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Polly Powell
Dodge Dakota
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7/21/2003
15:24:42
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 Subject: '92, won't stay in park
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My mother drives a '92 Dakota that jumps out of park. After several accidents she thought were her fault (that she'd put the truck in reverse when intending to put it in park) she responded to a Dodge recall for this "problem" (I'm feeling criminal negligence would better describe it) and was told it was fixed. Now it appears to have happened again, knocking her to the ground and doing considerable damage to the vehicle and a fence. Has anyone else had a similar experience or any information to share on this hazard?
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just me
Dodge Dakota
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7/27/2003
11:34:26
|  RE: '92, won't stay in park
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ain't never heard of this hear problem before. maybe mama don't know how to put it in park! The transmission has a pin in it that slides into place when the transmission is in "PARK". when this pin, which is made of hardened unbreakable steel is in place the transmission gears cannot rotate, at all. The postion of the shifter for the park position has the greatest latitude for being out of postion then it does for any other postion, RND21, so if there was anything wrong with the shifter it would show up in other positions, which by your omission of any statement to that effect, is in my mind, proof that the shifter mechanism is working properly. Therefore it is my suggestion that Mama put it in "Park" put on the safty brake, and SHUT OFF THE ENGINE before exiting the vehicle, just like the owners manual tells you to. Failure to follow the owners manual is negligence on part of the owner, not criminal negligence by a repair shop or a manufacturer. Shoot lady, the thing is almost 12 years old, nothing that is driven on the road works perfect after 12 years. Ya gotta remember, if the engine ain't runnin and the brake is in good working condition, and the brake is being used properly it CAN'T MOVE! If Mama can't change how she shuts it down maybe she needs to quit driving so the rest of us are not in danger from her lack of careing about making sure it can't move after getting out! There may well be a problem as your post suggests, but if my vehicle ever did anything like that, I would make sure it could not happen again, and since getting out with the engine running and the brake off is the only way that could allow it to move in reverse, I at least am smart enough not to do it a second time. Let alone "several times and now it happend again". By the way I have been driving for 32 years and have yet to get out of the driver's seat with the engine running, or the parking brake off.
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Lil Blk Dak
Dodge Dakota
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8/11/2003
18:45:09
| RE: '92, won't stay in park
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Polly, don't listen to "just me"'s crap. Yes, you should have a working parking brake and use it, but that aside, here are some ideas.
a) the pin that locks into the clutch drum may be bent or broken ( rare but I have fixed them before)
b) the bushing for the shift linkage pivot beside the trans. are bad for wearing out if you don't lube them. They are cheap and easy to replace. This would definitely cause a problem engaging park. Install should be done by a pro who takes pride in his work. When the linkage is adjusted correctly, there's nothing finer, but done wrong, there's nothing worse! Hope this helps.
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JasonB
Dodge Dakota
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8/12/2003
18:26:45
| RE: '92, won't stay in park
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Have a dealer check that vehicle for recalls. Some of the early 90's Dakotas had a small recall of some kind on some of the transmissions.
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