Sears Auto Center

Had alignment done. next day bought four new tires there and had mounted and balanced. They said nothing about repairs needed. Ten miles later my right front tire caves in. We took it back and they quoted $1700 to fix. the counterperson said they warned us about the ball joints. He didn't. There was nothing on the receipt saying we needed anything done. The manager took the mechanic's word. Now my car is making all sorts of noises in the front end which it never did before, after they fixed the ball joint and replaced the axle. I know both sides need to be done but can't afford $1700.  We had all this work done months before and it ran fine before we took it to Sears.