20 Most Recent 2001 Dodge Dakota - Page 6 Questions & Answers

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it may have a dirty connection

Check the thermostat & then consider air lock's & blockages.

The first thing I would do is chek the oil level. I’m happy to assist further over the phone at https://www.6ya.com/expert/jeremy_d728a59f986299fa

TO START BEST TO SEE IF THE PCI BUSS IS IN COMPLETE FAILURE OR IN INDIVIDUAL MODULE NO RESPONSE. THESE ARE THE TWO FAILURE MODES OF THE PCI BUSS IN YOUR YEAR VEHICLE BY CHRYSLER CORP. . SO DO ANY OF THE POSSIBLE 11 MODULES COMMUNICATE TO THE SCAN TOOL? IF YOU WERE USING THE DRBIII FIRST THING UNDER NO RESPONSE FROM ANY MODULE WOULD BE TO PERFORM A MODULE SCAN TO DETERMINE IF ONLY ONE MODULE IS NOT ON BUSS OR IS THERE NO RESPONSE ON THE BUSS AT ALL. NOW IF YOUR SCANTOOL IS AFTERMARKET THERE IS A ALTERNATE WAY TO DETERMINE STATUS OF BUSS THIS WOULD BE TO TAKE A SENSITIVE DVOM AND ON THE ALDL PROBE THE PCI BUSS WIRE AND CHECK FOR VOLTAGE THE BUSS PLUSES BETWEEN 0 AND7.5 VOLTS IF YOU SEE A CONTINUOUS ZERO VOLT STATE THEN YOU NOW KNOW THAT THE ENTIRE BUSS IS DOWN THAT MEAN THAT EACH MODULE WILL HAVE A SET DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE THAT WILL NEED TO BE RUN THROUGH. IF YOU SEE 7.5VOLT THEN THE BUSS IS ACTIVE AND ONLY THE MODULES THAT HAVE NO RESPONSE WILL NEED ATTENTION . DATA CIRCUIT WIRES ARE YELLOW WITH A PURPLE TRACE OR PURPLE WITH A YELLOW TRACE AND JUST BEHIND THE ALDL IS THE JUNCTION CONNECTOR WERE ALL THE COM LINES GO INTO ONE FOR SCAN TOOL CONNECTION . REMEMBER A NO RESPONSE RECORD IN REGARDS TO SCANTOOL DATA THIS WILL BE SHOWN IF THE VEHICLE IN NOT EQUIPPED WITH SAID MODULE. SO DON'T GET LOST CHASING THINGS THAT AREN'T THERE HOPE THIS WILL HELP. I WILL CHECK BACK LATER TO SEE IF YOU POST ANY ANSWERS TO THOSE QUESTION WHICH WILL HELP ME FINE TUNE MY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REPAIR STRATEGIES.

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I believe the problem is in turn signal/flasher control near the top of steering column. follow the link for a video that close to the exact procedure you will need to follow.

probably means that the thermostat is stuck open or missing, the temperature sensor unit (not temperature sender unit) is faulty and needs replacing

There are 4 wheel sensors for the ABS not 3 and the brake light may be the sensor telling you that the brake fluid in the reservoir is low and needs topping up

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Just follow the instructions. The colors of the wires should be easy to follow and the new wires should match.

The running boards for my Liberty did not come with brackets that fit directly into holes in the frame. I had to do some drilling. It's been so long ago I don't remember if I had a template or if it just had a diagram. But mine were from Chrysler so that probably helped since they were made FOR that vehicle. If yours are aftermarket you will probably have to prop them up in place and make some marks where to drill. I suggest you treat any areas you drill with rust proofing spray, the black sticky kind. Once you have it propped up you might find there are holes or detents that line up with the brackets on your rails. Watch out for fuel lines and wires when drilling. If you are not comfortable doing that, visit a few independent shops and get estimates for installation. Wishing you good luck with this ......................

i think you have to chipset your new ECM and adapt it to your car

Body control module and IP cluster communication problem on the bus.

Your handy dandy shop manual will explain this, but many vehicles require that you remove the passenger inner fender panel to gain access.

You seem to have a short circuit, or bad circuit breaker. Most newer trucks use breakers instead of fuses for high amp circuits. Could you have run over something which tore a wire under in part of the 4 WD circuit? Pull fuses/breakers one at a time and try again until you find the one which kills the noise, then repair that circuit.

You first have to find out why it is on. The light can not just be turned off without correcting the malfunction.

Fix the problem or pull the dash/cluster and remove the light. Have the codes read for the problem.

If your airbag light is on, that means the airbag doesn't work in case of a crash. So it's important you get it checked, most likely there is a bad contact between the airbag ecu and the airbag, a common bad contact is in the wiring in the steering collum.

Could possibly be a short or open wire. As a rebuilder, I see these computers a lot. The engine computer (ECU) should be mounted under the hood, passenger side near the air filter. You can also identify issues by scanning the fault codes. I would be more then happy to help you define the codes if you can get them