2001 DODGE DAKOTA Complaints

PREMATURE WEAR OF THE UPPER BALL JOINTS ON 2001 DODGE DAKOTA. DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB 4X4 VIN: [XXX]. BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED BEFORE SEPARATION FAILURE OCCURRED.*AK DILIGENCE BY THE OWNER IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AND ENSURED REPLACEMENT THEREBY PREVENTING THE POSSIBILITY OF DANGER TO OTHERS. LOWER CONTROL ARM (BALL JOINT) REPLACED [XXX] QTY 2. SEPT 20, 2002 UPPER CONTROL ARM (BALL JOINT) REPLACED - LEFT [XXX] QTY 1. MAR 13, 2003 [XXX] UPDATED 07/26/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

I OWN A 2001 DODGE 4X4 4.7L QC DAKOTA. MY MECHANIC HAS TOLD ME THE POPPING SOUND IN THE FRONT END IS DUE TO WEAR ON THE BALL JOINTS AND BUSHINGS BEING LOOSE. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 41000MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF.*AK ADD MY COMPLAINT TO YOUR GROWING LIST OF UNSATISFIED OWNERS.

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH, CONSUMER HEARD NOISE COMING THROUGH THE FRONT END. DEALERSHIP REPLACED DRIVER SIDE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK

CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE IN THE FRONT END. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A PROBLEM WITH THE BALL JOINTS. CONSUMER REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 55,000 MILES. CURRENTLY, HE WAS ABOUT TO PUT ON A NEW SET OF BALL JOINTS. *AK

UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED. AS A RESULT, FRONT WHEELS WOBBLED WHILE DRIVING. *AK

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS DEFECTIVE AND WORN AFTER 60,000 MILES. BALL JOINTS REPLACED BY 3RD PARTY AUTOSHOP FOR LESS THAN 1/3 OF QUOTED PRICE FROM DEALER. *AK

2001 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB. LOUD GROANING NOISE FROM FRONT END WHEN MAKING HARD LEFT TURN OVER BUMP (E.G., DRIVEWAY APRON) AT SLOW SPEED. FEAR IT MAY BE A BALL-JOINT PROBLEM. WILL BE INSPECTED AT NEXT SERVICE. 22K000 MILES ON VEHICLE.*AK

WANT TO CHECK TO SEE HOW MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE AIRBAG CLOCK SPRING ON A 2001 DODGE DAKOTA. ALSO WANT TO NO MORE ABOUT THE BALL JOINT ON THE SAME TRUCK AND WHAT CAUSE THE PROBLEM AND ROUGHLY HOW MANY MILES ON THESE VEHICLE BEFORE THIS OCCURS. THANKS. *JB

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKE PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED BRAKES LOCKED UP. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO DEALER ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS, BOOSTER POWER UNIT, CALIPERS, MASTER CYLINDER AND PADS. VEHICLE WAS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. UPON CLOSE INSPECTION CONSUMER DETERMINED THAT TIE ROD END FELL OFF. VEHICLE NEARLY WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. *AK