2002 DODGE DAKOTA Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE TEMPERATURE REACHED THE FREEZING MARK, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT HAD TO START LEAVING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL BECAUSE IT ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO BE DRIVEN WHEN IT WAS COLD OVERNIGHT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FILTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE CONTAMINATED. THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REFERENCED RECALL 07V5550000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: LEVER AND LINKAGE: COLUMN SHIFT). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,700.

MY 2002 DODGE DAKOTA HAS LOW POWER AND DOESN'T SHIFT PROPERLY DOESN'T ALWAYS DOWN SHIFT WHEN I COME TO A FULL STOP & DOWN SHIFT OUT OF FOURTH GEAR TO THIRD ON ITS OWN. SEEMS TO BE MORE OFTEN WITH AGE OF VEHICLE. *TR

THE PARK SHIFT INTERLOCK SYSTEM HAS BECOME INOPERATIVE. *TR

WENT TO THE STORE AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK IT DID NOT HOLD HAD TO APPLY PARKING BRAKE. GOT HOME AND TRUCK LOCKED IN PARK. THREE DAYS LATER THE TRUCK WOULD NOT LOCK IN PARK AND HAS NOT LOCKED IN PARK SINCE. CHECKED THE SHIFTING MECHANISMS AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH ANY PARTS. TRIED TO ADJUST SHIFT CABLE AND THERE WAS NO ROOM TO ADJUST. *TR

JUNE OF 2006, MY FIFTEEN YEAR OLD SON WAS SITTING IN MY 2002 DODGE DAKOTA LISTENING TO THE RADIO. MY WIFE HEARD A CRASH AND WHEN WE RAN OUT TO INVESTIGATE, THE TRUCK WAS DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. WHAT KEPT THE TRUCK FROM FLIPPING OVER WAS THAT IT SLAMMED INTO A TREE FROM THE REAR AND WAS PINNED. POLICE, EMS AND AN AMBLUANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE TO RESCUE HIM THE TRUCK. MY SON WAS UNCONSCIOUS AND ONLY SLIGHTLY RESPONSIVE TO VOICE COMMANDS. HE WAS TAKEN TO WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL IN ROYAL OAK, MICHIGAN WHERE HE WAS ADMITTED FOR TESTS AND X-RAYS. HE HAS A CLOSED HEAD INJURY AND SUFFERS FROM HEADACHES AND HAS TO EXAMINED AND TREATED PERIODICALLY. I DID NOT THINK ANYTHING MORE ABOUT THE ACCIDENT UNTIL A TELEVISION NEWS REPORT CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR CHRYSLER (TRUCKS) JUMPING OUT OF GEAR. I WAS NOT GETTING...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH THE KEY REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. MOMENTS LATER, THE CONTACT FOUND THE VEHICLE PARKED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE REAR BUMPER WAS DAMAGED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS INVESTIGATING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V555000 (G28) (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT) IN MARCH OF 2008. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WILL ONLY REPAIR THE RECALLED COMPONENT. THEY WILL NEED DATES AND INSURANCE INFORMATION FROM THE CONTACT TO CONSIDER REPAIRING THE REAR BUMPER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 64,094.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JUMP OUT OF PARK AND ROLL BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAITED FOR A RECALL NOTICE; HOWEVER, THEY STATED THAT NO RECALL WAS ISSUED. THE CONTACT WAS GIVEN THE NUMBER TO THE MANUFACTURER TO VERIFY IF A RECALL WAS AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,474. UPDATED 03-04-08 *BF THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK AT TIMES. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A RECALL, HOWEVER HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO STOP AND THEN DRASTICALLY JERKED FORWARD. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL. IN ADDITION, WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC SIGN, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE MUST BE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER FOR IT TO COMPLETELY STOP. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE NEEDED TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION, EVEN THOUGH THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V555000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT). HOWEVER, REPAIRING THAT COMPONENT ALONE WOULD NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND VALVES FAILED AND THAT THE CLUTCH AND VALVES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 36,561. UPDATED 09/05/07 *TR

