Automatic Transmission Torque Converter Problems of Dodge Dakota

Vehicle: 2007 Dodge Dakota st club cab, 2wd, 3. 7l v6, 42 rle automatic trans problem: at road speeds of 34-50 mph the vehicle shudders, vibrates, and sounds as though on a rumble strip. My research indicates that the powertrain control module has an error that incorrectly tells the torque converter to start the lock up range at too low an rpm, resulting in the engine and torque converter to not be synched correctly. This problem began shortly after I'd bought the truck at 71,100 miles. I'm at 71,500 miles now. The remedy is as little as reprogramming the pcm flash to as much as replacing the pcm, the torque converter, and transmission. I fear that the problem could result in catastrophic failure of the drive train components in a way that could result in a vehicle crash. There are two technical service bulletins of which I'm aware on the matter.

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The transmission in my 2004 Dodge Dakota slt is a piece of crap. First I had to replace the valve body at 53,000 miles, now the torque converter tries to lock too soon (at 30 mph), which results in the truck shuddering between 30 and 40 mph. It only occurs under light acceleration. Heavy acceleration keeps the converter from locking.

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Car lost power and locked up while driving. Check engine light came on. Scanner showed code p0740; torque converter problem. Had to overhaul transmission and replace the torque converter.

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On August 25, 2007 I purchased a brand new 2007 Dodge Dakota quad cab pickup from geweke Chrysler/Dodge in lodi, California. . A couple days after purchasing this vehicle I noticed what can best be described as engine "surge" when cruising at 35-45 mph in city traffic. In addition I also found that the only way to get rid of the "surge" is to accelerate harder. This requirement of harder acceleration in heavy city traffic can under certain circumstances present a safety hazard, as occurred with me on August 27, 2007. On this day I was cruising along at about 40 mph in my Dakota, during rush hour traffic, when my engine begin to ?surge? I stepped on the gas pedal a little harder to get rid of the ?surge? when at that very moment traffic in front of me came to abrupt halt. This abrupt halt in traffic almost caused me to rear-end the car ahead of me. Had I been ?tailgating? the car ahead of me in the moments immediately preceding, before applying heavier throttle, it is almost certain that I would have rear-ended the car ahead of me. On August 30, 2007 I took my new Dakota back to the dealership to have them correct the ?surging? problem. At the end of this repair appointment the geweke?s service department informed me that they consulted with the Chrysler engineering group and was told that there is ?no? fix for the ?surging? problem, which I had experienced with my new vehicle. The service department went on to tell me that the engineering group at Chrysler further suggested that I work-around the ?surging? by accelerating ?quicker? when I am in the 35-45 mph speed range. I find their suggestion not only dangerous, but impractical as well, because most of my driving is in this speed range, during heavy city traffic. What I would like to see Chrysler do is to immediately come up with a ?fix? for the Dakota. Or if they can not fix the problem, replace my Dakota with an exact replica with the same options, minus the ?surge? issue.

I purchased a 2005 Dodge Dakota and 6 months after my purchase the vehicles idler was jumping from 1 to 3 and then vehicle dies. It continues to this. I have bringing my truck in to be serviced sense 11-2005 and 2 months ago I was told that there was no fix for the issue. I have been battling with Chrysler for the lemon law, and they state my vehicle has been repaired. To this date no repair, vehicle died in the middle of intersection and was re-ended.

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Torque converter broke apart internally after 54000 miles. Contacted aamco tranmission and was told this was a very common problem on Dodge trucks through 2003. Transmission had to be rebuildt.

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The transmission failed on my Dodge ram1500 with 63,000 miles on it. I was stranded 5 hours from home in michigans upper pennisula. The trans. Was slipping and fluid was leaking near the torque converter area. As of now the truck has not been repaired and I really don't care. I also have that clunking noise even after replacing all the u-joints. I'm definately trading in for a Ford.

02 Dakota sxt/3. 9l/auto purchased 10-2003 from dealer at 23k miles. Vibration from drive train started at 24040 miles between 45-50 steady mph. 1st dealer balanced the tires stating they could not duplicate problem. 2nd dealer replaced driveshaft stating out of balance from factory - no change in symptoms. Back to 2nd dealer for trans flash program - no change. Was told it was normal. Back to 1st dealer - could not dup. Took to trans shop. Vibration goes away when out of overdrive - thrust bearing or torque converter bad in trans. No help from dealers or 800 customer service.

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Have owned 02 ram 1500 quad cab short bed for over a year now. After purchasing in Aug 02 had immediate problems with front end vibration/skip. Dealership replaced 3 sets of rims and 4 sets of tires, skip seams to be gone. However, continue to have vibration/shake at 40 mph and above, seems as if it is a drive train or engine problem but milton Dodge in milton florida states there is no problem. If a water bottle is sitting in the cup holder you can really tell had bad the truck vibrates/shakes. Have over 12 dealer service invoices where they have tried to correct with no success.

The check engine light related to the transmission in my 2001 Dodge ram pickup lit up at around 45,000 miles. I had the light checked out and found out there was a problem. I was told that the transmission would need to be rebuilt including the torque converter. Since the mileage was over 36,000 the dealership made it clear that the warranty was over and that fixing the truck would be my problem. I ran the vehicle until the transmission completely failed, which was at 54,000 miles. I had to put in a replacement transmission. I wrote to the president of Dodge (dr zitske) telling him of my dissatisfaction with the failure of the transmission and that Dodge would not stand behind their product. I didn't even receive the courtesy of a reply. Nothing. I am now the proud owner of a real truck (Toyota tundra). I try to make it a point to tell everyone I can that Dodge does not stand behind their product at all.

I have a 2001 Dodge, Dakota, quad cab, 4x4. Shortly after the warrenty expired(36000mi. ), I developed a poping noise in the front end when turning over bumps. Sense then it has progressively gotten worse. I had it inspected and was told it was ok, just typical truck noise due to bumps. After hearing about the problem with the balljoints, I had it re-inspected (many miles later) only to find that I am lucky that a wheel has not came off (bad joints). Also, if the truck sets overnight (or 1 or more days)when you first crank the truck and put in gear(reverse) the transmition will slip. Took to the dealer while still under warrenty they said it was typical that the torque converter would drain down and that you had to put it in neutral for a few seconds to let the converter fill before putting in gear. I still have the problem!.

Owner's manual stated 87 or higher octane should be used. When putting a meduim grade gas in vehicle overdrive stopped working/torque converter would not lock up, and caused rpms to increase. Rmps went up too high for truck. Consumer took vehicle to dealer ,and they didn't want to do anything. Please provide any further information.

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Going up hill when vehicle died out for no reason. Towed to dealer & 1st time, nothing found. 2nd time it happened, was told torque convertor needed changing. 3rd time, was told transmission was in bad shape along with torque convertor & both needed replacing.

Vehicle vibrates when driving between 35-55 mph. Dealer claimed vibration due to a design flaw which causes torque converter to lock up.