NHTSA Complaint #10440175 — 2005 DODGE STRATUS

SUSPENSION issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10440175
Vehicle 2005 DODGE STRATUS
Component SUSPENSION
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage N/A miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State TX

Consumer Description

I WAS AT THE STORE JUST LEFT ABOUT TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY TO PICK UP SPEED WITH MY KIDS AND MYSELF BEING PREGNANT WHEN MY RIGHT WHEEL FOLDED AND SCARED THE LIFE OUT OF US AFTER HOLDING UP TRAFFIC AND THANK GOD I DID NOT GET ON THE HIGHWAY. THE MECHANIC ADVISED ME THAT MY LOWER CONTROL ARM AND LOWER BALL JOINT BROKE AND CAUSING MY STEERING WHEEL TO LOSEN UP CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO GO TO THE RIGHT AND COULD OF CAUSED ME TO BE IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF I WOUDL OF PICKED UP SPEED WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL BY EMAIL OR BY THE USED CAR DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM AND STILL PAYING ON IT. I HAD IT REPAIRED AND STILL MAKES A HORRIBLE NOISE AND FEAR THAT THE LEFT SIDE MAY ALSO DO THE SAME WHILE I'M ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

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