2003 Dakota 4x4 with 4.7. Will not engage in 4x4, the light on the switch will go on, but will not engage........any ideas what to do?

 

any noise or grinding sounds? if you start driving when the light says its in 4hi

 

It shouldnt matter but try it in park and neutral if that doesnt work try 4lo then go back to 4high and see if it works

 

I just purchased the truck, and when I was driving home on the interstate, I occasionally would hear what sounded like a grinding noise from time to time, I thought it was the fan clutch.

 

I have tried it in nutral and in park, in low and in high going forward and backwards, nothing. The light will turn orange to show 4x4, but will not turn yellow like when in 2wd.

 

it stays orange...best thing i can say is how are you figuring if it is in 4wd or not?

 

I thought it was supposed to be green? I dont know for sure cause I have lever style 4wd.

 

What do I know...I only drive one....no, really, I cant remember! I will have to check it out tomorrow...


Basically what I would do is turn the key on, in park. hang your head underneath and turn the ****. you will def hear the actuator going if it does anything. Youll have to go from there.

 

I put it in 4wd on snow, and the only tires spinning are the rear tires.

 

I have tried that.........vehicle in park, lean over to listen under truck.......I can hear something engaging, or at least it sounds like it is. I also can hear the same thing when I take it out of 4wd.