62 of the 454 complaints filed about the Dodge Dodge Truck are about the suspension — 14% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1999.
62
Complaints
14%
Share of all complaints
6
Crashes
0
Fires
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
BALL JOINTS NEED REPLACEMENT.
NHTSA complaint #10210844 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT DETECTED A SQUEAKING SOUND COMING FROM THE SUSPENSION. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED, SIMILAR TO CAMPAIGN # 04V596000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 57,134.
NHTSA complaint #10188330 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
THE PREVIOUS RECALL FOR BALL JOINTS DID NOT INCLUDE THIS VEHICLE WHICH IS A 1999 DURANGO, I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE THEM REPLACE BALL JOINTS IN NOVEMBER 2004. WHEN I RECENTLY HAD MY VEHICLE LOOKED OVER BY THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT I NEED NEW BALL JOINTS AGAIN. I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THE INITIAL BALL JOINT RECALL. OBVIOUSLY MY VEHICLE WAS SHOWING QUALIFICATIONS.
NHTSA complaint #10148452 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
1999 DURANGO V8 MAGNUM 4 WHEEL DRIVE BALL JOINTS: UPPER AND LOWER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THE TIRES FALL OFF AND KILL ME OR MY PASSENGERS AT THE DEALERSHIPS ESTIMATE OF $1000.00.
NHTSA complaint #10148498 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
1999 DURANGO V8 MAGNUM 4 WHEEL DRIVE BALL JOINTS: UPPER AND LOWER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THE TIRES FALL OFF AND KILL ME OR MY PASSENGERS AT THE DEALERSHIPS ESTIMATE OF $1000.00.
NHTSA complaint #10148498 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
FRONT SUSPENSION BEARINGS.
NHTSA complaint #10133321 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION
THE STEERING IS LOOSE. THE TRUCK WANDERS BACK AND FORTH IN THE LANE. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WEARS CONSIDERABLY FASTER THAN ANY OF THE OTHER TIRES DESPITE REGULAR ALIGNMENTS PERFORMED AT A DEALERSHIP. IT IS A 1999, DODGE RAM 4X4 1500 SPORT PICKUP. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED AS WELL AS CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS AND THEY STATED THERE ARE NO CURRENT ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #10133260 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO WENT INTO THE DEALER WITH LESS THAN 100,000 KILOMETERS ON IT AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH 3 BALL JOINTS SHOT AND NEEDING REPLACEMENT. THE CHRYSLER WEB SITE HAS RECALLED 2000 DURANGOS, BUT WILL NOT CONSIDER MY VEHICLE FOR A SAFETY RECALL, EVEN THOUGH THE STEERING COMPONENTS ARE DEFECTIVE.
NHTSA complaint #10132853 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
DURING ROUTINE TIRE REPLACEMENT, IT IS NOTED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS ARE GOING BAD. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS MATCHED THE DESCRIPTION OF A RECALL THAT AFFECTED 2000-2003 DURANGOS.
NHTSA complaint #10131858 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
I HAD MY VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP LAST YEAR AND THEY RECOMMENDED THAT I HAVE THE UPPER BALL JOINTS REPLACED. THINKING THEY WERE JUST TRYING TO GET MORE MONEY OUT OF ME, I DID NOT HAVE THE WORK DONE. I THEN HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL OF THE 2000--- AND THOUGHT MINE SHOULD BE INCLUDED. IT WASN'T AND I DID NOT GET A SUFFICIENT ANSWER FROM CHRYSLER AS TO WHY IT WASN'T. I WANTED DATA WHICH I FOUND HERE ON THIS SITE. BEFORE TAKING MY SMALL CHILDREN ON A VACATION IN THE TRUCK, I AM HAVING THE PARTS REPLACED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHOM I TRUST.
NHTSA complaint #10127756 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
I WAS DRIVING MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO WHEN I NOTICED MY BRAND NEW FRONT TIRES WERE WEARING FUNNY. I THOUGHT THE ALIGNMENT WAS BAD, TOOK IT TO GET FIXED, AND FOUND OUT IT WAS ALL FOUR OF THE FRONT BALL JOINTS. NOW THERE IS A HORRIBLE SHAKING IN THE FRONT END, AND SQUEAK. I WAS QUOTED CLOSE TO $1000.00 TO FIX. I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AMONG THE 1999 YEAR BUT THE RECALL IS ONLY GOOD FOR THE 2000-2002. I DO NOT HAVE THIS KIND OF MONEY TO PUT INTO SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY THE DEALERS.
NHTSA complaint #10124464 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
LEFT FRONT TIRE RUBS THE LOWER CONTROL ARM DIGGING A GROOVE IN THE TIRE. I REPLACED THE TIRES THREE TIMES. THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY CAN DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. THIS COULD RESULT IN A TIRE FAILURE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #10123940 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT
DODGE DIESEL 1 TON 4X4 2000,WENT THROUGH A SET OF TIRES EVERY 15,000 MILES. *BF THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR FRONT TIRE WEAR. THE DEALER WAS TOLD MY THE MANUFACTURER TO TELL THE CONSUMER TO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED EVERY 6000 MILES. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS IS NOT NORMAL MAINTENANCE. THE CONSUMER EXPLAINED THAT THE TRUCK HAS NEVER DRIVEN AS IT SHOULD, INSTEAD IT WANDERED FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHILE DRIVING. THE
NHTSA complaint #10114894 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
ALL 4 BALL JOINTS IN MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO WENT BAD AT 38,000 MILES. CAR WAS UNCONTROLLABLE AND I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT SO I CALLED MY DEALER. HE INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND NO RECALLS HAD BEEN ISSUED. I THEN TOOK MY 1999 DURANGO TO MY SERVICE REPAIR MAN AT WHICH TIME HE INFORMED ME THAT ALL BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT ME & MY FAMILY WERE IN DANGER OF AN ACCIDENT FROM THE WHEELS FALLING OFF. I HAD ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 3 YEARS AFTER BUYING IT NEW FROM THE DEALER AND ONLY USED IT FOR LOCAL DRIVING.
