Constant Velocity Joint Problems of Dodge Dakota

The contact owns a 2002 Dodge Dakota. The contact was experiencing issues with the steering component on her vehicle. He stated that the tires were wearing quickly. The dealer stated that they could not repair the vehicle because the cv joints needed to be replaced. The contact refused to service the cv joints. The manufacturer stated that they could not cover the repairs because the previous owner already had it repaired according to the recall. The vehicle has not been repaired. The NHTSA campaign id number was unknown. The failure and current mileages were less than 127,000.

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Boots for front cv joints are very noisy when the wheel is turned all the way either direction. I took it to two different dealers and they sprayed some silicone lubricant on them which quieted them for abour 4 days. . Then they were loud again. I'm worried that the dry boots will eventually crack, leaking out the grease and destroying the cv joint itself. (which Chrysler will blame on me).

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I have a problem with my fwd. I had replaced module/contrlo, anti-lock brake,trasfer case gear and the modulefor the transfer case. And the shift motor (vacuum). And also the propeller shaft, with universal joints replaced also. And to top it off my fwd service light is on again,also I have no low gear in fwd light is blinking. And front end still makes noise. I have a 2001 Dodge Dakota quad cab.

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Going down the road at 55 mph and all of a sudden I hit a pothole and the passenger side tire came right off , it is the same problem as the 2000 - 2003's have. We have pictures of it to prove it . The upper and lower ball joints let loose the cv shaft pulled out and the shock got bent. The tire turned on its side while the truck was sliding down the road sideways and I was unable to control how the truck was going. The only thing holding the tire on the truck was the brake line. The tire rim had chunks taken out of it and the tire had wear from being on its side under the frame of the truck while it was sliding. We had to get it flatbedded to the repair shop . We had a certified repair shop do all the necessary repairs to the truck to which included new upper and lower ball joints,new cv shaft, new rim adn tire , new shock , axle assembly,brake hose , steering gear and linkage,inner and outer tie rods and a front end alignment. This truck had just been through a nys inspection in December 2003 and passed. This accident happened on October 25, 2004 which left us without this vehicle because it was not able to be repaired immediately we got the truck back on November 10 , 2004. We feel that Chrysler should be responsible for the repair bill for this vehicle because they are admitting there is a problem the same as this to the newer models.

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Consumer stated the right front cv boot on front axle was open and caused loss of lubricant, vehicle being towed to dealer. Cv axle was separating at seal, the repairs were made, however the vehicle was sold.

I bought a 2001 Dodge Dakota sport with a 6 cylinder so far there has been 3 cv shafts put in it and I am wondering why I have to keep replacing the cv shafts in this truck, it is getting very aggravating I bought the truck with 9100 miles on it may of 2001 two month after I got it I had to replace the power steering pump and the cv shaft. I've had to replace the cv shaft 2 other times since then right now it has about 43500 on it now why does this problem keep occurring.

The universal joint on the steering column totally failed causing the steering wheel to "free-wheel" the vehicle veered out of control sideswiping two parked cars. This is a critical failure; if it ocurred at highway speed it could have caused several fatalities!!.

Premature failure of ball joints & lower steering column u-joints. Upper ball joints need to be replaced again.