NHTSA complaint: 2003 JEEP LIBERTY — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE GOING UP A HILL, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL. THE SPOUSE WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE AND HIT A GUARD RAIL. THERE WERE INJURIES SUSTAINED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED ALL OF THE DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON THE LEFT SIDE WHERE THE LOWER BALL JOINT WAS LOCATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DUE FOR AN INSPECTION AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THE LEFT TIRE WAS WEARING PREMATURELY. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC NOTED THE BALL JOINT ON THE RIGHT SIDE WAS BAD AND READY TO COME LOOSE. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, #06V288000, REGARDING THE SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 11/06/06. *JB
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation