FixChevrolet Silverado 1500 — Control Arm Replacement Cost
What owners actually paid
The shaded middle is where half of all these repairs landed: $464 – $1,112. A quote inside that band is normal. Cheaper or pricier isn't automatically wrong — but it's worth asking why.
Real repair reports
These reports are a recent sample of real, paid Chevrolet Silverado 1500 control arm replacement visits — quoted the way the owner and the technician actually said it.
Car owners said
“noise from engine bay”
“left upper control arm”
“Pass lower ball joint, control arm, wants it changed out”
What this repair is
Control arms locate the wheels against the body through rubber bushings and a ball joint. Worn bushings clunk over bumps and let the car wander; a failing ball joint is a safety issue. Replacement ends with an alignment.
Is your quote fair?
If your quote lands between $464 and $1,112, it's inside the range where half of all real Chevrolet Silverado 1500 repairs of this kind land — and the typical job takes about 3 hours of labor. Quotes well below aren't automatically good news (economy parts, or related work skipped) and quotes above aren't automatically gouging (trim variants, premium parts, seized hardware) — but both ends deserve questions.
The symptom behind this repair
This fix most often shows up when owners report Car Pulls to One Side or Car Shaking or Vibrating While Driving — those pages show how often each complaint actually ends here, and what the alternatives cost.
Other repairs on the Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- Headlight Assembly — typically $80 – $254
- Oil Cooler & Lines — typically $300 – $630
- Transfer Case — typically $498 – $1,099
- Fuel Line — typically $208 – $835
- Light Bulb — typically $42 – $148
- Car Battery — typically $162 – $322
- Brake Pads & Rotors — typically $369 – $720
- Wheel Bearing / Hub Assembly — typically $388 – $646
Take this to the shop
The FixDozer Fair Price Report puts this page on one printable sheet — the fair range, parts and labor split out, and what moves the price — so you can compare a written quote line by line.
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