I'm sitting at the dealership right now and...

MassJeepGirl · **Posted:** Sat Sep 09, 2006 10:00 am

asked again about the LBJ recall. Again, I was told they are doing it by year starting with '02. I asked the service guy if they have the new ones in stock yet and he said yes but he can't install them on my Liberty because is is an '05!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do you believe that crap!! So, if my ball joints go, hmm, I think my man here at the dealership will be SCREWED! Sorry, just venting. It's like it's so close yet so far....

raceinfan · **Posted:** Sat Sep 09, 2006 10:07 am

I'm in the same boat as of yesterday,but both my KJ's had them done 6-8 wks ago so I'll wait, thier going by vin# oldest first thier computers get updates every day so service told me to call once a week & they'd check

Liberator84 · **Posted:** Sat Sep 09, 2006 12:55 pm

That is crap but I can understand it also. I mean we have to look out for the guys that have had there Libertys the longest I mean I am sure there are some 02's out there with some pretty bad LBJ.

ATXKJ · **Posted:** Sun Sep 10, 2006 7:39 pm

If you're close to the dealer again - you should at least have them measure the wear on your balljoints - the service manual calls for a max 1.5mm of travel. If they're within that spec you should at least have confidence driving until you get new ones.
Remember there are still some 02's driving around on original ball joints - they don't all fail, and they don't fail sooner because the recall was issued. The original reports said 111 reports of failure out of 800,000 Liberties, that's high for a preventable problem, but it's far from certain failure for the ones still on the road.

sleeve84028 · **Posted:** Sun Sep 10, 2006 9:05 pm

My Liberty is still on it's original joints... I am eagerly awaiting my recall card so I can get these things replaced!

InCommando · **Posted:** Tue Sep 12, 2006 2:56 am

My '05 gets dropped off at 9:00 for the recall, so someone is jerking you around. All I did was call my dealer, tell them I wanted the recall performed, and schedule the repair time. No card, no hassle, no nuttin'.....

Crap! I got to have it there in 6 hours! Time to hit the hay..........

KJ-BOL · **Posted:** Tue Sep 12, 2006 8:48 am

I asked dealer yesterday because I took mine for a different reason.... he said, "as long as you brought it in, we'll go ahead and do the LBJs recall.... you don't want to wait till the crowds start coming in"
So, there is no such a thing about waiting for your model year to have it serviced under the recall.

MassJeepGirl · **Posted:** Tue Sep 12, 2006 9:26 am

Great. They're probably just telling me that because I'm a girl and chances are I don't know what I'm talking about. Should've had my boyfriend go with me. Oh well, the Lib hasn't been making any strange noises so I guess I don't have to worry yet.

chetos · **Posted:** Tue Sep 12, 2006 10:13 am

Remember there are still some 02's driving around on original ball joints - they don't all fail, and they don't fail sooner because the recall was issued. The original reports said 111 reports of failure out of 800,000 Liberties, that's high for a preventable problem, but it's far from certain failure for the ones still on the road.[/quote]

I think we forget this and assume that our Libby's are gonna fail at any moment. Thanks for the reminder. Safety is serious business but we need to put it in the proper prespective.

Bovie · **Posted:** Tue Sep 12, 2006 10:57 am

I got lucky. I had my 06 CRD in yesterday to get somthing else fixed. When I brought it in they told me it could be months until I get them. The said GM is only sending so many ball joint kits to them. However, I was called 4 hours later and they said they got 1 more kit than expected today and decitied to install it on my call.

raceinfan · **Posted:** Tue Sep 12, 2006 4:16 pm

KJ-BOL wrote:

I asked dealer yesterday because I took mine for a different reason.... he said, "as long as you brought it in, we'll go ahead and do the LBJs recall.... you don't want to wait till the crowds start coming in"
So, there is no such a thing about waiting for your model year to have it serviced under the recall.

according to my dealer there is

this whole thing is going by VIN # oldest first as stated by me before they will not do mine until my vin shows up OR a failure

s_allcroft · **Posted:** Tue Sep 12, 2006 4:51 pm

Not my dealer... At My dealer.. KJ in for service, NO MATTER IF YOU ASK.. They will get done...

Ol' Fart · **Posted:** Tue Sep 12, 2006 7:11 pm

It has to be a dealer specific thing. I called my dealer last week and scheduled the LBJ replacement on my '05 Limited and they replaced them yesterday. No questions asked, in and out in about 3 hours.

raceinfan · **Posted:** Tue Sep 12, 2006 7:20 pm

I agree

MassJeepGirl · **Posted:** Tue Sep 12, 2006 7:42 pm

raceinfan- What dealership did you go to?

raceinfan · **Posted:** Tue Sep 12, 2006 8:12 pm

Somerset Chrysler/jeep in Somerset,probably about an hour/south from you

lucas/liberty · **Posted:** Sun Sep 17, 2006 2:25 am

i have an 02 with the recall already, and my co worker have an 06 and his recall came out already...whats up with that... :twisted:

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