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Old 12-10-2004, 10:06 PM   #1
 
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal safety regulators have asked DaimlerChrysler AG to recall 600,000 Dodge Durango and Dakota trucks because their wheels could fall off, a Chrysler spokesman confirmed Thursday.

The investigation involves Durango sport utility vehicles and Dakota pickups from the 2000 to 2003 model years. Chrysler spokesman Max Gates stressed that the vehicles haven't yet been recalled. The company is planning to respond to the government's request early next week, he said.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration made the recommendation, first reported by CBS News, after investigating reports of upper ball joint separation on dozens of vehicles. When the upper ball joint separates, the suspension can collapse and the wheel can fall off.

There are reports of several crashes but no injuries due to the issue in NHTSA's investigation file.


Gates said Chrysler recognizes there is a problem with the upper ball joints, but ``we do not think it rises to the level of a safety defect.''


Gates said a vehicle owner would hear noise coming from the vehicle well before the upper ball joint failed. Mechanics also will find out if an upper ball joint needs repaired during routine maintenance, Gates said.


Gates said if the upper ball joint fails, it is most likely to happen at low speeds and during turns.


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No wonder my neighbor across the street traded their Durango to Denali...


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Old 12-12-2004, 02:25 AM   #2
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i dont know what to say.... so how about... leave car making up to the japs.... and maybe leave some specialist fords and chevs around...

was it the pinto that use to explode when hit in the rear?

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Old 01-04-2005, 07:02 AM   #3
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Yes on the pinto as well as fieros. No on car making up to the japs. American designers are focusing on being very american and different from all other cars, they're doing it just fine because a lot of guys just want muscly wild ass hard to control cars. And they get them. It's not that their stupid, its that the car makers know their market.

Chevy trucks are the best.
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I agree...Chevys are good. You don't see them tiny ass imports (such as Porsches and Range Rovers) hauling big ass travel trailers or big ass boats...

IMO, it's status vs functionality.


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Chevy's are the best when it comes to trucks. For the look, use and drive, I don't think anything is better!


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yeah i agree chevy is good. my friend has an 86 s10 with a stroke out 350


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Earlier Dodge trucks aren't that bad; my dad's 98 Ram 2500 Cummins TD runs like a freight train, but then again it does have a CTD.


A good resource for checking recalls...

http://www.alldata.com/recalls/index.html


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