| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006082333 | Incident Date: Oct, 14 2006 |
| Consumer's City: GLEN ALLEN | Consumer's State: VA |
| 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: Suspension:front:control arm:upper ball joint |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1B7GL22X41S | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 16 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jan, 31 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 1. normal driving circumstances. front end suspension started making clunking/popping noises and steering became erratic. truck has 85,000 miles. 2. could not safely drive the vehicle. the steering was too risky. i also noticed while the tow truck driver was pulling the vehicle onto the truck that the front right wheel was leaning over at about 30 degree angle. 3. mechanic diagnosed that the upper ball joints has basically rusted and deteriorated. lower joints were also on their way to failure. additional research has shown that the 4 wheel drive models were recalled. why weren't the 2 wheel drives. this problem mirrors the issue that they had. *nm |
