| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005036330 | Incident Date: Aug, 25 2005 |
| Consumer's City: SPRINGFIELD | Consumer's State: MO |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: CHEROKEE | Model Year: 1993 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Suspension:front:control arm:lower arm |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1J4FJ78S6PL | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 28 2005 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 17 1995 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Dt: consumer's daughter was driving through walmart parking lot at a low speed and heard a loud noise coming from the front end of the vehicle, she slowly drove home about four miles. consumer inspected the vehicle after she arrived home and discovered the left driver's side lower control arm attachment point on the axle was detached by the weld. had towed to a firestone outlet that had performed service on the vehicle, replaced anti roll bar attachment points that had worn out approximately one day prior. the service repair shop said they had never seen anything like this before. they noted there was no abuse of the vehicle or prior accident, the weld had simply failed. they could not repair this because of the liability issues, they did refer to a specialty welding shop and a jeep dealer, and they would not perform service as well for the same reasons. the only way to repair was to replace the entire front axle. no repairs have been made at this time. *ak |
