NHTSA Complaint #10229511 — 2006 DODGE DAKOTA

AS I WAS DRIVING I STARTED HEARING A THUMPING COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AT MONRO IN TUNKHANNOCK. HE ADVISED THAT THE SWAY BAR HAS GONE BAD. ALONG WITH 80,000 OTHER PEOPLE THAT OWN DODGE DAKOTA TRUCKS, HE PUT ME ON A WAITING LIST TO GET THE PART. IT HAS BEEN 6 MONTHS. NO RECALL, AND I AM STILL DRIVING MY 2006 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB TRUCK AROUND WITH A BROKEN SWAY BAR. THE PART ISN'T EVEN AVAILABLE ON THE AFTERMARKET EITHER. IF I WOULD LIKE TO TRADE MY VEHICLE I WILL TAKE A LOSS BECAUSE THIS PIECE IS BROKEN. NOW MY RACK IS GOING BAD BECAUSE OF THE ADDED PRESSURE ON IT BECAUSE OF THE SWAY BAR BEING BAD. I TRIED TO CALL AND TALK TO SOMEONE AT CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID SORRY...NOT SURE WHEN IT'S GOING TO BE AVAILABLE. HONESTLY I WANT IT FIXED...I AM TIRED OF WAITING...AND IF CHRYSLER CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THEIR SHABBY PARTS...LET ME TRADE MY TRUCK FOR A DIFFERENT ONE AND GIVE ME FULL TRADE IN VALUE ON THE TRUCK. THIS IS WRONG! HIGHWAY ROBBERY AT IT'S BEST. PLEASE I AM BEGGING YOU TO PLEASE DO SOMETHING. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I BOUGHT IT KNEW WITH INTENTIONS OF KEEPING IT FOREVER BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE. I HAVE A 6 YEAR OLD THAT RIDES WITH ME OFTEN. THIS MAKES ME VERY NERVOUS TO DRIVE IT WITH HER...BUT I DON'T HAVE A CHOICE. HELP! *TR