1999 DODGE DAKOTA Complaints

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT. THE DRIVER NOTICED SUDDENLY A VIBRATION UNCONTROLLABLY WHILE MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACEMENT DUE TO CORROSION. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONSUMERER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. THE VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

AT MY LAST REGULAR SERVICE (OIL, FILTER CHANGE) THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN ADVISED ME THAT THE UPPER RIGHT BALL JOINT WAS ON THE VERGE OF FAILURE. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A PREMATURE FAILURE DO TO THE LOW MILEAGE AND THE FACT THAT IT HAS BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED BY THE SAME DEALER SINCE NEW. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WORN OUT PARTS. THIS INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY MRS. WILLIAMS HUSBAND CURTIS ENGLAND. *AK

WHILE TURNING/DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

I DRIVE MAINLY ON PUBLIC ROADS, SO I OCCASIONALY HAVE A FEW POTHOLES. I HAVE TO KEEP TAKING MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER FOR BALLJOINTS AND CONTROL ARMS. *AK THE DEALER SAYS IT FIXED AND WITHIN TWO WEEKS TIME I HEAR A BONK IN THE FROUNT END AND NEED TO SEE THE DEALER AGAIN.

FLAT TIRE. SIDE WALL HAS SLITS RIGHT NEXT TO THE RIM OF THE WHEEL. AFTER OBTAINING A FLAT TIRE I HAD MY GARAGE MAN CHECK THE OTHER 3 TIRES AND THEY ALL WERE THE SAME , WITH SLITS IN THE SIDEWALLS. UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON. *AK

THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHED USED WITH LESS THEN 30,000 MILES AT THE TIME I NOTICED A SHIMMY IN THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL, TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE WHEELS NOW HAVE AN EXCESSIVE SHIMMY AND GRINDING WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN. THE SHIMMY CAN BE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL AS WELL AS NOTICED FROM THE OUTSIDE WHEN THE TRUCK IS MOVING. HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND TOLD THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT DODGE IS AWARE OF AND HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM, AS THE SERVICE MACHANIC SAID ITS JUST DODGE, THEN HE WENT ON TO SAY HE WOULDN'T OWN A DODGE DAKOTA AND HE SERVICES THEM!!!*AK

BECAUSE I HEARD OF ALL THE PROBLEMS WITH FRONT ENDS ON THESE VEHICLES I HAVE IT CHECKED EVERY TIME I GET MY OIL CHANGED. WITH ONLY 35,000 MILES ON MY DODGE DOKOTA SPORT I HAD THEUPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINT REPLACED, THE TIE ROD ENDS AND LAST WEEK THE U-JOINT. HARD TO BELIEVE THERE<S NOT BEEN A RECALL ON SUCH A DANGEROUS DEFECT, GUESS NOT ENUOUGH INJURIES AND DEATHS YET! PLEASE CAMPLAIN IF YOU'VE HAD THESE PROBLEMS, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *JB

I HAD NOTICED THE FRONT TIRES CUPPING AND BROUGHT IT TO A DEALER FOR AN ALIGNMENT, THERE THEY TOLD ME IT NEEDED UPPER BALL JOINTS, LOWER BALL JOINTS, AND A TIE ROD END. I THEN BROUGHT IT BACK THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND THEY TOLD ME THE AMOUNT OF "PLAY" IS ACCEPTABLE ACCORDING TO DODGE MEASUREMENTS, HOWEVER THEY DID RECOMMEND TO REPLACE THE TIE ROD END, WHICH I HAD THEM DO AND HAD TO BRING IT ELSEWHERE FOR AN ALIGNMENT AS THEY DIDN'T HAVE AN ALIGNMENT RACK. I THEN BROUGHT IT TO A PLACE THEY RECOMMENDED CLOSE TO WHERE I LIVE FOR THE ALIGNMENT, WHERE I WAS TOLD THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE SHOT AND THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ALIGN IT. I THEN HAD THE SHOP REPLACE THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WITH AFTERMARKET PARTS THAT CAN BE LUBED AND HAD A WARRANTY ALONG WITH AN ALIGNMENT. THE TRUCK IS A '99 CLUB CAB V8 4X4 W/47500 MILES.*AK