About 6 months ago, I took my '99 Camry w/ 178k miles to the dealer for an oil change. The dealer told me the left control arm bushing was dry-rotted, cracked, and therefore the whole control-arm needed to be replaced (about $1200). I was told that if this wasn’t done soon, I could lose control of…

Control Arm Bushings and My Survival

keith March 13, 2008, 1:37am 7

I’ve heard this story before and the short answer is, the dealer is full of it. Control are bushings last a long time, a few check marks are not a sign of imminent danger.