NHTSA Complaint #10681680 — 2006 BUICK RENDEZVOUS

10/2012 - (APROX 115,000 MILES ON VEHICLE) VEHICLE WAS TURNING LEFT ONTO A CITY STREET WHEN WITHOUT NOTICE THE RIGHT REAR BALL JOINT BROKE OFF AND FORCED ME TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO CARS DIRECTLY BEHIND ME. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED AND REPAIRED. THE LEFT BALL JOINT WAS DEEMED GOOD AT THAT TIME. ONCE IN REPAIR, FRONT TIE RODS WHERE ALSO REPLACED IN PREVENTION OF ANY FAILURE BECAUSE OF THERE POOR CONDITION. 2/2015 - (135,000 MILES ON VEHICLE) DRIVING VEHICLE DOWN MAJOR HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH THE LEFT REAR BALL JOINT BROKE WITHOUT NOTICE CAUSING ME TO SLIDE OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASH INTO A DITCH. ONLY BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT HEAVY TRAFFIC AND THE BLESSINGS OF THE LOCATION AND SNOW, DID I NOT SUFFER INJURIES TO MYSELF OR VEHICLE. 100 FT IN ANY OTHER DIRECTION WOULD OF RESULTED IN A DIFFERENT ENDING. THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN SERVICED WITH TIRE REPLACEMENT AND ALIGNMENT WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OF BALL JOINT DISTRESS. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE AND FEAR ANY OTHER MAJOR FAULT IN THE VEHICLE PARTS/DESIGN THAT MIGHT OCCUR WITHOUT NOTIFICATION. *TR UPDATED 3/31/16 *JS