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-Did anyone have a clicking/ticking sound from front brakes while driving and a loud pad to rotor noise when applying the breaks when new? I have noise comming from the brakes when applied and a ticking noise while driving that I assume are the brakes. Truck only has 116 miles on it now.
-How is your low end power? Once going the truck is all right but torque seems low when below the 2000 RPM range. Is this new motor a high winding beast only?(2500-4500RPM)
BTW I find the rear room to be very small and would have like a jump seat option so one could stretch their legs. Third door would have been nice as well.
Jethro8 all I can say is be patient. I ordered my Dakota 7/21/99 and didn't pick it up until 10/12/99. But after getting it I think it was worth the wait. I haven't had any problems with it at all.What little I could find out on all the delays were that they were doing more one on one inspections.?? It must have worked because I haven't had any problems.
Rasha, in my truck there are no noises at all. It is a very quiet running machine.
My Dakota has a 4.7L 5sp. with 10x31 Tires. and a 3.92 rear axle. I don't hardly use 1st gear in it. But if I want to push it a little bit she can really come out of the hole pretty hard. Rear wheels will turn pretty easy if I want them to. Oh what fun it is. So far all I have is a little over 500 miles. So have to still hold her down and take it easy. And as far as torque on the other end if I want to just cruse in 5th gear at 25mph or less it seems to do quite well there to. That engine is so smooth you never realize sometimes what gear I'm in.
Jethro8 all I can say is be patient. I ordered my Dakota 7/21/99 and didn't pick it up until 10/12/99. But after getting it I think it was worth the wait. I haven't had any problems with it at all.What little I could find out on all the delays were that they were doing more one on one inspections.?? It must have worked because I haven't had any problems.
Rasha, in my truck there are no noises at all. It is a very quiet running machine.
My Dakota has a 4.7L 5sp. with 10x31 Tires. and a 3.92 rear axle. I don't hardly use 1st gear in it. But if I want to push it a little bit she can really come out of the hole pretty hard. Rear wheels will turn pretty easy if I want them to. Oh what fun it is. So far all I have is a little over 500 miles. So have to still hold her down and take it easy. And as far as torque on the other end if I want to just cruse in 5th gear at 25mph or less it seems to do quite well there to. That engine is so smooth you never realize sometimes what gear I'm in.
I personally have not gone much above 2500rpm yet, and rarely if ever above 3000. I can't say that I have noticed any sluggishness, like jwm2 says sometimes I have to look at the stick to remind myself what gear I'm in. And 1st gear - isn't that just for decoration?
Probably people are waiting for the four door quad cab. Of course dealers still need something on their lots until they turn up.
I am not being facetious in saying that, you have to sit in it so you have to like it. Personally I went with the buckets because I found them both more comfortable and more supportive. I have also heard a lot of people rave about the bench.
Try and arrange an extended test drive and see for yourself, or find a buddy who has a late model Dakota and ride around with them.
1. Function better.
A large center
armrest/business
counsole.
2. A larger cup holder.
3. $200.00 cheaper.
I agree with Andy that should try them both out.
One of the selling points for me was how comfortable the seats were.It makes for a great ride!
The icing on this cake is that I paid a $100 over true invoice and got the truck I wanted.
I have been reading this site for a while and I am glad that there more happy truckers then unhappy! (comparing to the Ford Explorer). I have a question that may be should not be here, but I will ask it anyway. I have a 1991 Dakota, extended cab, short bed (6 1/2), 3.9 6 cyl, auto with o/d, radio/casette, two tone paint, 75000 miles. What you think it's worth? Planning to trade it in, but don't want to be taken like a child by a dealer! I live in Illinois (Chicago area) and cannot find any to compare to. Cannot find 1991 Dodge Dakota. Checked newspapers, dealer lots...nothing.
BTW. in 10 years had only one repair done last summer-new oxygen sensor was put in. Don't want to realy sell it, however mu kids got older (13&10) and for the longer trips back space is not enough for them.
V-8 with auto trans, so far no ticking--but then
I've only got about 1,100 miles on it so far.
Bob
Also is a crew cab and quad cab the same thing?
Thanks for any help.
Jim
I also have a ticking noise. At first I thought I had a valve problem but listening more closely it sounds like a solenoid of some kind.
I also have two other noises I want to try and locate before bringing it back.
The first one is a high pitched squeek that seems to come from the floorboard around the transfer case. It happens as I am driving and if I park the truck and turn it off, I can rock the truck back and forth and it also makes the same noise.
The Other is when I head out on the highway, After "dusting" everybody behind me er, I mean after reaching about 55MPH or greater I start to hear a flapping or buzzing sound from the middle or passenger side of the cabin. Almost sounds like a leave or piece of paper is caught in the ducts or a speedo cable is defective.
I also notice that after a cold start I smell a strong odor that smells like something is burning
It lasts for about a minute then clears out.
If the truck is warmed up and I start it there is no odor. I have had the truck for about a month but I am not sure if this is the catalytic converter or something else.
Anybody have anything similar to this? Any suggestions? I figure if I can give the dealer a
good clue to these problems they won't have to completely rip apart my dashboard looking for the noise. Or worst yet have them saying "They All Do That"
As I have already mentioned to Jim separately the 3.92 rear end with the 31x10.5 is about the same as the 3.55 with stock.
