1991 DODGE DAKOTA Power Train Problems

ABS FOUND FLASHING CODE 7,PERFORMEDPPT, FOUND MODULE BAD.( CHECK SAFETY RECALL F05) WHEN PERFORMING RECALL A/T MANUAL VALVE , FOUND DISCOLORATION IN TRANSMISSION FLUID POSSIBLE COOLER RESTRICTION IS A MAJOR FACTOR IN CONDITION .. TECH TOLD THIS CUSTOMER THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSMISSION TRUCK ONLY HAS 75000 ACTUAL MILE...

Mileage: 75,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE CONTACT'S DRIVEWAY, IT SUDDENLY ROLLED IN REVERSE WITH THE SHIFTER IN THE PARK POSITION. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE. THE VEHICLE'S DOOR CRASHED INTO THE GATE AND WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE SAME FAILURES MENTIONED IN THE RECALL NOTICE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V034000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION). THE CONTACT WAS DISPLEASED TO KNOW THAT THERE WAS NOT A SUFFICIENT REMEDY WITH THE RECALL DEFECT REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 DODGE DAKOTA. THERE ARE TWO SAFETY RECALLS THAT THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE TO HAVE REPAIRED ON THE VEHICLE: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER'S 00V106000 (POWERTRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)) AND 95V089000 (STEERING: WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RECALLS APPLY TO HIS VEHICLE, BUT THEY COULD NOT GET THE PARTS. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 151,139.

CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE 4-WHEEL DRIVE AND HEARD A LOUD "METAL SCRAPING" NOISE. CHECKED BY DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT AXLE IS DEFECTIVE. TS

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 00VV106000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 871 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TOOK VEHICLE TO JOHN L WAY DODGE SOUTHWEST WHERE REPAIRS WERE DONE. VEHICLE WAS NOT HAVING PROBLEM OF SHIFTING GEARS UNTIL AFTER REPAIRS WERE DONE. REFERRED CONSUMER TO MANUFACTURER. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION CONCERNING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE STEEL MANUAL VALVE, HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND MILES ON THE TRANSMISSION, IN ORDER FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS TO BE EFFECTIVE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REBUILT AT CONSUMERS EXPENSE, CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS JUST AN EXCUSE IN CASE OF A PRODUCT FAILURE.*JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION CONCERNING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE STEEL MANUAL VALVE, HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND MILES ON THE TRANSMISSION, IN ORDER FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS TO BE EFFECTIVE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REBUILT AT CONSUMERS EXPENSE, CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS JUST AN EXCUSE IN CASE OF A PRODUCT FAILURE.*JB

PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, CONSUMER EXPERIENCED POSSIBLE TRANSMISSON PROBLEMS, HOWEVER CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS VEHICLE.*JB

A SHOCK IS GIVEN UPON OPENING THE DOOR AT TIMES. DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR.

CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS IS THE SECOND RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE, CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REPLACED THREE TIMES PRIOR. *JG

CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS IS THE SECOND RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE, CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REPLACED THREE TIMES PRIOR. *JG

WHILE IN PARK CONSUMER PUTS CAR IN REVERSE, VEHICLE WILL NOT ENGAGE UNTIL ABOUT 15, TO 20 SECONDS LATER. VEHICLE THEN UNEXPECTEDLY JUMPS BACK. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE BECAUSE SOMEONE COULD GET HURT IF THEY COME BEHIND VEHICLE BECAUSE CONSUMER DOESN'T KNOW WHEN ITS GOING TO JUMP BACK. AK

AFTER RECALL REPAIR 00V-106 THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE AND CAUSED THE WATER PUMP TO FAIL, THE VEHICLE NEVER HAD TRANSMISSION TROUBLE UNTIL THE RECALL REPAIR WAS DONE. NLM

RECALL 00 V 106 000/TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVEL: DEALER (CHRYSLER SERVICES CENTER IN GRAND HEAVEN, MI; PHONE# 616/842-2250) REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL UNTIL PROBLEM OCCURS. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK *SLC

