| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006066132 | Incident Date: May, 17 2006 |
| Consumer's City: FINKSBURG | Consumer's State: MD |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: BREEZE | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Suspension:front:control arm:lower ball joint |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1P3EJ46C2VN | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 24 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Sep, 08 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Upon arriving home from work i backed the vehicle into my driveway and found the vehicle would not move and the passenger side front tire was rubbing against the undercarriage. investigation after removing the tire found the outer tie rod ball joint had separated and collapsed. inspection of the part found no apparent lubrication and rust appeared on the ball section. vehicle was towed to my mechanics shop and the part removed and replaced with a new unit. i asked if the drivers side tie rod was also in need of replacement but inspection by my mechanic apparently found the unit to be intact. the removed part was discarded unfortunately but the mechanic indicated he's seen the same failure on other vehicles of the same manufacturer [chrysler corp] *jb |
