Noisy valve train on 2001 dodge dakota with 3.9 engine. The roller tappets were changed by the dealer, but they are still noisy. Also in cold weather there is a shrill whistling sound at slight throttle pressure. The dealer said dodge was working on it. Wondered if any other complaints about the same things? There is no safety problem that I know of, just concern of reliability.
2001 Dodge Dakota engine complaints
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With only 48k miles on my truck, I had total engine failure. The problem was oil sludge that built up around the valves and blocked the flow of oil. The blocking of the flow of oil prevented the rest of the engine from being properly lubricated causing the engine to cease.
I was driving through a tunnel in boston and my truck suddenly died for no apparent reason. I was able to pull over far to the side of the road but was still in the travel lane. The odometer was flashing "no bus" and all the dashboard indicator lights were on. The vehicle showed no mechanical signs of failure prior to stalling and made no noise when stalling - it just died. After being towed out of the tunnel (30 min. After the vehicle stalling), I attempted to start the truck and it started right up. I called the dealership and they had no service appointments for one week. This is unacceptable. Then, today (march 21), the truck died again in the same tunnel on my way home from work. This time, it started up after 5 minutes before the tow truck arrived. This is a safety issue and dodge seems uninterested in fixing it promptly.
The vehicle was leaking antifreeze. *jb the window had fallen on the consumer foot. Scc
Engine idle drops and almost stalls when sitting at traffic signals or turning at slow speeds. Engine also idles roughly. Mileage has dropped from 15-16 mpg in the city; down to 12-13 mpg in the city. The dealer has flashed the engine's computer 2 times since august 2002. But, neither flash helped the problems listed above. To the contrary, the city mileage has dropped to 11-12 mpg in the city. My truck has approximately 22,000 miles on the odometer. Dt
While driving the check engine light stay alluminated, dealer notified now sparactically comes on. Ts
While driving the vehicle at any speed engine stalls and suddenly accelerates while applying brakes. Please provide further information. Mr
Vehicle will start to move to the right when the consumer applies the brakes while driving. Problem gets worse when driving at higher speeds. Vehicle has been to the dealer three times, but the repairs do not work . Contacted dealer. *ak consumer states the caiplers have been replaced on several occasions, also the vehicle was realigned, also there was an oil and transmissin leak.
While traveling on highway consumer turns on air conditioner and it was blowing hot air. Also, vehicle was leaking coolant. Dealership is aware of problem.
Engine stalling when slowing down to a stop or while applying accelerator pedal from a stop postion. Dealer was not notified at this time. Feel free to provide any further information.
The check engine / mil (malfunction ignition light) comes on & the truck runs rough & the gas mileage goes down to half the normal amount. The 1st time was 11 months after purchase & has happened approx. Every 3 to 4 months since. The spark plugs have been replaced after finding 1 cracked, the right side head was replaced due to warping & the #1 fuel injector replaced.
Vehicle is losing power when consumer is driving, and when towing objects, consumer will lose power again. Vehicle feels like it is about to shut off. Contacted dealer, and the dealer was not willing to do anything.
Consumer states that vehicle pulls to the left when driving, on numerous occasions the vehicle has jerked to the left in such a manner as to take control away from the driver, it was found that the tires had never been balanced, a front end mechanic informed consumer that there was a problem with the front end of the vehicle, consumer states that now the front tires jump or cup during sharp turns to the left, the rear end was also replaced.
1-11-2002 oil pressure problems. I had the vehicle towed to the nearest dealer..donalson motor company in silsbee, texas. After 2 days they phoned me to tell me the engine had suffered a "catastrophic engine failure". The cause was "dirty oil". I run royal purple-a high dollar synthetic oil. The price tag for all of this was 5600.00. I took a oil sample to the maufacturer to have tested. Both chemists that tested the oil reported the viscosity of the oil was intact. The oil was not the cause of the engine failure. I took this back to donalson and was told the oil was the cause. I found an mechanic who gave me an estimate of 3300.00 for the same engine. When I went to pick up my truck donalson informed me that they would do the work for 3000.00. They have had my truck for 1 month and 19 days, I went to pick it up and the airconditioner was no longer blowing cold air(I did not have this problem before). I took the truck back to them and was told that the AC had been contaminated while rebuilding the motor and it would cost several hundred dollars to fix!!!.
While driving and coming to a stop vehicle will start to fail, and will not pull. Had to shut vehicle down and restart. Contacted dealer, and dealer stated didn't know what the problem was. *ak the consumer stated that the front end was slightly out of alignment. The motor has a problem when the vehicle stops for a moment at a light or sign, it will shudder and choke .
Was filling vehicle with fuel and checked the tires noticed split about 1 inch from rim on all tires. Contacted tire manufacturer, and was urged to take vehicle to tire retailer. Retailer indicated tires worn over 40% and would charge on prorated basis for replacements. Goodyear, wrangler st, p215/75r15, with 10,625.
Eimissions control system. In shop 8 times or about every two weeks for the same problem. Dealer has replaced parts to no avail.
When applying brakes and coming to a stop vehicle completely shutsdown, cause unknown. Please give any further details.
Service 4wd light became illuminated, however vehicle is not equipped with 4wd, after the light became illuminated, the vehicle started to stall at idle, chrysler is supposed to be releasing a flash for the problem, vehicle has been in the shop since 1-5-01 to try and repair problem, possible engine or electrical problem.
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