Dodge Dakota Lost 3rd & 4th Gear - 168,000 miles, original owner, garage kept, well maintained. 1st 7 2nd shift fine, then nothing in high gears. It's like it goes into neutral. Fluid is still a good color red. Reverse works fine. Found the following link about a similar problem.
This is the second time we have had to rebuild the transmission in 3 yrs. This time everything needed to be replaced inside the transmission and it cost us $2,000 when everything was finished. I love my truck but man the money involved.
I've had my transmission rebuilt 2 times and I heard from a friend that there's a piece in the column that controls the shifting in the transmission an Dodge won't tell people this just to rebuild their transmission. I've got this off a guy that worked at Dodge an he's the guy that told me. I hear about the water under the carpet and it's some times the drain hole they put in a bigger drain line in mine from Dodge. it hasn't happen ever since. I believe dodge needs to recall the piece in the column for the transmission and quit lying to people about their shifting problems. What a scam...........
I again have owned this truck for about 5 years now but I have noticed lately that the transmission is giving me problems. Fluid is good but sometimes it takes a bit to go in reverse after you put it in reverse. Any suggestions anyone?
Had a Dodge Dakota- LOVE DODGE! My 5th Dakota, I'll never buy another. Traded it in for a 02' Suburban. We bought as my wife's car, Transmission Total Failure at 42,000 Miles, Bands first got stretched out by previous owner/ magnified it by me going downhill revving up tranny/ engine to save on brakes- Teton pass between Idaho & Wyoming- (many brakes get overheated & fail,- Elevation change of 4,000 feet up /down) I've done this hill many times with other vehicles- (my v10 98' 3/4 ton Dodge numerous times with 8k trailer behind me) with never an issue.
Mechanic/ Shop/ & Dealer said to just drive tranny tell it quits, Bands just don't let it change gears easily- hard "jam" into 2nd gear, killed the engin if we took a quick stop at a stop sign.
It was a beautiful truck, i'll buy a standard Dakota if I find one-
Had a 02', 98', 94' All tranny's gone out. Sucks. 98' & 94' Had high miles though.
Traded it in for a burb, my first Chev, & I don't think my last-
- derek83401,
Firth, ID, US
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This is the second time we have had to rebuild the transmission in 3 yrs. This time everything needed to be replaced inside the transmission and it cost us $2,000 when everything was finished. I love my truck but man the money involved.
- Becky C., Montpelier, VT, US