# 2000 DODGE DAKOTA — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
> NHTSA complaint `457164` · 2004-02-27 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** DAKOTA
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
- **Miles at failure:** 40,000
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
MOST RECENT PROBLEM.  RONT END:  1) "CLUNKING" NOISES FOLLOWED BY FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY BREAK. FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY DISENGAGED FROM VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. *AK    HOSTORY OF BRAKE PROBLEMS:  1) REAR DRUMS INEFFECTIVE, AND LOCK UP UNDER HUMID CONDITION AFTER SITTING.  2) FRONT ROTORS WARPED X2 OCCURENCES. DEALER REPLACED PADS AND ROTORS. SECOND INCIDENT "NOTT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY."  3) FRONT BRAKE PADS FALL AND WEAR DIAGONALLY RESULTING IN INEFFECTIVE BRAKING.  4) GENERALLY POOR AND UNRESPONSIVE BRAKING.
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