1999 DODGE DAKOTA Complaints

I HAVE A DODGE DAKOTA,1999, ALL THE BALL JOINTS ARE BAD AND DANGEROUSLY WORN. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THEY ARE THE SAME AS THE DURANGO!!!!! AND I CAN'T GET THEM. THEY ARE OUT OF STOCK ALL OVER AT A COST OF $2000.00APPROXIMATELY.!!!*AK I UNDERSTAND THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY FOR THE DURANGO BUT DID YOU REALIZE THE DAKOTA IS THE SAME PART.............. NOT ONLY CANT I AFFORD THIS REPAIR IT IS A 53,000 MILE VEHICLE THAT IS WELL CARED FOR AND THIS IS ABOSORBENT AND GOUGING THE PUBLIC. PLEASE CONSIDER INCLUDING THE DAKKOTA WITH THE DURANG INVESTIGATION. THANK YOU FRANK YUNITS SR.

BALL JOINTS ON 1999 DODGE DAKOTA EXCESSIVE TIRE REPLACEMENT(3)SETS OF TIRES ON FRONT VEHICLE HAS ONLY 65000 MILES ALSO HAD TO REPLACE ROTORS AND BRAKES I DON'T BELIEE THIS IS TYPICAL FOR THIS AMOUNT OF MILES.

DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION DEALERSHIPS INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT BRAKE LINE CRACKED, AND WAS CAUSING BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK. MECHANIC DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *NM

VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY GETTING 17 MILES PER GALLON ,BUT IT WAS LOOSING MILES PER GALLON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP,AND TECHNICIAN CONFIGURED THE COMPUTER FUEL ECONOMY. THE CAR WAS IN WORSE SHAPE THAN IT EVER HAD BEEN. *AK *NM

WHILE TRAVELING CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. A TECHNICIAN SERVICED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACEMENT.*AK *LA

REPLACEMENT OF BALL JOINTS AND ADDITIONAL PARTS THAT WERE WORNOUT, AND THE TRUCK HAD ONLY 68,000 MILES, $900 REPAIR COSTS, DEFINITELY A HAZARD THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AVERTED BY THE MANUFACTURER, AND I WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMNT FOR MY PROBLEM THAT ALOT OF VEHICLES OF CHRYSLER-DAILMER DODGE DAKOTA P/UHAS HAD.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN MAKING A TURN HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. CONSUMER COULD PULL THE STEERING WHEEL WITH HIS HANDS AND HEAR A KNOCKING SOUND IN THE STEERING COLUMN. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE TWICE AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. AN ALIGNMENT SHOP WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REALIGN THE TIRES FOUND THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT. *AK

DURING REPLACING BRAKES ON 1999 DODGE DAKOTA 4X4 V8, (BRAKE EQUIPMENT FROZE ON ONE SIDE), MECHANIC HEARD NOISES AND FOUND THAT BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE SEVERELY WORN AND IN HIS OPINION, READY TO SEPERATE (DRIVERS SIDE BEING WORST). VEH. HAS 70,000 MILES AND IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. THE MECHANIC BELIEVES THIS TO BE UNUSUAL AND ABNORMAL WEAR TO THE VEHICLE. THE BALL JOINTS ARE GOING TO BE REPLACED TO AVOID ANY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND I WILL SAVE THE PARTS IF YOU REQUEST FOR LATER EXAMINATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE RIGHT UPPER BALL JOINT FAILED. *AK LOWER BALL JOINT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE DEALER THAT IT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. IN ADDITION, WHEEL BEARING WERE REPLACED. *LA

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONSUMER CAN FEEL A WOBBLE AND HEAR A RATTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO THE FRONT TIRES BEGAN TO WEAR OUT UNEVENLY. A DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT ALL OF THE BALL JOINTS WERE WORN. *NM VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT FOR REPAIRS FOR BALL JOINTS, AND VEHICLE ONLY HAD 20,000 MILES. *LA