Front Suspension Lower Ball Joint Problems of Jeep Cherokee

Lower ball joints failing at 56000 miles. Bad rattling in the front end when going over bumps. Jeep dealer diagnosed problem.

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My daughter mary ann long was driving on a straight 2 lane road when the Jeep suddenly ran off the road on the right. She managed to get it back on the road but then it flipped over onto the driver side and slid down the road approximately 100 ft before sliding off the road again and then came to rest. She did not collide with anything and the only damage to the Jeep was the driver side from the slide and the right front suspension. The lower control arm snapped at the lower ball joint mounting hole and the steering knuckle broke into. I do not know which occurred first. The tire and wheel were not damaged other than gouges on the inside of the wheel caused by it rotating around the broken steering knuckle. Chrysler had the Jeep inspected but declined to accept any responsibility. The vehicle was declared a total loss. As a result, my daughter and son-in-law suffered a significant loss in value even though the Jeep was only 2 months old and had only 1,035 miles on it at the time of the accident. My daughter suffered only a concussion but it could have been much more serious if she had been traveling on a highway at 70 mph. If there is a fault with the steering knuckle or lower control arm on these Jeeps, then there will be more accidents and possibly serious injuries or death. I have been a professional auto mechanic for 40+ years and have never seen a steering knuckle or control arm break like these did. My daughter had just left my home 30 minutes earlier, after having lunch with her mom and I and was only 1/2 mile from her house when the accident occurred. She had no alcohol. My daughter and her husband are both physicians and I am filing this on their behalf since they are not familiar with vehicle parts terminology and have very limited time, whereas I am retired. The registered owner is my son-in-law shawn e. Long, 1007 joshua way, morgantown wv 26508.

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: the contact stated while driving 50-60 mph on the highway during dry road conditions, the steering would not respond to steering input. There was a noise as if something fell off of the front end of the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealership where it was determined the lower control arm; lower ball joints separated.

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2003 Jeep liberty ball joints replaced approx. 30,000 miles under manufacturer recall, at that time vehicle was making significant road noise from the front end suspension. Dealer replaced lower ball joint assembly at that time. Approx. 66,000 miles vehicle was taken to dealer to find source of front end noise again, dealer could not duplicate and stated there was no problem. Approx. 71,000 miles vehicle taken back to dealer for same problem because it was getting worse. I had a factory authorized repair technician go on a test drive with me on September 23, 2005. Within about a minute of the test drive the technician stated that it was most likely the lower ball joint assembly and that he believed the recall had been extended to lifetime. I scheduled an appointment to bring the vehicle in for repair on September 27, 2005. The dealership had the vehicle the majority of the day and could find nothing wrong. They stated that the ball joints looked fine. On Sunday October 2nd, 2005 the lower ball joint on the driver's side failed. Fortunately it was a speed of under 5 mph as we were turning out of a parking lot. The front driver's side suspension had collapsed. Vehicle was towed to the dealership Sunday evening. Currently waiting on the dealership's response. This is a repeat failure and a major safety issue that to date the dealership has chosen to ignore.

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Jeep drifts from side-to-side with no effort by driver, told the ball joints are defective, but wont replace.

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Consumer states front rotors continue to warp after (2) replacements. When ever the truck hits a bump while traveling 50 mph or above will shake violently. Owner is concerned about controlling the truck when this happens. Also the upper and lower ball joint was loose which was causing the steering wheel to shake, the transfer case was loose, the gasket and thermostat was replaced due to a coolant leak, cruise control was inoperative, the air condition and heater only blows at defrost vents, the rear luggage rail came out.

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