Yours are either bad or going bad, ... or new.

Causes a creak in the rear, if you can squirt oil there from under the car and the creak stops, you're probably one of the many.

Fortunately, I haven't heard of a catastrophic failure of this joint, just sloppy and creaky until it is replaced. I believe that the dealer wants something like $400 for the job.

A good time to check other bushings: the torque-link (I think it's called) bushings are common which is the whole link with the upgrade bolt set, it's the top arm facing forward and causes the car to steer when on/off the gas, and I'm told that the swaybar links are common failures (also creak). There are plenty of "while you're in there" things also, like new brakes or park-brakes, checking the outer park-brake cables, being sure there is a cap on the brake bleed fitting, and hitting everything in sight with protective oil (except rubber parts).

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