NHTSA Complaint #10317151 — 1998 DODGE DAKOTA

SERVICE BRAKE HYDRAULIC LINES RUPTURED TWICE. ONCE AT 55,622 MILES ON AUGUST 13, 2007. THIS OCCURRED IN MY DRIVEWAY, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, ABOUT MID WAY BETWEEN THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE TRUCK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE DEALER REPLACED 7 BRAKE LINES AND THE 2 REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS BECAUSE THE BLEEDER SCREWS WOULD NOT OPEN. TODAY, MARCH 5, 2010 AT STILL LESS THAN 60,000 MILES THE FRONT BRAKE LINES RUPTURED NEAR THE RADIATOR WHERE THEY CROSS BETWEEN THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SIDE OF THE TRUCK. THIS OCCURRED ON A MAIN HIGHWAY WHILE BRAKING FOR A RED LIGHT. BOTH TIMES THE TUBING (METAL PIPING) CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED WITH NO PREVIOUS WARNING SIGNS SUCH AS SLOW LEAKAGE, LOW FLUID LEVEL IN THE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR, ETC. *TR