HAD RECEIVED RECALL 00V106000. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP & SET APPOINTMENT. TOOK VEHICLE IN ON DATE GIVEN. VEHICLE HAD WORKED FINE BEFORE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE, NOT ABLE TO SHIFT LEVER INTO POSITION. RECALL REMEDY FOR THE SHIFT LEVER HAD FAILED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR RECALL 00V106000 MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 871 REPAIRS. ONCE COMPLETED VEHICLE WOULDN'T START & GO IN GEAR. DEALER HAS NOT OFFERED A LOANER VEHICLE FOR THE INCONVIENCE OF REPAIRS. VEHICLE IS THERE FOR CORRECTION.*AK

VEHICLE FAILED TO STAY IN PARK AND SHIFTED TO REVERSE WITH ENGINE RUNNING, STRIKING A PARKED VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS SERVICE ON 6/15/00 FOR RECALL 871, WHICH IS FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. NO PROOF WAS EXHIBITED TO OWNER DURING INSPECTION ON 10/26/00 THAT VEHICLE WAS PROPERLY SERVICE FOR RECALL 871. VEHICLE IS CONSIDERED UNSAFE FOR DRIVING SINCE IT IS UNKNOWN WHAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE.*AK

CONSUMER HAD PROBLEM HAVING RECALL 00V-106 OF THE TRANSMISSION LEVER REPAIRED DUE TO DEALER PROBLEM. NLM

WHILE DRIVING HOME, ONE BLOCK FROM HOME, VEHICLE SUDDENLY DOWN SHIFTED AND WENT INTO REVERSE.. LUCKELY I HAD THE PRESENCE OF MIND TO IMMEDIATELY SLAM ON THE BRAKES, WHICH PREVENTED MY HEAD FROM HITTING THE WINDSHIELD, I ALSO WEIGHT 200 POUNDS WHICH COULD ALSO BE A FACTOR, I CONTACTED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER ASSISTENCE CENTER AND IMFORMED OF MY POBLEM AND THAT I HAD A RECALL NOTIFICATION #871 CONCERNING A TRANSMISSION BLOCKING VALVE FAILURE. AUTHORIZATION WAS GIVEN TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO D&E CAR EXCHANGE WHERE THEY REMOVED THE TRANSMISSION PAN AND DISCOVERED METAL FILLINGS, THAT WAS IT! I COULD NOT GET THEM TO EVEN LOOK AT THE BLOCKING VALVE. BACK TO CHRYSLER CUSTEMER ASSISTANCE THEY STATED THAT THE DEALER STATED IT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE BLOCKING VALVE POBLEM ALTHOUGH THEY NEVER CHECKED THE BLOCKING VALVE PROBLEM, WHICH THERE ARE SOME SIMILARITIES. AFTER SITING A HEALTH AND SAFETY ISUE AND WHAT IF MY WIFE HAD BEEN DRIVING AND STILL KEEPING MY COMPOSURE.TALKING TO NON KNOWLEGIBLE PEOPLE, NOTHING WORKED. I DIDN'T DARE MENTION "ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS" FEARING A ANTI REACTION,N I

TRANSMISSION FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-106,CONSUMER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT.

TRANSMISSION FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-106,CONSUMER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT.

CONSUMER HAD RECALL REPAIR (00V-106) COMPLETED, HOWEVER COULD NOT START THE VEHICLE IN PARK POSITION AFTER REPAIR. *MJS

RECALL 00V106000/TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER: DEALER WAS UNABLE TO HONOR RECALL BECAUSE OF A SPECIAL TOOL NEEDED TO MAKE REPAIRS. ITHAS BEEN ON BACK ORDER. *AK

CONSUMER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE RECALL WORK THAT DEALER DID CONCERNING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE WAS RUNNING FINE BEFORE TAKING IT IN FOR MANUFACTURER'S RECALL REPAIRS. LATER ON, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. *AK

RECALL OOV106000. PARTS THAT WERE NEEDED TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE.*AK

CONSUMER BELIEVED THE RECALL 00V106 IS RELATED TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEM HE HAD REPAIRED PRIOR TO NOTICE. NLM

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER 00V106000. CONTACTED THE DEALER, NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML

DEALER WAS UNABLE TO HONOR MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING TRANSMISSION: LEVER AND LINKAGE: COLUMN SHIFT. INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TOOL/PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. SEEKING ASSISTANCE FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK

CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO OBTAIN RECALL REPAIR (00V-106) DUE TO DEALERSHIP PROBLEMS WITH STAFFING AND AVAILABILITY OF APPOINTMENTS. *MJS

VEHICLE WAS INSIDE THE GARAGE AND WAS IN PARK. CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING SOUND AND A CLICK. GEAR JUMPED INTO REVERSE AND WENT BACKWARDS TOWARD THE WALL, DAMAGEING THE WALL AND THE TRUCK ITSELF. *AK *ML

TRANMISSION FAILURES.

