| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004309334 | Incident Date: Nov, 13 2004 |
| Consumer's City: NEWARK | Consumer's State: DE |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: DAKOTA | Model Year: 1998 |
| 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#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 16 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 30 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Ball joint problem with 1998 dodge dakota. i have had symptoms of the problem, heavy clunking in front right, for about a year now. i went to the dealer believing it was an upper ball joint problem. i even asked them to replace the uppers. dealer diagnosed problem as lower ball joints and i paid for them. i beleive they were just out of stock on the uppers. 7 months later, the clunking has gotten worse and when backing out of a parking spot with the wheeel cut hard to the right the front end "hopped" to the side. i had this happen twice in the same day, and took the truck to the dealer the next day. they now admit it needs upper ball joints and are charging me $500+. it is clear that this is a design problem based on the number of people having problems at relatively low mileage.*ak |
