1998 Dodge Dakota complaints

WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT UPPER BALL JOINT. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *NM

VEHICLE LEAKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARD. AFTER SEARCHING FOR THE LEAK SPOTTED THE SOURCE UNDER THE FRONT DASH.*AK

THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RELATED FAILURE, BUT A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT HAS GONE UNFIXED BY CHRYSLER CORPORATION, ACCORDING TO REPAIR SHOPS IN MY AREA. I HAVE A 1998 DODGE DAKOTA WITH 65,000 MILES. I'M THE 2ND OWNER. VIN# [XXX]. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE A/C EVAPORATOR. ACCORDING TO REPAIR SHOPS IN LOUISVILLE, KY. CHRYSLER HAS HAD A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THEIR EVAPORATORS FOR ALMOST 10 YEARS, SINCE CHANGING OVER TO THE 134 FREON. THE DEFECTIVE EVAPORATORS USUALLY WILL LAST TILL THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEN FAIL. ALL OEM REPLACEMENT PARTS HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED AND TEND TO NOT FAIL, ACCORDING TO THE SHOPS. THIS IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR, DUE TO DODGE PLACING THE EVAPORATOR UNDER THE DASH, WHICH HAS TO BE REMOVED TO REPAIR. I FEEL, BASED ON WHAT THE REPAIR SHOPS ARE TELLING ME, THAT DODGE SHOULD STAND BEHIND AT LEAST A PORTION OR THE COST TO REPLACE THESE EVAPORATORS. THE AVERAGE COST FOR A DODGE TRUCK IS $800.00. BELOW ARE 2 SHOPS WHICH I'VE SPOKEN: ROPPEL'S RADIATOR/AC 632 BAXTER AVE. LOUISVILLE, KY. 502-587-8648. *AK SE-CLIFFS TRUCK AC 4436 POPULAR LEVEL ROAD LOUISVILLE, KY. 502-458-5319 THANKS, FOR ANY HELP YOU MAY BE OF UPDATED 07/25/2012 *JS.

AT 50K MILES THE FRONT END WAS EXTREMELY LOOSE AND STEERING CONTROL WAS BECOMING QUITE DANGEROUS. NO OFF ROAD ACTIVITIES. BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE PRETTY MUCH DESTROYED. AFTER 1300$ TO FIX THE FRONT END FOUND THAT THE STEERING WORM GEAR IS ALSO WORN OUT. STEERING IS STILL DANGEROUS. THE STEERING SHOULD PRETTY MUCH NEVER FAIL AND UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS THE BALL JOINTS SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 100K MILES. *JB

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN WHEN APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, THE MAIN BRAKE LINE RUNNING FROM THE FRONT TO THE REAR BROKE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THIS RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONSUMER CROSSED A RED LIGHT, BUT REACHED THE OTHER SIDE BEFORE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *AK *SC *JB

PURCHASE OF USED 98 DAKOTA ON 8/14-04, NOISE IN FRONT END, RETURNED TO USED CAR DEALER, BAD BALL JOINTS, REPLACED BAD PARTS.*AK

BALL JOINTS, FRONT UPPER, AND LOWER WORE OUT, AND WERE VERY LOOSE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. *AK

THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN A DISCUSSION WITH THE DEALER REPRESENTATIVE, I WAS TOLD TO RETAIN MY BILL SINCE ALTHOUGH THERE HAD NOT YET BEEN A RECALL, THERE MAY BE ONE IN THE FUTURE. FROM THIS CONVERSATION, IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM AS HAS BEEN INDICATED ON SEVERAL NEWS REPORTS AND NEWSPAPER ARTICLES.*AK

THE VEHICLE WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE BALL JOINTS. THE BALL JOINTS CAUSED EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR FROM THE INNER SIDEWALLS. *JB

CONSUMER HEARD A CLICKING NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF CONSUMER STILL COULD HEAR THE CLANKING NOISE. THE BALL JOINTS HAVE BEEN RERPAIRED TWICE. *AK

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS DETERIORATING 5-24-2004, 27,675 MILES STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT 6-22-2004. BALL JOINTS, LOWER CONTROL ARM, AND RIGHT WHEEL BEARING HAD TO BE REPLACED BY DEALER.*AK STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT HAD TO BE REPLACED AT FREEHOLD DODGE NJ VERY LOOSE FRONT END, HARD TO CONTROL, BOUNCE. TYPICAL SYMPTOMS OF A FRONT END FALLING APART. DATES ABOVE ARE REPLACEMENT DATES. THIRD MAJOR PROBLEM IS ALL OF THE BOLTS ATTACHING THE CAB ARE DETERIORATED. TAKING TO MY NM DODGE DEALER. CAN NOT EVEN TAKE OFF THE BOTS THEY ARE SO BAD ON THE CAB OF MY TRUCK [XXX] I HAVE BEEN THE OWNER FROM DAY ONE. IN MY PARENTS NAME IN NEW JERSEY FOR INSURANCE RATE REDUCTION. UPDATED 07/24/2012* JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO PASS STATE (MO) SAFETY INSPECTION. VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS ONLY 35311 AND THE INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT WAS PERFORMED BY A DODGE DEALERSHIP.*AK

CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE WEARING PREMATURELY. CONSUMER WILL HAVE THE MECHANIC REPLACE THE UPPER BALL JOINTS. *AK THE VEHICLE MADE A SQUEALING NOISE. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED A BALL JOINT PROBLEM. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT HAD COME ON AND THE P/S WHEEL SQUEAKED WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. *SC *JB

(1) NOISE FROM REAR END (2) BEARINGS FAILED, ALL PINION AND CARRIER (3) REPLACEMENT OF BEARINGS AND SEALS ONLY 75,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. *JB

AN INDEPENDENT SHOP REPLACED THE LOWER AND UPPER BALL JOINTS LAT SEPTEMBER AT THE CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE CV DRIVE AND AXLE SHAFT WERE ALSO REPLACED. *JB

(1) EVENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE WERE SIMPLY NORMAL DRIVING. NOTHING SPECIAL OR OUT OF THE ORDINARY WAS DONE OR ATTEMPTED. (2) THE BALL JOINTS ON BOTH OF MY UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS HAVE FAILED. THE JOINTS WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT AND ARE PERMANENTLY SEALED SUPPOSEDLY REQUIRING NO MAINTENANCE. HOWEVER THE RUBBER BOOT SURROUNDING THE JOINT FAILED, THUS LEADING TO WATER AND OTHER ROAD GRIT TO ENTER THE JOINT. THUS THE JOINTS DID NOT REMAIN LUBRICATED, EVENTUALLY LEADING TO MECHANICAL FAILURE. (3) DUE TO DODGE NOT SELLING THE INDIVIDUAL BALL JOINTS, I OPTED REPLACED BOTH OF THE ENTIRE FRONT CONTROL ARMS. DUE TO THE COST OF THAT REPAIR I OPTED TO PURCHASE AND INSTALL AFTERMARKET BALL JOINTS FOR THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS RATHER THAN REPLACE THE ENTIRE ARM AS HAD BEEN DONE WITH THE UPPER. THE REPAIR WAS VERY LABOR INTENSIVE; ESPECIALLY ON SOMETHING WHICH SHOULD REQUIRE MINIMAL IF ANY MAINTENANCE.*AK

