1998 DODGE DAKOTA — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR

I HAVE RECENTLY NOTICED MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER MAKING TICKING NOISE AGAIN, MY EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS JUST RECENTLY EXPIRED TOO. THIS PART HAD BEEN REPLACED AT 22000 MILES. NOW JUST LESS THAN 2 YEARS LATER I AM RUNNING INTO THE SAME DELEMA. I HAVE SPOKE TO SEVERAL AUTO MECHANICS AND THEY ALL SAY THAT THIS MUST BE A DEFECTED PART. WHEN I NOTIFIED MY DODGE DEALER, HE STATED BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, I WILL HAVE THE BURDEN OF PAYING ALL THE COST. YET AGAIN THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN A TRUCK THAT WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW LESS THAN 4 YEARS AGO. I FEEL THAT AFTER READING OTHER COMPLAINTS AND TALKING TO SEVERAL OTHER DODGE OWNERSHAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, THAT THE PART IS A DEFECT. ABOVE ALL, DODGE DOESN'T SEEM TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. THEY WERE RUDE AND WOULD NOT BUDGE TO SATISFY THEIR CUSTOMERS. IN FACT MY SERVICE ADVISOR EVEN WENT ON TO TELL ME THAT I PROBABLY HIT A BUMP THAT MADE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER GO OUT. COME ON NOW THIS IS A 4X4, YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THAT IF I HIT A SPEEDBUMP MY ENGINE WILL DROP? "DODGE TOUGH" ? YEAH RIGHT! THEY CERTAINLY LOST MY BUSINESS IN THE FUTURE. PLEASE CHECK ON THIS DEFECTED PART, THERE HAS GOT TO BE JUSTICE FOR THE CONSUMER. BAD WORD OF MOUTH IS THE WORST ADVERTISEMENT DODGE AND I GOT A BIG MOUTH GUYS!*AK