Q: Tie Rod Replacement
My Hyunda dealer told me I needed an alignment on my Santa Fe. When diagnosing a problem I have he said my Tie Rod need replacement. He wants to charge me for the alignment. I said that I thought an alignment had to be done when replacing the Tie Rod. He told me not true on a Hyundai. I called another dealer and they said an alignment has to be done when you replace the tie rod. Which dealer is correct?
My car has 38500 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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