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Cris
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6/21/2002
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Try to make a really long story short....my blower motor is going to be the death of me. I have a '01 QC V8 4.7L - loaded, complete with problems. At 7500 miles the blower motor as well as the cig lighter went out. They replaced the fuse on the cig lighter and the resistor on blower motor. The next day the blower motor went out again. This time they tightened the terminal in connector. At 12900 blower motor and cig lighter out again. Blown fuse on cig lighter. They told me not to plug anything into (cell phone, etc) which I didn't do anyway. They note that the fuse is blowing due to high current draw.
Again they tighten the loose terminal in connector for blower motor. Also there is now a popping in the front end on sharp right turns. They said nothing was wrong with it. At 14392 miles the popping in the front end is so noticeable I figure not even these guys can miss it. They performed TSB repair 19-009-00 and also found that the lower steering coupling was bad. At 15238 miles the blower motor is out again. This time they replaced the blower resistor connector. At 29207 a power outlet is out and the blower motor is inoperable - again! They replaced the entire blower motor. Didn't find a problem with power outlet and thought that whatever I was plugging into it was bad. When I go to pick the truck up and "tested" the power outlet they agreed it was bad (but it must have just happened, cause it worked fine just a minute ago) and replaced the fuse. I really don't think they ever looked at it! I now have 30000 miles on the truck and over the last three weeks it has been in the shop 17 days. The blower motor has gone out three more times and now there are new problems presenting themselves. The HVAC control panel lights went out when the blower motor blew and another time the headlamp control lights went out when the blower motor blew. DC has given me a service contract, but these clowns can't seem to fix the problem and I am sick of living at the dealership! Is anyone else having any problems remotely related to my long-winded ordeal? Is there any connection with any of the things that are occurring (minus the steering column deal)? Any suggestions (besides Lemon Law)? There has to be some way to fix this - besides starting the thing on fire. Help!!!!!
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don94
Dodge Dakota
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6/22/2002
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if u have another dealer in ur area go to them, if 1 dlr cant fix problems, change dlrs. been there, done that. just my humble opinion.
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Sammy
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6/26/2002
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I have a QC 4.7L, 2002 recently purchased and have about 7500 miles on it. The same problem was plagueing me from about the first month on. I am not one with alot of patience in dealing with Dealership repairs, so I fixed it myself. They are right in saying that both are high current drawing items, and do need special ground considerations because of this . Ford Bronco IIs had this problem with their Blower motor resitor units for years, they would actually melt the connection block on the firewall in the engine compartment from the heat generated from the current draw. I don't know what your comfort level is with electrical or electronic repairs, I am and have been a Electronic
Technician for 25 years, so for me to tear apart wire harnesses it is no big deal. If you wish to try here is the scoop, disconnect the grounds leading to both items, (as I found them to be insufficient to carry the current load I tend to overkill) and run new grounds to a point that has good frame/Chassis ground. I ran a separate Battery Ground cable inside the cab from the engine block anchored it to one of the metal supports for the dashboard and brought these grounds for the
accessory connector and Blower Motor to these points. Of coarse I dressed all the connections
in an appropriate manner and replaced the fuses
and knock on wood everything is fine now for 4 months.
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Wayne Anderso
Dodge Dakota
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7/25/2002
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I have a 1990 Dakota which keeps melting the fan switch, does not blow fuse. Jumper wired the fan connection with heavy guage wire. Wire at times get hot enough to burn fingers, but not always. Ground socket on heater control got hot enough to melt and deform. Any suggestions?
