Heater Motor Trouble

From : wulfdog

Q: my dakota window was loose when i got the truck. i took it to dodge and they tightened it. has been sticking every since. wont roll up at all in the cold. i will have to tear it apart and try the silicon or some graphite on it. john remove the door panel and lube the felt window tracks with silicone spray. if this does not work then a new motor/regulator assembly is in order. the cables are most likely binding and ready to fail. no offense but if you need advice on removing the door panel you should probably have it done at a dealership. if the panel is a challange then the window regulator will be quite the confusion. i say again this is not meant to be offensive. brent master ase and gold certified chrysler technician .

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From : wulfdog

now that was funny. yes maybe not a good speller but oh well!!!! as far as malpractice and repeat testing at the doctors office. not many people pay attention to the fact that both of those are why the insurance is so high. even with deductables. i dont have incurance on my 4 year old because it is so high. but thats my problem i guess. as for the technisions part of this. i expect more from the doctors as far as tests also why i cant buy a new me if it gets to screwed up. and the only thing humons have done in the last 100000+ years is get taller smarter and older. - well as far as evalution has done. i hope i didnt affend anybody just thaught my half cent would be fun to post. i think this will help http//tinyurl.com/3qq8e .

From : nitpik

i have been reading a couple of your posts about dealership and shit all i can say is that my hat is off to the dealership mechanics most of the time they do receive great training and are very helpful. i have never had warranty work mainly because i keep my truck maintained. i did take my older dakota to get the transmission overhauled it was costly but the truck ran great and is still lasting. i dont care to pay the money as long as it for good quality work. keep up the good work brent. john in a simple nutshell i will try to explain the antics of a dealership service department. i can not explain poor dealerships with questionable techncians this is for you to determine. i simply hope my explanation helps you understand why a dealer does what it does. a dealer is monitored by the manufacturer as to how many repairs it does. if a dealer does one particular repair more than other dealers of the same size and zone then a restriction is placed on them for that repair. this is not right but it happens. this can result in a service manager instructing their technicians not to recognize that particular problem to eliminate the restrictions. i would hope that any dealer would ignore these restrictions if the repairs pertained to safety. as many have suggested a dealer will not recognize a problem with the vehicle until it is out of warranty. now you know why. your problem is with chrysler not the dealer. as for an independant repair shop charging less; bullcrap. as a customer you simply picked up the phone and found a shop that charges less per hour. what sense does it make if an independant charges less per hour but charges you more hours because they are not familiar with the vehicle flat rate is a guideline - not a law. a dealership may charge more per hour but charge less hours since they can diagnose the vehicle quicker. this is easy to understand since they are more familiar with that vehicle and its common fallacies. this also does not account for the thousands of dollars per month that a dealer spends on special tools to peform the repairs quicker and more precisely. one individual suggested they had been in a dealer and saw a large amount of dust on the special tools. he could not be more correct. not every tool is used every day what tools are used is determined by the failure rate of specific vehicles. perhaps this individual should spend more attention on their shop than the dealers. one thing to remember is this; unlike an independent a dealer has the right to not use a special tool because at least they have it if they need it. brent master ase and gold certified chrysler technician john....even that is being takin away we used to be able to sign up for any class that we felt we needed training with.. how long has the pacifica been out the 300c i have not since been to those classes. now you get a car in on a wait basis with a problem and watch the customer yell because they have to wait so long for us not only to figure the system out but then to diagnios it and all that..... brent why did you get me started!!!!! glenn beasley chrysler tech glenn you can get into most any class quickly however your sm has to be proactive. he needs to put you on an interest list on dealer connect for the classes you want. then he needs to monitor dmail daily and wait for the class to pop up and then he needs to enroll you immediately as soon as the class becomes available. its a pita but its the only way i know to get your techs in on the new classes. they have changed certification requirements for 05 so your sm may have more of an incentive now to make sure that he has at least one tech qualified in each skill area. mike chryco service manager member sae yes i know that mike i do it myself in dealer connect they have had so many issues since they have changed the way things are done here at our zone. i now know that when pick a class and put it in my interest they send an e mail to myself and the dealer stating that i am interested in the course no more excuses in the past the training center would post what classes are available and how many seats are open. by the time my service manager got the e mail it was full. i always had to check the dealer mail when i got in the shop at 5am print it and tell him to enroll me.....anyway this new system here just went into effect lets see if it is any easier .

From : maxpower

havent seen him on for a bit and am hoping everything is ok with him. anyone have any i traded a couple of e-mails with him this past week. hes still alive and kicking and working on the cushman. denny .