2005 JEEP LIBERTY Suspensionfrontcontrol Armlower Ball Joint Problems

The contact owns a 2005 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that while reversing and making a left turn, the front driver’s side ball joint fractured and the lower control arm detached. The steering wheel also shook and jerked while driving approximately 50 mph. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The dealer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that there was a recall repaired in 2006, for the ball joints. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 102,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE LOWER BALL JOINT FRACTURED CAUSING THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE TO COLLAPSE TO THE GROUND. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TWICE AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR EACH FAILURE. IN 2007, THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V288000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,899.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND MAINTENANCE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND LOWER BALL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 25 MPH WHEN THE LEFT FRONT BALL JOINT FAILED AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FALL. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BALL JOINT FAILED AND AS A RESULT, THE UPPER CONTROL ARM ALSO FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE BALL JOINTS. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT BALL JOINS AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER THE MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE BALL JOINTS WOULD BE REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL, BUT NOT THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. CHRYSLER DENIED THE CONSUMER'S REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT, BY STATING THE WORK WAS NOT PERFORMED BY AN AUTHORIZED JEEP DEALER. UPDATED 05/17/12 UPDATED 05/21/12 UPDATED 05/31/12*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WHEN THE LOWER BALL JOINTS BEGAN RUBBING TOGETHER AND MAKING AN UNUSUAL CLANKING NOISE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL RELATIVE TO THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V288000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT) BUT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT REPAIR WAS PERFORMED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER IN 2006. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT HIS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL AND AXLE BROKE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT ALSO PUNCTURED THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS NOT THE FIRST OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND THAT THE RECALL REPAIRS HAD NEVER BEEN PERFORMED. SHE REFERENCED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V288000, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT SURE IF THEY ASSIST HER WITH THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 66,032.

2005 JEEP LIBERTY RECALL FOR LOWER BALL JOINTS. CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE COULD NEVER GET AN APPOINTMENT WITH ANY JEEP DEALER TO FIX THE VEHICLE FOR THIS RECALL AND THE WAIT WAS THREE TO SIX MONTHS. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED AS SHE WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, THE BALL JOINTS BROKE AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. DUE TO THE WAY THE BALL JOINTS BROKE, IT LANDED ON THE RIM OF THE TIRE AND DAMAGED THE RIM IN THE PROCESS. *JB

ON MONDAY NIGHT, AT AROUND 8:30PM, I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, TAKING A LEFT, AND FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR, MY FRIEND AND I HEARD A LOUD POP NOISE, THEN SOME LOUD GRINDING NOISE AFTER. I QUICKLY SHIFTED THE CAR TO PARK, JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR THINKING THAT I HAD A FLAT TIRE. THE TIRES WERE INTACT. MY CAR REFUSED TO BUDGE, EVEN AFTER THE POLICE CAME AND WE HAD PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, AND TRIED TO PUSH IT OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION OF TWO ROADS. THE CAR REFUSED TO BUDGE. RIGHT AFTER THE GETTING OUT OF THE CAR, I NOTICED THAT THERE THE CAR HAD BEGUN TO LEAK FROM UNDER THE HOOD ONTO THE GROUND. I HAD TO CALL TRIPLE A TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP - GRAVA JEEP DEALERSHIP - AND THE NEXT DAY,...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED CORROSION IN THE FRONT UPPER BALL JOINTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AT THAT TIME; HOWEVER, THE LOWER FRONT BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED EIGHT MONTHS AGO ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V288000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT). THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000. UPDATED 01/07/09. *LJ UPDATED 01/08/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF HER VEHICLE, WHICH SOUNDED LIKE A HELICOPTER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V288000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT), OF WHICH THE CONTACT HAD NO KNOWLEDGE. AS A RESULT, THE TWO FRONT TIRES WERE DAMAGED DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS; HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO MAKE THE REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TIRES. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. IN 2005, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH FRONT LOWER PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE BALL JOINTS. TWO YEARS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE BALL JOINTS FAILED AND FELT LIKE A TIRE HAD BLOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A MAJOR MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT COULD PLACE OTHERS IN DANGER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,413 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000. 3-27-08 PER PHONE CONVERSTAION, LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED SECOND EVENT, SMCH

