Dear redditors, my 70k miles sedan car started having a "rubber mallot" like sound when driving at low speed over speed bumps. Initially I assumed something was loose in the car and checked everything but wasn't able to find anything.
I took it to a garage for tire rotation and they told me after revision that problem was the strut and fixing it was going to cost me around $1,200... they mentioned this is regular wear and tear in a place with horrible roads as Houston is.
Knowing not too much about cars, does anybody know if this is a good price? Do you know any other place that can give me a better price?
Year make and model will help along with location in Houston you’re in. Wouldn’t wanna suggest a mechanic in cypress if your in Pearland
The price will depend on the year make and model of the vehicle.
Just fyi, when replacing worn suspension parts you'll almost always find other worn parts in the process. A strut job could easily turn into noticing you needing ball joints, control arm bushings, sway bar bushings etc. It's a good idea to replace all worn items in order to keep your new parts from wearing quickly do to the other items being worn. Plus some times you'll save on labor by doing it all at once.
That might be normal wear, but that is abnormally fast. My car has 170k miles on it and spent most of its time in the Midwest, and their roads make Houston’s look like glass.
Struts are no big deal.
I've had them replaced on my car for a couple of hundred total.
What MIGHT hurt if it's actually other parts of your suspension.