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Dodge Durango Suspension Front Control Arm Lower Ball Joint Safety Report | June 25, 2005
Reported on June 25, 2005
| MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A USED 1999 DODGE DURANGO SLT 5.9L IN OCTOBER OF 2003. THE DURANGO HAD APPROXIMATELY 55,000 MILES. FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS WE HAVE NOTICED AN ODD TICKING OR CLICKING SOUND WHILE TURNING CORNERS. ON 6/25/2005 (WITH APPROXIMATELY 77,000 MILES) WE REPLACED THE FRONT TIRES AS THEY WERE VERY UNEVENLY WORN. WHILE CHECKING THE WHEELS WE NOTICED THAT BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD FAILED ON EACH SIDE OF THE CAR. THEY DID NOT SNAP BUT THERE WAS FAR TOO MUCH PLAY IN THE BALL JOINTS. THE UPPER JOINTS HAVE SINCE BEEN REPLACED, WE KEPT THE OLD PARTS AS PROOF IF NEEDED. WE WILL KEEP THE OLD LOWER BALL JOINTS WHEN WE ARE ABLE TO REPLACE THEM. NO ACCIDENTS RESULTED OF THIS FAILURE, ALTHOUGH THIS BEING OUR MAIN VEHICLE AND DRIVEN ALMOST EVERYDAY IT WAS A SHOCK TO FIND SUCH A FAILURE ON PARTS THAT ARE GAURANTEED FOR FAR LONGER THAN 80,000 MILES. | |
| Make: | Dodge |
| Model: | Durango |
| Manufactured by: | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| Year: | 1999 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | MANASSAS VA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1B4HS28Z5XF |
| Mileage: | 76500 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 8 |
| Vehicle type: | 4WD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | BROWN'S DULLES DODGE CHANTILLY VA 20151 |
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