While driving 45 MPH front driver's tire fell off. Driver pulled over, and vehicle was towed to a garage for inspection. Mechanic determined that the upper ball joints needed to be replaced.
1999 Dodge Grand Caravan: ball joint or control arm failure
5 of the 430 complaints about the 1999 Dodge Grand Caravan describe ball joint or control arm failure.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Ball joint or control arm failure by model year
What owners say
The upper ball joints have been replaced three times and the lower ball joints twice. The consumer is not included in the ball joint recall 04v596000.
While driving at 45 MPH and without any warning automatic transmission failed. Towed vehicle to the dealer, technician indicated the need for a new transmission, also tie rod and steering wheel problems.
Consumer stated that while driving and without warning the control arm snap causing the windshield wiper and the turn signal not to work. Dealer notified. Mr
The steering alignment was inconsistant, some times pulling to one side, sometimes not. An alignment shop replaced the badly corroded ball joint. The ball joint was sealed, meaning it was not greasable by routine service. If the part would have had a catastrophic failure, the consequences are unknown, but could have been deadly.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1999 Dodge Grand Caravan ball joint
Is ball joint or control arm failure a common problem on the 1999 Dodge Grand Caravan?
5 of 430 owner complaints about the 1999 Dodge Grand Caravan (1%) mention ball joint or control arm failure. The model year with the most reports is 2001.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1999 Dodge Grand Caravan?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1999 Dodge Grand Caravan
Airbag light 45Adaptive cruise 41Power steering loss 16Transmission failure 16Brake failure 15Loss of power 12Headlights 11Wipers 11ABS 10Fire or smoke 10Grinding brakes 9Won't shift 9Overheating 7Stalling 7No deployment 6Check engine light 6Knocking 6Jerking 6Seat belt 6Won't start 6
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