DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15MPH ACROSS THE RAILROAD TRACKS, THE LEFT FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO REPLACED THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED.
2005
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH AND NOTICED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS RISING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE COOLING FAN MODULE HAD MELTED AND THE COOLING FAN ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COMPRESSOR, RADIATOR AND COOLING FAN ASSEMBLY ALL HAVE BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 215,000.