OUR 2005 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED CRD HAS HAD THE LOWER FRONT SUSPENSION BALL JOINTS REPLACED AS PART OF THE VEHICLE'S RECALL NOTICE. AT APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES, WE WENT TO AN INDEPENDENT TIRE SHOP FOR AN ALIGNMENT DUE TO POOR TIRE WEAR AND "WANDERING" CHARACTERISTICS WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE TIRE SHOP INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A DEFECTIVE UPPER BALL JOINT AND COULD REPLACE THE FAILED UNIT WITH PERMISSION FROM THE DEALER. THE DEALER, MEDVED JEEP, DENIED THE CLAIM. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MEDVED WHO THEN CLAIMED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE NOT DEFECTIVE. AT APPROXIMATELY 37,000 MILES THE VEHICLE HAD A HIGHER FREQUENCY OF FRONT END CLUNKING, SO I TOOK IT BACK TO MEDVED WHO THEN CLAIMED THE NOISE WAS ONLY AN EXTRANEOUS BATTERY LOOSE UNDER THE SEAT. AT APPROXIMATELY 43,000 MILES, THE CLUNKING HAD BECOME DISTURBINGLY FREQUENT AND MORE SEVERE. I TOOK IT BACK TO...

WE OWN A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY . IN JAN. 2007 WE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER W/ NOTIFICATION CODE F23 . WE HAD THE RECALL WORK DONE AT BILL LUKE IN PHX., AZ IN JAN. 2007 . NOW WHILE HERE IN EVANSVILLE , IN. WE HAD OUR JEEP SERVICED ( 11/07 ) AND THE MECHANIC SHOWED US THAT THE 2 FRONT TIRES WERE WORN OUT BADLY ON THE INSIDE OF EACH TIRE. HE TOLD US THAT THE FRONT END COMPONENTS ARE ALL GOOD AND SOUND SO HE SUGGESTED WE HAVE A FRONT END ALIGNMENT DONE. HE ALSO ROTATED THE BAD TIRES TO THE BACK AND BACK TO FRONT. AFTER INVESTIGATING THE RECEIPTS FROM THE PAST RECALL WORK THERE WAS NO FRONT END ALIGNMENT DONE AFTER THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE INSTALLED AT BILL LUKE IN PHX,AZ.. WE JUST TOOK IT AS IF THAT WORK WAS DONE AND NEVER QUESTIONED THE DEALERSHIP...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V288000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT). THE DEALER WAS CALLED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE APRIL OF 2007 REGARDING THIS RECALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE AND DID NOT PROVIDE A TIME FRAME FOR WHEN IT WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,450.

A LETTER WAS SENT TO ME FROM CHRYSLER CONCERNING "SAFETY RECALL F23 LOWER BALL JOINTS". I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER SEVERAL TIMES AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO ASSIST ME IN RESOLVING THIS "POTENTIAL "LIFE THREATENING" DEFECT ON MY VEHICLE. *JB

2005 JEEP LIBERTY WITH A RECALL FOR THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. CUSTOMER STATES THAT SHE NOTICED THE METAL ON THE TIRES COMING OUT. MECHANIC TOLD HER THE BALL JOINTS WERE ON TOO TIGHT AND THREW THE JEEP OUT OF ALIGNMENT. *KB THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR NEW TIRES, ALIGNMENT, WASTE TIRE FEE AND LABOR. THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED SOMEONE SHOULD HAVE NOTICED HOW BADLY THE ALIGNMENT WAS.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. AT 16,703 MILES, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AFTER THE BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED, HE WAS NOT INFORMED THAT THE ALIGNMENT WAS NOT PERFORMED. FOUR MONTHS AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, HE NOTICED THAT THE TIRES WERE WORN DUE TO THE ALIGNMENT NOT BEING PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE HAD 19,500 MILES AT THAT TIME. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER TO DEMAND A FREE ALIGNMENT, BUT WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CHARGES. THE TRANSMISSION TYPE AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,703.

MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY HAS BEEN PULLING TO THE RIGHT SINCE I HAD THE DEALERSHIP REPLACE THE LOWER BALL JOINTS DUE TO THE RECALL. I'VE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP SINCE IT WAS DONE AND THEY'VE TAKEN IT IN AND LOOKED AT IT SEVERAL TIMES. IT HAS BEEN ALIGNED AND THE TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED MORE THAN IS SPECIFIED JUST TRYING TO GET IT TO DRIVE STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD AGAIN. IT HAS TORN UP TO INNER RIGHT FRONT FENDER WELLS AND HAS WORN THE TIRE DOWN ON THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE. I DON'T BELIEVE MY VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE. IT'S DIFFICULT TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD BECAUSE IF I LET GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL EVEN FOR A MOMENT IT VEERS OFF TO THE RIGHT IMMEDIATELY. *JB

