Track bar sheared off at the weld. I feel like I’m cursed with my new JL

[That One Guy]

Damn. My commute is nothing but 70mph curves. I really can't have something like this happening. If this isn't a one-time freak accident, it better be a thorough and quick recall.

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[Killed by Death]

Holy $hit

 

[Muzzle of Bees]

That is really bad. After reading about people complaining about welds on their new JL I went to see them for myself. Some welds on the Rubicon looked bad, almost like they skimped on some bracket areas. I compared the same weld locations on multiple Jeeps and the welds were not consistent. Those welds in your pics look like what I was seeing too.

 

[Malve]

So sorry and really glad nobody got hurt.

 

[crazyone77]

Wow you were super lucky! When was your Jeep built? Be interesting to make a list of people with issues and the date Jeep was built. My Jeep has bad wind noise, and the freedom panels are. I where near aligned, but it’s a far cry from what you got.

 

[Smarrtazz]

Unbelievable! What a scary situation! I’m glad you’re okay! Those photos are absolutely frightening..keep us updated...smdh

 

[ALEX-4LO]

Thanks everyone. Still in disbelief with the situation. Dealer just sent some pics over.[/QUOTE]

Man... That is crazy. I cannot believe that weld will just deteriorated that way. They really have to check these things before they leave the plant.

 

[ALEX-4LO]

Damn. My commute is nothing but 70mph curves. I really can't have something like this happening. If this isn't a one-time freak accident, it better be a thorough and quick recall.

Same. It is my daily as well. As of right now. This is the only one I've seen like this that I know off. Hoping as more come up we can get it recalled immediately just for a quick QC check up.

 

[That One Guy]

Same. It is my daily as well. As of right now. This is the only one I've seen like this that I know off. Hoping as more come up we can get it recalled immediately just for a quick QC check up.

That would be wise, unless FCA is interested in a shitload of undodgeable lawsuit payouts.

 

[Ruby Jack]

Wow... when I go to pick up my Jeep you better believe I am going to spend 30 minutes under it looking over every weld seem.

 

[Redneck_Jedi]

OMG! So glad you, and the others in cars around you are OK! That had to be so scary.
How does something like this get past quality control? I always thought auto manufacturers X-rayed welds to inspect them for integrity.

 

[Stuff]

Holy crap! :O

 

[crik]

So glad you are ok.

You know, I crawled under my JL when I picked it up at the dealership and looked at some of the welds. Those that I looked at seemed fine, some pitting, but nothing alarming.

Nonetheless, I'm pretty sure I would not have pegged that weld as ready to fail. I mean, I'm not an expert. And I didn't inspect every weld. I was just looking for obvious issues--gaps, pits, rusting, etc., based on some other pics and comments on this forum regarding poor welds.

How could anyone have spotted that, without experience with welding? Makes you realize that we are really at the mercy of FCA's quality control. And that is not comforting after seeing issues like this.

Again, glad you and yours are ok after that. Keep us posted on developments.

 

[sisoul]

Wow those pics are crazy. Glad your okay, I was on some mountain roads the other day, I probably would have died if that broke.

 

[Muzzle of Bees]

So glad you are ok.

You know, I crawled under my JL when I picked it up at the dealership and looked at some of the welds. Those that I looked at seemed fine, some pitting, but nothing alarming.

Nonetheless, I'm pretty sure I would not have pegged that weld as ready to fail. I mean, I'm not an expert. And I didn't inspect every weld. I was just looking for obvious issues--gaps, pits, rusting, etc., based on some other pics and comments on this forum regarding poor welds.

How could anyone have spotted that, without experience with welding? Makes you realize that we are really at the mercy of FCA's quality control. And that is not comforting after seeing issues like this.

Again, glad you and yours are ok after that. Keep us posted on developments.

There is a procedure for reviewing welds for quality and to have the bad welds automatically reject. It should not be that hard to determine.

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