Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / DAKOTA / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004315272 Incident Date: Sep, 12 2004
Consumer's City: AMANA Consumer's State: IA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: DAKOTA Model Year: 1997
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#: 1B7GG23X0VS Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 19 2004 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 16 1997
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Upper and lower ball joints wore out prematurely. *ak......consumer claimed that he had a valid request after seeing notification of a recall on 2000-2003 dodge dakota trucks to replace ball joints. asked for a reimbursement of $663.60 for replacing upper and lower ball joints.cedar rapids dodge told consumer he had replace the ball joints. they said it was a safety issue and quoted $1,126.50 to make the repair. howeverbartosh automotive charded $663.60 to perform same work.*ak