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2000 DODGE DODGE TRUCK — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT

crash · 445918 · 2003-12-19

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
DODGE TRUCK
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON MY 2000 DODGE DAKATO PICK-UP TRUCK, THE BALL JOINT POPPED OUT WHILE DRIVING. I TRIED TO CONTACT DODGE ON OCTOBER 31, 2003, TO INFORM THEM THAT THEIR MUST BE SOME KIND OF PROBLEM WITH THE PART. THEY REPLIED AND SAID,"AFTER THOROUGHLY REVIEWING YOUR REQUEST AND THE FILES ON THIS MATTER, WE RESPECTFULLY CONCUR WITH THE DECISION RENDERED BY OUR SENIOR STAFF AND THAT THERE IS NO DEFECT ON THEIR BALL JOINTS. WATCHING THE CBS EVENING NEWS, I NOW FIND THAT THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION BEING DONE BY THE NHTSA WITH THE DODGE DURANGO, AND THAT YOU ALSO CLAIM THE SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURING WITH THE DODGE DAKATO. IF THIS IS TRUE, WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP! *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10050787
Machine
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