I HAVE A DODGE DAKOTA 98. I WENT IN FOR AN ALIGNMENT TODAY. MY 69 DOLLAR ALIGNMENT WAS BUMPED UP TO 830 DOLLARS. THEY SAID THAT ALL OF THE BALL JOINTS NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME WITH THE DODGE TRUCK OF THIS YEAR THRU 2003. THEY TOLD ME THAT MY WHEELS MIGHT JUST FALL OFF. I TOLD THEM NOT TO PERFORM THIS SINCE I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY AND THEY TOLD ME TO WATCH OUT FOR BUMPS AND SHARP TURNS. MY TRUCK IS NOT MAKING ANY WIRED NOISES AND I CANT BELIEVE THAT THIS ISSUE WAS LEGITIMENT SINCE YOU WOULD THINK A RECALL WOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUES FOR SUCH A DANGEROUS THING. I WENT ONLINE OF COURSE TO LOOK INTO THIS AND FOUND THAT THIS IS CURRENTLY BEING LOOKED INTO BY THE FEDS. IF I HAD NOT GONE IN FOR THE ALLIGNMENT, AND MY WHEEL FELL OFF WITH MY 6 YEAR OLD CHILD IN THE CAR I OR HER / BOTH MIGHT NOT BE HERE. I WILL BE DRIVING MY OTHER VEHICLE FOR THE TIME BEING AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHEN THIS WILL BE RECALLED / ADDRESSED. FIRESTONE PUT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RECOMMENDED SERVICES: SYSTEM FAILURE - REQUIRED UPPER-BOTH BALL JOINTS/ LOWER BOTH BALL JOINTS THE MONEY IS ONE THING. ME AND MY KID IS ANOTHER. AND WITH NO INDICATION OF THIS PROBLEM, THAT REALLY CONCERNS ME!!!*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT AT LOWER SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING THROUGH THE FRONT END. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BALL JOINTS WORE OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *NM

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. *AK *SC *JB

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS UNDER THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY. *NM

FRONT BALL JOINTS ON MY 1998 DODGE DAKOTA FAILED. I NOTICED A POPPING NOISE IN MY FRONT END THAT TRANSITIONED UP THROUGH MY STEERING COLUMN. THEY HAVE TO BE REPLACED!*AK

WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO DEFECTIVE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT BALL JOINTS. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AFTER A ROAD TRIP. DEALER DETERMINED THAT UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE ABOUT TO SEPARATE, AND THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT. UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. *AK

1998 DODGE DAKOTA BALL JOINT FAILURE. *MR CONSUMER FELT THAT FAILURE OF BALL JOINTS WAS AN EXAMPLE OF POOR DESIGN AND VEHICLE BEING UNSAFE. *LA

VEHICLE HAS A CRACKED MIRROR, CRACK IN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, AND A BROKEN MANIFOLD BOLT. (NAR) *MR THE EVENING THAT THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE HOME HE NOTICED A RATTLING NOISE IN THE ENGINE AREA WHICH HE DID NOT NOTICE DURING THE TEST DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT A DIFFERENT DEALER FOR AN UNBIASED OPINION. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A BROKEN MANIFOLD BOLT, A CRACK NEAR/ON THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND A BROKEN MIRROR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INITIALLY DECIDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. LATER THE DEALER REFUSED REPAIR STATING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AS IS. *NM *CB

FOIA REQUEST ALL MATERIAL RE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, STUDIES TESTS, RECALLS, CIVIL SUITS INVOLVING 1998 CHRYSLER DODGE DAKOTA, FIRM REPRESENT CLIENT CHARGED W/DEATH OF A PASSENGER IN HIS VEHICLE FOLLOWING AN ACCIDENT (SEARCH ATTACHED) (NAR) *PH *CB *JB

INQUIRY INTO ANYTHING CONSUMER COULD DO TO GET DODGE TO TAKE CARE OF THE BALL JOINT FAILURE WHICH HE EXPERIENCED. *PH THE CONSUMER STATED THE BALL JOINTS RUSTED AND LOOSENED. *JB

I AM ON MY THIRD CATALYTIC CONVERTER ON A 1998 DODGE DAKOTA, I JUST HIT 70,000 MILES AND THERE SEEMS TO BE AN AWEFUL LOT OF BAD CATALYTIC CONVERTERS ON THIS VEHICLE. NOW THE DEALER TELLS ME THE BIGGEST SAFETY PROBLEM WITH MY TRUCK IS THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS (IT'LL COST ALMOST $1000), THESE ARE THE SAME AS USED ON THE DURANGO AND THEY HAVE HAD ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS ALSO.*AK

