NHTSA Complaint #10985726 — 2003 JEEP LIBERTY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH IN A PARKING LOT, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DROPPED TO THE GROUND. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINT HAD PULLED THROUGH THE STEERING KNUCKLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DROVE THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V288000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 183,000.