Yeah the tie rods suck and so do a few other things about the truck but let me tell you about my Z06..... for comparison.
Warped rotors-machined 3 times by GM then they were so paper thin they warped before i left the ****ing dealer. Had to buy new ones at my expense.
Column lock. While in a parking lot the steering column mechanism locks up and NO way to fix it other than call a tow truck. That was convenient
Seat ripped. The side bolster of the driver seat ripped with only 10,000 miles of use. No i'm not a fat ass, it's just cheap leather.
Oil burning motor. I burned a quart every 800 miles but GM says it's normal. (they can blow me)
If I only have to worry about a tie rod, I'm doing good
Joe
PS I traded that hunk for the H2. Give them their garbage back and let them deal with it if it's all "normal" I did swear I would never buy another GM but I like the H2 too much.