# 2004 JEEP LIBERTY — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
> NHTSA complaint `607817` · 2006-12-28 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 3
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** JEEP
- **Model:** LIBERTY
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
- **Miles at failure:** 74,000
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE LOST CONTROL OF  VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH.  THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000 MILES.  THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE WET.  THE CONTACT WAS TURNING RIGHT ON A SHARP CURVE, AND HE LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL.    THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES BEFORE HITTING A CONCRETE  BARRIER.  THE LEFT BACK BUMPER CAME LOOSE.  THE FRONT BLINKERS CAME OFF OF THE VEHICLE.  THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW CRACKED.  THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED.  THE GRILL CAME OFF OF THE VEHICLE.  THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WOULD HEAR A CRACKING NOISE, IN THE TIRE AREA, EVERY TIME HE WENT THROUGH A PUDDLE.  THIS NOISE OCCURS WHEN HE IS TRAVELING AS SLOW AS 5 MPH.  THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AWAY.  THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT FILED.    THE FRONT PASSENGER WAS BURNED BY THE SEAT BELT, THE DRIVER AND BACK PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL LETTER 06V288000 TWO-THREE DAYS AFTER THE FAILURE.  THE CONTACT BELIEVES THE LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH.  THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED.  THE CONTACT PLANS TO GET AN ESTIMATE OF DAMAGES.  THE CONTACT WILL TAKE PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE.AK
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