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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004290250 | Incident Date: Jan, 23 2004 |
Consumer's City: MCCONNELLS | Consumer's State: SC |
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
Model Name: DURANGO | Model Year: 2002 |
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#: 1B4HR48N82F | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 24 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 07 2002 |
Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Upper ball joints checked, found over .500 vertical travel in both, retained defective parts. milage at time of repair was 80,000. due to lack of replacement ball joints, both upper control arm assemblies were replaced at a cost of over $1000, paid by me. repair date was 1-24-2004. the defective parts were replaced with exactly the same unit. current milage on my vehicle is approx 106,000. i will need to replace the ball jpint assemblies for a second time within the next 12 months. when is nhtsa going to force chrysler to recall this dangerously defective vehicle and repair them with redesigned ball joints?*ak |