Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / DAKOTA / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006069271 Incident Date: Jun, 11 2006
Consumer's City: BELCHERTOWN Consumer's State: MA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: DAKOTA Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering:linkages:tie rod assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1B7GG2AN41S Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 24 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 29 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving on the highway, my front end didn't feel right. the following morning, i took my truck to my mechanic to check it out. he got in it to take it for a ride. when he turned the wheel, there was a clunk. we got out and looked, the passenger side front tire was turned to the right, the driver's side was straight. he said it looks like something happened to the tie rod. it turns out, the threads holding the tie rod together, stripped and it came apart. he said i was lucky it didn't happen on the highway that the wheel probably would have came off and it would have been disastrous. i still have the tie rod. i contacted daimler chrysler and told them about the problem and asked to be reimbursed for the repair. they told me that they won't reimburse me because i didn't bring it to a chrysler dealer. i was at my mechanics, what was i going to do? i think they just want to cover it up. my mechanic replaced the stripped tie rod on the driver side, and replaced the right outer tie rod end because it had play in it. *nm