2005 Jeep Wrangler
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Fuel system is the leading concern among 650 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 11th highest complaint count among 26 Wrangler model years with reports.
Of the 2005 reports, 10 involved a crash and 9 involved a fire. 15 people were injured and 2 people died.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Service brakes, hydraulicMar 13, 2006
CERTAIN AFTERMARKET BRAKE HYDRAULIC MASTER CYLINDERS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT BRAKE CYLINDERS FOR CERTAIN FORD, DAIMLERCHRYSLER, AND JEEP PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE BRAKE CYLINDERS WERE SOLD UNDER THE BRAND NAMES OF NAPA, RAYBESTOS, AIMCO, AC DELCO, CARQUEST, BENDIX, AND WAGNER. ONLY PRODUCTS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 27, 2005 THROUGH JANUARY 17, 2006 (DATE CODES 0529 THROUGH 0602) ARE SUBJECT TO THIS RECALL. WHEN SUBJECT TO VERY COLD TEMPERATURES, AN INTERNAL SEAL IN THE MASTER CYLINDER COULD LOSE FLEXIBILITY AND MAY CAUSE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK.
LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID CAN LEAD TO A DECREASE IN BRAKE LINE PRESSURE AND AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH CAN RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
AFFINIA (BRAKE PARTS, INC.) WILL REPLACE THE SUBJECT BRAKE HYDRAULIC MASTER CYLINDERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 20, 2006. OWNERS CAN CONTACT AFFINA GROUP CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-323-0354.
Campaign 06E022000 on NHTSA.gov
Power train, automatic transmissionOct 6, 2005
ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS, SPORT UTILITY AND PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 42RLE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, THE CUP PLUG THAT RETAINS THE PARK PAWL ANCHOR SHAFT MAY BE IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. IF THE SHAFT MOVES OUT OF POSITION, THE VEHICLE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE 'PARK' POSITION.
IF THIS OCCURS AND THE PARKING BRAKE IS NOT APPLIED, THE VEHICLE MAY ROLL AWAY AND CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TRANSMISSIONS AND INSTALL A BRACKET TO ENSURE THE PARK PAWL ANCHOR SHAFT IS RETAINED IN THE PROPER POSITION. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 28, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Campaign 05V460000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints
650 reports, newest first.
Engine and engine cooling, Fuel system, Other, Jan 5, 2010
I PURCHASED MY JEEP IN MAY OF 2005. SINCE THAT TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON AND THE O2 SENSOR REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. I TRULY FEEL THERE HAS BEEN A MALFUNCTION IN THESE SENSORS, SINCE I TALK TO OTHER JEEP OWNERS AND THEY HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. CAN YOU FIX THIS UNDER A RECALL? *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Jan 5, 2010
1. TWO MONTHS AGO WHILE AT THE GAS STATION FILLING THE TANK OF MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER X, THE PUMP DID NOT SHUTOFF AND FUEL SPILLED. I THOUGHT THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE STATIONS PUMP, SO I DECIDED TO TRY A DIFFERENT STATION FOR MY NEXT FILL-UP. A WEEK LATER; WHILE FILLING AT ANOTHER STATION THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. 