Complaint 1104834

2003 DODGE DAKOTA • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM • incident May 2, 2014

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
1104834
Make
DODGE
Model
DAKOTA
Model Year
2003
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date
May 2, 2014
Date Received
Sep 2, 2014
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Owner Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP OR MAKING A TURN AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT COULD HEAR AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CENTRAL TIMING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO STATED THAT THE BALL JOINT WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED AND MIGHT FRACTURE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE UNDERBODY WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V596000 (SUSPENSION) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08E064000 (SUSPENSION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.

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