Outer tie-rod and control arm bushings bad??
 

Just got a call from the dealership that I took my car to saying that i'd need a marker light, driver side outer tie-rod and a new driver side control arm bushing to pass inspection..

Marker bulb: $8
Outer tie-rod: $60 or so
Control arm bushing: $140

A.) Why is the control arm bushing $140?? replacing the whole control arm??
B.) If both parts are on the Driver side, apparently there is some unseen issue??

going to have another shop look at it after I take a look first..

btw, it was in for warranty work.. The flex pipe developed a hole in it.. had to replace the whole cat pipe..


Any ideas?

def. possible the control arm bushing is bad, they're weak. Not sure if its a repairable item or not.

Maven would know.

The multiple parts failures could have been the result of the tie rod going bad, and allowing sloppiness.

marker bulb you can do yourself for like 3 bucks from autozone.

I just rotated the tires on it a few weeks ago, and I didn't feel any play in anything. Nothing noticeable when driving and nothing seemed to look like it was bad either when I had the wheels off. I'm just kinda pissed because of the runaround I've been getting from the dealer..