general problems of the 2001 Lincoln LS

I got this car in July & shortly thereafter I started hearing a pop here & there in the front end. And its gradually getting worse. I was told to check to see if there may be a recall for the ball or u joints. I need to know if this car is included in a recall or not. And if so how do I go about getting it fixed.

On July 7, 2014 , this 2001 Lincoln Ls sports package was taken into an authorized and official inspection station / entity for an west virginia virginia state inspection . This vehicle was not legally and / or properly inspected and or examined in accordance with the inspection regulations set forth by the west virginia state police. This station / entity just placed an certificate of inspection on windshield of vehicle. This vehicle was not in an safe and mechanical condition to operate on the highways of west virginia . It had significant structural and frame damage on the undercarriage of vehicle. Both the right and left rocker panels , inner and outer was completely rusted out . This significantly affects the safety of the vehicle , the safety of its driver , the safety of other drivers , and the safety of pedestrians. On October 2, 2014 , this vehicle was removed from operation on the roadways / highways in the state of west virginia and deemed road unworthy by the west virginia division of public safety and the west virginia state police. The certificate of inspection [ July 2015 sticker] was removed from the windshield.

This 2001 Lincoln Ls sports package had an faulty safety inspection performed on it in the month of July 2014 by an inspection station located in west virginia. . It was not officially inspected and examined. It did not meet all requirements of west virginia inspection laws. However, this inspection station attached an certificate of inspection on it nevertheless. [ an July 2015 inspection sticker ]. During this period , this vehicle had structural and frame damage , involving both the right and left rocker panels, inner and outer, being completely rusted out. This damage affects the 1] safety of the vehicle, 2] utility of the vehicle, 3] performance of the vehicle, 4] integrity of the vehicle , 5] structure of the vehicle , and, 6] use of vehicle. Furthermore , this damage on this vehicle affects 1] the safety of its driver[s] , 2] the safety of its occupant[s] , 3] the safety of other driver[s] on the highways , and 4] the safety of pedestrians. However , this inspection station deemed it road worthy during their inspection of vehicle during month of July 2014. And approved it as being safe and meeting all inspection laws, inspection procedures, and all inspection codes. However, on October 2, 2014, division of public safety [west virginia] after their inspection and examination of vehicle confirmed that this inspection station indeed performed an faulty and improper and illegal inspection on vehicle during the month of July 2014 . This vehicle did not meet safety requirements as required as an proximate result of this structural and frame damage existent on vehicle. Therefore, the division of safety division [ west virginia] deemed this vehicle as road unworthy and removed the certificate of inspection from vehicle [ July 2015 sticker].

I was driving down the road around 11pm to pick up my husband, and the left driver side r/r ds lower ball joint in front of the car collapsed to the ground. I had traffic coming from behind and from a cross street in front of me. Luckily, I was able to signal everyone by horn, arm waving and double blinkers before I was hit by anyone. I was able to prevent the accident.