Jeep Liberty recalled
 

Today I read on our local swiss press about a large recall for the
liberty (still called cherokee over here).

A link: <http://www.msnbc.com/news/991534.asp>

Some short detail:
CHRYSLER, A unit of DaimlerChrysler AG, said the problem in the front
suspension stems from the lower ball joint seal, which could become
damaged and eventually result in loss of control.

It looks that the famour 'how to break a hummer' video could have been
filmed featuring a Liberty on a paved road...

Markus
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Re: Jeep Liberty recalled
 

Markus Baertschi wrote in message ...
>
>Today I read on our local swiss press about a large recall for the
>liberty (still called cherokee over here).
>
>A link: <http://www.msnbc.com/news/991534.asp>
>

And here is another article on the same subject:
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=711&u_sid=911016

Here's the meat of it:

"Chrysler Group said Friday it is recalling 318,000 Jeep Liberties because
of a problem with the suspension that could cause drivers to lose control. "

"Chrysler said the lower ball joint seal in 2002 and some 2003 Jeep
Liberties is wearing away, which could affect the vehicle's suspension. In
addition to the 318,000 recalls, Chrysler plans to investigate 120,000 other
2003 Jeep Liberties to make sure they aren't affected."

"Ford said Chrysler started an internal investigation after getting 10
complaints about lower ball joint failures. The National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration has received eight complaints about the Jeep Liberty's
lower ball joints, including several that failed on new vehicles. "

My girl friend is wanting to buy an 04 Liberty this week, but I don't know
now.

Does anyone know why they have had apparently the same problem for 3 years?
What takes place during the recall? Are they fixing the problem or just
replacing the worn-out part with a new (ready to fail) part? Is this a
defective parts or just a design flaw?

Cheers,
Jim <=======Looking closer at Ford's!

Re: Jeep Liberty recalled
 

Markus Baertschi wrote in message ...
>
>Today I read on our local swiss press about a large recall for the
>liberty (still called cherokee over here).
>
>A link: <http://www.msnbc.com/news/991534.asp>
>

And here is another article on the same subject:
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=711&u_sid=911016

Here's the meat of it:

"Chrysler Group said Friday it is recalling 318,000 Jeep Liberties because
of a problem with the suspension that could cause drivers to lose control. "

"Chrysler said the lower ball joint seal in 2002 and some 2003 Jeep
Liberties is wearing away, which could affect the vehicle's suspension. In
addition to the 318,000 recalls, Chrysler plans to investigate 120,000 other
2003 Jeep Liberties to make sure they aren't affected."

"Ford said Chrysler started an internal investigation after getting 10
complaints about lower ball joint failures. The National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration has received eight complaints about the Jeep Liberty's
lower ball joints, including several that failed on new vehicles. "

My girl friend is wanting to buy an 04 Liberty this week, but I don't know
now.

Does anyone know why they have had apparently the same problem for 3 years?
What takes place during the recall? Are they fixing the problem or just
replacing the worn-out part with a new (ready to fail) part? Is this a
defective parts or just a design flaw?

Cheers,
Jim <=======Looking closer at Ford's!

Re: Jeep Liberty recalled
 

Markus Baertschi wrote in message ...
>
>Today I read on our local swiss press about a large recall for the
>liberty (still called cherokee over here).
>
>A link: <http://www.msnbc.com/news/991534.asp>
>

And here is another article on the same subject:
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=711&u_sid=911016

Here's the meat of it:

"Chrysler Group said Friday it is recalling 318,000 Jeep Liberties because
of a problem with the suspension that could cause drivers to lose control. "

"Chrysler said the lower ball joint seal in 2002 and some 2003 Jeep
Liberties is wearing away, which could affect the vehicle's suspension. In
addition to the 318,000 recalls, Chrysler plans to investigate 120,000 other
2003 Jeep Liberties to make sure they aren't affected."

