....it has 5 speed manual
>Trans, Heavy duty Cooling andelectrical, 3.92 rear....All 5 reports of this
>problem are said to be setup like this Automatics do not have this
>problem....The problem is this when I decelerate from 2500rpm to idle or any
>lower rpmthe truck backfires or makes a popping noise....the Dealer has
>replaced themuffler, Cat, plugs, cap, rotor, wires, PCM, and all with no
>fix....Nowthey t!
>ell me that Chrysler has only 5
>
>complaints of this Nation Wide and nofix is now available the belief it is
>PCM related...(spikes are seen on the02 sensor and MAP sensor when popping
>occurs)....and they Might re-writethe flash for the PCM...To me this is not
>supportive and who knows what the avers affects of thisproblem will bring in
>the long run...If anyone knows how I might be able toobtain Technical Support
>Bulletins myself or request Chrysler to work onthis problem so a TSB would be
>released please forward theinformation...what I am trying to decide here is
>whether to lemon-law thetruck or not...if everyone with the same set-up
>Dakota is having thisproblem then I know Chrysler would put a genuine effort
>to fix it...if itstrue only 5 of us nation wide with the same set up are
>having this problemI don't see Chrysler moving to swiftly...I don't have much
>more timebecause in my state 18000 miles is the limit on the lemon law and I
>don'thave much more to go (probably the way I drive 4 more months!
>)....All Ireally want is Chrysl
>
>er to fix the problem once and for all The truck isgenuinely exactly what I
>wanted and needed and if I lemoned it I'd just getthe same thing
>anyway...just without the Backfiring I'd HOPE!Any opinions would be greatly
>appreciated you can feel free to e-mail medirectly at mpnhl@gti.net or reply
>to the list...Thank you for your time and supportSincerelyMatt
>Pintompnhl@gti.net------"...I never had any large respect for good
>spelling...Before
> thespelling-book came with its arbitrary forms, men unconsciously
>revealedshades of their characters and also added enlightening shades of
>expressionto what they wrote by their spelling..."- Mark Twain's
>Autobiography
>
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