2. IN THE THREE INSTANCES THE OVER FLOW HAPPENED; I WAS HOLDING THE FILL HANDLE IN THE 6 O'CLOCK POSITION, THE NOZZLE WAS FULLY INSERTED INTO THE FILL HOLE, AND I HAD THE HANDLE FULLY DEPRESSED (NOZZLE WIDE OPEN). AS THE TANK REACHED FULL, IT DID NOT AUTOMATICALLY SHUTOFF, IT CONTINUED FILLING UNTIL ABOUT A QUART OF GASOLINE SPILLED ONTO THE SIDE OF MY VEHICLE AND THE GROUND. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER'S WARRANTY DEPARTMENT, SERVICE CONTRACTS DEPARTMENT, GOODWILL TEAM, AND SENIOR RESOLUTION TEAM TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF THE DEFECT AND REQUEST THEM TO TAKE ACTION. UNFORTUNATELY, I BELIEVE MY CALLS ARE BEING SIMPLY MARKED TO A CASE FILE AND NO INVESTIGATORY ACTION IS BEING TAKEN. I CAN EASILY SEE AN INCIDENT SUCH AS MINE LEADING TO INJURY OF AN UNKNOWING CHRYSLER OWNER. IF ANY STATIC CHARGE IS PRESENT (I.E. IN CLOTHING OR THE VEHICLE) WHEN THE OVERFLOW OCCURS THE GAS WILL IGNITE. THE PROBLEM POSES THE GREATEST THREAT WHEN IT HAPPENS THE FIRST TIME, BECAUSE THE OWNER WILL HAVE NO WARNING SIGNALS OF A FAILED PART(S) AND THEREFORE WILL NOT BE EXPECTING THE SPILL. 3. TO AVOID THIS PROBLEM FROM HAPPENING; I KNOW LONGER FILL MY TANK TO ITS' FULL 16 GALLON CAPACITY. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL JEEP DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE ADVISED THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE VAPOR CANISTER. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Jan 3, 2010
2005 JEEP WRANGLER X GAS TANK AUTO-SHUT OFF MALFUNCTION THE AUTO-SHUT OFF OF THE GAS PUMP WHEN THE TANK IS DETECTED AS FULL HAS MALFUNCTIONED SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING AN OVERFLOW AND SPILLAGE OF GASOLINE WHEN RE-FUELING. THIS IS REGARDLESS OF THE GAS STATION (COMPANY) AND PUMP, IT APPEARS THE AUTO-SHUT OFF IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD AND HAS 52,000 MILES. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Jan 2, 2010
GAS TANK OVERFLOWS EVERYTIME I FILL THE TANK. EVERY GAS STATION I USE AND ANY SPEED I TRY TO FILL THE TANK AT. JUST STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO, PROBLEM WILL NOT GO AWAY, AND MAKES ME NERVOUS ABOUT FIRE/PERSONAL INJURY EVERY TIME I NEED GAS. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Jan 1, 2010
GAS TANK ALWAYS SPILLS OVER ON THE SIDE OF MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER, AND USUALLY ON MYSELF. HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM SINCE MY FIRST FILL-UP. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Jan 1, 2010
FUEL SPILL; DURING REFUELING THERE IS A SPLASH BACK OF FUEL WHEN TANK IS FILLED. I AM IN FEAR OF A FIRE DUE TO THE SPILLED FUEL. AND THE SPILLED FUEL IS NOW CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLES PAINT. ALSO WHAT ENVIROMENTAL IMPACT IS THE SPILLED FUEL HAVING? *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Dec 31, 2009
I OWN A 2005 JEEP WRANGLER. WHEN FILLING UP THE VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE IT OFTEN DOESN'T REGISTER THE FACT THAT THE TANK IS FULL AND THE GAS COMES POURING OUT. THE GAS LEAKS ONTO ME, MY JEEP AND THE GROUND. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL MY TANK. I SEE THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE IT'S BAD TO GET GASOLINE ON YOUR BODY/CLOTHING, IT'S ALSO DAMAGED THE PAINT ON MY JEEP IN THAT AREA AND THE SPILLAGE ON THE GROUND IS NOT GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND A DANGER FOR OTHERS AS WELL. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. CHRYSLER CLAIMS THEY DON'T SEE IT AS A "SAFETY HAZARD." OF COURSE, IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THERE IS A FAULTY PART IN THE GAS TANK/GAS TANK ASSEMBLY THAT SOME OF US CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR OUT OF POCKET. IN FACT, WHY SHOULD WE? IT'S A DEFECT FROM THE FACTORY. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING BUT I LISTED THE APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE AS THE MONTH I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Dec 30, 2009
