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1991 Dodge Dakota: stuck in gear or won't shift

5 of the 126 complaints about the 1991 Dodge Dakota describe stuck in gear or won't shift.

owner complaints
5
of this car's complaints
4%
recalls
1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 2 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below

Stuck in gear or won't shift by model year

What owners say

Filed Feb 15, 2001 · Electrical, Transmission · NV

After recall repair 00v‑106 the transmission would not shift into overdrive and caused the water pump to fail, the vehicle never had transmission trouble until the recall repair was done. Nlm

Filed Sep 25, 1996 · Transmission · IN

Transmission does not shift from either drive or reverse gears.

Filed Jul 5, 1996 · Transmission · TX

Auto does not shift into overdrive then at times it down shifts- which causes a problem.

Filed May 7, 1996 · Transmission · NY

The shift indicator will not go into gear. Please describe.

Filed Nov 21, 1995 · Transmission · WI

#pe95-041 consumer sometimes has inadvertent shifting when driving it will not shift into overdrive . Tt

Service bulletins that may apply

Related recalls

Power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (PRNDL)Reported April 11, 2000 · 123,000 vehicles affected
What is wrong
Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks equipped with a500 automatic transmission. Inadvertent placement of the shift lever in reverse can occur when the driver believes that the transmission has been placed in park.
Risk
This can cause the vehicle to roll away with the engine on after the driver has left the vehicle.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the steel manual valve in the transmission with an aluminum version.

Recall number 00V106000 · Recall details

Questions about the 1991 Dodge Dakota won't shift

Is stuck in gear or won't shift a common problem on the 1991 Dodge Dakota?

5 of 126 owner complaints about the 1991 Dodge Dakota (4%) mention stuck in gear or won't shift. The model year with the most reports is 2002.

Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1991 Dodge Dakota?

There is 1 recall and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.

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