1999 DODGE DAKOTA — SUSPENSION

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1999 DODGE DAKOTA — SUSPENSION
Start: 2008-05-03

9 injured · 668932 · 2008-05-08

Vehicle

Make: DODGE
Model: DAKOTA
Year: 1999
Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component: SUSPENSION
Miles at failure: 69,000
Speed: 55 mph

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 9
Fire: No
Crash: No
Police report: No
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

BALL JOINTS FAILED ON VEHICLE. ONE BALL JOINT BROKE AND TOOK OUT THE BRAKES. WAS ON FREEWAY WHEN HEARD CLUNKING NOISE. GOT OFF FREEWAY AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALER SAID THAT I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IF I WOULD HAVE CONTINUED DRIVING. *TR

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10227019
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown