Brought 2005 X5 4.4 Sport Pkg 58K miles into dealer today. Steering was off center, and occasional knocking from left front wheel well when going over bumps. Also, tire pressure warning light occasionally lighting up. Just put new set of Bridgestones 19" on truck. Dealer informed me that left front strut/shock has a small leak. Pump is able to compensate, but will need to replace, and would not do alignment as he said it would be useless unless strut replace. Questions are these? Is it usual for strut to go bad at 58K? Price quoted to replace front left strut is $1080 (including 3 hours labor), doesn't that sound excessive? CPO does not cover this issue, is that correct? Any suggestions as to a more economical solution?
Thanks in advance for feedback.