Every company has vehicles that just go bad simillar to yours it doesen't
necessarily mean that the company is bad. How 'bout all those folks out
there who have never had any problems what so ever and those that have only
had very minor problems. The majority of Dakotas have proven themselves to
be very good and reliable vehicles. So it doesen't mean that there is a
problem with DC quality just becuase you got stuck with a lemon.
Jason
>Joseph DaVolio wrote:
>>
>> My dealer is great. They could not find a problem with my clutch, but
they completely disassembled it and inspected every piece. They say the
idle is normal for the 318 engine. The bed was too close to the cab, so
they adjusted it and touched up the paint. They finally found the water
leak. It was a missed weld point at the base of the windshield. They fixed
it and I don't hear the wind noise anymore. For all my problems the dealer
gave me a free oil change and painted my taillight covers the body color for
free. NOT BAD I would say. My truck has 4129 miles on it and it is 6
months old. You can't tell me this is a dealer problem!! I second the
comment somebody made, If DC doesn't do something about their quality I
will buy somewhere else. They sure make beautiful vehicles, but what good
are they if they fall apart?
>>
>> Joe
>>
>> >>> fdedip <fdedip@whale-mail.com> 07/07 4:23 AM >>>
>>
>> My '98 hasn't had anywhere near those kind of problems. The
rack-and-pinion did have to be replaced after a year, which I thought was
wierd.
>> I think some people's Dak problems have to do with their dealership.
Mine doesn't keep me waiting. And if they can't fix something right away,
they tell me, and give me a date when they can.
>> Flip
>>
>> "Bernd D. Ratsch" wrote:
>> > As much as I hate to say this...it sounds like the Quality Control at
the
>> > plant(s) is going down the tubes. What the hell is happening to our
trucks?!?
>> >
>> > I haven't had any of these problems on my '97.
>> >
>> > At 10:58 AM 07/06/1999 -0400, you wrote:
>> > >I brought my DAK in for service today.
>> > >
>> > >1) Water leak is back. They think it is from the door now.
>> > >2) Rough idle. It sounds like I have a nasty cam in it. 2nd time.
>> > >3) The Cab and Bed are hitting. I have two small dents on each side
of the
>> > >cab where the bed has hit it. I believe a few other DAK owners
experienced
>> > >this. What was the problem?
>> > >4) clutch pedal is binding. When I let up on the clutch, the pedal
takes
>> > >its' sweat ass time to come up. On a few occasions it caused the
shifter to
>> > >pop out of gear. This usually happens in fifth gear.
>> > >5) Check the reverse safety. When the above happens, the shifter
usually
>> > >goes right into reverse (can you say grind) 65mph and slip into
>> > >reverse...ouch!!! There seems to be no protection for reverse.
>> > >6)oil change.
>> > >7) They are going to touch up some scratches and buff out the truck.
They
>> > >are also going to paint my new (RAM head) tail light covers the same
color
>> > >as my truck, for free.
>> > >
>> > >Joe
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>>
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