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Jim
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12/09/2002
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CHRIS!! You're not alone!! My blower doesn't work, dash lights think they're dome lights, dome lights only work manually, cig lighter doesn't work, power outlet works as long as you don't start the truck, automatic door locks don't work. Need I say more?? I've had to turn off the blower switch when I turn the truck off so the dash lights don't flash like a Christmas tree. Today I turned off the ignition and THE TRUCK CONTINUED RUNNING!! Turned the blower off ... and the truck shut off too!! The dealers all have their own story Wanna buy a truck?? So what's the common thread?? (or wire)
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Jim
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12/09/2002
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CHRIS!! You're not alone!! My blower doesn't work, dash lights think they're dome lights, dome lights only work manually, cig lighter doesn't work, power outlet works as long as you don't start the truck, automatic door locks don't work. Need I say more?? I've had to turn off the blower switch when I turn the truck off so the dash lights don't flash like a Christmas tree. Today I turned off the ignition and THE TRUCK CONTINUED RUNNING!! Turned the blower off ... and the truck shut off too!! The dealers all have their own story Wanna buy a truck?? So what's the common thread?? (or wire)
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Bryan
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12/18/2002
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You guy's need to go to the Department of Transportation website and file complaints on this matter. There website is as follows www.nhtsa.dot.gov/! You would not believe the other problems people have with there Dakotas. Most people think it's just them or there truck. We need to hold there feet to the fire on problems like this. Similiar problems like this as stated above in the Bronco II's and rangers caused electrical fires! Enough Said!
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Bryan
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12/18/2002
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You guy's need to go to the Department of Transportation website and file complaints on this matter. There website is as follows www.nhtsa.dot.gov/! You would not believe the other problems people have with there Dakotas. Most people think it's just them or there truck. We need to hold there feet to the fire on problems like this. Similiar problems like this as stated above in the Bronco II's and rangers caused electrical fires! Enough Said!
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Skeletor86
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12/27/2002
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I am taking mine in for the front end the same as Cris, and my fan has problems on the first knotch, the tech said it was the resistor. They are also going to look at the gas gauge and the cruise control. The gas gauge says I am below empty but still has a 2 or 3 gal left, and the cruise control likes to accelerate on its own.
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DusterJim
Dodge Dakota
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1/14/2003
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Cris,
I had the same problem with my blower motor on my 2001 Dakota EC 4x4 4.7l. The blower motor would only work on high...Nothing in-between. It was a bad blower motor resister board. Replaced the board and everything a-ok. Just a note...I do NOT have the cruise control package on mine. The problem everyone is having seems to be in the wiring harness....My wife never uses the cig outlet..
Good luck..
DusterJim
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Bryan
Dodge Dakota
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1/15/2003
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Duster Jim : As I said in my previous post you should go to the DOT website and post a statement of the problems you've had with you're truck. The website is as follows. www.nhtsa.dot.gov/ You won't believe how many others have the same problems. Remeber these are just the people that have found there way to such websites as this one or the DOT site. So there are thousands and thousands of others. These things need to be recall items. I'm not against Dodge I'm just against paying good money for a vehicle that has a list of defects as long as my arm that you have to fight and take back again and again to get them to fix until they have the truck more than you do!
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edg
Dodge Dakota
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2/11/2003
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My blower completely stopped working. '01 dakota quad cab 4.7L. I looked all over for the resistor block and do not see a darn thing. Is it in a different spot on this year/make/model? What does it look like? Where is the blower motor located?
If its not one problem with this truck its another. Nothing but problems since I drove off the lot.
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Roberta
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2/12/2003
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I have an '01 Dakota Quad cab with 32,000 miles. It was -15 degrees yesterday and I am driving around with the windows down so my windshield doesn't ice up because I have no fan. (no heat no a/c)
The dealership said the warehouse ran out of the computer module that controls the fan. If the warehouse doesn't have parts, how big a problem is this?
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edg
Dodge Dakota
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2/12/2003
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I just replaced the blower resistor board and I now have my fan working. It cost $10 and is held in by 2 screws right under your glove box. There is a bundle of wires connected to this. If you look under your dashboard by the glove box you will see the connector. Remove the 2 screws and a plan looking black board will come out. This is the resistor board. Try replacing this, 10 minute job and for only $10.
