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2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT

crash · 682658 · 2008-08-12

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT

Severity

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

Narrative

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE . THE VEHICLE'S FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL FELL OFF WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE WHEEL FELL OFF, THE VEHICLE SLID 180 FEET DOWN THE PARKWAY, IN WHICH THE VEHICLE CONTINUALLY SLAMMED INTO THE CONCRETE DIVIDER. AFTERWARDS, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE ENTIRE WHEEL HAD DISCONNECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NO GREASE IN THE BALL JOINT, WHICH CAUSED THE BALL PART OF THE JOINT TO GRIND DOWN LIKE SANDPAPER, METAL ON METAL, IN WHICH THE BALL SLIPPED OUT OF THE SOCKET. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10238229
Machine
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