WHEN FILLING THE FUEL TANK ON MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER, THE TANK 'SPITS' THE FUEL OUT OF THE FILLER NECK AS IT NEARS THE TOP. THE PROBLEM STARTED JUST RECENTLY. BUT THE AMOUNT OF FUEL SPILLED IS GETTING LARGER WITH EACH FILL UP. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Dec 30, 2009
AFTER HAVING MY JEEP FOR 3 1/2 YEARS, EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY GAS TANK (NO MATTER WHAT GAS STATION) THE AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF DOES NOT WORK ON THE PUMP AND LARGE AMOUNTS OF GAS SPILL OUT EVERYWHERE. IT DID NOT DO THIS FOR THE FIRST 3 1/2 YEARS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE. NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AND IT'S BELIEVED TO BE THE ROLL OVER CHECK VALVE IN THE TANK BEING BAD. LOCATED HERE IS JUST ONE 14 PAGE DISCUSSION: HTTP://WWW.JEEPFORUM.COM/FORUM/F9/GAS-SPILLING-OVER-WHEN-FILLING-872096/ IF THIS IS HAPPENING WITH THIS MANY PEOPLE IT COULD BE A MAJOR FIRE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD AT A GAS STATION. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Dec 23, 2009
NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE, JUST HAPPENED ONE DAY. IT HAPPENED TO ME AROUND 75, 000 MILES ON MY JEEP, AND EVER SINCE. THE PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN I PUT GAS INTO MY JEEP THE TANK ISN'T VENTING PROPERLY, WHICH CAUSE GAS TO GUSH OUT THE FILLER OPENING AFTER THE PUMP HAS AUTOMATICALLY TURN OFF. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE OR WHEN I FILL UP, IT WILL DO IT EVERY TIME UNLESS I PUMP THE GAS IS REALLY SLOW. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PART. ACCORDING TO OTHER JEEP WRANGLER OWNERS THEY HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER ITS A FAULTY ROLL VALVE INSIDE THE GAS TANK. WHICH REQUIRES THE ENTIRE TANK TO BE REPLACED. ACCORDING TO ONE DEALER THIS IS CONSIDERED A NORMAL WEAR ITEM. YET A FAULTY ROLL OVER VALVE SOUNDS LIKE A SAFETY ITEM TO ME. I HAVE HEARD OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH 30K MILES ON THEIR JEEPS. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Dec 23, 2009
WHEN FILLING UP MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED WITH FUEL, INSTEAD OF SHUTTING OFF THE FILLER NOZZLE, GASOLINE SHOOTS OUT OF THE GAS TANK FILLER NECK SPILLING GASOLINE ALL OVER THE JEEP AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME I REFUEL. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Dec 17, 2009
I OWN A 2005 JEEP WRANGLER X MODEL. EVERY TIME I FILL UP AT THE GAS STATION, GAS WILL SPRAY PROFUSELY OUT OF THE FILLER NECK AT THE SAME TIME AS THE AUTOMATIC CUTOFF. I CANNOT FILL MY TANK WITHOUT GETTING SPRAYED. I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE SAME MODEL VEHICLE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM, SO I DO NOT FEEL THAT THIS IS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Dec 17, 2009
FUEL SURGES BACK OUT OF FILL TUBE WHILE REFUELING. IT HAPPENS EVERYTIME I REFUEL THE VEHICLE. HUGE SAFETY FACTOR BECAUSE ABOUT A QUART OF GASOLINE GETS ON ME, THE VEHICLE, AND THE GROUND. CALLED CHRYSLER TO COMPLAIN AND THEY WILL NOT REPAIR THE ISSUE BECAUSE I'M THE SECOND OWNER. I HAVE HEARD OF NUMEROUS WRANGLER OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Dec 16, 2009
