Jack,
Thanks for the repost of the original TSB posting. Do you know what is
causing the "pop" or what the dealer plans to do to fix it? warrantys are
great but I have a hard time trusting the dealer to do the right thing all
the time... Id almost rather fix it myself if its possible (glutton for
punishment)
BKB
At 12:26 PM 7/8/98 -0400, you wrote:
>
>Here it is Bruce !
>
>Service Bulletin Number: 971212236597
>Bulletin Sequence Number:
>Date of Bulletin: 9805
>NHTSA Item Number: SB600607
>Make: DODGE TRUCK
>Model: DAKOTA
>Year: 1998
>Component: STRUCTURE:BODY
>Summary: A LOUD POPPING NOISE IS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAB
>AS THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ONTO A STEEP INCLINE SUCH AS A DRIVEWAY
>APPROACH. *YC
>
>
>
>At 08:42 AM 7/8/1998 -0700, you wrote:
>>Jack,
>>Which TSB are you in for?
>> I noticed the cracking sound from under the cab over right hand driveways
>>for the first time this am on my way to work (wife finally let me drive The
>>Thing).
>>The last loaner we got (to repaint my tail gate after the tonneau cover they
>>put on scratched it...) was a 4 cylinder caravan. If it wernt a Mopar
>>product I would have had to shoot it. @ 33Kmiles it had a bad axle bearing,
>>minimal a/c and so little power that your ford truck coulda beaten it. very
>>disappointing for the #1 selling minivan...
>>They did a great job on the tailgate, fixed the tonneau adjustment AND they
>>ordered the R/T decals and got them in less than 3 days. You to can order a
>>set too or so it seems...
>>Bruce K Bridges
>>
>>At 09:26 AM 7/8/98 -0400, you wrote:
>>>AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!
>>>
>>>
>>>I had to drop the CC R/T off at the dealer this morning to have a couple
>>>things looked at , including that TSB .
>>>
>>>I had aranged for a loaner car as the dealer is about 40 miles away and
>>>guess what they give me.......a freakin' '94 ferd ranger extended cab
>>>4-loser !!!!!!!!
>>>
>>>If I didn't have to drive it , I would like to open the door and piss in
>it !
>>>
>>>I've seen sloths faster than this thing , and that's not even the fun
>>>part.....try turning on the a/c and THEN moving more than 6 inches in an
>>>hour....SHEESH!!!!!
>>>
>>>Anyway , while checking the truck in , I talked to the service writer about
>>>mods and how they affect the warranty . He said as long as I didn't disable
>>>or otherwise rip out any computer control stuff that I could do what I
>>>wanted ! YIPPEE!!!!!!!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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