Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / DAKOTA / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004314892 Incident Date: Nov, 30 2004
Consumer's City: CHATHAM Consumer's State: MI
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:lower ball joint
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1B7GG22Y7WS Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 28 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: I have replaced the ball joints twice now on my 1998 dodge dakota in the past four years. on a recent visit to my mechanic for an oil change, i was advised that i will again need to replace my ball joints and that one in particular was close to failure and was unsafe. in his words: "you got lucky. this could have failed at any time." i have scheduled another appointment to once again replace my ball joints. *nm