NHTSA Complaint #10669865 — 2006 DODGE DAKOTA
POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10669865 |
| Vehicle | 2006 DODGE DAKOTA |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 93,867 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | MD |
Consumer Description
1. 4WD TRANSFER CASE CHANGES MODE BY ITSELF (UNCOMMANDED TRANSFER CASE MODE CHANGE). 2. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CONSOLE / CLUSTER WILL INDICATE ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING INTERMITTENTLY AND RANDOMLY: SERVICE 4WD, 4 LO, 4 HI. I HAVEN'T DETERMINED IF THERE IS CORRELATION TO THESE INDICATORS ILLUMINATING AND THE ACTUAL TRANSFER CASE MODE. 3. VEHICLE WILL SHIFT INTO 4HI BY ITSELF WHEN MOVING, MAKING U-TURNS ON DRY PAVEMENT DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. THERE IS NO INDICATOR ON THE DASHBOARD OF TRANSFER CASE MODE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. 4. VEHICLE'S TRANSFER CASE SHIFT MOTOR WILL ACTIVATE WITH TRUCK PARKED (ENGINE OFF, KEY OUT OF IGNITION, PARKING BRAKE SET, IN PARK) AND SEEMS REPEATABLE BY OPENING OR CLOSING ANY OF THE DOORS. TRANSFER CASE MOTOR SOUND IS THE SAME SEQUENCE (TRUCK IS NORMALLY IN 2 HI) EVERY TIME. 5. MANUALLY ACTIVATING TRANSFER CASE USING DASH-MOUNTED 4WD SELECTOR KNOB, WHILE TRUCK IS RUNNING AND MOVING (4 HI) OR IN NEUTRAL (4 LO) APPEARS TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY. *TR
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