Offer to take a tech for a ride. It is most likely the cab bolts. My
dealer replaced two of them and the noise is gone.
Date sent: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 08:31:36 -0700
From: Jeremy Trudeau <jmtrudeau@home.com>
Organization: @Home Network
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: Shake 'n Pop
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> My rear end makes a loud pop everyonce in a while when I make a right
> turn up a drive way. I don't know what it is and I've had the dealer
> check it out, and they say they can't find a problem. JT
>
> "Sheeley, Keith" wrote:
> >
> > Help!!!
> >
> > I am having a problem with my 1999 Dakota. It has been to two
> > different dealers so far with no success. It is a Club Cab Sport 2wd
> > V8 automatic with 7000 miles. It has suffered this problem since
> > new.
> >
> > The wheels seem to shake (felt in the steering) when you hit bumps,
> > but even worse, there is a LOUD pop that comes from the front end
> > when you apply the brakes even slightly hard. The pop alternates
> > between forward and reverse. In other words it will pop braking in
> > reverse, and the next time it pops it will be when you brake going
> > forward. Then it won't pop again until you brake in reverse. I know
> > it sounds crazy, but there has been times when I thought I felt
> > something bump against the underside of the foot-well.
> >
> > It has had 3 wheel alignments and one dealer found a loose Control
> > Arm Bolt. Tightening up the control arm bolt made it steer better,
> > but did not solve either problem.
> >
> > Has anyone had a similar problem???? Help, I love my truck, but I
> > can't tolerate this or spending my life at the Dodge Dealer.
> >
> > Keith Sheeley
>
|{eith R. Phelps
krp at netnitco dot net
Cat..... the other white meat.
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