Whining Noise - 2006 Dakota
From : me know
Q: hey group i have a 2006 dodge dakota that has a really bad whining noise. started at about 5000 miles and has gotten increasingly louder over time. seems to be coming from the back but not sure. high pitched at highway speeds and become kind of a groan at 10 to 20 mph. i am pretty sure it is not the tires. friend said it could be a bearing that is bad. anyone else experience this or have an idea if this is a common problem .
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From : big al
hey group i have a 2006 dodge dakota that has a really bad whining noise. started at about 5000 miles and has gotten increasingly louder over time. seems to be coming from the back but not sure. high pitched at highway speeds and become kind of a groan at 10 to 20 mph. i am pretty sure it is not the tires. friend said it could be a bearing that is bad. anyone else experience this or have an idea if this is a common problem my idea is take it to the dealer while its in warranty could be a lot of things common problem is bearings in the rear axle. al .
From : snoman
on thu 12 apr 2007 073748 -0700 big al sal1@qwest.net wrote hey group i have a 2006 dodge dakota that has a really bad whining noise. started at about 5000 miles and has gotten increasingly louder over time. seems to be coming from the back but not sure. high pitched at highway speeds and become kind of a groan at 10 to 20 mph. i am pretty sure it is not the tires. friend said it could be a bearing that is bad. anyone else experience this or have an idea if this is a common problem my idea is take it to the dealer while its in warranty could be a lot of things common problem is bearings in the rear axle. al yes sounds like rearend. dodge used to make a cood sturdy rear axle but these days they seem to have problems with preload settings and early bearing failure. ----------------- thesnoman.com .
From : chris thompson
on thu 12 apr 2007 191950 +0000 snoman wrote on thu 12 apr 2007 073748 -0700 big al sal1@qwest.net wrote hey group i have a 2006 dodge dakota that has a really bad whining noise. started at about 5000 miles and has gotten increasingly louder over time. seems to be coming from the back but not sure. high pitched at highway speeds and become kind of a groan at 10 to 20 mph. i am pretty sure it is not the tires. friend said it could be a bearing that is bad. anyone else experience this or have an idea if this is a common problem my idea is take it to the dealer while its in warranty could be a lot of things common problem is bearings in the rear axle. al yes sounds like rearend. dodge used to make a cood sturdy rear axle but these days they seem to have problems with preload settings and early bearing failure. ----------------- thesnoman.com while this was true with the corporate axles im not so sure that they are still using those axles in the dakota now. the best advice was to take it to the dealer. it may very well be the rear but may not. i would take it to a dealer and have it checked. its under warr whats it going to cost you -- chris 05 ctd 06 liberty crd .
From : me know
on apr 12 1110pm djinn rutger djinnrut...@gmail.com wrote i guess that was not the answer i was looking for! but you are right because i do think i got more then what i paid for because i didnt pay much! and the old transmission was shot so i would have to disagree and say i am very much better off now then i was then. so are you saying that this transmission is hopeless and not worth messing with or is there an adjustment this truck isnt worth much i just use it to take grass to the dumps and literally have only filled the gas tank up 3 time in over a year so i dont drive it much. if this is the way it is then that is fine but if there is an adjustment i sure would like a straight answer and get it figured out. thank you for your comments.- hide quoted text - - show quoted text - ======= ======= okay....... well...at least you didnt get mad at me like most do when i chunk sht at em.... so...to reward your not calln me names..and your seemingly willingness to understand value.... give me a sec ill go pull some info for you that may..help solve the 2-3 slip slide problem. no gaurantees but may salvage the tranny if thats the only symptom. brb....dont go nowhere now. marsh sips his mushroom tea takes a toke pours you a crownroyal... heads to his tech files .
From : snoman
on sat 14 apr 2007 073314 -0400 me know me@here.now wrote yup that was the problem. bearing failure in the rearend. what really concerns me is that the problem started at 5000 miles! bearings failing at only 5000 we let it go for sometime because we thought it was just tire whine but as it got louder we knew it was not the tires. they replaced the bad parts now and it is back to running as quiet as when it was new. my question is is this going to continue to happen every 5000 to 10000 miles or are they using more sturdy replacement parts generally this happens because preload is set wrong from factory and it burns bearing up in time. i strongly suggest that you change the rear axle lube after about 500 to 1000 miles after its repair and every 15 to 25k afterwards the lower number if you tow. there is no filter back there and oil gets dirty with time and it is important to remove break in grit. in close to 40 years of driving i have never had a rear end fail except in drag racing many years ago but then i do change oil in them based on usage and i do change it in new vehicle after 500 to 1000 miles and i do not tow anything either until this first lube change. ----------------- thesnoman.com .