Guess what?? In 1973 I bought a brand new Impala,and the transmission took a dump in 3000 miles. In 2007 I bought a new refrigerator from Sears,and it crapped out after 6 months. S--t happens. So, for a set of ball joints that crapped out after 3000 miles ,they are all no good?? Just tryin to figure things out here.I have dricven many vehicles for well over 100,000 miles withiout frontend problems,(mostly Fords),and others that didnt hold up for 30,000 miles.