Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / DAKOTA / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005049703 Incident Date: Dec, 13 2005
Consumer's City: CENTERBURG Consumer's State: OH
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#: 1B7GG22YXXS Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 13 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 10 1999
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Vin number: 1b7gg22yx xs206501; vehicle description: dodge dakota 4x4 p/u club cab model year: 1999 a knocking began in the front end and i took it to a mechanic who found both lower ball joints nearly ready to fall apart and both upper ball joints well worn. he said dodge had recalled newer model years but was refusing to fix the same problem in the 1999 models. the mechanic said the problem in my pickup was exactly the same problem in several 2000 - 2003 models he'd fixed. i called dodge but they just said it wasn't their problem. i entered an incident date below but there really wasn't a specific incident that happened. the ball joints just deteriorated much too quickly. i'm now paying over $700 to have the problem corrected. *nm