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Jeep Liberty: Steering Stability and Suspension
77 messages, Last post on Dec 23, 2010 at 11:00 AM
You are in the Jeep Liberty and Jeep Liberty Diesel Forum.What is this discussion about? Jeep Liberty, Tires, Wheels, Steering, Suspension, Diesel, SUV
#76 of 77 Re: 2005 steering and/or suspension problem [bamahondafan] by dubnigel
Dec 23, 2010 (5:09 am)
Replying to: bamahondafan (Oct 04, 2010 7:13 am)
I have the same issues with my 2003 Liberty Renegade. I bought it with non standard springs and shocks which have all now been replaced. It feels as if the rear end is doing a shimmy all the time on the road and the rear end of the car rocks quite severely over speed bumps (of which we have a lot). When the car had oversize springs it seemed to sit down to one side and there is still a hint of lopsidedness. The universal bush over the rear axle has also been replaced. Assuming the components that have been replaced are not faulty, my suspicion is with the bearings of the rear axle. I haven't tried jacking it up but there seems to be a little play. Common lore is that bearings will start making noise before they affect handling. Could this be something that doesn't apply to Jeeps?
#77 of 77 Re: 03 Liberty front noise [mastied] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Dec 23, 2010 (11:00 am)
Replying to: mastied (Oct 23, 2010 8:32 am)
There are a few recalls involving ball joints. You might be eligible, depending on your build date. one of them covers this:
Dealers will replace the front lower control arm ball joints with modified assemblies and heat shields on vehicles built between January 2, 2001 and October 4, 2002. On vehicles built between October 5, 2002 and March 26, 2003, dealers will inspect the ball joint assemblies (and replace them as necessary) and install heat shields. The manufacturer has not yet provided an owner notification schedule for this campaign. Owners may contact DaimlerChrysler at 1-800-992-1997.
There's another recall for upper control arms involving only these vehicles:
NOTE : This recall applies only to the above vehicles built from May 1, 2002 through September 30, 2002 (MDH 050100 through 093023).
IMPORTANT : Only the above vehicles sold or currently registered in "salt belt" states (where large amounts of road salt are used for snow and ice removal) are involved. See "Owner Notification and Service Scheduling" section for a list of salt belt states.
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