Axle Shaft problems of the 2001 Dodge Dakota

Two problems related to axle shaft have been reported for the 2001 Dodge Dakota. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Axle Shaft problem

Failure Date: 02/11/2004

Spontaneous breaking of front axle and ball joint, resulting in right front wheel falling off vehicle. The incident happened at low speed, so was able to maintain. Control of vehicle.

2 Axle Shaft problem

Failure Date: 02/02/2004

Gears in front axle quit working front tires locked up while driving.

Other Power Train related problems of the 2001 Dodge Dakota

Automatic Transmission problems	15
Transfer Case problems	8
Manual Transmission problems	7
Differential Unit problems	7
Automatic Transmission Park/neutral Start Switch problems	7
Power Train problems	6
Axle Assembly problems	6
Automatic Transmission Control Module problems	5
Automatic Transmission Torque Converter problems	4
Automatic Transmission Column Shift problems	3
Constant Velocity Joint problems	3
Universal Joint problems	2

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