I AM WRITING TO DOCUMENT THE FRONT-END REPAIRS MADE TO MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO AND THE EXPENSES INCURRED IN 2003. I AM ASKING THAT DAIMLER CHRYSLER REIMBURSE ME IN FULL FOR THESE EXPENSES. THESE REPAIRS WERE NECESSARY DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR, WHICH HAS BEEN A DOCUMENTED DESIGN DEFECT IN NUMEROUS OTHER DODGE DURANGOS OF THE MODEL YEARS 1998 2000. FRONT-END REPAIRS PERFORMED IN 2003 TO MY DODGE DURANGO: §REPLACEMENT OF UPPER & LOWER BALL JOINTS$769.1804/09/2003 §REPLACEMENT OF RIGHT & LEFT FRONT HUB BEARINGS$1,092.4409/20/2003 §REPLACEMENT OF FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY$983.8511/06/2003 §TOTAL FRONT-END REPAIR COSTS INCURRED:$2,845.47