Frame is rotted out. Vehicle is well maintained and it is upsetting. After spending good money for a reputable brand, the frame did not last. It is not drivable and is unsafe to be on the road. It is not safe to travel with my family. Everyone I know that has these years wrangler TJ model has this problem. Lower and upper control arms need to be welded back because they rotted off.
2002 Jeep Wrangler: ball joint or control arm failure
6 of the 108 complaints about the 2002 Jeep Wrangler describe ball joint or control arm failure.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 6%
- typical mileage
- 55,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below
Ball joint or control arm failure by model year
What owners say
Purchased a 2002 jeep from twin rivers auto sales, I did not receive a vehicle disclosure report and it was sold to me with a control arm bracket that was damaged was not attached to the frame which makes driving the vehicle impossible it is not attached to frame which could have cause other'and myself extreme harm or death. I was not informed of any problem with frame, after purchase the dealership told me to take it to ziebart and it would be undercoated for free, they tried to cover up with the undercoating where the control arm bracket became detached from the frame along with other defects in the frame I was only able to drive the jeep from dealership to ziebarts for the undercoating and then had to have towed to my house due to the stabilizer link breaking because of the control arm bracket breaking away from frame due to rust, . I've tried call the dealership many times with no reply. I am thankful that no one was injured or dead if this would've happened while I was driving on hwy, the purchase price was 6700.00 and then additional 5 new tires 600.00 and two leaking and bent rims at 75.00 for a total of 7375.00 on a unsafe vehicle which the dealership new about . I am extremely disappointed, and frustrated with this situation. I need help getting this resolved but they will not rerun my calls and have hung up on me I have photos and a inspection saying that it was safe when far from being safe point blank this dealership sold me a vehicle that was u safe for others and myself to be on the road so now I am out all of this money and I can't drive the vehicle please investigate this situation so that they can not due business in this manner and I can resolve this with either giving me back my cost of the jeep and tires and rims . I don't know what else to do or who to contact in trying to get my money back it is a lot of money for a jeep I can't drive
The frame is rotting terribly and the front control arms are about to crack off and the trans/skid plate has already rusted through causing the transfer case and trans to fall off of the frame, vehicle was city driving when this happend
Death wobble experienced daily several times a day. I hit a bump or uneven patch of road and death wobble begins it usually starts at 35- 40 MPH. I sometimes have to slow all the way to 20 MPH to make it stop. I have replaced u joints, rear drive shaft, ball joints, tires, steering stabilizer, tie rods, gotten wheel balances many times, replaced drag link and all bushings. Nothing has helped so far.
We are a jeep family. Jeep liberty 2002 was brought in for recall on the ball joints on 11/26/06. In early dec we started experiencing problems with steering. Brought the jeep into dealership and they quoted us $1680 to replace power steering pressure line &switch & rack and pinion. I was surprised that a jeep this new would have this problem. Dealership told us that 3 other jeep libertys were serviced for the same problem within the last weeks. They said it was strange because the libertys had all just had the recall work done on the ball joints. All 3 jeep libertys had the same power steering, rack & pinon problem after the recall work was completed. Dealership said they thought maybe there was a connection to the recall but could not say that it was definite. I told the dealership that I would contact chrysler jeep and see if there are any other problems similar to mine recorded. 1/31 I contacted jeep customer service (reference #15916486) and talked to senior staff agent angela. The agent said that she researched and no other problems have been reported ; jeep did not agree that the problem could be related to the recall. I did go on the internet and there are complaints noted on the internet about the same problem. I feel that the jeep ball joint problem contributed to the steering problem and that jeep should repair my car at their expense. Jeep disagrees. Do I have any recourse or appeal process to make chrysler fix the rack & pinion problem or at least contribute to the repair.
Tl* - the contact states that she received a recall notice (f23), in regard to her lower ball joint. The contact has taken the car to the dealership but they told her that the repair will take a few months. The dealer told the contact that they get only 3 parts a month.
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Questions about the 2002 Jeep Wrangler ball joint
Is ball joint or control arm failure a common problem on the 2002 Jeep Wrangler?
6 of 108 owner complaints about the 2002 Jeep Wrangler (6%) mention ball joint or control arm failure. The model year with the most reports is 2018.
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There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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