"Ford said Chrysler started an internal investigation after getting 10
complaints about lower ball joint failures. The National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration has received eight complaints about the Jeep Liberty's
lower ball joints, including several that failed on new vehicles. "

My girl friend is wanting to buy an 04 Liberty this week, but I don't know
now.

Does anyone know why they have had apparently the same problem for 3 years?
What takes place during the recall? Are they fixing the problem or just
replacing the worn-out part with a new (ready to fail) part? Is this a
defective parts or just a design flaw?

Cheers,
Jim <=======Looking closer at Ford's!

Re: Jeep Liberty recalled
 

Wait until that cast iron lower "A" frame that the ball joint sits
in begins to break on the road, much like that Hummer video Nathan put
up.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Play4aBuck wrote:
>
> And here is another article on the same subject:
> http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=711&u_sid=911016
>
> Here's the meat of it:
>
> "Chrysler Group said Friday it is recalling 318,000 Jeep Liberties because
> of a problem with the suspension that could cause drivers to lose control. "
>
> "Chrysler said the lower ball joint seal in 2002 and some 2003 Jeep
> Liberties is wearing away, which could affect the vehicle's suspension. In
> addition to the 318,000 recalls, Chrysler plans to investigate 120,000 other
> 2003 Jeep Liberties to make sure they aren't affected."
>
> "Ford said Chrysler started an internal investigation after getting 10
> complaints about lower ball joint failures. The National Highway Traffic
> Safety Administration has received eight complaints about the Jeep Liberty's
> lower ball joints, including several that failed on new vehicles. "
>
> My girl friend is wanting to buy an 04 Liberty this week, but I don't know
> now.
>
> Does anyone know why they have had apparently the same problem for 3 years?
> What takes place during the recall? Are they fixing the problem or just
> replacing the worn-out part with a new (ready to fail) part? Is this a
> defective parts or just a design flaw?
>
> Cheers,
> Jim <=======Looking closer at Ford's!

Re: Jeep Liberty recalled
 

Wait until that cast iron lower "A" frame that the ball joint sits
in begins to break on the road, much like that Hummer video Nathan put
up.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Play4aBuck wrote:
>
> And here is another article on the same subject:
> http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=711&u_sid=911016
>
> Here's the meat of it:
>
> "Chrysler Group said Friday it is recalling 318,000 Jeep Liberties because
> of a problem with the suspension that could cause drivers to lose control. "
>
> "Chrysler said the lower ball joint seal in 2002 and some 2003 Jeep
> Liberties is wearing away, which could affect the vehicle's suspension. In
> addition to the 318,000 recalls, Chrysler plans to investigate 120,000 other
> 2003 Jeep Liberties to make sure they aren't affected."
>
> "Ford said Chrysler started an internal investigation after getting 10
> complaints about lower ball joint failures. The National Highway Traffic
> Safety Administration has received eight complaints about the Jeep Liberty's
> lower ball joints, including several that failed on new vehicles. "
>
> My girl friend is wanting to buy an 04 Liberty this week, but I don't know
> now.
>
> Does anyone know why they have had apparently the same problem for 3 years?
> What takes place during the recall? Are they fixing the problem or just
> replacing the worn-out part with a new (ready to fail) part? Is this a
> defective parts or just a design flaw?
>
> Cheers,
> Jim <=======Looking closer at Ford's!

