About 5 month ago started hearing a loud thumping noise in the front end, and when we would go over a bump, it sounded like the whole car was bottoming out. Finally was able to get into the garage and have it looked at. The repair guy said it was the lower control arms and that it would cost about $600.00 to replace. We went ahead and did it. When I went to pick up my car, the repair guy showed me the lower control arms and one of the bushings fell completely out when he removed it from the car, and the other one was about ready to fall out. He told me that I was lucky because if it would have happened while driving on the highway, I could have really been in big trouble.
The air conditioner is now starting to make a funny sound.
Had the same key problem as everyone else has had.
This car sucks, and I would not buy another one if it was the last one on Earth.
You've been ripped off. 600 for the lower arm?! At a honest DEALER (there is no such thing) or maybe at a corner garage, a decent price, parts included should have been 200-300. Check better from now on...
I think it would have been $600 for both lower control arms, which fits right in with that $300 from a honest mechanic quote. If a suspension part is worn, you replace both sides because the 'unbroken' side is very close to wearing out as well - you don't just replace one shock absorber, do you?
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