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Complaint 1280077

2011 DODGE DAKOTA • SUSPENSION • incident Apr 29, 2016

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
1280077
Make
DODGE
Model
DAKOTA
Model Year
2011
Component
SUSPENSION
Incident Date
Apr 29, 2016
Date Received
May 4, 2016
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

SUSPENSION

Owner Narrative

AT 60,597 MILES, ALL THE TIE RODS AND BALL JOINTS COMPLETELY FAILED. OTHER DODGE TRUCK MODELS WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME REASON, BUT NOT THE DAKOTAS. FAILURE WAS WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON CITY STREET. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO A GARAGE. REPAIR INVOICE IS ATTACHED (THREE PAGES, THREE PHOTOS) WITH THIS COMPLAINT.

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

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