| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004312513 | Incident Date: Oct, 20 2004 |
| Consumer's City: MADISON | Consumer's State: CT |
| 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#: 1B7GG22X3WS | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 09 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 10 1998 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 1998 dodge dakota. i purchased 4 new tires from a goodyear dealer. they told me at this time that all four ball joints were extremely bad. one upper ball joint had about an inch to an inch and a quarter. i had the vehicle towed at my expense to the dealer where i purchased to truck and an extended warrante. pervious to this, i had been complaining about a loud thumpiong sound coming from the passenger front. (this turned out to be the worse ball hjoint found). the dealer kept telling me that all my suspension and ball joints were fine. the sound continued and i repeatedly bought the truck back complaining about this sound. the last time, prior to my getting new tires which were rotated every other oil change, i was charged a road test fee and told nothing was wrong. after the new tires were installed and the truck brought back to the dealer, i was told that their 'front end expert' found one lower ball joint (passenger side) that has a small amount of play in it. it was replaced. i brought the truck directly back to goodyear for the alignment and they called me into the service area where they showed me an incredible amount of play in the right upper ball joint and an more than normal amount of play in the left upper joint. the lower joint had a grease fitting and did not reveal that much play this time because the dealer and done a lube, oil and filter change while the truck was there for the ball joint work. i now see that the nhtsa and asked for a recall on the dodge vechiles starting from the year 2000. my truck is a 1998 and certainly fits the description of the other recalled vechiles.*ak |
