Truck shuts off when transmission is shifted into drive?

1993 DODGE DAKOTA
100,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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CANDI GRIFFIN
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When I crank the truck and put it in drive and start to take off it will jerk and then immediately shut off. And the brakes don't seem to be working they will just go to the floor when pushed.
Aug 17, 2023 at 2:20 AM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Hi,

It sounds like you have two different issues. When you place it in drive, does it jump like you pop the clutch on a manual transmission? If it does, did it just start this all at once?

If that is the case, it could be related to the torque converter.

Let me know.

Joe
Aug 17, 2023 at 12:04 PM
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