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ALARMING FAILURES WITH MY DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB. IT IS A 2002 V6 AUTO TRANSMISSION PW PL. I HAVE HAD THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE RECALL, MY TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED (TWICE), MY FRONT HUBS & SPINDLES COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED AND COULD HAVE KILLED MY FAMILY, MY WATER PUMP HAS FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE DRIVER SIDE TAILLIGHT SEEMS TO FAIL OFTEN, THE VACUUM HOSES HAVE ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE CHEAP RUBBER USED BY THE MANUFACTURER FAIL BY CRACKING AND CAUSING ALL SORTS OF LEAKS CAUSING ENGINE LIGHTS, LOUD NOISES UNDER THE HOOD, AND HORRIBLE GAS MILEAGE. I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO BE PROACTIVE IN MY MAINTENANCE OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THE MAJOR REPAIRS DONE PROFESSIONALLY. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW A 2002 VEHICLE CAN HAVE SO MANY POTENTIALLY FATAL PROBLEMS AND BE IGNORED. I HAVE SEARCHED...

DT: WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AT NO PARTICULAR SPEED THERE WAS ABNORMAL OPERATION OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, HORN, AND LIGHTING SYSTEM. ALL OF THEM CAME ON AND OFF ALL BY THEMSELVES. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO A DEALER BUT PLANNED TO DO SO. THE CONSUMER WAS REFERRED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, AND HE COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. NO CORRECTIONS OR REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THIS OCCURRED. THIS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN BRAKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. NHTSA RECALL 03V389000 WAS ISSUED BUT IT WAS FOR THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES ONLY-THE CONSUMER HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.*AK

DT: HEADLIGHTS NOT FUNCTIONING. ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS NOT FUNCTIONING, THE WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE HIGH, LOW SELECTION FOR WIPERS DOES WORK. KEYLESS ENTRY DOES NOT WORK. CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO COURTESY TIRE TWICE, THEN TO BBC DODGE THREE TIMES FOR ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS. THIS STARTED AROUND 11/26/04. WAS TOLD THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A LOOSE GROUND WIRE, SECOND TIME THEY THOUGHT IT WAS TIMER MODULE PART NO#TI-8035033 AND THIS MODULE WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES, PROBABLY FOUR TIMES AS CONSUMER IS TAKING CARE AGAIN TOMORROW. WHEN THE MODULE IS FIRST PUT IN EVERYTHING WORKS WELL FOR AWHILE OR UNTIL IT RAINS. CONSUMER STATES HE NOTICES THAT AFTER IT RAINS EVERYTHING LISTED ABOVE STOPS WORKING AGAIN. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED HIS ATTORNEY GENERAL TO REPORT THIS SITUATION. *NM THE TRANSMISSION MADE A HARSH SOUND WHEN IT WAS PLACED INTO GEAR. *SC *JB

MY 2002 DODGE DAKOTA SXT CLUB CAB HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE ON 2/14/05, 2/23/05, 3/12/05, 3/26/05 AND 4/9/05 FOR MISFIRING. IT HAS HAD 3 FUEL INJECTORS 2, 3, AND 4 REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE LEAKING, AND ALL THE SPARK PLUGS REPLACED EVERY TIME IT HAS GONE INTO SERVICE. TO DATE, 4/18/05, THE VEHICLE WAS STILL MISFIRING. ON EACH OCCASION, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND EACH TIME, THE DEALERSHIP STATED IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD THE DEALERSHIP AT MY EXPENSE TO FLUSH THE FUEL INJECTOR SYSTEM, AND HAVE HAD SERVICE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE DEALERSHIP , UNDER WARRANTY, TO REPLACE A FAILING MASTER CYLINDER ON 1/26/05. I ANTICIPATE I WILL BE BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP SOMETIME THIS WEEKEND, AS I AM SURE THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AGAIN.*AK

UPON PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO PARK IT AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED BY ITSELF INTO REVERSE, WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES AS HE WAS EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE DOOR KNOCKED HIM DOWN AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL UNTIL IT HIT A SNOW BANK. CONSUMER CALLED MANUFACTURER. THEY TOLD CONSUMER TO SEE THE DEALER. THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND PUT SOME NEW COMPONENTS IN COMPUTER. *BF *NM

