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Complaint 1526989

2005 DODGE DAKOTA • SUSPENSION • incident Dec 28, 2018

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
1526989
Make
DODGE
Model
DAKOTA
Model Year
2005
Component
SUSPENSION
Incident Date
Dec 28, 2018
Date Received
Dec 28, 2018
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

SUSPENSION

Owner Narrative

I TOOK MY 2005 DAKOTA TO REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE OF CLUNKING NOISE ON FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN DRIVING OR ROCKING THE TRUCK WHEN IT WAS PARKED. REPAIR SHOP SAID LOWER BALL JOINT COMPLETELY FAILED AND WAS RIDING ON LOWER CONTROL ARM INSTEAD OF SUPPORTED BY BALL JOINT. UPPER BALL JOINT WAS ALSO BAD. PASSENGER SIDE UPPER BALL JOINT WORN OUT AND LOWER BALL JOINT BOOT WAS CRACKED. ALL TIE ROD ENDS ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

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

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