This post has been reopened since it is a safety issue...We realize that is might get L.O.S.T. in the Great Outdoors for some if not posted here.

Of course, this does not mean that the CRD OWNERS should ignore the other section... Even tho we own "oil burners", we need to mingle with our other brothers and sisters even if they do have GAS

The Main point of the issue was that when ya'll hear of any issues that are "safety related" to all KJs...make a trek to the General section and post there so everyone is aware. They don't bite

There is another section not related to diesel???

All Toledo-made Jeep Libertys built before March are being voluntarily recalled by DaimlerChrysler AG because the sport-utility vehicle has been dogged by front suspension problems that could affect steering.

Chrysler will send notices next month to an estimated 832,500 customers with Libertys from the 2002 to 2006 model years. All of the front suspension lower ball joints will be replaced for free even if they were changed in a related 2003 recall, company spokesman Max Gates said yesterday.

The defective part was manufactured by a supplier, not the Toledo Jeep Assembly complex, he said. The part has now been fixed, but he declined to name the supplier.

The lower ball joint in some Libertys could experience excessive wear and looseness, Chrysler said. The part may separate in extreme cases, resulting in a loss of steering control, it added.

"This is a safety issue and really needs to be addressed," Mr. Gates said.

Libertys have not been built with defective ball joints since March, but Chrysler had to wait to issue the recall until it had enough of the parts in supply to replace them, the spokesman said.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in January started looking into alleged defects. It has received 495 complaints about separation of the Liberty's front suspension ball joint, three allegations of incidents resulting in injuries, and one non-injury crash, the government agency said of its ongoing investigation.

Three years ago, Chrysler recalled 438,000 Libertys to inspect and, in some cases, replace the same part.

Contact Julie M. McKinnon at:
jmckinnon@theblade.com
or 419-724-6087.

Has anybody gotten an "official" recall notice in the mail?

Has anybody gotten an "official" recall notice in the mail?

I also have not received the "official" letter that DC said it was going to send out in September.

I have an early 2006 from Nov. '05 I believe. I got my recall a month or so ago and just arranged to have it done last week. I had the F-31 done at the same time as well as the 18K service. Took about two hours. I called to make an appointment as I knew that some folks had dealers with parts availability issues. My dealer had them ready to go and gave me schedule times for the following two days.

Remember that if you have an '06 from May or later they were shipped with the new ball joints and are not part of the recall.