WHILE DRIVING HOME AFTER HAVING TRANSMISSION REBUILT MY BRAKES STARTED TO SOUND AS IF THERE WAS DIRT ON THE PADS. AS THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 19000 MILES AT THE TIME THAT'S WHAT I BELIEVED. THE NOISE OVER THE NEXT WEEK GOT LOUDER AND THE TRUCK HARDER TO STOP SAFTLY. CONTACTED DEALER BROUGHT IN AND DISCOVERED THAT THE ROTORS WERE SCARED AND THE PADS WERE GONE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE ROTOR WAS PITTED ON THE DRIVER SIDE. DEALER REFUSES TO FIX EXCEPT AS A MAINTENCE ISSUE. THEY DID HOWEVER REPLACE UPPER BALL JOINTS . I BELIEVE THE LOOSE FRONT END CAUSED THE VIBRATION IN WHEELS WHICH LED TO BRAKE FAILURE. I HAVE READ MANY COMPAINTS OF BRAKES ON THE WEB. DODGE NEEDS TO RECAL THIS VEICLE -- SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT.*AK

02 DAKOTA SXT/3.9L/AUTO PURCHASED 10-2003 FROM DEALER AT 23K MILES. VIBRATION FROM DRIVE TRAIN STARTED AT 24040 MILES BETWEEN 45-50 STEADY MPH. 1ST DEALER BALANCED THE TIRES STATING THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. 2ND DEALER REPLACED DRIVESHAFT STATING OUT OF BALANCE FROM FACTORY - NO CHANGE IN SYMPTOMS. BACK TO 2ND DEALER FOR TRANS FLASH PROGRAM - NO CHANGE. WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL. BACK TO 1ST DEALER - COULD NOT DUP. TOOK TO TRANS SHOP. VIBRATION GOES AWAY WHEN OUT OF OVERDRIVE - THRUST BEARING OR TORQUE CONVERTER BAD IN TRANS. NO HELP FROM DEALERS OR 800 CUSTOMER SERVICE. *JB

THERE ARE SO MANY PROBLEMS THAT IT IS HARD TO REALLY POINT ONE OUT THAT I AM MOST CONCERNED WITH. FIRST OF ALL IT STARTED WITH THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THEN IT LEAD INTO WHAT THE MANUFACTURER SAYS IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THEN THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM. NOW WE ARE AT A STANDSTILL SINCE THEY SAY THAT IT IS WORKING AS DESIGNED. THEY ALSO SAY THAT IT IS EXPECTED TO SEE THE ERRATIC BEHAVIOR FROM THE MOTOR. I AM CONFUSED SINCE THEY SAY THAT THE COMPUTER ADJUSTS AND THEN IT WON'T ALLOW THE CAR TO RUN AT OPTIMAL EFFECTIVENESS. DOES THIS MEAN THAT IT IS DESIGNED TO RUN AT LESS THAN OPTIMAL EFFECTIVENESS? I HAVE HAD A SMELL COME OUT OF THE AIR AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY FLOODED. THE FRONT SUSPENSION MAKES THREATENING SOUNDS AND THE BACK WOBBLES LIKE A SERPENT. THE BRAKES JITTER AND...

ON 12, 27, 2001 I PURCHASED FROM NEMER CHRYSLER/PLYMOUTH/DODGE IN QUEENSBURY, NEW YORK,12804 A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA, SLT PICK-UP TRUCK. THUS FAR THE VALVE BODY OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ON 12,19, 2002.*AK ON 5,25,2004 WITH 26THOUSAND + ,MILES, THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECASUE OF SUSPECTED POOR WORKMANSHIP AND MATERIALS IN THE METAL. (THE PADS WITH 26 THOUSAND MILES WERE IN LIKE NEW CONDITION)

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 40 MPH TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO A LOW GEAR, AND VEHICLE'S SPEED DECELERATED TO 8 MPH. THIS OCCURRED WHILE CONSUMER SWITCHED LANES TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER MOTORIST. DEALERSHIP PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THE FAILURE CODE READ A CATASTROPHIC INTERNAL FAILURE.*AK

WHEN DRIVING AND/OR WHILE TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION, THE DRIVER HEARD A POPPING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE NOISE. AFTER WATCHING A TV REPORT ABOUT THE BALL JOINTS, THE CONSUMER SUSPECTED THE PROBLEM MAY HAVE BEEN THE BALL JOINTS. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN REVERSE, IT DID NOT ENGAGE. THE AIR CONDITION WAS INOPERATIVE. *JB

