| Issue ID | 987557 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10519748 |
| Manufacurer | Chrysler Group LLC |
| Brand | JEEP |
| Model | WRANGLER |
| Model Year | 2010 |
| File date | 13/06/13 |
| Component | UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I have only owned my certified pre-owned jeep wrangler since may 7th, 2013. I bought it with 12,xxx miles on it. So i have owned it one month & six days total & is still under warranty. I was driving down a paved road when i applied my brakes to stop at a stop sign & herd a crunch noise & my front left dropped down. I pulled over to the side of the road about 5 feet & could not notice anything. I then called tri-city dodge & they told me to get on the ground & look up under & that's when i noticed my front control arm on the left was hanging down. I was told to have it towed to them by a. C. Provos. The towing company dropped me & jeep off at tri-city dodge. The service man. Then came out to tell me that the part was not warrantied because it had been impacted. I explained that i had not hit anything that i was just driving down the road. He then showed me how it was all rusted but you could not see any impact. I then said that it looks like a bad rusted part & he then explained that could not be possible that it had to be impacted. Now if it was impacted, it would have taken out the tie rode which was still intact with no scratches. There were also no scratches on the bracket or anywhere else under the jeep. I was then told to call the dealership where i got it from & that tri-city dodge believed it to have been impacted before i bought it because the broken bracket was all rusted out & i had not owned it long enough for that kind of rust. Photos were taken by tri-city. I then called up bournival jeep in portsmouth, nh. I explained to the service man. & i was told it was not their problem. I explained how it was all rusted & i have never been in an accident. This should be recalled for rusting out. I have looked up online & have found many complaints about others with same situation & have never been in accident before & jeep was telling them it had to been impacted. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 16059 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | LEBANON, ME |
| VIN pattern | 1J4BA3H14ALXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
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| Vehicle speed | 15 |
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