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#68 of 77 Re: "SVC 4WD" light randomly comes on [harlo2] by marchal Aug 17, 2009 (11:27 am)
Replying to: harlo2 (Aug 12, 2009 8:48 am) Yeah, I got it fixed. I took it to the dealer and it took them 2 hours to diagnose the problem. It was some sensor that controls the 4WD that went out. Cost me about $800 to get it fixed.
#69 of 77 Newly Purchased 2002 issues by jdrmm8400 Aug 17, 2009 (4:44 pm)
I recently purchased a 2002 Quad 4x4 with 4.7 and 45000 miles. I have a clunking sound coming from the front when I brake heavy. The dealer has replaced rotors, lines and pads (and DS front axle seal). I don't feel the clunk in the pedal, just in the front end. Also, today it was raining pretty heavy. Decided to try out the 4 hi. It would not disengage out of 4hi until I turned the truck off. BTW - the light did change from 4 hi to 2. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Replies to this message: jdrmm8400 (Oct 22, 2009 4:46 pm)
#70 of 77 Light for 4 wheel drive on 98 Dakota by denp44 Aug 21, 2009 (1:40 pm)
Just bought a used 98 Dakota Sport 4 x 4 Where is the light when in 4 wheel drive on the 98 Dakota. The manual says it is on the shifter bezel. I don't see any light. Replies to this message: shopdog97 (Oct 24, 2009 8:39 am) shopdog97 (Nov 05, 2009 10:47 am)
#71 of 77 Re: 4X4 Will not engage/Makes noise [ckmoe] by maddog123 Sep 16, 2009 (7:20 am)
Replying to: ckmoe (Apr 27, 2009 12:24 pm) I had the same noise Took it up to the mechanic and he said that my front drive shaft needs to be rebuild. New front drive shafts from the dealers are about $500.00 Mike
#72 of 77 2005 Shiting in & out of 4WD by clumberhunter Oct 16, 2009 (3:30 am)
My 2005 with 76K miles on it has started shifting in and out of 4WD. It does this while it is being driven and while it is shut off. Now it has taken to locking into 4WD while it is shut down. I have tried unplugging the switch but it still does it. It has me baffled as it should not be getting power with the switch unplugged. Any help would be greatly apppreciated, Thanks. Matt
#73 of 77 Re: Newly Purchased 2002 issues [jdrmm8400] by jdrmm8400 Oct 22, 2009 (4:46 pm)
Replying to: jdrmm8400 (Aug 17, 2009 4:44 pm) They told me it was because I had 2 different brand tires on the truck. Dealer did replace transfer case motor before they put 2 new tires on to make all tires same brand.
#74 of 77 1988 dakota by pilot42 Oct 23, 2009 (12:44 pm)
i can get it to shift into low range four wheel drive, but not high range. anyone have any ideas?
#75 of 77 Re: Light for 4 wheel drive on 98 Dakota [denp44] by shopdog97 Oct 24, 2009 (8:39 am)
Replying to: denp44 (Aug 21, 2009 1:40 pm) Den44, I also have a 98 Dakota 4X4 SLT and my Part-Time 4WD indicator is in the instrument panel cluster(to the right of the Low Wash light) Mine did not light up the other week when I shifted the lever into 4Hi. Thinking it might be the bulb, I proceeded on Tuesday of this week to pull the instrument cluster from the dash. It was not as bad a job as I thought it would be, but it was all for nothing anyway. It was NOT the bulb(it's a real tiny one, FYI) so the issue must be with the position switch on the Transfer Case. Guess I should have checked that first, huh? Auto Zone has this switch for around $18 bucks. I'll use my meter to check for continuity and go from there. Replies to this message: shopdog97 (Nov 05, 2009 10:47 am)
#76 of 77 Re: tires size for stock truck [dustyk] by shopdog97 Oct 24, 2009 (9:09 am)
Replying to: dustyk (Mar 27, 2007 5:40 pm) I know this post is old, but my '98 Dakota 4X4 SLT came from the factory with 31-10.50R15 tires in place of the 235/75R15 which I believe is the stock size.
#77 of 77 Re: Light for 4 wheel drive on 98 Dakota [shopdog97] by shopdog97 Nov 05, 2009 (10:47 am)
Replying to: shopdog97 (Oct 24, 2009 8:39 am) Just wanted to post an update on the Transfer case switch on my 98 Dakota. It was indeed the vacuum switch on the Transfer case that was bad. It is located on TOP of the case(mine is the NV231 model) at a slight angle. There is a 2 wire connector on it and a 7/8 deepwell socket worked just fine. The part cost $19.07 at Auto Zone compared with nearly $40 from the dealer. Took all of 5 minutes to change.

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