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I'm not sure what happened but i seen a contour the other day coming around a turn and the drivers side tire went side ways and up under the car. It tore up the fender and the door. The car stopped like right now. It was breath taking i'll tell you that.
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cv joint went kaput happened to me on my 88 grand prix, kinda scary
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Originally posted by smooth99se:
I'm not sure what happened but i seen a contour the other day coming around a turn and the drivers side tire went side ways and up under the car. It tore up the fender and the door. The car stopped like right now. It was breath taking i'll tell you that.
dammmn son!!! 
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-Note to self-
Check CV joints.
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how is this CV joint? control arm, or ball joint, or may be tie rod and then ball joint, but not CV joint, no 
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bad cv joint would not cause that
most likely a balljoint!
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Or loose lugnuts that fell off?
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Lug nuts or lower ball joint.
I still find it odd even with a ball joint failure that the tire completely folded under the car.
There is an axle behind it and it's held on by the strut mount.
True neither of which are strong by themselves but that must have been a high G corner.
Now if you slid it sideways into a curb extremely hard it definitely could happen.
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The wheel was still connected to alot of stuff. It never came off. It just turned sideways and got jammed under the car.
1999 Contour SE Sport 39,xxx Miles
20% tint, Yokohama AVS tires 205/60/15
Aiwa cd player
1988 Ford F-150 4x4
31/10.50/15 mudders
2 10" Subs, Clarion Cd
Roll pan, bed cover, black outs all 4 corners
5% tint,Dual flowmaster's, K&N filter
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