NHTSA Complaint #10400428 — 2003 JEEP LIBERTY

MY STEPDAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2003 JEEP LIBERTY IN HER GRANDMOTHER'S DRIVEWAY WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD THUNK CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A STOP DUE TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE SEPARATING FROM THE VEHICLE. WE CHANGED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BALL JOINT AND CONTROL ARM DUE TO FAILURE AND TIRE SEPARATION FROM THE VEHICLE. IT WAS WELL THAT MY STEP DAUGHTER WAS NOT TRAVELLING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A FASTER RATE OF SPEED BECAUSE THAT SURELY WOULD HAVE ENDED WITH A MORE SERIOUS RESULT. I SEE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN THREE RECALLS RELATED TO THE CONTROL ARM AND BALL JOINTS. THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL THAT ACTUALLY HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE RECALL IN 2006, BUT IT SEEMS THAT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. I'M VERY MUCH CONCERNED FOR MY STEP DAUGHTER'S SAFETY WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE AND I HOPE THAT SOMETHING CAN BE DONE SOON TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM.