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About a month ago while driving at highway speeds (about 75 mph) the Trans temp light came on. I had the truck towed back and the problem could not be duplicated. Then it happened again about a week later (same conditions) except this time I noticed that the OD had turned itself off. Dealership replaced TCC and O/d solenoids, govenor pressure solenoid and transducer. It happened a 3rd time last week and they replaced the Power Control Module. Now for a forth time (and now it is happening during city driving conditions) the O/D comes off and the Trans Temp light comes on. If anyone knows what could be causing this it would be appreciated. I have spent over 3,000 dollars in the past 30 days getting this worked on. Thank you.
One "option" had a single catalytic converter... the other (called the border state emmissions package) has 3 catalytic converters. (and 4 oxygen sensors!)
The best way to isolate your problems is to have diagnostic computer hooked up to your Dak WHILE you are driving so the instantanious readouts from the sensors can be mapped into a graph.
It is actually pretty cool to see the activity of the sensors while under driving conditions. You can see throttle-position, road-speed, cat. temp, airflows...etc.
they sometimes dont know how to fix cars that they sell. you have to go to a some other that really knows what they care doing in order to get it fixed right
my friend had a 92 honda... they couldn't fix it. They wrote it on the paperwork saying... they can't found out what's causing the problems... so they went ahead to charge him him on this credit card. And he call his credit card company saying... I'm not paying it. They didn't fix it and he had a letter to prove it... so it went to lawyer and all the crap... so he didn't pay any money after all!! Pain in the [non-permissible content removed]!!
I read a lot of cars and trucks stuff... dodge quality doesn't seem to be that good
Evertyone loves the Tacoma or the Frontier.
No one is buying Chevy or Ford Mid-size truck... it seems like they gave up on it.
since they can't fix it... did they even give u anything free to refix something else???
man i would have been talking to the managers about this and [non-permissible content removed] them out!!
You should've said... obviously you guys are dumb founded on this... why should you guys still be business?!
The transfer case could also be malfunctioning, maybe it is stuck in neutral or broken in some way.
I've heard that if you disconnect one of the coolant lines that runs to the radiator there should be fluid flow if the pump is working. I'm going to try that over the weekend. I changed the filter and the fluid but it didn't help.
Please post me if you learn anything.
Good luck.
I have a 2002 Dakota Quad 4x4 8cyl 5.9 w/ 86,000miles
Recently when coming to a stop the transmission will either fail to shift from 2nd to 1st or will downshift to 1st but jump back up to 2nd after I come to a complete stop.
After sitting for a minute it will sometimes shift to 1st ok, other times it doesn't and I have to manually shift it to 1st.(no problems with manual shifting)
This is a rather intermittent problem, sometimes it will act up for the whole day, sometimes I can go for 5+ days and not have any incident.
I took it to a local shop, they ran tests, and pulled the pan. Tests came up clean. They claim the pan had some metal flakes in it. I unfortunately was not there to verify it. They want to rebuild it for about $2000.
I am going to take to somewhere else for a 2nd opinion as I think having to rebuild a tranny at 86,000miles is absolutely nuts. However I wouldn't be totally surprised as there has not been much done in the way of maintenance.
Could this just be a case of neglect on my part or is there hope for a less expense answer?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
-Glenn
It has developed a shifting problem with the overdrive. When I apply regular gas pedal pressure it seems to shift fine. However, when I am around 45-50mph and I fluctuate the gas pedal the transmission feels like it is jumping between 3rd gear (or 4th if there is one) and overdrive. Its the hardest shift I have ever felt. It's almost like it doesn't know what gear it should be in.
I checked the transmission fluid level and color and it seems to be ok. On another note, when I drive with the O/D off it seems to shift just fine. I have been reading many forums postings but cant seem to find someone with a similar problem.
My first thought was to change the transmission filter (not a flush). But I have read many other posting talking about solenoids, trans cables, and TPS's.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I added half a bottle of Sea Foam which is another product that cleans transmissions. It sounds like I should add the whole bottle?
Thanks
HEEELLLPPP!!!!
Bill
As is in the past, thanks for your help. The information given on this forum is very useful.
BTW: One reason that the roadSpeed sensor is mounted within in the rear differential is because it also serves as the xmission output speed sensor.
There is a sensor under the battery to determine ambient (air) temp. The temparature of the engine and several other engine sensors are also considerd in the shift algorythim.
Also, the engine computer can "calculate" things like engine torque and reprogram the xmission shift points based on instantanious calculations.
What does all the above mean to you..... DO NOT TRY TO FIX A PROBLEM BY BLINDLY REPLACING SENSORS! In the trade, this is known as "shotgunning" a problem. (And run fast from any "mechanic" who wants to shotgun your problem with this tecnique at your expense.)
Thanks, Great site.
Overdrive dropping out intermittently at speeds between 45 and 65 MPH. I see a good number of similar complaints on the web. Is there any consensus on the cause and/or fix?
when taking off my tranny slips from 1st to 2nd and then shift hard the rest of the gears, also it slips going up hills from 1st to 2nd. what is causing this and what will fix it?
Have you been able to find a solution to this problem? My '01, 4x4, 3.9 has the same symptoms at 87K miles.
jc
Paulyo
When taking off from the house down the road I put my foot on the gas pedal and the truck rpms rev up real high and it doesn't change gears until I let off of the gas pedal. Then it shifts into gear.
This happens all the way down the road going up to 70mph.
I've got a 93 dodge dakota, V6, 3.9L.
Does anyone have any clues as to why I'm having this problem.
Please advise and thanks for your help.
Try this, the next time before you start the engine press on the gas pedal a couple of times then start and drive. if it drives ok then you found the problem.
Good luck.
Thanks
I had P0303 from the ODBII. I've already changed the plugs and coil to cylinder #3. Finally pulled the fuel rail and replaced the injector at #3 and all is good. No rust or gunk in the fuel rail, just an intermittent injector? Works fine now
I have 172,000 miles on my "01" DAK and am wondering what the life expectancy of these fuel injectors are? Should I have done all four on the rail or 8 on the engine. The one injector replacement cost me $250 at a local garage. Ouch!
There is of course a practical limit to every mechanical component. Due to dirt, pintle wear or a weakened coil, a functioning fuel injector does not mean they are operating as efficiently as they did when they were new.
Our '99 Avalon as had four injectors replaced before it reached 90,000 miles and the back four should be replaced now. My '03 4.7 Dakota has 92,000 on it and judging from the fact the fuel mileage has remained high and there are no performance problems I suspect my injectors are fine.
Best regards,
Dusty
New plugs, coil and ejector.
I see where the O2 sensor could have a part in this problem. Any suggestions before I replace anymore devices?
Thanks,
:confuse:
Yes, if the vehicle has an automatic transmission it has a transmission cooler. They all do. It is built into the radiator.
I think what you wanted to know, or wanted to ask, is does the truck have an AUXILARY transmission cooler? On Dakotas the auxilary transmission cooler is located between the air conditioning condenser and the radiator. It looks like a small radiator. If the vehicle has the factory equiped towing package it should have auxilary cooling.
Regardds,
Dusty
After many years, and many miles, of reliablility, my tranny finally needs to be replaced. I been looking around at junkyards and online sites for prices for a new or used tranny. But I did come across both a 91 and a 92 Dakota for sale, both with good trannies, for about half the price the junkyard was quoting me. Same engine size.
The question is.... would a transmission from a 91 or 92 Dakota be compatible with my 93??
:confuse:
** Dodge Chick **