NHTSA Complaint #10102494 — 1998 DODGE DURANGO

I PURCHASE MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO IN FEBRUARY OF 2004. AFTER TWO MONTHS PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES AND UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS BEGAN (BOTH FRONT TIRES) WITH THE DRIVER SIDE BEING THE WORST. I HEARD CLICKING WHEN I WOULD TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND THOUGHT IT COULD BE THE CV JOINT. I TOO K THE VEHICLE TO BRAUNING AUTOMOTIVE AND THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM AND GAVE AN ESTIMATE OF $1500.00 IN REPAIR COSTS. I PURCHASED THE PARTS MYSELF AND MY FATHER REPLACED BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS THE FOLLOWING DAY. ( I AM DOUBTFUL HE STILL HAS THE OLD PARTS - BUT I WILL ASK) THIS WAS BACK IN APRIL 2004 AND I AM HEARING THE CLICKING YET AGAIN. WHEN MY FATHER WORKED ON MY CAR HE TOLD ME THERE WAS A BOLT THAT WAS PARTIAL SCREWED IN AND THE THEADS HAD ACTUALLY BEEN STRIPPED OFF. HE HAD TO CHANGE THE BOLT AS WELL. THE CLICKING SOUND IS ALMOST SOUNDS LIKE TWO PIECES OF METAL ARE SLAMMING TOGETHER. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN WHEN I AM DRIVING STAIGHT . I ONLY HEAR IT WHEN I TURN. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN AND DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. I HEARD ON THE RADIO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS. I DON;T KNOW IF THIS IS AN ACTUAL RECALL OR IF IT MAY BECOME A RECALL. I DON'T WANT TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT LIKE THE OTHERS BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS.*AK