Is there a deadline to respond to a recall
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Is there a deadline to respond to a recall - 4/28/2008 3:29:44 PM
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denniseri
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01QC4.7 (2nd owner, purchased 5 years ago)
67K miles
For about 5 days now I have noticed what many of you are already aware of....
That cracking pop sound is starting up front from both sides of my truck... It happens when turning, over speed bumps, in reverse or forward - just doesn't matter. So I have to assume since there was a recall way back when that this is related to the ball joints. So I called the Dodge hotline for recalls... Gave them my VIN and they responded by saying, my vehicle does not have any current recalls outstanding - which is strange because I received that notification in the mail for the defective transmission locking mechanism about 2 or 3 months ago - I decided not to address that issue because I don't have a problem with it.
Anyway-
Are any of you people aware of a recall expiring. Do I have to replace the joints myself? If I do, I will need recommendations about replacement parts. I am a die hard do-it-yourself guy...
Thanks!
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RE: Is there a deadline to respond to a recall - 4/28/2008 3:42:08 PM
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spencea15
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Ok here is what i found out a couple weeks ago I will try to explain all detals to help you out. My truck is 8 years old and has 63k on it. I had the dodge dealer inspect the ball joints(long story why i was there) and they told me they were exsevaly worn(sp?) and they would replace them for free. I asked why and they said that the dakotas have an unlimited year 100k mile warenty on the upper ball joints.
The ball joint recalls are for the 4X4 and i have the 2 wheel drive.
I would take it to a dodge dealer and have they should replace it for free.
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RE: Is there a deadline to respond to a recall - 4/28/2008 3:50:36 PM
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denniseri
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Under warranty still? Does anyone know if there is a way to follow up with the dealership or inquire about the extended warranty on the balljoints? When I called the 'Dodge Recall' phone number they didn't mention anything about an extended warranty. hmmm.... I will call the dealership and find out what they say - Thanks for the tip.
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RE: Is there a deadline to respond to a recall - 4/28/2008 4:01:15 PM
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spencea15
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Mine had now recall just what they said was an extended warenty. My dad(he got the truck new) aparently recieved a letter years ago that said it had a 100k warenty. I still find it hard to believe.
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RE: Is there a deadline to respond to a recall - 4/28/2008 4:02:22 PM
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pitkanen44flyers
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you can check the recalls on the dodge site. maybe the person entered the wrong vin or didnt read it right or something then you can know for sure if it has any recalls or not. its under owners at dodge.com
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RE: Is there a deadline to respond to a recall - 4/28/2008 7:42:19 PM
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Enter last 8 digits of vin here
http://www.dodge.com/en/owners/
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RE: Is there a deadline to respond to a recall - 4/29/2008 6:14:50 PM
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00DakR/T
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The recall only does apply to 4x4 dakotas and durangos. However, there is a extended warranty on the upper balljoints of 2wd vehicles as well. I'm going to have to get mine in the shop at work to have mine replaced before the warranty runs out.
To answer your question however, there is no deadline to have a recall done. I have done some on vehicles pre-95 vehicles even
< Message edited by 00DakR/T -- 4/29/2008 6:22:59 PM >
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RE: Is there a deadline to respond to a recall - 4/30/2008 4:29:50 AM
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JasonA
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If it's a safety recall, it does not expire, for miles or time. As stated above, sometimes Dodge will issue "quiet" extended warranties on stuff, and those would expire depending on the terms of the warranty. You probably need to have a dealer look at the truck and diagnose the problem. If it is ball joints, they may be covered...either by the safety recall or by an extended warranty. They may have already been replaced once, under the recall. In that case, that's why they might have said there are no outstanding recalls for your truck.
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RE: Is there a deadline to respond to a recall - 4/30/2008 5:13:34 AM
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batman13
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take your truck to the dealer, ask them to run any recalls/TSBs
i did and got a free catylitic converter (not that it matters now) and they reprogrammed my diagnostics computer (the reason i went)
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RE: Is there a deadline to respond to a recall - 4/30/2008 8:59:24 AM
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chris1974
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maybe a little off subject.....but i hear if you have a custom flash, and take your truck to the dealer, they will flash it and overwrite your custom flash. Anyone know if this is true?
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RE: Is there a deadline to respond to a recall - 4/30/2008 11:23:45 AM
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JasonA
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maybe a little off subject.....but i hear if you have a custom flash, and take your truck to the dealer, they will flash it and overwrite your custom flash. Anyone know if this is true?
They won't reflash it if there are no updates to your PCM (in other words, they won't go in looking for a custom tune, and "fix" it), but if there is an update for your particular VIN, and they do re-flash it, yes, your custom tune settings will be lost. Most programmers will save your settings, so if your PCM does get re-flashed, it's as simple as plugging back in and re-programming.
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