Defect Investigation Detail

DODGE / DAKOTA / 1992

Components - Details
NHTSA Action Number: PE95041 Vehicale/Equipment Name: DODGE
Vehicale/Equipment Model: DAKOTA Vehicale/Equipment Year: 1992
Component Name: POWER TRAIN Manufacturer's Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Date Opened: Jun, 23 1995 Date Closed: May, 31 1996
Subject: INADVERTENT MOVEMENT OF SHIFTER Summary: Odi received an inquiry regarding alleged park to reverse problems with the automatic transmissions on 1991 and 1992 dodge dakota picup trucks.the odi database revealed 11 complaints, several of which had been reported in the months just preceding the opening of the pe.the consumers claim that they move the vehicle, place the transmission in "park" and exit the vehicle.then, almost always with the engine running, the vehicle allegedly "shifts" into reversethe vehicle then begins to back up, usually stopping only when it hits something.