JEEP WRANGLER ALWAYS SPRAYS OUT FUEL A SECOND OR TWO AFTER THE AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF SHUTS OFF THE PUMP. FUEL IS SPRAYED ON THE VEHICLE, GROUND, PUMP, AND ANY PERSON STANDING ANYWHERE NEAR THE NOZZLE. IT DOES THIS AT MULTIPLE GAS STATIONS, AND MULTIPLE PUMPS. RUNNING THE PUMP ON THE SLOWEST POSSIBLE SETTING IS THE ONLY WORKAROUND, WHICH RESULTS IN A SMALL AMOUNT SPILLING ON THE GROUND. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON BOTH MY JEEP WRANGLERS, AND HAS BEEN DOING IT FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. *TR
Exterior lighting, Dec 13, 2009
ON 12/6/09, I PULLED THE LEVEL TO SWITCH TO HIGH BEAMS. I HEARD THE SWITCH CLICK TO HIGH BEAM AND THEN HEARD A CRACK. THE SWITCH WOULD NOT SWITCH BACK TO LOW BEAM. I TOOK THE SWITCH OUT OF THE VEHICLE ON 12/7/09. I CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP ON 12/8/09. THEY STATED THERE ARE 1263 ON BACK ORDER IN THE UNITED STATES. THEY DID NOT HAVE ONE BUT WOULD ORDER ONE. THEY DID GIVE ME THE NAMES OF 2 DEALERSHIPS THAT SHOWED THEM IN STOCK. I CONTACTED ONE DEALERSHIP. THEY STATED THAT THEIRS WAS ORDERED FOR A CUSTOMER AND COULD NOT SELL IT TO ME. THE SECOND DEALERSHIP, DARCARS IN ROCKVILLE, MD, STATED THEY HAD ONE BUT WOULD NOT SELL IT TO ME. THEY SAID IT WAS FOR THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND HAD 9 ON BACKORDER FOR OTHER CUSTOMERS. I ATTEMPTED TO OPEN UP THE SWITCH TO TRY TO MANUALLY PUT IT BACK IN LOW BEAM. AT LEAST I COULD THEN DRIVE HE VEHICLE UNTIL THE NEW PART ARRIVES. I WAS NOT ABLE TO OPEN THE CASE ON THE SWITCH. I WOULD HAVE TO BREAK THE PLASTIC AND DID NOT WANT TO DO THAT. THE SWITCH IS CHRYSLER PART NUMBER 5016709AD. APPARENTLY, CHRYSLER IS HAVING AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF THEIR PARTS SUPPLIERS. THIS MUST BE A WIDESPREAD ISSUE IF THERE ARE 1263 PARTS ON BACKORDER. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Dec 9, 2009
2005 JEEP WRANGLER WHEN FILLING THE FUEL TANK IT ALWAYS OVERFLOWS WHEN FULL. IT DOES NOT SHUT OFF AND SPILLS ONTO THE GROUND. THIS DID NOT ORIGINALLY DO THIS BUT HAS HAPPENED OVER TIME ON IT'S OWN. NOT ONLY IS THIS INCONVENIENT BUT IT IS ALSO DANGEROUS. AFTER TALKING WITH OTHER WRANGLER OWNERS AN AMAZING AMOUNT OF THEM ALSO EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Dec 8, 2009
WHILE REFUELING VEHICLE WHEN TANK REACHES ALMOST FULL GAS SURGES OUT OF FILL TUBE. I HAVE HEARD OF NUMEROUS WRANGLER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. #1 THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE AND #2 CANNOT BE FRIENDLY TO OUR ENVIRONMENT BY SPILLING ABOUT A QUART OF GASOLINE ON GROUND EVERYTIME I FILL UP. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Dec 8, 2009
STARTING AT APPROXIMATELY 25000 MILES, GAS BEGAN SPILLING OUT OF THE FILLER NOZZLE DURING REFUELING. THIS OCCURS REGARDLESS OF STATION LOCATION. THE JEEP WAS BROUGHT TO A MECHANIC WHO CLAIMED IT WAS AN ISSUE INSIDE THE TANK. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Dec 7, 2009
JEEP WRANGLERS HAVE A COMMON ISSUE WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK. FOR WHATEVER REASON (BAD PRESSURE RELEASE VALVE?) FILLING THE TANK WILL OFTEN RESULT IN FUEL SQUIRTING BACK OUT THE FILLER NECK ONCE IT IS FULL. THIS HAPPENS SUDDENLY, AND FUEL SHOOTS BACK OUT A GOOD DISTANCE, CAUSING A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS CONDITION. I'VE SPOKEN WITH MANY OTHER JEEP WRANGLER OWNERS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. *TR
Exterior lighting, Nov 2, 2009
