| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005026883 | Incident Date: Mar, 31 2005 |
| Consumer's City: BILLINGS | Consumer's State: MT |
| 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: Steering:gear box (other than rack and pinion) |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1B7GG22Y6WS | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 30 2005 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Dt: the consumer had a 98 dodge dakota, took to tire shop, truck could not be aligned because it had defective ball joints. contact called the daimler chrysler, who informed him that there was no recall on this vehicle after repairs were done vehicle had steering problem. there was a noise in the steering column. then, at repair shop owner was informed there was a defective steering gear, and would cost $800. owner did not repair steering and vehicle veered to the right/left. tire company stated the crown of the road caused vehicle to pull to the left/right. tire shop indicated they could repair the problem,but there were 500 steering gears on back order. owner felt there was a problem with the steering gear otherwise there wouldn't be 500 steering gears on back order. *ak |
