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I recommended checking fluid level in trans. first. If that's good try starting the vehicle and shifting from forward to reverse and giving it a couple seconds and either gear so that the trans can prime its self. Last resort drop the pan and put in a new filter and fluid.
Check the trans fluid level. If it gets low it will cause the lock up converter to engage and kill the engine. The lock up converter is designed to free wheel under oil pressure. If the trans fluid gets low it causes the converter lose pressure and engage the engine stalls. Its almost like a standard clutch.
Transmission or torque convertor. The Dakotas have had a lot of problems. Our 2005 trans is in the process a complete rebuild right now due to a failure of a trans oil cooler line. The leak starved the planetary gears of fluid, causing them to seize up.
The Flex Plate, to which the torque converter is mounted, may have come uncoupled from the crankshaft through cracking or missing bolts. The transmission fluid pump may have failed. Some component in the driveline to the rear end may have failed. If this is an electrically controlled transmission, the computer controlling it may have failed or an electrical plug may be loose. If nothing obvious, you may need to seek help from a transmission professional. Good luck!
check linkage cable to trans someone has to be in truck plus someone under truck on left side watching linkage to see if lever on trans moves as shifter is moved do this with engine off and key in on position then move shifter and watch under truck at trans if no movement at trans then linkage cable is bad also make sure parking brake is released good luck
Be Sure the Fluid Level is TRUE to FULL, And if there has Been a LOT of MILES BETWEEN Services this Could be the Problem, I Have Seen this Many Many times, Where A Trans. Was Serviced and they Iether QUIT Pulling All Together, of Shifted Wild. After a Certain Point (With DIRTY FLUID) where the DIRT itself Played a Role in Keeping the Trans. Working fine. The Dirt Acts as a Sealer/SPACE Occupier. Sounds Wild But TRUE.
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