I am not indicating fault. I drove a $1500 car for 4-5 years.
Just wondering if the issue could have been prevented. Loose balljoints are notoriously hard to diagnose, since they are supposed to have movement and it's hard to distinguish "play" and "movement".
A ball joint popping out of the steering knuckle is probably one of the most critical failures your car can have. Hard to think of anything worse.
Even if your brakes all locked up at the same time, it would probably be safer, since there is less chance to immediately flip the car.
Just wondering if the issue could have been prevented. Loose balljoints are notoriously hard to diagnose, since they are supposed to have movement and it's hard to distinguish "play" and "movement".
A ball joint popping out of the steering knuckle is probably one of the most critical failures your car can have. Hard to think of anything worse.
Even if your brakes all locked up at the same time, it would probably be safer, since there is less chance to immediately flip the car.