CONSUMER QUESTIONED WHETHER THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF BALL JOINT FAILURE WOULD BE ENOUGH TO ISSUE A RECALL. *PH WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE SHOP TO BE SERVICED, HE WAS TOLD THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL WERE BAD. *JB

I OWN A 1998 DODGE DAKOTA SPORT 4X4 5.2L V-8 W/125K MILES, IN THE LAST TWO YEARS THE ONCE SHINY BLACK PAINT IS FLAKING OFF IN LARGE AREAS ON THE ROOF, THE FLAKING/PEELING HAS NOW BEGUN TO START ON THE TOP OF THE DOORS AND THE BED RAILS. *AK I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER HERE IN DUBLIN CALIFORNIA AND SPOKE DIRECTLY WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO TOLD ME THAT DODGE HAS NOT TAKEN A POSITION ON THIS ISSUE, THAT THEY REALIZE IT IS WIDE SPREAD AND REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. MANY OTHER DODGE OWNERS INTHE MID WEST HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RECEIVE SOME SORT OF GOOD FAITH EFFORT FORM THEIR LOCAL DEALER BY WAY OF A $300 CREDIT TOWARD PAINT. HERE IN CALIFORNIA WE ARE NOT SO LUCKY. THE LOCAL DEALERS DO NOT GIVE A [XXX] ABOUT THE DODGE OWNERS ONCE THE LEAVE THE LOT. I CHALLENGE ANY NORTHERN CALIF DEALER TO PROVE TO ME THIS IS AN ISOLATED ISSUE! DODGE WILL NEVER GET ANY OF MONEY AGAIN AND HAVE SOURED ME FROM ANY DODGE CHRYSLER PRODUCT! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

FOIA REQUEST ALL MATERIAL RE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, STUDIES, TESTS, RECALLS, CIVIL SUITS INVOLVING 1998 CHRYSLER DODGE DAKOTA, FIRM REPRESENT CLIENT CHARGED W/DEATH OF A PASSENGER IN HIS VEHICLE FOLLOWING AN ACCIDENT (SEARCH ATTACHED). (NAR) *PH *CB *JB

DRIVER SIDE UPPER BALL JOINT COMPLETELY FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. MECHANIC INDICATED THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS "NOT IN GOOD SHAPE" BUT OPERATING.

CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INSPECTION STATION AND VEHICLE DID NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO WORN OUT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. CONSUMER WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT WHEELS WHEN TURNING CORNERS. ALSO, CONSUMER NEEDED TO COMPENSATE FOR VEHICLE PULLING FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER SIDE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO LIFTED THE VEHICLE AND ONE OF THE FRONT WHEELS FELL OFF. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT FRONT BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT. *AK MECHANIC REPLACED UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS, INNER TIE ROD ENDS AND PERFORMED FRONT END. *LA ALIGNMENT

CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND INNER TIE RODS AT 42,000 MILES. *AK THE BALL JOINTS AND TIE ROD ENDS HAD EXCESSIVE PLAY. *JB

HEADLIGHT SWITCH MALFUNCTIONING - HEADLIGHTS ACT ERRATIC, SWITCH GETS HOT & SMELLS AS IF IT'S BURNING UP. *JB

THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FRONT END WOULD COLLAPSE WHILE DRIVING. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *SC *JB

PURCHASED USED 1998 DODGE DAKOTA TRUCK IN APRIL 2002 FROM TOYOTA DEALER WITH MILEAGE OF 42,000. I HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE IN MOTOR ON 11-11-2003 TOOK TO MY MECHANIC AND HE HAD TO REPLACE BOLTS IN THE MANIFOLD. AGAIN ON 3-2-2004 HEARD CLICKING NOISE IN WHEEL MY MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE FRONT SUSPENSION BALL JOINT. I WROTE A LETTER TO DAIMLER CHRYSLER OF THE PROBLEMS AND THEY SAID THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO ASSIST ME WITH THE PROBLEMS BECAUSE I WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. SO I FEEL, THAT OTHER PURCHASERS SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THE PROTENTIAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE.*AK