Ticking may be a solenoid - yeah you are right it could be that from the sound, but I can't think what it would be. I can't think that it is serious simply because it is so obvious (except to any Dodge service guy being asked to fix it). I imagine that dealers would have been given some answers from Dodge - I am sure they are getting questions, just got to hope that they have the right answer. kcram, any ideas on this one?
jwr2,
squeek - sorry no clue.
buzzing or flapping - are all the windows closed, sealed ok. May be obvious but all I could think of, either front, quarter or back slider.
odor - only thing I can think of is if you have the heating ramped right up, that can always generate some interesting aromas. If it was the cat I can't believe you would be able to smell it in the cab.
Why is it so hard to find a dealership service department that actually wants to help their customers instead of always claiming there is no problem? It was obvious nobody ever looked at it because he heard the rattling right away once I started the truck in their parking lot....
Only other problem I have ever had is once in a while when I start up on a cold morning (under 30 degrees) somewhere in the power train I am getting a sqeeling noise (only at 1500 RPM's) that goes away after a minute.....Has anyone had a similiar problem? It doesn't seem to do it as much now that I have a few miles on it...hopefully a self-correcting problem?
I have my 4.7, auto, 4x4 for a week. I've noticed that fine metallic noise on the first day. I am very sensitive to strange noises in my vehicles so this one irritates me too. Maybe if we, who have these noises, report this to Chrysler as a group of customers with the same problem, someone will try to make us 100% satisfied with our purchase. After all it's a very nice truck. This is my first truck and I am a little shocked by gas mileage. I am getting around 15 miles to the gallon driving mostly @75 on the highway and some on the streets. Anybody tried to improve it with different spark plugs, air filter, and etc? Next tank I will drive @60 and no pushing around the town. Lets see. Good luck to you all!
My kid has a Suzuki Sidekick that makes the same high pitched noise on cold starts. Not too bothered as it is 10 years old. Usually goes away with a brief blip on the throttle. Don't have a clue what it is though.
rlholm,
The 3.55 rear end is in no way 'bad'. You will get better mileage, but not significantly. You will still out drag most things from the line. Remeber you still have a 235hp V8 purring along there. You will lose more get up and go by taking the auto over standard than anything else.
pirat5,
Welcome to the world of trucks!! If you are driving at 75mph consistently then 15mpg isn't bad. You should notice an improvement at 60. Bear in mind though that you are driving a 2 ton truck with a V8 engine. Your gas mileage should improve as the truck gets run in, but one thing concerns me. If you have only had this thing a week have you run it in properly yet before you start driving at 75? The first 50 miles or so should be no higher than about 45, the next 250 at 60 or so.
A K&N air filter is probably the biggest bang for your buck upgrade you can get, improved power and mileage.
Ticking - I don't know what's going on. In fact thinking about it I don't remember hearing it the last couple of days. I'll listen carefully tonight.
thanks for the help
Just as jbauer said, according to the manual you need to push the truck from time to time especially on the highway to give the engine proper "break-in". That's what I was doing, not crazily of course. This obviously hurt gas mileage. After having over 700 miles I will be easier on my horse. I shift @ max.2000 rpms. I'll let you know how much gas I save.
jbauer, thanks for support.
Today I've checked oil level for the first time. Surprise, 0.5" above max. line. C'mon,truck just came form the factory. This is just another example that the truck is not "polished". Every truck is different. I hope that buying this truck won't remind me some lottery, got lucky got good truck, no luck got lemon. Design on the paper is good, but production line is far from German or even Japanese.
Going back to ticking. I've listen carefully today. It's associated with accelerating or simply pressing gas pedal. It could be just as kamala said air pump or gas pump. It will be a challenge for service guys to hear it first and than find what it is. Isn't it interesting that many trucks have it and guys from Chrysler didn't heard it or didn't want to. Good luck to you all!
My understanding of the 3.55 situation is that the 3.55 is on restriction right now, and in an effort to clear backlogs before quad production really ramps up the 3.92 is being 'encouraged'. To my knowledge there are no technical restrictions on the standard / 31x10.5 / 3.55 combination.
If you are going with the auto I don't think that's a problem. I've seen them putting the 3.55 in alot of them. My first demo ride in a 2000 was with the auto 4.7L and a 3.55 axel.
As far as your salemen go and anyone can correct me if I am wrong but if it don't come like you ordered it it's theirs. I don't believe you have to accecpt it. But they should know by now what is buildable and not. Mine was the first 4.7L with a 5sp order for quite some time. So it caught my dealer off guard. I couldn't fault him for that and he made sure I knew before it was built if I wanted it that way. I could have said no and walked out on the deal. Glad I stayed with it. I'm sure you will to. Still smiling : )
Jim
Still I guess that DC should know what they are talking about, just surprised that they are still allowing orders.
Could you guys describe the ticking noise more? I am hearing a noise from the motor that sound like a ticking but faint... somewhat like a sticking lifter.
Truck is a 2000 4X4 Dakota CC w/ 4.7 and 5spd with AC.
Also, has any of your dealers suggested the pinion bearing is too tight in the rear end? What does this mean? While fixing my windshield leak they told me to bring it back in so they could replace the pinion bearing which is too lound and known to them as a problem. Dealer says they were installed too tight.
...and on another note does anybody have drive train clunking. Must be over 2500 RPM when shifting to eliminate clunking through the gears. Same in reverse. Could be my driving but the demonstrator Dakote did not exibit this problem and I have driven many a manual trucks before with no problems like this.
Any info would help me greatly.
Tank You Kurtis