I have a 1995 Lincoln Town car. I was driving in downtown portland, in stop and go traffic. I was making a right hand turn when the right front of the car just fell to the ground. The lower ball joint had separated from the lower control arm. There are recalls for this, but it only covers limo, or commercially used vehicles. I had the car towed back to my home while I find out what can be done. Nothing has been repaired yet.

- Beaverton, OR, USA

The contact owns a 1995 Lincoln Town car. Whenever the contact reduced the vehicle's speed to turn, he would hear a popping sound coming from the front end on the driver's side. The failure was noticed while driving 10 mph. The vehicle was driven to the dealer for routine oil changes, but the mechanic never stated what caused the noise. Approximately one month later, he drove the vehicle to the dealer because he received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign id number 07V336000 (vehicle speed control). The vehicle was repaired. He informed the dealer of the popping noise when he took the vehicle in for the recall repairs. When he retrieved the vehicle, the mechanic informed him that the upper and lower ball joints were defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle has not been repaired. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle was not included in any recalls for the ball joints; therefore, they were not liable for the repairs. The current mileage was 95,000 and failure mileage was 88,000.

- North East Palm Bay, FL, USA

While vehicle is being driven at high speed front end pulls to the right, cause unknown. Dealer cannot identify problem.

- Bostwick, FL, USA