Both upper ball joints on my truck are bad, the mechanic working on the vehicle said they could cause a wreck if they fail while I am driving the vehicle.
2000 Dodge Dakota suspension complaints
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Front upper ball joints failing at aprox 43,000 miles. I heard the squeeky / rattle noise coming from front of vehicle when going over bumps or turning. I eventually made an appointment with dodge dealer. Vehicle was still under warranty. Dodge repaired under warranty.
The vehicle was taken to a repair shop for front alignment. During the repairs mechanic determined that the upper and lower ball joints were worn out and had to be replaced.
I live in massachusetts and I failled my yearly truck inspection because of a bad upper ball joint. I hace a 2000 dodge dakota quad cab and it is a 4 x 4. The truck has 33,900 miles on it. I have no recorce but to fix it since I need my vehicle to get back and forth to work. I also understand that chrysler is having many problems with upper ball joints in their dakota and durango line. If I pay out of pocket to have this problem fixed and then chrysler decides to have a recall, would I get reinbursed from chrysler? I was also informed that I need new front brake rotors. Is there something wrong with their rotors? Thanks steve muzzy.
Premature wear on front end components. Upper ball joints and brakes.
While driving the driver's side wheel fell off. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who determined that the upper ball joints broke off. Please provide any additional information. *nm
I own a 2000 dodge dakota. I recently found out about the upper ball joint situation with these vehicles and decided to check mine. Both the passenger and driver side upper ball joints are toast. I don't know how long it has been like this. They shall be replaced immediately, though. I visited dodgedakotas.com and read about all of the other people that are having this same problem. It is ridiculous that dodge knows that this is a problem but will let people drive around with bad suspension parts.
There was a ball joint problem in which the wheel separated from the vehicle while turning into a service station . *ak the suspension. The consumer was also told that there was no history of problems with this make/model. The right front tire had fallen off of the vehicle. The upper ball joint looked as if it were torched. The rubber and the ball joint were completely destroyed.
At about 30,000 miles premature failure of upper control arms, ball joints, tie rods and then tires and allignment costing over $1200 on 2000 dodge dakota 2wd . *
The left front wheel separated and came off while driving. This was due to premature wear of the ball joints because of poor lubrication. The part was replaced, but currently they were loose.
2000 dodge dakota 4.7l quad cab ball joints started making squeaking noises when turning at around 40,000 miles. Noise is now getting unbearable and steering somewhat "lurches" when turning tightly. Needs major work on ball joints much earlier than would be reasonable.
2000 dodge dakota quad 4x4, upper ball joint failed at 40,000 miles. Contacted manufacturer, did not receive a satisfactory response.
Consumer took vehicle to the dealer for routine maintenance, and mechanic noticed that both upper and lower ball joints needed to be replaced due to worn out parts.
Tie rods and ball joints failed prematurely, causing the left front tire to blow out at 10,000 miles. Also, the rim was destroyed.
While driving the vehicle hit a bump and jumped off the road. The dealer determined that the upper/lower ball joints and the left outer tie rod end was worn out and must be replaced. Please provide any additional information.
I have a poping noise in the front end of the vehicle (2000 dakota) this has happened since about 5000 miles , I have 50,000 on it now. I still have the problem with more frequency, it definitely sounds like the ball joint issue. We have to do something about this before some is killed, what if is was your son or daughter riding in these vehicles what would you want done. Also I have had the brake rotors turned once and replaced and now they are warped again.
Complaint regarding the failure of the ball joints on my 2000 dodge dakota pick up.
Vehicle was taken to the dealer for routine maintenance. The mechanic at the dealer indicated that all four ball joints failed prematurely and need to be replaced soon. Please provide any additional information.
Consumer heard a noise coming from the front. Vehicle was taken to a tire dealer ,who informed the consumer that upper ball joints were falling apart, and replaced the ball joints.
I am responding to the news of the faulty ball joints in dodge dakotas. I too have a 2000 dodge dakota quad cab with just over 56,000 miles on it and it needs to have the ball joints replaced.
Right upper ball joint went bad.
My dodge dakota 2000, is shaking the front wheels and I discovered that my upper and lower ball joints are cracked. The dealer "main street dodge" told me they will not repair this problem free because dodge do not recall this vehicles. I offered to buy the parts and do the work myself if they tell me what is the name of these and they said they will charge me for this service of identifying the parts, too.
2000 dakota 4x2 club cab experiencing worn ball joints at 45000 miles.
Premature failure of upper and lower ball joints on right front side.
Denial of problem and refusal to resolve front suspension problem.
Upper lower balljoint corrosion: I took my dakota r/t in for a "popping sound" that was coming from the front end. I was told by your service rep at the dealer that there was nothing wrong with my front end. I took my dakota to a local mechanic, he told me that both my upper and lower ball joints were close to failure. I returned to henderson dodge with my dakota and the service dept still told me there was nothing wrong with my front end. I cannot drive my dakota anymore due to the front end. I am very dissatisfied with dodges product. When will you'll stand up and back your products????
Vehicle was taken to repair shop to get a wheel alignment. Consumer was told that the alignment could not be done because the ball joints were worn out.
Upper left ball joints were detached and the upper right ball joints were loose. Consumer had both sides replaced. *ak
Have replaced upper/lower ball joints once this year. They now need to be replaced again! Am now also getting "whirring noise" when I am driving. When reversing out of parking space or turning corner, pulling into driveway, get huge clanking noise consistently. Dealer refused to replace at 30,150 miles. Bought truck to transport kids in safety. Now I transport my 3 kids in terror. Thanks dodge. Not.
2000 dodge dakota front left ball joint broke, causing the wheel to fall off.
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