NHTSA Complaint #765115 — 1999 CHEVROLET BLAZER

THE DRIVER SIDE UPPER BALL JOINT FAILEDCOMING OUT OF A MCDONALDS MAKING A LEFT TURN AT SLOW SPEED. I PULLED IT OVER IMMEDIATELY AND HAD IT TOWED. I HAVE THE PART (UPPER BALL JOINT) AND IT IS VERY MANGLED. I AHVE NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS, HIT ANY CURVES, AND GET THEM LUBED EVERY 3,000 MILES WHEN I HAVE THE OIL CHANGED. I REALLY WOULD HATE TO HAVE SEEN THIS HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 OR 70 MPH. THE ONLY THING I ASKED THE DEALER IS IF THE PART WAS UNDER RECALL. THEY SAID NO. THE $975.00 IS FOR REPLACEMENT OF ALL THE BALL JOINTS. I DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE CHANGING JUST THE ONE JUST IN CASE. I DO HAVE ALL THE PARTS. IF YOU WANT THEM I CAN SEND THEM TO YOU. I AM NOT DOING THIS TO GET OUT OF PAYING THE BILL. I HAVE ALREADY PAYED IT IN FULL. IT BOTHERS ME THAT IT HAPPENED BECAUSE I GO OUT OF MY WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT MY VEHICLE IS MAINTAINED PROPERLY. ANOTHER POINT IS THAT I HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON THREE WEEKS AGO, WITH AN ALIGNMENT, AND SUPPOSEDLY EVERYTHING WAS OK THEN.*AK