Ball Joint problems of the 2006 Buick Rendezvous

I was driving on the freeway going around a bend at about 65 mph when I heard a bang and thought it was the tire. It took all my effort to get it over to the side of the road. I have new tires on the vehicle. When I got out to look, the wheel was bent out and first thing I thought was tie rod. Tire is fine. When my husband and uncle came out they noticed the ball joint had broke off. Thank goodness I had control of the vehicle and did not hurt myself or someone else. Don't know the extent of what is going on yet, but I do not feel safe in the vehicle after seeing so many complaints about the suspension, etc. In fact when I have driven it in snow, even with the new tires, I didn't feel like I had very good control. I have never felt that way with other vehicles that I have owned.

My wife was traveling south on a 2 lane roadway,heard a loud bang, lost control of steering and crossed the centerline , then swerved back across road to her side and struck a guardrail. Later we found that the right rear ball joint broke off causing the wheel to collapse and when the car skidded out of control the left rear tire blew off the rim. This car had regular maint. And service. If she would've hit someone head on and caused a fatality no one would know the real cause and everyone would assume she got distracted and caused the accident which makes me wonder how many times this occurred and nobody is the wiser. The ntsb needs to make Buick issue a safety recall now!.

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.

The contact owns a 2006 Buick Rendezvous. The contact was driving 20 mph when the rear ball joint failed. The rear passenger wheel fractured and the contact lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the ball joint was replaced. The contact called the manufacturer and was told that someone would return his call at a later date. The current and failure mileage was approximately 52,000.