[njsteve]

Yeah, they declined the control arm bushing replacement as a "wear item". The account rep was nice enough to call me and explain why, which was unexpected. He said that since all four bushings had the same degradation it is considered normal wear and tear that is excluded in the fine print, versus if one bushing actually failed which would have been covered.

Compare that to my old Chrysler Corp extended warranty on our 2006 300 which covered the worn out lower control arm bushings and replaced the control arms at 99,980 miles on a 100,000 mile extended warranty.

Same experience with our Impala SS with the GM extended warranty. They cover everything even if it is wear and tear. (Other than brakes).

So me and the boy will be doing the bushings ourselves. Already ordered them from Rockauto, along with new brake pads.