1999 DODGE DAKOTA Complaints

THE 1999 DODGE DAKOTA FRONT END HAS FAILED. THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS, TIE ROD AND BOTH FRONT TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW WHY NOT INCLUDE ALL DODGE TRUCKS IN THE RECALL. *BF *NM NAR - SEE RESPONSE TO ODI NO. 10109594 *JLS *SC

3 DIFFERENT MECHANICS TOLD ME THAT MY BALL JOINTS WERE ABOUT TO DECAY AND POSSIBLY MAKE MY WHEELS COLLAPSE. I HAD TO GET THEM REPLACED AFTER HEARING AND READING ABOUT OTHER 1999 DAKOTA PROBLEMS AND DANGERS WITH THE BALL JOINTS. *JB

THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE COMPLETELY WORE FROM THE INSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR A FRONT END ALIGNMENT, AND THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE.*AK *JB

DODGE DAKOTA 1999 BALL JOINTS FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW WHY WOULDN'T A RECALL BE ISSUED ON THE 98 -99 NOT JUST THE 2000-2005 MODELS. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE MANIFOLD BOLTS SNAPPED OFF IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THEY NEEDED TO BE REMOVED. *JB

DODGE DAKOTA 1999 BALL JOINTS FAILURE. CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW WHY WOULDN'T A RECALL BE ISSUED ON THE 97-99 LIKE FOR THE 2000-03 MODELS, FOR THE DURANGO/DAKOTA'S. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED TWICE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND HAS FAILED AGAIN. *JB

"RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V596000" CONCERNING BALL JOINTS: CONSUMER STATED THE BALL JOINTS DISINTEGRATED COMPLETELY. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

WE HAVE A 1999 DODGE DAKOTA THAT WAS RIDING ROUGH. AFTER DRIVING ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND THEN DRIVING THE DAKOTA YOU WOULD NOTICE THAT THE SMOOTHNESS WAS GONE, AND WHEN GOING OVER ANY UNEVEN PAVEMENT OR BUMPY ROADS YOU REALLY HAD TO GRIP THE STEERING WHEEL TO HAVE CONTROL. TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION AND ENDED UP HAVING THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD 44,000 MILES ON IT. THE REPLACEMENT TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH AN OUT OF POCKET COST OF $633.00. *AK

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED "A" FRAME AND UPPER BALL JOINT PROBLEMS. THE MANUFACTURER REIMBURSED THE CONSUMER FOR THE PARTS BUT NOT THE LABOR. *NM *SC *JB

THE UPPER BALL JOINTS ARE WEARING OUT PREMATURELY AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. *AK......THE TRUCK WA SONLY DRIVEN ON ROAD, VERY LOW MILEAGE FOR BALL JOINT FAILURE. 150 OTHER COMPLAINTS IN NHTSA DATA BASE ON SAME ISSUE. *AK

1. FRONT SUSPENSION MAKING CLUNKING NOISES. TIRES CUPPING. STEERING FELT LOOSE. . I DIDNT ALLOW THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. . REPLACED UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. *AK