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1999 Girardin Mb Iv Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1999 Girardin Mb Iv, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Suspension1100.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Suspension

Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.

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From owner reports, verbatim

HAVE OWNED A 1999 DODGE DAKOTA V8 318CI 4X4 EXTRA CAB SINCE BRAND NEW AND HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE FRONT BALL JOINTS. LESS THEN A YEAR OLD FRONT TIRES WEARING OUT ON THE INSIDES AND WHEN A WENT TO GET AN INSPECTION STICKER THEY SAID THE BALL JOINTS WHERE OUT OF SPEC AND SHOWED ME HOW THEY WHERE VERY SLOPPY BUT THEY MADE A FEW PHONE CALLS AND SAID THAT THESE DODGE DAKOTAS AND DURANGOS HAD DESIGN FLAWS WITH THE BALL JOINTS AND GAVE ME A STICKER. THE DEALER I GOT THE TRUCK FROM REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM. BUT IT JUST GOT SLOPPY AGAIN IN A FEW MONTHS. HAVE JUST KEPT REPLACING TIRES AND ASKED SEVERAL DEALERS ABOUT THIS AND THEY SAID THAT'S THE WAY THEY SHOULD BE AND THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THEM. THIS TRUCK IS USED MOSTLY ON THE HIGHWAY FOR MY 80MILE DAILY COMMUTE TO WORK. I HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL BUT IT DOESN'T COVER THE 99 MODEL YEAR. DURING MY DRIVE TO WORK ON ROUTE 3 AND ROUTE 495 SOUTH THE FRONT WHEELS WANDER ALL OVER THE ROAD. LOOKING AT THEM TODAY THE FRONT TIRES (BOTH) ARE ONLY WORN ON THE INSIDE THE REST OF THE TIRE LOOKS LIKE IT'S BRAND NEW. *JB

NHTSA ID 10108510 · filed Feb 3, 2005

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

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.

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