Consumer Complaint Detail

BICYCLE RACK / BICYCLE RACK / 9999

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006089630 Incident Date: Dec, 24 2006
Consumer's City: RUTHERFORD Consumer's State: NJ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Yakima Products, Inc.
Model Name: BICYCLE RACK Model Year: 9999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Suspension:front:control arm:upper ball joint
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1J4GL58K22W Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 25 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 27 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 1/24/04 - brought jeep liberty in for recall on lower ball joint - "ball joints replaced" per jeep dealership. 3/25/2006 - while pulling out of parking spot, the left front tire broke off of the axle due to corrosion of the upper ball joint. breaking top of tire from axle. 9/27/2006 - received a new recall notice for the lower ball joint from the dealership. dealership claimed that lower ball joint was on back order and unavailable. dealer told me to call back in 90 days. called other dealership and scheduled recall repair. 10/14/2006 - took day off of work, brought car in to second dealership for recall. i was told that they did not have the ball bearings and was told that they could put me on a waiting list for the ball bearings. 12/25/2006 - wife pulled out of parking space. left front tire popped out, appears that recalled lower ball bearing broke. separating bottom of tire from axle. car is currently at stadium automall dealership, rutherford nj , where car was originally purchased, waiting to be repaired. have had problems at this dealership in the past. have had "oil changes, tune ups, etc" to later find that the dealership never replaced the lube express oil filter that was dated and installed previously. *jb