My 1999 Dodge Dakota won't start.
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My 1999 Dodge Dakota won't start.
My Dakota (1999, 4 cylinder, manual transmission) stalled out recently. Prior to this, I noticed that when I would accelerate, the RPM gauge would read as high at 4500 until I actually shifted. It's as if something robbed the engine of power. When it died, I noticed what smelled like burning rubber, and steam coming off the engine. I let it cool down, tried to start it, and It turned over. I got about 2 miles down the road when the same thing happened again. I had it towed to my local Dodge dealership.
They diagnosed the problem as a bad crank shaft sensor, and that my power steering pump was leaking fluid onto my wiring harness. $700 to repair both. I accepted. They did the work, and I picked up my truck. I got about ten miles from the dealership, when the exact same thing happened again. They did mention that my clutch was starting to wear out, but I don't see how that could account for these symptoms.
Since the dealership seems to be grossly incompetent, or just are trying to milk as much cash from me as they can, I thought I would post on here and see if anyone knew what this issue might be. Any feedback is greatly appreciated.
They diagnosed the problem as a bad crank shaft sensor, and that my power steering pump was leaking fluid onto my wiring harness. $700 to repair both. I accepted. They did the work, and I picked up my truck. I got about ten miles from the dealership, when the exact same thing happened again. They did mention that my clutch was starting to wear out, but I don't see how that could account for these symptoms.
Since the dealership seems to be grossly incompetent, or just are trying to milk as much cash from me as they can, I thought I would post on here and see if anyone knew what this issue might be. Any feedback is greatly appreciated.