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2002 JEEP LIBERTY — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT

crash1 injured · 605024 · 2006-12-02

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
LIBERTY
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL F23 FROM DAIMLER CHRYSLER STATING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE LOWER BALL JOINTS ON MY 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. MY WIFE CALLED AND HAD THE PART ORDERED FROM A LOCAL DEALER. IT WAS ORDERED ON 11-16-6 AT 430PM. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON 12-1-06, IN MY 2002 JEEP LIBERTY, AND LOST CONTROL OF THE JEEP WHILE HEADING SOUTHBOUND ON HWY 43 (IN WISCONSIN). AS I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, I ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE WHEEL DIRECTION, BUT HAD NO SUCCESS. THE JEEP WAS OUT OF CONTROL. THE JEEP WENT PERPENDICULAR WITH THE LANES AND ENDED UP FLIPPING OVER. I WAS THE RESTRAINED DRIVER WHILE THE JEEP FLIPPED ONE COMPLETE ROLL AND CAME TO A STOP IN THE DITCH. I WAS ALERT ENOUGH TO CALL 911, AND WAS PICKED UP BY PARAMEDICS AND TAKEN TO SAINT NICHOLAS HOSPITAL IN SHEBOYGAN, WI. AFTER BEING DISCHARGED FROM THE EMERGENCY ROOM, I CALLED THE GARAGE AT WHICH MY JEEP WAS TOWED. THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY JEEP "HAS BEEN TOTALED". I WOULD LIKE THIS COMPLAINT TO GO ON FILE AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW THIS PROBLEM WILL BE RECTIFIED. I AM STILL AWAITING A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP TO INFORM ME THAT MY PART HAS COME IN, BUT I NO LONGER AM ABLE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE ADVISE ME AS TO MY NEXT STEP. I AM EXPECTING A CALL FROM MY STATE FARM AGENT ON MONDAY AND WILL UPDATE THEM TO THIS MATTER. MY INJURIES WERE MINOR, BUT I AM NOW SHORT A VEHICLE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW JEEP WILL BE HANDLING THIS SITUATION AND HOW I SHOULD BE HANDLING THIS. PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL ME W

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10174996
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