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Look carefully at the transmission specs and make sure you get the heaviest one available and a tranny cooler. My brother-in-law has a Dodge Pick-up that is about 8 years old and he is on his 4th transmission.
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Peters, you are right on, defects can occur in any make and model, even (dare I say it?) Toyota. Mechanics, I have heard, can be described as "flat rate butchers". They work on a fixed rate per job and it is easier, cheaper and faster for them to slap together new parts based on the reported problem. And in all fairness they do not drive the cars they fix, nor do physicians live in the bodies on which they are practicing medicine. They can only respond to the information they are given.
We as consumers can hedge our bets by only purchasing the vehicles or components that are most trouble free. That’s why I buy Toyotas when I can and you buy manual transmissions in your Dodge trucks. Even after saying that, it is hard to comprehend going through a rear axle every 10K. This is not new technology and lubricants have never been better. Maybe we should ask Keith what exactly is wearing out. Is it bearings, clutch packs for the limited slip? Seals? Ring and pinion? Maybe we can put our heads together and help him figure out where the reoccurring defect is coming from.
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Cutter: Could you check with your brother-in-law and ask if Dodge has a factory sponsored fix for those trannys with the bad seal? I would like to pass the info to my brother-in-law if there is a fix. The dodge dealer in Anchorage is infamous for refusing or denying warranty work.
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Before the Japanese named companies started building V-6 engines, I went into this particular dealership looking for a slightly heavier, more powerful truck for towing. After we sat down and traded names and other pleasantries, I opened negotiations by suggesting that they eliminate the $5000.00 (!!?!) additional dealer mark-up so we could continue talking. The salesman told me it was not negotiable because the next nearest place I could buy a Dodge truck was in Seattle, 2500 road miles and nearly four air hours away. My response was that I could fly to Seattle, buy a truck, and be back in 5 days and still save at least $4000.00 over his prices. He invited me to leave his G--D--- showroom and told me he was going to put my name on “The List”. What List? I inquired. Turns out they kept a list of people like me who might fly out and get a truck elsewhere. Those recalcitrants were not allowed to receive any sort of service, warranty or otherwise, at Anchorage Dodge. That was all I needed to hear. I am sure they must have moderated that attitude more recently as other Dodge dealers have taken up positions within a couple of hours of Anchorage in the last few years. Thanks for the tip, I'll tell the big boy to check to web site.
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Sounds like you have gone the extra mile with these guys. If I were in your shoes I would be on the line with the district rep. and demanding a complete, new, rear end assembly. That should only take a couple hours to install so you won't be wasting days of downtime.
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Thanks Cutter, that would be helpful.
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