NHTSA Complaint #10160081 — 2005 DODGE DAKOTA

I BOUGHT A 2005 DODGE DAKOTA ON FEB OF 2005. FROM THE VERY START I HAD A BAD VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE UNDER HEAVY BRAKING. WE FIRST TOOK THE VEHICLE AFTER 2000 MILES TO HAVE IT LOOK AT. DODGE COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM SO I TOOK IT BACK ANOTHER 7 TIMES BEFORE I ASKED FOR REPLACEMENT UNDER THE OHIO LEMON LAWS. DODGE CONTACTED ME IN EARLY OCTOBER WANTING TO LOOK AT THE TRUCK AGAIN BUT BEFORE I COULD BRING IT BACK IN, I GOT IN A ACCIDENT THAT WAS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE NON WORKING BRAKES. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, WHICH PUT A WOMEN IN THE HOSPITAL, MY WIFE TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO GET FIXED AND THE DEALER THREW HER OUT. WE LATER LEARNED THAT DODGE, DURING SOME RECALL WORK, NOTIFIED IT'S DEALER NETWORK NOT TO DO ANY MORE WORK ON THIS VEHICLES BRAKES. THIS FORCED US TO GO HIRE A LAWYER TO SUE FOR COMPENSATION. ALL ALONG I WAS STILL DRIVING THIS DANGEROUS VEHICLE. I GOT A CALL FROM THE LAWYERS ON MAY 30 TELLING ME THAT I SHOULD CONTACT THE DEALER AND SELL THE VEHICLE BACK. I DID JUST THAT, THE DEALER LIED TO ME, TOLD ME HE DID NOT HAVE THE PAPERWORK YET, WHICH HE DID, AND NOT TO CALL HIM. HE SAID THAT HE WOULD CONTACT ME WHEN HE RECIEVED THE PAPERWORK. IN THE MEANTIME MY WIFE GOT IN A ACCIDENT JUNE 14, AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY BRAKES AND PUT ANOTHER PERSON IN THE HOSPITAL. NOW THE LAWYERS WANT ME TO FIX THE TRUCK AGAIN AND HURRY UP AND SELL IT BACK TO DODGE, SO THEY CAN GET THEIR MONEY. THEY SAID THAT I SHOULD NOT PURSUE ANYTHING ELSE. DODGE SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO TRAMPLE OVER ME LIKE THIS. THIS ISN'T RIGHT SOMEBODY SHOULD BE OUT THERE PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF THE AVERAGE PERSON. DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE? *JB