2007 Dodge Dakota: stuck in gear or won't shift

Filed Jun 9, 2010 · Transmission · 36,100 miles · NC

While driving to work yesterday morning driving around 60mph, my wife stated the transmission of our 2007 dodge dakota suddenly down-shifted and would not shift out of gear, she could not travel past 55 MPH. The truck made a loud noise and she noticed the RPM reaching just over 4500. She pulled over, turned the truck off then re-started. The truck still would not shift. The truck only has 36,000 miles. Truck is at the used car dealership getting checked out and the mechanic stated he could not duplicate the problem.

Filed May 19, 2009 · Transmission · 38,258 miles · FL

I bought my dodge dakota in july of 07 and after I got out of warranty the transmission decides to go haywire it goes from drive to neutral back to drive then gets stuck in 2nd gear and doesn't go in reverse so now im going to the dealer to fix the first defect that cause the second 1 to happen.

Filed May 13, 2009 · Engine, Transmission · 28,000 miles · TX · fire

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 dodge dakota clubcab 4x2. When the contact attempted to shift into reverse, the gear became stuck in first gear. He was unable to change gears. He inspected the vehicle and noticed smoke coming from the engine. A few minutes later, the vehicle caught fire and burned to the ground. Fire and police reports were filed. The vehicle was destroyed and towed away. The current and failure mileages were 28,000. The consumer stated he was towing a boat out of the water. Smoke emitted from the hood and minutes later the vehicle exploded. The consumer stated the transmission overheated. Updated 06/12/09.

Filed Jun 4, 2008 · Transmission · 16,450 miles · CA

I purchased a 2007 used dodge dakota still under factory basic warranty. The test drive was fine and we did not hear any noise coming from the transmission while the windows were up. We took the vehicle home and I had turned off the radio and rolled down the window to put the truck in reverse and all of a sudden I experienced a loud bang, and grind noise. I thought nothing of it and the next day I heard the same but then also the automatic transmission would not go into gear right away and started hesitating while going form park to reverse and vise versa (reverse to park). I took the truck to the dodge dealer and they said it was common form the transmission to do that and did not bother to run a diagnostic on the truck. They just put the car through its gears and heard the noises and experienced the hesitation in the transmission and said it was normal. The truck has 16,500 miles on it and is a 2007 model. I wanted to register this complaint because I feel the problem is going to get worse and could put someone's life in danger if the transmission delay and hesitation become more pronounced and the dodge dealer continues to says that the automatic transmission delay and hesitation is normal.

Filed May 7, 2008 · Transmission · 2,000 miles · ME

I purchased a 2007 dodge dakota quad cab in august of 2007. Before the 1st service o my vehicle, my wife stated that the transmission would not shift out of 2nd into drive. For her to correct this problem she had to pull to the side of road, stop the motor and restart the truck. She took it to the dealer service department and informed them of the problem. They told her that they could not duplicate the problem. When I drove the truck I encountered the same problem, along with the turn signals when cancelled will flash an each side and the wipers would jump. I informed the dealer myself that this was an intermittent problem and was told to call a wrecker and pull over to the side of the road. In heavy traffic it can not be safe to pull over leave the truck running and hope that the wrecker driver does not turn off motor before hauling to service department.

Filed Apr 2, 2008 · Transmission · 15,109 miles · NJ

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 dodge dakota. While driving approximately 20 MPH in dry conditions, the vehicle would not shift past first gear. The contact had to pull to the side of the road to let other vehicles pass. The dodge dealer stated that the manufacturer was aware of the failure, but there was no remedy available. The current and failure mileages were 15,109.