This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
I was caught in an ice storm in my 2003, Dodge Dakota, 4X4 quad cab. The truck went into a slight spin and bumped a small curb then slid up over the curb. I was only traveling at approx. 5 mph when I bumped the curb. The axle sheared off and broke the hub, rotor, wheel, tire, and bent the axle housing. The truck was rendered undrivable and was towed to a Dodge dealership for repairs. I called DaimlerChrysler and asked for the parts to be tested for defectiveness. I had seen several web sites devoted to axles put into Dodge trucks that were known to DaimlerChrysler to be defective due to poor heat treating. I was treated very rudely and the problem was not addressed. Since the accident, I have had several mechanics and machinists look at this axle and all say that it should have never broken under the circumstances it was subjected to. I am now afraid to drive this vehicle, fearing that the rest of the axles are also defective. I am getting no satisfaction in solving this problem and my own insurance had to pay the $3,000. Damage caused by a 5 mph bump.
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- Camanche, IA, USA