Ball Joint problems of the 2003 Jeep Liberty

Son was driving home when the driver side wheel came off, in mid turn-. On a public road, about to turn onto the interstate. Luckily, wasn't going 65. The car had to be towed. Our mechanic said the ball joint broke loose, bending the axle as well, damaging the wheel and tire. There has been a recall of this nature, but said it didn't apply to this VIN. I am totally convinced it must be defective as well. This could have been a deadly accident. I am begging for this to be investigated.

The "air bag" warning light will randomly stay on after a key on and start. It does not turn off for that duration of the vehicle being turned on. The suspension ball joints in front are failing again since the recall was performed only 20k miles ago. With only street driving involved.

Tl the contact owns a 2003 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that the front wheel hubs detached from the vehicle due to the ball joints failing. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence by her husband. The vehicle was then towed to courtesy Chrysler Dodge Jeep ram (1890 dogwood dr se, conyers, GA) where it was diagnosed that the repair for NHTSA campaign number: 06v288000 (suspension) was not performed properly and needed to be redone. The vehicle was repaired, but additional damages from the wheel hubs failing would be at the owner's expense. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and initially informed the contact that the recall was completed in 2010; therefore, no further action would be taken. Later, the manufacturer informed the contact that they would cover the recall repair cost, but additional damages would not be covered. Case number: 33684169 was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

My front ball joints are about to fall apart, I was told I was lucky I haven't had a bad accident. I had to pay to replace front drivers side arm and ball joint. Right hasn't been done yet because I couldn't afford both, drivers side was $506. Then was told there are several recalls on this problem that I wasn't told about. I'm scared to keep driving and can't seem to get anyone to contact me.

The contact owns a 2003 Jeep Liberty. While driving 5 mph, the contact heard a loud noise. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road and noticed that the driver's side ball joint was fractured. The vehicle was towed to an independent dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

I have reported this to daimler Chrysler in regards to the ball joints I feel the recall parts were never fixed and could not get an answer as to whether they were ever replaced this vehicle at one time was in an accident not known when I purchased this Jeep to be safe and it is the worse vehicle ever I have a four year old and like I said to daimler Chrysler if anything happens to me or my family while rising in this vehicle there will be a lawsuit.

While driving, the front ball joints on the right side of the car broke.

While driving the front drivers side ball joint broke.

The contact owns a 2003 Jeep Liberty. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign id number: 12v527000 (air bags) and made an appointment to have the recall service performed. The vehicle was serviced per the recall. The contact also referenced a manufacturer¿s recall for the ball joints. The dealer was contacted and an appointment was secured to have the manufacturer¿s recall performed on the vehicle. The dealer ordered the part needed to complete the recall service however, when the contact arrived for the service he was advised that the ball joint was used on another vehicle and that they were unable to order a replacement. The dealer was also unable to provide an expected time for the part to become available. The vehicle was not serviced. The contact had not experienced a failure.

The contact owns a 2003 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph, the vehicle made an abnormal noise. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis where it was stated that the ball joints needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 86,000.

Tl-the contact owns a 2003 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated while driving approximately 5 mph the front driver’s side wheel detached onto the road. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer who informed that the ball joint separated. There was a recall associated with NHTSA campaign id number 06v288000 (suspension), however the part was unavailable for the repair . The manufacturer was notified and they were unable to provide an expected date for the remedy part. The vehicle had not been repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 126,900. Js.

Tl- the contact owns a 2003 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that while pulling into her driveway, she heard a loud noise near the front driver side wheel. The contact got out of the vehicle and noticed that the top of the wheel was tilted inwards. The contact vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection and they stated that the upper control all ball joint and it needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and they stated that the vehicle was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was 150,000. Ap.

The contact owns a 2003 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that the driver side ball joints failed while driving 30 mph. The failure caused the contact to crash into another vehicle, a cement wall and then the vehicle traveled over the overpass. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to a local mechanic. The contact was injured and transported to the hospital. The police were called and a report was filed. The insurance company was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was also notified and offered no assistance. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 30,000.

The contact owns a 2003 Jeep Liberty ultd. The contact was driving approximately 10 mph when he heard a loud rumble from the front passenger side of the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who informed the contact that the front right passenger ball joint was fractured. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 257,000.

