Bad ball joints can lead to several serious issues in a vehicle, including poor steering control, uneven tire wear, and abnormal tire wear patterns. They can also cause clunking noises while driving, especially over bumps, and may result in a loose or unstable feeling in the vehicle's handling. If left unchecked, deteriorating ball joints can compromise the suspension system and increase the risk of a complete failure, potentially leading to accidents. Regular inspection and maintenance are essential to ensure safe vehicle operation.
Most worn out suspension components especially balljoints can cause shaking and inconsistent vehicle behaviour especially when driving on uneven surfaces. It is also risky to drive a vehicle on long distance trips if the balljoint is worn out.
Bad wheel alignment, perhaps balljoints worn out.
Yes .
Yes, a bad O2 sensor would cause a 2002 Dodge Dakota to stall. It would also cause bad fuel mileage and hard idling within the vehicle.
Yes, a broken chain or chain that is worn so bad it has jumped a tooth or 2 can cause the vehicle not to start.
It COULD, but multiple plugs would have to be very fouled. If just one has gone bad, the vehicle would still start, but would just be "missing" on that one cylinder.
Yes you would need insurance on a vehicle you can not drive cause what if there was a storm and a tree fell on it and it had really bad damages than what would you do.
bad wheel bearings
Yes, it could.Yes, it could.
Broken sway bar, bad or broken shock, or broken spring.
Apsolutley not In 2005 ford changed the entire front end Tie rods, balljoints, knuckles, dampeners etc. In the 2005 models the balljoints are very beefy and rarely fail. It would be nice thou because the 1998-2004 model balljoints suck and wear out quickly. Sorry for the bad news. Now you know. Powerstroke57
NO it will not.