NHTSA Complaint #736229 — 1996 DODGE DAKOTA ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	736229
Vehicle	1996 DODGE DAKOTA
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident	March 24, 2000
Date Filed	November 20, 2000
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	NC

Consumer Description

TIMING CHAIN HAS STRETCHED 3 TIMES. I FIRST CHANGED THE TIMING CHAIN ON 24 MARCH 2000, ON THE ADVICE OF 2 DIFFERENT DODGE DEALERS. CHAIN STRETCHED AGAIN AND WAS CHANGED ON 20 SEPT. 2000. AND HAS STRETCHED AND NEEDS REPLACING AGAIN. DODGE DID NOT TELL THE OWNERS ABOUT TSB 09-07-97 STATING THAT A TENSIONER FOR THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDS TO BE INSTALLED THE DATE OF THE TSB IS 27 JUNE 1997. IF THE TIMING CHAIN BRAKES WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING THE ENGINE WILL STALL AND COULD CAUSE INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. WHEN I CONTACTED CHRYSLER THEY TOLD MR IF I NEEDED THE WORK DONE AAAI HAD TO PAY FOR THE COST OF REPAIRS. THIS IS WRONG BECAUSE THEY KNOWINGLY BUILD DEFECTIVE ENGINES AND FAILED TO NOTIFY THE OWNERS AND THEY KNEW THAT THER WERE PARTS MISSING THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS PROBLEM. *AK

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