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Joe
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8/24/2004
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I have a 96 Dakota that developed an intermittent problem several years ago that has gradually gotten worse to the point where it happens often. After starting the engine as I accelerate for the first time the engine hesitates and loses power. After the engine is reved up the first time it runs fine until it is shut down and cools off. Reving up the engine in park or neutral before I start driving seems to keep the problem from occuring. The dealership was able to replicate the problem but was unable to come up with a fix short of throwing parts at it until it goes away. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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8/25/2004
09:33:45
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Poss. = O2 sensor going
Does 96 have EGR -=- if has , can be bothering it.
One possibility I am wondering about is the
" default " parameters in the computer
which it uses until --- the engine is fully warm
and you are moving --- at this time it uses all
sensors to determine operation..
Once ' worn in ' the engine probably could use a
different set of " default " parameters ??
Any Experts who could comment on this , and the
[ FIX ] ??
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857pop
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8/25/2004
10:59:24
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I've read a lot of posts about this. There is no fix. Mine does it too. It's the engine being cold that is the problem. It does have something to do with the computer, and the engine being cold. Oddly enough, mine only does it in second gear. In first gear, it runs fine. As soon as I pop it into second gear, the engine wants to die or hesitate, sometimes buck lightly.
There is a solution though. Either let the engine warm up for a few minutes before driving, or, do what I do.......Keep the truck in first gear going out of the neighborhood. By the time I hit the main street, the truck has warmed up enough that the hesitation goes away.
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bump
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8/25/2004
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bump
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cantbe
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8/26/2004
08:37:04
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can't be ?
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8/26/2004
15:33:28
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rattletrap
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8/26/2004
23:56:11
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I have a 2004 that I bought in July of 04, and the day I bought the truck this problem started occuring. I had it in the shop approximately 10 times the first couple of months trying to find out what was going on and the shop nor myself could reduplicate the problem. It might act up once a day or wait a week before it would do it again, and finnaly Diamond Chrysler sent a representative to the dealership and they replaced the O2 sensors. The rep. stated that it was not a perminate fix, and it wasn't. Now just this week 9 months and 15000 miles later they have just put the third set of O2 sensors in. It's not a perminate fix, but it works. I believe the O2 sensors are bad, but Diamond Chrysler says its either in the software or the computer hardware. Their not sure. I hope they plan on replacing O2 sensors often.
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