Hello,
What usually causes a tie rod to go on a car? My car has had a clunk in the front end for the last 10K miles and the dealer (Palmen Chevrolet in Union Grove, WI) could not find anything wrong with the car.
Well I just put new tires on this car as the Goodyear Integrity' are the worse tire I have ever come across. The Tire dealer (Waukegan Tire in Park City, IL) noticed that I had a bad tie rod so they replaced it. The good thing is, the clunk no longer exists. The bad thing is that I am 4k past warranty so it came out of my pocked. It is like I have a brand new car again. Why couldn't the dealer figure out what was wrong? Is there pressure from GM to stall warranty jobs?
Sure it was only an $80 Moog brand part and $30 in labor, but things like this make me lose respect for GM and their dealers. I have always liked GM vehicles, but lately they appear to be pushing their customers into maybe buying an import. No wonder the Big Three have been having problems lately. Customer support has gone down the drain.
Thanks, Jeff