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Jeep Preliminary Evaluation PE07062: UPPER BALL JOINT SEPARATION
2003 Jeep Liberty
UPPER BALL JOINT SEPARATION
Suspension
Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Upper Ball Joint
- Summary
- ODI has received 22 complaints of upper ball joint separation on model year 2002 and 2003 Jeep Liberty 4X4 vehicles.the separation of an upper ball joint on either of the front wheels can result in the affected front wheel collapsing, possibly resulting in vehicle disablement and causing a loss of vehicle control.there is one complaint of a failure at 75 mph, 1 failure at 60 mph, 3 failures at 40 mph, 2 failures at 25 mph, 7 failures occurring while the driver was pulling into the flow of traffic and 2 failures that occurred when the driver was attempting to make a left turn across the flow of oncoming traffic.one complainant alleged almost being hit by an oncoming truck as a result of the vehicle suddenly being disabled in the flow of crossing traffic.another reported the collapse of the front right wheel when making a left turn caused the vehicle to swerve to the right, as a result of which the vehicle ended up in a ditch just missing a collision with a telephone pole.Chrysler llc., is continuing to investigate the cause of upper ball joint separations in the subject vehicles.ODI has upgraded the investigation to an engineering analysis (EA08-008) to continue to asses the scope, frequency and safety consequences of the alleged defect.
- Documents (27)
- CHRYSLER RESPONSE 5/28/2008 WITH ATTACHMENTS
- CHRYSLER 3/14/2008 LETTER TO OCC REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
- NISSAN RESPONSE 5/28/2008 LETTER TO ODI
- OCC 9/22/2008 LETTER TO NISSAN GRANTED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT TO NISSAN 4/28/2008 LETTER TO OCC
- OCC 9/25/2008 LETTER TO CHRYSLER GRANTED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT TO CHRYSLER 3/14/2008 LETTER TO OCC
- OCC 9/30/2008 LETTER TO ISUZU GRANT CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT TO ISUZU 5/16/2008 LETTER TO OCC
- NISSAN 4/28/2008 LETTER TO OCC REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
- ISUZU 5/16/2008 LETTER TO OCC REQUEST CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
- MFR RESPONSE EXTENSION * 04/08/08 * p
- IR TO MFR * 01/23/08 * p
- MFR REPLY TO IR DUE * 02/08/08 * p
- IR TO MFR * 02/26/08 * p
- OPENING RESUME APPROVED * 12/17/07 * p
- ISUZU RESPONSE MAY 16, 2008 LETTER TO ODI
- MFR IR RESPONSE LETTER
- CLOSING RESUME APPROVED * 04/18/08 * p
- MFR RESPONSE EXTENSION * 04/08/08 * p
- HYUNDAI-KIA RESPONSE MARCH 17,2008 TAB 1-7
- CHRYSLER RESPONSE MARCH 14,2008 LETTER TO ODI
- HONDA RESPONSE 02/19/2008 LETTER TO ODI
- IR TO MFR * 02/05/08 * p
- IR TO MFR * 02/26/08 *
- .- MFR 04/14/08 REPLY TO NISSAN IR DUE
- MEMO 3/14/2008 TO TIS, ONE CD, CHRYSLER 3/14/2008 ATTACHMENT
- CLOSING RESUME APPROVED * 04/18/08 * p
- HYUNDAI-KIA RESPONSE MARCH 17,2008 LETTER TO ODI
- MEMO TO TIS, ONE CD, ISUZU 5/16/2008 ATTACHMENT
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