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 | |||||
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| 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 | |||
| 1 | |||
| While driving the consumer heard a loud noise coming from the front end. the vehicle was serviced but they weren't able to identify the cause of the noise. *nlm | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 05/02/2003 | 1 | ||
| Whiles parking the vehicle and moving back and forth the front wheel broke (suspension). *nlm | |||
| 1 | 08/01/1999 | ||
| While traveling, transmission would not shift into next gear correctly. would suddenly slam into gear, and cause vehicle to jerk forward. *ak rear brakes make noise. consumer states steering wheel lock up. windshield washer is not working. rear bumper is coming loose. the vehicle also has noisy a suspension. *yh | |||
| 07/18/2000 | 2 | 10/01/1999 | |
| No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM | |||
| 03/11/2002 | |||
| While driving at 65 mph front right control arm broke and consumer lost control of vehicle.*ak | |||