1999 DODGE DAKOTA Complaints

NOT NECESSARILY AN INCIDENT, YET... BUT HOW COME 1999 DODGE DAKOTAS ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THE NEW RECALL ON THE BALL JOINTS?!!?!? THE '99 IS THE EXACT SAME DESIGN AS THE 2000 DAKOTA. I HAVE A RWD 99 DAKOTA, AND I HAD THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED 3 TIMES SINCE I'VE OWNED IT. THREE TIMES. DAIMLER CHRYSLER DOESN'T CARE IF OUR WHEELS FALL OFF?!? I HAD WARNING ONCE OF THREE TIMES WHEN MY BALL JOINTS WERE SHOT. WHAT WERE TO HAPPEN IF I ROLLED MY TRUCK AND DIED?! I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THE RECALL FOR THE BALL JOINTS ONLY AFFECTS THE 2000-2003 MODELS, I KNOW FROM PLENTY OF OTHER DAKOTA OWNERS, THE 99'S ARE EVERY BIT AS BAD, IF NOT WORSE. SAME DESIGN = SAME PROBLEMS. I'M NOT PAYING FOR DC TO DO MY BALL JOINTS AGAIN, THERE IS NO REASON THE 1999S SHOULD BE EXCLUDEED FROM THE RECALL. IF THE BALLJOINTS ON THE 200S ARE BAD, THEN BEING THE SAME ONES ON THE 99S WILL GO JUST AS BAD. I'M GLAD TO SEE SOMEBODY FINALLY STEPPED IN AND DID SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, BUT I AM VERY DISSAPOINTED IN THE FACT THAT THE RECALL DOESN'T INCLUDE ALL THE YEARS WITH THE SAME DESIGN FLAW. THERE IS NO REASON FOR IT, AND QUITE FRANKLY, IT INFURIATES ME.....*JB

BALL JOINTS ON 1999 DODGE DAKOTA. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED ONE AND NEED TO REPLACE THE OTHER. MY MODEL YEAR IS NOT BEING RECALLED DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE EXACT SAME MANUFACTURER OF THE BALL JOINT AND THE SAME DESIGN WAS USED ON IT, AS IT IS ON THE 2000-2004 THAT IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. IN ADDITION, YOU HAVE RECOMMENDED ONLY RECALLING THE 4X4 MODELS, BUT 4X2 MODELS ALSO SUFFER FROM THIS PROBLEM. WHO PAID YOU GUYS TO NOT INCLUDE OUR MODEL YEAR. YOU ARE A DISGRACE. I AM OUTRAGED. *JB

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE DAKOTA 4X4 WITH THE SAME BALL JOINT SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS RESULTED IN THE RECALL OF 2000 - 2004 MODELS. DODGE IS REFUSING TO FIX THE SAFETY RELATED ISSUE. I SPOKE WITH STEW HANSEN DODGE (WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE) AND THEY WILL NOT FIX THE ISSUE UNDER THE CURRENT RECALL. *JB

I HAD HANDLING ISSUES WITH MY 1999 DODGE DAKOTA. ALSO, MY FRONT TIRES WERE WEARING OUT ON THE INSIDE. I THOUGHT I HAD A ALIGNMENT PROBLEM AND TOOK MY TRUCK IN FOR REPAIRS. I WAS INFORMED AND SHOWN THAT MY BALL JOINTS (UPPER AND LOWER) AND TIE RODS WERE SEVERELY WORN OUT AND NEEDED REPAIR. TODAY, ON THE NEWS, I HEARD ABOUT A RECALL FOR 2000-2003 DAKOTAS FOR THIS DEFECT. IS THERE ANYTHING IN THE WORKS TO INCLUDE 1999 DAKOTA'S?*JB

THE STEERING OF MY VEHILCLE DISPLAYED EXCESS MOVEMENT AND MADE A CLICKING / LOOSE KIND OF SOUND WHEN CHANGING STEERING DIRECTION. IT WAS NECESSARY FOR ME TO REPLACE THE FRONT END OF MY 1999 DODGE DAKOTA. THIS CONSISTED OF THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES. THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY THE DEALER. I HAD ALL WORK PERFORMED BY MY LOCAL MECHANIC AT MY EXPENSE. I SAW THE ARTICLE ON LINE REGARDING THE POSSIBLE RECALL AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF MY VEHICLE AS WELL AS THOSE OF OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCEDN THIS CONDITION AND HAVE PAID FOR THESE REPAIRS THEMSELVES CAN BE CONSIDERED PART OF THIS ACTION AND POSSIBLY RECEIVE REINBURSMENT TO OFF SET THESE EXPENSES. *AK

BALL JOINT FAILURE RIGHT FRONT SIDE,AND NOW THE LEFT FRONT SIDE IS GOING OUT.I REPLACED THE PART MYSELF WITH A GREASABLE BALL JOINT.*AK

1 DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS ON 1999 DAKOTA; MISALIGNED FRONT WHEELS, AND 3 REPLACES ALL FOUR JOINTS ON FRONT. *AK

THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 60K MILES. I HAD MECHANICS AT NTB TAKE A LOOK AT MY TRUCK, AND THEY SAID THAT DRIVING WITH THE BALL JOINTS IN SUCH A CONDITION WAS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS.*AK

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS,TIEROD ENDS ON BOTH SIDES WENT OUT ON MY 1999 DODGE DAKODA. HAD THEN REPALCED TWICE ALREADY AND COST ALOT OF MONEY. *AK

CONTINUOUS ABS PROBLEMS. SOME TIMES THE ABS BRAKES WILL APPLY WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL, MOST OF THE TIME THE ABS WON'T WORK AT ALL, ABS SENSORS ARE CONTINUOUSLY NEEDING REPLACEMENT,ALL 4 FRONT END BALL JOINTS WORN OUT, NOISY REAR END, ONLY 50,000 MILES. *JB