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I took the car into my service place 6 months ago and they could not find anything .( I have 55,000 miles on it). i got new tires today and asked them at Firestone. They said it was my front struts making the noise and they needed replacing. It would be over $1000. Am i getting ripped off as a female no knowing about cars?
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BEWARE OF FLINTSTONE COMPLETE AUTOCARE!only go there when tires are on sale.they ALWAYS find something else wrong with your vehicle,no matter what you have done.they will rip you good.lots of folks who go there have been issued one of their magic credit cards with a hi limit,and they talk folks in to something they don't even need,and say just charge it!i go sometimes and just act like i'm looking at all the tires on the wall and in the floor,just to listen to all that BS they tell each and every customer that's having tires put on.GET OTHER OPINIONS from local,trusted,independent repair shops that can do the work IF needed ,and be honest with you about it.look to the right of this page,under problems for your car and click on it and read them.
The thing is I asked them about the noise and to look.. but I have asked the dealer and my mechanic and no one can figure it out.. if it was the struts, wouldn't one of them have found it? i will not go back to Firestone. you've convinced me..
just for kicks,go by there one day when they are real busy,and listen to the stories they tell folks once they lift their car up.if the DEALER and your mechanic can't find it,how did Firestone find it?if you would have had Firestone do what they said needed replaced,and it still did the same thing,then they would have said,Oh,it was also the sway bar end links,they are bad also?i would not have told you any of this,if i had not SEEN it with my EYES,not hear say!i had a problem like you are describing and it got worse,turned out to be the strut mounts on mine.the bearings wear out in them.good luck.post findings.
will do ! thanks
your welcome.