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON LEVEL GROUND WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE ON, VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS, WHEN VEHICLE STOPPED GEAR WAS STILL IN PARK WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. SIMILAR INCIDENT HAPPENED ON APRIL 10, 1997, WHEN VEHICLE STOPPED AND GEARS WERE BETWEEN PARK AND REVERSE. *AK

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED FROM PARK GEAR, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY.

ON (3) OR (4) OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HAS ROLLED FORWARD OR BACKWARDS WHILE THE GEAR WAS IN THE PARK POSITION. #EA96006. *AK

AUTOMATIC GEAR SELECTOR IN PARK AND THE MOTOR RUNNING, GEAR SELECTOR NEVER ENGAGED OR LOCK INTO PARK, RESULTING IN TRUCK MOVED THROUGH A PARKING LOT AND CRASHED.

REAR END SEALS LEAK.

TRANSMISSION STICKS WHEN FIRST STARTED, SHIFTS WITHOUT WARNING AND HAS VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

FOUR WHEEL DRIVE FREEZES.

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT FROM EITHER DRIVE OR REVERSE GEARS. *AK

INADVERTENT SHIFTING OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVING.*AK

TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTSAT ANY SPEED WITHOUT ANY WARNING, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL; ALSO REPLACED SPEED SENSOR/ DRIVE SHAFT. *AK

TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTSAT ANY SPEED WITHOUT ANY WARNING, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL; ALSO REPLACED SPEED SENSOR/ DRIVE SHAFT. *AK

DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED FROM 2ND TO 1ST. ALSO WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS APPLIED, A DELAY IS EXPERIENCED BEFORE ACCELERATION BEGINS.*AK

TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *AK

VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND SUDDENLY JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

AUTO TRAN: WHILE DRIVING, TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED WITHOUT WARNING, RPM'S INCREASED, VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN, SPEED 65 MPH. *AK

TRUCK WAS PARKED AND THE TRANSMISIION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

AUTO DOES NOT SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE THEN AT TIMES IT DOWN SHIFTS- WHICH CAUSES A PROBLEM. *AK

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO REVERSE FROM PARK, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *DH

WHILE CAR CAR WAS IN PARK WHEN GEARS JUMPED TO REVERSE. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAIL. *AK

TRANSMISSION GRINDS PRIOR TO ENGAGING GEARS. *SD

TRANSMISSION GEAR SLIPPING OUT OF POSITION. *SD

THE TRUCK WILL INADVERTANTNLY SHIFT WHILE ACCELERATING.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

THE SHIFT INDICATOR WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

INADVERTENTLY SHIFTING NEEDLE DRIFTS TO RPM, WARNING LIGHT. *AK

INADVERTENTLY SHIFTING NEEDLE DRIFTS TO RPM, WARNING LIGHT. *AK

INADVERTENTLY SHIFTING NEEDLE DRIFTS TO RPM, WARNING LIGHT. *AK

AUTO-TRANSMISSION; TEMPERATURES 95 DEGREES WHEN ACCELERATED, TRUCK BECAME IMMOBILE FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE RESPONDING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

AUTO-TRANSMISSION; TEMPERATURES 95 DEGREES WHEN ACCELERATED, TRUCK BECAME IMMOBILE FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE RESPONDING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

DRIVE AXLE REPLACED.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE BY ITSELF. TT

#PE95-041 CONSUMER SOMETIMES HAS INADVERTENT SHIFTING WHEN DRIVING IT WILL NOT SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE . TT

THE TRUCK WAS IN PARK AND SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION BLEW UP, HAD TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION AT 73,000 MILES. TT

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TT

TRANSMISSION LEAKING OIL.

RIGHT REAR PINION GEAR TURNED SIDEWAY ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, RESULTING IN TOTALLED ACCIDENT THE SECOND TIME. TT