| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004312598 | Incident Date: Dec, 05 2004 |
| Consumer's City: SAN ANTONIO | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: DAKOTA | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Suspension:front:stabilizer bar |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 10 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: My 1998 dodge dakota 4x2 pickup has 74000 miles on it. the truck recently developed a loud squeak in the area around the front driver's-side wheel. this squeak was traced to the sway bar and anti-sway rod. the bushings in this area of the truck are poorly designed and prone to failure. a check of a dakota owners' forum (www.dodgedakotas.com) lists many dakota owners having this same issue. what can happen with a sway bar that fails due to this type of bearing failure? the vehicle can become unstable during turns. this can lead to rollovers, injury and death. this is an unsafe and common failure on this vehicle. *jb |
