Interesting experience. I was at a gas station getting ready to fill
up the company's Dodge Durango - 4.7L version. Everytime we fill the
tank we're required to record the mileage for our expense reports. The
milege gets written on the receipt. So I pull into the space, shift
into Park, whip out my trusty Wal-Mart brand ledger and start jotting
down the mileage. The engine is running, and I hear a "thunk" and the
vehicle jolts backwards. I hit the brake, and all is well. No big
deal since I only moved maybe two feet.
That little indicent got me into the habbit of putting the parking
brake on at all times on every vehicle I drive, including my own Acura
- which is something we should be doing anyway. Is this something that
happens on Durangos? We used to have two Chrysler vans and another
person report the same thing happened to him.
How do Durangos generally hold up over the years? I was looking into
getting one for the winters. Just a thought.
Bob M - 15 Jan 2006 17:11 GMT
> Interesting experience. I was at a gas station getting ready to fill
> up the company's Dodge Durango - 4.7L version. Everytime we fill the
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> How do Durangos generally hold up over the years? I was looking into
> getting one for the winters. Just a thought.
There was an article in the Dallas Morning Snooze about a month ago.
According to them there have been numerous reports of Dodge vehicles
slipping out of park. But as is typical of the Dallas Snooze they only
reported part of the story and didn't list what vehicles were included.
Bob
Nathan W. Collier - 15 Jan 2006 17:48 GMT
> The engine is running, and I hear a "thunk" and the
> vehicle jolts backwards.
not just durangos, happened on my '05 cummins dually.
http://inlinediesel.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=17 for a complete
description.

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Acurajustin1978@hotmail.com - 16 Jan 2006 07:00 GMT
> > The engine is running, and I hear a "thunk" and the
> > vehicle jolts backwards.
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> http://InlineDiesel.com
> http://BighornRefrigeration.com
Well, thats interesting. I read your link and somebody said when they
were in reverse it reved like they were in Neutral - that happened to
me too but I figured I wasn;'t used to a mushy column gear selector;
I'm used to the Acura. I'll warn my boss since he has a Durango as
well - I believe a 2000.