Complaint 1207626
2004 DODGE DAKOTA • SUSPENSION • incident Aug 10, 2014
- Complaint ID
- 1207626
- Make
- DODGE
- Model
- DAKOTA
- Model Year
- 2004
- Component
- SUSPENSION
- Incident Date
- Aug 10, 2014
- Date Received
- Aug 10, 2015
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
SUSPENSION
Owner Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE ACCELERATING AT A LOW SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, WHILE A STOP, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT MECHANICS, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT, UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS, STRUTS, CONTROL ARMS, IDLE ARMS, CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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