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99DAK
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10/27/2003
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Anybody see NBC Nightly News tonight? #3 story was about Durango/Dakota ball joints - complaints in massive numbers, demands for a recall, class action lawsuit, etc. Probably wishful thinking, but maybe the pressure on DC to do something about it is increasing?
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99DAK
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10/27/2003
23:36:09
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Just saw the earlier post on the subject, apparently CBS carried the same story.
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Vic
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10/27/2003
23:59:50
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I saw the show on CBS. The ball joints were falling apart on peoples Durangos after 31,000 miles. They went to a Dodge dealership and questioned a mechanic and he said that actually he'd seen the ball joints fall apart more often on Dakotas since they share the same front end as the Durangos.
Check your ball joints and listen for clicking noises from the front end. Some people had the whole wheel and axle fall off. If any of you hear how we can join in with the suit filed against Dodge, please post the information here so that we can all join in.
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Dodge Dakota
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10/28/2003
06:47:25
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It is currently for Durango owners but you can get the info on the suit here:
http://www.bigclassaction.com/class_action/daimler2.html
or
CONTACT: Ademi & O'Reilly, LLP
Robert O'Reilly, Esq.
3620 East Layton Avenue
Cudahy, Wisconsin 53110
Toll free: (866) 264-3995
Fax number: (414) 482-8001
http://www.ademilaw.com/consumer
Email: inquiry@ademilaw.com
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dodgeing
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10/28/2003
10:38:44
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Does this mean all years of dakotas?.
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QQQ
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10/28/2003
11:07:26
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CBS news link --- http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/10/27/eveningnews/main580233.shtml
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DREAM ON
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10/28/2003
12:41:33
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GO TO YAHOO OR GOOGLE AND TYPE IN "DEXCOOL" IF YOU WANT TO DIG UP DIRT ON GM, THEY STILL DON'T OWN UP TO THEIR PROBLEMS
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bman42
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10/28/2003
12:43:50
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so where can i get good aftermarket ball joints? I have a 2001 QC 4x4 and i'm getting a bump in the front end now. I may nip this in the bud before the wheels fly off.
I checked with Advance auto and AutoZone and they don't have anything.
Any suggestions?
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Dave Marcoux
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10/28/2003
13:09:23
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To bman42. I have a 97 Dakota 4X4 with 103,000 miles on it and just replaced the ball joints last week. I must have had the one good set they made for that truck. But the reason the upper ball joints go bad is that Chrysler must have saved 10 cents because they don't have a grease fitting on them so there is no way to grease them. Moog makes replacement ball joints for the Dakota they are about 200 dollars for all four. The Moog joints have a grease fitting that allows you to grease them.
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bman42
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10/28/2003
13:43:12
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The moogs sound perfect. Any clue where I can get them? I've been checking around, noone has anything that I've found.
Thanks!
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nwf_snake
Dodge Dakota
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10/28/2003
15:55:18
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www.rockauto.com
www.autopartsgiant.com
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tookerboy
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10/28/2003
19:09:07
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to bman42,
I had to have the upper ball joint on my 2000 club cab replaced and i got it from autozone.
I beleive it was about 30 or so dollars and i had a shop replace it and line up the front end for 40 dollars
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SirMoog
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10/28/2003
23:47:25
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There are many vehicles on the road today whose balljoints are sealed and do not have grease fittings, and they last for many thousands of miles. The biggest problem with the Dakota/Durango balljoints, as I understand it, is that in addition to eliminating the grease fitting, they also eliminated the grease in the joint itself.
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91DakotaFreak
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10/28/2003
23:58:19
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you guys know that you can grease these ball joints from the factory right?
All you have to do is get a grease needle for a grease gun and puncture the rubber boot and squirt grease in.
didnt know if you guys knew about grease needles or not i just found out about them the other day
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Tom M
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10/29/2003
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I wonder if the brake rotor problems are contributing to early failure of the ball joints. My rotors suddenly caused servere shaking when braking, with no advanced warning. This happened at 26,000 miles, with 90% highway miles. Dealer cut the rotors and charged me $148 since brake warranty ends at 12,000 miles. This morning suddenly got servere shaking again (now at 29,000 miles), just what I needed on rain slickened highways. It would be interesting to see how many vehicles first experienced brake rotor issues. I did submit a complaint with Customer One, but they didn't want to hear about it, and with National Transportation Board.
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