May be time to trade her in

Co-worker had the front right side bearing replaced on his 06 by a hybrid-specialist shop for about $300. Prices vary; especially by region.

 

It's rare to need to replace any of that... Don't start replacing parts till you know what it is.

Brakes won't need replacing till over 300k in most cases.
Remember regen takes the punishment slowing the car so the brakes do little and really never overheat which is what kills them.

Maybe if you've ran in high water but otherwise not likely it's bearings they are sealed anyway.

 

The tire wear is indicative of something that should be checked right away. Can you describe the wear pattern? That may give a better idea of the cause.

It's at the right TIME for the WP and tune-up items, but REALLY early for brakes. Are they worn out or just a piece-of-mind thing?

 

Tire wear with only 8k makes me think tie rod bent or loose etc.. A good chuck hole can do it running over a curb.

At any rate am alignment is on order. In doing so they will know if the tie rod is the culprit.
Sometimes the bolt can simply come loose too that holds it fixed in position.

Take care of the obvious first, it often fixes the issue.

 

An alignment is NOT in order, at least not until the CAUSE is found and corrected and performing an alignment will not do that since it involves measuring and performing simple adjustments.

 

No actually an alignment is in order. Unless whatever is really bent or broken so you can see it an alignment on the machine will instantly tell you what is really out of alignment. It's the first thing a tire shop does to determine what's whacked out. Then they fix it and put it back on the alignment machine to determine if what they replaced fixed it. If so they go forward with the alignment. Front suspension is complicated.
Everything interacts with each other.

 

Yea, not. IF the "alignment shop" you use needs a computer to tell them what to check, you are unlikely to be dealing with a shop that UNDERSTANDS alignments - that is why they have a computer, to TELL THEM.

Having alignment checked it not at all the same as "having an alignment (performed)". A CHECK will tell you if you are off and where, while actually performing an alignment will, assuming they actually use the correct specifications, get all the wheels pointed in the right direction by making nominal adjustments that are built into the vehicle.

ANY person who is both experienced and has been properly trained in vehicle alignments can do a BETTER job with mechanical tools than any snot-nosed trainee can with even the most expensive computerized equipment. Furthermore, the experienced and trained person can identify the ROOT CAUSE of an alignment issue, without costing you much money.

 

.