2001 Dodge Dakota & 2001 Dodge Durango recall: powertrain & transmission
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: light duty trucks and sport utility vehicles equipped with 4-WHEEL drive. The electric shift transfer case may not fully engage into gear when the operator moves the transfer case selector switch.
💥 The risk
This could cause the transfer case to end up in the neutral position unexpectedly and allow the vehicle to roll away if the parking brake is not applied.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will reprogram the transfer case control module. Owner notification began april 9, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 01V077000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 975
- Manufacturer
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 85,400
- Component
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
- Owner phone
- 1-800-853-1403
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Apr 9, 2001
- Built
- Jul 10, 1999 – Jan 23, 2001
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).