REF- SAFETY RECALL F23 - LOWER BALL JOINTS. I RECEIVED THIS FIRST NOTICE MAY 1 AND CONTACTED YORK JEEP HERE IN PRESCOTT. 4 MONTHS LATER THEY HAVE NOT YET REPAIRED MY VEHICLE. I KEEP GETTING TOLD NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE - THE PARTS ARE ON ORDER. I HAVE CONTACTED THEM MONTHLY AND GET THE SAME RESPONSE. I THINK THIS IS VERY STRANGE. CAN YOU HELP ME GET THIS RESOLVED? *TR

RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL F-23 LOWER BALL JOINTS THE WEEK OF 08-13-07, MADE APPT FOR REPAIRS ON 08-23-07; WHILE DRIVING HOME ON 08-21 IN RAINY CONDITIONS I WAS UNABLE TO STEER MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY & STRUCK A GUARDRAIL,DAMAGING MY FRONT BUMPER, FORTUNATELY I WAS DRIVING UNDER 20 MPH. I CALLED CHRYSLER WHEN I ARRIVED HOME ON THE 21ST & I STILL HAVE NOT HAD A CALL BACK FROM THE TO ADVISE ME IF THEY WILL PAY THE $600.00 REPAIR BILL THAT I HAVE FOR THE DAMAGE TO MY FRONT BUMPER. CHRYSLER ASSOCIATES ADVISED ME THEY ARE WAITING TO TALK TO THE LOCAL DEALER THAT REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT ALL OF THE INFORMATION BETWEEN THE DEALER & CHRYSLER ARE PROPRIETARY AND THEREFORE WOULD NOT BE DISCLOSED TO ME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 06V288000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT). SHE CALLED THE DEALER IN JANUARY OF 2007 AND THEY INFORMED HER THAT SHE WOULD BE ADDED TO A REPAIR WAITING LIST. UNFORTUNATELY, THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHEN THE NECESSARY PART WILL BECOME AVAILABLE TO MAKE THE REPAIR. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

JEEP LIBERTY SAFETY RECALL F23-LOWER BALL JOINTS CUSTOMER STATES THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED A SECOND LETTER BUT THE DEALERSHIP HAS YET TO REPAIR HIS CAR FROM THE FIRST ONE**CC *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AT 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED ONTO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE IT CRASHED INTO AN IDLE VEHICLE. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE RAINY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FELT STRANGE, BUT ASSUMED THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE RAIN. SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE LOWER BALL JOINTS THE DAY AFTER THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND IS PARKED AT HER RESIDENCE. POLICE REPORT NUMBER 10060304 WAS FILED. THE POWERTRAIN AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 41,802.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED HIS FIRST RECALL NOTICE (NUMBER 06V288000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT)) IN MARCH OF 2007. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS PLACED ON A WAITING LIST. IN AUGUST OF 2007, HE RECEIVED A SECOND RECALL NOTICE. HE BELIEVES THIS IS A SAFETY RISK BECAUSE HIS LOWER BALL JOINTS HAVE NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

MY JEEP DEALER IN MACOMB, IL, CROSS JEEP, WAS UNABLE TO REMEDY SAFETY RECALL F23 - LOWER BALL JOINTS WITHIN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. I HAVE WAITED ALMOST 5 MONTHS FOR CROSS JEEP TO REPLACE THE LOWER BALL JOINTS ON MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY AND HAVE ATTEMPTED NO LESS THAN 4 FOLLOW UPS WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS. I HAVE BEEN PROMISED RETURN PHONE CALLS ABOUT THE STATUS OF MY VEHICLE BEING FIXED, AND I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE ONE OF THESE RETURN PHONE CALLS FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH CAVANAUGH JEEP IN MONMOUTH, IL, AND I ALREADY HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR NEXT TUESDAY TO HAVE THE RECALL FIXED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 06V288000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT). THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE LACK OF REPLACEMENT PARTS. THE CONTACT IS ON A LONG WAITING LIST. THERE ARE NO OTHER LOCAL DEALERS. NO FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED AT THIS TIME. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 20,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS INAPPLICABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. ON JUNE 11, 2005, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, HIS WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE SWERVED AND STRUCK A POST. SHE DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE CONTACT HAS NOT NOTIFIED THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 26,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 06V288000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT). SHE HAS BEEN ON A WAITING LIST SINCE MARCH OF 2007. NO FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED AT THIS TIME. THE PURCHASE DATE AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 20,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. ON MARCH 8, 2007, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE TO HAVE THE SUSPENSION FRONT:LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED ON HIS VEHICLE. HE HAS CALLED THE DEALER FOR THE REPAIR AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THEY WERE ONLY GETTING THREE PARTS PER WEEK. THE CONTACT WAS PLACED ON A WAITING LIST. HE CALLED THE DEALER SEVERAL WEEKS AGO AND THEY STATED THAT HIS PLACEMENT WAS SEVERAL PAGES BACK AND WOULD CALL HIM WHEN HIS NAME APPEARS. RECENTLY, WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WAS PUNCTURED BY THE BALL JOINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 49,000. UPDATED 07/19/07. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. ON APRIL 9, 2007, THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 06V288000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT). THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED ON APRIL 18, 2007. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART AND WOULD CALL WHEN IT ARRIVED. AS OF JUNE 1, 2007, THE DEALER HAS NOT CALLED. PRESENTLY, NO FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 10,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

