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| Well guys, I told you I would keep you informed of the latest saga of my little soap opera. I finally got a response from the new dealer handling my order. Despite what the customer service rep says, since nobody notified me until after the cutoff (even tho I have a 'good' order) I get to have a 2001 Quad in September. I am busy talking to voice mail right now, but I don't forsee any relief. It looks like I will take over from bookity for the longest time Quad on order. Unfortunately, unlike bookity, this puts me in a bind. I had considered getting a Supercrew, but the Ford dealer can't get me one any sooner than the Quad. These are days that tries a man's patience. | |
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I have a 2000 Club Cab SLT with the 5 spd. My truck randomly stalls after letting up on the gas from normal driving speeds. Anyone else seen this? email me jasonlester  hotmail.com
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I myself had the squeaking seat syndrome, took truck into the dealer for oil change and minor fixes and presented the seat problem (mine are buckets) They loosened up the seat then had the biggest boy in the shop (280 lbs.+) sit in the seat while they tightened it back up...over a week has gone by and so far so good. The guys at this Dealership were great, they let me watch and approve all repair work, even let me get on their computer and check TSB's, and flip through their shop manuals. With 3300 miles on the truck (2wd, 4.7, auto, 3.92) still getting 14.0 mpg in town (semi-heavy foot) and 17.5 on highway. Has anybody seen black "diamond tread" bed rails and tail gate protectors yet? Also looking for the same in a single lid tool box. Have checked Dee Zee among others but so far no luck. LucasB: I was also having the stalling problem on cool mornings...truck would start, run about 5 seconds then die, problem has gone away (as so the cool weather). Bookitty: Are you getting many compliments on your trucks color? I'm getting a lot of questions about the color, more so than about the truck itself...people love the "Amber Fire" cowtownkid |
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A question for all. Do you remember reading about a liquid running out of the engine compartment in earlier posts? Well I came home from work today, and after getting out I turned as usual to admire the truck and noticed a small puddle forming on the ground. As most QCers would do I dropped everything and crawled under only to discover the leak coming from a hole in the back fire wall just to the right of the left exhaust tube. Where this hole leads to I am not sure but 45 minutes later it is still dripping. The fluid?? well it is odorless and clear. Refrigerant? Maybe. Is it odorless and clear? I don't have a full manual, (where do I get one?,) so I am not sure where the hole leads too. Any thoughts? Thanks! |
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Ordered March 22 Manufactured May1 Shipped May 5 arrived May 26 QCSLT 4.7 5spd 3.92 LSD HD Tow 2WD Pat Blue Hey, I haven't picked it up yet, had a quick peek, it has a slight 1/4" tear on the front windshield moulding, same size nick on mirror. Box seemed lined up, may be a few other nicks. Opinions are nice, but actually how fussy should I be about these little details, and if I do raise the question what can I do to apply leverage to the dealer The dealer recieved a dozen quads and confirms - no more QC's until August |
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| I called DC and I was too late and got the after hours message. So taking a chance I called the general question line (888-4A-Dodge) They knew of the offer and knew that it's only being offers in certain regions, but they did not have the info on which regions are included in the offer. | |
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I am also one of those lurkers who are fortunate enough to have gotten their quad and have learned a lot from this forum. Here are a few updates on some issues presented in the forum: Paint Defects: My Patriot Blue quad was order (02/18) via carorder.com and delivered (05/05) through a dealer 100 miles away. As part of the delivery inspection, numerous pot marks (dirt particle under the paint), 2 scratched down to the primer, and one major paint run on the lower corner of the window on the rear driver side door were found. I called the shipping dealer who explained they would fix it or I could have a local dealer correct issue. Went to Butler-Conti Dodge and the Service Manager took one look and said, "you didn't buy it here and I won't fix it!!!" [Major Jerk!]. After calling DC, they said, "We could try and force them to fix it, but you may not be happy with their work." Needless to say I was pretty ticked-off, so I asked DC to call another Dodge dealer about 10 miles away just for luck. Lithia Dodge of Concord bent over backwards to fix the problems and work around my schedule. They repainted all the effected areas. I just got the quad back today and it looks great. I'm glad I didn’t reject the vehicle when it was delivered. Child Seat Anchors: They are in stock and free of charge including installation. My understanding is that there is a Tech Bulletin to cover this item. Rhino Lining: Had a black over-rail Rhino installed, looks great glad I did it. Tom |
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I picked up my QC this morning. Drove around and didn errands to put the 60 miles on it so I could take the Hwy. to work. I'll try to follow the break in guidlines. Only instead of the 50-55, I'll do 60-65. Instead of my normal 70+ traveling with the flow of traffic. I don't pick up on details very easily, but after getting it to work I noticed a few things while showing it to my co-workers. Front bumper or headlights are slightly off. Distance between bumper and headlight on driver's side is more than a finger's width, and less than a finger's width on the passenger side. One black grease spot on roof interior back corner behind driver's seat. (How it got there I have no clue) One paint imperfection in the passenger side bed rail. Looks like they got a piece of dirt in the paint. Also the salesman clean up a bunch of dirt smudges left behind by thier (his words) "high school kids" that they have prep the cars. I found a few more smudges that he missed. I can clean the smudges. The paint don't bother me. However, I will ask them to clean the grease spot and fix the headlight/bumer alignment. Also I noticed with other new cars I've bought I've recieved a complimentary tube of touch-up paint. I didn't this time. However, I did recieve a complimentary car care cleaning kit. BTW: the folks at work love the truck too. Esp. after giving them a ride. I put the tallest one (over 6 feet) in the back. He was amazed by the comfort. Oh, yeah another thing. I've got the 40-20-40 bench seat. The passenger seat appears and feels like it is narrower then the driver's side. I haven't measured it (yet) to verify. my wie noticed that. |
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The stalling of the 4.7 when the clutch is pushed was first reported by myself in these forums many months ago. Please review previous posts for details. I can say that the problem subsides as the engine computer 'learns' how to idle. (Recall that I have memorized much of the shop manual and KNOW about computers from the point of 1's and 0's... see my profile) Be wary of allowing the dealer to just 'flash' the PROM (Programmable Read Only Memory) Unless it is truly an UPDATE and not a RESET to defaults, you may find the problems will persist. (you would be starting with a 'stupid' computer that needs to start learning from scratch all over again) Do not forget that it has been reported to take up to 4000 miles for the computer(s) to re-learn the idle / shifting...etc. The fluid leak to the right-rear of the engine is most likely CONDENSATION from the AC system.... Read your owners manual. (themacguy) I do not blame you for getting the HD service group all of the time for Texas. Here in Vermont, may do not see temperatures that high more than a couple times a year. Nonetheless, the 4.7L has much of the HD service group ANYWAY. (including the tranny cooler for the automatic) |
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I am constantly impressed by some of the engineering niceties built into the Dakota. Be it known, if one accidentally does not close a door tight ... the battery WILL NOT be drained. The system timer will turn off the interior lights to save your battery. (System timer is for wipers, interior lights...etc) I cannot count how many times with my last truck that the door would not close tight in -40f degree temperatures and the interior light drained the battery overnight.... NOT A PROBLEM WITH THE DAKOTA. (Although the door seals may still get so stiff that the door does not close tight.) |
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