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Dodge Dakota 1998 Complaint

Complaint about SUSPENSION : FRONT : CONTROL ARM : LOWER BALL JOINT

NEWARK, CA

Consumer Complaint:
I HEAR A POPPING SOUND WHEN I TURN LEFT. I TOOK MY 1998 DODGE DAKOTA TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID ALL FOUR OF MY BALL JOINTS (TWO UPPERS AND 2 LOWERS) ARE SHOT. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY SO I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER ABOUT GETTING NEW BALL JOINTS. THE PARTS DEPT. MANAGER TOLD ME THERE IS A NATIONWIDE BACK ORDER ON THE LOWER BALL JOINTS AND HE EXPECTED TO GET THEM IN WITHIN A FEW MONTHS. AS FOR THE UPPERS, HE SAID HE COULD GET THEM WITHIN A FEW WEEKS. IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE DODGE KNOWS THE BALL JOINTS ARE DEFECTIVE SO THEY PULLED EVERYTHING FROM STOCK AND ARE HAVING NEW ONES MADE UP. I THINK DODGE MIGHT BE DOING THIS TO AVOID A RECALL. *AK

Date of Incident:
20040209