# Busted bearings

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/busted-bearings/8108>\
**Category:** The Show\
**Created:** [December 8, 2007, 2:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/busted-bearings/8108 "2007-12-08T14:54:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![harridal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/bcef8e/32.png) [@harridal](https://community.cartalk.com/u/harridal)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2007, 2:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/busted-bearings/8108/1 "2007-12-08T14:54:38Z")

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I have a GMC Denali my wife took to the dealer to get an estimate on repairs, because the vehicle started making a scraping noise on the left side of the vehicle. My wife was told that the vehicle had busted bearing and it would cost around $1200 to fix the problem. My question is does the identified problem and cost of the repair sound in line.

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**Author:** ![ScottScharinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@ScottScharinger](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ScottScharinger)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2007, 4:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/busted-bearings/8108/2 "2007-12-08T16:54:12Z")

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That depends on how much damage the bearings did when they failed. Ask the dealer to show you what else may have been damaged. It is ok to expect a dealer to explain to the customer why the estimate is so high. A good dealer will gladly explain the charges. Just remember you are paying for a higher markup on the dealer installed parts. But the trade off is factory trained techs and a parts warranty. If in doudt get a second opinion.