FRONT SUSPENSION, BALL JOINTS, & STABILIZER BARS WERE ALL REPLACED DUE TO UNUSUAL WEAR & TEAR. THE STEERING WAS POPPING AND MY FRONT TIRES WERE LOOSE. MY VEHICLE WAS DEEMED UNSAFE BY THE DEALER & NEEDED IMMEDIATE REPAIR. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE DAKOTAS & DURANGOS & DAIMLER CHRYSLER IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE IN MY BENEFIT TO BRING MY PARTICULAR VEHICLES PROBLEM TO NHTSA'S ATTENTION AS WELL AS DAIMLER CHRYSLER.*AK

DEFECTIVE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON MY 98 DODGE DAKOTA. I JUST WENT TO LES SCHWAB TO GET NEW TIRES AND AN ALLIGNMENT WHEN THEY TOLD ME ALL OF MY BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS SEEMS WAY TO SOON FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. AND IT COST ME 800 DOLLARS TO GET IT FIXED.*AK

BALL JOINT'S IN DODGE DAKOTA'S. I HAVE A 1998 DAKOTA WITH LOW MILES, MY WARRANTY IS UP ALREADY AND MY TRUCK HAS VERY LOW MILES FOR IT'S AGE. 14,500. I NOTICED THAT IT WAS RIDING FUNNY SO I TOOK IT INTO CAR-X WHITING IN. AND HE INFORMS MY MY BALL JOINTS ARE SHOT, PLUS I NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. IT'S BAD ENOUGH THAT I NEEDED A SERPENTINE ALREADY, BUT NOW THIS. IT HASN'T EVEN BEEN BROKEN IN AND THESE ARE SHOT FOR $500 BUCKS. ARE THERE ANY OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS? THERE IS AN ARTICLE FROM A NEWS PAPER HTTP://WWW.WCAX.COM/GLOBAL/STORY.ASP?S=1700237 ABOUT BAD DODGES. I THINK DODGE SHOULD PAY ME PAY THE MONEY.*AK

AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WAS MAKING A CLICKING SOUND WHEN TURNING CORNERS AND WEARING OUT TIRES. THE LAST TIME CONSUMER REPLACED A SET OF TIRES IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS HAD UNUSUAL WEAR. CONSUMER CLAIMED THAT HE WAS AN ENGINEER, AND THAT THERE WAS NO WAY THAT ONE COULD LUBRICATE THE UPPER BALL JOINTS. *AK *MR

WATER ON PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARD. *NM

PREMATURE WEAR ON BOTH UPPER BALL JOINS AND ONE LOWER BALL JOINT. *JB

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. DEALERSHIPS MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM PERTAINED TO THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILURE. *AK THE CONSUMER VIEWED FILM WHERE THE WHEELS HAD FALLEN. *SC

WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BALL JOINTS AND TIE ROD ENDS WERE LOOSE. *AK

HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT UPPER BALL JOINTS AND BOTH INNER TIE RODS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. DEALERSHIP REPLACED BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS. ALSO, AT 100,000 MILES RIGHT FRONT UPPER BALL JOINT WAS REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS LOOSE, AND THE WHEEL WAS ABOUT TO FALL OFF. *AK

UPPER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES ARE WORN SEVERELY AND LOWER LEFT SIDE IS SHOWING SIGNS OF SIGNIFICANT WEAR. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 82K MILES ON IT. I AM AWARE THAT DAKOTA TRUCKS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO HAVE A POSSIBLE DEFECT IN THE BALL JOINTS AND WHEN IS CHRYSLER GOING TO ISSUE A RECALL. MY TRUCK IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT THIS TIME. *JB

THE BALL JOINTS ON MY 98 DODGE DAKOTA HAVE FAILED SEVERAL TIMES. ONE TIME THE WHEEL ALMOST FELL OFF. THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED AS WELL AS THE WHEEL BEARINGS AND ENTIRE HUB ASSEMBLY WHICH THEY CAUSE TO FAIL WHEN THEY FAIL. *AK