hikingff77
Adventurer
I have a 2004 Dakota and I was very excited to get the thing since I was in car there for a little while and I had a Dodge Ram which I loved and never had a problem with. I bought this used with 20 some thousand miles on it and thought everything was fine but now I'm having some serious problems. I'm hoping someone here can help me diagnose these things and the solutions since two repair shops couldn't do crap.
First problem is that when I drive down the highway or even a regular street where the speed limit is at least 45 mph, the truck really walks when it goes over expansion joints. Is this the norm for the truck? I am in the process of replacing all four shocks and hoping that helps. Very scary to go down the highway and hit a bump on a turn and the truck go airborne and rotate in the air.
Second problem, when I go to reverse up a hill, even a slight one, the truck has to work like mad to go anywhere and there's a real hopping feeling when I hit the gas to force her up the hill. Any thoughts? I'm in the process of replacing the tranny fluid. BTW: V6, auto, 54,000 miles.
Third problem, the newest one, while driving down the highway yesterday I noticed the steering wheel become very difficult to turn after it is kept in a strait position for a few minutes. And then it's a very jerky and have to use two hands to move. It's like manual steering. I have what appears to be a full power steering reservoir.
I want to drive the thing off a cliff and get a Tundra Double Cab, which is what I wanted in the beginning but didn't want to spend the extra five grand they wanted for it. My mistake.
Any thoughts?
First problem is that when I drive down the highway or even a regular street where the speed limit is at least 45 mph, the truck really walks when it goes over expansion joints. Is this the norm for the truck? I am in the process of replacing all four shocks and hoping that helps. Very scary to go down the highway and hit a bump on a turn and the truck go airborne and rotate in the air.
Second problem, when I go to reverse up a hill, even a slight one, the truck has to work like mad to go anywhere and there's a real hopping feeling when I hit the gas to force her up the hill. Any thoughts? I'm in the process of replacing the tranny fluid. BTW: V6, auto, 54,000 miles.
Third problem, the newest one, while driving down the highway yesterday I noticed the steering wheel become very difficult to turn after it is kept in a strait position for a few minutes. And then it's a very jerky and have to use two hands to move. It's like manual steering. I have what appears to be a full power steering reservoir.
I want to drive the thing off a cliff and get a Tundra Double Cab, which is what I wanted in the beginning but didn't want to spend the extra five grand they wanted for it. My mistake.
Any thoughts?