TOOK MY 2007 JEEP COMPASS IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION AND WAS TOLD THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WAS BAD AND THAT I SHOULD GET IT REPAIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE; THAT IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO LEAVE IT AS IS. I FOUND THIS WEBSITE AND FOUND THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. MY CAR HAS 36,600 MILES ON IT. THE WARRANTY WAS UP AT THE END OF JULY. HOW CONVENIENT. I PLAN ON CALLING THE DODGE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP IN THE MORNING AND SEEING IF THEY WILL BE ABLE TO HELP ME OUT WITHOUT THIS COSTING ME A FORTUNE. SEEMS TO ME LIKE THIS IS A PARTS PROBLEM AND THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. *TR