| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005019736 | Incident Date: Mar, 12 2005 |
| Consumer's City: VENICE | Consumer's State: FL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: DAKOTA | Model Year: 2005 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Steering:column |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1D7HE22K75S | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 10 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 12 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I purchased a 2005 dodge dakota pickup truck from venice dodge/nissan, venice, fl on march 13, 2005. the steering wheel, which is not tilt, blocks my view of the instrument panel. called dodge corp. and they said i should have notied this before i purchased the truck. i said this is my fault because of dodges design error? dodge corp. said there is nothing they can do to fix the problem. went to the dodge dealership service dept.. service manager looked at steering wheel. he is at least 6 ft 1 inch tall, puts seat back, said had no problem. iam only 5 ft 9 inch tall, must have seat farther up. service manager said nothing they can do to fix problem. this is a saftey hazard. i must look under or over steering wheel to read the speedomter. takes my eyes off road for a longer period of time. talk to other owners of same truck, have same problem. |
