Transmission Not Engage Problems of Dodge Dakota

Four wheel drive engages and disengages by itself. It does it sometimes when I unlock the doors with remote and other times when nothing is done. There is no certain thing that I do to make it happen. It does it in drive also but I have only noticed it when I am stopped at a light or in my driveway. Engaging 4 wheel drive while driving or in drive, I believe falls under unsafe conditions. Have done research on different Dodge forums and found that 04-05 durangos and Dakotas have this problem.

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The contact owns a 2002 Dodge Dakota. On several occasions, the vehicle failed to disengage from the park position. The contact also stated that, when placed in park position, the vehicle would roll forwards or backwards on several occasions. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 07v555000 (power train). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 99,999.

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The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Dakota. When the accelerator pedal was depressed, the motor would rev, but the transmission would not engage correctly. The vehicle would barely move when it was shifted into drive or reverse. The issue occurred each time the vehicle was operated. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer over three times and they stated that there was an ongoing failure, but they were unable to provide a remedy. The manufacturer informed him to take his vehicle back to the dealer and they stated that they would attempt to work something out. They later called back and stated that nothing could be done. A claim was filed with the manufacturer. The current mileage was approximately 22,000 and failure mileage was approximately 5,000. Updated 03-06-09 updated 03/09/09.

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When accelerating the transmission fails to fully engage and the vehicle does not proceed forward as expected.

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