[Sunkahlua]

They fixed my car yesterday, the dealership that I use in Charlotte - Team One Chevy was a lot cheaper then the suspension shop in Lansing, I ended up after using the 20% discount coupon that I received saving almost $700.00. I ended up having the from lower control arm bushings, rear link, rear arm & nuts & bolts replaced. I am very happy with the repairs and my Acadia handles so much better now. I am a very happy customer.

 

[xenon]

@jreed, we hope you and your wife have a wonderful, but safe trip this weekend. I look forward to reading updates when you get back.

Happy Friday!

Michelle, GMC Customer Service

 

[xenon]

Thank you for sharing the good news, Sunkahlua! I’m glad things are taken care of.

Michelle, GMC Customer Service

 

[akemp5]

After taking my car and having it looked at I was told I need to front hubs. We went to replace the brakes at the house and the guy doing the repair told me to get an alignment and two tires and a name of a reputable business. I called them Monday and they gave me a free inspection of the suspension. I was told the rear upper control arm bushings were bad and an alignment could not be done until than. The quote he gave was 1107 for two tires, two control arms, mounting balancing and a four wheel alignment. Labor at 125 an hour for roughly 3 hours. After watching youtube this does not seem to be that bad of a task. Has anyone else had to do this? The guy that did the brakes said he could do it and cut the bill down some but I'm just not sure.

 

[speleos]

... After watching youtube this does not seem to be that bad of a task. Has anyone else had to do this? The guy that did the brakes said he could do it and cut the bill down some but I'm just not sure.

Done a bunch of suspension work, but not on the Acadia. The job doesn't appear difficult to do, just a little time consuming. Competence of "the guy" should have been noticed while doing the brake job. It's up to you whether the work is done in one step, or two. One-stop shopping seems a lot more attractive to me, though.

 

[akemp5]

He did notice there was an issue but said to go get the alignment. When they wouldn't do it until this is done brings me back to square one. Trying to save a little money we live paycheck to paycheck

 

[speleos]

He did notice there was an issue but said to go get the alignment. When they wouldn't do it until this is done brings me back to square one. Trying to save a little money we live paycheck to paycheck

If "the guy" is competent and charges you less per hour, by all means have the work done by them. Don't accept a bill for labor hours any higher than 'published flat rate' for the job, though. You'd be getting ripped off for any labor hours charged higher than flat rate. I don't currently have access to a flat rate schedule. You might be able to find labor hours charged for the work on the 'net. If not, call a dealer service center and ask a service adviser for help with that. Hope you find one who will cooperate with you.