# 1998 DODGE DURANGO — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
> NHTSA complaint `486107` · 2004-07-22 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** DURANGO
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
- **Miles at failure:** 62,252
- **Speed:** 15 mph
## Narrative
DRIVING CAR APPROXIMATLEY 15 MPH DOWN RESIDENTIAL ROAD  CAR PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT  RAN OFF ROAD AND HIT A STREET SIGN THEN A TELEPHONE POLE  CAR WAS TOTALED AND THE ADJUSTER STATED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINT IN THE STEERING MECHANISM FAILED.   *JB
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