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eddy
Dodge Dakota
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1/25/2004
01:23:46
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Bought an 04 Dak Quad Cab V8 5speed auto 4x4 Sport Plus on 10/31/03.
I checked about a month ago, nobody was able to tell me much about the ball joint issue for my particular truck. So now I just wanted to ask once again, all those with 03s and 04s out there, how are your front ends holding up? What mileage do you have? What issues have you had?
The NHTSA website acts like there was a re design of the part for 03 so they're concentrating the investigation on up to the 02s, but I dont know whether the durability of the part has actually improved and what exactly about it was redesigned.
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jeremiah2360
Dodge Dakota
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1/25/2004
09:52:05
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Just got my inspection sticker the other day. I took it to a place that is aware of the ball-joint issue. They said the front end was tight. This was the first time I wouldn`t of minded a rejection sticker, lol , but it passed.
eddy I haven`t heard of any 03 or 04`s with warped rotors BTW. Keep your fingers crossed.
03 qc 4.7 auto 4x4 25k
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jimk
Dodge Dakota
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1/25/2004
17:41:00
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I have an 2003 quad cab 4.7L AWD 4X4, 5sp auto. the only issue i have is a squeaky suspension on bumps and acceleration and stopping. Dont think this is ball joints but the noise is starting to bother me. i have 17000 miles on this vehical. i have noticed though on rainy days the noise is not present. Not sure what to do about the squeaky suspension other than taking it to the dealer since it is still under warranty. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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jeremiah2360
Dodge Dakota
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1/25/2004
17:51:18
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jimk I had the exact same problem. It`s the bushings on the front sway bar. Really bad when cold and dry with sand and salt. Dealer replaced bushings under warranty. Been quiet as a mouse ever since. Probably just a matter of time before it happens again though.
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Breadman
GenIII
1/25/2004
17:58:16
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Took delivery almost the same time, 10/30/03. 4600 miles and so far so good. '04, 4.7 5spd man.
posi with 3:55 gears.
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bigd
Dodge Dakota
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1/25/2004
20:16:30
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My 04 is also suffering from a squeaky suspension and it is very annoying. Even more annoying though is the starter sticking in cold weather for about 1 second.
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Atlantic Blue
Dodge Dakota
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1/25/2004
21:32:08
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Mine makes a noise at start up when it's really cold but I don't think it sounds like the starter sticking. Bizarrely enough it sounds like a zipping noise for a split second.
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Vince Carter
Dodge Dakota
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1/26/2004
11:55:29
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I think mine are bad; my front end feels loose over turns with bumps. 21K on my 2003.
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Chiz
Dodge Dakota
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1/26/2004
21:57:15
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There's 6K on the 2003 QC that I'm driving this week. The front end clanks and clunks over bumps, turns, and even when I hit the brakes. I'm scared to do much at all with it.
I'll be glad when I get my 2002 CC back from the shop this week; 20K and no suspension problems yet *knocks on wood*.
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eddy
Dodge Dakota
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1/26/2004
22:19:07
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WEll I was in for my 6 thousand mile service today. No problems on my 04 4x4 as of yet. I asked the tech about the ball joints. Told him Id seen mention on the NHTSA website that there was weren't greasable so he wasn't gonna mess with it.
some sort of design change in 03, but he didn't seem to know anything about it. Also said they
When I bought the truck I was curious as to why checking the front suspension seems to be a recommended part of almost every single dealer service. Then I saw 60 minutes and I understood.
Hopefully I got one of the good ones. Ill keep my fingers crossed. And No matter what, I am still loving this truck.
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eddy
Dodge Dakota
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1/26/2004
22:21:46
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Trying this one more time, as my message seemed to get scrambled for some reason in the last post.
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WEll I was in for my 6 thousand mile service today. No problems on my 04 4x4 as of yet. I asked the tech about the ball joints. Told him Id seen mention on the NHTSA website that there was design changes to the joints in 03 but he couldnt tell me anything about it. Also said they weren't greasable so he wasn't gonna mess with it.
When I bought the truck I was curious as to why checking the front suspension seems to be a recommended part of almost every single dealer service. Then I saw Dateline and I understood. Dodge must have known they screwed up.
Hopefully I got one of the good ones. Ill keep my fingers crossed. And No matter what, I am still loving this truck.
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WipLash
R/T
1/26/2004
22:52:58
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I'm about to ask a real dumn question. Is there any differnce in the ball joints on the R/T's and the regular Dakota's? The reason I ask is because you never hear an R/T owner complain about ball joints. I've owned 2 gen3 R/T's and 2 gen3 SLT's. Both the 2001 and 2002 Slt's were reg-cabs and both had ball joint problems. Both the 98 & 2000 R/T's were Club Cabs CC's and neither of them have had any front end problems. Is that the norm?
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jimk
Dodge Dakota
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1/27/2004
22:45:06
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jeremiah2360. You were right about the bushings causing the squeaky suspension sound. I just got my 03 Quad Cab 4.7L AWD 4x4 back from the Dealer shop today. They replaced the sway bar, sway bar bushings and the upper right side control arm. They replaced the control arm because they said it was loose. I not sure if I needed to be concerned about that or not. Anyway, I only have one small little churp coming from somewhere but I can live with this compared to the squeaking I was having before. For anyone else reading this I have 17800k miles on the truck.
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