1998 Dodge Dakota transmission problems

Pulled vehicle from garage & left in park. Closed garage door. Turned & vehicle had jumped out of gear into reverse & rolled backwards, hitting center post of garage, resulting in a collision. Vehicle sustained extensive damage. Was to go to arbitration but was canceled..

Tl*the contact owns a 1998 dodge dakota. The ball joints have completely worn out and also has a very noisy lifter in the vehicle. The vehicle drifts in and out of lanes at any speed; however, the failure was noticed while driving 10 MPH. The contact has not taken the vehicle to the dealer. He was informed of a recall on the previous year's model, but his VIN was not included. The recall number was unavailable. The current mileage was 93,500 and failure mileage was 82,000. Updated 03/14/08.