NHTSA Complaint #10568361 — 2006 DODGE DAKOTA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT WOULD SHIFT FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND WAS UNSTABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE A TECHNICIAN REPAIRED A LEAK IN THE TRANSMISSION LINE AND ALSO REPLACED A FOG LIGHT, BUT DID NOT REPAIR THE ALIGNMENT. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE PINION SEAL AND THE FRONT SHOCKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67632.