NHTSA complaint #10114160 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
ALL 4 BALL JOINTS IN MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO WENT BAD AT 38,000 MILES. CAR WAS UNCONTROLLABLE AND I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT SO I CALLED MY DEALER. HE INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND NO RECALLS HAD BEEN ISSUED. I THEN TOOK MY 1999 DURANGO TO MY SERVICE REPAIR MAN AT WHICH TIME HE INFORMED ME THAT ALL BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT ME & MY FAMILY WERE IN DANGER OF AN ACCIDENT FROM THE WHEELS FALLING OFF. I HAD ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 3 YEARS AFTER BUYING IT NEW FROM THE DEALER AND ONLY USED IT FOR LOCAL DRIVING.
NHTSA complaint #10114160 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION
I OWN 1998 DODGE SPORT FULL SIZED PICKUP THAT HAS A LOUD BANG WHEN TURNING CORNERS. THE CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW IF THE TRUCK IS COVERED UNDER SOME RECALL THAT WAS POSTED IN THE PAST. *BF *NM THE SHAKING WAS COMING FROM THE STEERING. *SC *TC
NHTSA complaint #10108702 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
VERY ANNOYING RATTLE IN THE LEFT FRONT END OF MY RAM 1500 4X4 TRUCK EACH TIME I COME ACROSS A BUMP IN THE ROAD.
NHTSA complaint #10110273 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
I AM NOT SURE IF THIS WOULD FALL UNDER THIS CATEGORY, BUT I COULD NOT FIND ANOTHER SITE. ON THE DODGE DAKOTA PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT BALL JOINTS I HAD THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE WAS SUPPOSE TO BE A RECALL TO REPLACE THEM. HOWEVER I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHRYSLER THAT THEY WHERE EXTENDING THE WARRANTY ON THE UPPER BALL JOINTS TO 10 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. IF YOU HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE TO BRING IT IN AND THEY WOULD CHECK IT AND REPLACE THEM IF NECESSARY. BUT IF YOU HEAR NO SUCH NOISE THERE WAS NO NEED TO TAKE ANY FURTHER ACTION. I THINK IT WILL BE A LITTLE LATE IF THEY FAIL BEFORE YOU HEAR A NOISE AS THEY SAY CAN HAPPEN IN SOME CASES.
NHTSA complaint #10106459 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
IN OCTOBER OF 2003 OUR 1999 DURANGO BEGAN MAKING SQUEAKING NOISES WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. AT THE TIME WE ONLY HAD 56,442 MILES ON IT. WE HAD HEARD OF COMPLAINTS VIA TELEVISION WHERE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE THE CAUSE OF SOME OWNERS DURANGO'S WHEELS TO COMPLETELY DISENGAGE AND COME OFF. WE HAD BEEN HEARING THIS NOISE IN OUR "99 DURANGO FOR SOME TIME, SO THOUGHT IT BEST FOR SAFETY PURPOSES TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AT OUR DEALERSHIP LITHIA DODGE IN EUGENE, ORE. THEY VERIFIED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN PREMATURELY AND WERE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. THEY REPLACED THE UPPERCONTROL ARMS WITH BALL JOINT , BUT WERE UNABLE TO GUARANTEE WEAR AS THEY REPLACED THEM BASICALLY WITH THE PARTS THAT HAVE NOW BEEN DEEMED DEFECTIVE BY CHRYSLER CORP. WE FEEL THAT THIS RECALL IS NOT GOING BACK FAR ENOUGH. DAIMLER CHRYSLER NEEDS TO ALSO INCLUDE THE 1999 DODGE DURANGO.
NHTSA complaint #10104579 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE I HAVE HAD WITH DODGE IN REFERENCE TO BALL JOINT PROBLEMS WITH MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO. I HAVE NOTICED THE RECALL FOR 2000-2003 DODGE DURNAGO PICKUP TRUCKS IN REFERENCE TO THIS PROBLEM, BUT WAS INFORMED BY DODGE THAT NHTSA WAS PERFORMING AN INVESTIGATION INTO 1998 AND 1999 DODGE DURANGOS AS WELL. I FOUND OUT AFTER GOING TO GET MY VEHICLE INSPECTED BY A MIDAS SHOP FOR MISSOURI STATE INSPECTION THAT MY BALL JOINTS WERE BAD. MY FEAR IS THAT ANYONE WITH A VEHICLE PREVIOUS TO 2000 WOULD GET A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY THAT THEIR VEHICLE IS SAFE. I HAVE FOUND VIA ONLINE GROUPS AND THE MIDAS STORE THAT FIXED MY CAR THAT THIS PROBLEM IS PREVELANT IN OLDER DURNAGO AND DAKOTA TRUCKS. I AM ONLY WRITING THIS AS AN FYI TO YOUR ORGANIZATION THAT I OWN ONE OF THESE VEHICLES AND HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND COOPERATION.
NHTSA complaint #10102943 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.