| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 002020485 | Incident Date: Feb, 20 2002 |
| Consumer's City: FOREST HILL | Consumer's State: WV |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: DAKOTA | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Suspension:front:control arm:upper ball joint |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1B7FL26X3VS | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 17 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Sep, 30 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: On feb. 21, 2005, was driving home from work with infant daughter. realized something was not right and slowed to 2 mph in 1st gear. came up on 9% grade with 4 s-type curves. entered 1st curve at 2 mph, truck ran off road, could not keep it on road. got it back on road only to completely lose control and ended up on other side of road in a parking area (stoped sideways). truck was put on rollback and sent to ramey dodge (princeton, wv) the next morning. they kept truck until that evening, could not find anything wrong. parked truck until friday 2/25/05, father took vehicle to another mechanic to have front end alignment. was informed the wheels were ready to fall off and truck needed to be taken back to dealership on wrecker. my father drove the truck to princeton where he was told it needed upper and lower ball joints replaced on both sides. they kept my truck for almost a week. total repair bill $811.00. dad did not get ball joints that were taken off. i called back to get them and was told they had disposed of them. |
