| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005047182 | Incident Date: Oct, 17 2005 |
| Consumer's City: WOLCOTTVILLE | Consumer's State: IN |
| 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:upper ball joint |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1B7GG22X9WS | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 18 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 31 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Walking back to my parked "98 dodge dakota, after dining out with family, i noticed that my front passenger side wheel was cock-eyed while the driver's side wheel was pointing straight. i had the local dodge dealer/service department check it out and they discovered that 3 out of 4 ball joints were bad. the service manager said that it was a very dangerous situation and i shouldn't have been driving the vehicle. i was appalled to hear that since i had no indication that i or my passengers were in any danger: the truck never pulled to one side, and it didn't steer funny, or give me any reason to believe that something was so terribly wrong. the service manager urged me to replace all four ball joints, which i did at a cost of over $773.81. i think dodge needs to recall the '98 dakotas' ball joints. there's no reason a vehicle with only 73,000 miles on it should have 3 out of four ball joints go bad to the point that the wheels are coming off. *nm |