Re: Jeep Liberty recalled
 

Wait until that cast iron lower "A" frame that the ball joint sits
in begins to break on the road, much like that Hummer video Nathan put
up.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Play4aBuck wrote:
>
> And here is another article on the same subject:
> http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=711&u_sid=911016
>
> Here's the meat of it:
>
> "Chrysler Group said Friday it is recalling 318,000 Jeep Liberties because
> of a problem with the suspension that could cause drivers to lose control. "
>
> "Chrysler said the lower ball joint seal in 2002 and some 2003 Jeep
> Liberties is wearing away, which could affect the vehicle's suspension. In
> addition to the 318,000 recalls, Chrysler plans to investigate 120,000 other
> 2003 Jeep Liberties to make sure they aren't affected."
>
> "Ford said Chrysler started an internal investigation after getting 10
> complaints about lower ball joint failures. The National Highway Traffic
> Safety Administration has received eight complaints about the Jeep Liberty's
> lower ball joints, including several that failed on new vehicles. "
>
> My girl friend is wanting to buy an 04 Liberty this week, but I don't know
> now.
>
> Does anyone know why they have had apparently the same problem for 3 years?
> What takes place during the recall? Are they fixing the problem or just
> replacing the worn-out part with a new (ready to fail) part? Is this a
> defective parts or just a design flaw?
>
> Cheers,
> Jim <=======Looking closer at Ford's!

Re: Jeep Liberty recalled
 

It seems that they've had ball joint issues on quite a few of their models.

I had a 99 Dakota that would go through a set every 40k

matt


"Markus Baertschi" <usenet@markus.org> wrote in message
news:MPG.1a1c9fd944b68721989711@News.CIS.DFN.DE...
>
> Today I read on our local swiss press about a large recall for the
> liberty (still called cherokee over here).
>
> A link: <http://www.msnbc.com/news/991534.asp>
>
> Some short detail:
> CHRYSLER, A unit of DaimlerChrysler AG, said the problem in the front
> suspension stems from the lower ball joint seal, which could become
> damaged and eventually result in loss of control.
>
> It looks that the famour 'how to break a hummer' video could have been
> filmed featuring a Liberty on a paved road...
>
> Markus
> --
> Markus Baertschi Phone: ++41 (21) 807 1677
> Bas du Rossé 14b Fax : ++41 (21) 807 1678
> CH-1163, Etoy Email: markus@markus.org
> Switzerland Homepage: www.markus.org


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Re: Jeep Liberty recalled
 

It seems that they've had ball joint issues on quite a few of their models.

I had a 99 Dakota that would go through a set every 40k

matt


"Markus Baertschi" <usenet@markus.org> wrote in message
news:MPG.1a1c9fd944b68721989711@News.CIS.DFN.DE...
>
> Today I read on our local swiss press about a large recall for the
> liberty (still called cherokee over here).
>
> A link: <http://www.msnbc.com/news/991534.asp>
>
> Some short detail:
> CHRYSLER, A unit of DaimlerChrysler AG, said the problem in the front
> suspension stems from the lower ball joint seal, which could become
> damaged and eventually result in loss of control.
>
> It looks that the famour 'how to break a hummer' video could have been
> filmed featuring a Liberty on a paved road...
>
> Markus
> --
> Markus Baertschi Phone: ++41 (21) 807 1677
> Bas du Rossé 14b Fax : ++41 (21) 807 1678
> CH-1163, Etoy Email: markus@markus.org
> Switzerland Homepage: www.markus.org


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Re: Jeep Liberty recalled
 

It seems that they've had ball joint issues on quite a few of their models.

I had a 99 Dakota that would go through a set every 40k

matt


"Markus Baertschi" <usenet@markus.org> wrote in message
news:MPG.1a1c9fd944b68721989711@News.CIS.DFN.DE...
>
> Today I read on our local swiss press about a large recall for the
> liberty (still called cherokee over here).
>
> A link: <http://www.msnbc.com/news/991534.asp>
>
> Some short detail:
> CHRYSLER, A unit of DaimlerChrysler AG, said the problem in the front
> suspension stems from the lower ball joint seal, which could become
> damaged and eventually result in loss of control.
>
> It looks that the famour 'how to break a hummer' video could have been
> filmed featuring a Liberty on a paved road...
>
> Markus
> --
> Markus Baertschi Phone: ++41 (21) 807 1677
> Bas du Rossé 14b Fax : ++41 (21) 807 1678
> CH-1163, Etoy Email: markus@markus.org
> Switzerland Homepage: www.markus.org


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