Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - LOWER ARM | ||||||||||||||||
| 10E059000 | FEDERAL-MOGUL CORPORATION | E (Equipment) | 22689 | MFR | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 12/27/2010 | 12/27/2010 | |||||||||
| Defect Summary | Federal-mogul is recalling certain replacement control arm assemblies, part numbers k7425, 10945, fa4510x, k7427, 10946, and fa4611x, sold for use on various passenger vehicles listed above. the ball joint on the control arm assembly can fail causing the ball stud to wear through the control arm housing resulting in noise and/or separation of the ball stud from the housing. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If there is a separation of the ball stud from the housing, the driver can loose steering control, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Federal-mogul will notify owners of record and replace the affected control arms free of charge. the safety recall is expected to begin during january 2011. owners may contact federal-mogul at 1-877-489-6659. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to replacement control arm assemblies and has no relation to any original equipment installed on vehicles manufactured by chrysler llc.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - LOWER BALL JOINT | ||||||||||||||||
| 09E056000 | QUALIS AUTOMOTIVE LLC | E (Equipment) | 5787 | 11/09/2009 | MFR | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 10/09/2009 | 10/13/2009 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Qualis automotive is recalling certain aftermarket ball joints sold for use on certain passenger vehicles. the socket may have been excessively hardened which could cause it to crack near the retaining ring groove allowing the ball stud to separate under impact load. the subject ball joints were sold as four part numbers, d10945, d10946, g10945, and g10946. the affected control arms, d10945 and d10946, are stamped with the following dates on the ball joints: 134308, 135708, 100109, 102709, 104109, 105509, 107609, 108909, 110309, 113209, and 116609. the g10945 and g10946 are the same part as the d10945 and d10946 respectively. they are labeled differently depending on the aftermarket customer. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Separation of the ball stud from the socket of the ball joint housing would allow the control arm to collapse and the wheel to fold in causing loss of steering control, possibly resulting in a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Qualis automotive will replace the ball joints free of charge. the safety recall began on november 9, 2009. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to aftermarket ball joints and has no relation to any original equipment installed on vehicles produced by chrysler.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 07/15/2002 | |||
| When first taking off vehicle will intermittently pull to the right. dealer could not duplicate the problem.*ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 12/17/2009 | 60400 | 1 | |
| Front passenger side ball joint failure. while turning right into a shopping plaza the passenger side front ball joint failed on my wife's 1999 chrysler sebring convertible limited. this car at the time had less than 61,000 miles on it. the car was purchased as a used car the day before. the car was safety checked by the dealers mechanic before the sale with no issues noted that were not repaired. i understand through a search of the nhtsa database that there are other reports of ball joint failures and a safety recall on the coupe model of the sebring for this failure. i would say given the mileage on this used car that a similar recall is warranted since this car exhibits the same type of failure with little warning of a problem existing. this is a safety issue that needs to be rectified by the manufacture due to a clearly faulty design. fortunately in this case no one was injured nor was damage done to anything other than the car. *tr | |||
| 06/25/2009 | 148000 | 1 | |
| Dealing with this noise in my front end for 4-5 years maybe even longer. *tr | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - LOWER BALL JOINT | |||
| 05/17/2009 | 100000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 1999 chrysler sebring convertible. the contact stated that the passenger side lower ball joint snapped. while driving 20 mph, the front passenger side wheel almost separated from the vehicle. the front end collapsed and the vehicle would not come to a complete stop. the vehicle skidded 60 feet. the current and failure mileages were 100,000. | |||
| 06/28/2004 | 68000 | 1 | |
| While moving from a parking space consumer heard a loud noise coming from the front. at the same time driver's side snapped off. independent mechanic determined lower ball joints wore out prematurely. consumer filed a complaint on september 23, 2003, odi#10040201 with the same type of problem. dealer had been notified. *ak | |||
| 09/22/2003 | 1 | ||
| Nhtsarecall 00-v-421-002: passenger vehicles. if the rubber boots on the lower lateral arm ball joints of the front suspension were damaged during assembly, dirt and water can intrude. also, mmc has added the potential of leaking moisture, which can cause the ball stud to corrode. consumer has the same problem while driving vehicle at 40 mph lower lateral arm ball joint separated. *ak | |||