AT A FULL STOP YOU FEEL LIKE A "BUMP" IN THE TRANSMISSION, OR JUST LIKE SOMEONE HIT YOU FROM THE BACK. IT DOESN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME. IT NORMALLY HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR MORE THAN HALF HOUR IN TRAFFIC OR LOCAL ROADS WITH FREQUENT STOPS. DEALER HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, WHICH STARTED AT 1500 MILES. THEY SERVICE THE DIFFERENTIAL BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. THEY HAVEN'T BEEN WILLING TO DRIVE IT ENOUGH EVEN WHEN I LEFT THE VEHICLE FOR THEM TO TRY FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS. VEHICLE NOW HAS 17,000 MILES, HAS BEEN SERVICED EVERY 3000 MILES IN FIVE START DEALER.*AK

WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND WOULD MOSTLY OCCUR IN TRAFFIC. *SCC *JB

TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR FROM 1ST TO 2ND SHIFT WHICH IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN CROSSING INTERSECTIONS OR ATTEMPTING TO PASS VEHICLES AS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING OFTEN BUT INCONSISTENTLY. HAVE TAKEN TRUCK BACK TO DEALER 5 TIMES AND ONLY ONCE COULD THEY FIND THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED TRANSMISSION OIL PUMP AND VALVE BODY BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. ALSO WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE INTO DRIVE IT SOMETIMES ACTS AS REVERSE, AND WHEN IN REVERSE LUNGES FORWARD AS IN DRIVE. DEALER REPLACED PRDNL (GEAR SHIFT) ONCE BUT STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH GEAR POSITION. DEALERSHIP STATES THEY MUST BE ABLE TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM IN ORDER TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. WAS ALSO TOLD BY SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE WITH NO SOLUTION IN SIGHT THUS FAR. AM PURSUING LEMON LAW LITIGATION AS THIS IS MORE THAN JUST A SAFETY HAZARD. *AK

WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE TRANSMISSION STALLS. *AK

TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. SHIFTS AT 35 MPH AND THEN WINDS OUT TO 55 MPH OR MORE AND WILL NOT SHIFT UNTIL YOU TAKE FOOT OFF GAS SLIGHTLY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT BACK 6 TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM. THEIR "FIX" WAS FROM ADJUSTMENTS TO CHANGING INTERNAL TRANMISSION PARTS TO INSTALLING A NEW TRANSMISSION WITH THE SAME PROBLEM PERSISTING. NOW AM IN LEMON LAW LITIGATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT PROPERLY FROM THE THIRD TO THE FOURTH GEAR ,WON'T SHIFT. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE EIGHT TIMES, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK

TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY FOR SEVERAL BLOCKS BRAKES ARE PULSATING WHEN MAKEING NORMAL START, HAS 13500 MILES. *AK

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN THIS DODGE DAKOTA CLUB CAB 4X4 SHIFTS WITH SUCH FORCE IT THROWS THE PASSENGERS NECK AROUND. IT HANGS IN LOWER GEARS AND DOWN SHIFTS WITH TOO MUCH FORCE. THE WORD SMOOTH HAS NOT BEEN ENTERED IN THIS TRUCKS COMPUTER. *JB

UNSAFE CONDITION INVOLVING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MANIFESTED ITSELF AT APPROXIMATELY 4,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL ENTER OVERDRIVE MODE AT APPROXIMATELY 45-50MPH. ONCE THIS OCCURS THE VEHCILE WILL NO LONGER RESPOND TO LIGHT OR MODERATE THROTTLE PRESSURE. IF YOU APPLY A HEAVIER PRESSURE THEN THE VEHICLEE DROPS DOWN INTO PASSING GEAR AND TAKES OFF. THIS PRESENTS A VERY UNSAFE AND HAZARDOUS CONDITION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ENTER A LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAY OR PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE, IN THAT THE VEHICLE POWER AND ACCELERATION IS LOST AT THE PRECISE MOMENT THAT THE TRANSMISSION DROPS INTO OVERDRIVE. THE DEALERS FIX WAS TO REPLACE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. UNFORTUNATELY THE NEW TRANSMISSION HAS DEVELOPED THE SAME PROBLEM AFTER ONLY 3,000 MILES. THE NEW TRANSMISSION ALSO DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR WHEN STARTING UP IN THE MORNING. THE ENGINE REVS AND GAINS RPMS BUT THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT UPSHIFT...

