Five problems related to steering tie rod assembly have been reported for the 2002 Jeep Liberty. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Jeep Liberty based on all problems reported for the 2002 Liberty.
The contact owns a 2002 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that there was a clunking noise heard when driving over road bumps. In addition, the vehicle would sway back and forth abnormally. The failure occurred when driving at various speeds. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the contact was informed that the upper ball joints needed to be replaced. The contact was also informed that due to the upper ball joint failure, the lower ball joints were also being damaged. In addition, the tie rods were worn. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously repaired under NHTSA campaign id number 03v460000 (suspension:front:control arm:lower ball joint). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with NHTSA campaign id number 09v119000 (suspension:front:control arm). The failure mileage was 123,000.
The Jeep was being driven by a family member. She was driving straight on hwy 99 and felt the front right side drop a little and heard a squealing tire. It then began to swerve side to side growing increasingly out of control until it spun and hit the center median coming to rest in the fast lane. The body shop found a broken tie rod end lower ball joint and bound knuckle it the front. Some of that would be from the impact on the guard rail. Chp identified the cause of collision as mechanical failure. There was a recall on the lower ball joints and I had that work done at the dealer. All work on the Jeep was done by the dealership. I have contacted daimler Chrysler and they are sending some one to look at it.
3rd time work on a ball joints recall job that cause damage to brakes, tie rods ,rack n pinion,rotors and most of the suspension system.
My daughter's 2002 Jeep Liberty's driver's side front tie rod assembly sheered in half causing my daughter to hit another vehicle. My daughter also sustained a closed head injury as a result of the incident. This incident occured thusday February 6, 2003. Her leased 2002 Liberty will be 1 year old may 2003.
While driving at highway speed, the front axle broke and caused the right tire to blow. Consumer loss control of the vehicle and caused an accident. Dealer has been notified. Mr upon inspection, it was found that the tie rod was also cut in half. . . .