[Andrew jahn]

I didn’t think manuals had flex plates. That was an automatic thing.

[Andrew jahn]

***UPDATE*****

The temperatures have been below zero overnight the past couple days.
The Gear Selector is is operating normally when the Durango is started in the morning.

It appears the little bit of grease I sprayed onto the mechanism has done the trick.

[Andrew jahn]

OK. So my year Durango used a mechanical lock which is deactivated with the key is in the on position. There is a lever attached to the ignition that releases the locking pin on the gear selector.
I found a video describing the locking mechanism.

2001 Dakota locking gear selector

For now I put just a little bit of grease on the sliding bar and moved it back and forth. I really won’t know if this took care of the issue until we get some cold weather…
But at least the video showed how to get it unlock using my finger if it does happen.

thanks for your help.

[Andrew jahn]

That post sounds exactly like the issue I’m having.
I’ll be checking it this weekend.

Thanks

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