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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007116604 | Incident Date: Aug, 19 2007 |
| Consumer's City: PHILADELPHIA | Consumer's State: PA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: LIBERTY | Model Year: 2002 |
| 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#: 1J4GL48K72W | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 21 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 11 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Saturday august 18th 2007 i received a recall notice from daimler chrysler regarding the lower ball joints on 2002-2006 jeep liberties. the recall said water could get into the front suspention causing the ball joint to corrode and separate which could lead to loss of steering and a possible accident. while driving home from work on monday the 20th (2 days later) my front left wheel fell off without warning, causing loss of control and nearly causing an accident (coincidence?). the dealer said that my upper ball joint had corroded and separated and the recent recall would not cover my repair. daimler chrysler said there's nothing they can do and i would be responsible for repairs. i went online and was shocked to find (in only about 20 minutes- so there must be many more) that hundreds of people has the exact same failure with their 02' -06' liberty. although i would like daimler chrysler to take responsibility for the repair, the more important issue is that there seems to be a serious problem with these cars (specifically the ball joints). the recall should definitely include upper ball joints as well. luckily i was only going about 15-20mph (my car was still completely fish-tailed) if i had been doing anything over 40mph i'm certain i would have rolled it. i'm sure there has to be people out there who had family or friends killed in accidents caused by this exact issue...they probably don't even know how widespread the problem is. *tr |
