No, I'm pretty sure Denny meant that people should not listen to you and
your inane drivel.  I would concur with that assessment whole-heartedly.

Agreed...  sort of.  I don't know if I'd go so far as to say they're "known
for it", but it is a very common problem.  One with a very simple solution,
that doesn't necessitate throwing the baby out with the bathwater, so to
speak.

Sure - just like we all point out your quirks, errors, mis-statements, and
general lack of knowledge on various subjects.  We're building quite a
list...

In cases of chronic problems, you may be right.  But, in this case, the OP
has a bad wheel speed sensor - which she can cure for less than $50.  Your
advice to trade the vehicle is SO over the top stupid, that I have trouble
believing anyone would suggest such....  then I look at the person
suggesting it, and it all makes perfect sense.

Nope. No head in sand problem with me but I do know the OP's problem has
been well documented before and there is no need to trade in the truck over
a simple speed sensor/connector problem. Just out of curiosity, if it were
your truck with the described problem, would you put in a speed
sensor/connector or would you trade in the truck??? I would really like an
honest answer to this.

This is not about picking on a Dodge

They all have their problem areas. How would you ever drive a vehical of any
type that didn't have a problem??

Denny

Your garage guy.  You can help him out if you pick up the part yourself.  Go
to your dodge dealer, and tell them you want a rear wheel speed sensor for
your truck.  If they ask, tell them it's the one that goes in the rear
differential.  It should be around $35-$40.

Take that to your local mechanic, and ask him to change it for you.  He can
probably do it right in the parking lot.  It's literally a matter of
unplugging an electrical connector, removing one bolt, pulling the old
sensor out, putting the new one in, tighten the bolt, and plug the connector
back in.

Before you buy one, I'll send you one free as a small thanks to your
husband's service to our country.  If you live within a one way 12 hour
drive of the central coast of California, I'll drive there, with the tools
neccesary to install it.  I only ask that you let me park in your driveway
or on the street for the night. Reply to my email address if I can help
edo.hart@verizon.net.  God bless you, and your husband!

I'm sure I'll find it, the sign is probably iluminated.

Now that I ponder this a bit, it comes to me that perhaps after a winter
full of him telling you how to plow snow you and he will become real close.
Actually you are about neighbors aren't ya?
Could be a sequel to "brokeback mountain", perhaps "bent over the
snowplow"!!
<GBMFG>

Roy

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Yup I would buy it. I need a truck.

Bob

<sigh>

Facts, figures, and more facts....  that's all you're ever good for...

Can't you, for ONCE, go with rumor, innuendo, and general bullshit?

Sheesh....

Too bad DC is a German auto company.

Perception is what sells cars.  I just bought a vehicle for my wife.  'Went to a
Dodge/Jeep dealer and bought a Nissan Quest.  I point blank told the salesman
that I didn't want a caravan regardless of price.  I honestly believe that the
Japanese have tighter tolerences when it comes to manufacturing aluminum  block
engines and transmissions.  

Now you may call that perception but I call it experience.  She got 190K of
trouble free miles from her last Quest and I have a 6th transmission in in my
Dodge truck.  My next truck will probably be a Toyota.

Dodge trucks did not winn a single race in the CTS last year and Toyota
dominated.  Toyota joins the Cup series this year and I'm betting that they will
win races this year.  That my friend is perception being made.

beekeep

 Mike you are right about the American quality coming up in recent
years. But people buying cars and trucks still remember the junk that
was put out especially by GM in the 80's and early 90's. Also in my
opinion a lot of why current buyers are staying away from American
brands are the way they were treated at the dealerships when they did
take their new vehicle in for service.
  Now I'm not knocking you or your dealership. I've never been to your
dealership nor have I met you. But I know from my own experience with my
01 Ram and my 00 Silverado as well as my past Fords and other GM
vehicles that I got sick and tired of hearing "Well they all do that."
Or "The computer did not give us a code so there is nothing wrong with
your truck." I never, not once, had a Dodge, Chevrolet, or Ford dealer
take the time to diagnose a problem with one of my vehicles if their
computer didn't spit the answer right out into their faces.
  My 01 Ram had a problem pulling to the right as well as a shaking
that I could feel in the seat at highway speeds only when the truck was
being driven on concrete roads. Now I know there's not a computer code
for this but I got sick and tired of 3 different Dodge dealerships , all
5 star, telling me that all Rams do this. The same with my 00 Silverado.
This truck was a lot worse and I only kept it a year because of the bad
shaking. Then when the trans light kept coming on intermittenly I was
told by GM that it was normal. Bull crap. What I'm saying is that this
in my opinion is a huge reason why people won't buy American anymore.
  I had a 97 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 that I bought new. It had a 5 speed
manual and 2 months after I bought it the trans started making a high
pitched whining noise. One day I took the truck to the dealer to have
the oil changed. (I live in an apt. and they won't let us work on our
vehicles) I mentioned the trans whine to the service writer. 10 minutes
later I was put in a rental car paid for by Toyota. I had that rental
car for 2 months while the dealership ordered a brand new trans from
Japan and installed it in my truck. Service writer said the mechanic
thought a bearing was bad but that Toyota authorized a whole new
transmission. My final cost $0. And never not once did I have a hassle
from Toyota. Hell they initiated the fix. All I mentioned was the tranny
whine.
  This is the type of stuff that I and other buyers remember. A car
company that actually makes their customer happy and does not give them
a hassle or an excuse. American car and truck manufacturers have come a
long way in the past few years in quality of their products. However
until they improve their after the sale customer service they will
continue to lose market share to the Japanese or Korean car and truck
manufacturers.

Bob

I've read of many quality surveys over the past few years
and they all seem to echo what you say.

US car quality has made huge strides forward compared to
the bad old days of the 80's when US manufactured autos
seemed to bottom out.

However, US makes still lag a bit behind the Japanese (Toyota
is the generally acknowledged king of quality),  but the gap
is apparently closing.

European makes are much farther down in quality from the
close US and Japanese makes.

SMH