Re: more ?? from a new Dak owner :)

From: Thomas Wood (twood1@pheaa.org)
Date: Tue Apr 06 1999 - 09:17:36 EDT


>Date: Mon, 05 Apr 1999 18:07:52 -0400
>From: Eric Rhyder <rhyder@email.com>
>Subject: DML: Re: more ?? from a new Dak owner :)

>Well, I took my truck back to the dealer today about the "popping out of 1st
>gear."
>After waiting about 15 minutes for the service manager (he was busy test
driving
>another
>customers car) he took my Dak for a spin. We took the truck on some back
>roads, and he duplicated the problem 3 times, in about 2 miles worth of road.
>Needless to say, my Dak is going into the repair shop next week (and its
only 10
>days old!) He's not sure what Chrysler wants him to do, fix the defect or
>replace the tranny. I'll know when I take it back to the shop next week.

>Also, while I was waiting for the service manager to come back, I was nosing
>around the bed, and I noticed about an inch long crack in the paint, along
with
>a slight upward dent. It looks like someone was pounding on the
underneath of
>the bed. They're going to repair the paint, but as far as the dent, he's not
>sure. He looked underneath the truck and the dent is at the same spot where
>the mounting bolt brackets were welded to the bed. (in front of the passenger
>side wheel well.) I think I should insist they repair the dent (I know it
>sounds like I'm being anal, but it is only 10 days old!), what do ya think?

>BTW, I took my dak for 2 highway trips this weekend, and compared to everyone
>elses mileage reports, I think I might be ahead of the game...

>Trip 1 (to Philadelphia, PA) 75miles each way, 17.8 and 18.3 MPG on the
>return.
>Trip 2 (to Harrisburg, PA) 100miles each way, 17.9 and 17.8 MPG on the
return.

>No average speed to report, but stayed mostly between 55 and 72.

>Eric

Eric where are you from and what type of truck do you have?

T.Matt
99 Club Cab Deep Amethyst R/T
Harrisburg, PA



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