Bulletins
Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
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POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
2100601 | 03/16/2001 | 211699 | 621898 | Automatic transmission fluid usage atf+4. *tt *mj | 10/03/2001 |
POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||||
210797 | 03/21/1997 | 6089000 | Information on transmission cooler reverse flushing with cooler bypass kit installed. *nlm | 01/11/2000 |
Consumer Complaints
Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
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POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
10/17/2006 | 144000 | 3 | |
Dt*: the contact stated while placing the vehicle into park, the gear shifts into reverse or if parked on an incline will roll down a hill. the transmission will not properly lock into the parking gear. no examination or repairs were made. there was a nhtsa recall # 00v106000 regarding powertrain: automatic transmission:gear position indication (prndl). the vehicle was not included in the recall due to the vin. | |||
12/28/2001 | 99100 | 3 | |
The vehicle's transmission overheated and melted.*mr *ph *nm | |||
06/04/1996 | |||
Vehicle jumped out of park to reverse by itself and ran over and killed the owner.same occurrence last fall and the vehicle by itself hit a bldg.details. *ak | |||
POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - PARK/NEUTRAL START SWITCH | |||
07/06/1995 | |||
Th | |||
07/06/1995 | |||
The truck was in park , leaving the engine idling and got out to open the garage door. upon turning around the truck was moving backwards out the driveway. running to catch vehicle before it reached the street, driver opened the door and tried to enter vehicle. driver wa sknocked to the pavement. vehicle proceeded across the street and headwd to main entranc eof hospital. runnin gover cement parking stops or the curb turned fron twheels truck made a circle and landed back out on the street. attampting to enter vehicle a second time, driver was again knocked to the pavement, sustaining a broken collar bone/head concussion and severe tissue and knee damage. *ak | |||
POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | |||
07/31/1995 | 1 | ||
Clutch problems. | |||
03/13/1995 | 3 | ||
Clutch grinds when shifting gears. | |||
04/10/1995 | 0 | ||
Clutch replaced. | |||
POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | |||
03/06/1995 | 6 | ||
Rear differential spider gear and exciter ring failed twice. *dsh | |||
POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DRIVESHAFT | |||
02/01/1992 | |||
Having alot of howling in the driveshaft??and they don't why.*ak | |||
11/01/1998 | 11/01/1998 | ||
While driving approximately 40mph heard a clicking noise coming from the rear. then it made a clunking noise.the driveshaft was defective & the vehicle was not driveable. was towed to shop the rear end of driveshaft was shot. had the wrong rear end put in vehicle. had to replace it. *ak | |||
POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
07/31/1995 | 1 | ||
Transmission problems. | |||
04/10/1995 | 0 | ||
Difficulty shifting gears. | |||
POWER TRAIN - TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | |||
03/01/2007 | 105980 | 1 | 10/16/2006 |
When switching from 4h to 2h on 89 dodge dakota on floor shifter it takes a few minutes to engage and when it does it jars the vehicle to a side jerking the steering wheel to the right suddenly. *jb |