SAFETY RECALL F23-LOWER BALL JOINTS. DEALER IS ALLOTTED INSUFFICIENT NUMBER OF PARTS PER WEEK AND CONSUMER IS PUT ON WAITING LIST SINCE JAN. 1ST,2007. BALL JOINT SEPARATION CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING AND COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE SAFETY OF NOT ONLY MYSELF BUT MY FAMILY AS WELL INCLUDING SMALL GRANDCHILDREN. DAIMLER/CHRYSLER SHOULD SEND SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF PARTS TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM PROMPTLY. LIVES ARE AT RISK! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS SIDE SWIPED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACTS VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL, STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND THEN CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED THREE FRACTURED RIBS, PAIN IN THE NECK AND BACK, CHEST BURN FROM THE SEAT BELT, AND STRESS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE LOWER BALL JOINTS IN APRIL OF 2007. SHE STATED THAT HAD THE RECALL REPAIR BEEN PERFORMED, SHE WOULD NOT HAVE HAD THE CRASH. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 20,000. UPDATED 11/16/07 *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL # 06V288000 REGARDING SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT AND HAS BEEN ON A WAITING LISTING SINCE DECEMBER. THE DEALER STATED THAT SHE WAS THE 100TH PERSON ON THE LIST. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES AT THIS TIME. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE #06B288000. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY 6 WEEKS FOR THE LOWER BALL JOINT PART TO COME IN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES AT THIS TIME. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE SUSPENSION FRONT CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE EARLIEST APPOINTMENT WOULD BE IN THREE WEEKS. THE TIME FRAME WAS UNACCEPTABLE DUE TO THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,200. THE CONTACT HAS NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES AT THIS TIME. *AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 06V288000 CONCERNING SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT. HEWAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE TWO MONTH WAITING IN ORDER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. HE CALLED OTHER DEALERS AND THE WAIT WAS THE SAME. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25,000. *AK

2005 JEEP LIBERTY CUSTOMER STATES THAT THEY RECEIVED A LETTER FOR RECALL AND WAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET CAR FIXED**CC THIS CONSUMER STATES WHILE PULLING INTO THE PARKING LOT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SUSPENSION FAILED CAUSING THE TIRE TO BECOME DISCONNECTED. UPDATE * 4/16TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL #06V288000 FOR THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WILL TAKE 6 MONTHS FOR THE PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 25,000. THERE WERE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME. *AK

RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL NOTICE F23 - LOWER BALL JOINTS FROM DAIMLER CHRYSLER IN THE MAIL. WENT PERSONALLY TO DEALERSHIP - PAINTERS SUN COUNTRY CHRYSLER, 1600 S. HILTON DR., ST. GEORGE, UT 84770 ON 4/16/2007. WAS TOLD BY FEMALE IN SERVICE AREA THAT CHRYSLER ONLY ALLOWS THEM TWO (2) REPAIRS ON THIS PER WEEK AND IT WOULD TAKE 4 TO 5 MONTHS BEFORE THEY COULD GET TO FIXING OUR VEHICLE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN ON A WAITING LIST FOR THREE MONTHS FOR RECALL # 06V288000. REPAIRS. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY TWO MORE MONTHS BEFORE THE LOWER BALL JOINT PART BECAME AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 33,000.*AK UPDATE 05/21/07*TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. ON APRIL 9, 2007 THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER STATED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED IN 2005. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT IT WOULD BE SAFE TO TOW A BOAT TO THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,500.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL 06V288000 REGARDING THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE DEALER STATED IT WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS FOR THE PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT BEGAN TO HEAR A GROWLING NOISE FROM THE TIRE REGION OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNSURE IF THE NOISE WAS RELATED TO THE LOWER BALL JOINT. FOR A PROPER DIAGNOSIS THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WOULD NEED TO BE INSPECTED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 20,000.*AK

