GVWR: Class 1D: 5,001 - 6,000 lb (2,268 - 2,722 kg)
Make: DODGE
Manufacturer: FCA US LLC
Manufacturer Id: 994
Model: Dakota
Model Year: 2001
Note: Body Type Info: Full Rear Doors
Other Engine Info: Sales Code: EVA
Plant City: Detroit
Plant Company Name: Dodge City Assembly
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Miami
Series: AN/DN
Series2: L Series
Trim: Base
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2001
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS
CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE, AFTER LOADING THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE CONSUMER EXAMINED THE UNDER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE ,AND NOTICED NOTHING WAS WRONG. AFTER A SECOND EXAMINATION OF THE VEHICLE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE REAR SPRING BROKE IN HALF. DEALER EXAMINED THE PROBLEM, BUT WILL NOT REPAIR IT FOR FREE. *AK *NM
2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
DODGE DAKOTA BALL JOINT PROBLEM. I HAVE ONCE HAD THEM REPLACED AT 30,000 MILES DUE TO AN AWFUL SOUND. THE SOUND IS BACK, THIS IS A PROBLEM DODGE SHOULD BE DEALING WITH. AFTER RESEARCH IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT DODGE DOES NOT WISH TO DEAL WITH, AND THERE HAS BE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS TO WHICH I WANT NO PART OF. I'M GUESSING AT THE DATE OF THE FIRST PROBLEM ON THIS SURVEY.*AK