Jason, very well put. My Dak has been excellent. I had a tranny leak
the first year that I had it and that was it. The leak was my fault
too!
Eric
Jason&Sarah wrote:
>
> 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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