Ball joints are the go to item for many shady inspection stations, many people don’t even know what they are, they are not terribly expensive to replace so people usually go oh, ok. But like you found, it’s always better to get a second option.

Holy crap… I had a huge issue with them two years ago as well. My car died on the highway and they said it was the alternator. They replace it and then my car started making an insane noise. I took it right back and they did more work. The noise continued and then my AC stopped working same day. Next thing you know, I have a radiator leak and I had to get a whole new radiator. I will never know for sure but have a huge gut feeling this place f’d something up and caused a whole bunch of issues. This all happened within a day or two of me bringing it in the initial time.