Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / DAKOTA / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007091854 Incident Date: Jan, 14 2007
Consumer's City: WATKINS Consumer's State: CO
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#: 1B7GG22Y3WS Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 15 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I was advised today that my 1998 dakota is plagued with the same issue that has been around for quite a while. the upper and lower ball joints are garbage at about 75,000. fortunately i drove my wife's car by a stroke of luck and they gave me a lot of noise. so i caught it before a wheel fell off. dodge should be recalling or at least replacing free of charge all ball joints that failed. not just the 2000-2003 model numbers.*jb