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN AT 55 MPH THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL FOR 2-3 SECONDS. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR LOWER BALL JOINTS, AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WOULD BE 3-6 MONTHS BEFORE THE RECALL WORK WAS DONE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,050 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,280. *AK SPOKE WITH CONSUMER 10/16/07 WAS TOLD DIREGARD COMPLAINT. CONSUMER TRADED VEHICLE. *LJ 10/17/07

CALLED DEALERSHIP TWICE ABOUT RECALL ON JEEP LIBERTY BALL JOINT PROBLEM. I WASTOLD IT COULD BE SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE I COULD HAVE MY JEEP REPAIRED BECAUSE DAIMLER CHRYSLER WAS SENDING A FEW PARTS AT A TIME. IF THIS WAS SERIOUS THEY COULD CERTAINLY LOOK AT THE SALES OF THE DEALERSHIPS AND DETERMINE AN AVERAGE NUMBER TO SEND TO EACH ONE, EVEN IF IN STAGES. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DRIVE UNTIL THEN? DO I JUST TAKE MY CHANCES AND HOPE FOR THE BEST. IF MANUFACTURE HAS A RECALL THEY SHOULD MAKE SURE THE DEALERSHIPS COULD TAKE CARE OF THIER CUSTOMERS FASTER THAN A COUPLE OF MONTHS.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL 06V288000 FOR THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE DEALER STATED THAT REPAIR WORK COULD BEGIN IN APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS ,AND THE CONTACT FELT THE ESTIMATED WAIT TIME WAS TOO LONG. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 21,000.*AK

DAIMLER CHRYSLER SAFETY RECALL F23 LOWER BALL JOINTS. RECALL STARTED IN SEPTEMBER 2006, DID NOT RECEIVE MAILED RECALL NOTICE TILL 3/10/07. CALLED DEALER, WHO SAID THAT THE PARTS ARE ON BACKORDER, AND PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ON A WAITING LIST SINCE DECEMBER OF 2006, THAT SEEMS TO BE A FOUR OR FIVE MONTH WAITING LIST FOR A PROBLEM THAT THE RECALL SAYS WILL TAKE ONE HOUR TO FIX.

THERE IS NO PARTS AVAILABILITY FOR SAFETY RECALL F23-LOWER BALL JOINTS. I AM WRITING ON BEHALF OF MY WIFE WHO IS THE ORIGINAL OWNER. I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH THIS SAFETY RECALL. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS NOW AND EVERY TIME I DO THE DEALERSHIPS SAY THEY DON'T HAVE ANY PARTS. I DO NOT BLAME THE DEALERSHIPS, I BLAME THE MANUFACTURER BECAUSE I HAVE CONTACTED A NUMBER OF DEALERSHIPS AND IT'S THE SAME STORY EVERYWHERE. I WOULD LIKE SOME PRESSURE TO BE PUT ON DAIMLER-CHRYSLER TO BEGIN TO MASS PRODUCE THESE PARTS AS I AM BECOMING INCREASINGLY WORRIED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY WIFE. IT STATES IN THE RECALL NOTICE "BALL JOINT SEPARATION CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING". SOMETHING NEEDS TO DONE IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE IF SOMETHING SHOULD HAPPEN I WOULD...

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL 06V288000. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT IT WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS TO RECEIVE THE LOWER BALL JOINT PARTM AND TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THEY WERE ONLY GETTING 4 PARTS PER MONTH. THE CURRENT MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLEWAS 17,000. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURES TO DATE.*AK

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT IT WOULD BE A MINIMUM OF A MONTH BEFORE SHE WOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THEY WERE ONLY RECEIVING TWO OR THREE REPAIR KITS A WEEK. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000 MILES. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES REGARDING THE VEHICLE'S LOWER BALL JOINT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER WAS NOT RECEIVING ENOUGH PARTS AND WAS TAKING TOO LONG TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,200.*AK