FRONT END LINKAGE. TRANSMISSION WON'T SHIFT OUT. FRONT END HAS A POPPING NOISE AGAIN ( SAME AS BEFORE) TRANSMISSION WON'T SHIFT OUT AND CAUSES THE MOTOR TO REV UP CONSIDERABLY. *NLM

MY TRUCK HAS LOUD KNOCKING NOISE IN ENGINE AND DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERELY, HAVE TAKEN TRUCK IN AND THEY SAY THE ENGINE RACING IS NORMAL. THE KNOCKING NOISE IS A PURGE SOLINOID WHICH DODGE ADDMITS THERES A PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO FIX. THEY HAVE MADE ADJUSTMENTS WHICH NOW HAS AFFECTED PERFORMANCE TO ENGINE. I HAVE HAD IT IN SHOP 4 TIMES SO FAR WITH NO RESULTS. THEY TRY TO TELL YOU THERES NOTHING WRONG LIKE ITS YOUR OWN IMAGINATION.

WE PURCHASED A NEW 2002 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD IN DEC. '02. WITHIN A FEW DAYS, WE NOTICED WHEN FIRST STARTING UP IN THE MORNING, IT CLUNKED WHEN PUTTING IN REVERSE, AND IT DID NOT SHIFT FROM 1ST GEAR UNTIL WE HAD GONE 3-4 BLOCKS. THE ENGINE WAS REVVING AND THE RPM'S WERE INCREASING BUT THE TRUCK WOULD NOT SHIFT UP TO 2ND GEAR. WE HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY TELL US THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG, WHICH I KNOW IS NOT TRUE.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD MISS A GEAR WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR. THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO REV UP. WHILE ON A HILL, THE ENGINE WOULD REV UP WHEN TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT PROPERLY. THEN IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. THIS HAD HAPPENED TO THE FIRST TRANSMISSION. TS

ONCE THE TRANSMISSION WAS PUT INTO GEAR, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD GO FORWARD INSTEAD OF REVERSE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WILL NEED TO SEE THE PROBLEM HAPPENING IN ORDER TO FIX IT. MR JG *JG THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO FIX THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *JG

REAR END & TRANSSMISSION HAS HAD MAGOR REPAIRS FIVE TIMES IN NINTEEN THOUSAND MILES AND THE PROBLEM IS REAOCCURRING AGAIN. CHRYSLER'S RESPONSE AFTER REPAIRING THE VEHICLE FIVE TIMES AS THEY STATED IN A LETTER, THE PROBLEM IS CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE COMPLETELY REPLACED.*AK

IN SHOP (7) TIMES IN (5) MONTHS. SAME COMPLAINT EACH TIME. RETURNED IN SAME CONDITION. DEALER SAYS THEY "DO NOT KNOW ABOUT THE LEMON LAW". I AM TOWING WELL UNDER RATED CAPACITY, NOW TOLD THIS IS A "WEAK TRUCK" BY SERVICE MANAGER. STATED MY INTENTIONS BEFORE PURCHASE AND WAS ASSURED THIS TRUCK WILL TOW "MUCH MORE THAN I ASKED ABOUT. I TOW ABOUT 1100 LBS ABOUT 2 DAYS A WEEK. THE PROBLEMS OCCURED WELL BEFORE I STARTED TOWING ANYTHING. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP OR ADVICE YOU CAN GIVE ME. THANK-YOU.*AK

TRANSMISSION IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. AFTER PUTTING VEHICLE INTO DRIVE VEHICLE WILL AT TIMES NOT SHIFT AT ALL. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO APPLY BRAKES BEFORE VEHICLE SHIFTS. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, WITHOUT ANY INDICATION, VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT OUT OF OVERDRIVE TO SECOND GEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO LACK OF OIL FROM FACTORY. BOTH FACTORY AND DEALER SIGNED VEHICLE PREPARATION FORMS STATING "ALL FLUIDS CHECKED". TRANSMISSION FAILED ON FREEWAY. LOST POWER TO REAR WHEELS. IF IT HAD LOCKED UP FROM FAILURE A CRASH WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKELY.*AK

TRANSMISSION BURNED UP AT 643 MILES. THIS HAPPEND WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING. TRANSMISSION BECAME HARDER TO CHANGE. HAS CONTACTED DEALER THREE TIMES ALREADY, BUT DEALER HAS ONLY REBULIT TRANSMISSION ONCE.*AK