Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||||
| 181998 | 04/10/1998 | 600763 | Some vehicles may experience bucking during wide open throttle (wot) acceleration. *yc | 06/05/1998 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 05/03/2002 | 1 | 03/01/2002 | |
| Speedometor and cruise control quit working replaced speed sensor per dealer and still not working. also seat doesn't lock in upright position on drivers side. transfer case seal went out and had to replace transfer case. i hate this truck and i couldn't give it away. *ak | |||
| 04/10/2000 | 25 | 10/01/1999 | |
| Sometimes the cruise control system will not engage at any speed. then if does engage sometimes it cannot be manually turned off. when bobby gale dodge hooked the scanner up to it they had no reading and my cruise control would'nt turn on. so they replaced it with a new switch. the cruise control worked for about a week. then it started acting up again. and everytime i get ready to take the truck in it works. the five times that i have taking it up to the dealer ship they have been unable to solve the problem with my truck.*ak | |||
| 08/05/1997 | 14 | 01/01/1996 | |
| On 2/27/2000 i filed a complaint with nhtsa. my problem being my transmissiom will not engage properly. when it is shifted from park to drive the vechicle may hesitate and not move then violently slam into gear. on one occasion my neice setting in the back seat head was slammed into the rear window glass as the vechicle lurched forward. i have a video tape of the transmission failing to properly engauge. i was able to reach in the back seat take the camera out of the case insert the battery film and shoot a video of the truck setting in gear then violently lurching forward. the dealer service manager said on the service order cannot duplicate sitition. i showed him the video and he admitted i have a problem but he couldnt help me because chrysler would not reimburse him. *ak | |||
| 10 | 07/01/1997 | ||
| The cruise control (97 dakota) has proven intermittent on every long trip. four attempts by the dealer to locate and correct the problem have been unsuccessful. the cruise control quits after 1 - 3 hours. shutting the vehicle down and restarting restores normal operation for a while. the oem tires (goodyear wranglers) have poor dry and very poor wet traction and are dangerous. replaced with michelin tires, excellent now. *ak | |||
| When car is on the engine revs up and if it is in drive it accelerates. dealer is still waiting for parts. *ak | |||
| 11/18/1996 | 1 | ||
| Sudden acceleration when foot is removed from the brake. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 02/01/2001 | |||
| Engine is causing a pinging noise when accelerator pedal is pressed, causing a loss of power. dealership examined vehicle and determined that pan gasket was sucking air and causing excessive burning of oil. please provide any additional information/attachments. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 04/20/1999 | 1 | 02/27/1997 | |
| On april 20,1999 regulator,oil pan,idle air control and window belt faild.(attorney for client)yh | |||
| 08/23/1999 | |||
| Consumer had turned off ignition with key still in switch. vehicle failed to turn off. would idle 2600-3200 when vehicle first turned on. would keep stalling out if not high idling. would keep pressing accelerator pedal to slow it down. been to dealer at least 5 times for problem that's not solvable.*ak | |||
| 12/06/1997 | 07/30/1997 | ||
| The cruise control fails after one to four hours of operation and will not re-engage, nor will the acceleration feature work. | |||
| 04/22/1997 | 02/24/1997 | ||
| Two months after purchase, the brakes failed and the cruise control failed to turn off forcing driver to run off of road and crash. | |||