Recall form came in the mail yesterday for the lower rear control arm replacement on my CRD made April 2005.
Nothing yet for the one made July 2005.
Now to find a dealer that I can trust

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TWO Identical 2005 Liberty Sport CRDS
#1 CRD, 174,000 miles. Eco tune, Samco hoses. Mobil1 0-40w used since day one
#2 CRD 143,000 miles. Bought used (unknown history) with 100,000 miles. Samco hoses.
Eco tune, new rockers, and 5 volt glow plugs installed at 124,000 miles

At least that part appears to be common to all KJ's not just the CRD so dealers should know it well.

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Sold to LOST member my 05 Ltd, GDE Stg II turbo + TCM tune, SunCoast TC w. Transgo kit, Steiger window regulators, Samcos, Fumoto valve, 2nd gen filter head with Lub. Spec. bleeder, Hayden clutch & 11 blade fan, inverted spare, P-1 battery, BF Goodrich Long Trail TAs, Etecno1 glow plugs, timing belt at 50K miles/8 yrs

Yes, and I know that there are some good mechanics out there. It's just that, I have done all of my own service to my jeeps for so long (30 years), that I don't want other hands touching them.

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TWO Identical 2005 Liberty Sport CRDS
#1 CRD, 174,000 miles. Eco tune, Samco hoses. Mobil1 0-40w used since day one
#2 CRD 143,000 miles. Bought used (unknown history) with 100,000 miles. Samco hoses.
Eco tune, new rockers, and 5 volt glow plugs installed at 124,000 miles

You'd think so.

I'm just back from having mine done.

Are they using special control arms for this recall? They were supposed to be done last week but when I went to pick the Jeep up they told me that they couldn't do it because when the tech went to install the new parts he noticed that they'd been sent two left arms instead of a left and a right.

Seems kind of strange considering the parts fiche shows both sides with the exact same part number (52088682AB).

They are interchangeable. I think the originals had some small difference between LH and RH that was designed out in later revs. Tell 'em to install them.

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2005 Sport CRD 130k
Yeti's Stage II DIY Hot Tune
Weeks stage 1&2 EGR Delete
Florida HD billet TC [500+flbs torque]
DIY T'stat Mod {Kap's design}
'03 Ram TCM

I put Crown control arms in last years and they have failed already, < 20,000 miles. The car handles like you're riding on jello

I never got a recall notice either

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2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited
Build Date May '05
OME lift kit
Samco hoses
Weeks Stage 1
PMF EGR plug kit
ARP Stud
Cracked CAC repaired with epoxy filler

Only applied to "THESE VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 3, 2003 THROUGH JUNE 29, 2007. THE RECALL ADDRESSES THOSE VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD, OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA". Seemed at the time a rather stupid limitation as it exempts all KJs that fit the year bracket but which might be moved to a listed state after the 2012 date of the recall. It's pretty obvious that such vehicles might experience the rust problem; but it's the NHTSA that picked the limitation.

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Sold to LOST member my 05 Ltd, GDE Stg II turbo + TCM tune, SunCoast TC w. Transgo kit, Steiger window regulators, Samcos, Fumoto valve, 2nd gen filter head with Lub. Spec. bleeder, Hayden clutch & 11 blade fan, inverted spare, P-1 battery, BF Goodrich Long Trail TAs, Etecno1 glow plugs, timing belt at 50K miles/8 yrs

It says currently registered, so youd be good. I think its funny that here in Omaha where they salt the roads, this recall doesnt apply. You can still get it covered though if you call the "whaaa" line.

Oh, P.S. There is no right or left on these arms, so somebody dropped a ball somewhere.

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Resurrected 2005 Liberty Sport CRD
Canadian DRL mod

CRD Motor/Timing Pics
http://www.flickr.com/photos/68442076@N02/sets/72157629389449367/

Is there a drop dead date on these safety recalls? My local dealer sent me a final notice to have this recall performed.

Don't know. I had a reminder recently to have my hitch inspected but nothing on the control arms. I just got them done now because they needed replaced.

Hi joelukex4,

Can you PM our page with your VIN? I would like to look into this further for you.

Andrea
Jeep Social Care Specialist

- 7 posts from JeepCares in 16 months
- No responses to the ongoing build quality and design issues we face with this vehicle
- No response to the lack of dealer support

Jeep clearly couldn't care less

Talk about being a day late and dollar short

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U.S. Army Retired