On 08/03/09, I had my 2003 Jeep Liberty towed to my local 5-star Chrysler dealer (mileage = 148520). The right front ball joint had broken while I was making a turn in the parking lot. The tow truck driver had to pull my vehicle up onto the flatbed, as it was not possible to drive it, not even a few inches. During the loading of my vehicle onto the flatbed of the tow truck, the right front axle had come apart from the wheel. The service department had completed the necessary work to put my vehicle back together and indicated that it was all taken care of under the recall that was in the system. I had not known about the 2nd recall. I took my vehicle to the dealer for an oil change & courtesy vehicle inspection on 10/07/09 (mileage = 151838). The courtesy inspection indicated that the "suspension/steering" was "checked and ok. " on 12/23/09, I took my vehicle to the dealer for an oil change & courtesy vehicle inspection (mileage = 158083), and I indicated that the right front wheel had begun making a weird noise again. I was told that it was it was fairly common, especially if the housing got wet inside. The courtesy inspection indicated that the "suspension/steering" was "checked and ok. " on 03/19/10, I had my vehicle towed to the dealer (mileage = 161533) because it felt like I had a flat tire while I was driving, although there was nothing wrong with the tires. It ended up that the right front axle had to be replaced. At first I was told the damage was due to "normal wear & tear" and "high mileage. " as they began looking at it more closely, they commented that they had not seen one this badly damaged. It was repaired & ready for pick up on 03/31/10. I am in the process of finding out more information on the right front suspension issues because I do not see how after all the "inspections," it went from being "ok" to being told that they had not had one come in that was that badly damaged.

The contact owns a 2003 Jeep Liberty. While driving less than 60 mph, the front driver's side of the vehicle collapsed and knocked the tire off the rim. The vehicle slid 100 yards, tearing the tire and wheel until the vehicle came to a stop on its own. The dealer stated that the ball joints could have been a factor in the failure. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign id numbers 06v288000 and 03v460000. The vehicle has not been repaired. The current and failure mileages were less than 105,000.

Start with a noise when I push brakes and after two weeks the left ball joint snap and left side was wreck (paint, bumper) now I'm afraid this thing happen with right ball joint.

The contact owns a 2003 Jeep Liberty. While driving 25 to 30 mph, the vehicle veered to the left. The ball joints failed and caused the tires to flatten. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. He filed an incident report with Chrysler. He has pictures of the vehicle. The failure and current mileages were 46,000.

While driving down a road, the ball joint on the front driver's side broke making the vehicle undriveable and tearing up my wheel. Luckily, my son was able to get the vehicle off the main road and call for help. This vehicle was a 2003 Jeep Liberty sport which I bought in October, 2005. This incident left me without transportation to work due to the uncooperative staff at the dealership and the main Jeep consumer office. The garage hauled the vehicle to repair but insisted only repairing the joint that had broke. When I asked for a number to contact the main Jeep company, I was told this dealership had no such number. I feel this was a lie because the next day I was able to acquire a number from another dealership in our area. I have requested both bottom ball joints be replaced but so far have been denied. I am trying to protect my family from having a serious accident and feel extremely fortunate that it has not already happened.

2003 Liberty ball joint broke while out of town. One year prior to this failure a ball joint broke on the driver's side.

I have a 2002 Jeep Liberty. I am having a ball joint problem with my Jeep by daimler Chrysler similar to the Dodge. I purchased my Jeep (new) in January of 2003. I began hearing a "scrubbing" noise from the front of my vehicle in approx April 2003. I took it to a dealer near maxwell afb, alabama; they stated that because of recent rain something may have been wet/ moist. I continued with my trip back to DC. I didn't really notice the noise anymore. Approx middle October I had a flat tire (front passenger). It was replaced by aaa contractor & fixed by a tire dealer. When I inquired what went wrong, they didn't/couldn't find anything. On October 31, 2003 I took my truck to be serviced at a alexandria, virginia Jeep dealer for a 22,000 mile service (preventative care). So I dished out approx 270. 00 for this service. Two days later I noticed a "scrubbing" noise again. This time it was louder and was horrible! I visited the va Jeep dealer furious that they just serviced my truck & I started hearing the noise. I was told that my front ball joint needed to be replaced, it just was a bad part and it was covered under warranty. I received a call the next day that the part was in but wasn't able to bring it in until two approx weeks later. The service tech assured my the truck was safe to drive but try to get the part replaced soon. I began to notice the truck pulling to the right & steering wheel violently shaking. The dealer don't provide loaner cars and I work on military base, I still couldn't get to work. At this point I blamed the dealer for my inconvenience. They put the part on December 10. They told my that it was recalled since the last time I had been in. The noise had stopped but not the shaking of the wheel and the pulling to the right. I returned my car to the service department (December 16). They performed a front end alignment. Today is December 19 and my truck is still shaking and pulling to the right. I am available for contact if necessary.

The left front ball joint fell to the ground while driving and without warning. The left ball joint broke allowing the suspension arm to collapse in wheel. * cb.

Vehicle's left ball joint broke and the suspension arm collapsed.