If you read my previous post about the plugged A/C drain you already know about the rain.
Well, the thunder is that I noticed an occasional squeal from the right front and I asked the dealer about it when I left the car Friday.
Today he calls me and says that
1) car is out of warranty by 3 months (less than 30K on a 2006)
2) noise is lower control arm bushings
3) they can only replace the entire control arm as a single part number
4) he wants $1000 for the job.
Smells like a con game to me. Since it's out of warranty and this repair is coming out of my pocket, I'm going to a mechanic I know to have the work done. I'm sure that the control arms don't have to be replaced when only the bushings are bad.
I've never dealt with this dealership before, but since the local guy was one of the Chrysler cuts, had to go there. Not gonna go back, thats for sure.