Owner-reported complaints naming the suspension system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1993 Dodge Dakota submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
CONSUMER HAD A 1993 DODGE DAKOTA AND A NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION OF THE VEHICLE. OWNER HAD TO REPLACE THE UPPER BALL JOINTS AFTER 32,000 MI. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE NOISE THAT WAS BEING HEARD WAS NORMAL. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
VEHICLE SHAKES WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. APPLIED BRAKES, AND VEHICLE TREMBLED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT AXLE SEALS FAILED, LEAKING GEAR OIL.
VEHICLE PULLING TO THE RIGHT/VIBRATING.
THE FRONT ARM BROKE LOOSE AND CAUSED THE WHOLE FRONT END TO FALL TO THE PAVEMENT. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
LEFT FRONT UPPER CONTROL ARM AND BALL JOINT SEPARATED; SPEED 65 MPH; NO PRIOR WARNING; CAUSED MINIMUM LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. TT
VEHICLE LOST CONTROL IN HEAVY SNOW, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *SKD
AXLE SEALS REPLACED 3 TIMES. ALSO REPLACED DRIVESHAFT.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own
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