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AT NIGHT WITH THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED,THE HEADLIGHT DIMMER SELECTOR FAILED TO FUNCTION WHEN ENGAGED. THE DRIVER CONTINUED OPERATION WITH THE HIGH BEAMS IN ACTIVATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE DIMMER SWITCH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION DUE TO THE UNAVAILABILITY OF THE MANUFACTURE PART REQUIRED FOR THE REPAIR. THE PART WAS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Suspension, Aug 14, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP WRANGLER. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DRIVES OVER 40 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHIMMIES. AS A RESULT, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Seat belts, Jun 23, 2009
FRONT SEATBELTS FAIL TO RETRACT PROPERLY CAUSING THEM TO BECOME JAMMED BETWEEN THE DOORLOCK AND THE BODY LATCH. BELTS ARE BECOMING DAMAGED AND WEAKENED. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE VEHICLE WAS NEW, SITUATION ONGOING. *TR
Steering, Suspension, Structure, Wheels, May 23, 2009
JEEP SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN A BUMP IS HIT OR ROAD IS UNEVEN. THE PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE USED VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM DID NOT SHOW ITSELF DURING THE TEST DRIVE BUT AFTER INVESTIGATING THROUGH THE INTERNET THEIR ARE SEVERAL JEEP WRANGLER OWNERS WITH THE "DEATHWOBBLE" PROBLEM. I CLICKED ON YOUR LINK PROVIDED BY A LOCAL TELEVISION NEWS STATION WSOC CHANNEL 9 IN CHARLOTTE, NC AFTER THEY COVERED A STORY ABOUT ANOTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLE. I IMPLORE YOU TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT AND ASK CHRYSLER TO RECALL OR REPAIR, AT THEIR EXPENSE, MY VEHICLE AND OTHER VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THIS DEFECT. AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS PURCHASED FROM THE DEALERSHIP, CROSSROADS FORD P&A CODE 00994, AND WE WERE TOLD AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE CHRYSLER'S WARRANTY WAS STILL VALID. AFTER TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND EVEN TAKING IT TO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP NO ONE WILL ACCEPT ACCOUNTABILITY. WE HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE IT AND FEAR FOR THE LIFE OF OUR SON. *TR
Power train, May 10, 2009
I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY SIX SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER SINCE JANUARY, 2006. WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY I HAD THE DEALERSHIP TAKE A LOOK AT IT THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD THREE TRANSMISSIONS PUT IN MY JEEP AT MY COST AND IT STILL POPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR. IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMEBODY RAN INTO ME. THE DEALERSHIP AS I KNOW NOW WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND DID NOT WANT TO FIX IT. MY JEEP IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THANKS ALOT. *TR
Steering, Apr 26, 2009
I WAS DRIVING ON TEXAS F.M. 722 IN THE AFTERNOON. IT HAD STARTED TO HAIL AND I HAD SLOWED TO APPX. 45 MPH WHEN I LOST ALL STEERING. MY JEEP SKIDDED SIDEWAYS THEN WENT INTO THE BAR DITCH AND THROUGH A FENCE, NARROWLY MISSING A POWER POLE. FURTHER EVALUATION BY A MECHANIC SHOWED THAT THE STEERING GEAR BOX SHAFT HAD BEEN CRACKED, "FOR A LONG TIME", BASED ON THE RUST PRESENT HALF WAY THROUGH THE SHAFT. THE SHAFT THEN SNAPPED AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN CAUSING COMPLETE STEERING FAILURE. *TR