This is an online automotive information provider of a detailed information on complaints, defects and recalls for Dodge DURANGO 1998 suspension front control arm lower ball joint. Our users can find data on mass market car models from most popular brands. The service allows to compare and analyze statistics for reported problems, complaints, recalls for various manufacturers. We hope our site will help with selecting of a reliable and safe car. By using this tool, you will be able to get records with description of safety issues for vehicles, equipment, tires and child restraints. These issues include safety recalls for your Dodge DURANGO 1998 suspension front control arm lower ball joint and complaints other owners have filed.

Enter valid VIN:

1998 Dodge DURANGO Suspension Front Control Arm Lower Ball Joint Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	500287
Internal NHTSA #	10088659
Manufacurer	DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
Brand	DODGE
Model	DURANGO
Model Year	1998
File date	25/08/04
Component	SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Yesterday, 8/25/04, while exiting a highway the ball joints on my 1998 dodge durango slt 4x4 failed on me. As i was breaking the front suspension felt like it dropped down and i heard a clunk and temporarely lost control of the vehicle however i was able to gain control quickly and pull into a gas staion. I could not notice anything(but im not mechanically knowledgable) at first when i pulled into the gas station and got out to look around my wheels but as i went to drive away there was a knocking noise and a virbration coming from the front of the vehicle. Luckly i was close enough to midas so i went right to them and they put it up on a lift and showed me the ball joints. The bottoms had completely come apart(dropped out i think was the term) and the top ones were extremely loose and had a lot of play on them. I was told that i was lucky that it happened when it did and not on the highway where i was doing 65mph because there was a chance that the wheels could have actually fallin off my vehicle causing who knows what to happen (major accident, death, ect..) and that dodge durangos and dakotas are the most common vehicle with this problem. I had them repaired at a total cost of 942. 30. They replaced the upper and lower ball joints on both sides of the front end and gave me the old ball joints to do with as i please. The only thing left to determine is why the knocking noise that arrose only after the ball joints failed on me is still there after having them replaced and i am going back to midas tomorrow to try to get a diagnosis of this problem.*ak
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	107398
Number of Occurences	4
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ROHNERT PARK, CA
VIN pattern	1B4HS28Y6WFXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	18/11/03
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	8
Drive train type	4WD
Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	10
DoT tire identifier
Tire size
Location of tire code
Type of tire failure code
Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city
Dealer's state code
Dealer's ZIP code

What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

Last decoded VIN:

1C4HJXDG6KW527895 JN1AV7AP7EM691671 KMHEC41MBAA070088 WAPGX01090CN20012 MALPB812TRM790681 WVGZZZ7LZ8D016273 TMBAC4NX1RY165112 WDB2110762A430449 WDB2110061A929586 JF1ZNAA19F9713964 WAUZZZ8E63A003630 KNDPBCAC5F7788471

Rating: 4.7 from 5 (3783 reviews)

1998 Dodge DURANGO Suspension Front Control Arm Lower Ball Joint Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

1998 Dodge DURANGO Suspension Front Control Arm Lower Ball Joint Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?