Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / DAKOTA / 1999

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005046643 Incident Date: Nov, 09 2005
Consumer's City: CATHEDRAL CITY Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: DAKOTA Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Suspension:front
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1B7GL22X2XS Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 15 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 31 1999
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: the contact stated vehicle would not stay in alignment. it made loud popping and snapping sounds when making turns. upon inspection the upper ball joint grease seal completely disintegrated. the lower ball joints had up and down play, which caused excessive wear on the tires. both upper and lower ball joints were replaced at the contact's expense. the manufacturer offered an extended warranty for model years 2000-2002 two wheel drive only. however, this did not cover this model year. additionally, there was nhtsa recall 04v596000 concerning upper ball joints. this recall was for model years 2000-2002 four wheel drive models only. the contact felt the extended warranty or recall should apply to this vehicle because it experienced the same problems. *ak updated 11/29/2005 - the outer tie roads and upper/lower bushings were also replaced. *nm