NHTSA Complaint #10286323 — 2003 JEEP LIBERTY SUSPENSION:FRONT

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10286323
Vehicle	2003 JEEP LIBERTY
Component	SUSPENSION:FRONT
Date of Incident	October 4, 2009
Date Filed	October 5, 2009
Mileage	68,289 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	OH

Consumer Description

DROVE INTO A DRIVEWAY WITH A BUMP UP OF ABOUT 6 INCHES, AND SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE RIGHT HAND UPPER BALL JOINT CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, IN MY 2003 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED. RECALL WORK FOR LOWER BALL JOINTS WAS COMPLETED JUNE 28, 2007. UPON INSPECTION, UPPER BALL JOINT HAD LOST ALL LUBRICATION (SEALS/BUSHINGS ROTTED) AND JOINT WAS SEVERELY PITTED AND RUSTED. I PULLED THE BALL JOINT AND AM ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE IT. HOWEVER, LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER ONLY SELLS THE ENTIRE UPPER CONTROL ARM (INCL. BUSHINGS AND BALL JOINT) AT $215 PER SIDE. *TR

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