Problems with 1999 Dodge Dakota SUSPENSION

Vehicle been experiencing ongoing problem with vibration. also, whenever vehicle runs over a rough surface or a bump, it causes erratic operation of power steering. dealer notified and correction still unresolved. can nhtsa help in this matter. *ak

According to reports on the internet, daimlerchrysler has issued a letter reneging on the towing capacity advertised for the dodge dakota r/t \v8 from 6,400 lbs to 2,000 lbs. this reduction announcement letter has not been sent to me or many other new vehicle owners, however i have seen and have a copy of the letter provided to me by others.

I have had so many problems with this vehicle, i don't know where to begin. after purchasing this vehicle new, within the first year and several trips to the dealership for a clunking noise which got louder and faster as i accelerated the dealer couldn't figure out what it was. after picking it up the umteenth time, the noise was still there, i drove back to the dealership demanding they figure it out. they put there qa tech on it and discovered it was the drive shaft. that was replaced and i have had nothing but problems with the transmission slipping, the tires prematurely wearing, ball joints have been replaced several times. they were replaced in december 07 the last time, less than a year before the last time, along with new tires. it is now april 11, 2008 and i was just told after servicing the vehicle they need replaced again and the tires are wearing. the air conditioning failed several times, the brakes and rotors wear bi-annually and don't stop properly, after about 60,000 miles, the computer went on this vehicle, leaving me stranded many, many times. it was at the dealership several times for this and they couldn't detect the problem, even after my personal mechanic told them what it was. i had to have this fixed on my own because the dealership couldn't. the front passenger seat belt sticks and is difficult to unfastened, the paint on this vehicle is almost completely gone from everywhere but the sides of the vehicle. the serious safety issues with this vehicle are ridiculous and really need to be addressed by the manufacturer. how many deaths are you waiting for to occur before you make the manufacturer accountable for their defects??? is it going to take a death to occur and chrysler to be sued for their neglect and faulty equipment????? *tr

I currently own a 1999 dodge dakota 5.2l 4wd ext. cab. i have had upper ball joints replaced at about 65,000 mile range by the dealer and paid for the repairs. now i am at 94,000 and now the lower ball joints are bad. also my inner tie rod. i am seeing alot of complaints about the balls joints on this year causing major issues. i have seen there was a recall of 2000-2003 but what about 1999 year? isn't it the same front end as the other years? also had to replace the rear differential abs speed sensor. now i have read many places regarding the front suspension issue along with the abs and brake light showing on dashboard and is because of a bad sensor in rear differential. what is the possibility of dodge reimbursing me money towards upper ball joints and fixing my lower ball joints and tie rod for free? *tr

Right side excessivly wearing tires. *ak( dot number: tire size: p215/30r15 )

Ball joints for the 1998-2004 dodge trucks were faulty, i could not believe after all the complaints received that nothing has ever been done about this faulty parts that could lead to serious injury or death. you could do a search for faulty ball joints on the web and there are thousands of complaints about these ball joints wearing out after sometimes 20,000 miles this is ridiculous and dangerous you guys should be ashamed for not holding dodge responsible for fixing these especially when there was a recall for the 2000 model year. yet no other years yet i am sure that they used that same ball joint for all of those model years.*ak

The rear end is making noise at 40mph, unable to rectify rear end noise. *ak brake rotors warped before 12,000 miles causing brake pulsation. *mjs

Vehicle is pulling to the right. dealer has done an alignment, but defect is still occurring and it has gotten worse, causing the tire to wear out on right side, which could result in loss of vehicle control. *ak