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HSKR
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2/19/2003
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Cris, have you ever thought about using the lemon law?? You've shown more than enough trips to the dealer for same problem. Maybe work with DC and get them to buy it back due to excessive problems, or trade it for another truck. If Chrysler decides to buy it back, they will usually give you back the money for what you paid for the vehicle when new, license and registration fees, and retail price for any aftermarket accessories you have added.
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LINDA EARL
Dodge Dakota
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11/12/2003
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2003 Dodge Dakota engine gone.NOT COVERED I DID A OIL CHANGE. LEFT OLD SEAL ON AND PUT NEW ONE ON DID NOT SEE OLD SEAL THERE .BROKE DOWN HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER. THE OIL STICK WAS WRAPED AROUND THE CRANK SHAFT.WAS TOLD MOTOR IS NOT COVERED BECAUSE I DID THE OIL CHANGE.PLEASE TELL ME HOW THIS WOULD HAPPEN? DEALER WANTS 6,200.00
FOR NEW MOTOR. HAD TO PULL THE MOTOR THAT WAS 400.00. 97.00 FOR TOWE. MY TRUCK SITS AT THE DEALERS STILL MAKING PAYMENTS.THE MOTOR SSSHOULD BE COVERED.
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BA
Dodge Dakota
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11/13/2003
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Sorry Linda, but you are now offically without a truck until you can come up with $6,200. Have seen this happen more than once and it always ends up the same way. The owner of the truck / car is liable for the damage. You changed the oil and didn't check to see if the oil filter o ring came off with the old filter. That is solely your fault I'm sorry to say. Doubling up the gaskets almost always leads to one leaking and the end result is what you have, a seriously wasted motor. Had a friend that learned the same thing exactly the way you did. Now every time I have my daughter change the oil in my truck I have her show me the old filter to see if the o ring has also come off. Sorry to hear about your problem though.
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so typical
Dodge Dakota
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11/15/2003
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someone that does not know how to do a job right blows the job, them comes on here and pisses and moans about how the dealer/manufacturer won't "help them". question: " Who was the idiot that removed and replaced, incorrectly, the oil filter?" The line about the dipstick rapped around the cranckshaft is a good one, never heard of that before, ever! Due to the length of the stock dipstick, the only way that could happen would be if the dipstick tube was removed from the engine, and the dipstick itself was shooved into the hole in the block where the tube belongs.
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justin
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12/27/2004
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1800miles and my blower is gone, we just got 12 inches of snow and i cant see a thing! im pissed!!! no time for dealer and no way to work at 3am!!!!
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Jim
Dodge Dakota
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12/28/2004
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Here's the deal... the Dodge boys know there's a problem and if you think each tech knows about it, think again. The heater control module (as in the the WHOLE switch assembly must be replaced to fix this. In some cases the switch problem has also cost you the little ($10.oo) relay as well. Seems that many of the original control switches had defective resistor blocks or soething because the problem is always relaed to "bad resistors". (There ARE NO seperate resistors!) The Heater Control Assembly is of modular construction. (I saw it before they put it in my truck. You couldn't fix the resistors if you wanted to. The assembly ran me about $185oo and another $150.oo to have somebody OTHER than the dealer(!) put it in so it's done right. :-) Hate to rag on Dodge but fact i they won't admit to a problem because there's not enough of us to recall the damn truck!! Have the whole assembly replaced and have the relay checked... ALL of the above problems were in my truck before this was done, EVERY single thing works now except the doors don't lock at 12mi/hr... and I always hated that anyway. Good luck to all... looks like the repo man gets mine next month. Thanks Dodge!!
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AverageJoe
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1/03/2005
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Hey Chris:
I am having troubles with my Dakota also, blower motor, trans leaks, engine sludge, ball joints replaced without zerk fittings, and who knows what next. I think next time I am going with a FORD, because I can relate with people who have resale value.
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