NHTSA to investigate Upper Ball Joint failures

corwyyn · **Posted:** Tue Apr 22, 2008 11:01 am

International Herald Tribune article on the recent spat of UBJ complaints. Heard about this just this morning and figured I'd see what I could find.

tommudd · **Posted:** Tue Apr 22, 2008 11:20 am

Yes I heard about it on the news last night here in Toledo, said they were looking into it. The KJ I got the ARB off of was an 03 and he had UBJ go on him ( of course was using a OTT lift)
If anything new comes out today here in town will post it later

Tom

jerbacher · **Posted:** Tue Apr 22, 2008 1:37 pm

my 'liquid tape' fix is holding up pretty well for now

scarletbegonias · **Posted:** Tue Apr 22, 2008 1:52 pm

Yo, wtf that's crazy..so i guess we'll be going back to the dealership to get the UBJ's replaced this time?? Do we wait for an official recall/recall letter or what? yikes.

DryBones · **Posted:** Tue Apr 22, 2008 3:51 pm

good excuse to lift and Al's Upper A arms and Moog LBJ's while everything is apart. :lol:

Jeep Dawg · **Posted:** Tue Apr 22, 2008 4:26 pm

DryBones wrote:

good excuse to lift and Al's Upper A arms and Moog LBJ's while everything is apart. :lol:

RITE ON MY MAN!!!!

I was just gonna say the same thing.

I am sure for us lifted KJ's they are going to say something.

scarletbegonias · **Posted:** Tue Apr 22, 2008 4:30 pm

that's a definite possibility now drybones! But let's say ya go new with Al's Upper A-arms and Moog Lower Balls Joints.. This latest possible recall is for the Upper Ball Joints now instead, so the problem if it exists in theory would still be there..right :shock:

Does moog make UBJ replacements?

tommudd · **Posted:** Tue Apr 22, 2008 5:08 pm

you can not replace the upper ball joints the whole arm has to be replaced

corwyyn · **Posted:** Tue Apr 22, 2008 5:14 pm

scarletbegonias wrote:

that's a definite possibility now drybones! But let's say ya go new with Al's Upper A-arms and Moog Lower Balls Joints.. This latest possible recall is for the Upper Ball Joints now instead, so the problem if it exists in theory would still be there..right :shock:

Does moog make UBJ replacements?

What he is talking about is that Al's Arms come with serviceable Moog ball joints that would replace the UBJs on the stock upper control arms.

scarletbegonias · **Posted:** Tue Apr 22, 2008 5:22 pm

Well then I guess there's no option here..Al's Upper A Arms it is then!

DryBones · **Posted:** Tue Apr 22, 2008 8:16 pm

drinks are on me! :lol:

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Tue Apr 22, 2008 8:30 pm

I bet at least 75% or better of those UBJ failures are on lifted KJ's.

jason thompson · **Posted:** Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:48 pm

If they issue a recall for a vehicle then lifted or not 200 miles or 200,000 miles they have to do it an can not charge you a dime extra
I hope they do recall them that way I get new ones for free and dont have to worry about it

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:52 pm

jason thompson wrote:

If they issue a recall for a vehicle then lifted or not 200 miles or 200,000 miles they have to do it an can not charge you a dime extra
I hope they do recall them that way I get new ones for free and dont have to worry about it

But if they investgate it correctly and find that most where lifted then there may not be a recall since a lift will add extra stress on OEM parts not ment for the added hieght.

NHTSA to investigate Upper Ball Joint failures

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