| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007093950 | Incident Date: Feb, 01 2007 |
| Consumer's City: PAINTED POST | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: LIBERTY | Model Year: 2003 |
| 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#: 1J4GL58K03W | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 02 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 27 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I was driving from canton, ny to corning, ny. at approximately 3:15 pm on feb 2nd i made a right hand turn and experienced a failure in the drivers side ball-joint. the suspension caught on the rim of the tire and i was barely able to get the car most of the way off the road. the car would not move after that. i had to call a tow-truck and he was able to drag the jeep onto a flat-bed and transport the jeep to a local dealer. the dealer was outstanding(peter koch in seneca falls, ny)! they had an emergency set of ball-joints and were able to fix my car that afternoon. the drivers side front rim was ruined and the dealer instructed me to have it replaced. the dealer used the spare rim during the repair. my concern is that 15 minutes earlier i had been driving on the ny state through way and can only imagine what would have happened had this joint failed at 65 mile per hour. i have been on the waiting list at my local dealer for at least three months and may be even 6 months for this recall repair! this is unacceptable! i checked with my local dealer this morning and i am number 31 on the recall list - the dealer said that they receive between zero and 3 sets per week. this is unacceptable. jeep should stop producing new vehicles until this potential life-threatening defect has been fixed in the jeeps that have already been produced. i have seen this defect described as a loosening of the ball-joint. i believe that to be an understatement. this part fails and the result of a failure can be catastrophic. *jb |
