NHTSA Complaint #10662080 — 2006 JEEP LIBERTY

WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THE JEEP LIBERTY 2006 THAT HAD A RECALL ON THE BALL JOINTS AND STABILIZER BARS IN 2006. OF COURSE, WE HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED WHEN THE JEEP WAS ONLY A FEW MONTHS OLD. IT MAY HAVE HAD LESS THAN 1000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. WHEN VISITING THE DEALER ON DEC 2, 2014 FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND TIRE BALANCE. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE BALL JOINTS ON DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE OF JEEP WERE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF 1100.00 (WE ONLY HAVE 61,600 MILES ON JEEP) I WAS SHOCKED THAT A VEHICLE THAT HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT AND ONLY DRIVEN BY THE MOM OF THE FAMILY AROUND TOWN OF ABOUT 6000 MILES A YEAR COULD INCUR SUCH A DRASTIC PROBLEM. THIS IS A VALID SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE INTEGRITY OF THE RECALL. THE REPAIR SHOULD HAVE A LIFETIME WARRANTY OR AT LEAST 100K MILES. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WAY, THESE BALL JOINTS DISINTEGRATED WITHOUT BEING FAULTY FROM THE BEING. MY QUESTION LIES IF MY VEHICLE WAS REALLY TAKEN CARE OF, OR WAS IT JUST LOOKED AT BECAUSE IT WAS BRAND NEW AT THE TIME. OUR LIBERTY HAS HAD FULL SYNTHETIC OIL CHANGES AND TREATED WITH THE UTMOST CARE. SO IT REALLY SADDENS ME THAT CHRYSLER HAS SUCH "SAFETY" ISSUES. OF ALL THINGS THAT CAN GO WRONG WITH A CAR, WHEN IT REFERS TO A PREVIOUS RECALL, IT'S OBVIOUS THE ISSUE WAS NEVER REALLY ADDRESSED. *JS