1997 DODGE DAKOTA — POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1997 DODGE DAKOTA — POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
Start: 2001-06-14

crash · 298422 · 2001-06-15

Vehicle

Make: DODGE
Model: DAKOTA
Year: 1997
Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
Speed: 30 mph

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 0
Fire: No
Crash: Yes
Police report: Yes
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

THE UNIVERSAL JOINT ON THE STEERING COLUMN TOTALLY FAILED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO "FREE-WHEEL" THE VEHICLE VEERED OUT OF CONTROL SIDESWIPING TWO PARKED CARS. THIS IS A CRITICAL FAILURE; IF IT OCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEED IT COULD HAVE CAUSED SEVERAL FATALITIES!!. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 746888
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown