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.
Bolt attaching lower shock mount to lower A-arm has to great a threaded length causing the threads to bear on the lower A-arm, causing the threads to be ground down and the hole in the A-arm through which the bolt passes to be fretted and enlarged excessively. The wear of the A-arm could result in cracking of the A-arm due to fatigue. Wear of the bolt threads could cause excessive bending of the bolt and premature failure of the bolt causing loss of control.
The intake gasket leaked, there was a knocking sound coming from vehicle, engine oil had leaked along with a smoke odor, and there was uneven tire wear. Scc
The truck continuously pulls to the right above fifty (50) miles an hour. After two separate attempts to correct the alignment, the truck was returned to the original place of purchase for repair where I was told by the service advisor ( tracy krumpleman) that because my truck was lowered it won't be guaranteed to hold an alignment. I then stated that the truck was sold to me with the aforementioned suspension modification from the same dealership that he is now working for, and the service advisor ignores this fact and restates that the truck won't hold an alignment because it's been lowered.
While driving the vehicle wanders between the lines in the highway. The front track is out. The consumer took the vehicle to be aligned however that has not remedied the problem. Nlm
While applying brakes at any speed and without warning vehicle will pull to left until release of brake pedal. Consumer states vehicle will pull to the left when braking and will drift to the right on freeway and brakes are squeaky when braking on stop, dealer replaced calipers, turned rotors and changed brakes, dealer found steering wheel off center, dealer has replaced upper and lower control arms, dealer has adjusted the front end and replaced the rims and tires, vehicle experiences lack of power and engine light has illuminated, vehicle idles high and is experiencing poor fuel economy, when driving on freeway it gets max of 14.5 mpg, smoke also comes out of the exhaust, left side electric mirror glass had fogged, left seat bottom loose, one missing bolt found, left seat trim bezel keeps miming loose won?T stay in seat for seat belt on seat back. Dealer stated that the 2002 models do not have vibration problems due to the suspension being changed to independent.
Upon purchasing the vehicle it pulled to the right. I took the vehicle back to the dealer two times for alignment issues and it was out of alingment both times and during the second visit I was told that the vehicle was going to pull do to the way the roads are built. While changing a flat I notices that the upper arm on the vehicle was rusting at the weld. I took the vehicle to the dealer and they said there was nothing wrong with the vehicles a arm even with the evidence of the weld rusting and a visible crack which can be verified by sliding a thread of string through it.
Severe pulling to the right when brake were applied. Vehicle been into dealer shop on five occasions, and unable to locate problem. Provide any further information on this matter.
Very bad engineer flaws, design, hard to keep going straight, trans. Vibrates/shakes truck, steering column feels loose, no help from hotline or dealer, engine spark knocks real bad under a load, rear brakes lock up constantly, Chrysler is aware of problems can't fix and meet epa emission law.
While driving at any speed vehicle wanders to the left or right. Driver is constantly fighting with the steering wheel to keep the truck on the road. Truck was taken to four or five dealerships, and dealers were not able to correct this problem. Also, steering box was changed, a chime was put in the right front wheel, and some wheel aliginment was done. But none of this corrected the problem.
Under normal braking vehicle pulled to the left. When braking there was vibration coming from the front end, causing poor steering control. Consumer has contacted dealer, dealer noted that passenger's side right calipers were sticking, also, rear brake drums were replaced due to the brakes being out of round. Consumer still having problems after visting the dealer on several occasions. An engineer from Chrysler indicated the brakes were too powerful for vehicle's weight, causing the suspension to twist upon braking.
Brakes when applying if you hit a bump they will release also pulls to the right feels like you have no brakes. Steering pulls to the right vehicle sways all over the road unable to keep straight jerks to the left & right.
Steering gear is very loose, causing vehicle to wander to left to right. Dealer replaced steering gear and pitman arm, but defect kept occurring. The trac bar has also been replaced twice. Independent mechanic told consumer that possibly the wrong gear was put into gear box.
While driving vehicle at 65 mph, consumer had to make a sudden / emergency stop. The brakes failed to grab. Stopping distance was extended. Took vehicle to dealer & the mechanic had the rear shoes/ rotors and pads replaced. The pads were glazed over. Brakes had faded out at 35 mph. The vehicle would drift from left to right. Had steering gear box replaced & wheels realigned. The computer systems failed to register correct gas mileage per gallon. Brakes still do not function properly.
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- Sierra Vista, AZ, USA