Ball Joint Problems of Subaru Outback

The contact owns a 2011 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that while drivign at low speeds, a divot was encountered and control of the vehicle was lost. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the brakes needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the ball joints needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the links needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however the failure recurred. The vehicle was then taken again to the independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the struts and support bearings needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however the failure recurred. The contact stated that upon individual inspection they found the strut and support bearing was not the correct size for the vehicle. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000. VIN was not provided.

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I am the third owner so after my problems, I researched to learn the first owner couldn't maintain tire life; Subaru replaced all four tires and kept trying realignment for her. The second owner informed me he could not maintain new tire life, never acknowledging to me that the car is all over the road and a hazard to your life. Being the third owner, I never thought when I purchased this 2005 Subaru Outback that it could be an engineering problem with a company like Subaru, not identified or recalled. I have learned the car is unsafe and after research online have learned there could be a serious engineering problem with the raised rear suspension. I have the Subaru receipts from former two owners (they were related) and obviously Subaru is negligent in not identifying the issue and reporting it. Two different shops have assured me it is not ball joints, or suspension, etc. I spent $750 on the rear end and new alignment at the specialty spring and suspension shop and those tires seem to be wearing evenly. The front tires are cupped on the outside severely in six months. The car is all over the road.

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The contact owns a 2011 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that the steering wheel was shaking abnormally when driving at various speeds. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. On a later date while driving approximately 45 mph, the front passenger side tire exploded. There were damages to the front end of the vehicle as a result. The vehicle was towed to a local repair facility where a diagnostic was performed that located the failure at the front passenger side ball joint. The manufacturer was contacted and the vehicle was re-examined. The manufacturer determined that the contact must have hit something that caused the ball joint to fracture and would not take any liability for the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 3,000.