Problems with 2000 Dodge Dakota WHEELS

Consumer took the vehicle to dealer for nhtsa recall 04v596000 concerning ball joint replacement. after retrieving the vehicle and arriving home the driver's side front rim cracked, and the tire was ruined. consumer was told that lugs: nuts were placed on too tightly. the dealer denied that any ting was wrong. *ak

While driving approximately 5 mph, consumer hit a pot hole. suddenly the front driver side wheel literally fell off. *nm

While backing out of driveway at low speeds front driver side wheel disconnected from the vehicle. the dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *ak

Consumer called complaining about having a defective rim on the vehicle. also stated that there is a crack of about two inches true the whole rim and is never been used also said that this is a spare tire. manufacture was not contacted at the time of this call. ts

Consumer called complaining about having a defective rim on the vehicle. also stated that there is a crack of about two inches true the whole rim and is never been used also said that this is a spare tire. manufacture was not contacted at the time of this call.

Consumer called complaining about having problems with the rim of the spare tire. also stated that it is original equipment and that the tire was never used. *nlm

Lugs nuts are defective. when the vehicle is taken for tire rotation nuts have to be replaced. please provide further details.*ak not only the nuts have to be replaced, the bolts holding the tires have cracked 10 out of 12 times and broke on the rear tires. nlm

On 06/22/01, the rear wheel of our dodge dakota quad cab came off the truck while towing a horse trailer. after it was towed to sunset chrystler dealership in grenada, ms, they turned in to the warranty that the truck had been wrecked and that is why the wheel came off. since then we fixed the rear wheel by replacing the lug bolts and nuts with some that are not a dodge product. we found out at the time that you can not order the rear lug bolts for the dodge dakota qeadcab. we are now having problems with the other tires on the vehicle doing the same thing. the lug bolts are coming loose and requiring tightening almost daily. a mechanic at applewhite's garage in winona, ms looked at them and said that there is a shim behind the rim on each lug bolt. we can not find anyone that knows what or why these are on the lug bolts. this is a potentially hazarradous problem.

While coming to a stop pedal went half way to the floor, and consumer could hear a ticking sound. took to dealer, and dealer could't duplicate problem. *ak the left rear wheel locked up and slided briefly while trying to stops. *yh

When applying brakes abs braking systems was defective, and vehicle didn't stop. *ak rear wheels lock up during snow conditions but the dealer was unable to correct the problem. *yh